Your innovation on training tools is the most Bruce Lee thing ever.

@SenseiSeth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help!!

@MrRayWolf

2 жыл бұрын

Affirmative. Its even pretty entertaining as well.^^

@legkick1

2 жыл бұрын

The eye would be more difficult with a moving person Seth. But unless you could do it in sparring, (not going to do that) . I don't think it would be something you could apply easily.

@sluggensluggen5075

2 жыл бұрын

You're more JKD then you ever knew!

@sluggensluggen5075

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually a really great, cost effective idea!!

Me: “damn did seth get a haircut in this clip, looks fresh” Seth 10 seconds later: “I know what your thinking, man seths hair looks good” Only time I’ve ever experienced something like this

@arjunchoong8012

2 жыл бұрын

Continuity error

@paulocostasbaby5659

2 жыл бұрын

I’m the exact same

@stare4539

Жыл бұрын

looool

The book “Tao of Jeet Kune Do” was NOT written by Bruce Lee. It was a collection of his notes and ideas collected by his widow as a way to share his philosophy and path to learning, not to teach people fighting. It might have also been an exercise in mourning, trying to keep Bruce alive.

@miya6008

2 жыл бұрын

Many people aren’t aware of this. I do not romanticize Lee, he was certainly ahead of his time and sparred a lot for sure.. but most of the people who absolutely love him and become delusional about him have no experience themselves.

@TaijDevon

2 жыл бұрын

Get thrown on the mat in Judo enough and learn Wushu then you will basically come to the conclusion Bruce Lee was a punk,

@TaijDevon

2 жыл бұрын

KZread prevented me from finishing that sentence. I am not provincial, just censored.

@ricksterdrummer2170

2 жыл бұрын

So in other words: Tao of Jeet Kune Do was written by Lee, since it’s his notes. To be fair 90% of the book is copies of notes written by him, so you could say he wrote it. haha

@NYMartialArtsAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Yup Tao isn’t meant for that they’re using it for. KZread people and clickbait titles with super basic content lol

That's the real lasting tragedy of Bruce's passing, none of these guides he published were ever meant to be his definitive works. He planned on refining his thoughts on Jeet Kune Do for years to come as he expanded his own personal knowledge. A newer version of his books in a world where he was still around would probably be wildly different from what we have left, but I still think that core philosophy would be at the heart of it: absorbing what's useful, discarding what isn't. Being formless and adapting to the current situation like water. Man I miss my old copy of the Tao, lost it in a move a couple years back.

@parasharkchari

2 жыл бұрын

There was a later posthumous collection of notes, drawings, studies, etc. that Linda Lee published. It was actually done up as a 4-volume set, and actually is still mostly content from the Tao, but with a little more detail and discussion/essay on the topics. A lot more explanation of the rhyme and reason.

@HenshinHead

2 жыл бұрын

@@parasharkchari actually I think my copy was one of those expanded editions. Truth be told if I had the coin I might just splurge and get that "complete" edition his family's foundation has been selling the past couple of years. It would be a glorified collector's item, I know, but why replace my lost copy with a generic one?

@axelstone3131

Жыл бұрын

He certainly wasn’t about mixing everything together which is what people seem to think he was and he wouldn’t advocate mixing different styles like they do in mma. Mixing different styles with fundamental differences such as structure, footwork etc. doesn’t work and it’s inefficient at best. He even had a few students try to mix karate with what he was teaching them and he told them to stop.

@HenshinHead

Жыл бұрын

@@axelstone3131 my man, if that's your main takeaway from his training techniques then you have missed the point. He might not have been a fan in cross-training in multiple styles at once, but he very much advocated learning and training in different styles, learning different approaches and taking from those what was useful to you as a fighter. In fact, a cornerstone of traditional Kung Fu training was sending your students off to train with different masters once they reached a certain level of mastery within the school's style. His main beef with karate was that he thought it didn't work; that the styles most Westerners were learning had been too watered down to be effective. But that didn't stop him from studying and training in other styles through friends and students. But beyond Bruce, some of the best fighters in MMA are people who've successfully cross-trained in multiple styles and found an approach that worked for them. If you want to be a well-rounded fighter, that's what you have to do.

@axelstone3131

Жыл бұрын

@@HenshinHead that’s not my main takeaway. But people are very misinformed about what Bruce was actually doing. He did train in many different systems, yes, but it was to see their weaknesses, how he could defeat them. Not to accumulate all these different things. Sure, he did use a lot of things but he also modified them.

"Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." - Bruce Lee

@pauldwalker

2 жыл бұрын

That's pure wisdom right there.

@adg16610

Жыл бұрын

Applicatie to other sports as well.

@axelstone3131

5 ай бұрын

Misunderstood quote.

@thrustvectoring8120

4 ай бұрын

"If your fighting style was any good you would win a world championship not an oscar with it" - me, now.

@axelstone3131

4 ай бұрын

@@thrustvectoring8120 "Too often one of those big-belly masters will tell you that his internal power has sunk to his stomach; he's not kidding, it is sunk and gone!" - Bruce Lee

Ed seems like he's just a really good dude, super friendly and respectful.

