Tommy Carruthers's Jeet-Kune-Do

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2 ай бұрын

This video will showcase Tommy Carruthers, a life long Martial Artist, dedicated to the concepts and philosophies of Jeet-Kune-Do. This is a demonstration of some of his skill.
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@bewater5178 Ай бұрын

He rocks!

@chrisbach1533 Ай бұрын

This footage was recorded around 2000 or so, when he was around 40/41 years old, I think he was born in 1959. Today he is around 64/65. But so or so: It was pointed out by Jesse Glover but also Bob Bremer, that Tommy was as fast as Bruce when it comes to hit something in punching range. But when it comes to closing the gap, means moving from A to B, it wasnt even close, Bruce was much faster here. He could hit something 5 feet / 1.50 meters away in around 8/100 of a second, he could close like a world class fencer. From a standing position Tommy's punching speed was like equal, yes, but his kicks are slower and his closing the gap is also slower. Here an Explanation by John R. Little why Lee was so effective and nobody was able to touch him: "Bruce was almost of a different species. His speed. He had the speed and the delivery system to get in and out before you could execute. He was not a normal person, he was not a normal martial artist, his nervous system, his muscular system, his neuromuscular system was wired in a way that ours typically arent." This view is confirmed in the testimonies of world class martial artists and combat sport athletes (fighters) such as Joey Orbillo, Joe Lewis, Hayward Nishioka, Wally Jay, Jim Kelly, Louis Delgado, Dan Inosanto and others. All emphasized when Lee moved at maximum speed, no one could punch, kick, grab him, but also could not avoid being punched, kicked or grabbed by him. And that's what Tommy cant or couldnt in his prime. His moving speed how to get in, land a hit, and get out again was nothing near. And yes, in his footage you see this. His strikes are incredible fast, but the way he moves from A to B is great but not out of this world.

@joelpollardjkd Ай бұрын

💯 facts

@chrisbach1533 Ай бұрын

@@joelpollardjkd 👍

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

Where have you got the information Tommy isn’t as fast at closing or kicking? Because Jesse never said that. He’s said Tommy is the closest he’s ever seen anyone come to Bruce’s attributes and abilities.

@chrisbach1533 Ай бұрын

@@axelstone3131 Glover gave a detailed interview in the Paul Bax forum in 2004. Someone basically wrote like Tommy has even surpassed Bruce, and Jesses reply was something like that: "Tommy's fists start to move as fast Bruce's. He is more flexible in the legs, but I dont think he closes as fast as Bruce could close. And Bruce didnt telegraph. Tommy does. It isnt much of a telegraph, but it is there." That was the short version of it. Since it was 20 years ago, I dont remember any single word, but it was like that. And you can see it. I saw most clips of Tommy and Bruce, and Bruce was simply faster at kicking ("bruce lee fastest kicks ever seen by the world", or 2-3 kicks in Longbeach) and how he moved from A to B was visible faster. And like you said, Jesse never said Tommy was in totality on Bruce's level, but the closest to him he'd ever seen.

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

@@chrisbach1533 well, that was a long time ago now. Tommy is better than he was back then. That may be true yeh. But a lot of footage of Bruce is grainy and blurry. The best footage is his movie stuff. Regardless, Tommy is the only one who comes close to Bruce that’s for sure.

@thedadlife247 Ай бұрын

It's not about being as fast as bruce lee it's about being effiecient and devastating. The goal is not to be as fast as bruce .

@XavierJustice-is2or 27 күн бұрын

Beautiful

@joelpollardjkd 2 ай бұрын

0:13 is actually insane. I'm gonna be that fast one day💯

@shalom-shalom 2 ай бұрын

He is fast, but no one is that fast. This clip on KZfaq is in fast forward mode, and that's why he is so fast. Other martial artists do it too, and in Hong Kong kung fu movies it's done regularly. So be wise.

@jkdfighter4964 Ай бұрын

Tommy Carruthers lineage got pretty cocky in recent years, they'll trash anything HIA related. even tho HIA is in the 5 ways of attack

@joelpollardjkd Ай бұрын

@@jkdfighter4964 I will neither confirm or deny lololol

@user-lq4ux9pt5o Ай бұрын

@@shalom-shalomYou're wrong on this topic

@michaelg4158 25 күн бұрын

@@shalom-shalom wrong, look closely from 0:00 to 0:18 and pay attention to the detail of the opponent who is taking the hits. If the video is speed up, you could notice the opponent who reacts or dodges is unnaturally speed up too but we don't see that is happening instead the opponent is reacting naturally in natural speed.

@timmotuz5919 Ай бұрын

Ground fighting on the street is not good. But then if you are trained in any martial art, you should try hard to get to a peaceful resolution or run away from an escalating encounter

@northernwarrior6319 2 ай бұрын

Bruce Lee would've been proud of em!!!!

@ianrobinson5057 21 күн бұрын

I have watched dk woo in the ring against a boxer. He has very fast hands just like Tommy carruthers and looks great against a stationary target but dk woo couldn't put it together and was hopelessly outclassed by a boxer. Bruce on the other hand did spar with a boxer and got the better of him and he said so on record.

