1st and foremost "GOD" ( to him I owe everything ), WILLIAM DE THOURS ( Kuntao Silat) GOERGE SANTANA ( Sala De Armis) WILLIAM COCHRAN ( JKD, "The Persceptionist" ) GRAND MASTER TONY SOMERA ( Bahala Na Escrima) NITO NEVAL ( Doce Pares) CARLITO BONJOC (Mata sa Bagyo) BURTON RICHARDSON ( JKD Concepts) GURU DANNY INOSANTO ( Inosanto Academy) THE LEGEND LARRY HARTSELL ( JKD GRAPPLING) RICK FAYE ( Minnesotsa Kali Group) SHANE MILONE' ( Rough & Tumble Savate) ROCCI TWITCHELL SR ( T-5 Boxing ) PAT KELLY ( Kosho Ryu Kempo ) BRUCE JUCHNIK ( Kosho Ryu Kempo) GRAND MASTER ROBERT HOE