JKD ranking???

[jjc01]

Not to sound dumb or anything I'm starting JKD next week and I was wondering if there is a ranking system in JKD?

[punk000]

there is one in all arts.. it may not be formal like bjj or karate... but there are always rankings....


for example " i am better than everyone!!!:P jk"

[robertlee]

Can not speak for everyone but I use basic level 1,2,3 advanced level 1,2,3, senior level 1.2.3 Then you can go into different instructor levels No belts or sashes were put in jkd. Its niformal and is meant more to develop the person not the art. The tools you use best that work for you is yours. What you pass on to others become theres. Just a format to training not the complete path that is yours to walk.

[Sphinx]

At my gym we have t shirts with a different colour yin yang and a level 123 system

[ap Oweyn]

we discussed doing a ranking system once. my instructor put it to a vote. and it was rejected. in all honesty, i voted for it. but in retrospect, i'm very glad that it was rejected anyway.


stuart b.

[Zaose]

Ranking

Hey Ap Oweyn,

The concepts school I went to did the traditional belt system.

The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do (original as it's sometimes called) systems seem to use the beginner: Level 1, level 2, level 3, Intermediate: Level1 etc....

Those seem to be the two forms of rankings in "JKD" that I have seen.

I'm not opposed to ranking, it's really hard to learn and train if it's not broken down into sections, and acknowledging the student for their work is a good thing(tm).

Just my two coppers!

- Z

[ap Oweyn]

yeah, i'm not dead set against a ranking system myself. i'm glad it didn't come about because, personally, i don't feel the need for one. and the others didn't seem to either. but that is a personal preference. it was just fortunate that we mostly shared that personal preference.

the necessity or wisdom of a ranking system will generally come down to the people involved, their priorities, their learning styles, etc.

you're right. some people like having objectives broken down that way. and it's a very viable teaching model, i think. obviously, lessons need to be organized to be communicated on a wide basis. and a belt ranking system can help with that. it serves as an indication of who can ask who else for reliable information, who's put the work in, etc.

like virtually anything else, it's a tool. that tool can be a valuable teaching aid. or it can be a cumbersome contrivance. all in the execution, i guess.