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Jeet Kune Do literely means Jeet (To Stop) Kune (Fist) Do (The Way) It all began in the early part of 1968 while Bruce and I were driving along in the car, we were talking about Fencing, Western Fencing, Bruce said the most efficient means of countering in Fencing, was the Stop-Hit, A stop-hit is when you do not parry and then counter, it’s all done in one step. When the opponent attacks, you intercept his move with a thrust or hit of your own. It is designed to score a hit in the midst of the attacker’s action, and , is the highest and most economical of all the counters. Then Bruce said "We should call our method the "Stop-hitting Style", or the "Intercepting Fist Style" "What would that be in Chinese"? I asked, "That would be Jeet Kune Do," he said. Jeet Kune Do means the way of the stopping fist, or the way of the intercepting fist. So, instead of blocking and then hitting, our main concept is to dispense with blocking completely, and instead to intercept and hit, We realise that this cannot be done all the time, but this is the main theme. Jun Fan is Bruce lee’s Chinese Name (Lee Jun Fan) Bruce was born on November 27th. 1940 (The year of the dragon) between 6-8pm. (The hour of the dragon) at the Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco’s Chinatown To confuse unfriendly Spirits Bruce was named Sai Fon which means Little Phoenix, but later Bruce’s Mother "Grace Li" renamed him Jun Fan, which means "Return Again" because she felt that Bruce would one day return to his Birth Place "San Francisco",The Doctor who delivered Bruce "Mary Glover" gave him the Anglicised name of "Bruce". He later Anglicised his Sir Name from Li to Lee. The following is an except from Sifu Dan Inosanto’s Book "Jeet Kune Do" the art and philosophy of Bruce Lee. Up untill 1967 our method was called "Jun Fan" Gung Fu, which was a modification of various techniques from Northern Praying Mantis, Southern Praying Mantis, Choy Li Fut, Eagle Claw, Western Boxing, Hung Gar, Thai Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and several Northern Gung-Fu Styles, it is obvious that the Wing Chun was the main nucleus and all the other methods revolved around it. It was during this time that Bruce developed his own particular style of kicking, modified from the Northern Styles of Gung Fu, and greatly improved the way he trained for it. In later years be became sorry that he ever coined the term Jeet Kune Do because he felt that it, too, was limiting, and according to Bruce, "There is no such thing as a style if you totally understand the roots of combat" We are situated at 12 Newton Street (on the first floor) just off Piccadilly in the town center of Manchester, Yes! Anyone is allowed to watch the classes in session, we advise that first if, you are not sure as to whether you will like it or not, you can then decide in your own time if you want to join the next course. The Beginner courses are either a Monday and Wednesday Group, or a Tuesday and Thursday Group, (Check the Web Page or the Current Flyer for the days) Enrolments are at 6.30pm. On the day of the course, but the actual training times are from 7p. to 8pm, The Beginners Course usually lasts for about 4 weeks, then you move forward to the 8.30pm to 10pm Group, and then the Gym will be open to you 5 times a week, there is also a Filipino Weapons class on a Saturday from 12am to 1.30pm. Membership is £25 for the year and £6 per lesson, if, for some reason you cannot pay the Full Amount a £20 deposit will hold your place, and then the remainder can be paid over a 2 week period. Loose clothing and trainers, are all you need to start. There are Academy Vests Tee-Shirts and Joggers, but those are optional. None! All equipment is provided by the Gym, Punch bags, Thai Pads, Hook and Jab Pads, Kicking Shields, Sticks, Wooden Daggers, Pocket Sticks, The Wooden Dummy, are all in the gym for your use in the classes, all equipment is used under supervision of the Instructor in Charge. Bag Gloves may be purchased from the Martial Arts Shop at 8 Newton Street. We recommend a minimum of twice a week, if you want to progress fairly quickly, some find twice a week comfortable, others train 5 to 6 times a week, but twice a week is usually the minimum. "Academy Gradings", are every 3 months, and the requirement is 80% attendance based on a 3 month period. In the Beginning the Students are taken through the Jun Fan Kick Boxing, and Various Thai Boxing Methods, this will give them a power base, and will improve their, fitness, timing co-ordination, along with speed and reaction drills,. Then they Are introduced to the Jeet Kune Do Concepts and the Related Martial Arts, as taught by Sifu Dan Inosanto, that have been passed to me by Instuctors Rick Faye of Minnesota and Rick Young of Edinburgh Scotland, both very high level Martial Artists, and Both are Full Instructors under Dan Inosanto. What are the Related Martial Arts? Outside of the Jeet Kune Do and Jun Fan Curriculum,we also include Wing Chun (Jun fan Method), Thai Boxing, Kali-Silat, (The Phillipines) Silat from Malaysia and Indonesia, Various Grappling methods, and Weaponry. There are 12 areas in the Kali Silat alone that would keep you busy for a lifetime. What is the age group, and how old do you have to be to join? The age group is usually 18 and upwards, although in some special cases we accepted 16 and 17 year olds, so, the age group is 18 years on up, the Children and the early teenage groups are taught separate for details contact Greg Hall on 07792255004, or e mail Greg on,,,,, panantukanuk@yahoo.co.uk All Personal and private tuition is taught by Chris Sibbald.
Chris is a fully Certified Instructor under Myself and is availble to take the Private sessions at the gym on most days.
Mobile Number 07704 751 431
We train "WITH" each other, Not "ON" each
other, we are a positive family group, every member is considered a member of
our Jeet Kune Do family, and is accorded the same respect for their physical
being and health, although we do train full contact and the Thai Pads and
various other equipment provided by the Academy. Is there a Jeet Kune Do Gym in my area? Do you allow your students to train elsewhere in other
systems? Although Jeet Kune Do offers training in many different styles
and systems, and countless training methods, We do encourage students to train
in a many disciplines as they can. There’s an old Burmese Bando Boxing saying,
"Just as a diamond has many facets no one country has a monopoly on the truth" Most definatly, we have had Filipino Instructors, Thai
Instructors, but the Main Instructors are from the Jeet Kune Do family, and
some have personally trained With Bruce, we also arrange for the students to
visit other cities in the UK to attend Seminars, by various World Class
Instructors, Sifu Dan Inosanto Visits Rick Young’s Gym Edinburgh
Scotland every year, check the Seminar Page for details, whilst we our selves
have Regular Seminars With Rick Young (Scotland) and Rick Faye (Minnesota). All Instructors are on a first name basis, we run a high
energy, warm and friendly atmosphere, just relax have fun. ( and leave your
ego at the door) Yes! The classes are for men as well as women. Any auxillery training such as Weight Training, Stretching
exercises, such as Yoga, Skipping, and Running are All beneficial to your
Martial Arts Training.
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