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The 'Art' of Training with Equipment
( The following is an excerpt from my book "Jeet Kune Do Guide to Training Equipment") Training can at times become tedious for any...
Chris Kent
Aug 9, 20243 min read


You Gotta Get Into the Water!
When it came to martial art, Bruce Lee was concerned first and foremost with function and cultivating what he referred to as “real-world...
Chris Kent
Aug 5, 20242 min read


Get a Grip...!
It’s a well-known fact that Bruce Lee's forearms were incredibly developed. Bob Wall, who worked with Bruce in two movies stated, "Bruce...
Chris Kent
Aug 5, 20245 min read


Build Bridges Rather Than Barriers
Bridges are built to allow people to get to places they otherwise could not reach due to some form of geographical impediment such as a...
Chris Kent
Jul 29, 20242 min read


Cultivate Your Body Awareness
Look at Bruce Lee in action, be it in one of his films, television appearances, or during a martial art demonstration. Watch him prowl...
Chris Kent
Jul 22, 20243 min read


The Triad of Goals
In the chapter “Set Your Sight on the Target” in my book Liberate Yourself – How to Think Like Bruce Lee, I discussed why I believe it’s...
Chris Kent
Jul 2, 20243 min read


How Many Colors Are In Your Paintbox?
Imagine for a moment that you’re an artist, a painter. However, when you open your paintbox, as opposed to seeing an entire spectrum of...
Chris Kent
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Ideo-Motor Set-Up for Training
The image which you hold in your mind about a movement greatly influences the structure of the movement. The sensations that you focus on...
Chris Kent
Jun 21, 20243 min read


Has Jargon Creep Invaded JKD?
Note -- The following is a blog I wrote several years ago for my previous website. This is a purely personal observation. It seems to me...
Chris Kent
Jun 17, 20244 min read


Dealing With The Variables of Combat
When it comes to any combative situation, there are numerous variables that one does not get to dictate. These variables include such...
Chris Kent
Jun 14, 20242 min read


The Names of Bruce Lee's Martial Art
This is probably one of the shortest blogs I’ve written. It deals with the three names attached to Bruce Lee’s martial art: (1) Jun Fan...
Chris Kent
Jun 13, 20242 min read


"Freeze, Fight, Flight... or Flow"
(The following material was adapted from my book, "Liberate Yourself - How To Think Like Bruce Lee.") While it might not be part of your...
Chris Kent
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Stop Being So "Offens-ive"
I am outraged! Why? Because I am offended by all of the people taking offense at everything these days! It seems all one has to do is...
Chris Kent
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Don't Allow Over-training to Undermine You
My JKD big brother, Bob Bremer, likes to tell the story about how he was watching Bruce Lee train very hard one day and asked him, “Geez,...
Chris Kent
Jun 11, 20244 min read


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...
Chris Kent
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Get Busy Imitating!
I look around today and see young kids executing high-level martial art movements that took me years to develop (not to mention some I...
Chris Kent
Jun 6, 20242 min read


Don't Waste Yourself... Or Your Strikes
In combative sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and western fencing, a lot of novices develop or get into the habit of throwing...
Chris Kent
May 29, 20242 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...
Chris Kent
Apr 5, 20242 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
Chris Kent
Apr 4, 20242 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...
Chris Kent
Apr 1, 20243 min read
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