duende
11-17-2004, 11:24 AM
Okay... I saw this cool documentary on modern JKD. Their training methods, and strategies and techniques.
It was impressive both in the professional manner it was made, but also in it's highly detailed expressiveness in capturing the art of JKD itself.
But damn if I didn't turn it on halfway through, so I didn't get the name of the film.
BUT.... with that all said. My overwelmingly sense about JKD is that it's primarily based on speed.
Why do I say this???
For a multitude of reasons, but primarily because of what they consider trapping in Chi Sau.
They don't understand trapping in my opinion.
They were calling all these moves on the film examples of trapping... but all I could see were only one arm trapped, and the other arm just dangling there.
My understanding is that they think if one arm is trapped then your speed will compensate for the other arm being free.
No long arm short arm theory...
No two arms controlled by one understanding...
No attention paid to destroying the opponent's body structure (chum kiu)
No advantageous angle of attack.... In short.... No understanding of Jeui Ying.
Just curious to see what you all have experienced...
It was impressive both in the professional manner it was made, but also in it's highly detailed expressiveness in capturing the art of JKD itself.
But damn if I didn't turn it on halfway through, so I didn't get the name of the film.
BUT.... with that all said. My overwelmingly sense about JKD is that it's primarily based on speed.
Why do I say this???
For a multitude of reasons, but primarily because of what they consider trapping in Chi Sau.
They don't understand trapping in my opinion.
They were calling all these moves on the film examples of trapping... but all I could see were only one arm trapped, and the other arm just dangling there.
My understanding is that they think if one arm is trapped then your speed will compensate for the other arm being free.
No long arm short arm theory...
No two arms controlled by one understanding...
No attention paid to destroying the opponent's body structure (chum kiu)
No advantageous angle of attack.... In short.... No understanding of Jeui Ying.
Just curious to see what you all have experienced...