Jeet Keen Do today?

[opr1945101]

So what is happening today with Jeet Keen Do? still around? If it is not a style and adopts anything that seems to work how does one dojo teach the same as another dojo? For example I under stand that Tae Kwon Do is taught pretty much the same at all dojang's because it is a style?

 

[Gyakuto103]

There is a section for it here:

JKD / Jeet Kune Do

JKD is the martial art founded by Bruce Lee. JKD is one of the best-known hybrid martial arts, incorporating techniques from all martial arts, refined by Bruce Lee's innovative approach to training.

www.martialtalk.com

 

[Same Trick48]

The style’s characteristics I’ll guess is in the name of the style so as long as that’s kept true it’s jeet kune do ?

 

[punisher731]

Its still around. Martial Arts seem to cycle on popularity based on exposure to popular culture/media.

As to the "how do you know" question. There are two main camps. There is an "Original JKD" camp and that has a set curriculum of what is taught and what you learn would pretty much match those who come from this camp. Then there is the "JKD Concepts" camp and that USUALLY is what is taught by Dan Inosanto, so if you are in a JKDC camp and have a direct lineage through your instructor to Inosanto, what you learn will also be close to what others do.

BUT, there are some who use the "JKD" label and use it for their own conglomeration of MA's that may or may not be any good. What you learn can widely vary.

 

[Holmejr1]

I’m currently participating in a JKD class in So Cal. It is heavily influenced by eastern yoga type philosophy and Tai chI. The FMA aspect is still there, but heavy serrada influenced. There is also a heavy emphasis on the “inner healing” and “energy” which comes from the eastern stuff. See Sifu Singh type of teaching philosophy. At the Kali academy we learned from the ground up. Here they kinda teach from the middle out.

I took the semi traditional JKD ala Inosanto / Lucay Lucay back from 79 to 90, so this is current iteration is really foreign to me. The modified wing chin is there, but it’s a long way away from what old timers would consider JKD. Whatever JKD means….

 

[Xue Sheng96]

I have trained a little JKD here in the northeast corner of the USA. All were pretty direct in application and foot work. But 2 come from Jerry Poteet and a few other 1st generation folks that mt teachers trained with. The other was from Dan Inosanto.

No yoga or taiji influence at all. As a matter of fact one of the classes I referred to as getting hit in the head lessons.

All 3, lots of drills , lots of foot work, and sparring

 

[opr1945101]

Thanks all. I had no idea there was a section for it. Google Fu skills severely lacking in this little old man (name given to me by a grand daughter).

 

[Shugyosha2]

I’m currently participating in a JKD class in So Cal. It is heavily influenced by eastern yoga type philosophy and Tai chI. The FMA aspect is still there, but heavy serrada influenced. There is also a heavy emphasis on the “inner healing” and “energy” which comes from the eastern stuff. See Sifu Singh type of teaching philosophy. At the Kali academy we learned from the ground up. Here they kinda teach from the middle out.

I took the semi traditional JKD ala Inosanto / Lucay Lucay back from 79 to 90, so this is current iteration is really foreign to me. The modified wing chin is there, but it’s a long way away from what old timers would consider JKD. Whatever JKD means….

Im not an OJDK guy by any strecth of the imagination but if Jun Fan Kickboxing isn't at the heart of your JKDC it's really not JKD anymore.

 

[punisher731]

I’m currently participating in a JKD class in So Cal. It is heavily influenced by eastern yoga type philosophy and Tai chI. The FMA aspect is still there, but heavy serrada influenced. There is also a heavy emphasis on the “inner healing” and “energy” which comes from the eastern stuff. See Sifu Singh type of teaching philosophy. At the Kali academy we learned from the ground up. Here they kinda teach from the middle out.

I took the semi traditional JKD ala Inosanto / Lucay Lucay back from 79 to 90, so this is current iteration is really foreign to me. The modified wing chin is there, but it’s a long way away from what old timers would consider JKD. Whatever JKD means….

I've often wondered how Bruce Lee's art would have evolved as he got older and lost some of his physical attributes.

 

[opr1945101]

I suspect that with most styles of Karate that have well defined styles of Kata the evolution of the style is gradual. Founder dies and students continue it with minor changes as they forget parts or change parts as they make improvements. If change is significant call it new style. Most change, at least to some degre, after several generations.

My very limited understanding JKD is that there was limited defined actions. Everything was open to change if something worked better, or didn't work. Change was constant. So when founder passed on change was what was left.

Just ramblings of an old man with nothing better to do. Thanks.

 

[Xue Sheng96]

I suspect that with most styles of Karate that have well defined styles of Kata the evolution of the style is gradual. Founder dies and students continue it with minor changes as they forget parts or change parts as they make improvements. If change is significant call it new style. Most change, at least to some degre, after several generations.

My very limited understanding JKD is that there was limited defined actions. Everything was open to change if something worked better, or didn't work. Change was constant. So when founder passed on change was what was left.

Just ramblings of an old man with nothing better to do. Thanks.

One of my shifus (CMA) said no to people are alike, so no two forms (katas) are alike and over time things change.

JKD has 2 sides, 5he concept side, where things change based on Bruce Lee’s philosophy. The other is do what Bruce taught. Based exactly on his actual teachings. But over time, both change, but I suspect the concept side changes more

From another rambling old man with nothing better to do.

 

[opr1945101]

The only constant is change????

 

[HighKick1]

The only constant is change????

Change is unequivocally Not a constant. It is ever-changing.