I am 16 and I have come to the conclusion that I need to Get physically Fit. I ahve started to slag off and I am getting a bit chubby. I was looking for a solution and I came across Bruce Lee. I have always been a fan of his work but have never took the time to learn about and respect his martial art. After doing a little bit of Studying I have got a breif understanding of his work. I
have a little history in martial arts. I use to be a student in Kajukenbo. And I felt that Bruce Lee's Dipiction of the martial arts is Genius. Having no Form is a form in it self having no way is a way, this makes a lot of sense. No disrespect intended but Kajukaenbo along with alot of other martial arts are way to technical. I want to learn JKD as a way to lose weight and get back in shape and just because I respect and admire Bruce Lee and his work. There are no JKD schools in my area so naturally I have to teach myself. I have ordered Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do and The Art Of Expressing The Human Body and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on any other books or videos or online schools that can help me further learn JKD.
Brad
This message has been edited by HumbleStudent on Jun 27, 2004 9:10 PM
find some buddies to train with. training with others increases the fun factor and more importantly allows people to partcipate in combat related drills and sparring.
you should buy: focus mits, a kicking shield, gloves, mouthpieces, and perhaps shin guards.
the straight blast gym has excellent videos on their site.
Where are you located Ther may be a place that you do not know of. Check say blackbelt mag, on the seminar schedule to see if ther is one near to wher you may attend. Contact a JKD group. Or enrool in a M/A class in your area until JKD Can come avalible to you. Sure you can try to pickup from a book. But who will help you do and understand . At least video /cd training would be better. Lets start with your location .
If someone thinks I'm wrong with this, tell me. But I dont think JKD is the best martial art for getting fit. Its a good martial art for actually fighting, but I think if you want to get fit JKD alone wont do it.
It wasn't the JKD that made Bruce Lee so incredibally... well, look at his pictures. It was a high amount of exercise which made him so fit, and that improved his JKD. It wasn't a case of he did JKD which made him fit.
If I'm off on that, someone can correct me, as its more just an observation rather than an opinion.
This message has been edited by Daniel543 on Jun 29, 2004 9:28 AM
Brad, check out www.jkdwednite.com and go to their affiliated schools section. There's a guy that trains JKD in Asheville and another in Murphy. I suggest you checking them out.
Does any one have a weekly exersise plan I could stick to along with Jeet Kune Do. Because I cant just get up and say I am going to do some push ups or I'll do some sit ups now. I have to be on some type of plan to keep me going. And I want to know if sleep is important to a healthy life Style.
To Suki: I trained at an idependant school that was founded by a guy named Pat Rawliens. He made some adjustment's so his form of Kajukenbo is called Tai Kenbo
well i have been weight training for about 2 years now and just started training in JKD. Here are some exercises that may...sorry WILL help you
JUMP ROPE
Dumbell Flys
Dumbell Bench
bench
Squat
Arm and leg Curls
Upward row dumbell
upward row barbell
Lat rows
***ABDOMINALS ^_^ MY FAVORITE
Plank Position
3" laying Leg raise
Bicycles
Oblique Crunches
Crunches
Flat leg crunches
HEHE and my overall favorite the VERTICLE Pull up as i liek to call it
*for this one it may take a LONG LONG TIME to get down but hell its one hell of a workout. Go into a pull up position and raise your legs so that they are completely over you and you are now a vertical line with the ground, do a pull up. ^_^
Or you could take some light 10 lbs weight and move ur muscles into different positions while keeping steady breathe and balance. This is really fun for me i usually punch with 10 lbs for a couple minutes then just try to stabalize in different positions. But if you can not access any of this equiptment you can also try BODY LIFTING. I had started body lifting about 1 1/2 yrs into my weight training AND WOW! I saw immaculate results, i can not really describe these forms but i will post a website if i can find a good one if not try searching under good gymnastic sites they give good info about body lifting excersises.
Give time and you SHALL acheive your goal, nothing happens overnight.
***last note, if you want a better looking physique like ....BRUCE.... try to perform these weight exercises with an immediate ammount of difficulty but try to do them with speed, and allow a shorter break period than a normal lifter, this will increase your heartrate and burn calories, it may take awhile to perfect this but believe me it DOES pay off.
