Is Jeet Kune Do a Style?

[Jalek Moye]

umm rankin's Fang would be ok, honestly it cant sound any more silly then when people say hung gar without the kuen because it ends up meaning just hung family.

"what's you style"
"Hung family"
"what!"

[Dancing Dragon]

Yeah, I agree, I think I'll just stick with Jeet Kune Do, close enough eh? Checkmate for MartialMan

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Dancing Dragon

ha ha, you're funny. I pictured more of a shen-long swirling and dancing in the clouds. With the last name Rankins, I doubt that would sound too good. Rankins Long Kune Do...nah.

Yes-it sounds good

Rankins Long Chuan Fa.......

very professional and good...lets do a poll for another thread:

Rankins Long Chuan Fa

Rankins System of Long Quan

Rankins Long Kuyhn Do

Rankins Lohng Quan Tou

Rankings Gar Long Kune

please consider changing from Dragon Fist-----sounds immature and fantasy.

[dasher43]

i thought that it was a form from wing chun

[Wudang]

Why bother naming it in the first place, just let it be what it is without having to dub it something so you can tell people you created your own style. The less focus on superficial things like names the better i say.

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Dancing Dragon

Yeah, I agree, I think I'll just stick with Jeet Kune Do, close enough eh? Checkmate for MartialMan

Man, I like your spirit.

Dedication, Individualism, Conviction in thought....

Instead of looking to get on the offensive, or defensive, simple skills as realising people are people, and carrying on with such facetiousness, is a quality that many in the world, including some on forums, have to adapt.

[kuroitaka]

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

It is a system of philosophy dedicated to individualism.

A MMA before the coined term.

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

So why make reference to it? Why state that one has a modified version?

And with any process, there should be a teacher helping one. Or you have the typical nomad martial artist meandering from one thought process to another saying that it is all about them, their, me, mine, etc.

Bruce and JKD was founded by studying other arts and principles first. With people teachers of those arts and principles. Not merely from books and vids.

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

Bruce was one of few "exceptional"

He didnt kick above the waist for hardcore effective fighting.

And he had many years studying other things.

And he would be apalled to those making any reference to JKD in such manners a glorification.

And Dragon Fist still sounds fanatsy....ye Long Quan practitioner

Originally Posted by Dancing Dragon

Personally, I think he'd be proud to see an admirer of his striving for self liberation and originality, instead of just doing as everyone else does.

And what are you trying to say by "Bruce was one of few 'exceptional'"? Do you mean that only exceptional people are capable of great things, that even with hard work and dedication, that if you're not exceptional, you can't be great? Come now, Bruce Lee was just a man, a human being. With great philosophical insight mind you, but he was simply human, and he didn't want to be looked upon as "exceptional". He wanted us all to know that through will, determination, and hard work, we can be what we want to be. He did it, now why can't I?

i agree with both of u and i'd like to say that bruce lee was a mind fighter not the body
he thinks and the people who thinki s better the people who fight for just kicking ass so he is a great thinker and the thinker must win after all .

[TreacherousThrive]

I agree with most of what has been said, I think of JKD as clay and you should just learn the basics and add to it. Its not a style, its your preferred way of fighting. Also, I thought he learned the high kick from Chuck Norris while they were filming the movie.

[Little Dragon 117]

Jeet Kune Do i nothing to us but a philosophy and a guide.
To Bruce Lee it was just a name with no meaning, just something to call his philosophy.
just learn what you need and works for you, and don't pay attention to the rest.
become an individual, with your own style, and possibly philosophy

[47MartialMan]

What people have to realise, the "height of JKD" is individulized perfection. One still has to learn fundamentals from a qualified teacher.

[Little Dragon 117]

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

What people have to realise, the "height of JKD is individulized perfection. One still has to learn fundamentals from a qualified teacher.

well actually, one can learn from the books and videos, but to be able to do it and train with it you do have to have an instructor.

and what fundamentals would you be talking about?

[kuroitaka]

Originally Posted by Little Dragon 117

Jeet Kune Do i nothing to us but a philosophy and a guide.
To Bruce Lee it was just a name with no meaning, just something to call his philosophy.
just learn what you need and works for you, and don't pay attention to the rest.
become an individual, with your own style, and possibly philosophy

will bruce put u the guide lines the JKD is not a sience or an art it is just philosophy to express urself honestly

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Little Dragon 117

well actually, one can learn from the books and videos, but to be able to do it and train with it you do have to have an instructor.

and what fundamentals would you be talking about?

It is the other way around. Yiou can train on your own from other sources, but to actually learn you need a teacher. A teacher can point out if you are doing hings incorrectly.

Thus, gong into the other subject

Fundamentals have to be taught from a qualified live teacher, in order to show correct and proper via fedback.

When I speak of fundamentals. I am not speaking conceptially, or of concepts.

Simply,if you start of doing wrong, you would never know it unless there is someone live that also had trained live from before.

One can self train, but not self taught.

[kuroitaka]

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

It is the other way around. Yiou can train on your own from other sources, but to actually learn you need a teacher. A teacher can point out if you are doing hings incorrectly.

Thus, gong into the other subject

Fundamentals have to be taught from a qualified live teacher, in order to show correct and proper via fedback.

When I speak of fundamentals. I am not speaking conceptially, or of concepts.

Simply,if you start of doing wrong, you would never know it unless there is someone live that also had trained live from before.

One can self train, but not self taught.

yeah u can self train but u could teach urself but u'll have to think well with ur mind

[marksmarkou]

From what ive learnt jeet kune do is what Bruce Lee called his own studies in the martial arts. Its not a style as such.

Marks MARKS CHAT