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You could always study (*gasp*) BOXING....

Erik Paulson's CSW seminar series is great to have! Doesn't cost much and he PACKS the videos with info! A definite bargain!

-John

I think (and I could be wrong) that Dill trained with Lee on occasion but was primarily a student of Lee's "certified" instructor, James Yimm Lee.

Correct me if I'm wrong.


-John

It's all relative. Is the boxer better at his boxing than the grappler is at grappling?! You have to take in consideration that some people suck at what they do.

Then the question becomes, who...

Only the basics work in real fights where the adrenaline flows and the fog of war looms. Aikido is NOT basic and is too overly complex to execute under such conditions.

The higher the skill level...

Why has no one mentioned the tackle?? I've seen that more than I have ANY other attack.

-John

I've been in touch with Marco via the internet. We exchange emails regularly and I'm listed in his instructor directory. He's a friend of the SBG and is thusly a friend of mine.

-John

Tell Marco and Rory that John Kogas said hello

-John

Purchase Matt Thornton's Functional JKD series on the ground and you'll have all the info you need for BJJ uses in the street.

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Good post! That's exactly what JKD is supposed to be about! Getting to the essense of what works and dropping what doesn't. This is going to be different for each individual as well.

This is why...

Jun Fan gung fu is Bruce Lee's method of fighting which evolved from his days in Seattle, Oakland and LA's Chinatown. Jun Fan is Bruce Lee's method of JKD. There are plenty of people around who...

I agree completely! Great posts.


-John

I think of trapping as being just a TINY bit further out than clinching. That's at least in the "classical" sense of the word (reference point). Trapping (though not always) is almost an eblow's...

D*mned good post Demi! Couldn't be better said.

-John

Have you guys practiced trapping against someone skilled in clinching? Do you see the two as separate? What are your views regarding this?

-John