Hi Folks
Ok, I have a feeling this is going to create some interesting posts. I have a friend of mine who teaches JKD and he says JKD is not a system and we have no forms and truly believes JKD is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
My feelings are that Bruce Lee was a good actor and helped bring Martial Arts into the lime light of the public eye. I dont know how good of a fighter or technician he was. I can only say from what Ive seen of JKD, Ive not seen anyhting new. Perhaps a different approach but nothing different. I believe if you have a program where you have a systematic approach or teaching outline then you have a system. If it is teachable, repeatable its a system. I also believe they have forms. Ok, they call them exercies but again if you do the a drill and call it an exercise ok I still call it a pattern of form.
Last but not least I also believe the classical arts unlike today where arts are cookie cutter styles. The arts of old I believe were never meant to be taught to the masses. Arts were designed to be individualized and each person had to be taught differently. The lating root word for educate is EDUCO meaning to draw from within. I think it is the responsibility of the instructor to educate students on how to make movements / techniques, drills, exercises, forms etc work for the studnent. Arts have become to systematic. As I indicated earlier I simply dont feel JKD is anything new merely different. I am not saying JKD is a bad system or anything negative at all, merely expressing how I feel about this subject.
Ok now you know my feelings on this subject, I look forward to hearing from you. All opinions and posts are welcome.
Thanks
San
Ok, I have a feeling this is going to create some interesting posts. I have a friend of mine who teaches JKD and he says JKD is not a system and we have no forms and truly believes JKD is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
My feelings are that Bruce Lee was a good actor and helped bring Martial Arts into the lime light of the public eye. I dont know how good of a fighter or technician he was. I can only say from what Ive seen of JKD, Ive not seen anyhting new. Perhaps a different approach but nothing different. I believe if you have a program where you have a systematic approach or teaching outline then you have a system. If it is teachable, repeatable its a system. I also believe they have forms. Ok, they call them exercies but again if you do the a drill and call it an exercise ok I still call it a pattern of form.
Last but not least I also believe the classical arts unlike today where arts are cookie cutter styles. The arts of old I believe were never meant to be taught to the masses. Arts were designed to be individualized and each person had to be taught differently. The lating root word for educate is EDUCO meaning to draw from within. I think it is the responsibility of the instructor to educate students on how to make movements / techniques, drills, exercises, forms etc work for the studnent. Arts have become to systematic. As I indicated earlier I simply dont feel JKD is anything new merely different. I am not saying JKD is a bad system or anything negative at all, merely expressing how I feel about this subject.
Ok now you know my feelings on this subject, I look forward to hearing from you. All opinions and posts are welcome.
Thanks
San