Honoring the Jerry Poteet JKD Legacy – The Open End

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As anyone who trained with Sifu Jerry can attest, the teaching methods and curriculum he developed are truly special.  This is for several reasons, but the most important reason is this:

JERRY POTEET’S Jeet Kune Do is based on a POSITIVE and UPLIFTING METHODOLOGY for achieving greatness in martial arts and life.

It’s goal is to have each individual reach “THE OPEN END.”

What is, “The open end”?  Like much of what Sifu Jerry taught, it seems at first to be a contradiction in terms.  For Sifu Jerry, it meant the endless path to self-discovery.  (“Know YOURSELF and you can vanquish a thousand enemies” – Sun Tzu)

This path begins on the physical level, but advances to the intellectual and spiritual.  Unlike most other martial arts methods, Jerry Poteet’s Jeet Kune Do moves beyond mere technique and into the sublime.

Again and again, I experienced Sifu Jerry urging me to “make yourself disappear”! He presented me with another puzzle.  How can I get better by losing myself?  But strangely enough, the less my ego got involved, the faster, stronger, and more powerful I became.  In fact, my physical martial arts skills became such that I amazed even myself.  (And, I am not easy to impress!)

Today, The JPJKD Association mission is to share and perpetuate this accelerated training method.  Those of us lucky enough to train with Sifu Jerry treasure this experience…as he treasured his time with his teacher, Bruce Lee.

One such way for students to experience Sifu Jerry directly is through our ONLINE JKD eAcademy.  The JPJKD eAcademy training offers a step-by-step instruction course for students of all levels.  (www.jpjkd.com/eacademy)

Under my direction and guided by the wishes of Sifu Jerry, the JPJKD Association will expand and grow, and I, along with our Certified Instructors, are committed to keeping the Flame of Jerry Poteet’s Legacy burning bright for years to come.

After all, it’s the least we can do for someone who gave us something so valuable, the OPEN END.

Sifu, we’ve only just begun…

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