Would Jeet Koon Doe be considered a good style for a beginner?

Answer 1

Jeet Kune Do (or any Martial Art, you plan to study) is good for a "beginner" because if you haven't had any Martial Arts experience then you will start out as a beginner or white belt everyone who has never had studied Martial Arts or had experience in Martial Arts will start out as a beginner.

If you have studied Martial Arts before then it would be up to the instructor of the Martial Arts school you plan to study at currently to determine what rank you'll be able to start out in their class by what ever experience you do have in the discipline you studied before.

There aren't ANY Martial Arts disciplines that are classified as beginner, intermediate or expert disciplines, they all will start you out as a beginner if you've never had any Martial Arts experience.

If you want to study Jeet Kune Do, and it's available in your area (and their instructors are certified in the discipline) then study it, it's your choice as to what Martial Arts discipline you want to study, not theirs. don't fall for that "study the Martial Art I study because it's better than that discipline" bulls**t

these people that tell you that it doesn't work are full of s**t, it all comes down to the individual, how they train, and how they use what they've learned.

just make sure to ask the Bruce Lee Foundation or the Jeet Kune Do Nucleus (You could prob'ly contact them by e-mail through their websites) about whether or not the school you plan on studying at has certified Jeet Kune Do instructors, or if there are any JKD schools in your area that have certified instructors before joining any classes

and I say that about any Martial Art you plan to study, you have to make sure about what organization, or national club the school is affiliated with and make sure that the school can be vouched for by that organization or club that it's legitimate.

Answer 2

If you're a beginner, whichever you feel is best will be best for you. Jeet Kune Do is nothing more than a "Heinz 57" style, if you will; Bruce Lee took parts of several different styles and put them together into something new that made sense to him. That was how Shaolin started over 1500 years ago, too--there just happened to be quite a few more people doing it.

I hear a lot of people here pushing MMA-approved arts; these may work for the octagon, but in real life, anyone willing to aggressively start a fight with you isn't going to be alone. Ground fighting won't work in that situation, because while you're wrestling with one guy, his buddy will be mercilessly pummelling you. Jujitsu and similar styles don't typically teach you how to fight multiple attackers.

But, I have to say it--look into Shaolin. There are some very good schools here.

;-)

Answer 3

My personal belief is that a person cannot grasp the way of the intercepting fist without first mastering the basics of another style.
You must build on a foundation, everything needs a base.
I like Bruce Lee but I believe that is the philosophical draw back of his style.
I like to think of Jeet Koon Do as a martial art for martial artists while many other systems are martial arts for the average person.

no offense to anyone this is just my observation of the style. I firmly believe that people should study at the best school in their area no matter what style that school teaches. We are restricted geographically in our daily training.

Answer 4

Doe??? Isn't that a Deer. Are you wanting to take Jeet Kune Do because you really want to learn something or is it because of Bruce Lee like most people. Most people remember Bruce Lee as being so good and think they can get that good just by taking his Art. Remember it is always the man and not the Art. You could take it it could not suit your style and you could really suck at it. Find something you can be good at meant for you and excel

Answer 5

No. You won't know which instructors are legiment or which one simply read few books and watch Bruce Lee movie then open a gym and make up a fake certificate that claim they train "Jeet Koon Doe" under Bruce Lee eventhough they seems to be in early 20's.

To be safe stick to something you see on UFC, Pride, K-1, etc... and take something like Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, etc...

Answer 6

Jeet Kune Do is a philosophy of scuffling with. Muay Thai is a martial arts sort. merely about all Jeet Kune Do faculties teach Muay Thai thoughts. JKD ideas borrows thoughts from dozens of kinds and incorporates them into wrestle education. after I took JKD, I realized Muay Thai, Silat, Kali, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wing Chun and Boxing. Bruce Lee is lifeless, he can't win fights any extra.

Answer 7

Let me share something with you, for a short time in Bruce's life how many folks out there do you think he thought in the late '60s and early '70s and, let along afford his asking price. Now if I remember correctly he was getting something like $300 per class room (each student of only a small handful) or about $1000.00 for a one on one per hour session. So what I am getting at here is now everyone out there is a JKD Master and more then 30 years after his death people out there are making some big bucks off of the BRUCE LEE name. Get the point...

Answer 8

Jeet Kun Do is a very demanding martial art. It requires speed and conditioning. I wouldn't recomend it for a first timer, but if you're already fit you could do well with it. It's a very effective art if you're trying to hurt someone. For everyday scuffles it's a little too viol;ent so you'd have to tune it down some.

Answer 9

Ya, Jeet Koon Do is a great style. It's basically the best of all styles according the Bruce Lee. It's got grappling, kicking, throws.. everything pretty much. A lot of MMA guys study it.

Answer 10

Guys Guys Guys!!

Please please please!! Bruce did not want JKD to be an art in itself, it wasn't a style, it was what worked for you.

It might work for me but not for you. Or it might work for you but not the next person. JKD was supposed to be your own style and whatever worked for yourself, what worked for Bruce may not of worked for Dan Inosanto or Richard Bustillio, so they would have made variations of moves and strikes. Taken from Bruce what worked for them and not used the rest. Different body shapes apapt to different styles, moves and strikes.

If you look at what Bruce did, he was one of the first people to Cross Train. Don't Box a Boxer, don't Kick a Kicker don't Wrestle a Wrestler. Cross train was what he did, Weapons (Dan Inosanto) Judo (Gene LeBell) Kung Fu( Yip Man) he also boxed for his university! So what was he doing?? Mixing Martial Arts, so would this be classes as Mixed Martial Arts?? Yes without a doubt. So to the guys who have said JKD in the UFC?? Come on guys make sure you know your stuff before slagging it off. Because there have been guys who have walked into the octagon with there fighting style listed as JKD. Cross training is what MMA is all about.

The problem with learning a JKD syllabus is that it is not your own, it is what your instructor teaches you and not nessercarlly what works for you. Guys have said to learn Muay Thai, BJJ and Boxing this will develop you own JKD