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JEET KUNE DO / MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
(JKD/MMA)
Jeet Kune Do/Mixed Martial Arts (JKD/MMA) is the base
system here at the A.M.A.C. JKD was developed by Legendary Martial Artist
Bruce Lee. The philosophy behind JKD was take what works and eliminate what
doesn't. Bruce took techniques from a variety of Styles and used only what
worked in real life situations to create his own form of combat.
Under Bruce JKD was constently evolving, If something failed to work it was
cut out. After Bruce's death his art continued to evolve with the help of
his cutting edge students like my grandmaster Richard Bustillo, Dan Inosanto,
Larry Hartsell, and Others. At the A.M.A.C we wholeheartedly believe in
Bruce's philosophy and continue in the tradition of Bruce Lee. Unlike most
systems that simply teach the same things that have been handed down for
hundreds of years, the techniques in JKD are proven or discarded. Anything
that doesn't work in the ring or in a street situation will not be taught
here. There are no kata's, animal stances, or death touches here!
Our JKD/MMA class incorporates techniques from various
Martial art styles such as Muay Thai, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,
Wrestling, Judo, Sambo and many more! We will work striking, grappling,
trapping/clinch, submissions, throws/takedowns, and weapons training. We
know that every student will have different strengths and weaknesses. Our
job is to teach the student a wide variety of techniques so that you can be
comfortable in any situation and then let you decide what works best at that
time.
Remember Bruce didn't want JKD to be a style, he wanted it
to be each individuals own form of combat. What worked for Bruce might not
work for you, So we'll help you find what does. Bruce laid the framework for
JKD but its up to us to keep it evolving by adding new and updated training
metheods. We must train with economy of motion and practicality in mind.
Bruce Lee used to say "Absorb what is usefull, Reject what is useless, and
add what is truely your own." This is perfect for us as we don't teach a
cookie cutter type of class each student is different and will approach
situations differently.
The other area we address in the JKD/MMA class is weapons
training (attacking, defending and disarming). Again we will train only what
is relevant. We don't waste time training with out dated weapons such as
swords or 8 foot long spears as they are not readily available on the
street.
We only train with weapons that can be carried on your person. We use the
delivery system of Filipino Kali and Eskrima. The Filipino's have been
training with weapons for centuries! They specialize in stick and knife
fighting and are probably the most dangerous fighters in that range.
The beauty of the Filipino system is that once you've mastered them
everything can be used as a weapon! If you can swing a stick you can use a
car antena, backpack, briefcase, umbrella, etc. If you're trained with a
knife you can use a broken bottle, ballpoint pen, creditcard, key, or
anything else that has a point or sharp edge. This type of training is
perfect self-defense when other weapons are not available like in an office
or on an airplane!
At the AMAC we will try to constantly bring modern, cutting edge training
metheods to you the student.We will try to encompass all the ranges of
combat (kicking,punching,clinch,grappling as well as weapons)to give our
students the edge that they may need for self-defense or in the ring!
Check out our
class schedule or call for more
info! 617-489-7373
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