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Jeet Kune Do: The Martial Art Style of Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is known for his Kung Fu movies, but not everyone knows that he developed his own unique style of martial arts that he named Jeet Kune Do. This martial art is now taught around the globe, and contains elements from older martial arts with a few people new techniques and strategies derived from epee fencing. This article will focus on what Jeet Kune Do is about and what makes it unique compared to other fighting styles.

Even though Bruce Lee is primarily known as an actor, he was also an authentic martial artist. He grew up studying many different martial art styles but he was particularly interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Jeet Kune Do or JKD, is a mix of all powerful elements in the fighting methods Bruce Lee perfected. Bruce Lee wanted to have a martial art form that was effective but could be personalized to fit the needs of the individual. Jeet Kune Do has had an impact on modern day fighting methods and also Western boxing and fencing. Lee’s intention was to make Jeet Kune Do into a kind of martial art that helped the individual to develop their own style.

Although Jeet Kune Do was developed by Bruce Lee to be a non-classical martial art form, quite a lot of its moves are rooted in a much older style called Wing Chun. It’s a style of Kung Fu that’s still greatly taught these days. Wing Chun was developing in China hundreds of years ago, and based on popular legend it was created by a female, a Shaolin nun known as Ng Mui. The techniques of Wing Chun tend to be effective for smaller people to use against much larger, stronger opponents. It is also intended to be faster to learn than other types of Kung Fu. One of the best known training techniques of Wing Chun is to use a wooden dummy, where strikes to many parts of the body are practiced. Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun, together with a number of other forms of martial arts, before developing his own style of Jeet Kune Do.

People nowadays may wonder how relevant Jeet Kune Do is, especially when mixed martial arts are very popular. The truth is, mixed martial arts was seriously influenced by Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do. What mixed martial arts is not all that different from what Bruce Lee invented in Jeet Kune Do, which is a combination of all the excellent techniques of all martial arts in one system. The fact is, Dana White, the president of the UFC, credits Bruce Lee with being the real father of mma. JKD was one of many initial mixed martial arts.

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You can actually find Jeet Kune Do being taught in many places around the world. Bruce Lee had a good philosophy of allowing the person to develop their potential to their fullest and Jeet Kune Do is the expression of that. If you wish to discover more about Jeet Kune Do, you can speak with a qualified instructor or read the books that Bruce Lee wrote.

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Fencing on Access Hollywood

Tim Morehouse promoted fencing and his meal sponsor Bistro MD on Access Hollywood yesterday and posted the video on his blog:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWqe2MUwlJ4

Among the tidbits from Tim’s clip:

  • Listing of actors/actresses who’ve done fencing, including Jerry O’Connell who was captain of the NYU Fencing Team
  • Fencing burns 600 calories per hour
  • Great workout for the butt & thighs
  • Qualification for the London Olympic Games starts soon

We’re also thrilled that the sabre fencing masks and jacket used came from Fencing.Net.  (Yeah, I slowed down the video to check!)

Kiefer earns 2nd Gold at Dallas Fencing Competition

Lee Kiefer

Lee Kiefer. Photo S.Timacheff/FencingPhotos.com

Lee Kiefer defeated Nzingha Prescod for the second time this weekend to claim the gold medal in the Division I Women’s Foil event at the Dallas NAC (North American Cup.)  Earlier in the weekend the two met in the finals of Junior Women’s Foil to the same result. The score in the Division I final was 12-7.

In the Junior (U20) division, Kamali Thompson won 15-8 over Erica Zhao in women’s sabre and in men’s epee Alexander Eldeib beat Canada’s John Wright 15-11.

The Cadet (U17) events concluded with men’s sabre.  Shaul Gordon (CAN) defeated Gordon Long 15-11 in the final bout.

This was the 4th of 6 North American Cup events held across the country for the 2010-2011 fencing season.  In Dallas, over 3,000 fencers competed.  Several foreign competitors attended from nations including Israel, Canada, Great Britain, Mexico and more.

Competitors in these events are vying for spots on the US Senior, Junior, and Cadet teams which will travel to their respective World Championships.