@EpsteinsRope

Жыл бұрын

He's a great guy.

@salad75

Жыл бұрын

Confirmed, I've trained with him, he's awesome

I used to catch flies with my old sensei. he was a huge fan of MIyagidoisms as well as confucianism. He was a very abstract dude. And he told us we would be able to "rip flies from the air like a frog". Once most of us were able to catch a still fly, that's when he told us. "This is very useless in a fight". XD like bruh why have us practicing catching flies for over a week? I was assuming it was "if you can catch a fly, you can parry punch." But nah, he just liked watching us flail awkwardly and seemed more surprised it worked.

@Sakattack2023

2 жыл бұрын

Far east woo woo, Thats why the Thai's dominate them in combat sports. Thousand years of actual combat not abstract idealism.

@ryanbarclay7939

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha he sounds like a cool guy. Those kind of coaches can be a lot of fun.

@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149

Жыл бұрын

Now _that's_ a sensei philosopher !

“A good teacher always protects his students from his own influence” -Bruce Lee

Open-mindedly examining each set of things you experience... and in there somewhere, is something that you embrace, take away, and bring with you going forward. Nothing more Bruce Lee than that, and it's a good philosophy not just for martial arts, but for most situations in life in general.

More of sensei Seth trying things is what we need for world peace

What Bruce achieved in such a short time is a testament to his drive, focus and determination. He was way ahead of his time. A hugely inspiring individual who left an amazing legacy.

@cheke184

Жыл бұрын

He basically created MMA. He focused all his short life to create a unique form of Martial Arts that included every great move/form/advantages from a lot of MA's. Yeah sure, there were a few MA that were very complete, but not what he wanted. It's so sad that he died without "recognition" about this.

@houseofaction

7 ай бұрын

@@cheke184 no he didn't vale tudo is much older than Jeet Kune do and JKD is actually just a fusion of primarily boxing, fensing and wing chun.

@axelstone3131

5 ай бұрын

@@cheke184 “The majority of people who practice Jeet Kune Do are mixed up, they think it should be a part of Wing Chun, a part of MMA, a part of Thai boxing, a part of wrestling, you know, a part of Wing Chun, which this is completely incorrect. You don't go from style to style, you go from distance to target or target to distance. Longest weapon to the nearest target and the most direct and efficient route possible, that is Jeet Kune Do.” - Tommy Carruthers

Having been a Bruce Lee fan (not worshiper) for nearly forty years, I have to say this has to be one of if not the fairest video I've ever seen on the subject. Both in terms of what worked for you and what didn't, and I totally agree with the statement that the book would look a lot different had Bruce Lee been alive today. As always thanks for the great content and the way you present it, karate will always be my foundation but it's cool to see someone having fun with other stuff.

@axelstone3131

Жыл бұрын

Strongly disagree. Bruce studied a lot more than the majority of martial artists do today, he also had a much wider skillset, including weapons training. By the time he was 32 he was already done “accumulating” his fighting skillset. That’s why he was stripping it down to the things he was very good at. Simplistic and efficient. People have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Bruce was doing himself and what he was teaching. He kept a lot of things close to his chest that only he knew, things he didn’t teach. He was not trying to create mma or anything like that. This idea of “taking this and that” and blend it and make it work for you isn’t what he was doing or teaching. This is not JKD as bruce taught or did himself. A lot of these things are misquotes that aren’t even from him, but more from Dan Inosanto.

@el29

Жыл бұрын

it was not fair at all. He trained under a teacher who is under Dan Insanto that preaches JDK CONCEPTS... Insted of Authentic JDK under Ted Wong that teaches out Bruce Lees Combat system to every detail in the mechanics.

@axelstone3131

Жыл бұрын

@@el29 yes, he’s a concepts guy. They are all caught up on mixing martial arts together because they don’t underhand what Bruce Lee was doing himself.

@hillbillyscumfuc4360

Жыл бұрын

Huh...Bruce mixed all kinds of stuff together. Why he studied other styles & took what he thought,was most effective from them.

@axelstone3131

Жыл бұрын

@@hillbillyscumfuc4360 no. It’s not true. He did look into a lot of things, he did find some things useful. But what he did wasn’t create “his” form of mma. That isn’t JKD.I used to think this way too up until about 4 years ago when I found out what he was really doing.

I think Bruce saw what he taught as a starting point, and it was up to the individual to go their own way after that. That's what I picked up from the JKD class I attended anyway.

@sadflute8639

Жыл бұрын

Adaptability yes like for instance the general fighting stance uses boxing style of striking because Bruce lee's idea of martial arts was use more effective and adapt the style into your own . I see a lot of Bruce lee's moves were effect misdirection mixed with speed and power could make you an unstoppable machine who's style is never truly readable

Joe Lewis, Heavyweight karate world champion, twice voted the greatest karate fighter of all time, trained with Bruce and then went undefeated for 11 years. He certainly thought Bruce could fight and has talked about his extraordinary speed and power in interviews. People say Bruce never fought but I find it really hard to believe that other martial artists didn't try to test him simply because of his reputation/fame.

