Articles written by JKD Wednesday Night Group Instructors that have been featured in Black Belt Magazine, Budo International, Masters Magazine, Martial Arts Illustrated, and other current and historical publications. Also, be sure to check out our Jeet Kune Do and Combatives blogs for the most recent posts.
Structure
All martial arts have a specific structure. It is this structure that makes their art work. To understand any martial art you must first look at its structure. You can think of structure as a base of operations from which the attacks and defense of a particular art spring from. Structure is the base from… Continue reading→
The Hammer Principle
“Whack!” For the 20th time in a row, that sound echoed through my head. I was at Bruce Lee’s house, and he was standing about five feet away from me in the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do ready position. “Block my biu gee (finger jab) this time,” he said. Then Bruce began to move his… Continue reading→
What Have You Mastered?
Last year the Bruce Lee Educational Foundation held its annual meeting and seminar in Las Vegas. This meeting is our non-profit organization’s major fundraiser for the year, as the yearly membership fee is barely enough to print and mail our newsletter. During the autograph session in which the various members of the BLEF board of… Continue reading→
Observing Differences
Stages In The Evolution Of Bruce Lee’s Martial Art One of the major reasons for forming what is now called The Bruce Lee Educational Foundation was to promote unity and comradeship between the four phases of the evolution of Bruce Lee’s martial art. Unfortunately this may not always be the case. The reason may be… Continue reading→