all oriental martial arts teachings includes humility as one of its subjects. .the physical and spiritual forms goes hand in hand in order to produce and develops a true warrior within each practitioner. .
I've been watching this series for 4 months already. I've always loved bruce lee since i was a kid and have been inspired by his philosophy and what he stood for! I've been trained in boxing since I was 8 by my father (he was a golden glove). Before that I was bullied cuz of me being the smallest kid in my class. Then I saw Bruce lee, a guy who wasn't a muscle bound 6ft tall guy, yet he had that speed, power, strength, as well as that no fear attitude. A guy who could take on anyone no matter how big or tall they were. That's what inspired me to want to learn JKD. I'm currently training in kempo, but low key when my sensei has me spar, I like to use some aspects of JKD during kumite and thanks to this channel it has helped me a lot (especially since there are no JKD schools or teachers in my area or near my area)! Thanks so much Dan! Love your content!!!! Be water my friend!!!!!
I consider myself a student of Bruce Lee my entire life, not directly but through proxy, I have spent my life thus far studying him & learning his philosophy & what little technique I can develop without any training or going train with any martial artists. It has given me the ability & strength to see a world unclouded by uncertainty, helped me defend myself against individuals in my life, & also given me to tools to be adaptable & go with the flow. I very much enjoy your videos. I look forward to learning what I can. I see it as a tool to protect myself & family but never to start a fight, only end one.
Now this is - imho - one of the best videos about a specific martial art ever made. It is honest, shows the basic idea and philosophy without any posing. Very impressive.
I've been practicing martial arts for most of my life. I've only been (officially) practicing Jeet Kune Do for roughly 3 years now, and I will say that for me, Martial Arts wasn't JUST about being able to fight, that was only a by-product. Truthfully, it was about finding myself, and then expressing myself through this physical display of skill. So to me, the spiritual and mental aspects of the martial art is JUST as important as the physical. You need both in harmony to be a complete person. It's not about being able to kick someone's ass. It's about being able to overcome the obstacles in your life, and learning from the one's you've failed to, no matter what form they may take. Thank you for sharing.
And for what you just said is the reason why you'll be or are a great martial artists n a even greater person.keep that way of thinking and enjoy all your success you will or already have in life.peace to you always
High Phoenix1754. Yes it ain’t just about fighting. After watching martial artists for a while, you will realise anyone can imitate Lee’s moves and also look good. He was really good, however had he not made movies, I doubt many would care bout him. He was for sure a real martial artist. I compare him to Napoleon Hill. Who in my opinion, was like the Bruce Lee of self help. Hill, never started any businesses. He sold books. Like Lee, who didn’t win any tournaments and weighed just around ten stone. Like Lee, mostly theory.
Dan I just love all your JKD videos. You're so honest and straight forward. I like how you really tell what the meaning of JKD and what Bruce wanted to bring to his art. Also how you demonstrate different ways to do a technique or principle.
I learned martial arts in grade 3 but then stopped and never got back into it...until now.... these videos have inspired me to learn this valuable skill again so thank you so much for sharing Dan I am truly grateful the universe has introduced me to your content.
Yes, you definitely inspired me to start learning JKD. I’ve been learning about it for the last two months by watching as much as I can from you and Sifu Octavio. Now I’m taking classes from a Sifu who happens to live in the same area as me. I feel extremely blessed and lucky to have all of this come into my life. Thank you Dan for all you do! 😎
I am in my 5th year of JKD and I love it! Everything you said is absolutely true. It has really changed the way I think and do things outside of JKD. The mental sharpness, awareness of my surroundings, and the reflexes that are honed by JKD...I catch things midair man! Love the videos Dan, please keep them coming!!!!
Great explanation how Bruce Lee went through the thought process to get to a better philosophy in fighting. I am a big guy ..6' 1" 270 lbs. however I had no concept or idea in fighting. I have been taking JKD for 6 months now and it is amazing. Learning techniques at slow speed and then having the instructor throw punches and kicks at me with boxing gloves on so I can practice everything I have learned is enlightening. Just like Dan says here or elsewhere ...you have to get to the point where you are not thinking but reacting or even anticipating and reading the micro movements of your opponent. It focuses you. That is great for so many things. Also it makes you realize the last thing you want to do is fight someone. It is only there as a last resort but good insurance to have. It has given me confidence. I used to shy away or or avoid situations. Now I can observe and walk on past and still feel good about myself. There is nothing to prove. It is there for survival if I need it and only then.
I used to take taekwondo and I just couldn’t sustain the classes due to busy work schedule I have always been a fan of Bruce Lees philosophy and wanting to learn the art of jeet kune do. Here we are in a pandemic and I just bought a book to get me on the path to learning the art. I know it will take years upon years to learn but I am ready to go down the path and better myself and my life for my family. I just came upon your channel today and you are an inspiration and I have been looking at your different videos for hours now and I must say in a way in that time you have changed my life. My kind wants more info and I want to be more successful than I have been I just want to say thank you 🙏 for coming into my life and opening my eyes to yes I can do this and succeed and better my way of life bless you and have a good day can’t wait to learn more.
I found your channel only 4-5 weeks ago and it has already become my favorite channel for business and life advice. Because of your 'true' knowledge and passion I have learned more from you in a shorter period of time than I learned watching all the other RUclips channels combined. That statement is not an exaggeration. I hope to meet you some day. Thank you Dan Lok.
I was a student of 8th degree Joo Sang Lee with Hwa Rang Do. Back in the 70's, through intensive training that was how he taught. I remember when he told me that I need to be much quicker. I was the fastest one in school except for him. He taught me how to clear my mind of all thoughts so that I could do exactly what you were talking about. He would say in broken English. " No thinking just doing, if you think about doing it's too late." It was The most awesome feeling. I would always just like you said sense the smallest movement before the actual technique and I could hit him twice before he could throw his. As you said there is always more to learn, and humility is a great asset.
i am not practicing martial arts but i like it. your words are very valuable. i work in the medical field and i agree with you. we continue to learn through the years. maybe we only scratch the surface as you said. but in giving care for the sick, we learn about humility. we strive to study unceasingly to be better health workers so we can provide compassionate care. thank you.
