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My JKD instuc says that Jkd is best used by some one who has a black belt in one or more styles then uses JKD to make it practical and useful. He also says a kenpo trained artist will adapt to the JKD way faster then say a goju guy would. AGree?
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Yes & no (just the answer you were looking for, right?)
I'm sure the attributes gained from any martial art would help
further you along in JKD as long as "you empty your cup"
Example: A Wing Chun guys sensitivity (big advantage as long as he opened his mind up to the rest of the changes)
A Takwon do guy with his/her kicks ( you kidding me?, huge!) as long as there cup is oh so empty.
Although I believe it was Ted Wong was the only guy who had never trained in martial arts before training with BL so his cup was as empty as you can get. And some people think he's the best JKD instructor out there. -
I agree that martial art and contact experience will definitely help you in your pursuit of functional JKD, but having "blackbelts" in multiple styles is bunk. Someone who has done Muay thai, BJJ, and shooto for years without getting any blackbelts is a dangerous man.
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I do not know if it is true that a kenpo-man will advance quicker in JKD than somebody from goju ryu. I am not sure if it is better to have learned some other system before starting in JKD. That depends on who you learn it from, I think.
What I do know is that it was definitely no disadwantage to me to have several years of experience in goju ryu and shotokan before advancing to NCGF and JKD.
What indicates that the above theory might be partly true is when we take a look at Non-Classical Gung Fu. NCGF is not JKD although you hardly find anything closer related to JKD than that. Jesse R. Glover was not too fond of JKD because he found that Bruce Lee had moved too far from the easily teachable principles that characterized his Gung Fu in the Seattle period. (That is Mr. Glovers opinion rephrased in my words). I guarantee you, NCGF is simple to understand - what definitely not means that the techniques used are crude. At least I see beginners in NCGF learning something that works, faster, than the beginners in the JKD-kwoon where I also train. Still both ways have advantages. Maybe my colleagues in the JKD-kwoon will be better in the long run. (I learn a lot from both sides)Comment
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If you have a black belt in an art or two, then you will have a much easier time learning ANY art, not just JKD. But, if the art you were in before wasn't very good, i.e. little or no realistic sparring then you would have been better off starting in JKD in the first place.Comment
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Re: do u agree about this comment of JKD
Most of all of bruces students had some prior training this helped them adapt to his training methods more readly Perhaps this was a faster way to develop or a easyer way for Bruce to share his training methods as far as what art would allow one to learn faster I would think that depends on the person If they have learned to relax in there training methods then the art is not a matter JKD is JKD first then what is added is personal needs A beginer in any art can learn what works for them JKD gives the tools for you to use add to desolve or leave intact your JKD is that But it must have that foundation firstOriginally posted by Mitsuswordsman
My JKD instuc says that Jkd is best used by some one who has a black belt in one or more styles then uses JKD to make it practical and useful. He also says a kenpo trained artist will adapt to the JKD way faster then say a goju guy would. AGree?Comment
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