@hatorihanzo8435

Жыл бұрын

Facts everyone in the USA and these KZreadr martial artists an MMA fighters disregard this. But Jon Jones, Conor and guys that ended up becoming champs studied him hard. Where did Jons oblique kick come from. Silva has so much inspiration from him and says this. Even sugar ray Leonard. They're not being polite when it's a common trend for most legit champs saying the same. Unfortunately I think it's because his ethnicity the shade is thrown at him.

@justinankar

Жыл бұрын

@@hatorihanzo8435 People just love to find a reason to pick apart anybody others admire. There's always haters.

@eddiegee2940

6 ай бұрын

Again this video author really ignores Bruce WAS tested by top tier tournament fighters, Bruce outclassed them all and knocked out Japanese black belt jujitsu. “Worshippers” are people exaggerating and not make much logic sense. Real fans do referencing from Bruce close associates, former students. Pay attention sir the detail being explained the art of fighting that Joe Lewis was underdog compared going against Bruce. One of Bruce’s skillset was emphasizing quickness in reflex and strikes especially the strikes that keep opponents on constant defense. And we NEVER said Bruce was unbeatable.

@AcceleratingUniverse

5 ай бұрын

​@@hatorihanzo8435i'm sorry, if you think it's his ethnicity, you're delusional. it's the public perception of him as a mystical martial arts god that makes people want to go to the opposite extreme.

@hatorihanzo8435

5 ай бұрын

@@AcceleratingUniverse no it's not every boxer since that's asian is treated with the same disgrace. It's fact not fictional. Lyoto machida , wonderboy an many more come from a traditional back ground , they just got the opportunity to adapt to the MMA game. So Bruce who was a coach to lewis who fought told how good he was that's not enough for small minds. Gene lebell got an opportunity Bruce didn't gene trained with Bruce literally people telling his stories and people can't accept it lol

Lol the fact Seth said “I’m not a big reader” and “that’s not a big deal” made him even more relatable. Ed knows his Chinese martial arts and JKD and karate has a lot of Chinese roots so it should flow very well. Glad to see this

Bruce Lee’s stance was learned from fencing btw and it works really well if you use your strong side forward. This is how I fight southpaw and my kicks always land in sparring. It’s a good stance. His movement also drew inspiration from Muhammad Ali.

His fear was spot on, and I appreciate him being so considerate. I believe his intention was to show the result of his research, so the next generations won't have to start from scratch - to continue developing, not as something people would try to use as "martial arts bible" (which some of the "worshipers" inevitably did).

Love to see a follow up where you experiment with the grappling diagrams or look into the work Larry Hartsell did in this regard after Lee's passing. There's not a ton of stuff in the book per se, but it does includes jab to double leg and other goodies. I think folks forget that JKD incorporated takedowns and submissions from pretty early on (fairly significant Judo influence in there). As for eye jabs, there are hilarious personal notes of his that have a regimen where he was practicing several hundred eye jabs a day. Man really was prepared to take your eyeball if he had to.

Had no idea this channel existed. It’s brilliant … watched like 7 vids already. You totally rule Sensei Seth! 🤝🔥

Seth, when are we getting more sketches? I’ve been dying waiting on a “if all martial arts were in a room” sequel! Much love

@jacksdad734

2 жыл бұрын

Lets go.

@pauldwalker

2 жыл бұрын

they're waiting for the BJJ guy to finish scoot, scoot, scooting his butt over for filming.

@tabkg5802

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they wait for sambo dude to finish ground£ session on bob

@jacksdad734

2 жыл бұрын

@@tabkg5802 So 2026. Great.

@tabkg5802

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksdad734 sounds about right

I think maybe for the 70’s, the book is probably way ahead of it’s time. It’s just that martial arts has evolved so much since then. I feel like if he practiced more Modern kickboxing he’d change up many advice. (And I would LOVE to see his reaction to UFC 1) Like bro, imagine if he learned modern MMA from Seth and Icy Mike, he’d be unstoppable.

@Sakattack2023

2 жыл бұрын

Muay thai and Dutch style was a thing in the 70's and was always much better off than this stuff. He's to influenced by chinese and japanese woo woo. Bruce would always be a life time behind even a high school wrestler in the grappling, he'd likely get wrestle fucked in MMA.

@kbanghart

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sakattack2023 haha no

@Sakattack2023

2 жыл бұрын

@@kbanghart good argument. How’s the air in fantasy land?

@kbanghart

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sakattack2023 wouldn't know I don't live there.

@Sakattack2023

2 жыл бұрын

@@kbanghart smoooooth🙄

I very much love you trying different martial arts techniques in your sparring, especially against different martial artists. You should do a video recapping techniques you tried from all these videos letting us know what really stuck with you and what really didn’t from each style

If you take an intro to fencing session you’ll get the stance down for a more practical way of use in combat. Love the channel!