Doing video classes keeps me too busy to dye/worry. I hope to see 90, because I groom my instincts from practiceing ingenuity. Breaking down parts of a class stops thinking & I begin feeling danger/anger, automatically!! Stance(setups from forms), Hips (body begins to twist), Focus(pick targets), Reaction Force, push pull at same time,(snap/whip through the Target)
It's the most awesome video about JKD philosophy I've ever watched!! I'm a JKD instructor from Kyiv Ukraine. I always learn. And it's one of the most importaint things in Jeet Kune Do, to be an eternal student!
In this short demo video, you have so expertly demonstrated, apart from his many uniformed, often jealous and ignorant detractors, how much of a martial arts genius Bruce was. Lee's almost superhuman martial arts skills coupled with his ability to rise above and move outside classic martial arts training was a boon to the martial arts and not an insult as so many martial arts perceived of his being a non classical, reality martial arts thinker. Please continue to make this videos, you are giving a great deal of knowledge and understanding to the martial arts community who are willing to open their minds.
SMART FIGHTERS USE THE OPONENT AS A GUIDE TO FIGHT. I READ A LOT OF BRUCE LEES PHILOSOPHY AND HE CAME UP WITH “FEELING THE FIGHT”. BEING IN THE MOMENT AND HE SHARED A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN HIS PHILOSOPHY
Really enjoy these videos. As a child I was introduced to American Taekwondo and was lucky enough to spat with people like Chuck Norris. Understand I was only 9 at the time but he was less than impressed when I kept asking him about his meetings with Bruce Lee. I stopped practicing a couple years later at brown belt because of my parents divorce. Fighting became a way of life for me due to the schools i had to attend. One of those schools the beat on you because you are different. Bruce is very inspirational to me. As are these videos. It's not the same but it's still inspiring to know that there are people out there with more than just themselves in mind.
Excuse me!!!! As we fragile human being part of this world!!!!!!!! We would like to say; Nothing can describe how this world is blessed to have such an amazing person. We humbly thank your parents for having produced a wonderful/incredible being as yourself. Amazing bloodline. Much respect. WATER!
Martial art for me is a way of life... i have been practising karate, boxing and kick boxing since my childhood.. 4 years back i learned wing chun and now by watching your videos i started practising Jun Fan's JKD... which is simple, direct and non classical.. Thank you so much Dan.. Great work.. Keep it up.. 😊🤗
You are 100% right ,it's not about go out an get into a fight, it's about drive ,discipline practice, learning, I wrestled along time ,I scratched thee surface ,there was so much more to scratch. Thx your AWSOME
Those concepts make all the sense in the world, regardless of the martial art studied. Crawl, walk, run, jump, fly... It takes a lot of time and effort to develop to a point, where 'basic knowledge and physical techniques', start to become 'advanced natural execution'... where one does things without having to think about them... and just does them naturally when needed and does them at the right time, with the right placement, and the right level of force. Bruce worked hours on end to develop those abilities... and the hard work paid off, not just in the physical ability... but in terms of the almost legendary confidence he carried with him in life. Definitely enjoy your videos Dan!
I so love your videos you do. You make it very clear for people to understand. I have learned so much this week from watching you. You are definitely a good teacher as well.
Thank you Dan! I studied Tang Soo Do for 3 1/2 years. I won the Arizona state Championships In forms and Sparing. I have always been a big Fan of Jeet Kune do, and trapping techniques. This video reminds me of no matter how much I learn there is so much more. Humble is the key to becoming a Martial artist. Finding ones truth is very humbling. Thank you for the reminder!
I love your JKD videos! I've read and studied through Bruce's Tao of Jeet Kune Do book many times, and you illustrated very well the 'intercepting fist' concept, which is probably the heart of JKD. Also, what you are talking about can be called micro-telegraphing.
This applies to the HTC family as well. “You get it, but can you do it”. Shows you how successful guys like dan relate certain principals into other areas of his life. Not just business.
what a great video, i took tae kwon do for 5 years as a kid then did formal dance for another 5 years in middle and high school, Bruce Lee's philosophy was beyond genius and i really love your videos and can-do take on his works thanks alot, btw I work for a call center so your "closing sales" videos are awesome as well!
to be a good martial artist...yes i agree u must strive to be a good person...ok to be good at fighting...u must practice fighting....if you want to ride a bike fast...then u practice riding a bike....u dont practice swimming to become a fast bike rider....so whats my point??? technique yes conquers all as they say....but to execute without hesitation without error and to act effectively....in a fight....the best thing for me personally...besides the knowledge and the general awareness of conflict situations in a general and also a strategic angle....the actual most valuable attribute that i feel that i value as a fighter now days...is none other than SENSITIVITY....to lift my knee when he lifts his....to feel the exact point that someones body enters striking range...to react with the correct motion to expose the gaps we leave in our defence when we move to attack...to execute the myriad of techniques that we all learn....how many fighters actually dominate their opponents technically?? u know its very few. .it takes hundreds of hours of actual fighting or at least realistic spaaing with various body types and styles of fighter to learn how to EFFECTIVELY control dominate submit and ultimately defeat your opponent....hundred of hours....there thats my opinion....when i was younger i was lighter stronger but i wasnt smarter...now im older a little less powerful...but i spent ALL my time actually fighting...anyone everyone i didnt care i just wanted to experience as many.skilled.fighters energy as i could find and my reward is that usually i feel the gap as the person opens...and i fill the vacuum...and i dispatch most people in a few movements....ok when i fight someone i consider a.challenge for whatever reason....i strategize...in order to moderate the overbearing threat....i use strategy....but ultimately i would say that the reason i accept a person as.an equal threat or a greater threat than myself...is simply because they have either superior technique...or more likely just plain and simple they have had more hours of experience in actual time spent fighting and devoping their execution of these millions of techniques we learn....most people in their life....will experience.probably once or twice.at the.MOST times.when u would say there.was.no option to fight...and in that case in the street..fights end after the first.person sustains significant.damage from a single.technique...ok....so ull prolly only need to do this once and it will last less.than 20 seconds probably...see what i mean??? its the actual.executing the technique for the correct.circumstance that u need to do....this only.comes.from.actual fighting..and realistic drilling... thankyou.... ren aka care bEar
So in case viewers know, aside from being a bad ass martial artist this guy (Dan Lok) is also a very successful businessman. I've watched several of his professional videos and have learned so much about the business process from the prospect to the close from this guy. He's amazing
I have been practicing pfs thanks to vunak for many years and it has changed my life, changed me ... you never stop learning, life means learning ... good video, strong
your JKD has gotten much better from when I first started watching your videos, I relate with your videos business and martial arts thank you for being a content creator on RUclips I have learned so much keep up the good work you know what they say better than I was yesterday
Very nice honest presentation I agree, an attack opens up the attacker. It is not easy. I've been practicing a long time. I celebrate the moments I get it right. What martial arts means to me? The martial arts is not what you can do to someone. They are what you can do for someone.
