Post by Dexter on Nov 17, 2011 1:54:04 GMT -5
I've already posted considerable information on this site concerning the clan I belong to, the original Ž Senshi Elite, founded in 1994 by Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy), a truly remarkable on-line fighter who became famous for his undefeated championship record on Yahoo! over seventeen years ago. The legendary Ž Senshi Elite is one of the oldest living warrior clans on the internet. At one time, there were almost a dozen of these elite warriors in Comicity, but today I am one of the last remaining active members of the original branch that was started seventeen years ago.
There are certain things regarded by the Ž Senshi Elite to be closed door secrets bestowed only upon members of our clan. For traditional reasons, I cannot share all of our secrets with you. I can tell you that I am neither the last of the Ž Senshi, nor am I one of the greatest. I currently have two disciples, one of whom is an even better fighter than I am. So our trail definately doesn't end here, and you can still expect to see others like me in the far future of on-line fighting.
Many roleplayers today regard the Ž Senshi Elite as the original group of people who invented freeform/freestyle chatroom fighting and made it widely known. There are no word limitations, connective actions or technical restrictions lin freeform/freestyle, which makes it vastly different from other styles of speed-based textual combat. Some modern on-line fighters don't even regard freeform/freestyle as a common rulebased system, instead labelling it as a precursor to modern AA and T2 styles originating from a time before there were written guidelines for textual combat.
Still some others misconceptively view freeform/freestyle as being just another word for Auto, another loosely moderated chatroom fighting style without written rules. The similarities between auto and freeform/freestyle are astonishing, and freestylists are often trained in auto before learning freeform. However, they are not the same style, but in fact two different styles once you understand the level of skill involved. Auto is the nameless beginning, the noob-style, as it is called by most modern fighters. Freeform is a more advanced discipline, regarded by autoers to be more like AA or T2, but less restrictive with not a whole lot of rules. Freeform was not made for noobs, it was made for skilled fighters with a high level of skill who have mastered the unspoken art of speed-based textual combat.
Freeform originally had no name. It was just called "chatroom fighting" in the days of Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy), when the style became popular. It wasn't until around 1997 or so when people started calling it "freeform" to distinguish it from the primitive three-word "auto" chatroom fighting style used by noobs and common text fighters. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) made a close friend in 1996 named §hin Gouki Ž (Ken), the person who later wrote one of the very first tutorials on freeform/freestyle in 2000, long after it had already been practiced for years without any written guidelines. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) can also be considered one of the leading founders of the Ž Senshi Elite, and he is often regarded by the whole clan as one of only 3 grandmasters. The other two grandmasters are Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) himself, and one other member whose name I am about to mention.
Ever since the very early days of the Ž Senshi Elite, our clan has always only initiated members who have had at least 5 years of training in real-life martial arts. That is one of our oldest traditions which has never changed, and has never been broken. Our members have also always been elected from those who wish to join our clan. The original Ž Senshi never went out looking to expand our numbers. Our ranks are made up entirely of fighters who sought out the Ž Senshi and fought their way in through textual combat. Every new member who is accepted then learns all of our traditions, beginning with common knowledge. We are taught to respect our ancestors and the founder of our clan, while preserving the Ž Senshi's heritage and fighting arts.
§hin Gouki Ž (Ken) had several students, all of whom with their own names and legends. Every single one of §hin Gouki Ž's disciples were regarded as veterans and masters of freeform/freestyle in Comicity and abroad. Each one of them had their own story, which could all be seen as different chapters of the Ž Senshi's history. §hin Gouki Ž's last student was Kanretsu/Goutetsu (Wes), my teacher, who was the last member of our clan to ever reach grandmaster status.
Like every other member of our clan, Kanretsu (Wes) was trained in two different ways. First, he was trained in real-life martial arts, which he practiced OOC away from the computer. Secondly, he was trained in textual combat, specifically in freeform/freestyle and the turn-based T1 style of on-line fighting. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or not, but all 3 grandmasters of our clan had over 5 years of real-life experience in Wing Chun Kung Fu, which is supposed to have heavily influenced each of their fighting styles. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) practiced Redboat Wing Chun, and was said to be undefeated in "no limitations" on-line fighting. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) learned Nanyang Wing Chun from Chai Saturn and Eddie Chong, two well respected real-life Kung Fu masters from that school. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) practiced Yip Man Wing Chun, which he learned from the professor's own two sons, Yip Chun and Yip Ching.
