Thank you for clearing that up for me. I never actually classified it as Jeet Kune Do, because of my lack of information, but I knew it was similar.
My first training for the logic of fighting came with my first game of chess at 5 years old which caught my interest into strategy and thinking under multiple persectives.
The beginning of my actual martial arts training dates back to my first conscience fight. We all fight in the early years of school, but I never concentrated until a perspective change in an 8th grade fight when I first actually even cared if I won. He was a big kid, more fat than strong, but intimidating to me none the less. I strategized as with chess, and anticipated long before the fight, what he would do. Because of his body type and lack of knowledge of the fight, I assumed it would be an immediate tackle, his body in torpedo position. Most importantly, I knew he would attack first, attempting to overwhelm me. As amateur and unexperienced as I was at the time, my assumption was correct, and the fight basically ended with an immediate knee to his face as he was just going to make contact with me followed by an instinctive hammerfist to his kidney region. I was taken down, of course, and he was on top, but beyond disoriented, so I easily flipped him over, put him into the only submission I knew at the time which was a full nelson and he cried. At that moment, I realized I won off my animal instinct and acquired logic. Opening my eyes to the thrill of fighting compared to chess (fighting is just like a fast paced physical chess game). So I began my research of different styles complimenting my body style, with the help of other friends. Of course some had experience in boxing and wrestling, but none in martial arts. Fortunately, my dad is a black belt in Karate, so he helped me along a bit.
My training consisted of studying what people do, when I do a certain move, while fighting. So maining it was studying videos, working with a peer partner on the legitamacy in real life situations and to test what instinctive defenses the victim would have. Mainly to move it along. I saw strengths in those certain fighting styles. Kenpo has great defense to attack techniques and is quite easy to learn to a certain level not to mention knockout power from awkward angles (keep in mind, I am absolutely no blackbelt in any of these arts.) for my standup, muy thai and karate intrigued me because of the use of unconventional striking at a range most people arent used to, and jui jitsi was acquired by sparing with wrestlers. I realized wrestlers have no submission from the ground, but jui jitsu is deadly from all positions.
I trained mainly from sparring and testing would I assumed I could and could not do. I havent had the oppurtunity to be graced with someone who could specifically train these, but I do have plenty of friends willing to spar and a sponge of a brain. I have a friend who is a amateur champion muy thai fighter, father trained in jui jitsu and extensively in karate, and the kenpo was trained solo but has remained effective in many situations for me.
