Guro/Sifu T. Kent Nelson


RANKING: Jeet Kune Do / Filipino Martial Arts / Silat
Under Guro/Sifu Dan Inosanto
INSTRCUTOR LEVEL - Jun Fan Gung Fu & Jeet Kune Do Concepts
INSTRCUTOR LEVEL - Filipino Martial Arts / Inosanto Kali
INSTRCUTOR LEVEL - Majapahit Martial Arts & Maphilindo Silat
Under Guro/Sifu Daniel Lonero
INSTRUCUTOR LEVEL - Jun Fan Gung Fu & Jeet Kune Do Concepts
INSTRUCUTOR LEVEL - Filipino Martial Arts / Kali
Under Guro/Sifu Paul Vunak
INSTRUCUTOR LEVEL - Jeet Kune Do Concepts
INSTRUCUTOR LEVEL - Filipino Martial Arts / Kali
INSTRUCUTOR LEVEL - Edged Weapons
Under Guro/Sifu David Hatch
LEVEL 5 - Balintawak Eskrima (Theodoro Buot lineage)
RANKING: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Combat Submission Wrestling
Under Prof. Chet Schemahorn
BROWN BELT (Gracie Jiu-Jitsu lineage)
Under Sensei Erik Paulson
STUDENT LEVEL-3 (CSW)
RANKING: Okinawan Martial Arts
Under Kyoshi Charles Peterson
3rd DEGREE BLACK BELT - Ryu Te Karate-Do (Ren Ryu Kan)
2nd DEGREE BLACK BELT - Ryu Te Kobudo (Ren Ryu Kan)
2nd DEGREE BLACK BELT - Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do (Shorinkan)
Under Sensei Tadashi Yamashita
SENIOR STUDENT (15years) - Suikendo (Yamashita Karate)
Talking with Guro/Sifu T. Kent Nelson
An open letter to the reader from Guro Kent.
The KSK curriculums are the personal processes of my own training & learning, and placed in the order that I feel they are best taught. This process is based on my own belief, the experiences I have with my own students, and researching with others. As I change and evolve, so will my curriculums. This is natural, this is necessary, this is part of the Jeet Kune Do (JKD) philosophy.
The material in the curriculums come from things I have been taught by my own teachers, as well as things we have found on our own though regular play and experimentation. We do not claim to “Create or Invent” anything (since there is truly nothing new under the sun), but we do “Discover & Find” those techniques that have been hiding there from time to time, as you are prone to do with any kind of persistent dedicated study.
I've had many instructors over the years, but the biggest influence of them all has been my teacher & mentor Guro Dan Inosanto, who I feel has truly set the example for continual growth as martial artist and a human being. I have been blessed enough to train with him through seminars, Instructor Camps, and in his regular classes at his academy in Marina Del Ray, CA. He sets the bar for me every time I see him. I am grateful for his teaching, his guidance, and I am very proud to be a Student & Instructor under him.
When someone asks, “What’s KSK Martial Arts all about?”, I tell them its about learning, self improvement, and cultivating positive relationships between people.”
-Guro T. Kent Nelson