The thing that I like about JKD *IS* about its simplicity Its how Bruce made it to be. Simple and Scientific.

I heard the goal should be stopping the violence. Don't start it or prolong it. So being efficient is critical. "Not daily adding, but daily taking away" - Bruce.

"Absorb what is useful, Discard what is useless Add what is uniquely yours" Jeet kune do was not so much a set of moves of techniques. It was a philosophy or concept about using techniques that the individual could execute, based on what their personal abilities were. ....

I’m just going out to my JKD class; this thoughtful video has given me a point upon which to focus. Thank you.

Its ironic that Bruce's movies showed the western world eastern martial art but doing it in a way of theatrically extravagant movement which was the exact OPPOSITE of what he was developing for REAL practical streetfighting...This is where so much confusion has been promulgated about what JKD IS....What Bruce was actually doing was applying ECONOMY to decisive targets to make street defence more efficient...Simplifying & refining JKD to 'Fencing with the hands and feet'..People constantly falsely confuse or conflate JKD (street) with MMA (sport).. MMA fights are for an audience & competition with RULES & target restrictions...JKD is no rules, no target restrictions. MMA has referees controlling pressure & distance between opponents...JKD has no such contraints and is about dealing with all out broken rhythm attacks which could also involve clubs, weapons like knives & also cowardly pack attacks or multiple opponents. To be honest with weapons & multiple opponents even simple JKD would be hard pressed to deal with it....But one must always remember in JKD, the greater the LEVEL of DANGER, the GREATER the necessity for ECONOMY to DECISIVE TARGET...To survive.

Why does Jon Jones's fighting style looks remarkably similar to Jeet Kune Do ?

"The height of cultivation leads to simplicity"

While I like the sparring as a form of conditioning and cardio and certainly mental training, Bruce wanted a way to end a situation .....or as he put it " fighting without fighting ". Certainly using your mind and skills to diffuse a situation ..... but, if talking goes bad, then certainly fighting you is out the window because when " it hits " ....... that should be the end of it. Also, just me but yes the secret to Bruce's art ( one of them ) was distance and timing but the student should get hit as well as to know what ........a hit feels like and how to come back from it. A FAMOUS boxer once said that all the training you have goes out the window when you get hit.

Once again, really good stuff, Sifu Jason!!

JKD is not an indulgent complex motion to look good for an audience....It is a practical direct simple motion to survive.

Thank you for the great video. Question: It looked your students were doing a forearm cover block when you swung wide hooks at them. Did I see this correctly?

Great example of the KISS principle. Thanks for the great training protocol.

Totally agree! When you have too much resources you end up complicating things, because of the pressure of the moment makes forget what to do or what hit to choose to stop the attacker......the simpler the better. Nice channel

I don’t usually subscribe to guys saying “This technique, that technique?” But Sifu Korol does make sense and makes it simple for you to understand 💯💥 He loves the lead punch and space control footwork and ferocity in tight with blunt weapons like Muay Thai knees n elbows!

I just found this video just and I'm an orange belt in the Elite Martial Arts Academy and I'm currently learning Jeet Kune Do since January and next month I'll be testing for my purple belt. At Elite Martial Arts, they don't just teach JKD. They teach MMA, Wing Chun, Savate, Muay Thai, Inosanto Kali, Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, Madjapahit Silat, Bukti Negara Silat, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Capoeira.

Enjoy your videos. Thanks

JKD is unlimited! Be water my friend!

