The best overall, general understanding and philosophy of what Bruce was trying to express to all these "JKD guys", who don't get it and keep adding and adding instead of realizing the truth of simplicity. If you're looking for instruction in JKD and not sure where to look, please contact Jerry or any of his instructors for a hands on experience on the real JKD as taught by Bruce Lee.
The Secret is Jerry Poteet Does NOT understand JKD:
After being a JKD student for about 10 years now, I can say without hesitation that Mr. Poteet is a bad JKD practitioner at best. His trapping is really sloppy and leaves huge openings for counters. His footwork is also pretty bad. Just watch some of his videos and you will see what I mean. There are many good books and DVD's on JKD out there, but none of them are by Jerry Poteet.
The real JKD:
Just got this book today. Great book. I have been taking Jeet Kune Do for about 2 years now. This is exactly the kind of stuff we practice, the real JKD, as taught by Bruce Lee to Jerry Poteet and Dan Inosanto, and the early students. The book is not cluttered with unnecessary text, and has lots of clear photos demonstrating the right and wrong way to do each technique. The author demonstrates things like the finger strike (Bil Gee), straight lead, low-line attacks (kicks), the straight blast (jik cheung... more info