I really appreciate you making the videos about the art and history. I have always loved martial arts since I was a kid. I grew up as an Autistic child and one of our traits is a very large amount of interest in specific things and martial arts has always been fascinating because of the art of self-discipline, motivation, determination, will-power, and becoming humble that are intertwined. I have physical limitations, so I can't kick or do much with my legs with any jumping but I have also taught myself how to play several instruments and developed a strong sense of speed and understanding timing on microscopic levels in audio, which allowed me to open up my mind more and discover the art of timing, speed, dexterity, and strong cognizance in all that is going on around me at all times. All aspects of martial arts are really fascinating and I agree entirely on your stance with technique(s). I have always been a firm believer in this famous expression - "It's not about the size of a dog in the fight. It's about the size of the fight in a dog." Thank you for teaching us and for your honest opinions. I like the way you put things into perspective. ✌✌
I like the last part about hitting something, hurting something, thinking about something and then changing it. Just like our bad habits. They hit us with unexpected surprises, those unexpected things hurt us. That is when you have to think what things you’re doing incorrectly and correcting them to see improvement.
Sensei LoK Mahalo of the decade for making theses videos. I grew up in Kona, doing karate, now live east coast, and would never be able to get this level of instruction. I truly appreciate it Sensei
Few years ago, I was lost and tried different kinds of martial arts. I'm not putting down any system but I found myself in JKD for it was an art without a system and it actually requires you to honestly and completely express yourself. There's no JKD school here. All I know about JKD came from this channel, from you Dan and from the books and quotes of Bruce. JKD.. it isn't about fighting. It isn't even about teaching you something like this or like that.. It's about continuous learning and adapting the good, disregarding the bad ones and putting you in shape not just physically but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I've been practicing JKD for roughly 3 years and also Wing Chun for 2 months and I learned more about myself and how I see life. Just like martial arts, life is not about getting breakdowns and losing something, it's actually learning from something and using it as an advantage the next time you face another challenge. It's about being true to yourself and what you are capable of not fighting someone just to get a girlfriend. And just like life, martial arts is a life without system where you have to express yourself honestly and comepletely. You have to stop yourself from being imprisoned in a specific style because it prevents improvement. *You'll find the true essence of martial arts in you...*
I've actually got inspired by Bruce lee but I started watching your videos which made me want to train and get back at it. I can consider you my teacher
Great again. Very impressive speed Sifu Dan. I can tell, you train a lot and yout train to trow and execute attacks correctly like a Master. M. Arts and impact on me? It learnt me to be extremly patient, calm and positive. My saying « be patient like a Cat and strike back like a Lion »
very well said...not just kicking some ass or defending your own ass..but to "learn something about yourself and be a better person" ---- and this is truly what martial art is...thanks sir dan for sharing not just your talent/skills but also your point of view. really appreciate most of your videos.
I am a short person and found bullies love to pick ones smaller. At first, I was just uncontrollably crazy beserker in a fight and was known as a "chuck a nut". At the boarding school I went to, one guy started teaching me TKD. Then I met a man named Benji in Gloucester Mass that changed my life, instructing me in JKD, Kali and Wing Chun. It centered me. Through meditations, helped to calm me and focus me. The workouts kept me in shape for my other love, long distance backpacking/nature photography. Which further aided me. Nothing like doing early morning exercises and meditations in a forest. I have stayed with it. I am 63, still train every day. Got a home dojo in cellar. Been training my daughter. Teach some children self defense. But I agree with alot of what you are teaching as Ive used it myself in various jobs like bouncer I have had.
I'm late to your Jeet Kune Do page but I absolutely Love your discipline,Mr.Lok. I hope you make some more martial arts vids in combination with your mindset vids. You do great work,Sir.
I have just started to learn JKD at a Guru Dan Inosanto academy. I have no prior martial arts training, and I am hooked and fascinated by the JKD concept. Looking forward to the journey ahead.
Sir, I really appreciate your way how you explained the great Bruce Lee's theory of JKD. I don't know how to express my feelings after watching your video. You are amazing, specially when you explained that martial arts is not only defense or attack, it is much more than it. It is an art to know one self, ourselves, which is superab. Thanks you so much and keep making such videos to play you part in the mission of keeping Bruce Lee alive.....
He is not only a teacher but also a very practical Sifu-master too. Explains every strike or stomp practically and scientifically too. He is actually a great teacher.
Great presentation I've been a jkd practitioner for 10 years and still learning brother. Listening to your audio book h.t.c. awsome and enlightening information dan.
Jeet Kun Do really make a TRUE MAN out of you Dude after watching your presentation. I felt exactly the same way exactly what you said when I was learning Ashihara Karate long ago. Good of you to re-kindle the Martial Spirit in me again. Thanks again.
Good stuff. I've been watching your videos for quite a while and enjoyed alot of them. JKD is easy to understand. Not so easy in practice. I intercepted my opponents a bunch of times in sparring, but i still haven't mastered it. I need to work on confidence. Sometimes, i miss the signs my opponent is about to attack so i fail to intercept fast enough.