I'm not sure how Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) fought on-line, but I know there was a lot more discipline and restraint back then. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) was respected not only for his fighting ability, but also for his kindness and character. He is said to have been very humble, and considered himself below others even when others openly acknowledged him as their superior. I also know that Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) was a tournament fighter who often signed up to compete against other freestylists just to see how good he was. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) never once lost a fight. He retired undefeated, which is something all members of our clan strive for, but very few achieve.
§hin Gouki Ž (Ken) is said to have had an interest in the more fantasy/energy aspect of on-line fighting. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) often used "chi" or "ki" as a force of energy when fighting, and his style has been closely associated with the Dragon Ball Z series and Star Wars episodes, in that he would use this force to deliver powerful energy-based attacks when roleplaying. According to my references, §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) taught this alluring energy-based style to my teacher, Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes), but I never learned any of it myself. That is because according to my teacher, he refused to use "chi" or "ki" as a weapon to harm other people. He made an oath never to abuse his powers, and is said to have defeated multiple armed opponents all at once, using just his fists.
Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) practiced freeform/freestyle, but he also learned many other styles like AA, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, TRBS, RCM, etc. just by travelling to different sites and mingling with other fighters. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) was a well-rounded fighter who only practiced realistic hand-to-hand combat in the most down-to-earth fashion. His on-line fighting style most closely resembled traditional Hong Kong style Wing Chun, moreso than either of his predecessors. His name was spelled with characters that could be both Chinese or Japanese, with a translation having to do with water. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) was less concerned with tournament fighting, and more concerned with preserving all the different many styles of textual combat. I'm told he was heavily influenced by the teachings of Bruce Lee, and I have a short timeline here showing how our clan came to be referred to as the "martial arts clan" of roleplaying sites. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) only had a hand full of private students before he retired, I being one of them. I've never met any of his other students before, so I couldn't tell you what their names were or what he taught them. But one of my own students supposedly made contact with him a few days ago, and this is what we learned:
November 27th, 1940:
Bruce Lee was born Lee Jun Fan at Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco. His mother's name was Gracie Lee. His father's name was Lee Hoi Cheun. 1940 was the Chinese year of the dragon, therefore Lee Jun Fan was nicknamed the Little Dragon.
1941:
The Lee Family moved back to their home town in China, although Bruce Lee (Jun Fan) had an American birth certificate. Their house was located on 218 Nathan Road, in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong.
1953:
At the age of 13, young Bruce Lee begins learning Wing Chun Kung Fu under Professor Yip Man. Bruce also studied Praying Mantis Kung Fu under Shiu Hon Sang.
1958:
Yip Man's student Wong Shun Leung coaches Bruce Lee through the La Selle boxing championship. Bruce Lee beats the reigning three year champion, Gary Elms, having had no boxing experience whatsoever with only five years of training in Wing Chun Kung Fu.
1959:
Bruce Lee moves back to San Francisco at 19 years old, then to Seattle, Washington. Around this time, Bruce Lee would learn stage fighting and choreography from his father Lee Hoi Cheun's friend, Fook Yeung.
March, 1961:
Bruce Lee studied philosophy at the University of Washington, and began teaching Gung Fu to fellow students and football players Jesse Glover, James DeMille and Charlie Woo.
1962:
Bruce Lee meets James Lee, Allen Joe, Wally Jay, Ed Parker and Ralph Castro.
1963:
Bruce Lee opens the very first Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Seattle, at 4750 University Way. His assistant instructor at this school becomes Taky Kimura. Bruce starts dating one of his students, Linda Emery. Bruce writes the book Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense, the only book Bruce Lee ever published in his own lifetime.
1964:
Bruce Lee opens the second Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Oakland, California. His assistant instructor at this school becomes James Lee. On March 4th, James Lee is awarded the 3rd rank in Bruce's style. On August 2nd, Bruce Lee demonstrates his Gung Fu style and the one inch punch at the Long Beach tournament with Dan Inosanto. Bruce Lee meets Jhoon Rhee.
