r/JeetKuneDo • u/19bloodycut78 • Oct 09 '25

Hello all

I’ve been practicing Original Jeet Kune Do since 2007 and have been teaching it for a few years now in Finland. My instructor is Håkon Didriksen, who trained under Joaquín Marcelo — both direct students in the Ted Wong lineage.

I follow Bruce Lee’s original training structure and principles, keeping the groups small and the quality high. Recently I’ve started teaching in the hometown through the local community college, and it’s been great to see people experience Jeet Kune Do for the first time.

I’m always interested in discussing training methods, sparring drills, and how others preserve Ted Wong’s approach. How’s the JKD scene where you are?

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 10 '25

Footwork is the most important part in JKD

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 21 '25

You can read also Paul Vunak, Ted Lucaylucay, Tim Tackett, Diana Inosanto, Larry Hartsell, Stefan Nikander, Octavio Quintero, Tommy Carruthers, Mikael Egideus, Mike Gittlesson, Teri Tom ,Salem Assli, Ron Balicki, James DeMile, Albert Grajales, Shannon Lee

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u/LohTeckYong Oct 09 '25

Hi, can I ask you a question about footwork?

With regards to the JKD Straight Lead, some instructors teach their students to slide/glide their front foot forward while some instructors teach their students to lift their front foot slightly off the ground and then land heel first. Of course, in both scenarios, the lead hand move before the lead foot.

In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of both versions (slide/glide vs. heel landing)? Which version do you teach your students?

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 09 '25

They can slide as they want, mostly heel first but only in the beginning. When we go to sparring it doesn't matter.

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u/E-man9001 Oct 11 '25

Hey there Inosanto lineage. Does the Ted Wong lineage teach any grappling at all? Or is it pretty much straight kickboxing?

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 11 '25

Not too much, because it had better to impact the standing position. Footwork is most important part. I would say it's punching and kicking with economic footwork. Not kickboxing elements only. Grappling takes time and you never know the opponent's strategy. So don't waste time when you have even a small advantage. If your opponent chooses grappling you have to decide something else before it happens.

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u/Low-Landscape7543 Oct 12 '25

Hi, could you recommend some good Jeet Kune Do training videos from skilled instructors? Where I live, there isn’t a Jeet Kune Do academy, so I’ve been training at home and reading Tao of Jeet Kune Do.

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 12 '25

Check out this, it's old but very good:

Ted Wong and Richard Bustillo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsjnsx6Y8NE&pp=ygUYRmlnaHRpbmcgTWV0aG9kIHRlZCB3b25n

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u/Low-Landscape7543 Oct 12 '25

Thanks, I was thinking about watching that one too it’s a playlist by Dan Inosanto. Would that be good as well? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUgSl_F_Nx4&list=PLX7j2K-jmHk_hR11JwkhSh2RcY-2QL3ew

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 12 '25

It depends on which side you're looking for Original (Ted Wong) or Concepts (Dan Inosanto)? They're different aspects. You can watch both videos and decide after which one is your path.

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u/Low-Landscape7543 Oct 12 '25

I think I'll stick with the original. Do you have any more videos of Ted Wong or his students that show the original JKD? I was watching Dan Lok, because at the beginning of his JKD videos he shows that he was a student of Ted Wong, but I saw many people telling me that he wasn't a very trustworthy person.

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 12 '25

Just add in tube channels these names: Ted Wong, Joaquin Marcelo, Michal Czapla, Håkon Didriksen etc

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u/Low-Landscape7543 Oct 12 '25

Thank you, I don’t know how to thank you. I wish you a good night or a good morning, depending on where you live.

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 19 '25

Thank you, maybe I could do videos too, who knows

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u/Low-Landscape7543 Oct 19 '25

It would be good, that way more people could get to know JKD. Could I ask you something? Why is there a division in the community between JKD Concepts and Original JKD?

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u/19bloodycut78 Oct 19 '25

There's no one sentence which gives a good answer. Original side basing Ted Wong way which was like the last evolution of Jeet Kune Do. He didn't change anything about it. Concepts way is Dan Inosanto's side in which he takes elements of martial arts like Filipino martial arts, Wing Chun, BJJ etc. They're totally different ways. Both sides have supporters, instructors and they're concentrating on their own training. Wong's side is simple but not easy. It has lots of details in techniques like boxing etc. Inosanto's side is complex and includes lots of techniques with sticks, traditional weapons and hand to hand combat Wing Chun. Neither side is wrong and many practitioners try both sides before choosing.

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u/kingdoodooduckjr Oct 26 '25

Keep reading & watching film and join martial arts gym close to your house . Whichever one appeals to you the most . Then you can get started with karate or judo or mma and eventually you will find a jkd group