👍👍👍 Great instructor, very articulate and to the point no superfluous showboating garbage. I learnt more in this one video than hundreds of other videos on RUclips put together. Mate you nailed it.
This is great!.. Dan.. I want to get in to this.. But after my HTC course ;) all my focus is tied up at the monent..all for the better though.. Keep doing your thing Dan.. Fantastic person to look up too and I'm glad to have you visually in my life..one day soon..we shall meet!
I love this intercepting movement, its so Wonderful to see this all again. .. its Sureal . I'm love practicing all these moves again. It makes u feel so good as you say . Wow, it awesome you share so much along the way , Bruce Lee, the Culture , your wife , ect. What an incredible Man you are Dan. Great wishes for you always . Stella Robinson. ❤😀
Great video I have studied different arts for years and love JKD. I am visually impaired and I can't rely on looking at the eyes, bu I can look at the areas from the shoulders to the hips and can see the intention, but it takes time to learn I do the best I can and always have done so, but the videos here in this series are great wish we had them years ago. Thank you Mr. Lok for presenting this in such a positive way and for motivating folks with no nonsense stuff that you get from others. I took a lot of time off from training and you are inspiring me to get back into it so many thanks.
My dad always used to tell me "Son, when you're through learning; you are through." Knowledge by itself is useless, though. It has to be assimilated, pondered and applied to have any practical value. Thanks for these great videos, a wealth of useful knowledge.
This is the most common thing i teach to my friends/students as it is the main core of JKD for me is to intercept as the opponent moves on you or make a attack mostly my first attack would be a hook kick or the roundhouse one depending the position and stance he is in, as for punching or tryna reach me with his hand i either do a step with the straight lead or if i dont have enough time to move then imma use the front jab with another cross jab or rear straight to his abdominals or his face
Martial Arts is more than just fighting something a lot don't understand. I started in the US and in the military went overseas. There is a major fundamental difference when you learn whatever form of martial arts you are learning from the country that it actually originated from. People that I had trained with in the US when I came back from overseas were amazed how much more advanced, and more powerful and precise I was than before I left. They also noticed that I was more humble and willing to show and teach them what I had learned physically as well as mentally. Martial Arts to me should be mandatory for young kids, because it teaches a lot of fundamental principles that a lot of kids are missing today.
HI Dan, I have watched the Ip man movies and was very impressed by the style. I have practiced San Soo for many years and love it. In the last several years I have been extremely lax in my practice. Watching your training videos have rekindled my desire to practice. Your instruction is simple and easy to follow, now it is up to me to practice to enhance my overall well being physical, emotional and spiritual. Thank you thank you so much.
Attacking (or in this case, intercepting) instead of defending when an enemy attack is coming in is a dangerous and risky move to do but is very rewarding and worth it once done properly. The philosophies of this video you made are just enlightening. They helped me to open my mind in a way that I would not fight by just using limited type of techniques or traditional standards like you defend when someone attacks. Martial arts for me is an art used to avoid fighting. Do not take the word "fighting" in this statement literally. The fighting I am trying to say is that the fight where you hate your enemy and fight him or her becuase of anger. Martial arts is kind of fighting (with good intention) to avoid a fight that has the opposite intention of the former.
Lok Sifu, It's worth noting that GM Lee's foundation was the Tai Chi he learned from his father. This enabled him, went he went into Wing Chun (another interior, soft art) to interact on a level of energy with his opponent, thus enabling heightened perception and anticipation. Thank you for a very fine, ethical, series. Respect o\
I have five ranks of black belt and martial arts and like you said I only scratched the surface so I'm constantly practicing and always going over it in my head even if I don't have a chance to do it physically martial arts have been a thing of my life it is my life in my thoughts my sleep and my everyday getting in and out of bed every day for more than 25 years so I love martial arts I love sifu Bruce his teachings is techniques I actually have his core symbol tattooed on my chest with my rank of black belt around it so I carry Bruce with me all the time thanks for these JKD videos it's nice to learn more and more
JKD is definitely supposed to teach you to be humble. I’m glad you said that.
all oriental martial arts teachings includes humility as one of its subjects. .the physical and spiritual forms goes hand in hand in order to produce and develops a true warrior within each practitioner. .
well im currently being threatened by a neek so is that okay?
Dan you depicted the very essence of Jeet Kune Do and if Bruce were alive, he'd be very proud of how you represented his art.
I've been watching this series for 4 months already. I've always loved bruce lee since i was a kid and have been inspired by his philosophy and what he stood for! I've been trained in boxing since I was 8 by my father (he was a golden glove). Before that I was bullied cuz of me being the smallest kid in my class. Then I saw Bruce lee, a guy who wasn't a muscle bound 6ft tall guy, yet he had that speed, power, strength, as well as that no fear attitude. A guy who could take on anyone no matter how big or tall they were. That's what inspired me to want to learn JKD. I'm currently training in kempo, but low key when my sensei has me spar, I like to use some aspects of JKD during kumite and thanks to this channel it has helped me a lot (especially since there are no JKD schools or teachers in my area or near my area)! Thanks so much Dan! Love your content!!!! Be water my friend!!!!!
Keep Practicing Tony.
Great videos Dan. Where was that filmed? Is it hong kong?
Fortunate to have Dan Share his knowledge.
" don't think .....feel "
- Bruce Lee
Ultra Instinct
Don't concentrate on the finger or you'll miss all that heavenly glory.
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" Dont feel... Think"
- Me
I consider myself a student of Bruce Lee my entire life, not directly but through proxy, I have spent my life thus far studying him & learning his philosophy & what little technique I can develop without any training or going train with any martial artists. It has given me the ability & strength to see a world unclouded by uncertainty, helped me defend myself against individuals in my life, & also given me to tools to be adaptable & go with the flow. I very much enjoy your videos. I look forward to learning what I can. I see it as a tool to protect myself & family but never to start a fight, only end one.
Good.
Now this is - imho - one of the best videos about a specific martial art ever made.
It is honest, shows the basic idea and philosophy without any posing.
Very impressive.
