OK I'm scratching my head. Do you guys really know what JKD is? Working on being effective in all ranges. Able to adapt to your opponent. Near full out sparring etc. All of these things describe Vale Tudo guys. They are actually the only real JKD that you see out there now! If you aren't athletic enough or don't have the skillset to fight nhb then you aren't doing JKD! Jules, if you think that JKD is about intercepting then you need to check it out a little more thoroughly. It is about using whatever works and developing your own way. If a so called JKD guy can't compete with the limited rules of NHB then what makes you think he will be able to compete if there are no rules? This is always just an excuse for not training athletically against resistance and doing real sparring in all ranges.
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