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At least he spent enough time as a Lewis student to earn his 6th, 7th, and 8th degrees under him
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Joe is an icon and a hero from when I was a kid, but who made him a 10th degree BB Grand Master and in what style? Do the guys in AIKIA promote each other or are these ranks from legitamate outside orgs? I've never seen Lewis look very JKD, he always looks like a kickboxer.
JKD is like karate and kung fu, a generic name that people slap on what they do even if it has no relation to the art or philosophy. One JKD school I know had a "After School Karate" program, all kids even wore a karate gi. They didn't teach karate but it's a name most people know. Same with JKD, some use it as a marketing device. It's always a problem when a style isn't defined in stone.