1965:
Wong Jack Man challenges Bruce Lee at his school in Oakland. Bruce Lee wins, but is tired after the fight. He changes his style and philosophy to create Jeet Kune Do, the Way of the Intercepting Fist. Jeet Kune Do is a mixed martial art which combines elements from Wing Chun, Western Boxing, Western Fencing, Muay Thai, Praying Mantis and Jujutsu.
February, 1966:
Bruce Lee opened the third and final Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Los Angeles at 628 College Street in California. Many newcomers to the third school are former students of Ed Parker. Bruce's assistant instructor is Dan Inosanto. Prior to opening the school, Bruce trained privately with Dan Inosanto, Tony Hum and Wayne Chan in an L.A. pharmacy. The first student to enter the new school was Daniel Lee.
1967:
Bruce Lee awards Dan Inosanto rank 3 in February. Bruce awards Taky Kimura rank 5 on November 1st, and Bruce awards Ted Wong rank 2 on December 8th. Bruce Lee meets Chuck Norris, Mike Stone and Joe Lewis in Washington, D.C.
1968:
Bruce Lee mysteriously abandons ranks in Jeet Kune Do. For some reason, he declares that the ranking system no longer matters. This is perhaps due to the fact that some of the newer students were progressing faster than some of Bruce's older, more original students. Bruce stresses training and conditioning, and says that ranks are no longer important.
May 10th, 1973:
Bruce Lee falls into a mysterious coma. Dr. Langford gave him mannitol, an osmatic diuretic used to flush the system of a potentially lethal excess of sodium. Bruce Lee recovers, and is declared to have the physique of a perfectly healthy young man.
July 20th, 1973:
Bruce Lee dies of a cerebral edema. The medical report says "death by misadventure". On July 25th, over 25,000 people attended Bruce Lee's funeral in Hong Kong. Instantly, newspaper reports and tabloid articles are made suggesting that Bruce Lee had been poisoned or assassinated.
July 30th, 1973:
Bruce Lee was buried at Lake View Cemetary in Seattle, Washington. His pallbearers are Robert Lee, Taky Kimura and Dan Inosanto.
1992:
Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee appears as a guest on a late night show in which he discusses his father's mysterious cause of death. Brandon Lee announces on national television that the Lee Family does suspect foul play in his father's death, and mentions his own personal desire to re-investigate.
1993:
Brandon Lee is shot and killed with a 44-calibur handgun during filming of the movie, The Crow, in North Carolina. Brandon Lee's death is labelled as a coincidence, suggesting that somehow a real gun found its way on to a set full of fake handguns. Ironically, Brandon died in the same exact fashion as his father died in the movie Game of Death, as portrayed on screen. After this incident, many Jeet Kune Do practitioners decide to go underground and teach their art in secret.
March 23rd, 1984:
Wesley (Aou Long) is born in Houston, Texas.
April 9th, 2002:
Wesley (Aou Long) begins learning Yip Man style Wing Chun Kung Fu through a direct lineage to Yip Man's sons, Yip Chun and Yip Ching, passed down to him by Samuel Kwok. Prior to this time, Wesley had only a tiny bit of training in Korean taekwondo and Shotokan karate. Wesley quickly progresses in Yip Man style Wing Chun, learning the entire Siu Nim Tao form in just a few minutes. He decides to stick with Wing Chun and continue his training.
September 10th, 2002:
Wesley (Aou Long) begins his training in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, under a man who is certified by 14 original students of Bruce Lee. Unlike political schools of JKD which have no style and rely heavily on the concept of learning all different styles, Wesley is taught the secret closed-door style of original Jeet Kune Do comprised of mostly Wing Chun Kung Fu, Western Boxing, Western Fencing, Muay Thai, Jujutsu and Praying Mantis.
January 25th, 2003:
Wesley (Aou Long) meets Bruce Lee's first private student, Jesse Glover, and practices Chi Sao techniques from Wing Chun and Wu Wei Gung Fu sparring drills. During their private training session, Wesley learns a new powerful knockout punch. Wesley competes in his first Western Boxing match against a Russian Muay Thai practitioner with 5 more years experience in the ring. The fight does not have height or weight divisions. Wesley makes it to the end, but gets technically knocked out by a punch in the last round. This proves to be Wesley's worst major defeat ever in mixed martial arts.
