jkd or jan fan gung fu

crosstrainer1

it seem that there is a debate that the jkd systems taught dan inosanto are bening discribed as concepts rather than jkd its self. and that jan fan gung fu and jan fan kickboxing are the original systems and that they should be call jkd and nothing else. what your throughts?

pma-ire

crosstrainer1 wrote: »

it seem that there is a debate that the jkd systems taught dan inosanto are bening discribed as concepts rather than jkd its self. and that jan fan gung fu and jan fan kickboxing are the original systems and that they should be call jkd and nothing else. what your throughts?

jeet kune do was always a concept never a style.

when something is a style it has to have boundaries to be defined as such, when it is just a concept then it is limitless.

Martin25

This is a difficult question and I don't pretend to have the only answer, but here goes;
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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Jeet Kune Do has its own principles, philosophy, core training methods, and techniques that make it a separate martial art. Jeet Kune Do is not an eclectic martial art it is unique. Bruce Lee created a new martial art with techniques, footwork, stance and combat methodology. [/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Some elements of the noble art of Wing Chun are retained within the system however; Jeet Kune Do contains elements of Western Boxing,European fencing, Northern Chinese kicking,grappling. Jeet Kune Do martial art is not a process of constant change. There has been little change in the basis of Lee's art; the core principles, techniques and philosophies remain the same since the foundation of Jun Fan Gung Fu, Jeet Kune Do.[/font]
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Martin25

I think that Guro Dan teaches what he calls; "Jun Fan Martial Arts" seperately from other arts at his Academy in LA. This emcompasses the art and training methods taught to him by Bruce Lee.