I read that book in the early 80's there is a lot of good information in it. Some one else in the comments pointed out that it was a collection of as opposed to him actually writing that book.He-Bruce-Used to draw pictures of different moves all the time to help him learn and for the purpose of choreographed fight scenes in films.

Dude, thank you for this. It's been 5 years since I stopped training JKD and your video was like one of this thin books students read hastily just before exams to recall all the scrambled and faded knowledge. Also shout-out to sensei Ed, who seems like the nicest and most articulate guy to ask about JKD, from a fellow student under Ron and Diana, albeit temporary one 😁

@axelstone3131

5 ай бұрын

Why stop?

Loved the video, great haircut, a clarification: Bruce Lee certainly respected the Thai boxers, but he felt their shots were too telegraphed. Modern Thai boxers have been influenced by western boxers, they don’t have the same weaknesses of the Thai boxing that existed in Lee’s time. In the 80s Paul Vunak (2nd generation jkd instructor) encouraged his students to learn Thai boxing and bjj

@deviherlinda-mg8kg

Жыл бұрын

What does *Telegraphed* means??

@haadnaqvi1323

Жыл бұрын

@@deviherlinda-mg8kg basically you can see it coming. Imagine if I pulled back every punch or announced every attack. In Thai boxing they have some of this because they also use this reflex to set up traps. But they used to have a lot more of it with upper body strikes. This got exposed when many of them went to box but in exchange they got better at it and today Thai boxing has even produced champion western boxers (international boxing)

@deviherlinda-mg8kg

Жыл бұрын

@@haadnaqvi1323 I see,anyway is that true bruce lee mixed Muay Thai and Pencak Silat to Jeet Kune Do?

@haadnaqvi1323

Жыл бұрын

@@deviherlinda-mg8kg not exactly no. He certainly took influences from around the world, but the goal wasn’t to “mix” styles but to learn what made things work and use those principles. If he were around today he would have to separately learn things like bjj, not for desire to “mix” but because the skills are so important that those ranges need addressing.

@deviherlinda-mg8kg

Жыл бұрын

@@haadnaqvi1323 I see cuz I saw an interview with an Ex JKD instructor and he said JKD took Silat into JKD which make sense cuz Dan Inosanto learn Silat

so many ppl as you said worship bruce lee as this complete fighter when bruce himself would never describe himself that way

I suggest the Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method series. Tao of Jeet Kune Do is a summary of his notes

You are awesome man! I would love to follow your footsteps on how you've developed your channel. In 1987 I began developing a program to help people with disabilities, seniors and those who've unfortunately suffered catastrophic injuries (mainly wounded warriors) to use the martial arts as a bilateral training tool to use as physical therapy, confidence building and individualised self defense. Unfortunately Covid 19 crushed the adaptive self defense market, and now its time to revise it. I would love to meet you and discuss the benefits of self defense for the underdog community.

Try johnny lawrence! would be fun with some cobra kai

The quality of your content just gets better and better with each video. You're killing it man and it's well deserved success. Lovin your work sir!!

I love how you can see Lee’s love of boxing in his movements

Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do was the first martial arts book I ever bought! It's really fascinating to see you take many of his techniques and create a visual demonstration for modern audiences, showing what's practical as opposed to the scripted sequences in his films. Very interesting stuff, thanks!

Jeet Kune Do is one of the greatest styles of martial arts in my opinion. The speed and technique of each and every move is not only effective but also looks cool. Bruce Lee has my uttermost respect and always will.

@MzuMzu-nx1em

2 жыл бұрын

If you repeat a simple technique every day . Once reached your best possible at , You will look very cool . Repeat techniques every day like a real job is the way to become cool at , adding the deadly effects.

The most iconic thing about Bruce Lee is his movement man when Seth started incorporating the pendulum step alone it looked so similar to Bruce to me

Sensei Seth... I absolutely love your quest for knowledge and how you just go out there and rock it! I've been doing this martial arts thing for 31 years now... and you help keep the passion and inspiration going! Please keep doing what you do brutha! Oss!

You keep inspiring me to get off my ass and train even though I feel like a bad martial artist. I can’t seem to wrap my mind around the whole concept of “gotta start somewhere” Seeing you try new things constantly makes me want to go to that MMA gym in the moment lol

What really bothers me about JKD practitioners... they straight up know the philosophy of absorb what you need and discard the rest. Yet, they continue to use the same movements that Bruce Lee used in his time. Martial Arts was wildly different those days. I'm highly confident that if Bruce Were alive today, he would view MMA as JKD. Bruce Lee would most definitely would have learned more Jiu Jitsu. I mean he was already picking up Judo tactics from Gene Lebell. Also, that fighting stance... you know who uses that hand position effectively? Floyd Mayweather. It's called the shoulder slip I believe. Anyway, awesome video as always!

