It's a little tough for the traditional martial artists to swallow [Jeet Kune Do], because one system doesn't do it. You've got to cross-train in many different systems. Actually, the father of mixed martial arts, if you will, was Bruce Lee. If you look at the way Bruce Lee trained, the way he fought, and many of the things he wrote, he said the perfect style was no style. You take a little something from everything. You take the good things from every different discipline, use what works, and you throw the rest away.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- No single system is perfect; integrate useful elements from all disciplines.
- In plain terms
- Cross-train for effectiveness.
- What can you take from it?
- Use what works from every source.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What useful tools am I ignoring?
- How do I balance depth and breadth?
Another view
Integration can lead to lack of depth.
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