Teri Tom
Teri Tom |
Teri Tom writes Black Belt’s monthly Jeet Kune Do Source column. Tom is the only female jeet kune do instructor who trained under first-generation Bruce Lee student Ted Wong. She is a board member of the Bruce Lee Foundation and is the author of The Straight Lead: The Core of Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. Her second book, Jeet Kune Do: The State of Art, will be released in late 2008. Tom has a bachelor’s degree in communications from UCLA and a master’s degree in nutritional science from California State University, Los Angeles. She is a registered dietitian who specializes in sports nutrition, and she earned her personal-training certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Her third book, Bulletproof Nutrition, will be published in 2009. In addition to JKD, Tom is currently studying Freedman’s Method of ketsugo jujutsu under David Weinberg. For more information, visit www.teritom.com. Click here for more profiles! |
