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Terry Valler
Tel: 07734 034 562
Email:tdvaller@yahoo.co.uk
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The Arts
Jeet Kune Do (Concepts)
Jeet Kune Do refers to a set of concepts laid down by the late Bruce Lee to govern effective Martial Arts practice. With the development of the individual as its ultimate goal it is this quest that can often lead an individual to investigate a number of Martial Arts systems. Heavily grounded in the training of attributes such as timing, distance and awareness, it is often felt that Jeet Kune Do practitioners view the Martial Arts as a menu from which that which best suits them can be picked. However, if someone finds all they need to be effective within one system then that is every bit as valid an example of Jeet Kune Do as those that draw from more than one art.
In JKD there must be a common thread linking the moves together, for example zinc and copper, they are separate things, but when they come together they create alloy and brass, you can no longer see the zinc or copper but you know they are there.
The Jeet Kune Do approach goes way beyond Martial Arts. It is an approach to life that seeks to help you consolidate strengths, identify weaknesses and continue to grow into the unknown. Bruce Lee once said of Jeet Kune Do, "it's just a name, don't fuss over it", that advice still seems valid today with the process being more important than its name. Jeet Kune do is a problem solving art.
Jun Fan Gung Fu
With Wing Chun at the core of Bruce Lee's system, Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune do incorporates a modification of various techniques from Northern Praying Mantis, Southern Praying Mantis, Choy Li Fut, Eagle Claw, Western Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and some of the more refined kicks of the Northern & Southern Chinese styles. Innovative and radically ahead of its time in its training and teaching methodology, Bruce Lee developed a martial system and fighting strategy that has lost none of its effectiveness over time.
Emphasizing the "ranges of combat", Jun Fan Gung Fu is designed to confidently and with ease "flow" from long distance, kicking range, to middle distance, hand range, to close quarter and trapping & grappling range.
The movements are crisp, and efficient, utilizing the most direct lines and angles. JKD affords the practitioner a means by which to effectively pursue the most direct line of attack. And once an attack has been launched there are no breaks or interruptions. As one technique nears completion, it starts to blend into the next and so forth: one continuous flowing motion until the conflict is resolved. Whilst devoid of the traditional art's forms, 'Jun Fan Wing Chun' does incorporate the wooden dummy sets albeit in a modified form (these are later augmented by the JKD sets). The use of 'reference points' to recreate positions within combat allows for the development of trapping skills which are enhanced within the practice of 'Chi-Sau' (sticking hands). The use of training equipment such as focus gloves and kicking shields allows the practitioner to move away from static drill's and develop within an environment closer to the unrehearsed atmosphere of combat. Jun Fan Gung Fu/ Jeet Kune Do is a good base system for anyone interested in delving further into the JKD concepts.
Thai Boxing
is referred to as "The Art of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai ("nak muay") thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.
Catch wrestling is a style of Folk wrestling made popular in the late 19th century by the wrestlers of Traveling carnivals who incorporated submission holds, or "hooks", into their wrestling to increase their effectiveness against their opponents.[1] The style derived from the regional styles of Europe, such as the the English Lancashire wrestling and the Irish Collar-and-elbow, but it was also influenced by the styles of the Indian Sub-continent, such as Pehlwani, and the styles of Iran, such as Varzesh-e Pahlavani. It shares it's distinctive starting position in a match, the Collar-and-elbow, with the style "Collar-and-elbow". A number of modern submission wrestlers training is founded in Catch wrestling.[2] Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. Along with freestyle, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. Colloquially referred to simply as Greco, this style of wrestling forbids attacks below the waist. As a result, throws are encouraged as the Greco-Roman wrestler cannot avoid being thrown by simply hooking or grabbing his opponent's leg. Otherwise, the sport is similar to freestyle. Arm drags, bearhugs, and headlocks found in freestyle have greater prominence in Greco-Roman. Throws especially known as a suplex are used, in which the offensive wrestler lifts his opponent in a high arch while falling backward on his own neck to a bridge in order to bring his opponent's shoulders down to the mat. Even on the mat, a Greco-Roman wrestler must still find several ways to turn his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a fall without legs, including (but not limited to) techniques known as the bodylock and the gut-wrench.[1] Submission wrestling and No-Gi Jiu Jitsu is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds. The sport of submission wrestling brings together techniques from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Folk American Wrestling (Catch-as-catch-can), Luta Livre Esportiva, Freestyle Wrestling, Judo and Sambo. Submission fighting as an element of a larger sport setting is very common in mixed martial arts,
Filipino Martial Arts Kali is an ancient word that serves as an umbrella term for all the Filipino martial arts. The word itself translates as the study of "Body Motion". Although the base of the system is in weaponry, it's empty hand systems feature some of the most sophisticated techniques and training methods in existance. The weaponry training covers a wide spectrum featuring stick, blade and knife as well as flexible weapons and weapons of opportunity. Weaponry training in our Kali classes emphasizes safety first. Movements are broken down into easily learned segments. You will be given the ability to perform techniques such as counters, disarms, sweeps and locks in flow. Kali is famous for it's flow drills that are both fun and give a real feel for the movement and speed of combat. Our Filipino Boxing and Kali classes cover the spectrum of the art. The Panantukan (Filipino boxing art) classes focus on this unique boxing art that brings you to the cutting edge. The Kali classes focus on the double stick, single stick and knife training of the art. Our popular Saturday morning class combines both the weaponry and empty hand areas of this amazing martial system.
Karate (Japanese for "hard-soft style") is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of Karate featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book Bubishi (Chinese: wu bei ji), used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries. Go which means hard, refers to closed hand techniques or straight linear attacks; Ju which means soft, refers to open hand techniques and circular movements. Major emphasis is given to breathing correctly. Gōjū-ryū practices methods that include body strengthening and conditioning, its basic approach to fighting (distance, stickiness, power generation, etc.), and partner drills. Gōjū-ryū incorporates both circular and linear movements into its curriculum. Gōjū-ryū combines hard striking attacks such as kicks and close hand punches with softer open hand circular techniques for attacking, blocking, and controlling the opponent, including locks, grappling, takedowns and throws. Shôtôkan-ryû) is a style of Karate developed from various martial arts in 1868 and his son (1906-1945). Gichin was born i is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of university karate clubs. Today there is no single Shotokan school
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