April 24th, 2003:
Wesley is awarded rank 1 in Yip Man style Wing Chun Kung Fu, and continues to practice the Siu Nim Tao form along with his Chi Sao sparring drills. Wesley enters a nightclub cage fight against his better judgement, and wins with one punch in the very first round, just moments after the bell. He is nicknamed the "One Hitter Quitter" due to his success from here on out.
July 26th, 2003:
Wesley meets one of Bruce Lee's last private students, Daniel Lee, and gets a private lesson in Jeet Kune Do kickboxing. Daniel Lee shares some of the Lee Family traditions and stories with Wesley, who then vows to learn as much as he can about Bruce Lee's enemies and some of the other Kung Fu schools. Wesley enters the Sanshou Kickboxing tournament in Clearwater, hosted by one of the Shaolin monks on their visit to Florida. Wesley gets disqualified from the event and walks away uninjured after accidently kicking another Kung Fu stylist in the groin, a technique which is illegal in most Sanshou Kickboxing events.
August 20th, 2003:
Wesley visits the Shaolin temple in China, where he trains with fellow Wing Chun practitioners and Kung Fu stylists from around the world. Wesley takes a deeper interest in Hung Gar, Praying Mantis, Dragon Fist, Long Fist, Iron Fist, Drunken Boxing and Formless Boxing, as well as a mild interest in Chin Na, Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chuan and Hsing I Chuan internal training. Wesley performs Siu Nim Tao on stage before earning the nickname Aou Long meaning "Roaming Dragon", due to a combined mispronunciation of his middle name, Allen, and the nature of his interest and eagerness to learn other Kung Fu styles. Wesley's own unique fighting style is called Aou Long Kuen, in spite of the fact that his Wing Chun style is 40% snake, 40% crane and only 20% other styles including Tiger, Mantis, Dragon and Bagua.
February 28th, 2004:
Wesley meets Bruce Lee's last private student ever, Ted Wong, the only one of Bruce's students who never had any previous martial arts training. Ted shows Wesley the exact same drills, techniques, and exercizes that Bruce Lee practiced with his secret closed door students shortly before he died. Wesley implements these exercizes as part of his Aou Long Kuen training. By now his style has become 60% wing chun, 15% western boxing, 15% muay thai, and only about 10% other stuff including Jujutsu and Chin Na wrestling. Due to his respect for Bruce Lee and other JKD practitioners, Wesley decides to call his own style Diu Sao Wing Chun instead, distinguishing himself from the traditional Bruce Lee methods and concepts.
March 19th, 2005:
Wesley gets into a street fight with a formidable brown belt Karate practitioner. After only a few seconds, Wesley once again earns his title as the "One Hitter Quitter". Later that same day, Wesley is challenged by another Karate practitioner, this time a black belt holder. Wesley accepts the challenge, but the fight is broken up by police officers before it can be finished.
January, 2006:
Wesley meets Frank Black, a Capoeira stylist and break dancer. At around this time, Wes begins testing on different martial art styles like Pankration, Ninjutsu, Aikido, Kenjutsu, Kali, Eskrima, Silat, Bando, Vajramushti, and other forms of training which he picked up while reading a lot of books. Having no assisted training whatsoever, Wes learns from a book how to make weapons and perform nerve strikes.
April 10th, 2010:
Wesley begins Basic Combat military training at the S.D.S.I. under Cape Coral police officer Jeff Santella, a four time Olympic Games gold medal Judo champion. Jeff coaches Wesley through some basic MMA and UFC training exercizes. Wes enters a full-contact Jujutsu wrestling competition and earns a trophy for 3rd place. Shortly afterwards, Wesley begins his training in live weapons.
February, 2011:
Wesley practices a mixture of traditional and unorthodox Kendo stick fighting techniques with fellow martial artists and trained experts. He also tries his hand at some of the better known Kung Fu weapons. Wesley will train with the shinai, the bokuto, the 6-foot-pole, the Wing Chun butterfly swords, the ninjato, the Chinese dao, the 3-section-staff, nunchaku, throwing knives, throwing stars, the bullwhip, the chain, the bow and arrow, the crossbow, the .38 revolver pistol, the 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a spear, a rake, a bowie knife, and many other weapons. He continues to practice his Wing Chun, Muay Thai, Western Boxing and Jujutsu techniques, with forms included as part of his training. Wes still calls his style Aou Long Kuen, or Diu Sao Wing Chun, depending on whatever he's doing.
