S2 Ep58: #58 Chief Master Vincent Raimondi

Jim & Tom interview 8th degree black belt - Chief Master Vincent Raimondi who is best known for Jeet Kune Do and his award winning martial arts schools in New Jersey specialising in ATA Tae Kwon Do.  Vincent began studying Tae Kwon Do in South America in 1973. He was a professional soccer player, active in judo and other martial arts before coming to the United States in 1977. In 1985 he became certified as an instructor by the ATA. This same year he opened his first ATA martial arts school in Roselle Park, NJ. Soon after, Mr. Raimondi began participating in many tournaments and consistently finished in the top ten.  His interest in learning other martial arts led him to study Jeet Kune Do and train under Ted Wong, beginning in 1990. In 2005 Mr. Raimondi received his certification as an instructor of JKD.  Vince joined forces with the JKD WNG in 1998 and has played a massive role in their world wide popularity regularly teaching seminars in countries such as Italy, Brazil and Argentina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.