jeet kune do

[@JimmyLee27]

This man is really this fast, I saw him train once at a seminar and dropped my jaw. Years later I saw this videopresentation for the first time and I recognized him by his movements. A remarkable martial artist!

[@Diggy22]

I gotta say, this dude learned everything from Bruce Lee's books and movies. If Bruce were alive, he'd be so proud of this dude. In fact, Bruce's first student, Jesse Glover, met this guy in person and saw what he could do. Out of his own mouth, he told Tommy, "You punch just like Bruce!"

[@Localnomadmovies]

Very impressive indeed. I study Wing Chun, and it's interesting to see JKD performed by someone who obviously knows his stuff, and can execute moves very well and in practical situations.

[@TanMoGe]

I can't understand why anyone would rip on this guy, he is incredible!

[@danieltwardzik9068]

faster than you tube

[@SifuMichael]

i've had the pleasure and honor to attend a seminar by Tommy Carruthers. And I can tell you first hand that his power and speed are second to none. He really is this fast and for his power, well I witnessed his hits upclose and they gave me a kind of dragon ball z feeling.

[@jasonlee148]

I read it somewhere that one of Bruce Lee's student taught him and said Tommy is the fastest guy he has ever seen in his life except for Bruce Lee himself.

[@thescotsman1991]

To answer your question, yes I have been in 19 street fights fights in my life, all the fights started without any warning, 8 of them were twice my size. and 3 of them pulled knives on me. NONE of that is in MMA and I seriously injured each one of them, especially the guys with knives. Not here to say I'm a badass. I did what I had to do to defend myself. You know you are going to fight someone in an MMA fight when the ref signals you to start.

[@Menyhard]

Boy this guy is fast

[@DennisTaylorBoracay]

It's within You. Believe your Instinct. Martial Arts comes in many forms and ways, the body will just adapt what suits it best.

[@Slashbacca]

dang!!! he's so fast you can hear him move before you see it!!!

[@danplasma]

Pls peep my new fast jkd channel

[@captaincooool]

@DragonMellow keep in mind that the camera used to create this video is better than a camera used for production in the 1970's. I don't know who would've been faster but this dude is pretty quick with his strikes.

[@pokeninja3000]

Wow! Your fast!

[@Benzono1980]

Amazing talented!!! Learning/knowing is not enough!!! HE IS JEET KUNE DO

[@Ting58669]

👍

[@EmeAU]

for people that don't know, jkd punches as demonstrated by Bruce Lee are similar to boxing except you pivot both your feet into the strike and even with the fast punches you can twist your hips into them too. Try big strikes then lil for diversion and big again. worked for me sparring a boxer friend of mine, but jkd is meant to be YOUR way of fighting. It is only truly concepts/principles rest is up to you.

[@MAR-kg9xi]

Even Bruce Lee if he's still alive today...I dont think he'll even survive round 1 in MMA..or in boxing..

[@izaacbanks964]

dummy hes the best martial arts fighter like if you agree

[@luciopagnotta]

yep! and maybe not, maybe he become the king of MMA...wow...maybe everything!!! (what note guy!)

[@adammcdowell7652]

Bruce Lee was a boxer before he moved to America. Using his wing chun skills he defeated the 3rd time winner in that competition. He also uses many principles and footwork from boxing in jeet kune do. He is also one the major influences in Mixed martial arts.

[@Mr786Addzy]

Yeah well you're absolutely incorrect you idiot. I don't think you would even last half a second in front of Bruce.

[@VidinaSS]

Your comment is just stupid why would you throw MMA into this video? If you know anything about Jeet Kune Do is that it's designed to be "formless" so that you can adapt do your opponents fighting style. Bruce Lee proved that, and if he was alive he would prove it again.

[@alonzo72487]

Jeet Kune do is not a style, but way of thinking....to express oneself through martial arts and using whatever works for that individual...MMA and Jeet Kune Do are not the same.

[@gerryboy101]

impressive. rarely see someone move so fast. respect

[@diehardcowboys]

Awesome! This guy is very fast, fluid motions & powerful. Imagines what the Grandmaster Bruce Lee would be like. RESPECT!!

[@BlakeC94]

No. how dare you disrespect all this guys hard work and say he fast forwards his videos. This guy is world renowed and is very passionate about what he does and would never do that

[@Mujtabahassan1]

in my 20 years of experience, u r the second real martial artist alive. and myself. others are just attractive demonstrators

[@リチャードカーター-n1h]

I was impressed and moved by this video. Maybe it's the technique and essence of Jeet Kune Do, but the person doing this technique is the most cool with speed and power.

[@SifuMichael]

I think so too. He at least comes nearest and has just about the same training routine and dedication. Really, you can hardly train anymore than this guy does. I had the pleasure of attending one of his seminars and his speed and power is awesome.

[@Gamma1227]

Jeet Kune Do is a defensive form of self defense. From what I've seen and heard from others skilled in it, it focuses on speed and immediate counterstriking.

[@LthL-JJ]

The fast hitting is just a disctraction. Your body can only react to 1 hit a second. So if you hit 2 times in 1 second, that 2nd punch feels a lot harder. Really great technique..

[@PlanetMIC612]

this guy actually was taught by one of bruce lees students! and hes one of the very few real licensed JEET KUN DO instructors in the world keepin it alive for BRUCE LEE...

[@1465225568]

force=mass x ACCELERATION. I'd say he has got the acceleration part down pretty good and since the weight of a fist is kind of insignificant, ya, that punch would be VERY powerful.

[@quantumvid]

I have to say, I think Jeet Kune Do is a pretty amazing martial art. It would be perfect to learn, and would help anyone in sport or on the street. The downside is I feel I'd need another 15 years of martial arts experience to do a beginner course in this. I feel it was designed for someone who is already a master of sever different martial arts.

[@tsbol]

This guy taught my cousin about 20 years ago. My cuzin stopped doing ju kun do and now is part of hyaundai cooperation.

[@pennsyr1]

Yes indeed. Unfortunately, far too many folks, including numerous Bruce Lee aficionados, routinely miss this very important point Lee attempted to make, amongst others.

[@bboyhall]

This Instructor is amazing his speed is faster than the cameraspeed and sound

[@studynerd]

Very good techniques, anyone who studies with you is fortunate.

[@warrior2603]

One does not simply "Jeet Kune Do" a standing still guy, don't get me wrong, this is a fine demonstration of agility, but "be water" means something completely different. With Jeet Kune Do you basically react to your opponent's movements, "you don't know what I'm gonna do, neither do I, my movements are the result of your movements, my technique the result of your technique".

[@Ryancontact1]

this guy moves incredibly like bruce lee

[@jeraldmcclain5717]

100% agree with you. I'm not going to study MMA anymore, the next classes I enroll in will be Jeet Kune Do.

[@RosesandCrack]

Agreed. MMA is basically a more regulated version of Vale Tudo. Vale Tudo is a pretty accurate representation of a real fight because there are no rules. MMA started as a way to test all martial arts against each other to see which is the most effective, the reason you see more BJJ and Muay Thai fighters than anything else in MMA is because those styles are generally the most effective, although there are always exceptions.

[@thescotsman1991]

Duly noted man. The reason I said what I said is because I myself have been in more than my share of street fights in my time. Fighting both untrained and highly trained ring fighters(2 boxers, 4 muay thai practitioners, 3 of them were also bjj practitioners, 1 wrestler, 2 kyokushin karate black belt(claim to be), and about 11 untrained brawlers). The brawlers were no trouble at all. All of these fights happened outside the ring. It wasn't that they were martial artists but the fighting systems

[@UnverAntwortungsLos]

RESPECT - respect to his discipline, respect to his training, respect to him great tension and fast like the wind BUT: WHERE I CAN GET A SHIRT LIKE HIM???????? ; )

[@KiDxScReam]

After a decade of knowing of this video, I’ve just realized that he was speaking English the entire time.

