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In 1992 Mark Stewart founded the L.A. Chinatown Kali & JKD Club and had already begun to teach internationally, on a regular basis. The name Boxer Rebellion International was used to express the idea of "personal revolution through martial arts training" and continues to be our mission.
In China around 1900, during the Ching Dynasty, there occurred an uprising that would later be called the "Boxer Rebellion". The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to rid China of foreigners who were oppressing indigenous ways and attempting to convert the Chinese to the "civilized ways" of Western society.
Although atrocities were committed on both sides and the Boxers (martial artists) were abandoned by their rulers, the Rebellion represented revolution against oppression.
Around 1967 Bruce Lee was considered by many, to be rebelling against, what he described as the "classical mess" , or classical martial arts. Lee believed that each individual was more important than any particular style or method and that most classical methods of his time were practiced unrealistically.
IJKD represents "personal revolution" through honest expression of martial art. IJKD represents progressiveness. Not progressive in the sense of avant garde. Because today's avant garde is tomorrow's classical mess. IJKD expresses the root, which in the case of progressive means to make progress individually and subsequently on the broader scope of the human family.
Method: Method: Our method is Jeet Kune DoTM, (JKD) "Way of the Intercepting Fist".
Philosophy: Although the philosophy of JKD has been interpreted by many as general open mindedness, the root philosophy of JKD can best be summed up in this statement, "The height of cultivation, leads to simplicity and simplicity is the pinnacle of refinement". Simplicity in JKD translates into functional and effective, efficiency. JKD is a science with a philosophy that is expressed individually as art. To eliminate any of the three components from the model, is to change the model, thus changing the name, that so aptly describes the "strategy" known as interception.
Science: Our method is a science of hand to hand combat/self-defense that is based on an understanding of human physiology through geometry and physics.
Art: Our method is expressed through (Note: athletics and sparring or "in emergencies" through actual self -defense.
East/West: Our method is influenced from both eastern and western
disciplines and is more accurately defined as being human or universal not
ethnic, racial or national. However, with that said we must give credit to
past masters and their methods. Our root is inspired from the ancient Vedic
(Indian) and Taoist (Chinese) disciplines of the East to the ancient
Pankration/Olympiad (Greco-Roman) and modern athletics of the West.
However, the separation of east and west must not be taken too stereotypically. "Mystical East and Pragmatic West" The cultures, philosophies and martial arts/sports of the East and the West have influenced each other throughout history and today. Like yin/yang, one conceals itself within the other. There has always been a great "east/west" paradigm and dynamic, that is quite exciting.
In most cases, martial arts, regardless of their origin, have more in common with each other than they have different. Why? They are human expressions.
"Unless there is a being, with more than two arms and two legs, there is only one style of fighting, the human style of fighting." - Bruce LeeTM
Strategically using the entire human body, as an anatomical weapon and target for ballistics (striking) and constriction, (grappling) against an opponent.
Note: SKDT Weaponry: Stewart Method - Ted Lucaylucay Lineage is a separate discipline yet is quite interwoven with empty hand methods or as an extension thereof.
Through our training we practice mindfulness with careful and deep thought. We strive for clarity, courage, perseverance and compassion.
Martial art is about taking responsibility, for our own health, happiness and well being! What we all share is our desire for happiness. The trick is to be happy without hurting others in the process. "Don't Tread On Me".
GOAL: Our goal is full and honest actualization as human beings through the mastery of our chosen method.
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These types of problems and subsequent problem solving are examples of the dynamics of JKD.
IJKD operates in the capacity of higher education and offers various courses in martial arts, combative sports, self defense, health and fitness. IJKD offers private, semi-private and group training as well as Worldwide Seminars. IJKD currently offers instruction in the Greater Los Angeles area at UCLA and L.A. Chinatown! IJKD also has locations in Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore.