Gene LeBell?

The Bored One

Does anyone know where you can find some decent info online about Gene LeBell?
Wikipedia is pretty much useless, and I don't know what to make about some of the stuff on his own site
Any help appreciated.

Millionaire

apparently there were a few books written about him.

He was rated and respect by many of the top martial arts people in the USA in the 60s and 70s, as a deadly grappler/fighter.

Bruce Lee trained in grappling with him, when Lee was developing his Jeet Kune Do system.

I am sure there is tons of stuff in google.

spiral

His judo teacher is still teaching in LA

gymrabbit

Gokor learned from Gene, not the other way around. Gene is about 70 so I'd doubt his judo teacher is still knocking about.

spiral

gymrabbit wrote:

Gokor learned from Gene, not the other way around. Gene is about 70 so I'd doubt his judo teacher is still knocking about.

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I trained near there Huntington beach and heard about this guy from some judo guys that trained there , just took me a while to remember his name.

gymrabbit

gymrabbit wrote:

Gokor learned from Gene, not the other way around. Gene is about 70 so I'd doubt his judo teacher is still knocking about.

I heard from our mutual friend that he learned a lot of his judo/sambo back home and was very succesful before meeting Gene LeBell.

gymrabbit

of course.

damo

Karo Parysian is a Gene LeBell blackbelt, pretty sure he stills trains with him some of the time.

gymrabbit

karo was training with gokor and gene and then i think he went his seperate ways training with some newer school guys.