@chrisbach1533 21 күн бұрын

Actually Bruce sparred with two very good boxers, Joey Orbillo and Ryan O'Neal. Joey was a top 10 (some say nr 5) heavyweight contender in the mid 60s, he fought Jerry Quarry in 1966. And Ryan was the long-time boyfriend of "Charlie's Angeles" Farrah Fawcett and a very good amateur boxer, and he sparred Bruce on the set of a movie directed by Blake Edwards. Joey and Ryan were on lost ground.

@mrh4nma 9 күн бұрын

"fast as Bruce Lee" lmao

@justmark6200 Ай бұрын

All this talk about street fighting, mma fighting, how about this...punches are punches and kicks are kicks. They hurt whether your on the streets or in the ring. If you spar with your techniques and can hit without being hit then it doesnt matter what your style of hitting people is called.

@XavierJustice-is2or 27 күн бұрын

Bless your open mind. Finger jabs, knee kicks and nut shots have a much higher chance of landing when one is used to hitting a mobile target that hits back. Preach sir !

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

Its all about mma these days its the same as street fight you put mma fighter in the boxing ring they lose you put them on the street they lose

@travisrsmith44 2 ай бұрын

This will work pretty well in the street due to the fact most regular people are untrained, unconditioned, and generally cant fight. The speed will simply overwhelm them. However, this wiil not work in mma or against trained fighters/grapplers for obvious reasons.

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

Bruce lee was for street only brother not point fighting I definitely don't see, Mma is just like all the other fighting styles

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

I think it would work in mma 100 percent

@Awakenedmind333 Ай бұрын

Here’s the thing, JKD has a philosophy for a reason. These moves would just be used because he can’t figure out what else to do. They are to engage and dictate a spectrum of responses from the opponent. Ultimately ending in something that can damage or incapacitate the opponent. What’s being displayed is but a tool in the arsenal of strategy.

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

@@Awakenedmind333odd take.

@XavierJustice-is2or 27 күн бұрын

@@axelstone3131 What he means is that if you take the initiative without waiting on the guy to even flinch, his response time will be dilated. It’s full on mental interception and demoralization. This is how Jesse Glover taught his guys. DONT WAIT ON THE GUY AND DICTATE THE RHYTHM

@U4Eye 2 ай бұрын

I put in on Slow speed and it was fast😂.. I wonder if this would work in an MMA fight?

@AxelBitz 2 ай бұрын

No, it wouldn't.

@ThrustV- 2 ай бұрын

@@AxelBitzdepends! Im glad someone who doesn’t fight in mma knows!

@joelpollardjkd Ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@Awakenedmind333 Ай бұрын

Anything works in an mma fight if strategy is right. At this point, we have seen almost every kind of strike used in mma fights.

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

Mma different rules no rules on street and guse what if wast for bruce or jkd ifc would not existe

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

Ufc

@timmotuz5919 Ай бұрын

Way too many rules in MMA ring, the street is anything goes. No such thing a cheating. You should read about WW1 trench fighting. Pure survival.

@timmotuz5919 Ай бұрын

Or again, MMA, jusitsu, your on the ground again , and you have experience with combat knife fighting, and you cut an artery in the leg, or other nasty things

@DavidRochaMoreira 2 ай бұрын

He is not as fast as Bruce lee

@ap_greed Ай бұрын

Are you? No? Shit then shut up.

@fudochi-dojo1527 2 ай бұрын

🤦‍♀️

@chaknorris1000 2 ай бұрын

It looks impressive but one wrong strike and if the opponent manages to counter or evade those super fast move and puts him in grappling position, brazilian jiujitsu will finish him off.

@Enterthedragon8086 Ай бұрын

Fuck juits dosent work on street especially if that peron knows how to

@Awakenedmind333 Ай бұрын

This is the fun of martial challenge.

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

Don’t assume what you don’t know. All this is demonstrations. Tommy is well versed in judo and grappling on top of this.

@AndreasMertsch 22 күн бұрын

Just a spontaneous demo of certain movements which were neither planned nor rehearsed. Without two guys who brought a camcoder, it has never been recorded. I think an instructional video by the man would look much different.

@axelstone3131 22 күн бұрын

@@AndreasMertsch Tommy does online lessons and they are very different. He has been training since 1974. I can assure you, a BJJ guy would have more difficulty dealing with him they he would with them. He doesn’t train for sport.

@warrior7901husbandwife 2 ай бұрын

Well now please show your skills in the MMA ring. Come on champ😅 😜

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

He would destroy

@Enterthedragon8086 Ай бұрын

He would destroy

@Awakenedmind333 Ай бұрын

Dudes in his 50’s

@StewartPollard-fc7im Ай бұрын

He’s my favourite snd I know and love Emil but Tommy is faster

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

Emil doesn’t do JKD

@Ubi-o 2 ай бұрын

That’s the guy that actually gets his ass kicked in a real fight. If its so amazing go use it in the mma

@Enterthedragon8086 2 ай бұрын

Hahhahaah fuck the mma if wasn't for bruce lee mma wouldn't exist hahaha mma please I've seen thai fighter knock out mma fighter

@Awakenedmind333 Ай бұрын

Dude is in his 50’s I believe lol

@axelstone3131 Ай бұрын

@@Awakenedmind33360’s and who gives a shit about mma it’s sport this is self defence. This idea that you have to prove yourself in mma is nonsensica and stupid.