Question to the JKD practitioners?

[Vio]

Hi this is my first real post here.
I know alot of JKD people have dropped Wing Chun from their teaching, like the SBG and PFS guys. My question is can you still call it JKD without the Wing Chun?
"Jeet Kune Do" = The art of the intercepting fist. Interception is one of the major concepts of JKD and one thats inherited from WC. I trained in both western boxing and thai boxing. And know that in these arts fighters take turns to hit each other, instead of meeting what comes.

[m.artist]

Bruce lee used a lot of wing chun in his jkd. he used it because he found it practical for him, and used many techniques from it. but not everyone can do wing chun or any martial art. some martial arts are just not for some people. wing chun is the basis of jkd, and if you were to go to an authentic jkd academy, you would most likely learn a little wing chun. but, when you begin to see what's working for you and what isn't, that's when you make up you're mind to continue using wing chun techniques or to move on to others

[Tom Yum]

The best way to figure out is to find a local gym that teaches JKD, attend classes with an open mind, practice whenever you get the chance and test yourself every once in awhile.

BTW, the goal of boxing/muay thai is to hit and NOT get hit. The reality of fighting (unlike kungfu movies) is that you will get hit, especially if you get sucker punched.

Wing chun seems like a martial art that can work, but it seems like it works better against untrained fighters (like most people out there). Still, I think some people whom are really skilled and determined fighters could make it work. It would be nice to see it in action at some kind of tournament.

Good luck!

[tekshow]

i think i train at a pretty practical life based gym, and our JKD does include WC, it has too, just as you can't omit Jun Fan from the system because it's all a part of it.


i think WC works well against people of any size or background. WC was developed by a woman and therefore implores many more principles of leverage, deflection, sticking, evading, following and sensitivity. it's almost like Tai Chi in some regards and i find it very effective...

many boxers even regularly use Bong Sau and other techniques. ever see george foreman fight? his 3 point cover is nearly always Bong Sau, deflect with the elbow and use the high hand to guide the attack...


it's just like all martial arts. there's the real and theres the frauds. i used to train at a school that proclaimed they were a JKD gym, but in reality they were just teaching basics and a fight club mentality without any real technique to back it up.


it's out there, you just have to look for it.

[Madrox]

I'm just now beginning at JKD, but I know that it isn't a style/system. And, as such, does not require stuff like Wing Chun to be in it. It's a set of ideas. It's whatever works for you. If Wing Chun works good for you, then that's great, but if it doesn't, you can still be using JKD without it. A lot of concepts are from Wing Chun, but not necessarily moves. Even taking JKD somewhere you have to pick and choose what you like from it that they teach you, because they have to teach it like a style. Be effective and don't waste energy or time on things that don't work for you.

[old skool dude]

We havent "dropped wing chun"

Hi this is my first real post here.
I know alot of JKD people have dropped Wing Chun from their teaching, like the SBG and PFS guys. My question is can you still call it JKD without the Wing Chun?
"Jeet Kune Do" = The art of the intercepting fist. Interception is one of the major concepts of JKD and one thats inherited from WC. I trained in both western boxing and thai boxing. And know that in these arts fighters take turns to hit each other, instead of meeting what comes.

Dude, I'm a PFS JKD guy, trained by Sife Ralph Mitchell in Brooklyn, NY who is a full Instructor under Paul Vunak. I cant speak for other schools but at Universal Defense systems we have not dropped Wing Chun from the curriculum. I understand your question about can you call it JKD without the wing chun, I agree that the interception concepts, the simultaneous striking concepts, and the sensitivity concepts of Wing Chun are all crucial parts of JKD. I would have to say you cant call it JKD without the interception concept running throughout. Other arts like Kali/Arnis/Escrima Savate and Fenching ALSO have this interception concept incorporated into their arts. A misconception that a lot of folk have about JKD is that it "adds other arts" just to get as many arts in the mix as possible. Thats not true. JKD seeks to develop certain attributes, (sensitivity and interception being two) and draws from other arts to do so in addition to Wing Chun.