Bob Bremer began training in the martial arts with his children at Ed Parker's Kenpo school in Pasadena, California. After practicing Kenpo for about two years he saw Bruce Lee demonstrate Jeet Kune Do and immediately enrolled at Bruce's school in Los Angeles. Bob had the second most lessons with Bruce Lee at the Chinatown school and was fortunate enough to train with Bruce at this home on Sundays. He was also a part of the original "backyard" class taught by Dan Inosanto.
While in the U.S.A.F., my family and I were stationed in Taiwan for almost three years. While I was there I studied Kuo Shu [Kung-Fu]. My wife was working as a teacher in the Taipei American School during the day and I was working in the evening at the Shu Lin Kuo Air Force Station. Since I had my days free I was looking for something to occupy my time. One of my friends recommended that I take up martial arts. I ended up learning six hours a day for six days a week.
I first got interested in Jeet Kune Do through Bob Bremer. Bob and I go back to the early 1960's. One day Bob asked me to go to the Long Beach Sports Arena with him where Ed Parker was promoting a tournament. This was the first time I ever heard of Bruce Lee. Soon after that, Bob left kempo-karate and went to Chinatown (Los Angeles) to take Jeet Kune Do (JKD). I wanted see what JKD was all about. Bob invited me to come along one day. I signed up the first time I was there!
D.M. Blue is a long time proponent / practitioner of several martial arts disciplines. He brings his 38 years of formal training to the Wednesday Night Group. Mr. Blue has 30 years with the JKD WNG, under the mentoring of Tim Tackett, original Bruce Lee students Bob Bremer, Jim Sewell and Pete Jacobs. He possesses a journey of decades in training under & with a host of notable martial artist. D.M. is currently President/Founder of Combat In-Sight Inc.
Jeremy began training in the martial arts at the age of 7. He joined the Wednesday Night Group in 1990 and began attending classes taught by Dennis Blue, 5 days a week. He was fortunate enough to have worked with both Bert Poe and Sonny Bygum prior to their passing. Jeremy has also trained with several original students of Bruce Lee, and competed as an amateur kickboxer in his early twenties. He has appeared in many recent Jeet Kune Do books and videos.
Bert Poe grew up on the Comanche Indian Reservation the son of a Comanche woman and white father who left when Bert was still a baby. Bert was raised by his mother and uncles, who gave him his first martial arts training. As a so called “half breed” Bert encountered much ill will from fellow tribal members which prompted him to join the marines at the age of 15. Bert became one of the elite Marine Raiders and saw combat action in the pacific theatre, Korea, and special ops around the world.
Sonny was in the Navy Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) that became the first Navy Seal team. When we met Sonny he had suffered a serious heart attack while mountain climbing, and he knew that he didn’t have that long to live. While only in his late 40’s Sonny had already lived 3 lifetimes. He was a Navy Seal in Vietnam, a bow hunter, knife maker, mountain climber, Camp Perry 1,000 Yard Iron Sight champion, automobile and motorcycle racer, and boxer.
