Ich finde Begriffszusätze wie "Original" und "Concepts" ja irgendwie unglücklich, weil ideologisch gefärbt, aber anbei DER klassische Artikel von Paul Bax, aus der ersten Ausgabe seines Jun Fan Journals, das von Jacky P. damals auch in Deutschland vertrieben wurde - der Artikel müßte aus den frühen Neunzigern stammen (exaktes Erscheinungsdatum ist mir unbekannt), siehe auch ersten Satz: auf jeden Fall vor 1993....
Paul J. Bax:
"(This article sparked Paula's letter and eventually the formation of THE JFJKD Nucleus)
ORIGINAL JEET KUNE DO
Nearly twenty years after the passing of Bruce Lee, the resurfacing of his original JKD is occurring all over the country. Practitioners such as Jerry Poteet,Ted Wong, Lamar Davis II and Howard Williams have all started to publicize they're preference for Bruce Lee's original art. In this article we hope to investigate the reasons behind the possible fall of "JKD CONCEPTS "and the rise of Jeet Kune Do - the original art.
First let's discuss the confusion behind what constitutes Bruce Lee's JKD. Bruce Lee first studied Wing Chun primarily, and then a few northern styles of kung fu while in Hong Kong. After coming to America he kept close to his original Wing Chun style until his encounter with a "MY JONG LAW HORN KUEN" practitioner. The circular techniques of this style negated Bruce's straight line punches. Eventually, Bruce got close enough to his retreating foe to use a take-down where he held his opponents life in his hands.
Bruce was less than happy with the time it took him to end the fight. In a previous match with a karate practitioner, Bruce finished the fight in only a few seconds. Wing Chun was too rigid (or at least least Lee's performance of the art) to deal with this unpredictable style. Bruce knew he had to change his method of fighting to compete with the barrage of styles out there. He also needed to increase his stamina since he was very tired after the fight.
This started Bruce on his revolutionary process of creating a more effective approach to fighting. Bruce started to observe every martial art possible by reading books and viewing what limited films of martial arts available back then. He also enrolled in a beginning Judo class which is not well known to the general public. His teacher, Shuzo Kato, said Bruce was a dedicated student who mastered the basics of Judo easily. Bruce also began his weight training program on a long visit to Hong Kong in 1965.
Before Bruce left the states he was involved in Ed Parker's 1964 International Karate Tournament. His stunning performance left the audience in awe, and he began to show his departure from Wing Chun. The demonstration of his high speed gap closing was his first clue to his evolution in the arts.As time went on and Bruce's knowledge kept growing, things were still gradually changing in his approach to fighting. Eventually, the fencing stance took the place of the Wing Chun stance (Bruce's version) along with fencing foot work combined with western boxing's bobbing and weaving and it's arsenal of knock out punches.
This a good time to bring up the fact of Bruce's departure of Wing Chun. In the past several years many Wing Chun practitioners feel that Bruce simply renamed Wing Chun as Jeet Kune Do. Show me a person with JKD's light evasive fencing footwork and I'll show you where Bruce and Elvis have brunch on weekends.
Now that we've defined what Bruce was performing at the time of his death, let's talk about what he wasn't doing. Since Bruce's death the addition of Kali has confused many people. Bruce first saw Kali at the 64 Internationals. It's been said he highly respected Ben Largusa's performance. At this same tournament, Bruce met Dan Inosanto. Inosanto had just began his training in Kali. Bruce and Dan became close friends. It is well known Dan played "devil's advocate "to Bruce's maverick attitude. The fact of the matter is Kali wasn't taught or explored at the Los Angeles Chinatown school.
Dan did introduce Bruce the double sticks of escrima before he left for Hong Kong in 1965. At this time it is reported that Bruce took a dim view of it. When Bruce returned from Hong Kong he had spent more time with the sticks, coming up with his own method. Inosanto has stated what Bruce was doing resembled "Largo Mano". The kicker of this particular interview came when Inosanto stated, "With no previous training, Bruce came up with a system of Kali that already existed."
The confusion about Bruce's connection to Kali partly comes from his double stick performance in "ENTER THE DRAGON". Once everyone viewed the movie they felt Bruce just had to be an expert in the art. Bruce also used nunchaku's. Does this mean he was an expert in Okinowan Kobudo? Obviously not. With only the best intentions in mind, Danny has confused the public with his addition of Kali. The confusion doesn't stop there. In the late eighties, Pencak Silat started to become popular. Inosanto also had an interest in the art. Bruce's name started popping upon certain Silat videos claiming Bruce added the art to JKD before he died. Get out the shovels, it's getting thick.
An instructor in New York says he has a contact in New Mexico who claims his instructor traded Silat with Bruce.I mentioned this rumor to JKD practitioner Fran Joseph. She replied, "Why would Bruce go back to kindergarten when he's been to college?".
While all this is going on, certain original students of Bruce and James Lee have surfaced to set the record straight. Bob Baker, and Howard Williams both students from the Oakland school have resurfaced to demonstrate the JKD taught by James Lee. After many years of shunning the limelight, Jerry Poteet has resurfaced to show what Bruce taught him at the Los Angeles Chinatown school. Jerry once quoted Bruce as saying, "Modified Wing Chun is enough to handle 90% of the fighters out there, We're training for the other 10%. This shows Bruce was indeed impressed with his "discoveries" and probably wouldn't take it lightly to see they have been virtually discarded by some of his other students.
Other students of Bruce still practicing his original art are Ted Wong, Dan Lee, Bob Bremer, Pete Jacobs, and Steve Golden. It is unlikely you'll ever be lucky enough to train with any of these men but Wong and Bremer are starting to become more available to the public.
Second generation students who offer quality instruction in Bruce Lee's original Jeet Kune Do are Lamar Davis II, Bill Holland - certified instructor under Jerry Poteet, Greg Lee -son of James Lee, and Vern Rochon and Fran Joseph also certified under Poteet.
Not to contradict myself but why should all original JKD practitioners eventually evolve to JKD CONCEPTS? Basically because Bruce's art in some ways was incomplete. The weapons training from Kali is an indispensible addition to Bruce's weapon less training. This is not to say Bruce himself didn't practice weapons. Obviously he did. He did not include this in his teaching to his students though. If your going to learn weapons - Kali is the art to draw from. If your not going to learn weapons, you should at least learn a realistic way to defend against them. The key is to learn Bruce Lee's teachings first and then expand up on them. If you attach Bruce's name to an art he never practiced, your just capitalizing on his success and name.
JKD "concepts" will continue to thrive, but with the come back of the original art, concept instructors will be answering a lot more questions about the origins of what their teaching. Paul Vunak tops the list of concepts instructors, followed by Terry Gibson and Burt Richardson. Original students of Bruce who have chosen the concepts method are Dan Inosanto, Larry Hartsell and Richard Bustillo. In the end you must decide which path is best for you...the martial artist."
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