Heads up fighters, never use Jeet Kune Do in an MMA fight or this may happen to you...

Heads up fighters, never use Jeet Kune Do in an MMA fight or this may happen to you...

Heads up fighters, never use Jeet Kune Do in an MMA fight or this may happen to you...

Zeus

Nov 19 |12:49

Last Updated on Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:10

Heads up fighters, never use Jeet Kune Do in an MMA fight or this may happen to you...

Everyone has imitated Bruce Lee in the confine of their living room and accidentally smacked a friend in the nose while spinning imaginary nunchucks. In the MMA industry, we just call that 'any given Friday night at Ben Fowlkes' house.' Bruce Lee is the reason you get out of bed every morning. He's the only reassurance the fashion industry has to justify anyone wearing a peasant shirt with amber sunglasses.

I'm sure you've developed your own hypothesis as to who would prevail in a theoretical match-up between Bruce Lee vs. [insert fighter name here]. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art and philosophy system created by the late Bruce Lee that essentially combined the greatest aspects of all martial arts. Unfortunately when applied to mixed martial arts -- it just doesn't work. At least not in this case.

Check out this MMA bout that went down at Yonkers Elite Cage Fighting this past weekend when a Jeet Kune Do fighter gets slammed into the 5th dimension by MMA fighter Greg Styles.

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+31 # synthsis 2012-11-19 13:16

I bet that kid wore his Tshirt in the pool and ocean as a kid because he was ashamed to be fat. Embrace your inner Chunk.

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+57 # AFrontKicktotheFace- 2012-11-19 13:17

This has nothing to do with Jeet kune Do. because some flabby white guy decided to claim he tranes jeet kune do instead of UFC? This guy couldve just as easily claimed wrestler. Terrible example. I trane bar fights bro, wanna bang?

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+49 # SQUISHYBOOTS 2012-11-19 13:43

We will let you bang, bro.

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+33 # Yuki 2012-11-19 14:11

My style? I trane bangbros

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0 # ispitzhotfire 2012-11-22 14:01

If he was a flabby Asian would it have been a better example?

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+1 # burybob 2013-03-03 22:37

JKD ain't governed by rules, MMA or any other. It's training for the streets, no ref, no submission. In true combat it would be disabling the opponent by breaking a limb or rendering unconscious as quick as possible. This fat kid has no skill & is an example of a lot that's wrong with MMA but he ain't trained 5 months JKD, never mind 5 years.

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+22 # PaulReisersGhost 2012-11-19 13:18

Chris Benoit would be proud of those suplexes....

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+13 # We gone find you 2012-11-19 14:10

Hide yo kids hide yo wife

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-2 # Danger Waffles 2012-11-19 16:50

beat me to it. well done, sir.

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+8 # sakyamuni 2012-11-19 13:22

that brotha surely is slamboyant in presenting his slaminar

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+10 # dhgben 2012-11-19 13:23

I was a judge at the event and that guy smelled horrible back stage and was doing these forms that were horrible. Cant here it on the video but greg said WHOSE THE MASTA NOW!!!

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-1 # Chris12345678 2012-11-19 13:35

Speaka de engrish please.

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+15 # boo 2012-11-19 13:26

Winner by TKO (punches to the fat)

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+25 # Reallyyy 2012-11-19 13:26

What the fuck is this shit? Some fat guy stepping into the cage for the first time? You can't even compare that to Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee would of destroyed him. This is a disgrace to Jeet kune do. "When applied to Mixed Martial Arts it does not work" Well middleeasy you sure used a fine example to prove that one. -_-

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+9 # MediocreThreat 2012-11-19 13:34

You have to admit, that was a pretty sweet headlock he had going after that first take down.

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+8 # Chris12345678 2012-11-19 13:34

And this is how you pad your records kids...Fight the fat guy who trained for a week and is ashamed to take his shirt off. If you don't have the confidence to remove your shirt in public you probably shouldn't be in the cage. Ugh, I hate fat people

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+1 # Bruce Leroy 2012-11-20 01:01

You mad bro...He just wanted to bang bro. Fat guys should be allowed to bang too bro. Banging and training UFC isn't just for juice heads.