Bruce Lee was a genuis scientist of Martial art with his JKD.
I've been practicing martial arts for most of my life. I've only been (officially) practicing Jeet Kune Do for roughly 3 years now, and I will say that for me, Martial Arts wasn't JUST about being able to fight, that was only a by-product. Truthfully, it was about finding myself, and then expressing myself through this physical display of skill.
So to me, the spiritual and mental aspects of the martial art is JUST as important as the physical. You need both in harmony to be a complete person. It's not about being able to kick someone's ass. It's about being able to overcome the obstacles in your life, and learning from the one's you've failed to, no matter what form they may take.
Thank you for sharing.
Teach me, master 🙂
And for what you just said is the reason why you'll be or are a great martial artists n a even greater person.keep that way of thinking and enjoy all your success you will or already have in life.peace to you always
High Phoenix1754. Yes it ain’t just about fighting. After watching martial artists for a while, you will realise anyone can imitate Lee’s moves and also look good. He was really good, however had he not made movies, I doubt many would care bout him. He was for sure a real martial artist. I compare him to Napoleon Hill. Who in my opinion, was like the Bruce Lee of self help. Hill, never started any businesses. He sold books. Like Lee, who didn’t win any tournaments and weighed just around ten stone. Like Lee, mostly theory.
Confirmed! Bruce Lee had Ultra Instinct!!!
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Dan I just love all your JKD videos. You're so honest and straight forward. I like how you really tell what the meaning of JKD and what Bruce wanted to bring to his art. Also how you demonstrate different ways to do a technique or principle.
I learned martial arts in grade 3 but then stopped and never got back into it...until now.... these videos have inspired me to learn this valuable skill again so thank you so much for sharing Dan I am truly grateful the universe has introduced me to your content.
Yes, you definitely inspired me to start learning JKD. I’ve been learning about it for the last two months by watching as much as I can from you and Sifu Octavio. Now I’m taking classes from a Sifu who happens to live in the same area as me. I feel extremely blessed and lucky to have all of this come into my life. Thank you Dan for all you do! 😎
I am in my 5th year of JKD and I love it! Everything you said is absolutely true. It has really changed the way I think and do things outside of JKD. The mental sharpness, awareness of my surroundings, and the reflexes that are honed by JKD...I catch things midair man! Love the videos Dan, please keep them coming!!!!
Great explanation how Bruce Lee went through the thought process to get to a better philosophy in fighting. I am a big guy ..6' 1" 270 lbs. however I had no concept or idea in fighting. I have been taking JKD for 6 months now and it is amazing. Learning techniques at slow speed and then having the instructor throw punches and kicks at me with boxing gloves on so I can practice everything I have learned is enlightening. Just like Dan says here or elsewhere ...you have to get to the point where you are not thinking but reacting or even anticipating and reading the micro movements of your opponent. It focuses you. That is great for so many things. Also it makes you realize the last thing you want to do is fight someone. It is only there as a last resort but good insurance to have. It has given me confidence. I used to shy away or or avoid situations. Now I can observe and walk on past and still feel good about myself. There is nothing to prove. It is there for survival if I need it and only then.
You are a busy business man but you are spending time to reach us jkd . thanks for that
I used to take taekwondo and I just couldn’t sustain the classes due to busy work schedule I have always been a fan of Bruce Lees philosophy and wanting to learn the art of jeet kune do. Here we are in a pandemic and I just bought a book to get me on the path to learning the art. I know it will take years upon years to learn but I am ready to go down the path and better myself and my life for my family. I just came upon your channel today and you are an inspiration and I have been looking at your different videos for hours now and I must say in a way in that time you have changed my life. My kind wants more info and I want to be more successful than I have been I just want to say thank you 🙏 for coming into my life and opening my eyes to yes I can do this and succeed and better my way of life bless you and have a good day can’t wait to learn more.
I found your channel only 4-5 weeks ago and it has already become my favorite channel for business and life advice. Because of your 'true' knowledge and passion I have learned more from you in a shorter period of time than I learned watching all the other RUclips channels combined. That statement is not an exaggeration. I hope to meet you some day. Thank you Dan Lok.
Good, Keep it Up.
I became. an inventor. Because of Bruce Lee. Thanks Dan.
I’ve practiced wing tsun, it stired an awakening within me. This video has inspired me. Thank you 🙏🏻
I was a student of 8th degree Joo Sang Lee with Hwa Rang Do. Back in the 70's, through intensive training that was how he taught. I remember when he told me that I need to be much quicker. I was the fastest one in school except for him. He taught me how to clear my mind of all thoughts so that I could do exactly what you were talking about. He would say in broken English.
" No thinking just doing, if you think about doing it's too late." It was The most awesome feeling.
I would always just like you said sense the smallest movement before the actual technique and I could hit him twice before he could throw his.
As you said there is always more to learn, and humility is a great asset.
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Yo I loved this one. Martial arts is a pursuit of the self, then letting go of it entirely. Keep posting man.
i am not practicing martial arts but i like it. your words are very valuable. i work in the medical field and i agree with you. we continue to learn through the years. maybe we only scratch the surface as you said. but in giving care for the sick, we learn about humility. we strive to study unceasingly to be better health workers so we can provide compassionate care. thank you.
Great statement Ed. I'm in the medical field myself and can totally relate.
Doing video classes keeps me too busy to dye/worry. I hope to see 90, because I groom my instincts from practiceing ingenuity.
Breaking down parts of a class stops thinking & I begin feeling danger/anger, automatically!! Stance(setups from forms), Hips (body begins to twist), Focus(pick targets), Reaction Force, push pull at same time,(snap/whip through the Target)
It's the most awesome video about JKD philosophy I've ever watched!! I'm a JKD instructor from Kyiv Ukraine. I always learn. And it's one of the most importaint things in Jeet Kune Do, to be an eternal student!
"Intercepting intention" Rock on solid Dan. The key to self-defense and the key to sales and the key to seduction.
