There has been a good amount of discussion about the effectiveness of Jeet Kune Do and why we don’t see much of it in the UFC and other Mixed Martial Arts competitions.

For those of you who have not yet seen UFC 81 in February of this year, check out the Tim Boetsch vs David Heath fight. You’ll see that Tim Boetsch does, in fact, opt for a very “JKDesque” approach including the on-guard position, a few interceptions, and his boxing like upper body elusiveness.

I would have liked to see more use of lead weapons (especially the straight lead and side kick) and less overhand swings. I don’t know if he is left handed, but hopefully he is also using his strong side forward.

Overall a great fight and an excellent example of JKD principles used in sport fighting.

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Nhan-Esteban Khuong, L.Ac.
www.SGVJeetKuneDo.com

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