@NDOhioan

2 жыл бұрын

To my (admittedly limited) understanding, it depends on *which* JKD system someone is practicing. There's two main branches: Jun Fan JKD and JKD Concepts. Jun Fan JKD focuses on doing things exactly as Bruce Lee taught them; and JKD Concepts focuses on adapting the material to account for modern fighting, while keeping the core principles. The best MMA fighters usually start with some kind of base, and build off that base to develop their style. I would assume that would be the argument JKD Concepts practitioners would use, but again my knowledge of the JKD community is limited.

@gw1357

2 жыл бұрын

​@@NDOhioan Yep, that's right. Jun Fan JKD is the branch off of Ted Wong and its most a "purist" version of techniques that Bruce Lee actually taught directly. Wong was one of Bruce Lee's first students, when what he was teaching was called Jun Fan (Lee's Chinese name) kung fu, basically his version of Wing Chun. Wong was there as Lee's self-examination led to the creation of JKD, but a lot of the specific techniques at the time remained very rooted in Wing Chun. JKD Concepts is the branch that comes from Dan Inosanto and is about the philosophy of individualist martial arts -- studying broadly and integrating and tailoring to your own body and needs. Inosanto often says "Bruce's JKD may not be your JKD" and things like that. Wong only ever studied with Bruce Lee, whereas Inosanto had an incredibly diverse martial arts background (karate, judo, kali/escrima, silat, etc.) even before he studied with Bruce Lee and continued broadening after.

@iROChakri

2 жыл бұрын

No he wouldn't learn useless BJJ. He always fought multiple targets. Why would he waste his own body to just beat one person, when he could take multiple attackers at the same time by using more superior styles?

@LeoLeeGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@iROChakri umm... he learned judo so that right there disproves your theory.

@theursidaepugilist

2 жыл бұрын

@@iROChakri He would learn it because its a really good system one of the best atm.

You have finally understood what makes Bruce Lee a legend. I love open mindedness this to me is definitely 1 of your best years on KZread.

Philly Shell is the front arm down. It's from Boxing. (And Tao Of Jeet Kune Do wasn't written by Lee. It was written after his death by his students. ) Footwork is a combination of Northern Mantis, Fencing (he did a lot of fencing as a kid), TKD and boxing. Front snap kick. Low side kick. High side kick. (How he got the name 3 kick Lee) Hand techniques: Backfist, basic jab, basic cross... Front and rear hook though he didn't use them often... Lop Sao or Tan Sao to backfist... Finger jab... And rest is Modified Northern Praying Mantis. Mantis side step intercept to Ping Choi. Mantis grab roll other arm into a backfist.

I recommend looking for videos of Jeet Kune Do Japan, originated from Ted Wong's teachings, of Hiro Watanabe sensei and Togo Ishii sensei although most of the videos are in Japanese. I think those are quite good in techniques and tactics. Just something I want to share

The finger jab is an interesting technique. Having practiced wing chun for a short while, I learned that finger jabs aren't jabs in the traditional boxing-jab sense. Like wing chun's roll/chain punching, its performed as "almost"-whip, where speed of delivery and instant retraction are what deliver the "penetrative force" of the hit. Contrasting Northen chinese styles, wing chun is very soft, so there isn't an expectation of delivering a hit with a super stiff hand (minimising harm to the self). Don't confuse this with me selling wing chun as the go-to fight style, however I believe its necessary or should be learnt as a supplement to the way you comfortably/already fight (especially good with kickboxing, and some grappling), it adds an insurmountable wealth of fight awareness and understanding of corps-a-corps biomechanics/control. With Karate being its sister across the ocean, you can see where combining both styles would almost be a complete system for non-grapplers.

That was one of your best and most entertaining videos. Thanks a bunch!

The kicks are supposed to be chambered into chest as close as possible hence the power from the hips almost like the way a horse back kicks. Also it's to snap back into place like a whip.

Imagine fighting Seth and he changes his stance 100 times like yakuza. Karate to Muay Thai to jkd to judo to systema to wing chun

@ajshiro3957

2 жыл бұрын

That makes me think Seth is now walking around his city beating up punks and winning toy squirrels for children. Good man.

@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935

2 жыл бұрын

I've thought about using that idea in sparring. Style(stance) switching. I think I did a couple times, but never committed to it.

@axelstone3131

5 ай бұрын

“The majority of people who practice Jeet Kune Do are mixed up, they think it should be a part of Wing Chun, a part of MMA, a part of Thai boxing, a part of wrestling, you know, a part of Wing Chun, which this is completely incorrect. You don't go from style to style, you go from distance to target or target to distance. Longest weapon to the nearest target and the most direct and efficient route possible, that is Jeet Kune Do.”- Tommy Carruthers

@r.d.drowned9332

Ай бұрын

Essence of Chubby Surprise

quadrants are in fact the 4 gates from wing chun...also used in punching and defending and also knife figthing

I really enjoyed this video man! Your content is so good

You've done great Mr Seth! 😃👍

This video goes against Bruce Lee’s belief because as he once said “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

@antsinhispants8185

4 ай бұрын

Depends on the kick

I am also a trainer of Jeet kune do, and I can say he was doing good..

