jeet kune do?

Question

Does anyone here practice jeet kune do, how effective is it in street fighting and can you tell me some of your personnel experiances regarding training , fighting , building strength etc.

thanks

Answer 1

Jeet Kune Do or JKD is something I have taken for about 9 months of my time in all my MA experience. There are many different interpretations of it, but the main tenets are 1.economy of motion, 2.non-telegraphing of movements,3. ability to fight in all four ranges of combat, 4. being aware of all ranges,5.taking people out of their most familiar combative range. Paul Vunak has really simplified my understanding of JKD though he is not the only good source. I would also consult Sifu Dan Inosanto, Erik Paulson, and your own wisdom. Try to watch fights be they MMA Thai boxing, K-1, etc and figure out flaws in fighters approaches then attempt to see them through the JKD outline. Fighting is not a static thing, a fight can change in a split second so a concrete and ultra-fixed understanding of fighting is not very practical. JKD essentially teaches the practicioner to approach the fight from the perspective of the total street rat. I have moved on to Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sambo, etc. but I will not forget the very basic and practical tenets of JKD.

Answer 2

I don't practice Jeet Kune Do, but I can see it being effective. I think it really depends on the person. It's the style of no style.

I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, have Muay Thai background, and a very large wrestling background. When I fight, I usually end up taking the person down with my wrestling and just ground and pound from there. Not very many people know how to defend that. I usually do elbow strikes and knees because they're the most effective in my opinion. They can't grab knee strikes or elbow strikes and do something whereas fully extended limbs can leave you open.

Best style really varies. It's whatever works best for the individual. Like some guys have long legs and may like tae kwon do. It varies.

Answer 3

"What do you think Jeet Kune Do is, a martial art or philosophy?" My view, based on reading Bruce Lee's notes, is that JKD is a philosophy/approach first and foremost. The idea was to be fluid and formless, not restricted by a limited way of doing things. Some instructors teach "Original JKD", and believe that what Bruce Lee taught in his lifetime is the "only" JKD. This is a widespread view, and many respectable instructors hold it, but it does seem contradictory to what Lee's growing philosophy on fighting was about. But out of respect for that, I would view what they teach as "Jun Fan Kung Fu". "Is JKD taught a martial art, a philosophy or both?" Depends largely on who's teaching it. Those from the Dan Inosanto camp/lineage refer to "Jeet Kune Do Concepts", where they filter any martial art they study through the founding principles of JKD (efficiency, non-telegraphic, etc). They are, in fact, encouraged to study and incorporate other systems, such as Muay Thai, Kali, Wing Chun, Shooto, and BJJ. Others, like Jerry Poteet and Ted Wong, hold on to the idea that only Bruce Lee could truly develop "Jeet Kune Do", so they teach what they learned, as they learned it. At the same time, the core principles of efficiency, non-telegraphic techniques, and so on, are shared, though they may be expressed in different ways. Go on any open martial arts forum and ask this question, and you'll get strong arguments from both sides.

Answer 4

Jeet Kune Do works well for me. I started at 16 and have gotten into plenty of fights growing up. I'm 34 now and have not gotten into a fight in a REALLY long time (Thank God). I started training with 4 of my best friends at the time and so when one of us got into a fight, we all got into a fight, the more guys the better. We could care less. It was usually with gangbangers we knew in the neighborhood. Back then we didn't have to worry about weapons except for sticks or what you can pick up off the ground. The gangbangers liked fist fighting so it was all good for all of us.

For training we just did TONS of drills with focus pads, Thai pads, empty hands, Kali sticks, daggers, foot work, and energy drills. Alot of heavybag drills. Countless rounds of sparring. Basic calisthenics like push ups, sit ups, dips, pull ups, free standing squats, jogging, sprinting, running. Always worked extremely hard on the basics - Jab, cross, hook, upper cuts, over hand, clinch, headbutt, knees, elbows, and kicks (wide variety). Never trained anything fancy.

Look up Dan Inosanto, Paul Vunak, or Ron Bilicki. These guys ARE JKD. It's also a good idea to learn BJJ to round off your fight game. Have fun.

Answer 5

okay jeet kune do is great in some ways. I personally have a second degree back belt in indonesian kung fu. I have studied up to a brown belt in brazilian juijitsu and am currently training in penkat silat. I think training is great but real world situations are all that really matter. i f you have never really beat the living crap out of someone on the street who really knows how to fight you are totally inexperienced. Best advice to you is to take your training to the street. One avenue is FIGHT CLUB. dont laugh because while in seattle i was heavily involved in a underground fight club. and yes i got wailed a few times but i did totally my share of wailing on some pretty tough dudes. i learned to fight mutliple poeple from my big brother when i was only about 10 yrs old. I watched him fight eight guys. take the biggest guy and destroy him even if you are going to get your *** kicked. from there it is all good. you have to have physical confrontation if you are ever going to be prepared for it! now go for it and get experience brother

Answer 6

i think some of you blokes need to set your alarm clock to wake up from your dreams.if you fight 8 gays and you beat up?the biggest one you are going to get your *** kicked if you pick the one with the biggest mouth you might have a chance,thats if it were real of course not just a dream.
jeet kune do is at least 50% effective beacuse 50% of it was bruce lees but the 50%?it's whatever other people have added to it.

Answer 7

I think this question was answered with finality by the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). They had Kung Fu stylists in the early events and the guys all got blown up. Why isn’t anyone doing it in that forum today? Because it does not work.

Kung Fu has too much mysticism, not enough practicality.

Answer 8

I personal do Tae Kwon Do. I have been attacked several times and the Tae Kwon Do helped a whole lot.