--PeaceFoot
This message has been edited by PeaceFoot on Jul 2, 2004 11:29 AM This message has been edited by PeaceFoot on Jul 2, 2004 11:29 AM
Brad,
Have you had any sustained training in the past year?
If you are starting out cold than it is a good idea to use a pool for exercise. The pool can let you achieve an even transition to higher forces.You can obtain a cardio workout and
get you body inline much better. After an injury to my leg I practice side kicks into the pool wall while on the bottom of the pool, this method really works your whole body and can get you in shape for higher levels of training for your future.
Don't even think about "self training" yourself.
That is the best way to get injured, learn bad habits, or humiliate yourself, be it in public or in conversation.
Check all of your local boxing schools, and YMCA's/community centers. There is someone in your area that teaches something similar to jkd. Visit as many schools as you can find (or at least 3) and pick one that will teach you without making you sign a payment contract.
Also, come to my discussion board at http://go.to/southeasternmartialarts , which is a discussion group for martial artists in North Carolina and South Carolina, and see if anyone is there from your area.
find an instructor. A seminar is helpful for exposure, but in my experience, there is a difference between training from a seminar-trained man and someone who has logged hours and hours in a gym under an instructor.
This is not to dump on seminars--they are good for picking up things, reunions, learning new stuff, exposure for the art as a whole. However, you can tell the difference whenever the guy on the other end has been to seminars and which ones have put in hard training.
After years of training, you and your instructor become training partners. While my instructor still teaches me, I watch him for bad habits and he does the same.
Have fun. Don't get wrapped up on politics or "my JKD is better than your JKD because I'm a (choose the one below that best describes your bias)
Nucleus/Original/Concepts/Renegade/PFS/StraightBlastGym/Oakland School/ China Town School/ Seattle School/ Non-Classical / Backyard student and you're not!" Have fun. Test what is taught. Work hard.
Patrick Strong
Steven Golden
Jesse Glover
Ted Wong
Dan Inosanto (ideal)
if anyone you train with does not have any contact with these guys or someone within their associated grasp... just leave em' alone...
Personally JKD is nothing more then a scam anymore any how... It's just a name.
Train in BJJ, Kali, Silat, Escrima, Muay Thai, Savate, Kickboxing... you'll get what your looking for within these systems....you'll be developing your own JKD later on anyway.
traning in too many systems is unnecessary an unwise as it may lead to confusion. bruce lee may have studied many systems, but he only seriously trained in wing chun, boxing, and possibly judo and tae kwon do.
i reccomend bjj and kickboxing. these styles don't conflict as one is for standing and one is for ground.
Correct me if im wrong but in fact...through all research i have done..Bruce Lee did not train seriously in TKD (Tae Kwon DO). It doesnt even mention that Bruce Lee studied Tae Kwon...however im not saying that he didnt study TKD.
And in fact...Tae Kwon Do isnt even one of the 26 fighting elements of Jeet Kune Do...
There have been some good answers from these posts. If I may I shall put in the ones I feel are relevent, forgive me if I reitterate someone elses point.
1) If you wanna loose weight there are better ways, like a kickboxing class.
2) If you wanna learn to fight do not limit yourself to JKD. Just because Bruce Lee inspires you does not mean the guy teaching a JKD class will do the same. It comes down to the teacher everytime. If you are worried about detail then you bess keep worrying cause JKD guys are very finniky about that too.
3)Find other friends who will train with you. This will add some kind of realism and feedback for you. Most certainly if you can try not to ne completely self taught.
4)Start of slowly with your exercise. Do not ty to jump straight into a hard routine, you will become both physically and mentally tired if you do so. The mental one is the most important. Do not burn too bright.
5) do not get caught get up in the Politics of JKD or the legen of Bruce Lee lest you miss all the heavenly glory.
It does not matter if you have a JKD instructor he can show you lineage from this guy or that guy. Find someone who can teach you what you need. Go round several classes untill you find one that you like. Try not to be one of those people who go to one class and sty there for the next ten years and never really get to know any other system of thought. Basically do not close your mind.
If you really want book that blows your mind, read the Book of Five Rings, by Myamoto Mushashi, preferably the translation by Thomas Cleary.
Hello Brad I studied with Pat for some time myself, 5 years almost i think. I made 2nd green. he's a great artist. Taikenbo is amazing. I wish to study it again but my dad quit teaching after he made black and branched off...
nice to see a fellow TK around.
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