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At Blue Line Martial Arts we spend every day creating champions in life and the martial arts!!!

Our specialty is Filipino Kun Tao. This art was handed down to us through our Instructors by Grandmaster Joseph Rossi.

Grand Master Joseph Rossi was born in Waterbury, CT in 1919. At age 15 he joined the local Boy's Club and took up boxing. Fighting under the name Joe Dundee, he became the "Middle Weight Champion" of Waterbury. In 1938, Mr. Rossi joined the US Army and quickly achieved the rank of Sergeant. In 1940 Mr. Rossi moved his military career to the US Navy.

During his military career Mr. Rossi continued boxing and became a "Fleet Champion" in the Navy. While on patrol August 9, 1942, the USS Vincennes, the cruiser Mr. Rossi was stationed on, was sunk along with three other ships. Mr. Rossi was reassigned to the USS Hornet Carrier. Mr. Rossi then signed up for special forces training in Hawaii. This is where he met his Philippine Master. Out of the 295 men who signed up, only 69 graduated. Mr. Rossi was one of those men. The intense training included jungle survival and hand-to-hand combat; in particular Kun Tao. He was the recipient of the WWII Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart. Mr. Rossi continued his training throughout his military career and after, and was promoted to the rank of Grand Master in April of 1983 by the Philippine Karate Association. Before his passing, Mr. Rossi had instructed thousands of students.

The art has been taught at a few select locations throughout the United States with Blue Line Martial Arts now included in that select few. Please read our Kun Tao page to learn more about this amazing Self- Defense System and it's history as it applies to Blue Line Martial Arts and Chief Instructor Eric Sousa.