“The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.” - Bruce Lee
Timing is everything, both in the martial way and in other aspects of life. Master Jerry Poteet, our Sigung, and one of the original five students that was privileged to train with Bruce Lee two days in the studio and two in his home, would often speak of "beats of time."
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Beats of time can be found in everything from martial arts to dance, music to poetry, and everything in between. Anything that carries a cadence; full beats to half beats, quarter beats to eighth beats, the possibilities are infinite.
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The modified Qi Sao found in Jeet Kune Do teaches us the essence of timing. To strike when the opportunity presents itself, or when the opportunity may not be there, to simply create our own timing/opportunity.
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One is taught to either strike as the window of opportunity is opening, strike when the window is fully open, or right before the window is shut. Picture that within each moment of that window are full beats, half beats, quarter beats, so on, and so forth. Now imagine learning and applying those philosophies to not only martial arts, but to other aspects of your life. 🤯
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Timing can also be attributed to our having the honor and the privilege of being the first group of people to practice martial arts, and more importantly Jeet Kune Do, in Bruce Lee's original Chinatown studio for the first time since it was closed in 1969.
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That being said, on the tenth and final day of my martial arts challenge, I'd like to invite the man that made that historical moment possible, @djbuxx, to post one photo a day for 10 days of your martial arts journey so far while nominating one other person to do the same. 👊🙏
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