Great video as always Seth!

This all is predicated on the idea that you have a solid grounding in the arts Bruce was drawing from. Fencing, Boxing and Wing Chun figure prominently as well as Muay Thai, Tai Chi and Judo. The aim was that these are CONCEPTS to apply as opposed to techniques. When you distil Martial Arts down, there is only so many ways you can move. We are using our bodies to transfer vertical force (gravity putting tension on legs) potential force (blood/sugar powering muscles) and rotational force (hips and shoulders moving around spine) to put energy into something (opponent). While you can't beat having physical size with high fitness and endurance, good form, efficiency and gameness/motivation are important too. Being relaxed and using snappy movements with an internal expression rather than brute force external expression as well as mind at peace. Less energy expenditure, less mental stress, maximum effect on target. Good work, Seth.

dude, would be interesting to get a compilation of your sparring sessions from the past, let's say, two years. I feel like this martial arts discovery journey has to have taught you a lot. I feel like it shows in sparring, but an evolution video might be worth watching.

@SenseiSeth

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my Muay Thai 2 year video!

I like how you didn't just read the book, figure you understand JKD, and then hold court. Because I have come across a number of "JKD guys" who did just that

@Sakattack2023

2 жыл бұрын

I love how every "JKD" gym is just an MMA gym now. Where they kickbox and grapple all day.

Congratulations on your engagement Seth.

I love the piano beat that you added to your videos!

What would happen if you trained like Jackie Chan for a week 🤔? Thank you for sharing ☺️.

@SirHiggalot

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if Seth has that kind of budget to buy all that furniture.

@hanburgundy4317

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention, Seth is a big guy like me, whereas Jackie is a little, VERY athletic and acrobatic gymnast type.

@1punchbrownyt338

2 жыл бұрын

Jackie chan is more like a stuntman right?

@simonsmith8974

2 жыл бұрын

@@1punchbrownyt338 Jackie Chan is also a great martial artist in one of his early movies he studied all different styles of kung fu

@pauldwalker

2 жыл бұрын

he'd probably have as many broken bones as Jackie would rack up in an average week.

One other thing...you're taking the stance diagram too literally (karate guy mistake?). JKD calls it "small phasic bent-knee" stance -- meaning compact, always moving, and ready to strike. You need to do three things: 1) carry more weight on your back leg so you can explode forward to intercept, 2) have the lead hand loose and ready to fire all the time, and 3) have the rear hand protecting and ready to trap. But the specifics of where the hands should be at any given time are not super important. Your hands can move and flow as your footwork does (that's what he means by "phasic" -- always changing). The trick is that with all this continual movement, you have to be able to find the broken rhythm and to be able to throw from wherever your hand happens to be in the moment. In all this, Bruce Lee was heavily influenced by Muhammad Ali. But, in a modern context, Roy Jones Jr, Mayweather, and Lomachenko today are probably the best examples of those JKD principles.

A serious, yet humorous treatment of the subject. Nicely done.

You already know how amazing you are as a teacher and entertainer and everything in between. This one got me good enough to finally comment. Wonderful experience.

I train Ted Wong JKD here in Colorado and my teacher has told me that while the Tao of JKD can be helpful, a lot of it comes from earlier in the creation of Bruce's system, a lot of it changed, for example right off bat the hand position in the book while similar to a Philly shell in some regards was abandoned later in the development of JKD for something closer to a traditional boxing hand position, also a lot of the trapping from Wing Chun was dropped or modified to be quicker, and I've never practiced any finger jabs. I'm not sure but I'd think that Ed was likely a JKD concepts guy, and while there are great JKD concepts guys out there, If you can find a good TW JKD guy around you to train/spar with I think that'd make a great video. 😁

@petefish2472

2 жыл бұрын

JKD still uses straight punches , and volley straight punches adopted from Wing Chun ideologys

@j.murphy4884

2 жыл бұрын

The difficulty there is that it seems like a lot of traditional/original JKD schools are ran by guys who react to the notion that Martial Arts might have advanced since 1973 like you just ran over their dog.

@jacobbrown4971

2 жыл бұрын

@@petefish2472 If you can make them work then that's great, but the traditional Wing Chun straight punch and volley straight punch tend to be arm punches, it's very hard to get your entire weight behind that many successive punches moving that quickly. The way we train we try to have full body force behind each successive blow. But the volley punch still has it's place, peppered between harder shots it's pretty useful and can help get an opponent to shell up.

@jacobbrown4971

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.murphy4884 That's fair, but not all of them, not mine for certain, my teacher urges us to spar with people from as many different styles as we can, to test what he's teaching us. A lot of TWJKD people that I've seen here on KZread seem to have the same philosophy New York Martial Arts Academy for example just recently had a series with Shredded Jeff Chan which was great, and they're Ted Wong lineage.

@j.murphy4884

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbrown4971 case in point, that exact guy is blowing up about it elsewhere in this comments.