There are certain things regarded by the Ž Senshi Elite to be closed door secrets bestowed only upon members of our clan. For traditional reasons, I cannot share all of our secrets with you. I can tell you that I am neither the last of the Ž Senshi, nor am I one of the greatest. I currently have two disciples, one of whom is an even better fighter than I am. So our trail definately doesn't end here, and you can still expect to see others like me in the far future of on-line fighting.
Many roleplayers today regard the Ž Senshi Elite as the original group of people who invented freeform/freestyle chatroom fighting and made it widely known. There are no word limitations, connective actions or technical restrictions lin freeform/freestyle, which makes it vastly different from other styles of speed-based textual combat. Some modern on-line fighters don't even regard freeform/freestyle as a common rulebased system, instead labelling it as a precursor to modern AA and T2 styles originating from a time before there were written guidelines for textual combat.
Still some others misconceptively view freeform/freestyle as being just another word for Auto, another loosely moderated chatroom fighting style without written rules. The similarities between auto and freeform/freestyle are astonishing, and freestylists are often trained in auto before learning freeform. However, they are not the same style, but in fact two different styles once you understand the level of skill involved. Auto is the nameless beginning, the noob-style, as it is called by most modern fighters. Freeform is a more advanced discipline, regarded by autoers to be more like AA or T2, but less restrictive with not a whole lot of rules. Freeform was not made for noobs, it was made for skilled fighters with a high level of skill who have mastered the unspoken art of speed-based textual combat.
Freeform originally had no name. It was just called "chatroom fighting" in the days of Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy), when the style became popular. It wasn't until around 1997 or so when people started calling it "freeform" to distinguish it from the primitive three-word "auto" chatroom fighting style used by noobs and common text fighters. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) made a close friend in 1996 named §hin Gouki Ž (Ken), the person who later wrote one of the very first tutorials on freeform/freestyle in 2000, long after it had already been practiced for years without any written guidelines. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) can also be considered one of the leading founders of the Ž Senshi Elite, and he is often regarded by the whole clan as one of only 3 grandmasters. The other two grandmasters are Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) himself, and one other member whose name I am about to mention.
Ever since the very early days of the Ž Senshi Elite, our clan has always only initiated members who have had at least 5 years of training in real-life martial arts. That is one of our oldest traditions which has never changed, and has never been broken. Our members have also always been elected from those who wish to join our clan. The original Ž Senshi never went out looking to expand our numbers. Our ranks are made up entirely of fighters who sought out the Ž Senshi and fought their way in through textual combat. Every new member who is accepted then learns all of our traditions, beginning with common knowledge. We are taught to respect our ancestors and the founder of our clan, while preserving the Ž Senshi's heritage and fighting arts.
§hin Gouki Ž (Ken) had several students, all of whom with their own names and legends. Every single one of §hin Gouki Ž's disciples were regarded as veterans and masters of freeform/freestyle in Comicity and abroad. Each one of them had their own story, which could all be seen as different chapters of the Ž Senshi's history. §hin Gouki Ž's last student was Kanretsu/Goutetsu (Wes), my teacher, who was the last member of our clan to ever reach grandmaster status.
Like every other member of our clan, Kanretsu (Wes) was trained in two different ways. First, he was trained in real-life martial arts, which he practiced OOC away from the computer. Secondly, he was trained in textual combat, specifically in freeform/freestyle and the turn-based T1 style of on-line fighting. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or not, but all 3 grandmasters of our clan had over 5 years of real-life experience in Wing Chun Kung Fu, which is supposed to have heavily influenced each of their fighting styles. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) practiced Redboat Wing Chun, and was said to be undefeated in "no limitations" on-line fighting. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) learned Nanyang Wing Chun from Chai Saturn and Eddie Chong, two well respected real-life Kung Fu masters from that school. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) practiced Yip Man Wing Chun, which he learned from the professor's own two sons, Yip Chun and Yip Ching.
