May 10. 2008

Jeet Kune Do - Integrated Martial Arts

May 12th - June 5th
Mondays 6 pm - 7:15pm
Thursdays 5:30pm- 7pm

Based on Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Concepts- "Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own". Borrowing from various martial arts disciplines, students will learn to seamlessly adapt and integrate these movements as their own. The class will explore efficient martial arts techniques alone and with a partner to develop accuracy and proper dynamics, in a safe and non-threatening manner. Different empty hand and weapons based systems- from boxing, savate, muay thai kickboxing, wing chun, and kali / silat are explored, incorporated, and modified- into an ever evolving personal style.

Instructor Gary Lai has taught martial arts at New York Martial Arts Academy, Revolution Studio, Physical Arts Center, and various academic schools and independent studios. He has studied Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do Concepts with Dan Inosanto, the primary instructor for Bruce Lee’s martial arts school, Burton Richardson, Chad Stahelski and with others in the same lineage. He has also performed as a martial arts stuntman in commercial and screen work.

5-class workshop, SMAI members $80.00/$18 single class ,
No classes: May 19,22, or 26.