I'm really not trying to be disrespectful.. I can tell you're a good fighter.. but I don't understand why you say this is not for competition fight... things that work in competition work in real life.. things that don't don't.. I mean these are some good moves to add in but any real street fight you need a full game.. you don't exactly know what your opponent knows.. if he's a relatively good high school wrestler he's going to drop you on your head.. if you want to teach people how to fight in the street fight the Safeway.. you need to show people how to defend a double leg and the single leg.. like what happens if you're throwing those types of punches but your opponent is too big and rushes forward and you fall back onto your ass .he falls on top of you now he's got you in Mount position.. now what... if you don't know how to intelligently defend yourself from every position then you should be running away from every street fight.. for instance I got into an argument the other day with a guy turns out he's a black belt in Taekwondo.. if a real fight would have broken out I would have had to of taking him to the floor immediately or else he would have kicked me in the head and it would have been lights out.. I like what you doing but it's a little dangerous to say that it's all you need in a street fight.. Tri training with a little bit more resistance and against moves that people actually use in street fights like hugging you to stop you from throwing punches.. or throwing punches at your fist and arms to weaken your punches.. you can just watch real fights on KZfaq and show how you would have defended against that particular situation. again I mean no disrespect sifu.. it's just that I have made it my duty to remind people that the streets is not as loving as the dojo. street fights are simply too dangerous.. give up the wallet and Live Another Day

Thanks you 🙏 bravo pour les conseiller...🤛

And of course one can get past them with trapping as well, but Bruce seemed to be moving toward emphasis for head movement and foot work, or to not stay in the pocket and trade

There is a lot to be said for being highly proficient in a few techniques. Maybe your tai otoshi is really good but you can’t jump it off that much in training because your training partners know it’s coming. On the street you don’t have that problem, that joker is going to be seeing it for the first time. Mastering 3-4 good throws that flow well together is much better than being somewhat proficient in 20. Same can be true for striking.

That is really quite brilliant.

Makes such good points 🐉💥🔥

The short answer, imo is probably yes. But perhaps not in the way you think I mean. Regardless of the type of punches one uses, if you connect with sufficient power they will work. Maybe there are more powerful punches and kicks , but if they don't land it doesn't matter. In close range, confined spaces, and for self defense, I think JKD is a very good system. Though I think it takes a while to learn. The biggest weakness I see in JKD (and other striking arts also) is not using the ground. If you are on the ground, you can not generate the explosive power one can on the feet. Yes, there are up kicks, but not if your attacker has passed the legs and is controlling you. Not being comfortable with having to fight on the ground is a big weakness, and tackling someone is not that hard to do unless they have training, and even then, it's hard to defend.

great analogy to start with.

I train very similar to JKD. While I use 12 Basic Combos, there are an Infinite number of other attacks that can be added as well.

do not fear the man who trained a 1000 kicks, fear the man who trained a kick a 1000 times - Bruce Lee

Well done, sir!

I'm looking for some advice on Jeet Kune Do and I feel like this would be a good place to find it. I've done various martial arts for several years now, but I haven't been able to train in the same arts as I used to due to back pain that limits me to mostly linear hand strikes, low kicks, and some amount of grappling by way of sweeps, trips, and a takedown or two, primarily from standing. I've been looking into learning Jeet Kune Do, but lately I've developed pain and sporadic movement in my left arm from the shoulder to the fingertips. I also have movement in my legs due to Tardive Dyskinesia on top of Tourette's Syndrome, so my kicks aren't as fast or as impactful as they used to be. As a result, I'm essentially one-handed when it comes to hand strikes, although I can still use my left arm to do some blocking and parrying, just not typically head-level. The question is now this: Would I be able to still train in Jeet Kune Do? Thanks so much to anyone with any advice.

Very wise words indeed!!! :)

Some excellent points

LOVE THE HOODIE SHIFU! HOW MUCH!

This vid is a while back, but is the core of JKD that people miss

Wait a minute, I thought jeet kune do was more of a philosophy than a martial arts! Like isn't that what Bruce originally intended? Hence why Bruce regretted giving it a name because it would imply that it is a style, and Bruce preferred way of fighting using no style as a style

Question here we should be asking is this - 'Is adding on techniques the way to become more efficient in the Street, or is there not enough time in the day to train to develop a proficient level at all of them ?....It is better to specialize & SUBTRACT from technique & have a SIMPLE concept to fight these techniques.'

