JKD....The Real Deal Or What

petemcr · 08-23-2006, 12:37 PM

Hi everyone,

first post so here goes.

more of a question, but, in my local area there is a gym saying they teach JKD, not saying anything about the guy teaching (because he'd probably kick my arse), but is it going to be the real deal? i'm looking to start doing a form of martial art, is it best to join a traditional form, and read up on Bruce Lee's teachings in books and try to incorporate it into your own teachings? (sorry about the bad spelling)

Kirves · 08-23-2006, 01:44 PM

Very hard to say as long as you don't go ask what the instructor has trained and under who.

petemcr · 08-23-2006, 01:49 PM

yeah, might check out some of the other plces near by and see what it's like. cheers man

jeff5 · 08-23-2006, 02:45 PM

First, no, you can't take a tradtional martial art and read Bruce Lee's books and do JKD that way. That's not JKD. You start with a base, which is what Bruce Lee taught (call it Jun Fan/ JKD, whatever), and then go from there. You need an instructor. Its a fair question to ask this instructor who he was taught by and what his lineage is. Also, see how he teaches, and what he teaches. He should let you take a trial class or two. Its not important that he has a piece of paper or certification, but it is important that he learned from someone who knows what they're doing and that he know's what he's doing himself.

ASHTANGA05 · 08-23-2006, 03:40 PM

Tell us who the Instructor is? Any www. address? Then people here can easily verify if they are genuine or not.

Many teaching JKD are not even certified by anyone!

petemcr · 08-23-2006, 04:18 PM

here's the link to his site

http://www.jeet-kune-do.info/

petemcr · 08-23-2006, 04:19 PM

in theory though what Bruce Lee did was take the martial he learnt and just modified it to suit himself, and learnt from experiance. Shouldn't that be the same for anyone

eXcessiveForce · 08-23-2006, 04:26 PM

you should be fine with the material with that instructor. His page lists him as training with Many JKD guys. But check out what he does and decide for yourself.

jeff5 · 08-23-2006, 06:49 PM

It seems like he's trained with some really good folks and he teaches a very diverse curriculum. I'd say take a couple of classes and see how you like it and him. Again, that's the best way. On the outside it seems like it would be a good school.

petemcr · 08-27-2006, 06:40 PM

really? cheers guys

kooky · 08-27-2006, 07:09 PM

you should also check out Karl Tanswell.

jeffmichaels · 08-30-2006, 02:44 PM

There is no real deal, there are only individual schools.
Does a school teach real self-defense, and do you like the instructor?

doubleouch · 08-30-2006, 11:35 PM

You should run not walk over to see Karl Taniswel. He is a SBG guy and one of the best standup clinch guys around. His ground game is awesome too. If you are only interested in Bruce Lee stuff then skip Karl. If you want to learn functional martial arts Karl is your guy.

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petemcr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	JKD....The Real Deal Or What Hi everyone, first post so here goes. more of a question, but, in my local area there is a gym saying they teach JKD, not saying anything about the guy teaching (because he'd probably kick my arse), but is it going to be the real deal? i'm looking to start doing a form of martial art, is it best to join a traditional form, and read up on Bruce Lee's teachings in books and try to incorporate it into your own teachings? (sorry about the bad spelling)

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Kirves Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 143	Very hard to say as long as you don't go ask what the instructor has trained and under who. __________________ Why men are men, and rats are rats? Because rats got to choose first.

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eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,827	you should be fine with the material with that instructor. His page lists him as training with Many JKD guys. But check out what he does and decide for yourself. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

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jeffmichaels Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 13	re There is no real deal, there are only individual schools. Does a school teach real self-defense, and do you like the instructor?

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08-23-2006, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
petemcr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	yeah, might check out some of the other plces near by and see what it's like. cheers man

08-23-2006, 02:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
jeff5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 174	First, no, you can't take a tradtional martial art and read Bruce Lee's books and do JKD that way. That's not JKD. You start with a base, which is what Bruce Lee taught (call it Jun Fan/ JKD, whatever), and then go from there. You need an instructor. Its a fair question to ask this instructor who he was taught by and what his lineage is. Also, see how he teaches, and what he teaches. He should let you take a trial class or two. Its not important that he has a piece of paper or certification, but it is important that he learned from someone who knows what they're doing and that he know's what he's doing himself.

08-23-2006, 03:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
ASHTANGA05 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 118	Tell us who the Instructor is? Any www. address? Then people here can easily verify if they are genuine or not. Many teaching JKD are not even certified by anyone!

08-23-2006, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
petemcr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	here's the link to his site http://www.jeet-kune-do.info/

08-23-2006, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
petemcr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	in theory though what Bruce Lee did was take the martial he learnt and just modified it to suit himself, and learnt from experiance. Shouldn't that be the same for anyone

08-23-2006, 06:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
jeff5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 174	It seems like he's trained with some really good folks and he teaches a very diverse curriculum. I'd say take a couple of classes and see how you like it and him. Again, that's the best way. On the outside it seems like it would be a good school.

08-27-2006, 06:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
petemcr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	really? cheers guys

08-27-2006, 07:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
kooky Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 59	you should also check out Karl Tanswell.

08-30-2006, 11:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
doubleouch Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: portland, or Posts: 417	You should run not walk over to see Karl Taniswel. He is a SBG guy and one of the best standup clinch guys around. His ground game is awesome too. If you are only interested in Bruce Lee stuff then skip Karl. If you want to learn functional martial arts Karl is your guy.

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