Ted Wong
Ted Wong | |
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Born | Hong Kong | November 5, 1937
Died | November 24, 2010 | (aged 73)
Style | Jeet Kune Do (Jun Fan Gung Fu)[1] |
Occupation | Martial arts Instructor |
Spouse | Krina Wong |
Ted Wong (November 5, 1937 – November 24, 2010) was a martial arts practitioner best known for studying under Bruce Lee.
Early life
Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1937. His father, a native Californian of Chinese descent, was stationed there while serving in the US Navy. His family moved back to San Francisco, California in 1953 and a few years later to San Diego. After completing high school and college, Wong served in the US Army as a Lieutenant for 2 years in West Germany. After serving, he returned to San Diego in 1962.[citation needed]
Martial arts
Wong's first encounter with
Wong was present as Lee developed Jun Fan Gung Fu into
Wong gave seminars and continued to teach privately until his death. He coauthored several books about Jeet Kune Do. Some of his students included Bruce Lee’s daughter
Ted Wong had a core group of long-time students whom he certified as instructors such as
Ted Wong was inducted into
References
- ISBN 9780231165280.and Ted Wong), who all tried instead to preserve the 'original form' of Jeet Kune Do.
... Inosanto (along with Richard Bustillo and Larry Hartsell) differs from other students of Bruce Lee (such as Taky Kimura, James Lee, Jerry Poteet
- ^ Bell, Adrienne Lee (2000). "The Message of Bruce Lee". Black Belt. 38 (3). Active Interest Media: 35.
- ^ a b Coleman, Jim (1990). "Is Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Dying?". Black Belt. 28 (7). Active Interest Media: 86–29.
- ^ "Remembering Ted Wong". themartialartsreporter.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-4535-1024-7.
- ^ Reid, Dr. Craig D. (1999). "Shannon Lee: Emerging From the Shadows of Bruce Lee, the Butterfly Spreads her Wings". Black Belt. 37 (10): 33.
- ^ Lumsden (2010) p. 141
- ^ a b "JFJKD Instructors under Ted Wong". Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Tom, Teri. "Ted Wong: 2006 Man of the Year". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
Books co-authored by Wong
- ISBN 978-0-89750-124-8.
- Tom, Teri; Ted Wong (2006). The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. Tuttle Publishing. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8048-3630-2.