Results Summary:

Division I Women’s Foil
1. Lee Kiefer
2. Nzingha Prescod
3. Jacqueline Dubrovich
3T. Emily Cross
5. Ambika Singh
6. Margaret Lu
7. Doris Willette
8. Adi Nott

Junior Women’s Sabre
1. Kamali Thompson
2. Erica Zhao
3. Faizah Muhammad
3T. Lian Osier
5. Francesca Russo
6. Skyla Powers
7. Kara Lee
8. Margaret McDonald

Junior Men’s Epee
1. Alexander Eldeib
2. John Wright (CAN)
3. Joseph Wiley
3T. Simon Jones
5. Justin Yoo
6. Peregrine Badger
7. Alex House
8. James Kaull

Cadet Men’s Sabre
1. Shaul Gordon (CAN)
2. Gordon Long
3. Travis Clarkson
3T. Geoffrey Loss
5. Peter Pak
6. Christofer Ahn
7. Miguel Breault-Mallette (CAN)
8. Eli Dershwitz

Rowing Machine Guide Posted

http://www.fencing.net/3708/selecting-and-using-a-rowing-machine/

Rowing is an efficient and effective low-impact exercise that utilizes the arms, abdomen, back and legs, providing a total-body workout. This activity offers the opportunity for a wide range of training from fat burning and aerobic conditioning to high-intensity anaerobic and interval VO2max training. The rowing stroke is a smooth continuous, non-impact movement. If you have a history of low back pain, special attention must be given to developing proper rowing technique to prevent injury.

Many Unnecessary Things

My wardrobe consists of many useful and unnecessary things. Among useful are my favorite jackets, skirts, pants, summer dresses, winter coats, lingerie section with intimates, t-shirts, suits, numerous boots and sneakers, sandals and flip-flops, hats, gloves and scarves and belts. But there are plenty of things I need to get rid of there like: table games (this is not the right place for them), my skates, old empty boxes which should be used on purpose somewhere in the basement. My husband’s tools appears in my wardrobe sometimes, when I see it I always yell at him, but realizing that my wardrobe is in mess  even without them, I’m calming down and let it go sometimes.

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My favorite email service is Yahoo

I like everything about it, the interface; the arrangement of my contacts, the mail is delivered timely and without breakdowns, calendar, the fact that I can personalize it as I want and many other things. I can also read my yahoo emails from my phone, probably other email services can provide me with the same option as well, but since I never tried a different one and don’t really want to I would better stick with my Yahoo.  Yahoo is my homepage and this is very convenient since I can read new and know what’s going on with my mail at the same time.

Many Times

For many times one young man asked me to go out with him. At last, I agreed to go, we agreed on some kind of a movie. However, my girl-friend had a personal crisis and it was necessary to encourage her and I decided to take her with me. When my guy knew about that he said he was not a sugar-daddy and not paying for my girlfriend as well. I have paid no attention since I knew that my girlfriend was taking her male friend with her. When we have come, and my “partner” knew he wouldn’t have to pay for all of us he looked really relieved.  At the bar he always tried to buy me something but I only asked for Coke. But my man, obviously not willing to look greedy, bought me two huge bottles. Of Course, I couldn’t be done with all Coke during the film and I tried to throw the rest of it away after the movies. You should have seen horror into my “boyfriend’s” eyes!  After that date I never met him again.

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Closest Friend

My significant other is my closest friend, my lover and sometimes my enemy (that’s when we fight – “verbally” of course). There are lots of reasons why I chose him as a partner of my life: he is very thoughtful, generous, treat me with respect and good care, and of course love is indispensable. Most of all I like about him is his attitude to life, is that he is always open to people, things and life in general, his smile and jokes makes me laugh and always improves my mood. But sometimes I need a person to talk to, where I can get a piece of advice and help – that’s him as well; he is the person on which I can rely on in every respect.

The Best Known

I do like my current phone carrier. It is one of the most known and used here in the U.S. It provides rather good quality of calls, text messages are delivered properly and in time, internet connection is slow but for the telephone it’s ok, I can live with that. Besides, the rates are not that high, and if I refer anybody (like friend or family member) to them I can receive $ 25 money back, which is nice as well. I can also add lots of applications to my phone the prices of which are affordable and even free sometimes (depending on the app.) In general, I am definitely satisfied with my phone carrier and I am not going to change it any time soon.

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Daily Routine

As usually, I started this past week with my daily routine i.e. working on my current projects. Since my specialty is translation I am making money by helping out my clients with their translation needs. Of course, my life, as a life of any human being, is not based on doing work only, so I, as everybody, need rest and need to spend my time for pleasure. Some kind of hobby would be nice, mine for instance is figure skating. Normally, on evenings, I go to our skating pavilion where I can practice my steps and pas.  In addition, household choirs are inseparable like doing dishes, cleaning the house and all the mess that my family does.