In this short demo video, you have so expertly demonstrated, apart from his many uniformed, often jealous and ignorant detractors, how much of a martial arts genius Bruce was. Lee's almost superhuman martial arts skills coupled with his ability to rise above and move outside classic martial arts training was a boon to the martial arts and not an insult as so many martial arts perceived of his being a non classical, reality martial arts thinker. Please continue to make this videos, you are giving a great deal of knowledge and understanding to the martial arts community who are willing to open their minds.
SMART FIGHTERS USE THE OPONENT AS A GUIDE TO FIGHT. I READ A LOT OF BRUCE LEES PHILOSOPHY AND HE CAME UP WITH “FEELING THE FIGHT”. BEING IN THE MOMENT AND HE SHARED A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN HIS PHILOSOPHY
Boxers do that every time they get in the ring
Really enjoy these videos. As a child I was introduced to American Taekwondo and was lucky enough to spat with people like Chuck Norris. Understand I was only 9 at the time but he was less than impressed when I kept asking him about his meetings with Bruce Lee. I stopped practicing a couple years later at brown belt because of my parents divorce. Fighting became a way of life for me due to the schools i had to attend. One of those schools the beat on you because you are different. Bruce is very inspirational to me. As are these videos. It's not the same but it's still inspiring to know that there are people out there with more than just themselves in mind.
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As we fragile human being part of this world!!!!!!!!
We would like to say; Nothing can describe how this world is blessed to have such an amazing person.
We humbly thank your parents for having produced a wonderful/incredible being as yourself.
Amazing bloodline.
Much respect.
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Martial art for me is a way of life... i have been practising karate, boxing and kick boxing since my childhood.. 4 years back i learned wing chun and now by watching your videos i started practising Jun Fan's JKD... which is simple, direct and non classical.. Thank you so much Dan.. Great work.. Keep it up.. 😊🤗
You are 100% right ,it's not about go out an get into a fight, it's about drive ,discipline practice, learning, I wrestled along time ,I scratched thee surface ,there was so much more to scratch. Thx your AWSOME
Those concepts make all the sense in the world, regardless of the martial art studied. Crawl, walk, run, jump, fly... It takes a lot of time and effort to develop to a point, where 'basic knowledge and physical techniques', start to become 'advanced natural execution'... where one does things without having to think about them... and just does them naturally when needed and does them at the right time, with the right placement, and the right level of force.
Bruce worked hours on end to develop those abilities... and the hard work paid off, not just in the physical ability... but in terms of the almost legendary confidence he carried with him in life.
Definitely enjoy your videos Dan!
You're legit so fast wtf 😢😢
I so love your videos you do. You make it very clear for people to understand. I have learned so much this week from watching you. You are definitely a good teacher as well.
Your speech about martial art and life is the reason why I watch your videos. Much respect for that kind of speech. It is pure truth.
Thank you Dan! I studied Tang Soo Do for 3 1/2 years. I won the Arizona state Championships In forms and Sparing. I have always been a big Fan of Jeet Kune do, and trapping techniques. This video reminds me of no matter how much I learn there is so much more. Humble is the key to becoming a Martial artist. Finding ones truth is very humbling. Thank you for the reminder!
Sensei Bruce would have been proud of you!
We as your fans sure already are!
Keep up the good work!
I love your JKD videos! I've read and studied through Bruce's Tao of Jeet Kune Do book many times, and you illustrated very well the 'intercepting fist' concept, which is probably the heart of JKD. Also, what you are talking about can be called micro-telegraphing.
This applies to the HTC family as well. “You get it, but can you do it”.
Shows you how successful guys like dan relate certain principals into other areas of his life. Not just business.
what a great video, i took tae kwon do for 5 years as a kid then did formal dance for another 5 years in middle and high school, Bruce Lee's philosophy was beyond genius and i really love your videos and can-do take on his works thanks alot, btw I work for a call center so your "closing sales" videos are awesome as well!
to be a good martial artist...yes i agree u must strive to be a good person...ok to be good at fighting...u must practice fighting....if you want to ride a bike fast...then u practice riding a bike....u dont practice swimming to become a fast bike rider....so whats my point??? technique yes conquers all as they say....but to execute without hesitation without error and to act effectively....in a fight....the best thing for me personally...besides the knowledge and the general awareness of conflict situations in a general and also a strategic angle....the actual most valuable attribute that i feel that i value as a fighter now days...is none other than SENSITIVITY....to lift my knee when he lifts his....to feel the exact point that someones body enters striking range...to react with the correct motion to expose the gaps we leave in our defence when we move to attack...to execute the myriad of techniques that we all learn....how many fighters actually dominate their opponents technically?? u know its very few.
.it takes hundreds of hours of actual fighting or at least realistic spaaing with various body types and styles of fighter to learn how to EFFECTIVELY control dominate submit and ultimately defeat your opponent....hundred of hours....there thats my opinion....when i was younger i was lighter stronger but i wasnt smarter...now im older a little less powerful...but i spent ALL my time actually fighting...anyone everyone i didnt care i just wanted to experience as many.skilled.fighters energy as i could find and my reward is that usually i feel the gap as the person opens...and i fill the vacuum...and i dispatch most people in a few movements....ok when i fight someone i consider a.challenge for whatever reason....i strategize...in order to moderate the overbearing threat....i use strategy....but ultimately i would say that the reason i accept a person as.an equal threat or a greater threat than myself...is simply because they have either superior technique...or more likely just plain and simple they have had more hours of experience in actual time spent fighting and devoping their execution of these millions of techniques we learn....most people in their life....will experience.probably once or twice.at the.MOST times.when u would say there.was.no option to fight...and in that case in the street..fights end after the first.person sustains significant.damage from a single.technique...ok....so ull prolly only need to do this once and it will last less.than 20 seconds probably...see what i mean??? its the actual.executing the technique for the correct.circumstance that u need to do....this only.comes.from.actual fighting..and realistic drilling...
thankyou....
ren aka care bEar
So in case viewers know, aside from being a bad ass martial artist this guy (Dan Lok) is also a very successful businessman. I've watched several of his professional videos and have learned so much about the business process from the prospect to the close from this guy. He's amazing
Great video I try and practice these movements Weekly at home practice makes perfect ted
I have been practicing pfs thanks to vunak for many years and it has changed my life, changed me ... you never stop learning, life means learning ... good video, strong
Can't stop watching , very inspiring
your JKD has gotten much better from when I first started watching your videos, I relate with your videos business and martial arts thank you for being a content creator on RUclips I have learned so much keep up the good work you know what they say better than I was yesterday
Thanks Dan for everything...Great job!
