Let's talk about JKD

[Cmon]

Two questions:

 

1. JKD i practice this martial art yet i don't know how it is spelt. Jeet kune do OR Jeet kwon do?

 

2. JKD is a blend of many martial arts right?.

[GhostlySykanRyu]

Jeet Kune Do

 

JKD is more of a martial philosophy, with a base within. It's concepts were taken from fencing, Wing Chun, and other arts, and the philosophy was greatly impacted by Lee's own personal views.

 

I'm personally more interested in the philosophy of JKD, for the technique and application of it is just too controversial.

 

Some say Inosanto is wrong for teaching JKD differently than Sifu Lee did. Others say that teaching it only as it was is an outrage. I think that's what Lee wanted to avoid in the first place, he must have seen it coming...*shrugs*

[siufeifei]

The only fake JKD is the one that tries to exclude all others.

I just noticed you said this and a question naturally came to mind. Isn't the Bruce Lee Foundation doing the excluding of all other forms of JKD by only allowing the original version to be taught using the JKD name and by having the power to prevent the use of the name JKD used for any school that they don't like?

[Kickbox]

Right again. Have a nice day.

[Cmon]

The talk of JKD being a philosophy goes waaaay over my head. I don't know alot about martial arts (yet). But i was right in saying that JKD is a mixture of many arts e.g

 

kali, wing chun, jun fan, silat and Muay Thai.

 

If i am wrong please correct me i wouldn't want to get wrong information.

[siufeifei]

What JKD is depends on what school you go to and what the instructors specialise in. In a lot of cases, especially in the UK, JKD is taught in the Dan Inosanto way which doesn't have a set number or even a set of styles from which to pick at.

 

It takes as it's core, Bruce Lee's words about how to train and what you should be doing during training instead of looking specifically at the things that he did. However, there are as et of core skills that they have in their training that includes elements from Wing Chun, Kali, Silat, Boxing, Thai Boxing and many more.

 

When taught in this way, it really is about philosophical approach to training and not style.

[street fighter]

Just go train, geez fellas while you guys are debating Bruce would be training. No one will ever control JKD and those who wish to learn and expand it for their on needs. It is the way it was and is meant to be. I have only trained in JKD/Wing Chun concepts and to be honest mine is the best version, not that ya'lls isnt great but mine is what works for me, that makes it the best for ME, I believe thats what Mr. Lee wanted, he will show you his path but one day you must choose your own way.

[Cmon]

Well thnx for explaining it more. Yes i thin we are taught in the Dan Inosanto way.

 

Does JKD not have an advantage over other martial arts then? Seeing as you learn different styles within it does this not allow you to adapt to other people's style of fighting.

[Kickbox]

The story goes that in 1962 Bruce Lee met Prof.Wall Jay. Prof. Jay was a jujitsu master but was very successful at coaching players in judo tournaments. Bruce asked how he did it and Prof. told him that his secret was to use techniques that the judo players were not prepared to defend against. To be successful you must go out side your system. Some say this was when the seeds of JKD were planted. Bruce found out in his skirmish with Wong Jack Man a few years later that he was unprepared to go out side his system. So he began to study other arts and systems. His goal was not to achieve rank in other systems. Not to become an instructor of different systems. His goal was to lear wher other systems are weak and to develop skills to combat any fighter. His creation of JKD in 1967 was an attempt to answer the attack from any fighter. Study other styles, take what you need, then drop the style and make the skill your own. JKD is no "one" style but a reflection of the knowledge from any style that the individual chooses. You can read this at mawn.net JKD: the Next Generation.

[Cmon]

Thanks for explaining the background.

 

JKD does not have blets as such, they have phase 1 and 2 right?

 

Well what other, if there is any, more ranks/ceritficates is there in JKD?