I haven't posted for a while so hello to all again.
Not long ago i spent a month in the US and spent about half that time training at Matt Thornton's Straight Blast Gym (SBG). They practice 'functional JKD' and heavily incorporate the concept of 'aliveness' in all they do. Aliveness refers to the practice of technique against a resisting oponent. Matt has done away with trapping almost altogether and has ditched the trapping range full stop. SBG works around 3 ranges of combat strike, clinch and ground. I learnt at SBG how to really train to fight for both self defence and NHB. I cannot talk more highly of the gym and its cirriculum if you really want to know about what it is to learn how to protect yourself. Having said all this SBG is a radical departure from dare i say traditional JKD and is now the cirriculum i train with.
Check it out, go and see an SBG gym and make up your own minds. I got so much out of SBG and wish you guys the same. |