Elite Academy Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Classes
Ages 16+
Monday : 6:30 Wednesday : 6:30pm Saturday : 11pm
In 2004, the Bruce Lee Foundation adopted the name Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do to refer to the martial arts system founded by Bruce Lee, using his Chinese given name, “Jun Fan.” At EAMA, students are taught the original Jun Fan Gung Fu curriculum as it was passed from Sigung Bruce Lee to Sifu Dan Inosanto.
Often considered the predecessor to modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Jun Fan JKD incorporates techniques from various disciplines. Sigung Bruce believed in breaking traditional boundaries to improve fighting skills and welcomed anyone willing to learn. The system is divided into four ranges of attack: kicking, punching, trapping, and grappling. Beginners typically focus on kicking and punching before advancing to trapping and grappling.
Jun Fan JKD is designed to be fluid and adaptive, making it effective for both self-defense and competitive environments. Our one-hour classes include warm-ups, pad work, bag work, partner drills, and sparring.
I have trained at Elite Academy of Martial Arts for a year and a half now, and attend the Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do classes. You are encouraged to cross train with unlimited access to each of the different martial arts. Sifu Kevin Le is extremely knowledgeable, patient, genuine, has a great attitude, and is helpful. He expects you to hold yourself accountable and put in the work to achieve your full potential, but is also keenly aware of where each student is individually. You are only expected to work towards doing better than you did the day before, and there is no competition between the different people that practice there. The atmosphere is one of mutual respect, and it’s a comfortable learning environment. There is a core curriculum for advancement, however, we also learn moves and practice situations for real world application beyond the curriculum. I really enjoy training under Sifu Kevin and with everyone that attends. Now that I’ve hit 30 I find that it takes a lot more stretching time than when I was younger so I arrive early during the kid classes to stretch. I’m consistently impressed with the values and patience that Sifu imparts to those kids beyond self defense, and I’ve seen them grow and progress over time into even better people. It’s NOT a martial arts factory with huge classes just pumping out belts. Sifu only accepts students who are respectful and will contribute towards a healthy and fun learning environment. I highly recommend this academy.
