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Portada Tackett España Tim Tackett 1 2 Jeet Kune Do © Tim Tackett © De esta edición. Budo International Publ. Co. Todas las fotos de estudio son obra de Alfredo Tucci. Todos los derechos reservados para la edición en lengua española y para cualquier otra. Prohibida la reproducción total o parcial por cualquier medio escrito o hablado, o en cualquier soporte, magnético o electrónico sin autorización de la empresa editorial o ambos autores. Producción gráfica: SERGRAPH, S.L. ISBN: 978-84-936306-3-8 Depósito legal: M-7915-2008 Tim Tackett 3 Jeet Kune Do El Arte de Bruce Lee Tim Tackett Tim Tackett 5 Prólogo. Tim Tackett La cabeza pensante del JKD La esencia de las enseñanzas de Bruce Lee ha sido frecuentemente mal interpretada. Es un carro al que se apuntaron muchos y la mayoría con pocos fundamentos; un cajón de sastre donde todo cabía, pues el propio Sigung Lee lo dejó a medio hacer con su temprana muerte. Sin embargo fue mucho lo que quedó esbozado y no poco lo que dejó estructurado; las bases de todo ello constituyen un increíble legado llamado “Jeet Kune Do”, El camino del puño interceptor. Es cierto que muchas personas inspiradas por Bruce Lee siguieron luego caminos propios, caminos que habiendo comenzado en el Jet Kune Do, dejaron luego de ser propiamente Jet Kune Do. Por ello, para adentrarnos en las claves esenciales de este legado, debemos acudir a personas realmente formadas e informadas, como el autor de este libro, Tim Tackett, consejero de la Fundación Bruce Lee y reconocido profesor internacional. Tim Tackett es una persona con una importante formación intelectual, que ha sabido acercarse a dicho conocimiento con el necesario respeto, pero sobre todo con la indispensable perspectiva y formación intelectual para poder transmitirlo a las nuevas generaciones. El combate como telón de fondo de todo cuestionamiento, es el marco sobre el que Bruce dibujó una filosofía de acción que iba mas allá del propio hecho del combate. Es sin embargo el combate el centro de todo este cuestionamiento, el fin último de sus desvelos y obsesiones. Tim Tackett dibuja paso a paso en este interesante libro, algunas de las claves esenciales que se repiten en todo enfrentamiento, reflexiona sobre ellas y nos enseña cuales son las respuestas que ante las mismas aporta el JKD. Conclusiones que hicieron de Bruce Lee el mas grande revolucionario de las Arte Marciales del siglo XX. Me honra poder presentar a nuestros lectores este libro de una persona a la que respeto enormemente, tanto en su trabajo como profesor de Artes Marciales, como también como individuo. Les dejo en las mejores manos posibles para afrontar esta materia. Alfredo Tucci Director de Cinturón Negro 6 Jeet Kune Do Tim Tackett 7 CAPITULO 1 TIM TACKETT Y EL GRUPO DE LOS MIÉRCOLES POR LA NOCHE 8 Jeet Kune Do Tim Tackett y Bob Bremer. Tim Tackett 9 TIM TACKETT Y EL GRUPO DE LOS MIÉRCOLES POR LA NOCHE Son muchos quienes han oído hablar de El Grupo de los Miércoles por la Noche, pero pocos los que nos conocen porque no hemos llamado mucho la atención durante los últimos 30 años. Sin embargo, ante la confusión existente acerca de los fundamentos del JKD, hemos decidido hacernos oír. Somos un grupo de Artes Marciales inusual, sin ánimo de lucro, así que no cobramos por las clases. Hemos adoptado el nombre de El Grupo de los Miércoles por la Noche porque nos reunimos todos los miércoles por la noche en el garaje de mi casa en Redlands, California. Nuestro objetivo es preservar y promocionar el Arte de Jeet Kune Do de Bruce Lee, denominado por algunos Jeet Kune Do original, aunque nosotros preferimos llamarlo JKD de la Escuela Antigua. No enseñamos JKD para confinarnos, sino para liberarnos, compartiendo con los demás lo que hemos aprendido y para descubrir nuestra expresión personal del Arte de Bruce. Además tenemos la inmensa fortuna de contar con dos alumnos de Bruce Lee, Bob Bremer y Jim Sewell. Bien, como seré el autor de estos artículos, voy a hablaros sobre mí para que me vayáis conociendo. Fui miembro de las Fuerzas Aéreas de los Estados Unidos y durante casi 3 años residí en Taiwán con mi familia, allí estudié Kuo Shu (Kung-Fu). Mi mujer era profesora y trabajaba en la Escuela Americana de Taipei, yo trabajaba por la tarde en la Base de las Fuerzas Aéreas de Shu Lin Kuo. Como tenía las mañanas libres, decidí hacer alguna cosa. Un amigo mío me recomendó que estudiara Artes Marciales y así lo hice, 6 horas al día y 6 días a la semana. Aprendí dos tipos de Hsing-i, Tai-Chi, Shaolin del Norte y del Sur, la Grulla Blanca y Boxeo del Mono. Tras licenciarme de las Fuerzas Aéreas regresamos a Estados Unidos