Also known as
Takauki Kimura · Kimura Takauki
Description
Taky Kimura (1924–2021) was an American martial artist and one of Bruce
Lee's top students and closest friends. He was a certified instructor in Jun
Fan Gung Fu, head of the Seattle Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, best man at
Lee's wedding, and one of six pallbearers at his funeral.
Teachers (1)
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Bruce Lee
sports_martial_artsJeet Kune Do
Confirmed
(1959–1973)
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Documented as one of Bruce Lee's top students and certified instructor in
Jun Fan Gung Fu personally certified by Bruce Lee
“an American martial artist who is famous as being one of Bruce Lee's top
students and closest friends - and a certified instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu,
personally certified by Bruce Lee himself.”
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“Leaving his Seattle school in the hands of Taky Kimura”
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01KYDB2SWEC7SJWY366NY1APN7
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Taky Kimura. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYDB2SWEC7SJWY366NY1APN7 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYDB2SWEC7SJWY366NY1APN7, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Taky Kimura}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYDB2SWEC7SJWY366NY1APN7}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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