Disclaimer: He never used that stance for fighting, ask to master inosanto, remember its the art of no art.. he was on a knowledge search and he adapted his fighting style according to the opponent or situation and his own physique always.. technically he was the first mma fighter. Greetings

@cahallo5964

2 жыл бұрын

no he was fucking not there were hundreds of them in Brazil 20 years before Bruce Lee appeared on a screen for the first time

@prime5991

2 жыл бұрын

People have been combining and adapting martial arts, striking and grappling, long before Bruce, so he's definitely not the first MMA fighter. But his ideas and philosophy are gold

@axelstone3131

5 ай бұрын

“The majority of people who practice Jeet Kune Do are mixed up, they think it should be a part of Wing Chun, a part of MMA, a part of Thai boxing, a part of wrestling, you know, a part of Wing Chun, which this is completely incorrect. You don't go from style to style, you go from distance to target or target to distance. Longest weapon to the nearest target and the most direct and efficient route possible, that is Jeet Kune Do. - JKD instructor Tommy Carruthers

Awesome video. You found things that are useful and things that weren't, and the holes that opened up in this new era. I think you hit on Bruce's thesis of keeping what works and discarding what doesn't. Again awesome stuff man.

I like how you were able to adapt a jkd style. I'm pretty sure those moves are a guideline to build on with whatever you discover that fits your body well. "You need more sidekicks!!"

yeah totally agree, I think the book only captured one period of thought and likely wouldve continued to evolve. He passed at 32, hardly a lifetime of knowledge and experience. I like what Jesse Enkamp says of the proverbial martial arts mountain, it wouldve been cool to see how Bruce's evolution wouldve been up that mountain. It wouldve been cool to see how his film making wouldve evolved too lol

@jagger_claw

8 ай бұрын

@modernchow What do you think about Dana White's statement about Bruce Lee being the father of mma?🤔

@Seagull425

7 ай бұрын

​@@jagger_clawhe's not necessarily wrong considering Bruce was one of the few to be training in all types of forms rather than mastering just one and then bringing that knowledge to the U.S. and spreading it. But that being said he wasn't the only one just the most famous.

@jagger_claw

7 ай бұрын

@@Seagull425Oh he's very much wrong! Did you know that Bruce actually wrote a letter to Jerry Poteet warning him that he shouldn't mix JKD with any other martial arts?

@Seagull425

7 ай бұрын

@@jagger_claw you do know JKD is a mixture of Martial arts it is taking what is useful for you and getting rid of the useless stuff and adding your own to it.

@jagger_claw

7 ай бұрын

@@Seagull425JKD is not a mixture of martial arts! Even the Bruce Lee Foundation acknowledged this! If you want to know actual JKD check out my playlist titled JKD for dummies!

To be honest, it wasn't real JDK in what it is...... It was like a amature trying to imitate the best sushi chef in the world on how to make sushi but a bit wrong on the recipe and started putting in bacon and pizza dough into it. The Real JDK can not be learnt from his book that they "collected by his random a4 papers spread out in his house as sketches on a daily life". The real JDK in all its ESSENCE and TOTAL FUNCTION SYSTEM in body mechanics, u need to learn from a Student that Bruce Lee Taught (Ted Wong ) or his students books that they have written or go to there classes. Also this person you had in the video he is under - is a student under Dan Insanto. Well he is teaching "JDK CONCEPTS" and therefore he can mix in all kinda stuff into JDK and then you loose alot of real JDK mechanics. But then we have Ted Wong who also was the closest student under bruce lee who teaches out the classic real JDK stance, footwork, weapons, body mechanics and so on - AND DONT MIX IN "filipino arts or MMA" into it. But they teach the real combat system Bruce Lee invented and that he used. Then when you know that system and manifest out from that then you can "add more of youre own stuff and expand the system". Dan Insanto - Ted Wong are the only 2 and the closest students Bruce Lee had that are CERTIFIED BY Bruce Lees Family. But If you want to KNOW REAL JDK Then Learn from People who have studied and been students under Ted Wong. Dan Insanto just took the "concepts" and call it JDK. Ted Wong actually teaches the real combat system bruce lee used. Its a big difference between them.

What people forget is that there were different eras of Bruce's knowledge of martial arts. Towards the end he favored Boxing and included more Wrestling. Much different than his more Wing Chun based martial arts techniques in the early 60s

Cool video, I have almost all Bruce Lee's books and videos, you sir actually got to train by someone of Jeet Kune Do. That's awesome and makes a big difference is training and learning

Im gonna point out a few things here. During your first and third sparing match, you had a orthodox stance when your opponent had a southpaw stance, this opposition should best be avoided because angling off in JKD works better on the basis of copying your opponents orientation. When it comes to the way you move in JKD, you should have fluid motion with high energy (Not so high that you waste energy doing so). Also, when you are moving around, you should step and slide your feet don't cross them, i.e., You want to move right you should take a small step to the right and quickly slide your left foot with it (This is so if your opponent throws an attack during this time you arent caught off balance and still have two feet off the ground). Last little thing is that when you strike, try to snap your punches/kicks instead of pushing them, this is a little vague but the best way to describe it is by jolting your body (like flinching from a loud bang). Other that those few simple things, your learning of JKD within a week was pretty good.

awesome video Seth!