I'm not sure how Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) fought on-line, but I know there was a lot more discipline and restraint back then. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) was respected not only for his fighting ability, but also for his kindness and character. He is said to have been very humble, and considered himself below others even when others openly acknowledged him as their superior. I also know that Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) was a tournament fighter who often signed up to compete against other freestylists just to see how good he was. Dai Kaiou Shin (Andy) never once lost a fight. He retired undefeated, which is something all members of our clan strive for, but very few achieve.
§hin Gouki Ž (Ken) is said to have had an interest in the more fantasy/energy aspect of on-line fighting. §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) often used "chi" or "ki" as a force of energy when fighting, and his style has been closely associated with the Dragon Ball Z series and Star Wars episodes, in that he would use this force to deliver powerful energy-based attacks when roleplaying. According to my references, §hin Gouki Ž (Ken) taught this alluring energy-based style to my teacher, Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes), but I never learned any of it myself. That is because according to my teacher, he refused to use "chi" or "ki" as a weapon to harm other people. He made an oath never to abuse his powers, and is said to have defeated multiple armed opponents all at once, using just his fists.
Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) practiced freeform/freestyle, but he also learned many other styles like AA, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, TRBS, RCM, etc. just by travelling to different sites and mingling with other fighters. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) was a well-rounded fighter who only practiced realistic hand-to-hand combat in the most down-to-earth fashion. His on-line fighting style most closely resembled traditional Hong Kong style Wing Chun, moreso than either of his predecessors. His name was spelled with characters that could be both Chinese or Japanese, with a translation having to do with water. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) was less concerned with tournament fighting, and more concerned with preserving all the different many styles of textual combat. I'm told he was heavily influenced by the teachings of Bruce Lee, and I have a short timeline here showing how our clan came to be referred to as the "martial arts clan" of roleplaying sites. Kanretsu/Goutetsu Ž (Wes) only had a hand full of private students before he retired, I being one of them. I've never met any of his other students before, so I couldn't tell you what their names were or what he taught them. But one of my own students supposedly made contact with him a few days ago, and this is what we learned:
November 27th, 1940:
Bruce Lee was born Lee Jun Fan at Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco. His mother's name was Gracie Lee. His father's name was Lee Hoi Cheun. 1940 was the Chinese year of the dragon, therefore Lee Jun Fan was nicknamed the Little Dragon.
1941:
The Lee Family moved back to their home town in China, although Bruce Lee (Jun Fan) had an American birth certificate. Their house was located on 218 Nathan Road, in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong.
1953:
At the age of 13, young Bruce Lee begins learning Wing Chun Kung Fu under Professor Yip Man. Bruce also studied Praying Mantis Kung Fu under Shiu Hon Sang.
1958:
Yip Man's student Wong Shun Leung coaches Bruce Lee through the La Selle boxing championship. Bruce Lee beats the reigning three year champion, Gary Elms, having had no boxing experience whatsoever with only five years of training in Wing Chun Kung Fu.
1959:
Bruce Lee moves back to San Francisco at 19 years old, then to Seattle, Washington. Around this time, Bruce Lee would learn stage fighting and choreography from his father Lee Hoi Cheun's friend, Fook Yeung.
March, 1961:
Bruce Lee studied philosophy at the University of Washington, and began teaching Gung Fu to fellow students and football players Jesse Glover, James DeMille and Charlie Woo.
1962:
Bruce Lee meets James Lee, Allen Joe, Wally Jay, Ed Parker and Ralph Castro.
1963:
Bruce Lee opens the very first Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Seattle, at 4750 University Way. His assistant instructor at this school becomes Taky Kimura. Bruce starts dating one of his students, Linda Emery. Bruce writes the book Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense, the only book Bruce Lee ever published in his own lifetime.
1964:
Bruce Lee opens the second Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Oakland, California. His assistant instructor at this school becomes James Lee. On March 4th, James Lee is awarded the 3rd rank in Bruce's style. On August 2nd, Bruce Lee demonstrates his Gung Fu style and the one inch punch at the Long Beach tournament with Dan Inosanto. Bruce Lee meets Jhoon Rhee.
1965:
Wong Jack Man challenges Bruce Lee at his school in Oakland. Bruce Lee wins, but is tired after the fight. He changes his style and philosophy to create Jeet Kune Do, the Way of the Intercepting Fist. Jeet Kune Do is a mixed martial art which combines elements from Wing Chun, Western Boxing, Western Fencing, Muay Thai, Praying Mantis and Jujutsu.
