Bruce Lee Was Not The Father Of MMA - Jeet Kune Do Is NOT MMA!

[@pascal0868]

Another great video. I’m subscribed to several JKD orientated channels to get different perspectives. I must say as a martial and technical nerd it’s easy to slip down that rabbit hole of studying many arts. I’ve studied many arts and I’ll be honest I don’t think I could handle a nasty situation simply because I don’t train with that mind set. Unfortunately most of KZbin guys are armchair warriors. I don’t think it’s wrong necessarily. In general the fighters who actually have real experience all seem to share the direct and economical approach regardless of system. I remember in the 70’s listening to a hard core wing chun guy. A bodyguard. He said he trained like an assassin. Meaning he trained two or three moves for hours every day. He dispensed with the rest. I think he was involved with Chinatown gangs.

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

That's how human brain works. It takes to much time for it to programme. So you need a lot of repetitions. The tricky thing is to figure out what to pick.

[@daviderally3809]

Absolutely agree with you .... B.Lee is not the father of MMA because they are a martial sport, there are rules and a referee who checks that everything is fine and that these sports rules are not violated ... the JKD instead is a scientific art to survive a real confrontation, on the street there are no rules, no referee ... more people who can intervene and more that differs from a sporting confrontation.

[@ccm115]

In fact, many people like to label Bruce Lee and compare him with others. There are a few people who really think about Bruce Lee in depth and think about his spiritual philosophy. For me, Bruce Lee is a comprehensive person. First of all, he is a philosopher of thought, dancer, poet, painter, screenwriter, trick expert, martial arts revolutionist and actor. In fact, it is too reluctant to say that he is the father of mixed martial arts. Maybe, the president of mixed martial arts,Dana White watched Bruce Lee in a movie Enter the Dragon , so he misunderstood that Bruce Lee was the father of mixed martial arts,But it is true that many mixed martial arts players named Bruce Lee an idol.

[@avmiritav83]

I highly recommend everyone to stay in top of all of his videos. The real JKD info you will just get it here

[@svenkik79]

Love the DBZ t-shirt. And your content as always off course !

[@danielfaivre9500]

Totaly agree ! Not same 🙏👍

[@assimarmel1644]

Well, you got me on that topic! 100% agree. Keep on moving and embrace the Spirit of JKD! Wish you all the best!

[@thomasthorne4010]

Another great JKD history lesson as well as application in the way JKD was meant to be.

[@christhecelt]

Don't play there game, plays yours. Mess up there Rhythm. Many Thanks 👍

[@QuickmixProductions]

Perfect!

[@ccm115]

Perhaps, in fact, it would be good for us as fans to appreciate it. Why should there be so much criticism?

[@Zen-jc2ov]

This is getting better and better with every new video! Cannot wait the new ones! You are doing a great job!!

[@danielfaivre9500]

Amen !

[@vainexir]

Thanks for clarifying since many say you have to train in other arts like silat or kali

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

Lol, that's stupid.

[@coach-daniela.8202]

Funny how kids that would of been in dippers and or not born during Bruce Lee's life give their lifetime successful martial arts point of view. When those that worked with Bruce Lee and trained with him, can and have attested to the fact that Bruce developed his style driving from every traditional martial arts and extracted what worked and discarded what didnt. That's MMA. This guy would get his a** handed to him by bruce, wall, inosanto and real men from the bruce Lee era. Heck even today's fighters would humble him.

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

Jkd is mostly based on western boxing and fencing.And uses principals of those, It's not a mixture of classical martial arts, despite some students of Lee train that way, it's not how late Bruce worked. I know it's hard to believe, when one been brainwashed for decades, but it's all leyed out and its actually nothing new.

[@dinardoworldwide]

Yess

[@ccm115]

By the way, sifu thomas, have you watched warrior, how do you rate this TV series?

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

No i didn't yet...

[@Gieszkanne]

BL was pro sparring and developed a special glove which you can grapple with. The beginning scene of enter the dragon is no gi MMA even wit ground fight submission. Of course JKD is not a competition style but on the other hand also trained or did something you can call the beginning of MMA.

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

Except it was a movie. When you look at actual martial art, his pictures he made for a jkd book, that pictures that eventually were published in the Bruce Lee's Fighting Method books, its much different from the movie stuff. Much more simple and direct, focusing on three main targets, such as eyes, groin, knees.

[@ccm115]

I heard that the third season is about to be released, and some people criticized that actor's kung fu is really bad.

[@ccm115]

Some people say that Bruce Lee's daughter is too commercial, what do you think sifu thomas ?

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

Well, in my opinion, why wouldn't she use the opportunity to make money on it, its her family at the end. Clarification about JKD would be nice though.

[@ronaldrodriguez14]

This should be spreaded across the world. People believed wrongly that Bruce Lee is father of something other martial artists created long before Bruce entered into the scene.

[@davidbacon6468]

I Agree 100% Bruce Lee Was A Martial Arts Master, Kung Fu Master, And Weapons Master. I Hate Boxing And I Hate Punching And I Hate MMA/UFC.

[@jruffin1161]

Your Bible has the answers to all your questions of what is and whats not. Tao of JKD is your Bible

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

Tao wasn't put together by Bruce.

[@jruffin1161]

@@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO wasn't " put together"? Ok. Was it WRITTEN by him? Help me by framing.

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

There was material over 70 pounds of paper, tao is just bits and pieces of that. Its not how to train jkd book.

[@jruffin1161]

@@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO agreed!!!! the reason im bringing up Tao is just for philosophical argument only. For example. Absorb what's useful, discard etc etc. MMA (though not JKD) has followed that principle. It works!!!!! We can argue it's for the ring and not street oriented but it works. Im not at all trying to prove MMA is JKD but what I'm believe is (not a fact, just a believe) if it wasn't for the principles, we still be point fighting or doing comic book poses in a deep horse stance. American Kempo isn't JKD however didn't Joe Lewis admit the 5 principles influence his thinking and application? I believe Bruce Lee is the biggest influence to ALLmodern martial arts!!!!! He's the father in that aspect. Before Bruce- "traditional" after Bruce, words like "freestyle"

[@jruffin1161]

And thanx for taking the time to responding to the little guys like us. Im hitting the "subscribe". I am flattered, humbled, and honored.