Very nice honest presentation I agree, an attack opens up the attacker. It is not easy. I've been practicing a long time. I celebrate the moments I get it right. What martial arts means to me? The martial arts is not what you can do to someone. They are what you can do for someone.
I really appreciate you making the videos about the art and history. I have always loved martial arts since I was a kid. I grew up as an Autistic child and one of our traits is a very large amount of interest in specific things and martial arts has always been fascinating because of the art of self-discipline, motivation, determination, will-power, and becoming humble that are intertwined. I have physical limitations, so I can't kick or do much with my legs with any jumping but I have also taught myself how to play several instruments and developed a strong sense of speed and understanding timing on microscopic levels in audio, which allowed me to open up my mind more and discover the art of timing, speed, dexterity, and strong cognizance in all that is going on around me at all times. All aspects of martial arts are really fascinating and I agree entirely on your stance with technique(s). I have always been a firm believer in this famous expression - "It's not about the size of a dog in the fight. It's about the size of the fight in a dog." Thank you for teaching us and for your honest opinions. I like the way you put things into perspective. ✌✌
I like the last part about hitting something, hurting something, thinking about something and then changing it. Just like our bad habits. They hit us with unexpected surprises, those unexpected things hurt us. That is when you have to think what things you’re doing incorrectly and correcting them to see improvement.
Love youre videos youre honest and direct.
Sensei LoK Mahalo of the decade for making theses videos. I grew up in Kona, doing karate, now live east coast, and would never be able to get this level of instruction. I truly appreciate it Sensei
plus the fact that you're doing it just for the love of the game> Well done Sir!
Few years ago, I was lost and tried different kinds of martial arts. I'm not putting down any system but I found myself in JKD for it was an art without a system and it actually requires you to honestly and completely express yourself. There's no JKD school here. All I know about JKD came from this channel, from you Dan and from the books and quotes of Bruce.
JKD.. it isn't about fighting. It isn't even about teaching you something like this or like that.. It's about continuous learning and adapting the good, disregarding the bad ones and putting you in shape not just physically but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
I've been practicing JKD for roughly 3 years and also Wing Chun for 2 months and I learned more about myself and how I see life.
Just like martial arts, life is not about getting breakdowns and losing something, it's actually learning from something and using it as an advantage the next time you face another challenge. It's about being true to yourself and what you are capable of not fighting someone just to get a girlfriend. And just like life, martial arts is a life without system where you have to express yourself honestly and comepletely. You have to stop yourself from being imprisoned in a specific style because it prevents improvement.
*You'll find the true essence of martial arts in you...*
Literally one of the most in depth and useful videos I've seen on self defense in a long time!
I've actually got inspired by Bruce lee but I started watching your videos which made me want to train and get back at it. I can consider you my teacher
Great again. Very impressive speed Sifu Dan. I can tell, you train a lot and yout train to trow and execute attacks correctly like a Master. M. Arts and impact on me? It learnt me to be extremly patient, calm and positive. My saying « be patient like a Cat and strike back like a Lion »
very well said...not just kicking some ass or defending your own ass..but to "learn something about yourself and be a better person" ---- and this is truly what martial art is...thanks sir dan for sharing not just your talent/skills but also your point of view. really appreciate most of your videos.
Love watching your videos. I have been taking jkd for 2 months now. I am 55 and I am in martial arts for the long term. Thankyou for your videos.
Thank you mate for sharing your views.. you are really helping people no matter from where we are watching you.
a goal isnt always meant to be reached it often serves simply as something to aim at -Brucee lee
I am a short person and found bullies love to pick ones smaller. At first, I was just uncontrollably crazy beserker in a fight and was known as a "chuck a nut". At the boarding school I went to, one guy started teaching me TKD. Then I met a man named Benji in Gloucester Mass that changed my life, instructing me in JKD, Kali and Wing Chun.
It centered me. Through meditations, helped to calm me and focus me. The workouts kept me in shape for my other love, long distance backpacking/nature photography. Which further aided me. Nothing like doing early morning exercises and meditations in a forest.
I have stayed with it. I am 63, still train every day. Got a home dojo in cellar. Been training my daughter. Teach some children self defense.
But I agree with alot of what you are teaching as Ive used it myself in various jobs like bouncer I have had.
I like that he considered the worst case scenario where you might find yourself fighting an alien. Dude’s got it all covered.
Excellent ...gain more confidence ...I am picking up wingChun
I'm late to your Jeet Kune Do page but I absolutely Love your discipline,Mr.Lok. I hope you make some more martial arts vids in combination with your mindset vids. You do great work,Sir.
I have just started to learn JKD at a Guru Dan Inosanto academy. I have no prior martial arts training, and I am hooked and fascinated by the JKD concept.
Looking forward to the journey ahead.
Sir, I really appreciate your way how you explained the great Bruce Lee's theory of JKD. I don't know how to express my feelings after watching your video. You are amazing, specially when you explained that martial arts is not only defense or attack, it is much more than it. It is an art to know one self, ourselves, which is superab. Thanks you so much and keep making such videos to play you part in the mission of keeping Bruce Lee alive.....
You are an amazing teacher you are practical and straight forward
He is not only a teacher but also a very practical Sifu-master too. Explains every strike or stomp practically and scientifically too. He is actually a great teacher.
I have been putting off martial arts for a long time
It’s time for me to start
Thank you Don
You are a true inspiration
The way you present the concepts is just so great.
Great presentation I've been a jkd practitioner for 10 years and still learning brother. Listening to your audio book h.t.c. awsome and enlightening information dan.
Martial arts have tought me how not to hurt people, how to talk a situation down, how to live more peacefully.
