Jeet Kune Do: The Principles of a Complete Fighter

202 Pages·2001·17.69 MB·English

by  Ron Balicki

THE PRINCIPLES QF A
COMPLETE FIGHTER

By: RON BALICKI Wil DR STEVEN GOLD
JEET KUNE DO

THE PRINCIPLES OF A COMPLETE FIGHTER

By: RON BALICKI
WITH Dr STEVEN GOLD

JEET KUNE Do

THE PRINCIPLES OF A COMPLETE FIGHTER

By: RON Balicks
WITH DR STEVEN GoLD

ForwarD BY. DAN INOsANTO
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———— DEDICATION - ——

This hook is dedicated first ta my Sifv, Dan Thosante for his guidance
along the insctial path. Because of you Lam a pempenual student. To my
heautiful wife, Diana Lee Inosanto, who stands by me and inspires me
to reach and surpass my goels, [ar incomplete without you,

‘To ayy parers, Ron snd Sylvia, thanks for having me, And of course to
Sigang Rrice Lee, you have changed my life in the most positive ways;
God 1 wish | knew you.

‘Thaniss to Bvie Paulson, for helping me get this ool started. You are a
great friend, Also thanks ty Sue Adler-Gold for her support in Ue mak
ing of this book.

T want to thank everyone who helped make this book possible: Pil
Aslaksen, JR Benson, Bob Delos San‘os, Mike Mukatis, Mark Olsen,

Ed Talbot, Lynn Thompson, Felix Valencia, Photographer - Erie Heath

And a special thanks 10 Larry St.Clair who dedicated so much time to

In memory of Zoran,

Ron Balicki

— TABLE OF CONTENTS —

Foreword 9
Overview
Introduction 7
Equipment Train 29
Weapons eT
Options 9B
Muttiple Opponems oT
Trapping 105
Gwing To The Ground uz
Appendix 1: ‘The Law And You 175
Appendix 2: Working With Disabilities 179
Appenix 3: The Principles 189
Appendix 4: History 193

: FOREWORD

ciples complete fg". This bok sul end mee init into the rn

ciples of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Qo, tis essertial that a student in Jeet Kune Do
fas & go ouminion ithe at? of Jun Fan Ging Fu below he expires,
rscrces and ex hs wm pronl pats af Jot Kune Di

A good system of martial urts encourages research, exploration and ereativity
among their students. Truth in the inauti!utts, asin life, is derived from sel dis-
covery, Each student inust depart on his or her owr: jouimey to find whar is
workable fur them in philosopy, tecluuiques, tactics, strategies and principles
and then explore other methods that inverest them. Ron Balicki beirg slong time
student uuderstands this and this tock will rellect this, Ron Bslicki has been a
srudent of mine since the exrly 1980's. He has instructor status under me in threo
Separate martial arts and is one of the few peuple in the United States that have
attained that status.

1 Jun Fan Gung Fu, Jeet Kune Do
2, The Majapaihit Martial Arts
3. The Filipino Martial Arts

Jn addition he has instructor rank in Shoo: Wrestling under Sensei Yori Naka

‘mura and an instritorship in Muay Tat under Ajar (Master) Chai Sirisute
With this background he Knows thet thers are many palas and ways in develop-

ane
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