We are pleased to welcome a new member :
A couple of weeks ago Anton started training with us, he has a Wing Chun background
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Welcome to him and we look forward to next training session.
40 YEARS AGO… RIP BRUCE
I was a baby when Bruce Lee passed away but in my early years I started to hear about him, my whole family was talking about him, his films where on TV very often and still are, Bruce has been a legend in France in more than 40 years and still is.
when I was young I was not into sports at all unfortunately, but one of my cousins was and he had the dream of doing just what Bruce did in his movies. I myself had a whole wall of my bedroom covered with Bruce pictures posters and newspaper articles.
At the time it did not matter if I was into sports or not, I grew up with some kind of Bruce presence until I went deeper and started JKD in Sweden, after this the journey went even further and I met Bruce Lee´s closest friends and family in San francisco in 2010.
so 40 years have passed , but the impact is unbelievable and is still going on in the whole world. On a more personal level this number of years comes with other consequences and I can easily be very sad about that but I raise from it when I think about what I have been able to accomplish and no matter what some people may think, I believe that my passion for Bruce Lee is what brought me here today.
My deepest respects to Bruce Lee since the 70´s until today and still going on…
RIP BRUCE
JIM KELLY
Jim Kelly was a martial artist who made a name of himself by winning four karate tournaments in 1971, two years later he was picked to star in the martial arts classic , Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee.
Jim Kelly died on June 29th at his home in San Diego, he had been suffering from cancer, he was 67.
Even if it is life, It is so sad to see them all go one after the other, even if I am younger it feels like my generation is gone, what I grew up with and what is still so very much in my life right now.
Rest In Peace Jim , along with the rest of the team …
New Generation…
My godson Louis visited me for a week, he had asked to try train with me so I did a quick session at the beginning of the week; I went through the basic footwork and 3 punches, I did not go deep into the techniques for him to get a simple first basic overview.
I found him very interested and dedicated right at the beginning, 12 years old and no JKD knowledge whatsoever, he did better than some of the beginners I have seen during the years. I was very proud of him and the JKD question came back several times during his stay. He participated to a session with the group, he worked on drills with both Mikael and I and after we were done he asked when he could do that again 😆
When I asked him what was the best thing he had done during the week , his first answer was JKD.
I also showed him some of Bruce, Mikael, Ted and Stefan´s videos on you tube, with his eyes wide open he asked me several times: “is that for real ?” 🙂
As a birthday present Mikael gave him his first mitts and gloves and I showed him what he needed to work on at home. As he lives in France he is a long distance student but I am sure he will do well, we´ll see the progress when we are in France next time!
Norway 2013
Mikael is back and very happy about the seminar in Norway, he had a great time with a good group of people and kids!
Mikael is also very glad to have been part of the kid´s Wado Graduation and fencing drills with them 🙂
Even if I was not there, thank you Håkon and Oyvind for your hospitality and for the seminar arrangements.
Home training
Last wednesday we trained with Will and Micke the actor. We only worked on basics once more because Mikael thought that was needed. Home taining is playing an important role, Mikael noticed immediately that some people had not trained for quite some time, it does not mean you lose everything you learnt it means some things are forgotten and need to be remembered again.
I had a good session, but I also need more training at home, it seems you can´t lower your guard for a minute. It does not come naturally it comes with practise, nothing more to say .
Mikael is now on the way to Norway, there won´t be a group training for us this weekend, does not mean there won´t be training if you see what I mean …. !
Wishing good luck to Mikael, too bad I could not make it …
Basic and more Basic!
There is never enough basic training, sounds a little boring? not really without it there is no way the JKD technique can evolve, mastering the basic is the key.
So we worked on the straight lead and hook as well as footwork and kicks, 2 tools were used : a stick and Bob !
Mikael went deep in the critique yesterday that gave us ( me and Micke the actor ) some things to think about and to work on by ourselves at home.
After the session I discussed with Mikael about the fact that it is time to move the show outside ! The weather is great, summer is almost here, it does not last so long so I want to enjoy it as much as possible.
Norway Seminar
Mikael is going to Norway on May 25th and 26th for his second seminar with our friends from Kviteseid Jeet Kune Do(Norway´s official Ted Wong training group).
Will post infos and pictures as soon as available.
Angry Birds…
Wow there are a lot of angry people out there, angry with life, angry with people, angry with everything… I used to be one of them and what did that bring me? More negativity and the hole I was digging was getting deeper, so one day I decided to try to be happy, I chose to take what I had and make the best of it , life Is easier that way. There are battles that are not meant to taken, especially inner ones. Everyone has his own load of inside demons and some of us have been through hell, I am one of them but I could find the light and take myself out of self destruction. I moved away from a family drama, I live better now, moving to Sweden was probably the best thing I have ever done, the travel was not easy but it´s been 12 years and I learnt a lot to become a better person. JKD and all that it brought me on a personal level has a lot to do with my better balanced state of mind.
The other Bruce !
There are few famous people I admire aside from Bruce Lee, actually it is pretty simple there are 2, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen.
I never had the chance to see Michael in concert and I deeply regret that because it will never happen but I have the chance to see Bruce Springsteen and this is why I never missed a concert in Sweden since 2006.
Just like Bruce Lee´s movies, I listened to Michael and Springsteen´s music more or less since I was born, these people are lasting forever, this is one of the reasons why I admire them.
From what I counted, Bruce Springsteen wrote 202 songs that were recorded and numbers of songs that did not make it on albums, a career that started in 1962 and is still going on. In 2013 at 63, the man fills a Stockholm stadium with more than 55000 people two nights in a row, how many can do that after so many years?
I went to both concerts with Mikael who has seen more concerts than me ( !!! ), I hope we can make it to the third one on saturday !
Bruce Lee´s Jeet Kune DO 
