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rooke · 05-01-2009, 01:34 PM

Mike's right. If you want to call it JKD, you need a basis in Jun Fan or JKD. THEN you can (if you're of the Concepts group) mix, add, subtract, and modify as you see fit, because you have the fundamental principles down and have been taught it.

Otherwise, call what you do your own style. If you're trying to associate with a system/style, you need to study it. I can't proclaim (with any degree of accuracy) that I'm doing "Street Muay Thai" if I've never studied Muay Thai. Especially if my exposure to Muay Thai may have only come from reading a book. "Well I have a jab too" doesn't cut it.

There's nothing wrong with mixing and matching on your own, and doing what you THINK may be economical. But it ain't JKD, unless you have a foundation in it.

Rooke

05-01-2009, 01:34 PM	#27 (permalink)
rooke Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 26 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yup... Mike's right. If you want to call it JKD, you need a basis in Jun Fan or JKD. THEN you can (if you're of the Concepts group) mix, add, subtract, and modify as you see fit, because you have the fundamental principles down and have been taught it. Otherwise, call what you do your own style. If you're trying to associate with a system/style, you need to study it. I can't proclaim (with any degree of accuracy) that I'm doing "Street Muay Thai" if I've never studied Muay Thai. Especially if my exposure to Muay Thai may have only come from reading a book. "Well I have a jab too" doesn't cut it. There's nothing wrong with mixing and matching on your own, and doing what you THINK may be economical. But it ain't JKD, unless you have a foundation in it. Rooke