Best combination of Martial arts.

[dirtbag]

bjj >> wrestling >> muay thai == tough ass dude..

[Ghost]

agreed

[conach]

bjj >> wrestling >> muay thai == tough ass dude

BJJ + Combat Sambo + Muay Thai + a bit of Kali= run for your life

If you have time to master all the above= lucky SOB

[bjjrookie]

TKD + Judo = JoeSonDo

[falcon3624]

how about we use MT instead of TKD and BJJ instead of Judo and then I think you might be on to something.

[Nutz]

Re: Best combination of Martial arts.

Originally posted by Ghost
I would not choose just a self defence system like Krav Maga/JKD etc alone because i dont think they can beat a Thai Boxer of good standard standing up and likwise with BJJ on the ground.

There is an old saying that goes something like "never box a boxer, never kick with a kicker, and never grapple with a grappler." Its stands to reason that they're the best at what they happen to specialize in and its good advice to this day.

Also, to claim JKD as a system is something of a misnomer (and is becoming a common misconception). In fact its not a style at all. Jun Fan (Kung Fu?) was a set "system", but JKD in my standing is not. It wasn't until I started reading forums like this one that I understood what Bruce meant by him regretting giving what he did a name (JKD). He feared people would not take it for what it is and make it into something its not. I fully believe Dan got it right when he split off with the Concepts point of view. JKD is not a martial arts system for anyone else but Bruce Lee. JKD was his "way" and nobody elses. Jeet Kune Do means way of the intercepting fist. For BL that may have worked due to his lightning speed. For me, my "way" may follow a more HKE/GMF notion. For everyone else all we have is the concepts Bruce developed to train with--economy of motion, using what works for a given individual, etc. If anything, JKD represents an ideology for how to find one's particular "way".

[Ghost]

Agreed

[falcon3624]

I think it takes a special kind of person for JKD. I mean it is based on a guy that was probably faster than any other martial artist will ever hope to be. I know a few guys that practice JKD and it seems okay but I definately can see where you should be extremely fast to actually use it against a resisting opponent.

[Lizard]

So if I study several martial arts, take what works for me out of each of them and reject the rest, then I'm doing JKD?

[Nutz]

Originally posted by Lizard
So if I study several martial arts, take what works for me out of each of them and reject the rest, then I'm doing JKD?

Simple answer: Yes.

Long answer: No.
Only Bruce could do JKD. That was the name he gave to his "way". But, his "way" was also indicative of an underlying philosophy which included ever changing and evolving concepts (which are still maturing and changnig to this day). That is why when he said to name his "way" would be to limit it. It also illustrates how he regretted giving it a name since others would put it into a box as a style. The concepts that encompass what BL did span the horizons of virtually all martial artists. That's why so many people may be doing the same thing he did, just to varying levels, or seen from a different aspect or point of view. Again, because he gave the concept a name it limits what can or cannot be done with something that is as structured as a named entitie. However, what you are doing is accepting the underlying concepts (at least in part) of what Bruce followed on his journey of self-discovery.

Until you really look at the sociology of martial artists in general and see the underlying, often Functionalist views, its hard to see where my point of view is coming from.

In short, Jeet Kune Do is not a martial art, system, nor style. Its an ideology applied to oneself during a process of self-discovery. If you use those concepts as a MMA, then the essence of what you do does carry the JKD spirit.