Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts
Only a couple of weeks into my job at UCLA, I visited the Muay Thai class and spoke with the then instructor Genelle Gaudinez. She was wearing an Inosanto Academy shirt so I politely asked "have you been to one of his seminars?"....At that point in my life I of course had heard of and revered Guro Dan Inosanto, but in my mind he only taught seminars....I was almost completely unaware that he had an academy, and was 100% oblivious that it was 4 miles from where I had just moved to! Now, 3 years later I have had an experience that has inspired and developed me not only physically, but emotionally, mentally and psychologically.
Some of my most favorite memories are from when Guro Dan just talks to us, tells us stories and imparts knowledge on us that no other human being on this planet has ever had, or will ever have again. I am truly fortunate to be able to be his student and will continue to grasp as much from his teaching as I can.
While I have had many great instructors throughout my martial arts career, it is not just the instructor that makes learning martial arts the hugely positive experience that I have had the pleasure of having at the Inosanto Academy. Those people who train with you are instrumental in the kind of experience you have. Without my brothers and sisters from the academy my experience would have not been as great as it has been. I say thank you to anyone I have trained with there, because it is because of them that I can absorb as much as is useful from Guro Dan. From hardcore 4 hour nights of training, sweating all over each other, tweaking each others bodies and throwing each other around, to cracking jokes and sharing stories at Thai food afterwards I truly love every one of you and hope that my path will continue in a place where we can continue to train together.
Some of my most favorite memories are from when Guro Dan just talks to us, tells us stories and imparts knowledge on us that no other human being on this planet has ever had, or will ever have again. I am truly fortunate to be able to be his student and will continue to grasp as much from his teaching as I can.
While I have had many great instructors throughout my martial arts career, it is not just the instructor that makes learning martial arts the hugely positive experience that I have had the pleasure of having at the Inosanto Academy. Those people who train with you are instrumental in the kind of experience you have. Without my brothers and sisters from the academy my experience would have not been as great as it has been. I say thank you to anyone I have trained with there, because it is because of them that I can absorb as much as is useful from Guro Dan. From hardcore 4 hour nights of training, sweating all over each other, tweaking each others bodies and throwing each other around, to cracking jokes and sharing stories at Thai food afterwards I truly love every one of you and hope that my path will continue in a place where we can continue to train together.
THAI FOOD WITH MY INOSANTO ACADEMY BROTHERS