[@mistajef]

I completely love this vid - studied Bruce Lee for a few years...it was all about theory at that point.Never the less found a place for myself....then I went to the library and read some books about different fighters - liked Benny Urquidez and Tom Laroche...I'm too small to go MMF, but If you want to fight.....it wont come free....lol

[@MrMastaPlanna]

this is why i love the world of martial arts. this and fighting games.

[@thescotsman1991]

Finally someone said it. MMA is cool and I enjoy it but that is competition fighting and not a real fighting. A real fight can happen in an instant, has NO rules, everything is allowed, and their is no ref to stop the fight. In the ring, both competitors are aware that they are going to fight. Outside the ring, you never know what is going to happen. Bruce Lee understood that better than anyone.

[@TaiGekTou]

@DuykRuyk The point of JKD is to intercept your opponents before they get close enough to touch you, isn't it? That means to avoid getting brought to the ground in the first place right?

[@BushidoRyu]

This guy has been putting in work. His speed is nuts. Cant lie and to think..bruce was even faster and quicker ...people dont undertsand like it doesn't matter if your not scared to take a punch that onslaught of damage you take and how much your able to give back. Its a trip..

[@someoriginalname6004]

Sparrings under certain rules or competetive fighting > most deadly techniques trained on pads or presented on demonstrations without preassure

[@chewbaccac-3po129]

Tommy Carruthers .........amazing

[@Umphrey2k3]

This is not sped up. he was featured on "How Bruce Lee changed the World" on the History Channel. This guy is the real deal.

[@MartialArtist206]

"The individual is more important than any style system" - Bruce Lee

[@urahararocking]

the stance in this video is the correct JKD stance. Bruce only did the jumping about in movies cuz he thought people would respond to it. If you watch bruce training he does the JKD stance in this video. The statue of him in hong kong is in the JKD stance as well. And I think tommy in this video is guarding is groin well, it's just the angle the video is shot at. If you watch when he hooks especially, you can see him turn his front knee in to stop any kicks to the groin

[@paeng300]

JEet Kune do love it.. that was deadly fighting style

[@williemoto]

hey guys nice comments, well thought, you are all right on your parts. Bruce would have loved the aerly UFC, and Gracie jiujitsu but he would have certainly pissed off the gracies by trying to improve their grappling... mma is a duel combat sport, no weapons, a ref, a doc, a lot of safety within confinement. jkd was indeed one of the first mma-forms, geared solely towards street fighting, "self-defence", which is in JKD a good offense. ps: Carruthers is as fast as hell. he is one of the best.

[@MichaelMeridius]

" The force is strong in this one ".

[@BenjaminTapia1]

jkd=simplicity, this video= years and years ago. tommy is completely different now, meet him and your eyes will open.

[@RaymzeJix]

Bruce Lee spent most of his life to training, and it was the most brutal training, that this day no person will or can do, people do not have the same passion as Lee had! He was devoted to a healthy life style, more vegetarian then meat eater. He's speed became faster from his time of training and the style of training performed. No one has time this day as Bruce Lee had!

[@thescotsman1991]

There are NO rules in a street fight. Which is why all of those guys I fought got hurt. Just like my sifu in Wing Chun, sensei in Judo and BJJ, instructors in Krav Maga and Escrima, I'm a purist in the martial arts. I believe that martial arts are for self defense. Bruce Lee couldn't stress that enough when it came to the philosophy of Jeet Kune Do. Which is why I created my own Jeet Kune Do. P.S. I love watching MMA.

[@nlewisows87]

That would be really helpful, just to show the little subtle movements of each individual technique.

[@LookLoveShoot]

this is very effective in two ways. if you know how to use it, it could hurt. and when someone moves that fast at you, you get shooken up. like the guy to the left at 0:50

[@H2oFormula]

This art is basically Wing Chun mixed with a bunch of other good stuff. Bruce Lee's second art he learned was Wing Chun--After learning some tai chi form his dad. He is such a great dude

[@jurbllur6288]

DAMN JUST IMAGINE HOW FAST BRUCE LEE WAS

[@ProphetGuardian]

I imagine Bruce seeing this guy and smiling. He has the fastest strikes and kicks I've seen.

[@blondiemanco5448]

Dedicate yourself to a full 1 year of taking 3 to 4 classes a week in this martial art or other, along with a submission art and you will build a good solid foundation of self defense. If i had a job where my schedule was set in stone for a while, i would love nothing more then to find a good instructor and not a McDojo and train in this art or other, but since my work schedule varies week to week with all sorts of weird hours, watching youtube is how i am earning my blackbelt!!!!yay!!

[@VoidEternal]

It all depends on the fighter. Don't let anyone tell you different.

[@CrazyKukkeli]

It's not fake, chill out guys. at 2.30 that was 'cause they skipped the part where they were sitting. I've seen other videos of him, he really is that fast >.

[@bkzunltd000]

2:48 changed my mind from thinking that this is wing chun at all. The fencing footwork is a trademark aspect of jeet kun do.

[@frankcolli]

You must move like water. Be ready to flow into all gaps., TC is a master fighter.

[@Lombarsi]

@Flyingtart Not familiar with Jeet Kune Do but in American Kenpo you can be as fast while still using the body to deliver power, and you target soft tissue areas so you don't need to be all that powerful, nobody is going to do much after a lightning quick poke to the eyes, claw to the face, backfist to the nuts, and an arm break in half a second

[@harddivej]

greatest youtube video ever!

[@thescotsman1991]

I understand that crotch and throat strikes are not secret techniques, just effective techniques. That's what I like to hear man! You are using the martial arts to there full potential. Again, I'm not bashing MMA. I love MMA to death dude.

[@GeorgeJr6]

His moves are flawless, they are so fast, Wow

[@1998Tony100]

this is one of the most effective martial arts because it includes bak mie, wing chun, boxing, and bjj.

[@inthetoilet4456]

Tommy Carruthers is an official JKD instructor. He learned JKD from one of Bruce's pupils.

[@disclaimer05]

I noticed he (the instructor) is using a snap-like vertical punch. It kind of reminds me of the punches used in Isshin-ryu Karate. Isshin-ryu was created in the late 1950's. Any connections at all? Just wondering.

[@iTeamKevin]

JKD is effective. Extreme Speed. And maxuim power. WIth less energy. Is very well, at the same time protecting your center line. And attacking opponents .

[@bossmark03]

the fact that he's so fast, the sound synchronization wouldn't catch up.

[@klifstason]

On theory yes. On practice it is completely different. I had a friend who was a renown Russian amateur boxer. He loved to get into troubles. He has known all those "dirty tricks" like kicking to nuts or knees, but he never used them. He unconsciously was making a boxing rules in the street fight. I saw him losing street fights in less than 15 seconds. 1st time due to headbutt, 2nd time from straight kick to the knee. All that because boxing rules have become his habit. The same applies to MMA.

[@Enigmo1]

Actually Bruce did what you see in stuff like UFC over 40 years ago. Take Enter The Dragon for example, he was practically doing what they do in MMA nowadays.

[@takaharimashimoto7683]

Very nice technique i would not want to fight this guy hes very very fast with his hands. I would however like to train under this guy. He reminds me alot of Bruce. Whoever says that this isnt Jeet Kune Do obviously doesnt know what Jeet Kune Do really is. He was teaching that there is not just one way there is multiple ways to defeat ones enemy. So dont try to diss this man just because your not as good as he is at Jeet Kune Do. Jeet Kune Do translates to The Intercepting Fist.

[@noe1993jmsn]

This is just... Awesome. I want to learn that!

[@jcrowester]

Uh... have you been in a real fight? MMA is pretty damn real, and a very good representation of what to expect, speaking from experience. That said, JKD is a fantastic martial arts method and one of the first to truly understand the need for realism in training. Great video, too.

[@lordstgermain]

Finally someone got the real meaning of it...I think too, as I fancy you do, that Bruce Lee was also a great philosopher...jkd is the "body expression" of his words...but we have to admit that this guy........°__°.........he's goddamn fast...

