BoberFett
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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Jeet Kune Do
Lee's whole philosophy with JKD was to turn it into a pure fighting style. Many of the martial arts focus on forms or certain traditions that have little to do with fighting. He started with Wing Chun, removed the elements that he found unnecessary, and added things he liked from other arts. Today there are many different styles of JKD because they've all evolved in different directions depending on who your teacher is. My teacher studied under Ted Wong, who was a student of Lee's. If you studied with someone in a different lineage, the style would be somewhat different. But they all teach the same basics and those are what you want for a strong foundation.
Lee's whole philosophy with JKD was to turn it into a pure fighting style. Many of the martial arts focus on forms or certain traditions that have little to do with fighting. He started with Wing Chun, removed the elements that he found unnecessary, and added things he liked from other arts. Today there are many different styles of JKD because they've all evolved in different directions depending on who your teacher is. My teacher studied under Ted Wong, who was a student of Lee's. If you studied with someone in a different lineage, the style would be somewhat different. But they all teach the same basics and those are what you want for a strong foundation.