This is a top notch content. 🙏🏼

For me, Lee was all about exploring who you are and expressing it through (martial) art, to incarnate freely your soul into your given body. In that regard, very few have managed to teach with such wisdom, passion and heart. Regarding the fighting stuff, of course, there is no "best" fighting style, and Lee's still had a lot to "prove". Don't forget to have fun! Thank you Sensei Seth :)

That was a lot of fun and very informative. Ed seems to be a great teacher. The guy you sparred with around 16:10 looked like Bill Duff from Human Weapon.

I got inspiration for a video for my martial arts channel thanks to this

I loved your analysis

I like this "you don't have to win or lose at sparring to be getting better"... something like that at the end

Dude, that's so cool that you went to Concord to train there. I did a few trials there at a rough time in my life before I moved. He's a great instructor and I can't recommend that school enough. Seth, you should go train at Robert Kitchin academy in Gastonia. He's a very decorated Sifu in many martial arts and a great guy. It would be a cool video

Excellent video.

Incredible video.

You're an inspiration!

That place with the stairs you used to practice looks like a great place for a fight night. Just set up a ring at the bottom.

Good training you have there good job amazing greatest

I *WAS* thinking about how good your hair looked!!

Sensei Keith, if you ever come to the Palo Alto, California area, I'd love to train you . There's a lot of things I can help you out with. Like SiFu Ed, I myself am an Inosanto instructor. For example, when you finger jab, keep your fingers together and tilt your fingers slightly upward. That way if you hit bone, you won't break your fingers. I train my students by having them finger jab the wall. If your technique is wrong, the fingers will hurt. If it's done correctly, you can finger jab for days. Tilt the fingers up and hit the eye with the underside of the fingertips. Good luck!

I’d never thought of the Raleigh Little Theatre Ampitheatre as a place of badass martial arts, but you made it work

Good effort 👏 may the spirit of Bruce Lee flow through you ✊🙏

I love these type of videos keep it up

I respect you for really trying this out.👍 Lee was able to sneak in a few movies at the last 1.5 year of his life. Prior to that...there are zero movies, he was simply a veteran at live combat. In live situations he had fought; Black Belts, Pro Fighters, Ex military, Champions, 3rd degree Masters, Rival Martial Artists, and opponents that outweighed him by 100 pounds. His battle experience started as a young boy and lead all through out his teens + adulthoodhood. The few movies he DID make were only at the last 1.5 years of his life which was a BRIEF opportunity for him to report his whole life experiences and give that valuable insight into live combat. He only made 3 little movies plus One Hollywood film, a very small attempt at films but we're lucky he at least made them and snuck them right in JUST before he died to show us his insights from his personal life of hard combat.

Your week long challenges are fire

@SenseiSeth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The function of the finger jab is to disguise other techniques usually a classic karate punch to the stomach

Great video bro 😎

The hand placements are prety similar to the Philly Shell. Great for firing off quick jabbs and block power shots.

The pool noodle for arms was creative 👌🏿🧠

10:25 "What did you learn today in martial arts class?" "The booty-cheek kick." "Yeah. Wait, what?"

I really like seeing you trying stuff out! Feels like the old tales of people traveling, checking how other regions fight :) Do you think you'd also go abroad, see how stuff's done there?

Coming from TKD, if you do finger jabs or spear hand, with your finger tips bent slightly down, if you miss, it won't hurt so much. It will allow your hand to bend to a punch, and reduce the chance of bending backwards.

I did like that makeshift wingchun dummy. I never woulda thought of that.

I was taking self defense I’m under a guy who learned from Dan inosanto and Dan also visited our gym for a weekend lecture and he’s a boss. The weekend was with double stick or stick and knife. The eye pokes are effective because the eyes are small but the eye sockets and nose are a funnel that guide the fingers in. If you have your fingers loose they self guide into the socket. It is not debilitating but it makes the guy squint or briefly close the eyes. We always learned then you follow a left finger jab (think boxing jab) with a hard right cross. The pendulum kick footworks are great and I’ve been learning the same from a boxing coach. Fundamental pendulum feet with a shuffle when attacking, step out with a turn to get off center line. Then jab fingers to face, don’t care if they make contact, point is to make opponent close his eyes long enough to throw a hard punch or elbow.

I have that book. I flipped through it a few times but never studied it. It's part of my very small bruce Lee collection. I feel that the best way to get the experience of Lee Jun fan is by being an apprentice under the ones that trained with Mr. Lee or his lineage equivalent in today's world say like someone who trained with someone who trained with Bruce Lee. 🤷‍♂️ Thank you for doing a video on the subject matter.

Video request - Can you discuss your Karate? Lineage, history, style and the why? Thanks