February, 1966:
Bruce Lee opened the third and final Jun Fan Gung Fu institute in Los Angeles at 628 College Street in California. Many newcomers to the third school are former students of Ed Parker. Bruce's assistant instructor is Dan Inosanto. Prior to opening the school, Bruce trained privately with Dan Inosanto, Tony Hum and Wayne Chan in an L.A. pharmacy. The first student to enter the new school was Daniel Lee.
1967:
Bruce Lee awards Dan Inosanto rank 3 in February. Bruce awards Taky Kimura rank 5 on November 1st, and Bruce awards Ted Wong rank 2 on December 8th. Bruce Lee meets Chuck Norris, Mike Stone and Joe Lewis in Washington, D.C.
1968:
Bruce Lee mysteriously abandons ranks in Jeet Kune Do. For some reason, he declares that the ranking system no longer matters. This is perhaps due to the fact that some of the newer students were progressing faster than some of Bruce's older, more original students. Bruce stresses training and conditioning, and says that ranks are no longer important.
May 10th, 1973:
Bruce Lee falls into a mysterious coma. Dr. Langford gave him mannitol, an osmatic diuretic used to flush the system of a potentially lethal excess of sodium. Bruce Lee recovers, and is declared to have the physique of a perfectly healthy young man.
July 20th, 1973:
Bruce Lee dies of a cerebral edema. The medical report says "death by misadventure". On July 25th, over 25,000 people attended Bruce Lee's funeral in Hong Kong. Instantly, newspaper reports and tabloid articles are made suggesting that Bruce Lee had been poisoned or assassinated.
July 30th, 1973:
Bruce Lee was buried at Lake View Cemetary in Seattle, Washington. His pallbearers are Robert Lee, Taky Kimura and Dan Inosanto.
1992:
Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee appears as a guest on a late night show in which he discusses his father's mysterious cause of death. Brandon Lee announces on national television that the Lee Family does suspect foul play in his father's death, and mentions his own personal desire to re-investigate.
1993:
Brandon Lee is shot and killed with a 44-calibur handgun during filming of the movie, The Crow, in North Carolina. Brandon Lee's death is labelled as a coincidence, suggesting that somehow a real gun found its way on to a set full of fake handguns. Ironically, Brandon died in the same exact fashion as his father died in the movie Game of Death, as portrayed on screen. After this incident, many Jeet Kune Do practitioners decide to go underground and teach their art in secret.
March 23rd, 1984:
Wesley (Aou Long) is born in Houston, Texas.
April 9th, 2002:
Wesley (Aou Long) begins learning Yip Man style Wing Chun Kung Fu through a direct lineage to Yip Man's sons, Yip Chun and Yip Ching, passed down to him by Samuel Kwok. Prior to this time, Wesley had only a tiny bit of training in Korean taekwondo and Shotokan karate. Wesley quickly progresses in Yip Man style Wing Chun, learning the entire Siu Nim Tao form in just a few minutes. He decides to stick with Wing Chun and continue his training.
September 10th, 2002:
Wesley (Aou Long) begins his training in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, under a man who is certified by 14 original students of Bruce Lee. Unlike political schools of JKD which have no style and rely heavily on the concept of learning all different styles, Wesley is taught the secret closed-door style of original Jeet Kune Do comprised of mostly Wing Chun Kung Fu, Western Boxing, Western Fencing, Muay Thai, Jujutsu and Praying Mantis.
January 25th, 2003:
Wesley (Aou Long) meets Bruce Lee's first private student, Jesse Glover, and practices Chi Sao techniques from Wing Chun and Wu Wei Gung Fu sparring drills. During their private training session, Wesley learns a new powerful knockout punch. Wesley competes in his first Western Boxing match against a Russian Muay Thai practitioner with 5 more years experience in the ring. The fight does not have height or weight divisions. Wesley makes it to the end, but gets technically knocked out by a punch in the last round. This proves to be Wesley's worst major defeat ever in mixed martial arts.
April 24th, 2003:
Wesley is awarded rank 1 in Yip Man style Wing Chun Kung Fu, and continues to practice the Siu Nim Tao form along with his Chi Sao sparring drills. Wesley enters a nightclub cage fight against his better judgement, and wins with one punch in the very first round, just moments after the bell. He is nicknamed the "One Hitter Quitter" due to his success from here on out.