While I agree that self defense should be kept as simple as possible, I also think that you leave something out of the equation here. When MMA fighters say that such an approach is "too simple", they don't mean that you'd better add unnecessary movements like kung fu stances or haymakers. They talk about scenarios that simply cannot be properly dealth with like this. If somebody really wants to hurt you, you can't afford to assume that they will just move around like sparring, throw the occasional punch, then move back and accept your hits without themselves slipping or blocking. That's why in actual recorded free fighting, be it on the street or in the cage, almost always people also get in a clinch, grappling, ground position or all of them. Training for these scenarios makes your training more "complicated", but in a useful way as long you keep your aim.

Which is more effective Krav Maga or jeet kune do

Sifu Singh told me when I started as did you... be in shape, be calm, be peaceful, love people, and kick major ass when attackers attack! It can lead to death on the street.. that’s after 3 stabbings so far!

simple or simplicity and efficiency doesn't mean you are going to become faster or the first to make impact

Hi Sifu Jason, I’ve been watching your channel recently and must say I really like it, I think your content is great and really original. It’s helped someone like me, who has never practised, develop a deeper appreciation for the wing chun system. *ALSO*, I would really love to know you’re opinion on Roberto Duran. He’s a great boxer and a notorious infighter. I think there’s a lot of cross over between the techniques used in wing chun and the techniques he uses when fighting on the inside. This is became especially apparent to me after watching your wing chun applications series. If you’re not familiar with him, may you please check out this 6 minute video on his infighting: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7GWoqWdzdiniqs.html

JKD is not a martial art. It's a set of ideas on how to use martial arts. The set of techniques known as Jun Fan Gung Fu/kickboxing has few strikes because the firepower is meant to come from some other art. Jun Fan is only meant to be a rudimentary structure for simple practice.

The simplicity is the top of the art. (Bruce Lee)

Agree, simple strikes are good enough for fight

Right? Ufc? All the time? Street? Same!

I agree with some of these concepts. I will say though that effective use of the straight lead is largely dependent upon your athletic abilities. It isn't fool proof, and in all honesty I don't know any hard core grapplers or mma guys who couldn't close the distance before someone knows it. A perfected sense of distance and timing is required for stop hitting, and an ability to dictate the tempo.

It’s not too simple. The basis of jeet kune do is self advancement. Making yourself stronger and training every part of the body to be as strong as possible. Bruce Lee could do 1500 push-ups in one sitting, two finger push ups, one arm push ups and could kick a punching bag 15 feet, not to mention the one inch punch. Jeet kune do, like many martial arts, relies entirely on you to make it work

I’m trying to help others now because there’s a ton of dangerous jkd out there💯

No form... just reflecting Simple... ❤

No, it’s the best because it’s parameters are boundless 🐉

From my POV JKD is about interiorizing as many possible opening strikes from any martial discipline , and making your way on how to counter them with a critical hit on most unexpected vital point available. It's not about katas or routines or specific techniques for me, it's about being aware enough to figure out fast the fighter's discipline and style, to react and parry in the most biomechanically possible way his first strike, and get an opening for a fight-ending blow. It's not a sportshumanslike martial art, it's about getting peacefully deadly, both physically and mentally. Training your mind, reflexes, inner knowledge and control so you are prepared to become an egoless, adaptive and self-preservative sucker punching killing machine when your journey come's across a situation where a life is really on threat with no escape chance, even if the assaulter is a 9 dan Krav Magà vet.... SO NO, THE PHILOSOPHY OF IT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO BREAK ANY LIMITATION YOU COULD COME ACROSS TO SAVE UR ASS OR SOMEONE ELSE'S...

JKD the most complete for the street.

jeet kune do is not a style and to say so is to go against what bruce lee wanted jeet kune do to be jeet kune do is different for everybody based on their strengths

The issue with this is that it's too predictable, it would work fine against most people who have absolutely no training and very little fighting experience, but against another martial artist, this approach is just begging to be countered time and time again. In self defense, you should never assume your opponent knows nothing about fighting, after an initial exchange, sure, but not before the fight even starts. This is a great, safe option, but it's far from being the only thing you'd need in a fight.

