Jeet Kune Do

Bruce Lee's first martial art was Wing Chun Kung Fu, which he studied in Hong Kong from the age of 13 until 18  when he returned to America, his birth place, in 1959.  He first taught Kung Fu in Seattle then moved to the San Francisco bay area to teach.

In 1964 Lee accepted a challenge there from one Wong Jack Man.  At the end Lee was left surprised and frustrated by his inability to conclude the contest quickly and decisively.  The experience highlighted some deficiencies in his previous training. As a result he began to reflect on the traditional styles, or what he came to call the "classical mess".  He concluded that the rigid, formal techniques they taught were not practical in unpredictable street fighting conditions.  He also noticed that each style seemed to practice and focus upon a different part of the whole of fighting to the exclusion of the other parts, which they then deemed unworthy of consideration.

Lee began developing a new system based on Wing Chun but with more mobile footwork and other influences from western boxing and fencing.  He also included any useful techniques he came across that could be borrowed from the many other arts which he investigated.  He concluded that techniques  needed to be both simple and adaptable to constantly changing conditions to be effective in an actual combat environment. 

JKD is the original mixed martial art.  Lee's philosophy was to take whatever is useful no matter the source and discard the rest.  He said, " there is no such thing as style if you understand the roots of combat" and "true observation begins when one is devoid of set patterns".

He also strove to develop a decisive physical advantage over any opponent and thus placed a strong emphasis on nutrition and rigorous physical training methods like targeted weight training to develop powerful punches and kicks, repetitive drills to develop quickness, running for endurance and stretching for flexibility.

Bruce Lee training video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAeUt8Tw3Y
                                    
                                                  

Escrima

Escrima is a very fast and deadly stick and blade art indigenous to the Philippines, equally effective as an empty hand art.  It is comprised of simple and efficient battle tested techniques. While the basics of Escrima are simple and fairly quick to grasp on a superficial level, many years of drilling and practice with partners are required to develop the precision, rhythm, and angleing skills that make a skilled Escrimador.

Dan Inosanto stick lesson:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH309YwzxsY
                   demonstration:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqAPAW0yGA


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