meltdown51

I ran into Richard Beaupit, who I understand is one of your instructors, and he stated that you now believe the curriculum that you previously taught does not work. I was wondering in what ways it was lacking and what modifications or additions you have made to the curriculum that you are now teaching. He also stated that you did not believe that trapping worked. just wanted some feedback on these questions if possible. Also I had the pleasure of attending one of your seminars in Ontario a number of years back and was wondering if you have any scheduled in Ontario in the near future.

Many Thanks

Joe Melton

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Joe

Rich Beaupit

Hi Joe,

I know you want Burton's reply to this but maybe I can help out until he can get to this.

I would like to first be sure that my statements are correct. It should read " alot of the previous curriculum did not work against AGGRESSIVE RESISTING OPPONENTS." As well, regarding the trapping issue, the context of my statements explain that the original trapping sets ie. pak sao to lap sao, are very, very difficult to pull off against an AGGRESIVE RESISTING OPPONENT.

Changes to the curriculum. Focus being on realistic training methods vs learning many, many techniques. Training against an AGGRESSIVE RESISTING OPPONENT. And always search for the truth. No egos, just honesty and hard work.

I have wanted to bring Burton back to Ontario for years. It's difficult to do when people that tell you they will attend end up not supporting the event. If you would like to see Burton come back, contact me and let's try and put it together. I can be reached at (905) 984 - 5272 or at rich@richbeaupit.com.

Take care Joe,


Rich

Rich

Hi, I am a current student of Burton's in Honolulu, Hawaii for about 1-1/2 years now. Burton has never taught us any trapping because, (as stated above), he feels that it does not work well against an "Aggressive Resisting Opponent". We do work techniques that are proven to work well against the "Aggressive Resisting Opponent", ones that are simple, easy to learn and easy to apply (ie, alot of Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). Burton has stripped down all of the no-nonsense techniques that do not work and focused on core techniques that do. His belief, (also stated above), is to focus on "realistic" training rather than alot of techniques and moves that are not proven and might be useless in an actual street encounter. Remember that he is teaching us self-defense for the "street".

If your local bookstore or magazine shop carries Inside Kung Fu, then you might want to pick up the latest special issue which focuses on Jeet Kune Do (it's called "Jeet Kune Do"). Inside, Burton wrote an article which deals specifically with what we are discussing and his breakdown in teaching methods. Hope this helps.

Richard Chun

Burton

I thank Richard Beaupit and Richard Chun for responding. They have both summed up our JKDU philosophies correctly. If we become attached to techniques just because we learned them from someone we respect, we may not be able to accurately judge their effectiveness. We are simply attached to finding the truth, and having a good time while we do.
Richard Beaupit is an outstanding example of truth in practice. I appreciate Rich's efforts, and I am glad that he is part of JKDU.
Richard Chun has made incredible progress in the last year and a half, and I am sure that one day he too will be a JKDU instructor. Aloha!

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"If you want to learn how to fight, you must practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!" Burton Richardson

meltdown51

Thanks to everyone for thier responses, and I will give you a call Richard as I would love to do another seminar with Burton. Also I am sure the people I train with would be interested in attending

Thanks again to everyone

Joe

Burton

I hope to see you soon.

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"If you want to learn how to fight, you must practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!" Burton Richardson