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Tai chi - "Supreme Ultimate Fist" Trained in forms that move really slowly, emphazising on deep breathing, concentration and natural movement. Their slow forms make it look like it doesnt work for fighting, but it is a pretty effective chinese style. for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_chi#Training_and_techniques

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My style of TKD is traditional. We don't do a lot of throws or locks in our traditional practice. We have one one-step with a takedown, and 5 or 6 that have some arm twisting in them. Not much else. We have some ho sin sool techniques, but we don't get to them often. yeah, a lot of karate schools lately focus either on katas or competitive fighting, leaving out self defense, throws,locks and everything else that is important to know as complimentary to any self defense style. so you're not too different from that, see?

the translation of QI QONG is "Internal energy excersise". the whole point of it its not exactly for martial arts but the cultivation of Chi. It does involve personal sacrifice but not in the way you might think: we normally go on about our lives without thinking too much about what we do or how we function. Qiqong makes us slow down, or stop and analyze our bodies, minds and energy so we can better use them. Some Shaolin Kung fu skills, like the one mentioned by cathal are designed to accomplish the focus of chi to an especific part of the body. this type of training can lead to strenous physical work to achieve a skill in particular.

Sadlyi dont live near any of those presented there...

Cheng Style Tai chi- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudang_Tai_Chi_Chuan

QiQong or chi kung it is a form of meditation combined with body positions desgined to cultivate internal energy(ki, chi, or however u want to name it) it can look like tai chi(with movement), extreme(many shaolin kung fu skills), meditative(sitting down, standing). This type of training not only improves the flow of energy inthe body, it improves overall health, and mind prowess. It is said that a practitioner can gain more power than anyone training in the external side(muscles, drills, etc)

it is. It can also improve your internal martial arts practice. a friend of mine's son practices qi qong and he says it improved his perception of energy and how it flowed through him. I myself havent started practicing, but I'm looking into it

try the "on guard" and "dragon mouth" positions. those are harder but they feel great. I would suggest reading "the way of Power" by master Lam KAm Chuen.

it burns about the same as doing yoga so i would say a LOT more then jogging or practising karate.

reiki- universal energy A japanese healing system of imposing the hands on the person to be healed. in this system, the chakras of the body are attuned(or opened) so the Ki from the Universe can flow into the body and come out through the hand meridians. The practitioner heals without having to use his own energy and can even heal himself. this system cannot be learned on your own, it must be taught and attuned by a reiki master.

goes better with jujitsu- the kicks are done the same. its always good to be able to do joint locks(both standing and on the ground) and some sweeps and throws(without relying too much on them). the strikes are similar too besides, jujitsu is self defense as well as kenpo, not sport. doesnt american kenpo have some jujitsu in it? i thought it did...

Full contact in karate schools means fighting in means of knocking out the opponent. the use of knees, elbows and some other strikes one normally wouldnt use in karate are not used in full contact but in "Free sparring" or "free match" when the sensei indicates it, where you try to either defend urself from an attacker or win a fight using any means(knees,elbows,etc) usually this is not done in KARATE schools to avoid certain injuries. however, thats only from the schools i know

TKD-speed,better use of kicks(sport) - they are pretty much alike if its traditional tkd karate- stronger fighting stance than sport tkd(hands up,rooted legs) better use of hands(not just punches-throws,and locks too) but like i said, traditional tkd is a lot like karate. this only applies when comparing sport tkd with traditional karate.

i like to give some credit to the muscle over the mind. you will find people that are more "lucky than smart" the better you know ur body, the best u can adapt to a situation, so, i give equal weight to the body as well as the mind in a fight.

I ask because a friend of mine has a "JKD" video, but the material presented looks more like a streetfighter that just picked up a few moves from a book or video... sloppy and painfully unreal. But thanks for clearing that up for me

it does matter because even when they dont realize it, their limbs are their limits, eventually the martial artist becomes aware of how to use his size. If he cant use his size to his advantage, he needs to stop using his muscles and start using his brain.

ok, then explain to me this "definite system". All i keep finding is be quick, intercept, dont let the opponent have time or room to move... if you read any good kung fu book(Baguazhang or Xing yi, to name 2) you will find the same advice in other words. i have seen most jkd train different from each other, and if you incorporate more stuff than what was trained for originally, you are in fact mixing techniques. i dont see anything wrong with mixing techniques as long as you can make it logical and effective. And I got another question: if Bruce Lee only had one official student in his life: why did that student want to incorporate what he had been taught as something that would work for all other students? if jkd is designed to work for everyone, you would think the person would modify it to fit them. I'm curious because I dont have anything concrete to call jkd other than philosophy. You make many valid points. I would like to think of JKD as a phase one reaches after a relatively long time of training in his chosen martial art, where he will take what works for him and disgard the rest. That is make a given style his own. However, this concept was not invented by Bruce Lee, furthermore, it has existed in traditional martial arts for ages. In my opinion that Bruce Lee just invented the name, Jeet Kune Do and aimed to, shall we say, cut corners, so that instead of mastering a style and then making it your own, you just started to make it your own from day one, using various combinations of martial arts. Wether everyone agrees with the Bruce Lee approach is another discussion. It is a fact though that nowadays there are many, many martial artists that take similar approaches to their training eg. The cross training/mixed martial arts craze. Some were inspired by Bruce Lee and some were not. people should be careful to realize that bruce was an expert in Wing Chun and trained in it for years before attempting to learn from other arts- which he did not adopt fully as Lazy Scholar mentions: just took from them the approaches to adapt the knowledge he already had.

finally, someone who can answer correctly and accurately. Thank you for the post. one last question- what do you think of people who claim to do jkd and use any kind of maneuver even if it becomes sloppy?

ok, then explain to me this "definite system". All i keep finding is be quick, intercept, dont let the opponent have time or room to move... if you read any good kung fu book(Baguazhang or Xing yi, to name 2) you will find the same advice in other words. i have seen most jkd train different from each other, and if you incorporate more stuff than what was trained for originally, you are in fact mixing techniques. i dont see anything wrong with mixing techniques as long as you can make it logical and effective. And I got another question: if Bruce Lee only had one official student in his life: why did that student want to incorporate what he had been taught as something that would work for all other students? if jkd is designed to work for everyone, you would think the person would modify it to fit them. I'm curious because I dont have anything concrete to call jkd other than philosophy.

yeah, it was my mistake, i tend to mix the 2 names up- leopard and panther. however, ive read that panther is part of the leopard, but at a more advanced stage.

how come u will only train in 1 of the 5 animal shaolin kung fu? snake- grappling and seizing- can be similar to chin na leopard- striking(speed)- hand and leg strikes(no blocking) crane- blocking and moving- graceful footwork tiger- thrusting(strength)-overpowering the opponent. dragon- mix of the other 4(looks for weaknesses) I know this is a shallow outlook on the 5 parts, but each of them contributes to the devastating art of 5 animal kung fu

the whole "take what works, leave what doesnt" philosophy was not originated by Bruce Lee,so ... whats JKD? mixed techniques that are trained differently all over the world which carries some of the teachings of Bruce Lee. I've read some post saying: "if its JKD it cant be beaten",or "it works if its JKD"- people, JKD CAN work, but having trained in JKD doesnt mean you cant be beaten on the streets, it means that person trained to be the most effective he could be on the streets. The same is taught at any Kajukenbo school - we train to be the best at fighting because we are NOT invincible, so we strive to be the best. Curious how kenpo and JKD share the same philosophy of taking what works and leaving what doesnt... so which is it? is it JKD, or a prepared martial artist?

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