Just about every day I get messages on social media and in my inbox about how they can get started in JKD. Reasons for wanting to study Jeet Kune Do vary. Some do because they’re a huge Bruce Lee fan and watched and re-watched all of Bruce Lee’s movies. While others, like myself, wanted to study the […]
Bruce Lee and Tai Chi
While going through some old archival footage (left over on some old hard drives I have), I came across this gem of a video of Bruce Lee demonstrating Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Ji Quan). Most probably know that Bruce Lee had been taught some of the fundamentals of Tai Ji (more specifically, Wu style) from […]
The Catalyst – My JKD Journey
This book was the catalyst for my interest in the art and science of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, and the primary reason why I specifically sought out my teacher Sifu Tim Tackett. I vividly recall going to Virgin Megastore in London as a kid (must have been around 1985) looking for martial arts books. […]
Real Self Defense?
I hear a lot of people talking about self-defense on social media (and elsewhere). How we live in a violent time, and one needs to be able to protect oneself and ones family. So you MUST learn self-protection skills… learn how to shoot a gun, learn effective and lethal self-defense techniques and on and on… […]
The Way of Walking Alone
Just about anyone that is interested in martial arts have heard the name Miyamoto Musahi at some point. Musashi, as you might recall was the samurai who lived from 1584 – 1645. He’s probably most famous for his book, “The Book of 5 Rings” (Go Rin No Sho – 五輪書), and the two sword style […]