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skinny · 09-03-2002, 07:54 AM

Thanks for the reply. As I said I am not an experienced MA just an observer interested in learning more. Let me ask you a few questions though.

Would you consider BL to be Martial Artist or a streetfighter? Also, would you consider him to be the greatest fighter or is that just Hollywood hipe? I am not that concerned about the name or style I guess, like a lot of others, I just want to learn how to defend myself and my family if necessary. But I have been noticing the rigidness (for lack of a better word) of say Aikido or Shao Lin Kung Fu. Although while Aikido seems to be best done in the dojo against antoher Aikidoist, Kung Fu seems to be somewhat more fluid or adaptable. But did not Morihei Ueshiba design Aikido feeeling it was the best or most effective fighting method of all and didn't BL design JKD with a similar thought in mind?

I don't know if I can find a JKD instructor around here so I may be linmited to trying Aikdo, Kung Fu, Judo or Karate. Do you think Aikido is as effective in a practical streetfighting sense as theh others or is more of an art to be practiced as an art? Also is it worth trying to learn JKD from video instrucional courses or is that only a supplement to lessons?

Thanks again

09-03-2002, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
skinny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rutland, MA Posts: 52 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the reply. As I said I am not an experienced MA just an observer interested in learning more. Let me ask you a few questions though. Would you consider BL to be Martial Artist or a streetfighter? Also, would you consider him to be the greatest fighter or is that just Hollywood hipe? I am not that concerned about the name or style I guess, like a lot of others, I just want to learn how to defend myself and my family if necessary. But I have been noticing the rigidness (for lack of a better word) of say Aikido or Shao Lin Kung Fu. Although while Aikido seems to be best done in the dojo against antoher Aikidoist, Kung Fu seems to be somewhat more fluid or adaptable. But did not Morihei Ueshiba design Aikido feeeling it was the best or most effective fighting method of all and didn't BL design JKD with a similar thought in mind? I don't know if I can find a JKD instructor around here so I may be linmited to trying Aikdo, Kung Fu, Judo or Karate. Do you think Aikido is as effective in a practical streetfighting sense as theh others or is more of an art to be practiced as an art? Also is it worth trying to learn JKD from video instrucional courses or is that only a supplement to lessons? Thanks again __________________ Skinny, We can go through life afraid of the unknown or face it head on and conquer the demons that stand in our path."