Fitness Kickboxing

Martial art training has always been an important part of my life. As a child, I practised Judo with my father. Years later, I started training in Chinese kung fu. Eight years ago I discovered Bruce Lee's martial art philosophy, Jeet Kune Do. Jeet Kune Do is not a style of martial art but rather is a way to look at martial art training. One of JKD's guiding principles is, "Constant research, analysis and development". During his lifetime, Bruce Lee investigated many martial arts. Through this research he concluded, "body mechanics is the highest level of martial arts". Obviously then, the study of JKD would be a natural extension of my study of the art of bodybuilding, since research, analysis, development and body mechanics are very important in weightlifting.

My pursuit of knowledge in JKD has led to proficiency in the following arts:

While not as well known as Karate, Kung Fu or Tae Kwon Do, the practice of these martial arts can deliver the same and greater results as practice in a more "traditional" method. Always ahead of its time, JKD classes have always featured different conditioning exercises trained with music accompaniment. Therefore in 1996, it was automatic that I became one of the country's first certified Fitness Kickboxing™ instructors, even before the martial art fitness craze really hit in 1998!