Jeet Kune Do question?

Question

So I have found 2 martial arts schools in the phone book. I went to Wing Chun class tonight but also wanted to try the jeet june do class down the street. However, the wing chun sifu warned me that another girl in his class basically quit other martial arts classes because "she was tired of getting her a-- kicked" and said that basically whatever class she was in was strength-based, and so being a small girl against a large man you cannot win. He said that his class was not competition based & that was what made it different.

So now, to the question - is jeet kune do 'strength based' or is it worth my while to look into? I really liked the wing chun class, but I was looking for a class with more of a full-body workout, and I felt the wing chun class was all upper body (looking for more core workout). I could be mistaken as it was my first day and I was barely learning things.

Any information on jeet kune do would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

No, it is not strength based. Although, such as with many things, strength is important.

It does depend on the academy you go to concerning workouts. Personally, I do workouts on my own time.

Jeet Kune Do is the martial art founded by Bruce Lee.  He believed using "no way as a way". This means there are no forms to memorize, no strict fighting stances to hold, but rather using the most practical way to fight. Bruce Lee believed in taking what was useful, and discarding what wasn't. He developed many principals and philosophies on how to protect yourself, and lead one attack into another attack.  This can be thought of as a "flow" of attacks. It would be possible to disarm and trap a person in a matter of seconds.  It is a very practical martial art.  You can look up more on this art on other websites. What he did was truly amazing.

(Jeet Kune Do has many Martial Arts concepts combined within it, such as Wing Chun, Savate, Kickboxing, Gung Fu, etc.)

I would recommend workouts separate from a martial arts class.  But of course, depending on the instructor of the academy, will result in many different possibilities.

Answer 2

jeet kune do is not realy all that strength base but i admit it helps and well id say they actualy have a good amount of similarities jeet kune do is very combat based and an excelent way to learn how to fight but wing chun was designed for women and actualy supports the dont build too much muscle method.my oppinion look at both schools and figure out which instructor is better.oh and if it is fitness u seek ur in the wrong place these are both no nonescence self defence type styles if u want fitness kick boxing is probably best. so check them both out see wat u like better and if u go jkd ur calfs willllllll hurt.     o an as for jeet kune do info it is a style without a style most schools use bruce lees fighting stance which he stole from muhummad ali and modified to help with his jeet kune do it employs dodging and striking with focus to cuting off ur enemies attack with ur own.their trick is that they turn their foot / heel into attack while keepin heels up they stay away from blocks but in order to build close combat seneitivity we use wing chun drills for blocks but it is a more dynamic quick style.it can make any1 a better fighter.try it out and compare them.

Answer 3

go to psfvideo.com. "paul vunak "is the best jeet kune do instructor in the world.

Answer 4

jeet kun do is not so much for working out, it's for combat.  It tries to be as practical as possible to teach you how to fight.  If you want a workout, try a kung fu school (especially wushu) or taekwondo (or tang soo do)

Answer 5

ok, first off, chances are, that the jeet kune do school that you are talking about is a fake on 3 main facts

1. Bruce only certified three people to teach jkd aside from himself

2. one of the three is dead (along with bruce), leaving two people that can teach it

3. One of the two that is left, doesn't teach it at all. The only person tha is certifiied to teach JKD, and openly teaches it is Dan Inosanto.

Jeet Kune Do, if you have actually read the Tao of Jeet Kune Do, by bruce Lee, you will learn that it is strength and speed based, because bruce lee felt that martial artists didn't spend enough enough time conditioning the body. So, Bruce made up a work out plan that increased the spped and strength of a jkd user.