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+1 # Gramme rPolice 2012-11-20 07:37

Traneing

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+11 # Booty Juice 2012-11-19 13:38

Seems like a fair fight.

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+1 # SM 2012-11-19 13:51

this was like dan severn vs anthony macias at ufc 3....minus the mustache

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+6 # Just Sayin 2012-11-19 14:08

Get suplex slammed 20 times, okay, get punched in the back fat, tap out

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+8 # Roast Def 2012-11-19 14:23

Jeet Kune Doh!

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+2 # Yeppers 2012-11-19 21:12

Jeet Kune *Dough

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-3 # ihatehaters 2012-11-19 14:46

all that clowning and mocking at the end of the fight...

i woulda shot that fucker after the match.

no reason for that bullshit in mma

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0 # HunterB 2012-11-19 18:12

no you wouldnt of, fag

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+11 # Please Listen 2012-11-19 14:56

Jeet Kune Do - is another name for the principles behind mma. Bruce lee loved grappling, he trained with wrestlers and judo guys including ronda rousey's mentor Gene Lebell. Do talk smack on "a system" mirroring ideas of MMA. MMA the sport has similar ideas in Jeet Kune Do the fighting philosophy. Brining different things into one, in your own way to create your own style. Bruce lee said in his german interview (paraphrased) - how you mixed your fighting skills may beat my mix of fighting skills. But both / my mix the way of Jeet Kune Do

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0 # ispitzhotfire 2012-11-22 14:04

Man, I use JKD mixed in with Muay Thai and it is amazing. They work so well together. This had nothing to do with JKD and more to do with a guy who shouldn't have been in the ring in the first place.

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+9 # Motivated Penn 2012-11-19 14:59

Nice matchup. Is this from Pride?

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-7 # fuckyou 2012-11-19 15:38

middle easy, im dissapointed with your lack of respect for bruce lee. bruce lee created mix martial arts and without him who knows where we would be today. just cause some fat dude says hes a jkd practioner doesnt mean shit. be smarter next time with your articles or i'm boycotting this shitty site

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+3 # saywhat 2012-11-19 17:57

MAN THE FUCK UP. bruce lee in all honesty didnt create mma, dont be ridiculous. mma has been around since humans learnt how to throw a punch. bruce lee just brought his style of martial arts to the big screen with charisma.

P.S. DONT BLEED ON YOUR CHAIR

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+1 # jerlihg 2012-11-19 15:42

Shades of Rory/Diaz but not as bad

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+5 # SpruceLee 2012-11-19 17:08

If Bruce Lee was still alive and head of Jeet Kune Do we wouldnt be calling it MMA we would be calling it Jeet Kune Do. It (was) the formless style, in its core meaning its a style that has no style. Bruce's duaghter and wife crushed that though with their greed. If Bruce never died he would have noticed the dominance of BJJ and wrestling and imcorporated it into Jeet Kune Do. Great Slams thou either way! CARNAGE!

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+6 # Trolley Ride 2012-11-19 17:44

That guys on TRT

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+2 # saywhat 2012-11-19 17:52

no matter what you train, when the fight gets real people turn to most effective and basic principles of fighting.

All this other nonsense isnt practical in a combat sport. watch any fight where one fighter pushes the actions, not one fighter will keep to the pure techniques of his martial arts.

MMA is the best because it understands a real combat situation and teaches only the most effective movements and positional work to keep sense of what is going on and what can be done.

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+2 # virgin 2012-11-19 18:45

I'm more surprised by green short's reaction to beating that dude. does he actually believe he just fought someone worthy? i bet that dude just looked up Jeet Kune Do on Wikipedia...

anyways i think the fat dude wearing a shirt in the cage is the funniest thing ever!!

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0 # ispitzhotfire 2012-11-22 14:04

Yeah, act like you beat someone before.

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+7 # Taz Styles 2012-11-19 18:49

The bullies on bully beatdown were better fighters than this guy.

