JKD

He was a very aspiring movie star and according to acclaimed movie critic, Roger Ebert, after watching Brandon Lee’s performance in “The Crow“, Brandon Lee clearly demonstrated that he might have become an action star, had he lived.

I totally agree with Roger Ebert.

You might remember that Brandon Lee was accidently shot and killed on March 31, 1993 at the age of only 28 while filming “The Crow“.

This is really sad, also because he was scheduled to get married to his fiancee, Eliza Hutton, on April 17.

Brandon Lee definitely had the looks for the Big Screen, but he was more than just another pretty face. After acquiring acting skills at the world-famous Lee Strasberg Academy and being part of a theater group, he was able to put it all together with his martial arts expertise that he was taught by Guro Dan Inosanto.

Before starring in The Crow, which became a box-office hit after his untimely death, Brandon Lee actually performed in a number of productions such as Kung Fu: The Movie, Kung Fu: The Next Generation, Legacy of Rage, Showdown in Little Tokyo, and a movie that I really enjoyed at the time it was released in 1992, Rapid Fire.

I know that a lot of people have focused on the final fight scene or showdown, but I really like the initial fight scene, because you get a pretty good idea of how Brandon Lee applies a lot of the JKD principles his father defined and how he uses any type of tool, weapon or whatever he can get his hands on to save his character, Jake Lo.

Besides the impressive fighting skills he put on display in the 5 min. clip below, I also admire his philosophic perspective he so thoughtfully selected for his wedding invitations:

“Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four, or five times more? Perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless…”

Celebrating The Life of Brandon Bruce Lee, February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993

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The Week In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com

“Time keeps on moving into the future.”

But that shouldn’t stop us from having a look at this past Week In Review. Enjoy!

This has to be my personal favorite technique ever. Don’t miss “Back To Basics: Karate Middle Punch (Chudan Zuki)“

“Chewing on” an injury myself, I thought you might benefit from “Should Injured Martial Artists Still Work Out?”

At times underrated and underestimated “Judo: No Kicking And Punching, But It Can Still Hurt Like Hell!“

Do you know who ‘The Greatest Sports Figure Of The State of Iowa’ Is? Dan Gable, Olympic Wrestling Icon From The U.S. American Heartland

Yeah, it’s that time of the year again: “Jack Bauer/Kiefer Sutherland Of “24″ And The Art Of Fighting“

Congratulations To Fellow Martial Artist, Robert Downey Jr.! Wing Chun Practitioner Wins A Golden Globe Award for Sherlock Holmes!

Take it from the Little Dragon, Bruce Lee And The Power Of Goal Setting

Enjoy your Sunday!

I’ll be back here tomorrow. You, too?

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Jack Bauer/Kiefer Sutherland Of “24″ And The Art Of Fighting

Alright then, I have officially watched the first 4 episodes of this season’s “24″ with federal agent Jack Bauer, convincingly played by Kiefer Sutherland.

And yes, I am hooked again.

I actually don’t watch much TV anymore. Honestly, it can’t be more than 4 hours a ….. week.

Now that would be a good book title, “The 4 Hour Watch Week”. And ever since I reduced it to the current consumption level, I am getting a lot more done.

But there is definitely one TV show I really do enjoy and that is “24″ which is known to be one of the shows for adrenaline junkies (and I am not normally to be considered as such!).

Besides all the twists and turns in a “24″ script including very special effects, I of course enjoy the fight scenes with Kiefer Sutherland. I mean Jack Bauer.

I have been trying to find out what fighting style he uses to get the job done and so far I haven’t found out what it is.

To me it looks like elements of Wing Chun, JKD, Kali, Krav Maga.

Is there anybody out there reading this post who can tell me what fighting style Jack Bauer uses to make the world a safer place?

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 "24", Filipino Martial Arts, Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland, Krav Maga, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Wing Chun, fighting, kali, martial art, martial artists No Comments

Thanksgiving Week In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com

I Hope You Enjoy Thanksgiving Week In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com And A Quote I Really Like!

Sifu Eddie Camden, The Instructor Recommended By Martial Arts Legends

Martial Artists And The Day After Thanksgiving, Aka Black Friday

Happy Thanksgiving 2009 From TheMartialArtsReporter.com

Peaceful Warrior Wisdom For Martial Artists (And Others, Too)

Urijah Faber, The California Kid Of World Extreme Cagefighting

Jet Li, From Humble Beginnings To Action/Martial Arts Movie Superstar

This week’s quote for readers of TheMartialArtsReporter.com:

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away. ” Unkown

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Martial Artists And The Day After Thanksgiving, Aka Black Friday

Hi everybody!

How was your Thanksgiving?

Hope you had a great time with friends and family. And if yours was anything like mine, you definitely had too much turkey and all the trimmings, right?

Well, I was able to get some time on the tennis court, but it just wasn’t enough to burn off all the calories of a genuine Thanksgiving dinner.

The disciplined martial artists an/or enthusiasts that we are, we simply call several friends over for some serious super-human workout.

The kind of fitness workout that includes push-ups, pull-ups and some other fitness exercises every serious practitioner of most martial arts such as aikido, judo, BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), boxing, karate, JKD, Kali, grappling, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, wrestling etc. usually does on a regular basis.

Just check me, I mean, these guys out. Absolutely mindboggling!

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Thanksgiving, Wing Chun, fitness workout, grappling, gung fu, judo, karate, martial art, martial artists, wrestling No Comments

Former Hand-To-Hand Combat Instructor To U.S. Navy SEALS, Paul Vunak

Hey guys,

Do you think you could learn a thing or two from a former long-time Navy SEAL hand-to-hand combat instructor?

Me, too. And believe me, when this guy speaks, I listen.

He is also one of the top students of Guro Dan Inosanto and the Founder of Progressive Fighting Systems.

He is very highly regarded in the martial arts and self-defense community.

His name is Paul Vunak.

Sifu Paul is an extremely well-rounded martial artist, who at a very young age started with Tae Kwon Do and then throughout the last 30 or so years has mastered Kenpo, Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, French Savate and Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

With the encouragement of Guro Dan Inosanto, Sifu Paul created Progressive Fighting Systems that he has been able to spread to numerous countries across the globe.

Sifu Paul is an absolute authority in hand-to-hand combat and street fighting who has developed combat systems used by U.S. Navy SEALS as well as 18 other federal government agencies whose lives depend on the effectivity of these very systems.

I have one of Sifu Paul’s Street Fighting courses myself which I find to be very realistic and easy to learn, especially if you’re not heading to the dojo 6 nights a week and you still want to keep your self-defense skills sharp.

You might even come across a technique or two that you didn’t think of.

Today’s clip shows Sifu Paul at a JKD-seminar I am sure you will enjoy.

Stay safe!