Jeet Kune Do:The Way of the Intercepting Fist. Bruce Lee technique & philosophy VIDS

Actually - I've been doing my best to avoid an argument over this. It's kinda like arguing over who would win in a fight between Superman and Godzilla. It's a mythical match up that will never happen.

That said - I presented a fairly solid case for why Bruce Lee would not only be able to handle himself but would in fact be a top fighter if he were invovled in MMA.

As yet none of you have made a case to back up your thoughts to counter my own so there hasn't been a need to respond to any of this.

This thread is to share the philosophies of JKD and nothing more. If you guys all know so much that you can't benefit from these teachings - then you are the better man and martial artist than I.

I like to believe that I don't know everything and enjoy increasing my knowledge on a daily basis.

Thanks for your comments.

 

Then maybe you should get some glasses to observe better

 

This next series of clips comes from a video released in the early 90's called Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. I picked up a copy of this orange sleeved rarity for a cool sum of $39.95 at the time of it's release. I still keep my copy on display with my action movies as the cover has a great pic of Bruce in his Game of Death yellow suit. Someone was kind enough to convert it and upload it to Daily Motion. Here is the complete video in eight parts. Best watched with your copy of The Tao of Jeet Kune Do in hand and a red pen close at hand. The devil is in the details in this one and the excerpts from Bruce's book make this video priceless for any martial artist - mixed or otherwise.

Enjoy.

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do


Chapter One: In the beginning.

"Jeet Kune Do is simple, direct & non-classical."

Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30j67_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-18_people

Chapter Two: Towards Personal Liberation.

“Man the living creature, the creating individual is always more important than any established style or system.”

Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30j2h_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-28_people

Chapter Three: Punching

“Like boxing or fencing JKD is a step by step project in which each maneuver must be repeated many times.”

Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30iz5_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-38_people


Chapter Four: Footwork

“Man, he is constantly growing and when he is bound by a set pattern of ideas or way of doing things, that's when he stops growing.”

Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30iw0_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-48_people

Chapter Four continued.

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30it0_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-58_people


Chapter Five: Kicking

“A few simple techniques well presented, an aim clearly seen, are better than a tangled maze of data whirling in disorganized educational chaos.”


Bruce Lee

Chapter Six: Training

“JKD, ultimately is not a matter of petty technique but of highly developed spirituality and physique.”


Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30ipq_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-68_people


Chapter Seven: Think on these things

“The art of Jeet Kune Do is simply to simplify.”

Bruce Lee

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/ximp6_555mvp_jkd/video/x30iga_bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-legend-88_people

 

This is a clip of Erik Paulson hi-lites. Paulson is one of the modern pioneers of mixed martial arts as well as a graduate of Dan Inosanto's JKD/Kali Academy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Paulson

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He said he doesn't believe in 'style', so I'm sure he would adapt just fine. My son bought some of the early MMA stuff so I've seen the progression.

 

This is a really great question and I missed it for some reason.

I have never officially studied wing chun so I can't speak with any knowledge on the subject. I have had success with basic trapping/blocking/striking in sparring sessions. It's more common to be in kickboxing situations where the opponents keep their arms and guard in tight leaving little opportunity to create trapping opportunities. Like any technique, trapping has a time and place for application. I've also done submissions for many years and have never caught anyone in an alligator roll choke. Doesn't mean the alligator roll is a bad technique - just that I've never been in a position to use it effectively.

 

This is a very good point. No technique is fool proof. They are all hit or miss. If you think you are going to trap and hit all night long, I think you'll find your self sorely mistaken. I do think it is possible to occasionally occupy one's limb, and successfully counter.

It is like any technique you watch in a demonstration. Sometimes it may apply.

 

Its crazy to know how ahead of his time Lee was ..He truly is the Godfather of MMA .

 

I cant believe how some of you seem to forget that Lee wanst just an actor ....he trained very hard and could fight and he was actually a very good boxer/striker, Very fast and very accurate ... even he himself said alot of the fight moves he used in movies just looked good in movies and didnt ever apply to a real fight ....maybe in todays mma he gets owned on the ground ... but he could stand and trade with any guy out there and hold his own , no doubt in my mind what so ever. some of you have no idea who Lee was or what he was actually about.

 

Excellent comment. Thanks for posting.

 

Classic Bruce Lee demos.

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And you are led to believe this from all of his boxing and kickboxing you have seen?

He was not the godfather of anything, the sport existed before Bruce was born, people like Valdemar Santana

 

There is nothing to suggest that Bruce Lee was the Godfather of MMA. More correctly he could be attributed as the progenitor of the philosophy that can be applied to MMA such as cross training in multiple arts to become well rounded as well as supplementing one's training with a proper diet and conditioning.

These concepts are valuable to MMA practitioners - but in reality MMA is limited in scope when compared to Bruce Lee's philosophy. He did not believe in being bound by restrictions and limitations. All you have to do is watch a UFC card or Elite XC or whatever and you'll see plenty of horrible technique perpetrated because the fighters are protected by rules - instead of thinking and reacting as they would in street situations.

I have trained for ring fighting and submission matches - but always with street effectiveness in mind first and foremost.

 

Besides all of that you touched and I totally agree with you on it is none of the MMA fighters had the blinding speed Bruce had. I mean this guy was punching and kicking so fast they had to slow down cameras and ****. One of the vids I posted he demostrates that. So just that one key element, along with his knowlegde, superb conditioning and everything else you touched on, I couldn't see anyone beating him. Only would have be to try and take him down, cause standing, he destroys even anderson silva IMO. But like you said, we'll never know. I would wager a lot of money though that he would be the floyd mayweather or roy jones jr. of mma.