Law Enforcement
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Jeet Kune Do Concepts - Survival Solutions
Richard began his martial arts journey in
1991 when he found and started training in
a Street Self Defense system under the
guidance of a martial artist by the name of
John Mitchell. Several years later he
received Instructor Certification in Jeet
Kune Do Concepts under Sifu John Lopez
who trained under Paul Vanuk and recently
received JKD Instructor certification from Sifu Joaquim Almeria, who
trained under Dan Inosanto. Mr. Johns has had to use what he
was taught in several confrontations, including a life and death situation in which a convenient
store clerk was stabbed in the neck and the assailant then tried to stab Mr. Johns. He survived
the attack without being harmed by using the training he had received. He has had the privilege to
train with Jesse Glover, Bruce Lee’s first student and Steve Smith, a good friend of Mr Glover,
and the Inheritor of the styles of Fook Yueng. Fook Yueng was an mentor/instructor of Bruce Lee
from 1959 to about 1966. Richard was also a member in Larry Hartsells Jeet Kune Do Grappling
Association - Instructor Association until his passing.
Bruce Lee's personal quote:
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.
The style Richard teaches is different from traditional styles as it is based on
simplicity. Richard believes simplicity is the key to all things. You use a
simple, straight, direct approach to the attack and your opponent’s energy,
coupled with your own energy to stop the attack and then get to safety. We
are not teaching someone to stand at the end of the day with a referee raising their hand, we are teaching people to survive an attack on the street and
then go home at the end of the day. Simple straight forward moves are used
based on Jeet Kune Do. The training is based on each students strengths
and weaknesses. As Jesse Glover stated to Richard. “Each person has their
own mini system and uses what works for them. Their students will do the
same”
This system taught is designed for urban/street tactical defense in an environment where there are no rules, such as in
the street. Unlike traditional martial arts we do not train people
for competitions and trophies. We train them to be able to
defend themselves from any kind of attack using whatever
means necessary. We use street based scenarios so the
students are use to this way of thinking. The students can use
as little or as much force to protect themselves. Whether a
simple turn and push to stop an intoxicated person, who can
barely stand, from trying to grab them, to a pressure point to
incapacitate someone or use of deadly force to stop a person
who has a knife or gun trying to kill them. We were taught the
philosophy "I would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6". These are hostile times we live in
so we must be able to walk down the street and feel confident that we can protect ourselves.
In the course of Mr Johns’ law enforcement and security career he has had to use
the techniques that are taught, in actual hostile situations, where a person has
tried to assault him, used a weapon and even threatened to kill him . He has exe-
cuted these moves quickly and effectively, so he knows what he teaches in this
system does work. He has had people from Canada, the United States, Rio de
Janeiro and as far away as England, Zimbabwe, Africa and Baghdad, Iraq interested in his training methods.
 Richard training with Jesse Glover Bruce Lee's first student |
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Jesse Glover
training with
Bruce Lee |
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Dan Inosanto
training with
Bruce Lee |
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Paul Vunak
training with
Dan Inosanto |
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Sifu John Lopez
Founder of
Survival Solutions |
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Sifu Lopez
receiving his
instructor certification
from Paul Vunak |
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Paul Vunak
training U.S.
Navy Seals |
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Picture signed and given to Richard by
Sifu Joaquim Almeria |
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| Joaquim Almeria and Dan Inosanto training |
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To view Joaquim Almeria Video Click on Link Below Joaquim Almeria Video |
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 The International Jeet Kune Do Association (IJKDA) is an organization dedi-
cated to the preservation, promotion and perpetuation of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune
Do Concepts, training and fighting methods. Our goal is to unite students and
instructors who want to develop into highly trained, highly skilled Instructors
of Jeet Kune Do. Therefore, this is primarily an Instructor/Instructor Trainee
organization. It is also open for general support membership for those who
aren't interested in becoming Instructors.
The Association's goals are:
- To maintain the heritage and integrity of both Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do.
- To help the art of Jeet Kune Do grow and flourish.
- To establish and rigorously uphold high standards of quality and practice in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali/Escrima with regards to teaching and practice of the arts, and the dissemination of information about the arts through articles, videos, or other media sources.
- To promote and encourage the general public's knowledge and awareness of Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do.
- To help individuals achieve personal excellence in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali/Escrima.
What is so unique about the IJKDA system? The Base program we use and teach is a variation of Paul Vunak's Rapid Assault Tactics (RAT). We also use curriculum from John Lopez's "Survival Solutions". Thus we in turn call our system "Xtreme Solutions" or "Xtreme JKD" (both names are interchangeable) as it is only the leanest meanest aspects of JKD, used to terminate a fight instantly! We also believe in the full development of an individuals attributes and the personalization of their Jeet Kune Do. We are a very physical association and consider ourselves "combative" by nature!
The Association's president and Founder is Ronald L Casto. Mr. Casto is certified as a Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do and the Filipino Martial Arts under Sifu John Lopez (under Guru Dan Inosanto). He is a Master Level Instructor in Jeet Kune Do with the World Black Belt Alliance International. He had the pleasure of training with other greats such as Sifu Steve Golden and Larry Hartsell (two of Bruce Lee's original students), and trained extensively with Chris Kent (one of Dan Inosanto's top students). Mr. Casto has also had the privilege of spending quality time with Linda Lee Cadwell (Bruce Lee's Widow) reviewing Bruce's work and research. Much of this material has never been seen by the rest of the world
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This system taught is designed for urban/street tactical defense in an environment where there are no rules, such as in
the street. Unlike traditional martial arts we do not train people
for competitions and trophies. We train them to be able to
defend themselves from any kind of attack using whatever
means necessary. We use street based scenarios so the
students are use to this way of thinking. The students can use
as little or as much force to protect themselves. Whether a
simple turn and push to stop an intoxicated person, who can
barely stand, from trying to grab them, to a pressure point to
incapacitate someone or use of deadly force to stop a person
who has a knife or gun trying to kill them. We were taught the
philosophy "I would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6". These are hostile times we live in
so we must be able to walk down the street and feel confident that we can protect ourselves.