Talk:Dan Inosanto

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[edit] Notable students

List is growing and I suppose it should be trimmed but I have noticed one deletion that seems more to do with petty politics than reality. If you feel that Ernest Emerson should not be there - than give a reason. Was he not a student, or not notable enough? The list itself seems to be just a collection of favortite names with no indication why they are notable. I figure that if they have their own wiki page than they could be considered notable - if not at least some indication should be given as to why.Peter Rehse 08:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Here are 4 sources documenting Ernest Emerson's claim as a student of Dan Inosanto:

Combs, Roger (2004), "Emerson Knives", Knives Illustrated, vol.18 no. 2, p.36 "He (Emerson) moved from Northern Wisconsin to California for the sole purpose of training at...The Filipino KALI Acadamey. In the mid-'70s it was the onlly true full contact fighting school in the world. The school was run by world-renowned martial artists Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo."

Tieves, Bruce (1998), "Captain Tactical", Blade Magazine, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 41 "After earning a degree physical education in the late '70s, Emerson headed west from Wisconsin to California to study a martial art under the guidance of Dan Inosanto (a close friend of the late actor and martial arts master, Bruce Lee). The Filipino-influenced martial at which Ernest studied entailed the use of blades, namely, butterfly knives. Unable to afford a $250 blade at the time, Emerson made his own knife with a file and vise and was soon building blades for his martial arts cohorts."

Norman, Chris (1995), "Ernest Emerson", Knives Illustrated, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 104 "Emerson began serious martial arts training 22 years ago, at age 17, and holds instructor rankings in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali and Escrima and is currently training in the combat oriented style of Gracie Jiu Jitsu."

(1998)Combat Knives Magazine "...part of what sets Ernest Emerson apart from many knifemakers is the fact that he talks the talk and walks the walk. He has spent approximately 25 years training in various martial arts. He holds instructor rankings in Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's style), Filipino Kali and Escrima and is currently training in the Gracie jiu-jitsu style, which places emphasis on ground grappling techniques."

--Mike Searson 01:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC)