Hello everyone!
First, a little bit about me just in case you wondering my background. I'm a Senior Instructor ( and Program Director ) at EMA here in Melbourne , FL. I've been a student for 33...ish years ( and will always be a student first ) and an instructor for the better part of ten years now. The last five years I've expanded the arts I train in....however, I teach Jeet Kune do and Lacoste-Inosanto Kali, Illistrismo Kali, Pekiti Tersia ( Kali ), Dumog (Kali).....you get the idea....I like Kali...I do some others as well. Savate. BJJ. Muay Thai. CSW. Wing Chun. Capoeira. Silat....anyway... Thats how we JKD peeps do it. Always train. All arts. Let's get to business now.
This thread will be used to help teach or add, depending on your background, to your " tool " belt. Sparring/Combat tips should be posted elsewhere (unless they relate directly to the given technique). Purely Form and Function here.
I would ask that if anyone wishes to post something, be mindful of Safety first....and then please follow the format below. It will answer almost all the simple questions, I promise.
Here is our community format for teaching.
- Why and Context( What is this for. Why am I doing it this way. Context. Even examples of how YOU use it and then maybe how someone else uses it.)
- Demonstrate ( show it to us slowly. Then moderate. Then at speed. This is your "how" )
- Detail ( Break down the key points. Try not to go overboard. 5 - 10 minutes is too long. 30seconds - 2min tops. )
- Drill ( This is the key. Reps. Reps. Reps. Use different methods. In the air. Partner drills. On a post. On a heavy bag. With your hands. Etc. etc. )
- Apply ( This is the MOST important after Drills. If we don't actively engage one another in combat, we do not get better. )
After that's accomplished, it's time to " Workshop " the technique and learn the ways YOU will use it. Don't try to be exactly like your instructors. We all come from different walks of life. We are tall or short. Maybe you have a bad knee, or hip. Maybe your 20 but your training partner is 50. My point is, once you understand the fundamentals and mechanics of a drill, it's then time to make it your own.
A few weeks back, I asked some of our assistant instructors to show me how they breakdown a drill using the above method. The Jab. Every single one of them did it differently. The result? Now they all learned from one another and have 4 or 5 new ways to teach the same drill. My point is, they took what was taught to them. Understood it inside and out, and made it their own.
Ok. Back on track now.
So I can better serve the community, tell me what you would like to learn. If I think it's out of my expertise, I will go find an instructor to help. I know quite a few now that im getting.....old..er.
I should note that I will be sharing one technique or drill per week. On Sundays.
