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    I know Dan Inosanto's JKD has various grappling. (including BJJ)

    But in the original JKD (Jerry Poteet) where does the grappling come from? Judo? Hapkido? Wrestling?
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    I think it comes from wherever you can learn it. I know my old JKD coach did some Judo, JJJ, and submission wrestling and learned what he could where he could. He's that kind of open-minded and self-accountable guy.

    Interestingly, he did not seem to have the same approach to the positional heirarchy as in BJJ, though he did a fine job tapping out purple belts and below.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FightersSpirit
    I know Dan Inosanto's JKD has various grappling. (including BJJ)

    But in the original JKD (Jerry Poteet) where does the grappling come from? Judo? Hapkido? Wrestling?
    http://www.jerrypoteet.com/

    I see no information on his site about his grappling background. There is a email address under the "contact" section. You should e-mail your question to the organization.
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    Bruce Lee trained with Gene Lebell, a famous Judo practitioner, so I guess you could say that "traditionall" JKD got its grappling from Judo. But, since that whole notion runs counter to the JKD philosophy, it really comes down to finding the best grappling guys available to train with, regardless of style.
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    thumbs up On Gene Lebell

    I don't think Bruce trained only with Gene Lebell for grappling. It's just that that Gene LeBell was one of the more famous practitioners in that field. I believe he also worked with Wally Jay (small circle jiujitsu) as well. So it was more than just Judo.

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    Bruce Lee trained with Gene Lebell, a famous Judo practitioner, so I guess you could say that "traditionall" JKD got its grappling from Judo. But, since that whole notion runs counter to the JKD philosophy, it really comes down to finding the best grappling guys available to train with, regardless of style.
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    Mainly Wally Jay and Gene Lebell. It's interesting from a historical perspective, but I wouldn't go looking for any great grappling stuff there. What you are seeing today is miles ahead of anything Bruce did.
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    Wally Jay was primarily a judo coach back then.

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    the work of Bruce Lee's JKD Grappling is very basic. Guro Inosanto trained different systems to compensate for the lack of baggage, including BJJ.
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