NubreedKaliSilat
Yellow Belt
A commentary on Modern JKD
Have we lost our way? Sounds like a simple question with a simple answer doesn't it? However, I don't believe thst it's as simple as it seems, and is a very good question that we all must ask ourselves as modern practitioners of Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do. In my observations of modern JF/JKD practitioners, I'm finding that more and more we are getting too caught up in the styles, thereby directly going against one of the core philosophies of Bruce Lee.
To illustrate this, just look at how many of us are seeking out Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belts in the hope of eventually earning a black belt ourselves. How many of us have become paper hungry, seeking to be certified in many different arts? I do comment on this lightly, as I myself, have been guilty of this to a certain extent; becoming forgetful of one of the reasons I was originally interested in the philosophy of JK/JKD.
by IMB Affiliate John Roderick
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I read this from the IMB Newletter and I thought that it had value in it's meaning. Sijo Bruce Lee researched many arts to find there weakness not to learn the whole system, what he added from the systems was what worked for him. By the way, he was not certified in any art that he taught......
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