has anyone had a dream???

when i grow up i want to teacher jkd..
does this sound like a normal 14 year old girl not even out of high school ?????
can this be possible for a student without a jkd instructor??
i wasnt even born when bruce lee was around!!!
i hardly know all the moves but i am sure of quite a few.
my biggest dream is to be teaching jkd to be able to keep the thought alive in what bruce lee and now so many of us belive martial arts can be ...jkd a mirror of self expression ...................

The questions you ask are good ones, But they are multifaceted. Lets start with can there be a student with out a instructor. Absolutally although some may disagree its sort of the chicken or the egg arguement. How ever it can make things far more difficult. Martial Arts, well let me rephrase that Martial Science like JKD is not simply about moves, its about using those moves to maximum effectiveness.

Next question is this normal. You have the exuberance of youth, something I'm sure all of us here will tell you is a good thing, for you there is no bondries to what you can do. Just be sure that you dont push to hard to fast. One can not expect to go from 0 to 60 instantly, not even bruce could do that at first.

My recomendation to you, is to get a good solid base in the martial arts, JKD, Karate, Kung Fu, Several systems, but at the same time make it your teaching goal be your end result. Feel free to visit the local dojo, talk to the Sensei or Sifu about your goals and how in your situation he would think is the best way to achieve them.

If he seems null and try's to steer you away from what you think is important be firm but polite (ALWAYS POLITE RESPECT) and just ask him where this would lead if you dont see the point right away.

Also Book reading is good, historical reading, I dunno thats just me I'm heavy into tradition I know bruce wasnt when it came to JKD.

My Final and Last Peice of advice to you is two things, STAY in school all the way through college even when you see your goal in site finish school, It can be very difficult to make a living at martial arts, ecspeically with the economy being in the ****ter. Its good to have something to fall back on. Maybe even something related. Bruce him self was a very schollarly gentlemen who from what I understand prized knowlege.

Second if you need any pointers teachers to call people things like that feel free to post here and email me if you like Ive got names and reference books up the wazzu.

I hope I was of Help

PS Your enthuzansm is infectios Keep it up Good luck

thankyou for the info i agree with you high school comment i intend to go all the way i am only in year 9 now so i hope i can stick it out...
it is very hard to train by yourself when you dont have anyone to guide you and know when the hell they are doing !
i have like 4 bruce lee books and read them constantly ..
but i am little on money (family probs) so requirements are limited ..
thanks for the enthusiasm comment lol im glad i express myself as hat thankyou

I will giv you a advic don't ever let go of your dream and if JKD is what you want to teach then put all your guts into it(WHEN YOU ACOMPLISH WHAT YOU WANT TO ACOMPLISH DON'T CUNSIDER YOUR SELF A SUPER STAR CUS THE WORD STAR IS LIKE A ULUSION)

yes as the quote of bruce lee star is an illusion i will be a super teacher...... thankyou for your support it means alot to me that not everone in the world dosent think im a obsessed and silly little girl

It is great to dream and by all means keep on dreaming, but do not lets your dreams cloud your mind.

You say you want to be a super teacher, that is great. There is an old taoist saying that Alan Watts translates beautifully, "you do not go to a concert at the end of the night". What this is suggesting is to focus on the present. Put a hundred percent effort into each step at a time. The future is that next step. You can dream as much as you like but untill you have made that next step you will be no closer to your dream.

Oh and its not silly to dream at 14, I am almost 24 and I still dream. Some say that life is a dream, so I say sleep to your hearts content.

Question everything, Know nothing.