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+8 # MAKfitnesscenter 2012-11-19 19:16

I am the promoter for this event. Elite Cage Challenge 1. The JKD fighter Josh was a five year student of that martial art. Greg the MMA guy only had 2 years of training. So when I made the match up I thought it was a fair fight. Being a student of the game i knew a beginner mma guy would most likely take a beginner JKD guy. Even if he had three more years of training on him. In my humble opinion i just think MMA is more affective.
But i agree with some of you that he was no Bruce Lee, But Greg is no Anderson Silva either.
Dana white calls these types of fight side shows.I call them challenge matches. I find them very interesting like the Gracie challenge. Plus you know we all pay the five bucks to see the side show at the fairs.LOL
Next Elite Cage challeng will be in February at the YMCA in Yonkers. I will do another challenge match at the show. I was thinking of Boxer vs Kung Fu. Lets see how Ip Man does next.

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+1 # gorillaj 2012-11-19 23:21

You could look right at either of these guys and tell who was going to win. The difference between their levels of athleticism is clearly one sided. Names like Bruce Lee, and Anderson Silva aside, picking green shorts to win is an easy call.

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+1 # yadda 2012-11-20 07:41

One werd. Roy Nelson

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0 # SST2 2012-11-21 07:56

James Thompson

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0 # ispitzhotfire 2012-11-22 14:08

MMA is more effective in a fucking MMA match. If you have a guy who really knows JKD and you get fight in the streets he would probably strike you in the eye before you knew what was coming. JKD has a lot of elements to the knees groin and eyes.

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0 # ElyTheGreatSage 2012-12-03 19:49

I live in yonkers and Im an expert in tae kwon do and experienced in otherstyles I am more than willing to show what I got and put on a show .

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+1 # JeromeShieldz 2012-11-20 01:49

This gives a new meaning to lay and pray

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0 # Zeez 2012-11-20 09:13

So why is it mentioned that the dude is a Jeet Kune Do fighter in the article? The guy doesn't actually use any of it before getting slammed into next month.

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-1 # LayzietheDiazcocksuk 2012-11-21 00:26

Funny how you use this to talk shit about JKD. This website is a joke. Go suck the Diaz bros and Ceasers Dicks. That is all this shit is about.

Bunch of pussies on this site.

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+1 # Faiyaz 2012-11-23 05:30

"Everyone has imitated Bruce Lee in the confine of their living room and accidentally smacked a friend in the nose while spinning imaginary nunchucks." This argument is just silly, how about "I bet/think everyone has imitated Bruce Lee in their life." It's an easier read instead of frustrating me with a silly comment about smacking a friend in the face with a imaginary nunchuck, ugh..

"In the MMA industry, we just call that 'any given Friday night at Ben Fowlkes' house.' Bruce Lee is the reason you get out of bed every morning. He's the only reassurance the fashion industry has to justify anyone wearing a peasant shirt with amber sunglasses." ..ugh.. but hey it's Middleeasy.com, what can you expect..

"I'm sure you've developed your own hypothesis as to who would prevail in a theoretical match-up between Bruce Lee vs. [insert fighter name here]. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art and philosophy system created by the late Bruce Lee that essentially combined the greatest aspects of all martial arts. Unfortunately when applied to mixed martial arts -- it just doesn't work. At least not in this case." Don't talk about things you don't have the slightest clue about. The guy that got his ass handed to him, shouldn't have been in the ring in the first place. Jeet Kune Do can successfully be applied to MMA (and in combination with other martial arts styles) And it's again very clever of you dear writer of this column to refer your comment to this video. Bravo!

"Check out this MMA bout that went down at Yonkers Elite Cage Fighting this past weekend when a Jeet Kune Do fighter gets slammed into the 5th dimension by MMA fighter Greg Styles." Everyone can call himself a [instert style] fighter, that doesn't mean he represents that very style. You are either stupid or just a silly MMA fan that doesn't get the sport and just likes to write about it to entertain people. Try the circus or buy the book comedy writing secrets or some shit.

It was a while since I browsed around MiddleEasy. Because of these shitty articles, I won't be back anytime soon.

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