I did a seminar with Benny. He was such a well spoken, gentle, spiritual and humble person. Such a Legend. Even at his age, his strength, speed and technique was amazing. His knowledge and teaching style is fantastic. I was so impressed in only just that meeting. If he taught in Australia, i would definitely be a student. Dan Inosanto.. I really hope to meet one day. He's a living martial art encyclopedia. A true scholar of the combative arts. A legend beyond his ties to Bruce Lee.
Mr. Urquidez is the BEST kick boxer America has ever produced. He had beaten the best kick boxers (Muay Thai rules) in Japan in the 70's and 80's. He was also a LEGEND in Thailand.
I was a point contact fighter and Benny The Jet got me interested in PKA Kick boxing. I get beat up by boxer crossing into kick boxing. That experience led me to study boxing and I became a Golden Glove Champion.
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They both were training in Kenpo under Ed Parker back before he brought in Bruce Lee. Dan was teaching Benny then. I was a student of Ed Parker and Joe Lewis.
Wow what a great video, I could listen to these two masters talk all day long. It is not everyday you get the opportunity to hear these kinds of stories from Martial Arts legends who are so loved and respected. I love the six "S" teaching, which is what one needs to be a champion. 1) Strength, 2) Speed, 3) Stamina, 4) Skill, 5) Strategy and 6) Spirt. As Guru Dan Inosanto said, Benny the Jet has all six! That is for sure Sensei Benny is a true warrior! I love seeing what respect they have for each other. Thank you for capturing this historic moment and thanks for sharing on RU-vid!
Gentlemans your generation and particulary your group gave martial arts for the rest of us includin ofcoz we later generations. Its a pity we youngers dont ever get to witness those ground bracking moments where you evolved the arts to suit modern day. It is priceless that you do at least these conversations where we get to hear your insights and your memories. Hurrah to you sensei benny and danny and thank you
Inosa tos kissing 80 here and he's still training. What an inspiration. And he still has all his marbles. As for Benny, he's my hero. The first time I saw him fight was when he fought Dana Goodson. I was so impressed that this little guy could beat up this big guy it made me wanna study karate.
Two wonderful Martial Artists reminiscing. Awesome video. Proof positive that the fighting arts are for the betterment of the human condition. What wonderful people. Salute
I've always refered to 3 persons of martial arts, Bruce lee, Benny and Dan Innosanto. Watching this 2 masters chat is so great. These are the kind i would seek advice on martial arts.
I love these two dudes! They helped pave the way for what is now called MMA. Bruce Lee's philosophy was to keep learning by studying "Multiple Martial Arts" today's MMA and not get caught up in any particular style..
it's really odd to see that these people grew up with no internet and the world seemed a treasure chest where there always something new to explore.....the exposure to knowledge in this age has really changed everything
precious walk back among giants of Martial Arts....proud to know who these men were back in the day (for me it was in the 70's in New Zealand!) and lovely to see nothings changed.
Benny Urquidez, probably the greatest proven all round kickboxer using any rules, the world produced. But also, one of the greatest gentlemen around in the martial arts.
Two of the actual GOATs...now to dipshit whispering near the mic...shut up and let us listen. These two men are treasures of the martial arts world an have helped a lot of people within even the action movie genre over the years.
He was relentless. Such a combination of toughness and skill. Pure pleasure to watch. And luckily, he's super intelligent and insightful. He's a true Sensei with his ability to communicate what his skills consisted of.
How the hell could you get two guys like this together and NOT mic both of them....Awesome video but just sayin' this is like once in a lifetime and I want to hear their every word without distortion/echo...lol...thanks for the upload just the same
I couldn't agree more with Dan. Benny would have been a force to be rekon with if he would have been Born when UFC came around. No doubt about it. In addition Don Wilson would have also been up there with Benny have they competed in UFC.
Terrific footage to have found and see. Hearing Benny and Dan tell us how it was before the UFC. Benny looked like he lost a lot of weight. Was he sick or just older? Don't know how old he was in this video. Dan said he was 79 here. Hasn't changed that much. Pretty much the same build. I liked how they were very respectful of each other. That they weren't prima donnas. Benny was also very gracious. Saying how DI "inspired him". Which I think was a stretch. Just being a good guy. While Dan Innosanta is a very accomplished "martial artist"...Benny I think is the total package. Great martial artist but with actual ring experience. Winning kickboxing fights anywhere. Meeting any one. And winning. There's things you can only learn in the ring. Don't need to be a fighter to know that. And they're both humble.
As i know benny was really experienced and dangerous fighter because he fought professionally and won matches of the world in comparison with fathers of mma...
I have taken a few workshops with Guro Dan always an inspiration .Also followed the Jet he was knocking folks out! At 61 with bad hip I still bang and roll,keeping the skills sharp lol!
two legends just right there, i think martial arts is at a very exciting stage, because it is the IN thing now to cross train and incorporate different styles and methods, to enhance your martials arts abilities as a whole and lets be honest BRUCE lee completely encouraged this well over 40 years ago when everyone was saying oh my style is better than yours blah ,blah, its because of bruce lee that martial arts is so huge right now.
When I was growing up, Bruce Lee and Benny Urquidez were my heros. I am happy to see Benny passing on his art and his skills to the younger generation. At 5:17, Benny mentions the Gracies coming in and challenging everybody, Gene, myself, everybody. I wonder if he accepted the challenge and if there is any footage. That would have been a really interesting video. Also, off topic, I was sitting in the Detroit Aiport and I saw Guru Inosanto getting off the plane and was thrilled just to have seen him. Then I tapped the guy next to me and said, "Hey, that's Dan Inosanto!" and they guy said, "Who?" All I could do was sigh.
Benny went back and forth about fighting Royce but would never commit. Would have been interesting but he was alot older, maybe he should have fought Rorion.
Interesting hearing two of the biggest names in American martial arts. "Legends". Though I'd give that more to Benny as he was a fighter. World champion. Dan's been around and studied with so many great masters. I like how there's mutual respect between them. No "I'm better than you attitude". Interesting Benny survived so many fights. Doesn't appear damaged. Able to have a conversation and teach. Others would have been damaged too severely. Slurred speech. Health problems from the internal injuries. Many have died (Thai Muay Thai guys...never talked about). Takes but one clean blow to the head to forever change one's life.
These two giants deserve professional Camera men, two cameras, closeups etc. You don't set yourself up as videographers unless you can do the same job as a newscast interview with better lighting, closeups, individual mikes and certainly no whispering and fiddling!