July 26th, 2003:
Wesley meets one of Bruce Lee's last private students, Daniel Lee, and gets a private lesson in Jeet Kune Do kickboxing. Daniel Lee shares some of the Lee Family traditions and stories with Wesley, who then vows to learn as much as he can about Bruce Lee's enemies and some of the other Kung Fu schools. Wesley enters the Sanshou Kickboxing tournament in Clearwater, hosted by one of the Shaolin monks on their visit to Florida. Wesley gets disqualified from the event and walks away uninjured after accidently kicking another Kung Fu stylist in the groin, a technique which is illegal in most Sanshou Kickboxing events.
August 20th, 2003:
Wesley visits the Shaolin temple in China, where he trains with fellow Wing Chun practitioners and Kung Fu stylists from around the world. Wesley takes a deeper interest in Hung Gar, Praying Mantis, Dragon Fist, Long Fist, Iron Fist, Drunken Boxing and Formless Boxing, as well as a mild interest in Chin Na, Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chuan and Hsing I Chuan internal training. Wesley performs Siu Nim Tao on stage before earning the nickname Aou Long meaning "Roaming Dragon", due to a combined mispronunciation of his middle name, Allen, and the nature of his interest and eagerness to learn other Kung Fu styles. Wesley's own unique fighting style is called Aou Long Kuen, in spite of the fact that his Wing Chun style is 40% snake, 40% crane and only 20% other styles including Tiger, Mantis, Dragon and Bagua.
February 28th, 2004:
Wesley meets Bruce Lee's last private student ever, Ted Wong, the only one of Bruce's students who never had any previous martial arts training. Ted shows Wesley the exact same drills, techniques, and exercizes that Bruce Lee practiced with his secret closed door students shortly before he died. Wesley implements these exercizes as part of his Aou Long Kuen training. By now his style has become 60% wing chun, 15% western boxing, 15% muay thai, and only about 10% other stuff including Jujutsu and Chin Na wrestling. Due to his respect for Bruce Lee and other JKD practitioners, Wesley decides to call his own style Diu Sao Wing Chun instead, distinguishing himself from the traditional Bruce Lee methods and concepts.
March 19th, 2005:
Wesley gets into a street fight with a formidable brown belt Karate practitioner. After only a few seconds, Wesley once again earns his title as the "One Hitter Quitter". Later that same day, Wesley is challenged by another Karate practitioner, this time a black belt holder. Wesley accepts the challenge, but the fight is broken up by police officers before it can be finished.
January, 2006:
Wesley meets Frank Black, a Capoeira stylist and break dancer. At around this time, Wes begins testing on different martial art styles like Pankration, Ninjutsu, Aikido, Kenjutsu, Kali, Eskrima, Silat, Bando, Vajramushti, and other forms of training which he picked up while reading a lot of books. Having no assisted training whatsoever, Wes learns from a book how to make weapons and perform nerve strikes.
April 10th, 2010:
Wesley begins Basic Combat military training at the S.D.S.I. under Cape Coral police officer Jeff Santella, a four time Olympic Games gold medal Judo champion. Jeff coaches Wesley through some basic MMA and UFC training exercizes. Wes enters a full-contact Jujutsu wrestling competition and earns a trophy for 3rd place. Shortly afterwards, Wesley begins his training in live weapons.
February, 2011:
Wesley practices a mixture of traditional and unorthodox Kendo stick fighting techniques with fellow martial artists and trained experts. He also tries his hand at some of the better known Kung Fu weapons. Wesley will train with the shinai, the bokuto, the 6-foot-pole, the Wing Chun butterfly swords, the ninjato, the Chinese dao, the 3-section-staff, nunchaku, throwing knives, throwing stars, the bullwhip, the chain, the bow and arrow, the crossbow, the .38 revolver pistol, the 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a spear, a rake, a bowie knife, and many other weapons. He continues to practice his Wing Chun, Muay Thai, Western Boxing and Jujutsu techniques, with forms included as part of his training. Wes still calls his style Aou Long Kuen, or Diu Sao Wing Chun, depending on whatever he's doing.