the guy in the first link was at the E3 show just a few months ago, he put on a sparring show for some fighting game every hour. pretty sick stuff

 

finally, someone stated it was not KEMPO, haha

KEMPO is a totally different style than Jeet Kune Do.

JKD main purpose is to take down the enemy in minimal moves and with speed, power and accuracy.

kempo is another style, but impossible to use the techniques on the street.
JKD is real life situation fighting as other styles require multiple and multiple moves.

just look at UFC, you dont see fighters using the fancy techniques.
its punch and kick and then grappling on the ground.

just my $.02

 

Very good...there was an excellent article a few months back in Black Belt Magazine that chronicled Bruce Lee's philosophy of "no style as a style" as it now applies to MMA (mixed-martial-arts) training. You see Bruce was quite ahead of his time with respect to the concept of JKD (Jeet Kune Do-Cantonese loosely translated means "way of the intercepting fist") There is a ton of info available on his art some I will warn is not what Bruce intended.

Jeet Kune Do unlike many "sporting arts" has only one belt which is Black Sash. There are ten levels before black sash and you demsonstrate certain proficiency in techniques to pass a test for each level. I am currently training for level 6. I am not an authority but have learned from an excellent teacher, both history of my art and proper technique. Here is the link to my school http://www.derderian-academy.com/. Here is a link to the Guru who my Sifu is certified under http://www.ewmaa.com/default.html. Take my word for it Kevin Siemens is one of the (if not the) best martial artists I have ever seen. I have been to (2) of his seminars and the guy is unbelievable. He trains atheletes, MMA fighters as well as teaching a course at Cornell University.

To be certified in JKD you must be certified under either Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee's best student) or someone directly under them. My Sifu (Cantonese for father) is certified under Kevin Siemens so that makes me 5th rung under Bruce Lee if you think about it. Not many arts can say the same.

By the way did you know that JKD is mostly based on Wing Chung Kung Fu. It was the first art Bruce studied. Most of the trapping in JKD comes from Wing Chung. JKD doesn't stop there it borrows from Western Boxing, Muay Thai, Kempo, Jiu Jitsu, Akido, Fencing just to name a few. When Bruce first began teaching and opened his schools the style he taught was called Jun Fang (Bruce's real name) Kung Fu. He later closed his schools and abandoned the name Jun Fang. You will hear the art sometimes referred to as Jun Fang Jeet Kune Do, this is why.

There is an excellent DVD that came out around 02',that has a lot of footage of Bruce and Dan Inosanto. I believe it is called Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. I have it somewhere, but I just move and can't imagine where it is. It is a must view if you are interested in JKD.

Anthony

 

It's not KEMPO, it's KENPO and JKD. Read the post:The UFC is not a streetfight! It has rules just like any other sport! It's kinda hard to grapple on the concrete when somebody is biting you and trying to shove your face into the assphalt!
Please' enlighten us.
Umm, so is KENPO

JKD isn't a style, it's a concept wich is constantly evolving and has borrowed techniques from every style, including KENPO

 

JKD isn't a style, it's a concept wich is constantly evolving and has borrowed techniques from every style, including KENPO[/QUOTE]

You are partly right there, as it is taugh JKD is a style. Think about it, if JKD were not a style there would be no core principles, techniques, and certainly no levels. You are right in saying that JKD is a concept in the sense that Bruce never intended JKD to become a style. Your JKD is not necessarily my JKD. It is about learning, retaining what is useful and dicarding what is not. JKD is what works for you as an idividual.

There are however core principles of JKD that you would undoubtedly learn from any accredited JKD school. Such as 5 ways of attack (single direct attack, attack by combination, progressive indirect attack, attack by drawing, hand immobilization attack), Stop-hitting, economy of motion, footwork, low line kicking, block & counters (24) to name a few.

You are expected to know and demonstrate the techniques you have learned correctly. Only after you have studied the art for some time are you allowed to "improvize" and slowly it becomes your JKD. The cool thing about Jeet is that it is a true "street" style. Some of the first techniques you are taught are eye gouges. You are taught how to end a fight quickly but also you learn that the situation dictates the response.

I will never prescribe to the notion that one style is better than another. Each style has its place. What Bruce did was try to take the most effective techniques from each art and blend them into something that worked for him. In doing so he opened a lot of minds to thinking outside the box.

I will never claim to know it all, but I do know a good deal about my art.

Anthony

 

 

What took me so long to find this page?

SO much chest-beating going on here haha. Actually, Bruce Lee's name was Lee Siu Long

I like Muay Thai haha.

THat is all

 

http://static.hugi.is/misc/shockwave/fight.swf
might have seen this before looks familiar, but cool and relates to this thread

well sort of...

 

i seen that a long time ago, and i think it still rocks

 

curious, how many of you actually study?

 

studied shaolin kenpo for about 3yrs but couldn't pay any more. was fun while i was doing it though.

 

Haha, that's great. Defenitely creative.

About 12 years

 

wow that stick fighter thing is a net classic.

 

Me me me!

 

he's got a point ><