Steve Grody Self Defense

Steve Grody Self Defense Empty hand and weapons training. I offer information and training in JKD and Filipino martial arts. Lew, a Taoist Master from Canton, China.

Sifu/Guro Grody’s training began in Dao Dan Pai (also written Tao Ahn Pai), a traditional southern Chinese Taoist kung fu system, in 1973 under Share K. Along with traditional kung fu, Sifu Lew taught “chi gung,” internal breathing exercises that served as the basis for a healing system, “neigong qiliao.”

From 1979 to 1992, Steve studied Jeet Kune Do and Filipino kali under Dan Inosanto and becam

e his primary substitute instructor at the academy from 1985 to 1990. The Filipino curriculum under Inosanto included a combination of twenty-five Filipino martial arts systems including the LaCoste-Inosanto empty hand methods. Steve began training in Lameco Eskrima privately with Punong Guro (Head Instructor) Edgar Sulite from 1990 until his untimely death in 1997. Steve also directed several of Punong Guro Sulite’s martial arts training videos. Steve produced a public access television show on Century and Adelphia channels from 1989 to 2008. In September 2000, Steve was inducted as a “Master Instructor of the Year” by the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, sponsored by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council. For distance learners, Steve has produced several combatives related videos:

• Street-tweaked Boxing (1998)
• Training Progressions Overview (1997)
• Siko Ordibas/Tapi Tapi Drills (1996)
• Hubud Lubud Drills (1996)
• Modified Chi Sao (1995)
• Kali/Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do Sectoring (Unique Publications Videos, 1993)
• Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do Trapping Skills Vol. 1-4 (Unique Publications Videos, 1993)
• The Flow of Filipino Kali Empty Hands Vol. 1-3 (Unique Publications Videos, 1993)
• Hidden Combat Use of Forms (Unique Publications Videos, 1992, out of print)
• Essential Self-Defense Vol. 1-4 (Unique Publications Videos, 1992-3, out of print)

09/08/2026

Vimeo is a hot mess to navigate, so if you bought my CIT Knife course, send me an email to [email protected] with your Vimeo purchase info.

07/12/2026

Yo! Vimeo is shutting down in a few months so I have changed my settings for people that have purchased my material, including the CIT Knife course, to download it.

Something like 37 clips to see on my Youtube channel:
03/13/2026

Something like 37 clips to see on my Youtube channel:

This channel features video clips of Steve Grody. He teaches Jeet Kune Do and Kali at his studio in Downtown Los Angeles.

06/09/2023

Hokay! Here is the properly edited Quick Bit on the Stop-hit! That is the first opportunity to shut your opponent down and the least generally paid attention to.

This Saturday!
03/22/2023

This Saturday!

11/18/2022

A couple of months ago I suggested to Dean Franco of FMA Discussion (which everyone should be watching) that people post "Quick Bits," videos that are about a single concept or drill, and that the video would be BRIEF. It has turned into a good thing with interesting submissions from various teachers. I, of course, finally remembered that I should be posting my material here as well, sheesh! So here is the first Quick Bit and I'll post the second in a day or two.

10/23/2022

My earlier instructional material is now available on my Vimeo channel at https://vimeo.com/stevegrody/vod_pages but while you can see the trailer for the package deals, the individual trailers I did don't show, so I thought to post them here. This trailer is for JKD Trapping Vol. 1.
In a combative situation when you try to strike somebody, it is very common for somebody to try and block or obstruct you whether they are trained or untrained. The subject of trapping hands is how we develop a very useful skill set for both offensive and defensive purposes when things get to a range where it potentially gets very messy. Included in this volume are training methods so that you develop actual responses to a situation rather than developing memorization skills because that's just not where it's at in the real world. I deal with many common initial obstructions to strikes as well as starting into the progression for if there is a second obstruction to a flow of our strikes after an initial trap.

10/23/2022

My earlier instructional material is now available on my Vimeo channel at https://vimeo.com/stevegrody/vod_pages but while you can see the trailer for the package deals, the individual trailers I did don't show, so I thought to post them here. In volume 2, I complete the double trap series, that is if there's a first and possibly a second obstruction, but more importantly it's about developing spontaneous reactions and perception including knowing when not to trap at all. So it's not about technique memorization but developing skills that can be applied to normal guy reactions in many combative situations.

10/23/2022

My earlier instructional material is now available on my Vimeo channel at https://vimeo.com/stevegrody/vod_pages but while you can see the trailer for the package deals, the individual trailers I did don't show, so I thought to post them here. In this volume I present the skills necessary to defend your trapping against counter-punching during your attack, and I begin the counter-trap series.

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