Ok so this might be a pretty lengthy thread but here goes. So my Aikido dojo shut down and Im not sure exactly what Iām going to do now. There is a school near me that has the followin:
The instructor is ranked by Erik Paulson as a CSW teacher
He is also ranked by the Machadoās as a purple belt.
He teaches MT and
he is ranked the following in what he told me once is the āConceptsā lineage:
Dan Inosanto>Ron Balicki>this instructor
This instructor also teaches Kali/Escrima.
Hereās my questions:
1. What is the deal with JKD, JKD CONCEPTS, JUN FAN GUNG FU? Why all the names?
2. Iāve read a whole bunch of books on Bruce, some good, some bad, some knowledgeable. Was he really that good to be considered such a legend? I mean was he really that good a martial artist or was some of it movie hype? Iām not meaning to offend, Iām just genuinely curious.
3. Is the JKD this instructor teaching, from what I understand he is highly regarded, worth taking for self defense purpose. I donāt go looking for fights but would it be useful if you had to protect yourself or family?
just generally curious about it all.
The instructor is ranked by Erik Paulson as a CSW teacher
He is also ranked by the Machadoās as a purple belt.
He teaches MT and
he is ranked the following in what he told me once is the āConceptsā lineage:
Dan Inosanto>Ron Balicki>this instructor
This instructor also teaches Kali/Escrima.
Hereās my questions:
1. What is the deal with JKD, JKD CONCEPTS, JUN FAN GUNG FU? Why all the names?
2. Iāve read a whole bunch of books on Bruce, some good, some bad, some knowledgeable. Was he really that good to be considered such a legend? I mean was he really that good a martial artist or was some of it movie hype? Iām not meaning to offend, Iām just genuinely curious.
3. Is the JKD this instructor teaching, from what I understand he is highly regarded, worth taking for self defense purpose. I donāt go looking for fights but would it be useful if you had to protect yourself or family?
just generally curious about it all.