Jeet Kune Do

[Neo]

I am considering taking JKD with Chris Kent http://www.kentmartialscience.com/ and I was wondering if anyone on here knows much about him or Dan Inosanto. I went to the website that Bruce Lees wife and daughter run http://www.bruceleefoundation.com/ and they did not mention either of these guys on there, are they the real deal? Does this look like someone who would be good to learn from?

Also, I am interested in hearing from anyone who has studied JKD and their experiences and if they like or dislike it.

[italian_guy]

I'm studying JKD/Kali escrima in Italy in an association connected to Dan Inosanto Schools (AKEA) I'm a beginner but I enjoy the training a lot, we learn a mixture of kickboxing, Muay Thai, wing chun, Kali and Ju Jitsu. These are the main ingredients of what's called JKD. However this is not just an assembly of various MA it is a well blended mixture made according to the principles that Bruce Lee stated in his various books (first of all the tao of JKD).

I also think that Chris Kent is a valid instructor... I have his books JKD from A to Z which are very good.

So good luck with your training and keep us posted

[Neo]

italian_guy

How does Tai chi chuan Yang style work out with your JKD? There is a gym by my house where they are teaching it and I was thinking about taking it with my wife. Do you think it'd be good to take it at the same time as JKD? Do they compliment each other in any way?

I guess the story I am getting is that Christ Kent was the last student accepted by Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee in 1972 while he was still alive. I just don't understand why either of them wouldn't be listed on Lee's wife's website as valid JKD instructors if Inosanto was Lee's right hand man. I live in Boise, Idaho and I was pretty surprised to find out that one of Bruce Lee's students was teaching here in such a small town.

[italian_guy]

Actually I'm not practicing TCC any more, I left it when I started JKD few weeks ago (I had 1 month exposure to JKD a couple of yers ago)... I had problems, mostly related with my schedule in my TCC school so I left. Anyway if you have the chance to cross train TCC and JKD I think is good... the two arts are completely opposite and they complement each other. One (JKD) is fully practical and self defence oriented, the other is more spiritual with great enphasis on the technical side and helps you to stay healty.

Unfortunately there are a lot of junk TCC schools that teach TCC as a form of physical exercise disregarding completely the martial aspect, if the school falls in this category my suggestion is: stay away, the instructor may have learn its art from a short course which are around in those days.

Regarding Chris Kent don't worry he is a legitimate and very well known JKD instructor. It doesn't matter why he choose to live and teach in Boise (Idaho), pay a visit to his school and see if you are confortable with...

Good luck with your training.

[Lazy Scholar]

Check him out. He's a good representation of what Dan taught in his backyard.

[CapitalKarate]

I thought JKD was just a philosophy?

[italian_guy]

I thought JKD was just a philosophy?

It is a set of principles and, according to those principles, some MA master with various previous experience start to assemble a kombat system. Many of those masters trained with Bruce Lee when he was alive some others just trained with those masters (let's say they are second generation masters). The school I follow comes from Dan Inosanto lineage and has a program that assembles various arts according to the original JKD principles. Those arts are mainly: kickboxing/Muay Thai, Wing Tsun, Kali, Silat, Ju Jitsu, etc. My instructor has also previous experience in Shotokan Karate (Nidan and certified instructor), Shaolin Kung Fu (Black Belt some level?) Western Boxing (Certified Instructor).

[Lazy Scholar]

JKD is a martial art. People tend to forget this. It's a martial art with its own philosophy, its own set of principles, and its own set of tools. At least from what I've gathered over the last couple years of training; talking with two Bruce Lee students, and having attended a seminar of another

[ysc87]

it was intended to be a philosophy of mixing 1 part all martial arts, 1 part efficiency. learning how to be open-minded while knowing what works.

kicks from savate, thai boxing, karate/tkd

punching from boxing, kung fu, and fencing (yes, without the foil -_-)

grappling from jujitsu and judo

it was bruce lee's attempt at creating the ultimate fighting style using a philosophy as its basis.

read his book, it's a must-read for all martial artists.

[Straight Blast]

Jeet Kune Do was the philosophy of martial arts.

It wasnt really to be the best art,but the best art for you.The whole point of JKD is to find your own way and methods of fighting.

Bruce Lee was like a lighter and his students were the gas.He started them off but eventually they grew bigger on their own.What worked for him,only worked for him.He expects the same for his students.

horrible example but you get my point..