cymry Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 Know what I mean. They say 'have no way as way', when they have to begin by learning techniques and concepts of many different arts. Too many arts chasing to many brain cells. BTW, this is not in any way meant to be a burn post. JKD has the right philosophy, just perhaps the wrong approach. Any thoughts?
kempocos Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 IMHO JKD is a concept not a style. They rake from other styles and learn how to apply it with a nice flow. Many other older styles also do this. It was mainly the Japanese and Chinese stubborn TMA'S who had trouble with the thought thier training mayhave weak points. "If you don't want to get hit while sparring , join the cardio class"
Cybren Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 "Have no way as way, no limitations as limitation". Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do to emphasize using what works. Not mixing every style and every thing. He used what works. The same applied to fighting. You want to use exactally what will work best and only that. After all, "...you must be like water".
Kirves Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 Lee said that JKD is not about accumulating, but about stripping away the excess.
kempocos Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 "Have no way as way, no limitations as limitation". Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do to emphasize using what works. Not mixing every style and every thing. He used what works. The same applied to fighting. You want to use exactally what will work best and only that. After all, "...you must be like water". OKINAWIANS were doing that for years, many of the styles were pieces of many other systems. The things that worked best for the creator. The problem is what worked for the creator may not work ofr others , hence " make the art your own " or " learn to apply the art now that you know the techniques" "Lee said that JKD is not about accumulating, but about stripping away the excess." And when you srtip away excess and keep what works and move from fighting system to fighting system are you not accumulating. He trained very hard , never really learning any one style and died before we could really know what he was able to accomplish. In JKD circles that Bruce Lee is respected , however not held in the same god like view many folks do. Perhaps it is because many others took the concepts and put many more years into appling them than Bruce ever did. " "If you don't want to get hit while sparring , join the cardio class"
Treebranch Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 I think you can apply JKD concepts into most wholistic MA's. You get good at certain things that work for you, but I still feel if you drill at the things you are not good at it will improve you as well. What to strip away is subjective. You may be stripping something away that is the key to the entire MA you are studying if you start stripping things away without mastering them first. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Drunken Monkey Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 i'd like to see you say that to dan inosanto. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
CsrCrz88 Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 i'd like to see you say that to dan inosanto. LOL me too
sano Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 jkd is for people who are afraid to get hit AKA point fighters. and dan insanto that has been i can destroy and his dance of death with one crushing blow. falcon kick!!!
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