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Ive done JDK its very fun, if looking for a school try to follow the inosanto registered institutes. I ve trained with sifu inosanto, he is very good!!

by running away!!!!! Well in any case avoid distance and try to bridge the gap between u and the opponent...other than that its up to you.

kali refered by grand tuhon leo gaje that kali also derived its name from the hindu god of destruction kalis. The art is not a means of self defence but to actually kill someone as quick as possible. In the petiki tersia system this is also true meaning to cut someone up in pieces at close range. So it depends on ur persoanl needs and goals for a MA. But i say go for it!!!! its really fun i enjoy it very much.

I agree with champ aikido is very defensive usually not intended to hurt opponent but to redirect his energy

LOL Style and method are same thing, I think u mean it is a concept... Words are so confusing sumtimes LOL!

Very true friend however my interpretation of chi and what i was taught down from the yang blood line is that chi is universal energy, no i don't kno why i was told to shut up......an admin should take measures against that, karateforum is for open minded ppl...ne ways like i was saying is everybody is pretty much right on the subject its just we have secluded ourselfs from the totality of what chi is.....its universal its everywhere, its not just breath its not just oxygen of molecules its pertty much everything, now speaking in a metaphysical sense its like magical or in a scientific sense its bioelectric impulses so you see no matter the point of view it comes down to same thing chi/ki is all around us....wether its ur breath or the water u swin in that is what chi is...... in essence we must all find out what chi is on our own.....good luck

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! An excellent approach thnx 4 the reply!!!!!!

I agree with epachin martial does essentially mean military, ma's was formed unfortunately on the strict basis of violence, like you said in recent yrs the health benefits have been more forthcomming. WHen i practice a form from the yang style under yang zhen duo( not directly my friend teaches me lol) the movements are those of a fighting orientation. And in the regards of chi yes scientifically it is bioelectric pulses or signals however over the yrs that modern medicine has been studying what the chinese call chi, they have found some mysterious things. Yes science is a large part of our evolution but what happened to our minds? Is numbers and raw facts the basis of everything these days..... Scientifically explain to me a man that can fry a fish on fire with his bare hands....come to note the show it was broadcast on was a show to scientifically prove or disprove the real effects of chi. Now i too am not a big big beleiver in the metaphysical world but i know its there and with that knowlege im sure we can harness its power but for now i kno we are not ready for the human kind is too selfish for power( know imagine a world with men no longer having to ability to destroy buoldings of towns but with the ability to destroy nations and far worse worlds....IMO

Master Yang Zhen Duo original blood member of the yang family said that chi is the universal energy, the air you breath that fills our lungs is chi, now many stylists have diff interprtstion of it say example in kijitsu ki is interpreted as combat energy more like a ki sheild persay. While practicing qigong you learn to elevate your chi by breathi8ng techniques moving and stationary meditation like taichi. Know ethere you can beleive in chi or not that is all all though there are diff level of chi, in highest level ur chi becomes shen/spirit. If ever practicing to increse chi my sifu told us one thing dont't practice tai chi for the result of chi just practice and it will come."Dont work for the fruit of the action..." Good luck all

Acutually jerry if i read right breathing is the foundation of chi cultivation, in my qigong class that is the first step we must learn is breathing. Chi comes from our center of all energies most important our sexual energy which comes from the tan tien/ stomach, once higher levels have progressed ur chi transform to shen/spirit. Since i have not achievced such feats i cannot give proper advice to anyone however this is what i have understood from my sifu

First of all u must dipict what the mean of effective is do u mean fighting or philosophy wise/cultivation of self. As we all know the basis on which MA's was created was violence ;unfortunately-martial meaning military ect.... second tradition is good but whta if u see ur MA instructor as a person of great "knowing" and he tells u, that lets say karate is the only good MA, much traditional teachers try to do this wit their students this is the first negative side to pure TMA's second is if u think that karate is the best MA then u have binded urself to the style and will never grow to ur highest potential. Take JDK for instance bruce and sifu dan will always say JDK is a concept of fighting not a style meaning something u can conform ur own ideas and styles to not something that conforms u to it I beleive the mixture of as many styles as u can taste without binding urself to any and completly being u will make u the best MA's u can be. Forget "this" and "that" and just "be". Very well said and remember follow ur heart and open ur eyes and you too will see clearly!