[@eon2569]

It's such an unbelievable thing how a 135 pound Bruce Lee could deliver such explosive power combined with lighting speed. Bruce Lee is the best!!!!

[@erichibler2112]

All joking aside Tommy is lightspeed without losing total power... 👊💀

[@Plandah]

You can see it when he walks towards the victim. It's a fast waddle. And when he does his high speed movements the guy is standing still and does a few quick jerks.

[@smoothhoopinal]

Well, I haven't seen anyone in the MMA with this speed. His power is unknown, but his speed is extraordinary. In a control fight, like MMA, he would have to learn some other techniques obviously because it's going to get tangled up in there. His striking with top notch BJJ skills would be awesome.

[@WARXDEVILXALAN]

I do judo it's my first favorite form of martial arts then 2nd comes Jeet Kune Do there's a dojo that teaches jeet Kune do but you have to be 18 and I'm 14 sifu Joseph said that I am by far the most up forward about my belief and interest of JKD

[@alwerty1]

Yea I know what you mean. I'm just speaking in terms of jkd being about doing whatever possible in a fight and mma being able to cross arts do what you can

[@mrhades652]

I believe his name is Tommy Carruthers. Teaches JKD in Scotland.

[@utdfortreble]

this dude must have the most incredible fast twitch fibres, he should be a sprinter.

[@klifstason]

That's true, but with a little correction. BJJ and Muay Thai are most effective on the ring. There are lots of techniques that can not be used in full potentials on the ring (like Wing Chun or Krav Maga) only because about 70% of those techniques are strikes restricted by MMA rules due to high injury potential. Therefore practitioners of those styles would only use their techniques at about 30% of natural potential, which is not wise. MT and BJJ don't have many techniques that are restricted.

[@Beethovens7th]

Awesome stuff. How does someone go about learning to do this kind of thing?

[@gnicevids]

yes and this vid is a little sped up if you look atthe version that title is this sped up a little that you can see the difference that is not to say that he is not fast because he is

[@whitechocolate305mia]

i wasnt refering to the video, i was refering to the comments that some people were leaving behind. what im saying is anyone that knows how to kick can kick you in the nuts. you dont need to train much to try to poke a guy's eye out, or to punch him in the throat. actual trained mma fighters will destroy these guys that are depending on things like eye gouging. its not a realistic mindset for a fight. poking an eye out doesnt make up for someones inability to fight.

[@cjchillax1771]

He could beat no one in mma

[@MegaMan93703]

Sparring is for sport, it's for 1 vs 1, way different then self defense, sparring= stable environment, controlled situation, rules, only way to master a martial art is mastering the mind why? Cause the mind is the control center of the body.

[@Legardajoseph]

It's funny how they all talk down about Bruce and his jeetkunedo but if anything jeet teaches you to be open to all styles and way it doesn't limit anyone one or anything

[@PainHoarder]

I always wanted to learn martial arts as a kid, but never could afford it. My technique is called "hide in a bush", though I also practice a more ancient art called "run the fuck away quickly" I could move as fast as Bruce Lee....if I were running from Bruce Lee. He'd probably slip in poo and fall chasing me as my bowels released themselves. Which brings me to the best technique of all, a style called "Poo to shoe". Essentially, you just crap yourself and run. Works every time.

[@chunchoe]

@skech001 no , this happens to alot of videos on youtube , the sound wouldnt be out of sync if he sped it up because the audio wouldve been sped up too , i can move as fast as he does its not too hard

[@Yaenu1093]

Why are you guys comparing this to mma? This doesn't even have groundwork, so that argument has no point.

[@xaniiu]

@terrencemcg ok im not saying this guy isnt fast or strong but at 0:19 he slearly slaps himself and at 0:31 he kicks the wall those sound effects are not coming from him hitting the guy or anything becasue he clearly isnt making contact or the guy would be knocked out or hurt and he isnt breaking the sound barrier causing a mini sonic boom! so yes he is stomping and hitting himself.