frank raud
Master of Arts
The concept of reactive, instinctual responses to attacks on the person, to react faster I think, in its own words, would benefit everyone.
JKD espouses no techniques. People claiming to practice, and teach a 'style' of JKD really are doing a variant of Wing-Chun, in my opine. JKD espouses a mindset of self-defense, and reacting to stimuli quickly enough that one can nullify the situation with a pre-emptive strike, which was reactionary. I don't see why internalizing JKD would ever necessitate the alteration of techniques, save perhaps in its espousing of efficiency, in where blocks are simultaneous attacks, and vice-versa.
Eh. Most of the JKD guys I have trained with come from the Inosanto concepts lineage. Little to no wing chun in what most of them do. Fma? Check. Muay Thai? Check. Some of them were certified back in the 80's. That would include an original Dog Brother.
Blocks are simultaneous attacks? That would be a revelation to most karate folks I'm sure. Might want to dig a little deeper than just the Tao of Jeet Kune Do.
How does a philosophy teach people to react faster? And how is unique from the core philosophy of any defensive art?