Originally Posted by DungeonWorks
All this blubbering over what is and what is NOT JKD has helped me steer clear of this "style"! ;) My god, JKD must be nothing at all??? :eek: You guys have me confused to the gills here. Are you guys/gals paying for someone to tell you "To use only what works!"???? DUH! That is a no brainer if self defence and street fights are your main concern for training!
I like Bruce Lee movies, but there are way to many experts on the internet (not meaning here, but all the websites claiming the TRUE Bruce Lee way) about his style and what it is or is not! :D
This thread is a GREAT positive argument for the traditional martial arts! ;) ..........and for the record, MMA Competition is a sport. A streetfight is NOT. Take away the rules and you get some more technique that comes into play such as eye gouging, small joint manipulation, biting...ect that could and would severely change the outcome of the MMA matches. To my understanding, the TMA's were designed for survival or conquering adversaries of that given time period....and there for the effectiveness is gonna differ on todays streets.
MMA is hybrid wrestiling or Pankration.....JKD??? Well, I still do not know what it is! :laugh:
I mean no disrespect, but why cannot anyone explain the simple question on "What is JKD?", which is also the title of this thread? Then, once it is answered, how do we know that this is the true answer?? This JKD stuff looks to be just one big circle of answers in the form of questions and distrust.