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 […]
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. […]
Linda Lee on Sifu Bob Bremer & Sifu Tim Tackett
I’ve been blessed in that I’ve had the chance to learn from some of the best martial arts instructors in the world. And Sifu Bob and Sifu Tim of the Jeet Kune Do Wednesday Night Group are no exception. Because I never had the opportunity to really train with Sifu Bob, Sifu Tim and Sifu […]
Interview with Sifu Jim Sewell – Original Student of Bruce Lee
Below is a short interview with my Sifu Jim Sewell from footage taken for a British documentary on Bruce Lee in 1992. Sifu Jim was a friend of the late Sifu Bob Bremer who took him to Sijo Bruce Lee’s school in Los Angeles Chinatown in 1967. He had gone with Bob to Ed Parker’s […]
JKD Kicking Set – Die Yut Low
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 […]