The Reality of JKD

[Blue Wave Gym]

Bruce Lee?

I like many of Lee's concepts but, if Bruce Lee was such a good fighter, and his ideas were so great, why didn't he either do mauy thai fights in thailand or western boxing fights in the U.S. Both of which he could have done in the 60's. He was said to be something of a street fighter in hong kong and his wife says he fought some kung fu guy in america. So why didn't he fight either as an amature or a professional. He could have also done judo tornaments seeing as he liked to grapple. Think about it!!!!!!

[Gambit]

Why would he? He wasn't a ring fighter, but a street fighter. It is that simple.

[Tom Yum]

I like many of Lee's concepts but, if Bruce Lee was such a good fighter, and his ideas were so great, why didn't he either do mauy thai fights in thailand or western boxing fights in the U.S. Both of which he could have done in the 60's. He was said to be something of a street fighter in hong kong and his wife says he fought some kung fu guy in america. So why didn't he fight either as an amature or a professional. He could have also done judo tornaments seeing as he liked to grapple. Think about it!!!!!!

Actually Bruce Lee competed in an amateur boxing tournaments in Hong Kong and won. He also won the challenge match against Wong Man Jack.

http://www.wingchun.com/ROLF.htm

Anyhow, he was more about developing a system of fighting. More of a thinker-creator type. He sparred alot against boxers, karate fighters, TKD and even learned grappling under Gene Labell.

Bruce Lee would probably have been a good fighter. Seems like he wanted to make a more personal impact on the fighting arts and JKD seems to have done so.

[jdolsenmau]

Again Buce Lee wasn't about tournaments but about real righting without rules, and you can't get many more rules than that of a boxing match.

[bodhisattva]

Again Buce Lee wasn't about tournaments but about real righting without rules, and you can't get many more rules than that of a boxing match.

He was a huge fan of western boxing.

The rules in western boxing make it different from real fighting, true. But western boxing is excellent training for real fighting, as it provides a delivery system. This delivery system allows for progressive levels of resistance, including alive drills and sparring. They compete at full contact levels, and often knock their opponents out.

But even better, western boxers easily hold their own with other boxing styles. Western boxers SO OFTEN win when they enter kickboxing tournaments. The style proves itself through its own performance on and off the street.

And that is the key fact, and key reason that Bruce respected Western Boxing. Resutls is results.

[robertlee]

A person will find that most any hands on Art leads to personal apllication. Boxing is very hands on. And gives great hand tools plus body movement. When a person becomes stagnent in training. The key to reaction and use becomes slow to open the door JKD when trained leads to use. NOt all the tools will suite the person. But no art has a complete set of tools for everyone. The person develops there form of any thing. Be it JKD or karate. Its there way that does them the best. The art is a tool to learn by. everything else comes from the person.