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ABOUT US
Larry Hartsell
Seminars
Somehow, somewhere, Curiosity got a bad rap. And that's unfair, because with the exception of the person who inquisitively put two chemicals together to form the first explosive, Curiosity is by and large a good thing. More than anything else, Curiosity encourages us to learn. To use more than the one-thousandth of our big, beautiful brain needed simply to eat and breathe. Curiosity frees us. From things like boredom. And even worse things like mediocrity. But Curiosity needs legroom. It needs open space to stretch and run and to practice one-handed cartwheels. That's why the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association is the perfect place for Curiosity to live. But not just any version or style of martial arts. Curiosity needs the real excitement, the way it was meant to be. The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association doesn't have borders or restrictions. And perhaps most importantly for the sake of Curiosity, the Jun Fan Jeet Kune do Grappling Association isn't prepackaged. It's infinite. When you choose a way to get there, choose wisely. Continued (Introduction - Index) The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Arts is one of the most sought after arts today. The Jeet Kune Do Arts were created by Si Gung Bruce Lee, who made constant changes throughout his development process. Integrated Grappling is a mixture of takedowns, throws and a various blend of groundwork of all styles, regardless of size, weight or physiology. It is well known to the students of Bruce Lee's that he was forming his own martial arts concept, Jeet Kune Do. We trained using Single Direct Attack (SDA), Attack By Combination (ABC), Attack By Drawing (ABD), etc. During this time Bruce was experimenting and changing his system by constantly adding and deleting. The whole concept of training in the different ranges was very important. The four ranges were what Bruce worked on and emphasized. The idea was to be able to flow from the Kicking Range, Boxing Range, Trapping Range, Grappling Range, (vice versa) and being able to flow from one to another easily. At the time of Bruce Lee's untimely death there were only 33 formal techniques in the Grappling Range. As the final and closest range there was much research to do in this range and Hartsell has continued his research into this area with various discrete techniques that now form the core of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association. Si Gung Bruce was tremendously powerful, possessing a fifteen inch forearm and was always ready to beat me at Wrist Wrestling. Bruce taught me a lot about "Going with the Flow," and that because not everyone is built the same or fights the same, you must research your own experience. I recognize the value of Bruce’s approach to martial arts and its application to personal growth and for these reasons I became his student and friend.
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The June Fan
Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association will be directed by me in the
spirit of Jeet Do as established by Bruce Lee, "
Use no way as way, have no limitation as
limitation." The Association is based upon teaching and
thus perpetuation of the Art & Science of Jeet Kune Do. All ranges
of combat will be taught, "Kicking, Boxing, Trapping,
Grappling." There are various systems blended and weapons
taught. However, there will be an emphasis placed upon the product
of most confrontation, "Grappling." The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association Instructorship Program curriculum is be broken down into phases.
Each phase is
based upon proficiency on an order to reach the next phase of the
testing process and to insure the content of the phases are being
properly presented and practiced. Although the testing is based upon
a one-year period, I do not state that the student will be awarded
or promoted to another level yearly. Every student learns at
his/her own pace. It will be up to each student in the amount of
time in which they dedicate to the Instructorship Program to reach
the next level of testing.
We encourage
all members and students within the Instructorship Program to attend
as many seminars as possible. In addition, we strongly suggest you
attend the Association's yearly Workshop. The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do
Grappling Association was formed to assist all those interested in
exploring Jeet Kune Do and eventually finding their own brands of
individual expression. Best Wishes,
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