Posts by Wednesday Night Group Instructors and special guests on various topics related to Jeet Kune Do. These may be training logs, brief thoughts or ideas about JKD. Also check out our self defense blog.
Is Jeet Kune Do a style?
Bruce Lee never wanted JKD to be a style – but 50 years ago the term “style” was something very closed and had a negative connotation. Today, the styles are much more open than before… Continue reading→
Jeet Kune Do: Attack
An attack is an offensive action made with the objective of scoring a hit on an opponent. This action may be a single motion (simple attack) or comprised of several motions (compound/combination attack). It may… Continue reading→
The Wall Survival Drill
In boxing this drill is also referred to as a corner drill, used as an essential element of a fighter’s ability to take and defend against a punch, and to see where the attack is… Continue reading→
Stages in the cultivation of Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do was one of the first martial arts built upon the idea that the system should adapt to the individual rather than the individual to the system. Bruce Lee’s personal journey in the… Continue reading→
JKD: Moving Forward
In all areas of study and practice there is an inevitable desire to crystallize, standardize, and otherwise encapsulate that which was once free, fluid, and in a constant state of evolution, into a definable and… Continue reading→
5 Reasons to train in Jeet Kune Do
1. Build a JKD filter There are many techniques in the martial art world that are taught. Some are very efficient and some are not. Some only work on certain types of opponents. Once you… Continue reading→
The Natural Stance in Jeet Kune Do
A good friend of the Wednesday Night Group is Hock Hochheim. Hock has talked to us about what he calls “the myth of the duel”. What he means is that most people in martial arts… Continue reading→
Getting Started in JKD
Because of the books and articles I’ve written about Jeet Kune Do, I receive a lot of e-mails, most of which are questions. The most common is: How long will it take me to become… Continue reading→
Jeet Kune Do Trapping
When Jeet Kune Do trapping is mentioned today, it is met with a number of positive as well as negative responses. On one hand, there are those who think anything Bruce Lee wrote, talked about,… Continue reading→
Dennis Blue interview by Jeremy Lynch
JL: What is your background in the martial arts? Give us the full history. DB: I initially got into martial arts because my father was a boxer and he was also at that time involved… Continue reading→