My First Day at JKD

Hawke

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Greetings All,

An acquaintance I met invited me over to train in JKD over at Marina Del Rey.

I never trained like that ever in my life. We did tons of speed drill.

My partner would leave his hand out and I would try to hit it.
My partner would try to grab either shoulder and I had to counter.
My partner would grab my shirt in the center and I had to counter.

Going in and out of different ranges.

This part I did before in FMA training.
We had to react to sound.
We had to react to sight.

I have done drills in other arts where my partner would punch to my face. Or our eyes are close and my partner puts a knife to my throat from any direction.

The JKD training was different. My partner has a close hand and I have to wait until he opens his hands before I can punch. This reminds me of boxing.

The people there were nice and helpful.
 

arnisador

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I have found JKD of great help to my FMA, in aliveness, moving between ranges, and attributes in general!
 

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Marina del Rey, huh? Were you training at the Inosanto Academy? Saying it's well regarded would be an understatement.
 

tshadowchaser

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sounds like you had fun and enjoyed yourslef. Happy to hear of your first day experence
 
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I grew up hearing about JKD, but did not think much about it at the time.

I enjoy the training methods used. I am developing more speed. I usually play with sticks, so the extra speed is nice.

Until school is out I am limited on my training.
 

paulH

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i remember my first day... well mostly i remember the bruises!!!... i walked straight into a stop kick session
 

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Great! Glad you enjoyed it!
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