my opinion on jkd,and people.

[PentjackSilat]

Thank you

[martialmaster66]

Great Point of view...but in a book of his that I once read, a section called "about Jeet Kune Do" stated-

"Jeet Kune Do isn't just a style of Self-Defence, but a way of life. This style is merely a guidance in which you may continue until the guide ends."

In other words JKD isn't something to master. It's something to perfect. How you do it or what way you do is all up to you

[PentjackSilat]

I don't think it's something to perfect. I don't think it's something to master. I don't think it's something that can be completed. It is a way of life. Not a way of half your life.

It is a journey. Everything changes and evolves. Which is why you can't master anything. Because to master something implies it is static and unchangeable.

And the one thing that holds true in the universe is that everything changes. There is no end. It is all a circle to be rode upon. There is no pot of gold and there is no master.

There is the journey.

And that is Tao. The end being no end. The interplay of two opposites for eternity. All matter has been here since the Big Bang. The matter that you are made of.

Your skin was part of the Big Bang. Everything is just recycled matter. The atoms that make you could of been a Star trillions of years ago. Do you think new matter just appears? No. It is the same that has been floating around since time began. Changing, exchanging. Picking up new electrons and forming new molecules. Adapting to better suit the environment around it that is constantly adapting to it!

And that is the lesson.

There is no end.

There is no goal.

There is the adventure.

The journey.

That is what you focus on. The road, not the destination.

[Ryu (JKD?)]

According to Taoism, the Tao is unchangable and eternal.
It has no beginning or end, but is always there.

Buddhism on the other hand claims that everything in the universe changes. Nothing stays the same. (except the dharma ) The dharma is pretty much "unchanging"

To me.... well it's too easy to claim you know the mysteries of the universe.
If everything always changes then change itself is stable and unchanging. Thefefore everything in the universe does NOT change. If there is something unchangable without beginning or end then it defies human reason. Another reason we can't "know" the universe.

To me I don't think there is "the end" per se. However I do think there are goals and "rest stops" along the road.

Everything may indeed change......or...... possibly everything is just the same as it has always been from the start. It's impossible to see through the eyes of "God."

But in Taoism, anything spoken of Tao is not the true Tao.....


I spend too much time with this stuff

Ryu

[PentjackSilat]

"You must break free from the classical mess."
"Using no way as way.
Having no limitation as limitation."

You mustn't be so rigid with classical structures my friend. The lines should be blurred so that the structure doesn't interfere with the essence.

[Ryu (JKD?)]

That's true, but you need structure to be able to express freedom.

Ryu

[Bruce_Fan]

JKD in different aspects

Hey Pentjacksilat and Ryu,

I am glad you guys enjoyed those quotes.

There are a lot more of them, but it's just too time consuming to type them all out.
I just chose a few that I thought would get the message home.

Too many times, people end up arguing about what kicks or punch you can or cannot use in JKD.
It's difficult to get people to understand the philosophy of Bruce sometimes. (Don't ask my why!)

The great thing about JKD is that it could be used in various parts of life.
It goes along with the statements,
"Absorb what is useful,
Discard what is useless,
Come up with what is truly your own."

Let's say you are in sales and want to be a great sales person. You probably receive advice from all sorts of individuals as to what is the best "Style" or approach.
However, at the end, YOU ARE THE INDIVIDUAL who has to deal with the client and you have to have a presentation that is unique which personifies WHO YOU ARE!
(It definitely helps to have good teachers! LOL)

So, you create what is truly your own. You are that unique individual (Bruce or Steve, or whatever your name may be.)
Now, some people might read this and think it is crap. It really is not.
Expressing your individuality and being unique while drawing on your experiences is important.

Bruce Fan