Tim Tackett is a

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...

instructor and author from

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who runs a non-profit group dedicated to preserving

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

's art of Jeet Kune Do.

Martial arts history

Tackett began training in the martial arts when he was stationed in Taiwan in 1962 while serving in the United States Air Force. On the recommendation of a friend, he began studying martial arts intensively. During his 3 years in Taiwan he learned two types of

Hsing-i Xing Yi Quan is classified as one of the internal styles of Chinese martial arts. The name of the art translates approximately to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist". Xing Yi is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements ...

, T'ai chi, Northern and Southern Shaolin, White Crane, and Monkey style kung fu. After his discharge from the Air Force in 1966, he opened a

Gung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

school in Redlands, California while attending the University of California, Riverside. Tackett saw Bruce Lee demonstrate Jeet Kune Do in 1967 at Ed Parker's tournament in Long Beach, California. Busy with college and supporting a family he closed his Gung Fu school and focused on his education. Soon after receiving his

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in 1970 he began a career as a high school drama teacher (he is now retired) from Montclair High School then

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. Along with his first student Bob Chapman, he visited Dan Inosanto's backyard Jeet Kune Do school on the recommendation of Dan Lee. At that time the class consisted of about 10 students including Bob Bremer, Dan Lee, Richard Bustillo, Pete Jacobs and

Jerry Poteet Jerry Poteet (November 29, 1936 – January 15, 2012) was an American martial arts instructor, recognized for his teachings in the art of Jeet Kune Do as an original Bruce Lee student. Biography Poteet began his martial arts career in Kenpo, a ...

. In 1973 he was given a senior instructor's rank by Dan Inosanto and was permitted to teach Jeet Kune Do to a small group of students. Having no desire to teach JKD publicly, he moved his most senior group of students to his garage in Redlands, California where he continues to hold classes every Wednesday night. Beginning around 1983, Tackett and Larry Hartsell taught Jeet Kune Do at Vic Payne’s Great Smokey Mountain Martial Arts Camp every summer of its existence and has taught courses throughout the United States and in Europe. He is also known for applying martial arts principles to football; he has worked with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in this regard.Kelly(2000)p.133

Publications

* "Chinatown Jeet Kune Do: Essential Elements of Bruce Lee's Martial Art" by Tim Tackett, Bob Bremer * "Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook" by Chris Kent, Tim Tackett * "Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing" by Chris Kent, Tim Tackett * "Jeet Kune Do" by Larry Hartsell, Tim Tackett * "Jeet Kune Do: Counterattack Grappling Counters and Reversals" by Larry Hartsell, Tim Tackett * "Hsing-i kung-fu" by Tim Tackett * "Hsing-i Kung-fu: Volume II, Combat" by Tim Tackett

References

* Kelly, Perry (2000). ''Dan Inosanto: The Man, The Teacher, The Artist'', Paladin Press. . * Kent, Chris., & Tackett, Tim. (1988). Jun fan, jeet kune do: the textbook. Los Angeles, CA: Know Now Pub. Co. * Tackett, Tim. (1998). Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do : the way of intercepting fist. Madrid, Spain: Budo International Pub. Co.

External links

JKD Wednesday Night Group

( Wayback Machine copy) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tackett, Tim Living people University of California, Riverside alumni American wushu practitioners American Jeet Kune Do practitioners Year of birth missing (living people)