For self defense with strikes think deep about practical, cool I acknowledge that ... But wasn't a main point of why Bruce Lee adapted the dominant hand lead to add power and quickness? So it's not the same thing as a jab ... Anymore ... The same way you could use it as a jab, but that's not what it is. The same way a wing Chun centerline punch is physically different than a rabbit punch. It has forward elbow energy. The purpose of a jab is different than Bruce Lee's intercepting fist because Bruce Lee was focusing on raw speed and power along with his trapping and gate blocking style. But I don't see power in your videos. Maybe it's that I'm just on a couch. Aren't you supposed to hit using your rear leg with your lead for extra power like a fencer? So I love his jkd wing Chun and Shaolin and that's me, I think they round each other out and expound on each other. And your weapons videos were good. But I'm left thinking ... Are these people hitting like Bruce?

Way anybody can say JKD is limited & be even close to begin to imagine or understand Bruce Lee. He if nothing else was nothing but breaking molds & limits. I don't understand how so many can be in the forest & not see the trees. Be water my friend. Is so informative but to all who believe they're the smartest in the room can't grasp the concept. A person who puts himself on a pedestal isn't looking at his feet. If you wish to be phenomenal you should be able to express your self simple enough that a, "Child Can Understand". If not part of the message gets lost in the process. Plainly put if you're working on sounding important or impressive you may grossly miss the target. Water never is complicated, it flows the path of least resistance. Please just think about this & how it apply to all conflict.

No.. so quality is way better than quantity 🐉💯😜💥

what jeet kune do emphasize is not technic or physical training. its really about fighting talent and how to improve fighting talent with simple strikes. how to read your opponent, strike if your opponent is not prepared, ready to defend when your opponent is preparing to strike. no technic is going to help you if you can't react to your enemy's movement, that's why jeet Kune do doesn't have a real style, it throws away style and let the practitioner learn the fundamentals first.

Its only limited when it comes to the individual

Don't need the IRS LOL I just subscribed... Anyway I like the way you teach and what you teach I seen you before so I went ahead And subscribe Oh, I thought I had already but I guess I did oh, but I did now LOL

JKD spend lot of stamina, If you have , do it . If not, better not. Trust me

He basically using boxing cause he jabbing to break the opponent concentration so you can hit them or have them hesitate giving you time to keep safe and throw punches

JKD isn't a system. Anyone who has read the Tao of Jeet Kune Do knows this.

I love JKD. I love the straight lead. And I love your channel. Is the straight lead enough for self defense? I say no. I give you exhibit 1. UFC 1. Art Jimmeson vs Royce Gracie. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f56Fe8SlxM2wlZ8.html Jimmeson had a boxing glove on his left hand meaning all he was planning to throw was straight lead punches. Royce kept him at bay with side kicks, then changed level and did a double leg takedown. Oh. But you say you have no intention of getting into a fight with any of the Gracies? Fair enough. I give you exhibit 2. Katt Williams vs some random teen from the hood. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9J9ZdqZ093Qg5s.html Katt threw the first punch. Then he tried to keep the kid off him with a side kick. The kick caught the kick, took him down, took his back and ended the fight with a rear naked choke MMA style. Granted Katt doesn't seem to be a very good fighter. That's not the point. Even on the "street" against someone who probably doesn't have the money to attend an MMA gym, you see "untrained" people pulling off MMA moves. Does that mean everyone has to study MMA? No. But it does mean you'd better have an answer for someone trying to take you down. I don't believe professional fighters learn extra moves to be "more entertaining." They do it to have an edge. Deonte Wilder wins almost every fight using his right cross. His left jab is just to gage distance. He can do that because he has such a powerful right cross which is strong enough to punch through the average person's guard. Mike Tyson mostly threw hooks and uppercuts. He could walk past boxer's jabs (and pretty much any JKDer's lead straight) using head movement to evade while moving forward. If that happens, do you have an answer for that? Buster Douglas' answer was to "stick" to Tyson's hooking hand in a sequence that looks very Wing Chun like. On an artistic note, part of the time in the video when you were explaining what you were doing I instead saw your students demonstrating something else. That was a bit distracting. Otherwise great video. Keep up the good work.