Like i said the main diff is circular and direct move ments gung fu has intriquet foot movement while karate is more straight and direct. Nether is no worst or beter it depends on the persons style if circular works beter i go 4 gung fu or direct straight to the point i go a karate oriented style in my dicipline we utilize botth aspects we have soft evaisive circular movements to break the defence and bombard the opponent with direct attacks.....,so u see that is the diff and sims IMO!

We can all fight just to differnet degrees, for instance anyone can punch and kick but also a degree of skill and practice towards these feats can improve ones fighting ability!

Well one main diff i find is movement karate seems to be more direct in there blocking and attacking however in gung fu the blocking and attacking is more circular and somewhat more fluide.

Hey guys thnx 4 the replies: This is very ignorant when in a real life situation yes unfortunatly some will fight 8 on 1 however the meaning of a streetfighter is as follows: he will pick fights for or not for the fun of it, he moves like a cat and knows how to take and give a hit, he is experienced in the street and knows how to use his surroundings. My style is based on some of these concepts because more the most part this is the reality of a fight a streetfight not competition(very big diff there atre no rules). This is another good factor the element of surprise it my seem cheap to a "noble fighter" however if it means ur survival that is what is only important!!!! There is no honour to those whom just wanna win!

I was training with sifu dan inosanto last year and he put it best, JKD is not at all a style or a MA it is a concept. IMO karate gung fu,ect.... wtv it is, the point of the story is if we continue to look at a MA or that MA we will miss the actually MA in martial arts if u can comprehend that what i mean is that if u take for instance a karate style and your teacher limits you to ur style or even if u limit yourself ur missing the point,JKD is a concept a concept from with we grow from not like a set style that we bind ourselfs too u c Bruce was the type of person that if u were scared of something he would be like "well look at it this way...." so its a matter of growth and not being stagnant with what u do. Bruce was great at what he did for this reason, as far as choosing i would say JKD for the reason it will help u rid urself of thatclassical mess alot of MA's trouble themselfs with or more important our preconceived fixed notions. JKD was set to aid in ones growth to honestly and truly expressing oneself without lying to oneself as Bruce put it.... BRUCE LEE-1940-1973-Rest in peace-

Very intelligent smurf, it seems that there is a small misconception wit streetfighters. First of all what kind of person are we talking about here a untrained person that just likes to pick fights or a practitioner of the arts that beckons fights.....? My current dicipline was built on streetfight not hte kind that a drunken fool starts but what we call more of a element fighter...with the mixture of all elements for ex..water adaptability and able to flow in and out of an att/fire explosive and opportunistic one whom is patient and once a mistake is made takes advantage of it!!! Thnx to who ever provided that link N e how i beleive a skilled streetfighter will destroy IMO a karete person not bcause of lack of skill but because of the stagnant type of training that most* traditional karate schools offer. Brucesaid it best be formless like water or even better: the stiff tree will snap in the wind while the blade of grass will yeild and live to see another day! Like you said its harder to fight another practitioner of ur art well thats because u have a set condition of fighting but what happens when u confront someone that will do anything to win Don't forget a true streetfighter will use anything to his advantage and that is what i beleive to be a streetfighter a confident fighter in society with no rules and a master in his environment...!

Good point jerry i agree howevr i find knifes are the most unpredictable type of att. I repeat turn outer forarms to the att much more painfull but wont kill you like a slit to the wrists or inner forarms. If u face a skilled practitio0ner wit the knife ur prob gonna die WTV tho its better to run if u can but if u cant try to grab weapon or brick or anythin wtv gl guys ..!

