ZenGenesis
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Post by ZenGenesis on Jul 14, 2012 5:57:57 GMT -5
Ok so I know Jeet Kune Do is the philosophy and Jun Fan Gung Fu is the actual art. This might sound a little like a noobie question (and I honestly don't know this so move this question to the noob section if you want) but what's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do? Like what's the difference between Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do? Is it for advertising purposes or what? Or is it the same thing as Jun Fan Gung Fu?
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Chef Samurai
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Post by Chef Samurai on Jul 14, 2012 8:39:55 GMT -5
it's complicated lol
jeet kune do is the philosophy & jun fan gung fu is the style bruce lee created using the tao of jeet kune do & what your supposed to do by cross training under the taos philosophies.
jeet kune do translates to way of the intercepting fist
jun fan gung fu translates to bruce lees martial art
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aaronj
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Post by aaronj on Jul 14, 2012 11:52:04 GMT -5
Jun Fan is his real name. Having his name in the system was just a way of having the system titled, and an indication that what he taught was what worked for him, as a base for the new students to grow from.
He was in the process of shutting down his schools before he died, because they were becoming regimented, and not the (free-flowing constantly growing and improving per individual) schools that he wanted.
It's really a tragedy that he was so good naturally, and didn't study a single art deep enough before branching on his own; and more so that he died at such a young age before being able to fully develop what he was working on. I have no doubt that things would be quite different had he still been alive to this day.
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