Yüksel Yılmaz

Yüksel Yılmaz (born 1966, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) is a sijo, writer, economist, founded of JKD Kulelkavido, general president.

Jeet Kune Do (JKD) is the name Bruce Lee gave to his combat philosophy and he conveys the philosophy of Jeet Kune Do in Turkey. He studied Public Administration at Anadolu University (faculty of economics/public administration section).

His articles about philosophy, religion, economics, literature, politics, sports, are published in local and national magazines and newspapers. Between years of 1983-1997 he was interested in politics and was given certificates of achievement by Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan, the prime minister at that time. He founded the Federation of Eurasia Jeet Kune Do Federation (AJKDF) in 2009. First (and Single) Official JKD Federation in Turkey (Official Federation: The Law on Associations / Law Number: 5253). He is the Jeet Kune Do Sports Club Association delegate of Istanbul.Also, he is Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Struggle and Defense Sports.

Yüksel Yılmaz is representing Tom Keplar’s Non Classical Gung Fu in Turkey. Basing on Bruce Lee’s JKD prencipals he founded a martial art discipline named JKD Kulelkavido. He has many students in his country and abroad. Tom Keplar, who had taken lessons from six original students of Bruce Lee named Yüksel Yılmaz “The Father of Jeet Kune Do in Turkey” in June 2014 at a seminar in İzmit. Yüksel Yılmaz who is instructor at Kağıtsport Club of Kocaeli Municipality is instructor of Turkey Muay Thai Federation and is certifical from Prof. Dr. Sijo Sehi’s Federation Internationale de Tae-Do-Kung Fu.

Short Films:

• “Forfeit of Fury” (2004)

• “Fight at the Coffee Shop” (2011)

Books:

• “Basic Principles of Martial Arts” (2000)

• “Philosophy of Jeet Kune Do” (2008)