bruceflea Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Did my JKD fundemental grading after 6 months study, last sunday....passed with 83 out of 100. The averege in our school is between 65...75, with a minimum pass of 56... So im pretty stoked!!Its a great class that doesnt hand out grades, merits or belts simply for money...you have to work for them!!Anyway thought id share my first martial art achivement with everyone, beginners and vetrens alike! Be like water my friend!!
Jiffy Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 CONGRATULATIONS!!Glad to see you are happy with your grade. Regardless of what anyone thinks, that is the most important thing!! Well done! The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open.
Red J Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Way to go! I had to lose my mind to come to my senses.
yamesu Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 Yeah,Congrad'sIts a sweet feeling when hard work pays off. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children."
bruceflea Posted February 9, 2006 Author Posted February 9, 2006 Thanks people! Be like water my friend!!
Menjo Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Did my JKD fundemental grading after 6 months study, last sunday....passed with 83 out of 100. The averege in our school is between 65...75, with a minimum pass of 56... So im pretty stoked!!Its a great class that doesnt hand out grades, merits or belts simply for money...you have to work for them!!Anyway thought id share my first martial art achivement with everyone, beginners and vetrens alike!Thats great, I have one question though. Does JKD have kata or forms in thier system? "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
BJJ is 1 Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Congrats bro!!! "Without Jiu Jitsu its like without my two legs."-Rickson Graciehttps://www.myspace.com/cobraguard
bruceflea Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 Did my JKD fundemental grading after 6 months study, last sunday....passed with 83 out of 100. The averege in our school is between 65...75, with a minimum pass of 56... So im pretty stoked!!Its a great class that doesnt hand out grades, merits or belts simply for money...you have to work for them!!Anyway thought id share my first martial art achivement with everyone, beginners and vetrens alike!Thats great, I have one question though. Does JKD have kata or forms in thier system?No kata...no true forms as such. We do have the typical jkd stance, but we are not rigid in form. We swap left and right leads and in general jkd is quite evasive in movement and body control. We did alot of punching and kicking...not in the air but on kick sheilds and focus mits. A technically perfect kick in the air is useless if it cant be implemented in real life. So power and speed as well as technique was order of the day. Also did tons of push ups and cat stretches etc...to test genrel fitness. If your not fit and your staminas bad, your at a disadvantange in a fight.No sparring on this one...only fundementals! gets harder and harder!!In my own humble opinion i find punching rigidly in air to a pattern, or doing kata a little useless...this would serve little purpose on the street...HOWEVER i understand it gives a certain disipline to students, especially in the traditional arts, which i have the upmost repect for.I do a little wing chun on the side by the way, which is a slight contradition to jkd. By that i mean, i know jkd dirives from w.c, but jkd is not a style in its self. Also wing chun has a many set patterns and forms. Be like water my friend!!
italian_guy Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Congratulations, I did JKD, as a second art, for a while and enjoied...I had to quit for a work schedule conflict
bruceflea Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 Thanks, i know how work can conflict personal pursuit...so i feel for ya!! Be like water my friend!!
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