Jeet Kune Do - Kali/Escrima

I began my martial arts journey back in 1974 by studying Ed Parker's Ken-Po Karate. After some years with that system, I eventually earned a black belt. At this point, I spent some time away from Ken-Po to look at other arts, seeing what they had to offer. While researching different systems I found Jeet Kune Do (JKD). I started my JKD training in 1987 with Sifu Steve Grody (Was originally under Guro Dan Inosanto, 1st generation student of Bruce Lee) and studied with him for 5 years. At this point I began to work with Sifu Chris Kent (Also originally under Guro Dan Inosanto) and studied with him until he left Los Angeles in 1997, at which time I received my instructorship in JKD and Kali/Escrima from him.

Around this same time we formed a small informal group consisting of students from Sifu Chris's advanced class. We met twice weekly to train, experiment, research and test theories. Since most of the group had studied various arts over the years, we all brought something different to look at and play with. Sifu Chris occasionally came back over the years to visit, train and frequently would put on a 1 or 2 day seminar for the group and our students.

In early 1999 I was invited into a small group headed by Sifu Pete Jacobs (1st Generation student of Bruce Lee) and still continue to train with him today.

Over the years since I began my JKD training I've had the great fortune to have been able to study with many of Bruce Lee's 1st and 2nd generation students, each representing either the Seattle, Oakland or LA Chinatown School eras. They all have different pieces of the puzzle to offer.

With 30+ years of martial arts training experience I bring an approach that is based on what is the most simple, direct and economical way to deal with a situation. I also believe the training methods must closely represent realistic circumstances. My main interest is in the practical application of JKD.

Listed below are some of the Magazine Articles, Books and Videos that I've been involved with over the past years.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Jeff Scharlin