Hello

[uc02]

new to the forums, I'm a 22 male in law enforcement and I'm looking for a good fighting style, someone suggested Jeet Kune Do.

[Szczepankiewicz]

Jeet Kun Do sucks. You need to hook up with Tai Chi or Ninjitsu!

Just kidding!

Welcome to the forum!

SZ

[Sean J]

Hi I am a JKD-practitioner and also used to do security work as I started out in MA.

According to my experience, if you can find a fine JKD-teacher it is OK, if not, don't worry.

Why? The main point in JKD is really the attitude: What works in real life is what you should learn - forget about the rest.

So if you decide to go out and find whatever-style-teacher who has a practical approach towards self-defense, learn as much from him as you can, and proceed to another school as soon as you feel you don't make progress - then you are on the right path. Whether you call that JKD is unimportant.

As for me I started out with jiu-jitsu in the army, proceded to Shito-Ryo-Karate with a guy who had done security work and kick-boxing matchs in Tokyo. After 2 and a haf year I proceeded to Goju-Ryu, then Shotokan (with some jiu-jitsu on the side), Tai-Chi (!!) Today I am training Non-Classical-Gung-Fu (...Jesse R. Glover's) in one school and Jun-Fan JKD in another school. So basically I have been doing JKD-concepts for over 20 years now, without knowing it.

Must have worked for me, because I am still breathing.

The point is, you have to find out what works for you, find your own structure. One way of doing this is to start out in some style that seems to fit you, then add on from other styles that fits into your way of moving and thinking. As for weapons I'd concentrate on short stick and knife.

Feel free to contact me directly for other tips.

Sean

[Guest]

The problem with JKD is that different schools practice in vastly different ways, so you don't know what you're getting for your money.

I'm a great believer in mixing Muay Thai with either BJJ or Judo, depending on availability.

And remember - be careful out there.

[jmd161]

Hello Everyone!

Hello,

I'm new to this site so i wanted to say hello to everyone.


I live in Miami,Fl and i've been in the martial arts for about 20yrs.

My current style is Black Tiger Kung Fu.I've studied other styles that include Sung Style Longfist,Northern Shaolin,and Nisie Go ju ryu Karate.

I guess i'm kinda an oddball here a kung fu person amongst grapplers and MMA people.

just wanted to introduce myself to everyone.

jmd161

[Sean J]

Originally posted by Bri Thai
The problem with JKD is that different schools practice in vastly different ways, so you don't know what you're getting for your money.

I'm a great believer in mixing Muay Thai with either BJJ or Judo, depending on availability.

And remember - be careful out there.

Sounds like a good combo, if your body structure and the situations you anticipate are compatible with that. By that you also define rather clearly why JKD is practices so differently in different schools. One of the JKD teachers at my school (one of very, very few in my area licenced by Dan Insanto) base a lot of the training on Muay Thai. He is also a 1. Dan in BJJ which he teaches in other classes along with colleague - who is actually the real crack in BJJ. (JKD students can attend BJJ-classes at no extra charge). Personally I keep my jiu-jitsu at a rudimentary level - mainly based on techniques to avoid ground fighting.
I am smaller than the average person - therefore that makes sense for me.

How big are you - if it is not a secret?

[Guest]

I am 210 lbs right now, and reasonably strong. But I could lose 30 lbs without looking anorexic.

I love the grappling. But I am content to learn escapes, reversals and dominant positions. My main motivation is training for self defence. If I had to go to the ground in a real fight I wouldn't be going for submission. I would be going for the dominant position, and then striking.

Heresy to some, I know. But it is my way (cue Sinartra....)

My own Instructor is certified under Inosanto, though I only train ground grappling with him. ( www.maxt.co.uk ).

For stand up I'm really getting into the WW2 Hand to Hand Combatives. So much of what those guys have to say makes sense to me.

[Sean J]

Well the difference in size definitely tells why my JKD could never be the same as your JKD. I am 1m76 and at my lifetime top weight now: 71 kg.

The real problem about ground grappling in self defense situations is that the assailant usually is not alone. In a team of doormen it is different, if they really know how to work as a team. Then it makes sense to let someone your size grapple the no. 1 troublemaker and take him to the door, while the smaller hopefully faster and hardhitting doormen keep the crowd off your back. That is the way it worked while I worked as a doorman, although I have had enough situations where I had to do everything alone. In those cases ground-grappling would have been unhealthy.

Now I'll have a look at the link in your posting.

[Guest]

I'm one of the heaviest guys at the club. The instructor is much smaller.