Black Dragon Jeet Kune Do Academy

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- A word on Jeet Kune Do - About the Academy - Location and Contact - Our Classes - The Schedule -


Jeet Kune Do
JKD was created by Bruce Lee to be a simple, effective and effecient form of un-armed combat for real self defense. It contains elements from martial arts such as Wing Chun Gung Fu, Western Boxing, and Fencing. Other principles and influences are also in JKD, but those are the main sources that the core of JKD was formed from.

One important note is that Bruce didn't just take techniques from these other arts, mish mash them together, and go. He had a vision in mind, and took these elements, principles and modified techniques and changed them to fit this vision. He had a core to his art, and molded these to fit it. If it wouldn't fit in with his guiding principles - he didn't absorb it.
He did indeed create something "new" in JKD. The techniques may look similar, but it is the principles, usage and modifications to fit his core that created the new aspects of JKD. You may recognize a boxing technique, or some fencing footwork or elements of Wing Chun - but if you understand those arts, you would see a difference in how they are executed, the principles that guide them, and their usage.
That isn't to say the way we do it is "better" - we simply have different goals and purposes.



The Academy
At Black Dragon we focus on keeping the classes small, quality high, and haveing a fun, inviting atmosphere. We still "get down to business" in our training, but it is without egos, without training ON each other, but WITH each other. "Please leave your egos at the door".
Our training facility is over 2500 square feet and has all the equipment required to develop your skills. Heavy bags, Mook Jongs (wooden dummies), speed bags, springarms, wall bags, mats, grappling area, etc etc. We keep it "old school" and focus on the training.



Location and Contact Info:

1034 Goodale Blvd - Grandview Heights "Minutes from downtown Columbus".
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Phone: 614-551-6632 | Please leave a message with a time to get back to you if no answer.
Email: email@blackdragonjkd.com
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Classes Offered at Black Dragon Jeet Kune Do Academy

Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do - "Way of the Intercepting Fist" - is Bruce Lee's Fighting Methods. It covers fast and stable footwork, powerful and non-telegraphic strikes, effective combat principles and techniques. "All of Bruce Lee's art" is taught, as he taught it to his students. General workout attire and shoes. Ages 14+.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is ground fighting, put simply. The practitioner uses his entire body to lock down his opponent in a weaker position, then looks to expose a weakness to deliver a joint lock or choke hold to force the opponent to submit via "tapout". We train with BJJ Gis and are sport oriented for competition. Some days we will do "no-gi" training that focuses more on self defense application. This is a very physically demanding class but also very rewarding. A BJJ/Judo gi is required. Ages 14+

Little Dragons
Little Dragons is for the young child who is just starting out in martial arts. We focus on attribute development (balance, speed, power, confidence, etc). Everyone wears gis and it is a traditional belt system class. Early belts focus on better balance, increased ability to move around in a stance, follow directions, etc. Parents may take the class with their child, and children under 5 require a parent to attend with the child. Ages: up to 7 years old.

Kuro Tatsu Do
This is our traditional martial art class with a focus on sparring for competition. Martial weapons are also taught. Kuro Tatsu Do has elements of Jeet Kune Do, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Japanese swordmanship, Chinese Chuan'fa, and kickboxing. Ages: 8-16.



Schedule

Jeet Kune Do
Tuesday and Thursday 6:30pm - 8:00pm

High Intensity Training (H.I.T.)
Tuesday and Thursday 7:30pm - 8:00pm (Part of Tuesday and Thursday JKD classes)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Little Dragons
Tuesday and Thursday 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Kuro Tatsu Do
Tuesday and Thursday 5:00pm - 6:00pm