Black Belt Magazine

Dan Inosanto Appears on March 2008 Cover

By Raymond Horwitz

Dan Inosanto is a jeet kune do martial arts expert who studied under Bruce Lee.

Dan Inosanto
(Photo by Raymond Horwitz)

Dan Inosanto recently visited Black Belt to shoot the March 2008 issue's cover article with longtime photographer Rick Hustead. Widely recognized as the world’s foremost authority on Bruce Lee’s art of jeet kune do, Inosanto is a former student of the martial arts legend.

Inosanto was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as the 1983 Instructor of the Year. At age 71, he remains the preeminent ambassador of Bruce Lee’s teachings through the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts in Marina Del Rey, California, while also practicing, teaching and promoting the Philippine martial arts, muay Thai, Brazilian jujutsu, silat and more.

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EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS!
(Photos by Raymond Horwitz)

Rick Hustead lines up a shot of Dan Inosanto. A test shot of Dan Inosanto on an alternate background, viewed on a monitor in Black Belt's art department.

Dan Inosanto gets ready for a series of shots with weapons. Mark Cheng (foreground, left) looks on as Dan Inosanto and his training partner pause while photographer Rick Hustead confirms his camera settings.


Dan Inosanto and his training partner execute techniques for cover-shot consideration.	Dan Inosanto takes a break between sequences.

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