JUN FAN / JEET KUNE DO
Jun Fan means Bruce in Chinese. Jun Fan is the curriculum that Bruce Lee taught in his schools in Seattle, Oakland, and finally Los Angles. Each school represents different phases of Bruce Lee's own development. Seattle was mainly a form of modified Wing Chun while Oakland added more elements of western boxing. The Chinatown school in Los Angles had these elements and added theories from fencing.
Jeet Kune Do is Bruce Lee's philosophy of combat and personal development. It is there to help each individual learn how to express themselves naturally. Students begin with the Jun Fan curriculum, as well as other classes and experiences, and are guided to get rid of techniques that don't work for them as well as developing techniques that do. Each student will have natural strengths and weaknesses, the goal being to build on the strengths and even out the weaknesses.
There are four ranges of combat. Kicking. Punching. Trapping. Grappling. The goal is to be good at each range, being able to flow from one to the next as the situation determines. You wouldn't want to box a boxer on the street, or roll with a Brazilian jujitsu guy. You would want to be able to kick a boxer, or take them to the ground. You would want to kick, punch, knee and elbow the jujitsu guy to keep the fight from going to the ground, or a least make sure they're injured by the time you get there. We use Grapplers in our name as a sign of respect for Sifu Larry Hartsell, who really led the way in the integration of grappling arts into Jeet Kune Do. Many great grapplers and MMA coaches have Sifu Larry to thank for his vision of integrated grappling.
Jeet Kune Do is Bruce Lee's philosophy of combat and personal development. It is there to help each individual learn how to express themselves naturally. Students begin with the Jun Fan curriculum, as well as other classes and experiences, and are guided to get rid of techniques that don't work for them as well as developing techniques that do. Each student will have natural strengths and weaknesses, the goal being to build on the strengths and even out the weaknesses.
There are four ranges of combat. Kicking. Punching. Trapping. Grappling. The goal is to be good at each range, being able to flow from one to the next as the situation determines. You wouldn't want to box a boxer on the street, or roll with a Brazilian jujitsu guy. You would want to be able to kick a boxer, or take them to the ground. You would want to kick, punch, knee and elbow the jujitsu guy to keep the fight from going to the ground, or a least make sure they're injured by the time you get there. We use Grapplers in our name as a sign of respect for Sifu Larry Hartsell, who really led the way in the integration of grappling arts into Jeet Kune Do. Many great grapplers and MMA coaches have Sifu Larry to thank for his vision of integrated grappling.
Kevin Taylor assisting Sifu Larry Hartsell
