Generation X...or Y...or Z?
Someone wrote to me the other day concerning the idea of “lineage” in JKD, and questioning what “generation” they were, second generation...
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Chris Kent
Apr 52 min read
Self-evaluate Your Training Session
It’s all fine and well when you’re training in a group class with an instructor, or you have a coach or instructor with you during a...
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Chris Kent
Apr 42 min read
Become a 'Master Adjuster'
When it comes to martial arts (or anything else that we do in our life for that matter) what worked for us in the past may have outlived its
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Chris Kent
Apr 13 min read
First a Receiver… Then a Generator
Tactile awareness and sensitivity developed through energy training exercises such as Chi Sao (sticky hands), the Harmonious Spring...
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Chris Kent
Mar 183 min read
Thanks For The Memories...
A martial artist learns to move their body, to glide smoothly and fluidly using footwork, to develop economical and efficient body...
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Chris Kent
Feb 165 min read
Finding a JKD Instructor
As enthusiasm for Bruce Lee’s art grows, we are contacted by more and more people who are interested in learning and practicing Jeet Kune...
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Chris Kent
Feb 72 min read
Is Your Training "Hit" or Miss"?
It is amazing to me how some people expect extraordinary results in their martial art training but are not willing to put forth the time...
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Chris Kent
Jan 252 min read
Bruce Lee’s War Cries… Again!
As some of you reading this blog know (although I am sure most readers don’t) I was responsible for all of Bruce Lee’s war cries and...
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Chris Kent
Jan 232 min read
Jeet Kune Do - An Art That Offers Something to Everyone
In an article I wrote some time back I made the point that I did not feel that Jeet Kune Do is the art for everyone, and I explained my...
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Chris Kent
Jan 222 min read
“I Don’t Know What I’m Going To Do” vs. “I Don’t Know What To Do”
One of Bruce Lee’s oft-repeated quotes relating to JKD is, “I have no technique; my opponent decides my technique. I have no design;...
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Chris Kent
Jan 123 min read
A Matter of Interpretation
Jeet Kune Do is a single art, but it expresses itself in many ways. Tim Tackett and I wrote about this subject in our first book, “Jeet...
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Chris Kent
Jan 92 min read
Creating Functional Training Drills/Exercises
When you are working on creating or developing functional training drills or exercises, there are four primary factors you should take...
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Chris Kent
Jan 73 min read
The Attribute Truth...
With relation to JKD, people need to stop regurgitating statements like, “None of us are Bruce Lee” -- “Only Bruce Lee could do that” --...
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Chris Kent
Aug 28, 20234 min read
The Origin of "Dynamic Personal Liberation"
A lot of people have asked me where Dynamic Personal Liberation™ came from. Here’s the answer. I began training in Bruce Lee’s martial...
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Chris Kent
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Individual Curriculum vs. Class Curriculum
Take one of Bruce Lee’s personal day-timer diaries and lay it next to any JKD school class curriculum. It doesn’t matter whether it is...
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Chris Kent
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Keep the Blasé Factor at Bay
As an instructor who loves teaching, for me it’s one of the most distressing sights to see. As I look around at a group of students...
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Chris Kent
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Discover (or Re-discover) the Joy of Movement
Have you ever thrown a side kick into a kicking shield just for the sheer enjoyment of throwing it, of experiencing the energy of the...
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Chris Kent
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Transcending 'Technique'
“A good JKD man has no technique; he makes his opponent’s techniques his techniques.” - Bruce Lee There’s an old saying relating to...
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Chris Kent
Aug 16, 20232 min read
"Dude, What Happened to My Car?!"
Imagine this nightmare scenario. You take your car to a mechanic for a maintenance and tune-up. When you go back several hours late to...
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Chris Kent
Aug 15, 20234 min read
Bruce Lee and Martial Art "Forms"
Numerous blogs and articles have been appearing recently concerning JKD, Bruce Lee, and the practice of various sets and forms (some...
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