Thank you Dan.
I loved it how simply you expressed the philosophy and principles of Bruce through JKD in this video.
Jeet Kun Do really make a TRUE MAN out of you Dude after watching your presentation. I felt exactly the same way exactly what you said when I was learning Ashihara Karate long ago. Good of you to re-kindle the Martial Spirit in me again. Thanks again.
Good stuff. I've been watching your videos for quite a while and enjoyed alot of them. JKD is easy to understand. Not so easy in practice. I intercepted my opponents a bunch of times in sparring, but i still haven't mastered it. I need to work on confidence. Sometimes, i miss the signs my opponent is about to attack so i fail to intercept fast enough.
Thank you, I study Wing Tsun and I really appreciate your breakdown of history and ways not to do stuff
Dan Lok, great video. Your vids are really interesting, really helpful, and it truly shows the importance of observation and reaction.
👍👍👍 Great instructor, very articulate and to the point no superfluous showboating garbage. I learnt more in this one video than hundreds of other videos on RUclips put together. Mate you nailed it.
Thank you Sifu Dan, always giving!
This is great!.. Dan.. I want to get in to this.. But after my HTC course ;) all my focus is tied up at the monent..all for the better though.. Keep doing your thing Dan.. Fantastic person to look up too and I'm glad to have you visually in my life..one day soon..we shall meet!
Very wise man...taught you SO much, by doing so little. The quicker you can end a fight, the better!
I love this intercepting movement, its so Wonderful to see this all again. .. its Sureal . I'm love practicing all these moves again. It makes u feel so good as you say . Wow, it awesome you share so much along the way , Bruce Lee, the Culture , your wife , ect. What an incredible Man you are Dan. Great wishes for you always . Stella Robinson. ❤😀
Great video I have studied different arts for years and love JKD. I am visually impaired and I can't rely on looking at the eyes, bu I can look at the areas from the shoulders to the hips and can see the intention, but it takes time to learn I do the best I can and always have done so, but the videos here in this series are great wish we had them years ago. Thank you Mr. Lok for presenting this in such a positive way and for motivating folks with no nonsense stuff that you get from others. I took a lot of time off from training and you are inspiring me to get back into it so many thanks.
My dad always used to tell me "Son, when you're through learning; you are through." Knowledge by itself is useless, though. It has to be assimilated, pondered and applied to have any practical value. Thanks for these great videos, a wealth of useful knowledge.
Can learn anything from you from just hearing you speak and seeing the way you speak. 🤝 Speech and body language, that descriptive and detailed.
I love your message in this one. Thank you.
This is the most common thing i teach to my friends/students as it is the main core of JKD for me is to intercept as the opponent moves on you or make a attack mostly my first attack would be a hook kick or the roundhouse one depending the position and stance he is in, as for punching or tryna reach me with his hand i either do a step with the straight lead or if i dont have enough time to move then imma use the front jab with another cross jab or rear straight to his abdominals or his face
截击也得分距离，近距离可以用拳法低位侧踢，中距离可以用中位侧踢和正蹬腿，还有后脚拦门踢，李小龙宗师说过截击不仅可以拦截对方的攻击还可以截击对方的思想。如果一拳就能击中就没必要封手或者消打。
Martial Arts is more than just fighting something a lot don't understand.
I started in the US and in the military went overseas. There is a major fundamental difference when you learn whatever form of martial arts you are learning from the country that it actually originated from.
People that I had trained with in the US when I came back from overseas were amazed how much more advanced, and more powerful and precise I was than before I left.
They also noticed that I was more humble and willing to show and teach them what I had learned physically as well as mentally.
Martial Arts to me should be mandatory for young kids, because it teaches a lot of fundamental principles that a lot of kids are missing today.
If i even just had 1 year with you, as an instructor, ill be 100×'s better.
Youvereally studied the best man, to ever do it, (Mr Bruce Lee, R.I.P)
Your speed and explosiveness is crazy. Love Your videos
HI Dan, I have watched the Ip man movies and was very impressed by the style. I have practiced San Soo for many years and love it. In the last several years I have been extremely lax in my practice. Watching your training videos have rekindled my desire to practice. Your instruction is simple and easy to follow, now it is up to me to practice to enhance my overall well being physical, emotional and spiritual. Thank you thank you so much.
Attacking (or in this case, intercepting) instead of defending when an enemy attack is coming in is a dangerous and risky move to do but is very rewarding and worth it once done properly.
The philosophies of this video you made are just enlightening. They helped me to open my mind in a way that I would not fight by just using limited type of techniques or traditional standards like you defend when someone attacks.
Martial arts for me is an art used to avoid fighting. Do not take the word "fighting" in this statement literally. The fighting I am trying to say is that the fight where you hate your enemy and fight him or her becuase of anger. Martial arts is kind of fighting (with good intention) to avoid a fight that has the opposite intention of the former.
👍very detail and accurate in explaining attacking to intercept or to defend. Many peoples misunderstood Bruce Lee's meaning and you figured it out.
Lok Sifu,
It's worth noting that GM Lee's foundation was the Tai Chi he learned from his father. This enabled him, went he went into Wing Chun (another interior, soft art) to interact on a level of energy with his opponent, thus enabling heightened perception and anticipation.
Thank you for a very fine, ethical, series. Respect o\
Thank you master Dan Lok for sharing and inspiring and guiding with incredible JKD🙏
I have five ranks of black belt and martial arts and like you said I only scratched the surface so I'm constantly practicing and always going over it in my head even if I don't have a chance to do it physically martial arts have been a thing of my life it is my life in my thoughts my sleep and my everyday getting in and out of bed every day for more than 25 years so I love martial arts I love sifu Bruce his teachings is techniques I actually have his core symbol tattooed on my chest with my rank of black belt around it so I carry Bruce with me all the time thanks for these JKD videos it's nice to learn more and more
I wanna be into martial art to have decipline for my self..watching videos on bruce lee and now this gets me inspired..thanks
I was looking for best martial arts, ancient deadliest and excellent, may be 1 or combined. But this really makes sense... 100% perfection...