Jeet Kune Do- Way of The Intercepting Fist.
Basically eclectic Martial Arts.
Bruce Lee took several martial arts & selected techniques from them that combined for a full range of fighting. From long range, to grappling, also weaponry. Most weapon techniques & concepts come from Fillipino Martial Arts (Kali, Arnis, etc.)
Bruce Lee always maintained that in order for a technique to qualify as one he embraced, having relevance, it must be Simple, Economic & Effective. In other words, it needed to work well, be simple to learn & execute with as little expenditure of energy as possible.
Your simple, economic & effective fixture meets those requirements in a sense, hence it would qualify as something embracing JKD concepts. :-)
It can really be applied to just about anything, not just self defense. I find it a privilege that I was able to share something I know with you Allan. S.W.
Hello Steve, I did google the term and it did actually come up mentioning Bruce Lee and his form of martial arts. I guess I never did figure that I might have anything in common in that sense. Learn something new everyday. Thanks for "enlightening" me. Best regards, Allan
I owed you a few Allan. :-) You always have the coolest practical stuff to contribute to the forum.
Yes, Jeet Kune Do Concepts can be applied to many things you would never think. My instructor always encouraged us to look outside the realm of physical techniques & apply the same concepts in how we lived our lives.
Many people, such as yourself, do it without even realizing it. Finding the simplest, economic & effective method to perform a repair, or approach a project is a perfect example. :-)
Thanks for all the positive & upbuilding things you contribute Allan! Steve.
Cool to see another Bruce Lee fan. You might have mentioned too, the "Economy-of-Movement" which was also one of Bruce's thing. I have been trying to perfect this way as well , with some success. The side affect is that I have gotten so good at it ("Economy-of-Movement"), that I have put on several more pounds on this short-man's indian frame than it can stand. Heh, heh, anyway, work smarter, not harder.
Be well,
Hawk
By sbcmweb 
Date 10-27-2008 02:27
Edited 10-28-2008 17:31
Cool! I have not trained in quite some time, but the concepts are just as fresh as the day I was first taught. I was so amazed at how quickly I learned & the economy of movement & energy truly set JKD apart from any other self defense I had ever seen.
I personally enjoyed the Kali portion the best. We used Edgar Sulite's LAMECO system in our training. My instructor had him in for a seminar. He was phenomenal. He was also one of the most HUMBLE & patient Martial Artists I had ever trained with. I wish I could have dropped everything I was doing to train with him. Tragically, he died later that year from a heart problem, I believe.
As you said, now my "Economy of Movement" has made me somewhat fat & lazy.... :-) S.W.
