Steve Smith
Mr. Smith is an Inheritor of the styles of Fook Yueng. Fook Yueng was an mentor/instructor of Bruce Lee from 1959 to about 1966. Mr. Smith is the Chairman of the International Fook Yueng Chuan Association an association dedicated to the study of the principles taught to Steve Smith by David Harris and Fook Yueng.
Click for Demo late 1990’s (phone number at the end of clip not valid correct number is 509-301-2274). View a more current clip from his Fook Yueng Chuan DVD preview. Here is a preview of the Spring 2006 Mountain Retreat. Here is a short clip of Infinity Knife Work. Non Classical Gung Fu / Fook Yueng Chuan Demo from the 1990’s.
Mr. Smith has traveled and studied extensively with Jesse Glover, Bruce Lee’s First Student and has been given permission to instruct in Jesse’s Methods.
Mr. Smith has studied extensively in Shoshin Ryu Karate Jitsu / Yueng Chuan with David Harris and has been given permission to teach this method.
Mr. Smith has been given title of Guru Second Degree with permission to teach the system of Visayan Eskrima Corto Kadena by Maha Guru Sonny Umpad.
Mr. Smith has a 2nd Level Instructor License from Master of Arms James A. Keating.
Mr. Smith holds many other credentials not to be listed.
“I recomend Steve Smith’s Seminars” – Jesse R. Glover
“Mr. Smith’s method is the most effective method I have ever seen.” – J. B. United States Navy Seal Team Three
“I have been around for a while and have seen a lot. Take it from me when I say that Steve’s martial skills are deadly. His stuff will work in the real world. I almost feel sorry for anyone who attempts to assault him. Almost.”
Johnny Williams Jr.
Steve has amazing skills in what he’s doing, and also as a direct student of Jesse Glover he represents “non-classical gung fu” with great knowledge. I can fully recommend Steve’s teaching in NCGF, like only a few guys of Glovers students are able to teach this stuff. Steve knows how to transmit his stuff to anyone who is willing to learn. just take what he has to offer, it’s just awesome!
Steve ! thanks for sharing
piere hartmann (switzerland)
I have trained in martial arts for over 25 years. I have trained with Master Smith for the past ten years and have learnt more about all martial arts then I could ever have imagined. It can add value to everyone weather a professional martial artist with years of training or someone brand new off the street.
Perry Bateson
Student for life / Humble Instructor
“Steve Smith is in the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent of all the Martial Artists I have ever seen.” – Jesse R. Glover, Bruce Lee’s First Student and Assistant Instructor
“I have trained for 35 years and have never seen anything this advanced and simple I have found my new teacher.” – David B. 6th Dan
Interesting Letter from Coach at the Seattle Seahawks
“Steve,
The Other Todd and I are trying to work out a trip to come see you in BC.
Check this out, one of my o-linemen (6-4 300+ with a wrestling background) has become my grappling/anti-grappling sparring partner. Yesterday, he jumped me and shot in low while I was off-guard. Not having time to think, I surprised myself by shooting my right arm down to the right of his neck and reached to his left side…just like you taught. Immediately, his power was trasferred back into the spiral movement and it was over…just like you taught.
How cool to know 1) that your stuff is effective against a huge human powerhouse 2)that some of this stuff is actually sinking in. I was stoked. Because of your help, i efficiently and effortlessly disengaged/reversed a formidable load in a split second. The few onlookers around were speechless. Chad, especially, couldn’t as I usually have to resort to quick pointed power production to deter him. It just kind of happened.
I say this not for my own gain; rather to reinforce how absolutely effective your “stuff” is. Being an arts neophyte…I was humbled. It was so easy…just kinda flowed. Of course, Chad was blown away and wants to learn.
Anyways, tomake a long story short, I’m looking forward to hooking up with you again. In a profession saturated with the so-called “cutting edge” training methodology, I have yet to experience and force manipulation remotely close to your teaching. It’s at once innovative, efficient, creative…exponentially devastating.
Just thought you might want to know. Take care Steve.
Todd”
Note: Todd was the strength and conditioning coach for the Seattle Seahawks and Chad was an offensive lineman.
“Steve Smith is the most underrated martial artist that I know.†– Jesse R. Glover”
“Steve Smith is in the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent, of the Martial Artists I have met” Jesse Glover
“Steve Smith has studied with me and he does teach Non-Classical
Gung Fu but his primary teachers are Dave Harris and Fook Yeung.
Dave Harris is one of the greatest unknown martial artists in the
world. The things that he can do are fantastic and Steve from what I
have seen was his top student who is also capable of doing some
fantastic movements.and is also a first rate teacher. Of Dave’s art.
Of all of the people who I have seen during my many years in martial
arts Dave and Steve are at the top of the list in terms of what they
do. I don’t regard Steve as my student he is more like a friend and
fine martial artist who has strongly influenced my latest ideas
about the roll of circles in martial arts as I have influnced his
ideas about the roll of straight line movements in his martial arts.
If you are interested in a unique approach to escapes from grappling
holds/ takedowns/and counters to standing attacks please plan to
attend Steve Smith’s upcoming seminar in Switzerland.It will open
your eyes to a new approach to martial arts that will add to
whatever martial art you practice. A few years ago Steve and I did a
seminar in Geneva and people were blown away by what he did. Don’t
miss this opportunity to train with a unique martial teacher who can
open you up to a new way of applying martial arts skills.Steve has
also trained with Fook Yeung who I met through Bruce in 1959. I used
to see Fook several times a week in Seattle’s chinatown and
generally stopped and chat with him. When I first met Fook he was
teaching at the Chinese Youth club in Seattle where he showed me
some techniques from the Southerm Preying Mantis and some other
styles. He also taught Bruce some techniques from other styles. On
more than one occassion I saw him teach things to Bruce. Fook wasn’t
Bruce’s primary teacher but he did show Bruce some things that he
didn’t know.In addition to training with Dave Harris for several
years Steve trained for several years with Fook Yeung.I interviewed
Fook Yeung a few years ago after he closed his hands and I asked him
if he left his system to Steve and he told me that he had.†Jesse
Glover
Steve Smith is founder of Infinity Concepts a cohesive method of study of weapons and empty hand movement for healing and self defense.
Note: Steve Smith was borne in Dillingham, Alaska in 1963 and raised in Aleknagik, Alaska.