Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 6 Months, 3 Weeks ago
Not quite Pete, a straight lead is efficient, JKD is always striving for for efficiency of movement balanced through expression. If your thinking is static is will cling to the familiar, if it is dynamic, you will change your whole understanding of your art over time.
R, how may other ways of are there of doing a straight lead? Surely, if you write a book about it then its laying the foundation of a system rather then an evolving dynamic concept as you say.
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 6 Months, 3 Weeks ago
PeteMills wrote:
R, how may other ways of are there of doing a straight lead? Surely, if you write a book about it then its laying the foundation of a system rather then an evolving dynamic concept as you say.
Not answering for Ronin, but...
You'll have seen much discussion of concepts & principles vs techniques.
The idea of using your closest weapon, is a concept or principle.
What you describe from the book, is a technique, which is merely the physical manifestation of the concept/principle.
Clear as mince eh?
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 6 Months, 3 Weeks ago
PeteMills wrote: R bring it one.
Mule: I read your response and do you know what sprang to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnUUuPUmq6w
I've not seen that fim, but it looks great.
Sorry if I come across as an oldie lecturing.
My point was that there s something referred to as 'technique collector mentality'.
People go to seminars and such and all they focus on is learning techniques to add to their arsenal, but never gain sight of the principles and concepts behind them.
End of lecture.
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 6 Months, 3 Weeks ago
PeteMills wrote: ah if youve not seen the film the point would be lost!
Its more to do with the idea of pyschological banter to baffle your opponent!
Good job you got tough skin Mule, for a minute I thought id hurt your feelings.
(P.s. your only as old as you feel - or so im told)
For Pete;
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 5 Months, 2 Weeks ago
hope i put this in the right section :).
They say Bruce Lee was the grandfather of MMA.
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 5 Months, 2 Weeks ago
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 5 Months, 2 Weeks ago
I reckon there have been challenge matches been going on since the dawn of time.
I mean as in mixing martial arts to make a system that suits you. Bruce Lee was the one who properly introduced people to the concept.
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Re:Need help understanding JKD (Jeet Kune Do) 5 Months, 2 Weeks ago
normaengage wrote: I mean as in mixing martial arts to make a system that suits you. Bruce Lee was the one who properly introduced people to the concept.
Surely every person who started their own system and given it a name has made it up of techniques that suited them?
Was Bruce Lee the first person to train in more than one style and adapt what he learned?
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