Hey guys i thought to help u reach farther back into the roots of kempo/kenpo. True ed parker was indeed a practitioner however i am currently doing kajukenbo which is a mixture of karate/tang soo do, dan zanryu judo/jujitsu old pine tree kempo and si lum gung fu. The m in the the kempo is usually there to give respects to the great Mitose/ grandfather of kempo like some other braches of kajukenbo which spell it with a m instead of an n :kajukeNbo/kajukeMbo. N e ways i find its very hard to actually find the real oringines because of the widespread effect kempo has hade on america and the rest of the world.

that is not entierly correct, wushu was an very combative MA however in these day s its used more for health and flexibility. U say ur short and pretty light well i say go some kind of kung fu style or JDK thatt can complement ur speed and agility and makes up for ur lose in natural strength. WTV its pretty much up to u and try to think what would best suit ur needs.... GL

Very good distraction i like that, IMO we have to analyse the kind of situation we are in and how to deal wit it. For say in a bar use something chair pool stick whatever, here is a little trick i have learned: the position of the oponents knuckles will govern the position of the blade well in most cases unless he is carrying a unorthodox one e.x reverse blade,pinky claw...ect. However it is almost impossible to actually defend properly against a blade that is where exp comes in with them( the more u know how the handle them the better off u are second and most important if ur gonna try to block it!!!!!! *Turn ur forarms to the blade and try not to grab without proper deflect first, a cut on the wrist and inside forarm can kill you* After that its about concentration relaxation and praying u dont die! Hopefully we can come out of a situation like this alive GL guys and be carefull. KEEP TRAINING AND ALWAYS WORK HARD AT IT!

IMO a streetfighter is exactly what it means, a fighter whom tests his skill in the street/club/bar..ect. My father was like that pretending to be drunk while carfully dropping 20 dollar bills from his pocket then when someone whould pick on him wammm he nailed them. My dicipline was buiilt on by metaphysical like steertfighters in hawaii post wwII they called themselfs the blackbelt society (Kajukenbo) 5 of them combined there styles to create a more street effective invincible style and these guys really took it to the extreme Especially in the trsining breaking bones and puking from exaustion was an every day ocurrance.

The founder of the Hung Gar style was Master Hung Hee Goon, a famous boxer who lived in the late 1700s. Although his school is popularly known as Fu-Hok Pai (Tiger and Crane style), the origin of this fighting method goes back much farther into time. According to legend, a Shaolin master of the Tiger Claw style was out in his garden one day. Spotting a crane pecking away at his newly planted vegetables, the priest grabbed a stick and tried to chase the intruder away. The bird, however, eluded each swing of the stick. At one point, the crane leaped up into the air and the surprised monk found himself the victim of a furious counter-attack. Using its sharply pointed beak as a weapon, the crane became a formidable foe. The priest made a complete study of the crane's behavior and learned how this frail-looking creature would respond to various types of attack. By imitating these movements, a series of new fighting techniques based on fluidity, gracefulness, and sharp pecking attacks was developed. Combining these unusual crane tactics with his dynamic tiger claw techniques, the Shaolin monk devised a new and highly effective method of combat. Here is a url to learn more http://www.hunggarkungfu.com/hunggarhistory.html

Conditioning requires proper preparation, first always warm up then progress the conditioning start with medicing ball against stomach followed by punches and kicks, include diff types of att this will help both participants to increase skill and strenght. I fing using a ki breath will help with the proper obsorbing of an att, in my dicipline (kajukenbo) we take this aspect of trainng quite serious for the reason if u are afraid of pain ur gonna get beat in a real situation. We assault the whole body avoiding mostly the face but ive beeen hit many times Heres an kajukenbo axiom for u "Sweat more in the dojo, bleed less in the street!" Good luck and have fun!

I agree with JJF i am currently practicing kajukenbo and ahve tasted silat with sifu dan and they are very practical MM