• Takauki "Taky" Kimura (March 12, 1924 – January 7, 2021) was an American martial artist who was best known as being one of Bruce Lee's top students and...
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  • 1972–2010), Japanese baseball player Taky Kimura (1924–2021), American martial arts practitioner and instructor Tarō Kimura (journalist) (木村 太郎, born 1938)...
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    Jesse Glover, who continued to teach some of Lee's early techniques. Taky Kimura became Lee's first Assistant Instructor and continued to teach his art...
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    needed] The Original (or Jun Fan) JKD branch, whose proponents include Taky Kimura, James Lee, Jerry Poteet, and Ted Wong; these groups claim to teach what...
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    three Jun Fan Gung Fu institutes under Bruce Lee, the other two being Taky Kimura and James Yimm Lee. After Bruce Lee's death, Inosanto became the principal...
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  • Hapkido Master #1 – 1st Floor Guardian, (only Ground Floor footage) Taky Kimura as Praying Mantis-style Shih-fu – 2nd Floor Guardian" (also has never...
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    McQueen, Bruce's brother, Robert Lee, Peter Chin, Danny Inosanto, and Taky Kimura. Coburn gave a speech: "Farewell, Brother. It has been an honor to share...
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  • Bruce declines, but Kimura's persistence soon wears him down and Bruce grudgingly accepts Kimura as his student. This action of Kimura angers the Karate...
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    James Coburn, Bruce's brother Robert Lee, Peter Chin, Dan Inosanto and Taky Kimura. After discovering a mutual interest in racing, McQueen and The Great...
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  • Regardless, select early students of Bruce Lee - namely Jesse Glover, Taky Kimura, James Yimm Lee, Jerry Poteet and Ted Wong - preserved Jun Fan Gung Fu...
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  • and Larry Hartsell) differs from other students of Bruce Lee (such as Taky Kimura, James Lee, Jerry Poteet and Ted Wong), who all tried instead to preserve...
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  • of the three men he would later certify as an instructor, 38-year-old Taky Kimura. In the book Disciples of the Dragon, DeMile stated that they were all...
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  • including interviews of his widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee's best student Taky Kimura, Hapkido Grandmaster Ji Han-jae and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who co-stars...
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  • Valentin and Valentina, Taxi Blues), People's Artist of Russia (2002). Taky Kimura, 96, American martial artist. Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, 75, Ugandan...
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  • basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Limoges CSP) (b. 1963) Taky Kimura, 96, Japanese-American martial artist (b. 1924) Tom LaBonge, 67, politician...
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  • and Larry Hartsell) differs from other students of Bruce Lee (such as Taky Kimura, James Lee, Jerry Poteet and Ted Wong), who all tried instead to preserve...
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  • "Tokyo Rose" Tritia Toyota, former anchor, KNBC and KCBS, Los Angeles Taky Kimura (1924–2021), martial arts practitioner and instructor certified by Bruce...
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  • Lee's final opponent in Fist of Fury. Baker was a student of Lee's. Taky Kimura, a student of Lee who was slated to play the second floor guardian in...
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    Iwatsuki (1897–1984), a Japanese American poet. Also interned at Tule Lake. Taky Kimura (1924–2021), a martial arts practitioner and instructor. Also interned...
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    for the court case which bears his name, Hirabayashi v. United States. Taky Kimura (1924–2021), martial artist Kyo Koike (1878–1947), poet, physician, and...
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    Hiroshi Kashiwagi (1922–2019), became a poet, playwright and actor. Taky Kimura (1924–2021), martial arts practitioner and instructor. Also interned...
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  • Love (2013). He has also served as a producer on the short documentary, Taky Kimura: The Dragon's Legacy (2010), directed by Mellissa Tong. He has produced...
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