Describe limited??? If Jkd is too limited to the user. Than the user shouldn't be learning it. Jkd is a state mind, a art of methodical learning, open-mindeness, mental flexiblility, it's a flow. Real truth is, Jkd is Bruce Lee self-exploration, his main goal is to have the individual find what works for them, and express themselves. Bruce Lee created Jkd to break limitations, so the user see limitations in Jkd, than they don't truly understand the art itself.

No limitation as limitation 🧐

I dont get it, Bruce trashed trapping long time ago 😬

I didn't see much dealing with an opponent who gets inside your range. I did see you wearing a wing chun shirt though.

Great, now add red dot to vitals & look for repeat opening to vitals & Take them down in 7 sec. Or break, refocus & defensive attack again from fresh breathing running backwards, sideways,& around. I think I got it. Do you feel like I Do!!!!!!!? 7 sec to live ,bad heart & 72

Controlling distance

What!! Even against an untrained fighter, throwing a few jabs is going to get u out of trouble. U would need to throw jabs like a heavy weight.. if u tried just jabbing a boxer, kickboxer, with about 4 month training u would be on your arse mate!!

Re the above video, the young man is throwing passable techniques, but he needs to kick, multiple times, and from different angles, in order to set up his hands ? "One kick one punch" is what they teach in traditional japanese karate and that is useless in a real self-defence situation. He needs to be taught lateral motion, as what we do in Hapkido.

She looks tall.

That’s the way. It was made for the street

If you are talking true self defense no matter what your techniques are do they include being able to hurt, maim,break,suffocate, or kill. Ask yourself if Wing Chun has these things? Does Jeet Kune Do have these things? Answer:Yes or No and why? This is where you need to start if you want a clear answer to the effectiveness of your training and not cryptic mumbo jumbo analysis.

"Use what works discard what is useless and add what is your own" Honestly learn, evolve and tailor it to the unique individual..."limited" pfft

jkd was specifically made for bruce lee by himself, not for anyone else. he took what was better for him, his style, body and abilities. that is why it doesnt work for everyone.

Yes JKD is a older fighting form but its is simple so you can stick hit fight with less movement and energy. the bottom line is if Bruce lee was still alive he would have changed his system over a dozen times by know because he was like that he always wanted to perfect for greatness his system plus today's fighting styles should thank Bruce Lee for what he did everybody wanted to be him and fight like him.

JKD is lacking in defense against grappling. At that time Bruce Lee did not have the resources to improve JKD. After you have learned striking then you can better learn BJJ.

Jeet kune do requires the backing of a real martial art or three to be effective.

JKD isn't limited, it's just not gonna work against trained fighters is all. It'll work against any street punk which is 80% of people, but a trained MMA fighter is a different animal. My opinion of course

So the lead straight punch, front kick, front sidekick. That's JKD? Enjoy your teaching style!

No

The purpose of martial art is not to become some brain dead dummy, drink dojo koolaid and practice martial Arts exactly like the instructor does it. These styles are all meant to be training wheels. Bruce Lee was skilled and intelligent but he was not the first of his kind. Once a real martial artist understands how to move and what works for them, they can Integrate or eliminate concepts from other martial arts to make their styles effective as possible. Bruce Lee selected techniques and attacks that worked well with his strength and his body type. As a larger guy with a bunch of injuries, I learned alot from Bruce Lee's writings conceptually but I have a much different preference in techniques. I started with Muay Thai, but after studying BJJ, Kali, Systema, and wing chun, It looks nothing like Muay Thai now and it works more effectively because I hand selected techniques that complemented my strengths and compensated for my weaknesses due to injury.

JKD is Pure & Simple....see what I did there?

By using the name "Jeet Kune Do," you have already set limitation! You are already being inclusive!

JKD is a primitive version of MMA.

🔥🔥🔥 a tough fight 1:22 💯 👇👇👇🔥💃

There's Only One Name For Fighting............." Fighting ". There are only 2 Styles, Winning & Losing!! All the stupid fancy names of styles are just riduculous and are Irrelevant! That is what I learned and admired most about Bruce Lee. He even said it himself: " Disregard the Names " .

Jeeet kune do work only against lowlifes bumbs