en 1966. Allí inicié mi primer curso en la Universidad de California en el campus de Riverside, pero como tenía una esposa y dos hijos que alimentar además abrí una escuela marcial en Redlands. Un año después vi a Bruce Lee en su exhibición de JKD en el torneo de Ed Parker en Long Beach, California, e inmediatamente quise empezar a estudiar con él, pero la realidad es que no tenía tiempo hasta que acabara la carrera. En 1968 empecé un Master de Bellas Artes en la UCR y decidí cerrar la academia por falta de tiempo para atenderla. Alquilé un local y dos noches a la semana enseñaba lo que yo llamaba Karate Chino, ya que por aquel entonces nadie sabía lo que era el Kung-Fu y no 10 Jeet Kune Do digamos el Kuo Shu. En 1970 acabé el Master y empecé a dar clases de teatro en un instituto. Al poco tiempo, mi primer alumno, Bob Chapman, y yo, siguiendo la recomendación de Dan Lee, nos pusimos en contacto con Dan Inosanto que había abierto una academia de Jeet Kune Do en el jardín trasero de su casa, después de que Bruce Lee cerrara la suya en el Barrio Chino de Los Angeles, justo antes de trasladarse a Hong Kong para protagonizar The Big Boss. Dan nos aceptó como alumnos y nos sentimos dos privilegiados. La clase estaba formada por unos diez alumnos. Era la primera vez que me encontraba con estrellas del JKD como Bob Bremer, Dan Lee, Richard Bustillo, Jerry Poteet y Pete Jacobs. Más adelante Christ Kent, Ted Lucay y Jeff Imada se unieron a una segunda clase. En 1973 Dan Inosanto me honró con el rango de Senior Primero y se me permitió formar un pequeño grupo de Jeet Kune Do. En la academia de Dan siempre se insistía en que el JKD era algo especial. De hecho, Bruce Lee no quería que se enseñaran ciertas técnicas más allá de lo que todos entendíamos como un grupo reducido y especial. Dan nos contó que según solía afirmar Bruce “si el conocimiento es poder, ¿por qué transmitirlo indiscriminadamente?”. Tras la inoportuna muerte de Bruce, Dan y Richard Bustillo abrieron una academia de Kali filipino para promocionar las Artes Marciales filipinas junto al JKD. Dan había prometido a Bruce no enseñar JKD públicamente, así que elaboró un programa con 4 fases de Jun Fan Gung-Fu (así denominó Bruce a su Arte antes de llamarlo Jeet Kune Do). Mientras que en el jardín de su casa impartía Jeet Kune Do a una clase privada y restringida. Entretanto, yo me dedicaba a enseñar los principios del JKD, y me servían como un instrumento para analizar las Artes Marciales que había aprendido hasta ese momento. Así descubrí que una gran parte de lo que había estado enseñando era bastante ineficaz. Mantuve mi entrenamiento personal de Tai-Chi y parte del Hsing-I, pero no deseaba enseñar nada que no fuera Jeet Kune Do y, como no quería hacerlo públicamente, cerré la academia y trasladé al grupo de veteranos al garaje de mi casa, donde hemos permanecido desde entonces. Cuando Dan inició los campamentos de verano de Artes Marciales de la Gran Montaña Humeante, nos pidió a Larry Hartsell y a mí que enseñáramos JKD mientras él enseñaba Kali porque le había prometido a Bruce que no enseñaría JKD abiertamente. Trabajamos los tres juntos durante todo el verano. Además de la clase que impartía en mi garaje una noche a la semana, participaba ocasionalmente en un seminario de JKD Tim Tackett 11 para los alumnos del campus que contaban con su propia escuela. Actualmente imparto un par de seminarios al año. Me jubilé hace seis años tras 30 años dedicado a la enseñanza en un instituto. Aparte de mí, los primeros instructores de El Grupo de los Miércoles por la Noche fueron Barry Dixon y Dennis Blue. Ambos empezaron a entrenar JKD conmigo hace más de 28 años y dominan varias formas de Artes Marciales además del Jeet Kune Do. Su colaboración es inestimable a la hora de investigar otras Artes Marciales, ya que lo han estudiado todo, desde Kali hasta Grappling. Bob Bremer fue la adquisición más importante del grupo. Tras jubilarse como operador de grúa, empezó a acudir a nuestra clase. Hemos aprendido muchísimo de él, sobre todo muchos de esos pequeños detalles que hacen que el JKD funcione en el mundo real. Nos hizo analizar todo lo que habíamos aprendido e insistía en que el JKD debía basarse en buscar la eficacia en un combate sin armas y no en la acumulación de técnicas. Nos enseñó la importancia de dedicarle tiempo a lo más básico y no a la incorporación de más y más técnicas. Hace algo más de 12 años un alumno del Barrio Chino se sumó a nuestro grupo, Jim Sewell, que había estudiado en la academia del Barrio Chino de Bruce Lee durante más de doce meses y adquirido una certificación de primer rango.
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