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1. Bruce taught that "Style" is NOT the answer you are looking for. His was a "way-less way" or a "Style-less Style" Countless times he would say, "Take from everything, keep only what works, and add something of you're own." - So if you truly study ANY style of martial Art, you are studying Jeet Kune Do, even if in part. Good luck!
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   1. Dude on January 1st, 2008 at 10:12 am

2. I wouldn't try to develop a new style without studying at least two arts for at least 5-10 years each. You can't learn it from observation - there are a lot of things going on that you can't actually see.
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   2. annalisa on December 31st, 2007 at 3:05 am

3. well its kinda both but really its a whole new style because your making all the moves u seen so far into one
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   3. Andy T on December 30th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

4. JKD has combine Wu Shu,Arobic(spell),and TKD and some Karate on it
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   4. ng_laozang on December 30th, 2007 at 1:02 pm

5. One of the things about JKD and Bruce Lee is that he operated at what they sometimes call the synthesis level. He took various techniques and concepts and wove them together into a system. He did not just do that by chance but rather by having the ability to look at things from different perspectives and analyze them and turn them inside out, upside down, and make decisions about how it fit in with what he was trying to do. Some of his early books, drawings and teachings show this quite well. Not all people possess this ability in their field or area of work or expertise. One of the other things that made him such a revolutionary was his idea of taking those techniques and concepts which were useful from some art and incorporating it into his own and using it and discarding that which was not a good fit. This was very controversial during the late 60's/early 70's and individuals that thought this way were ostracized by their traditional minded counterparts. Gracie and BJJ is another example of this and how for years they were not recognized or respected for their ideas and their ability to do this. So I would say it would be a new martial art if this was to come along again being done by someone else.
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   5. John on December 30th, 2007 at 10:09 am

6. That is kinda what Bruce Lee did,he saw what worked in different styles,and brought them all together,of course with his own interpretation,creating Jeet Kune Do.Every style of Martial Arts has something to offer.Putting all that knowledge together as one, would create the ultimate system of fighting.We would be so fortunate if Mr.Lee would have lived another 50 years so we could absorb much more of his beliefs.
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   6. Thinker on December 30th, 2007 at 10:05 am