Welcome
Welcome to the Merseyside Jeet Kune Do School online website. You can find all the relevant information about the school on this website, from western boxing to wing chun.There are allot of aspects involved in Jeet Kune Do and Sifu Alex Jameson works hard to teach you everything he knows and will tackle every area of Jeet Kune Do.
Bruce Lee is the founder of JKD and was developed in the United States. Jeet Kune Do is also recognized as Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do which in English means "Bruce Lee's Way of the Intercepting Fist".
Jeet Kune Do is built up of different concepts such as Wing Chun, Western Boxing and Fencing stances. JKD is not a typical style you will come across, such as Karate or TaeKwonDo. This style is a purified and simplistic way of street fighting.
What Do We Teach?
Alex Jameson will teach you everything he knows of what Bruce taught. As Alex has been trained with many of OJKD students. You will be taken through the basic footwork to help you move in or out of your opponent and getting your distance and timing correct. You will be taken through the four basic ranges of combat which are kicking, punching, trapping and grappling.
Kicking
You will be shown how to find your use of the groin kick, side kick, hook kick, shin kick, back kick and the crescent kick. All the kicks are low line kicks, not high kicks as they are tend to be shown as telegraphing. However we do go through high kicks for flexibility.
Punching
You will be shown how punch how it was shown by Bruce, which is a vertical punch. Using your hips and Bi Jong correctly, you will deliver a powerful punch. The straight lead punch is the main punch and is delivered inwards. Also you will be shown the western boxing side of combat, were you will be shown the hook, uppercut and backfist. These punched are practiced using spot pads and gloves.
Trapping
You will be taken through the modified version of wing chun that Bruce Lee taught to his students. The basic trapping techniques range from Pak Sao, Lap Sao, Tan Sao, Bong Sao drills and many more other Wing Chun techniques. You can use this to your advantage in any fight once perfected. The Wing Chun wooden dummy helps to train your trapping drills when no one is around to assist.
Grappling
You will be shown the basic form of grappling that will work on the street and also show you the many takedowns you can pull off. There are only a limited amount off grappling involved in JKD as the art is mainly toe to toe fighting
The five ways of attack with be demonstrated which also help to keep you sharp and focused at all times. The five ways of attack are Single Direct Attack (SDA), Hand Immobilization Attack (HIA), Progressive Indirect Attack (PIA), Attack By Combinations (ABC) and Attack By Drawing (ABD).
There are also the four corners that we will take you through. These are the JKD blocks if you wish.