While many say Sijo Bruce Lee discarded all forms by the time he developed his system of Jeet Kune Do, the truth is there were forms. or more specifically sets, taught by him during the Los Angeles Chinatown-era. My teacher, Sifu Tim Tackett, recalls that they worked these kicking sets constantly during his session in […]
Thoughts on Awareness
During my Chinese Boxing and Kempo Karate classes we often discuss different topics, and the other day we spoke about awareness. The discussion started as a discussion on the “fighting measure” in Chinese Boxing (more specifically in Jeet Kune Do). The ‘fighting measure’ is the ideal distance you want to maintain between yourself and your opponent. When you […]