Jeet Kune Do (JKD)
"Jeet Kune Do (JKD) combines techniques taken from other martial arts; the trapping and short-range punches of Wing Chun, the kicks of northern Kung Fu styles as well as Savate, some footwork found in Fencing and the techniques of Western Boxing, among others. It should be noted that JKD is not a hybrid system, rather, it is Bruce Lee's individual "interpretation" of the martial arts.
eet Kune Do in its literal term means way of interception. It was a term coined by Bruce Lee However, as it is taught it represents a concept of find what particular style and or fighting method works for each individual. Every person is unique in there own way and will not fit into a certain martial art as well as another. This class is taught to help each person find there own way of in discovering what fighting method works best for them. We focus not on technique but drills and training methods in order to get students functional and helping them apply what they learn to any self defense and or sport situation." © ~Marcus Charles
KALI/ESCRIMA
"Kali, Escrima and Arnis are all essentially the same martial art, all originating from different areas of the Philippines. Kali was originally used as a method of fighting off the invading Spanish. It is now widely practiced both in the Philippines and abroad. Kali utilizes weapons such as sticks, knives, and swords. The typical Kali/Escrima weapon is the Escrima sticks. Techniques without weapons are also taught such as kicking, striking and grappling, locks, controls and disarm. Kali is arguably one of the best arts for learning to use or defend against knives.
Kali is a fighting method developed by the Filipinos over centuries of defending invaders such as the Spanish Portuguese Japanese etc. its a weapons based art that applies empty hands not as a separate part but blended together with weapons. Its main focus is training methods not as much as on technique. That is why it is a perfect addition and is tight hand in hand with our JKD program. Kali has been proven in combat and has been seen many current movies such as The Bourne Identity Series, 300, The Immortals." © ~Marcus Charles