The Art of Trapping in Jeet Kune Do

What an amazing video.
This is a tutorial by sifu Paul Vunak regarding Jeet Kune Do Trapping.
For anyone unfamiliar with Jeet Kune Do, it was the martial art created by Bruce Lee, and which he discusses in the book "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" which means "The Way of the Intercepting Fist."
Funny enough, Bruce Lee later said he wished he hadn't named it that, because his style was best called, "The Style Of No Style."
That's a pretty cool philosophy - one I'll definitely be finding out more about. 

Practical Martial Arts

Welcome

Welcome to my blog on all things Martial Arts, combat, and even war.
This is a bit of a personal diary of my own learning of Martial Arts, and in particular, learning to use it with absolute practicality.
I have studied Martial Arts for some 19 years, and have found it of great benefit to all aspects of my life. But there have often been aspects of it that I have found lacking. Every martial art is strong in its own specialised area and often skips out training on other areas.
Furthermore, as actual warfare is no longer conducted with swords, spears and usually not fists (though it still happens on the street), martial arts can tend to drift away from absolute brutal practicality and into fancy, dramatic moves that look good as displays, because that is often what they are used for these days. Also, many martial arts are also sports, with rules that prevent certain moves (and with good reason). However, limiting these sorts of moves puts you at a disadvantage in a no-holds-barred fight, when your survival hangs in the balance. Even UFC is a sport, with its own set of rules, and its own artificial environment to fight in - though it may come the closest to an actual fight for survival.

In all these posts, take it as just my opinion, rather than an authoritative statement. I wouldn't say I'm a master of any martial art, though I am fairly versed in Tae Kwon Do and American Kenpo Karate (though I'm much better at the Tae Kwon Do). Again, this is my own attempt to learn more practical fighting techniques that suit me and possibly the friends I drill with.

There are many martial artists who have developed incredible systems, no doubt extremely practical. Bruce Lee is the foremost of these that I am aware, though there are many even dating back to antiquity. And I believe a lot can be learnt even from old texts on warfare (or perhaps I just enjoy reading them).

I'll be looking through all manner of videos, tutorials, texts, handbooks and whatever else I can find that is of use. And then I will see if I can learn and use it. Again, I'm only really interested in whatever I can directly use in a street fighting situation.

I hope you enjoy the journey. I know I will!