Recent posts from my website and the JKD Wednesday Night Group as well as updates on training and current projects. Most of my focus at present is on building the MartialBoutique apparel brand.
New Apparel Shop Launched
Official website for the MartialBoutique brand. Currently offering martial arts, automotive, and a handful of seasonal designs. Check out the new MartialBoutique store.
JKD in Combat Sports (an interview)
I wanted to write an article about which elements of JKD translate well to combat sports and which don’t, so I started interviewing one of the amateur fighters I worked with who became a 2x Muay Thai champion (I’m not trying to take any credit for that), and now coaches. Here are some things he… Continue reading→
L.A. Chinatown JKD Long-Sleeve T-Shirt
Honoring the birthplace of Jeet Kune Do, L.A. Chinatown. This is an unfinished design which, after some improvement, will be available in the MartialBoutique store.
Tim Tackett “Legacy” Collection
To honor one of my teachers, Tim Tackett, I’m producing these special edition T-shirts and Hoodies featuring his image. Several artists contributed to the artwork, design and layout of this T-shirt. Sifu Tackett has been passing on the art of Jeet Kune Do since the early 1970’s. In his five decades of teaching and writing… Continue reading→
New Affiliate Program in development
In keeping with the JKD Wednesday Night Group’s mission of “preserving and promoting the art of Jeet Kune Do”, myself and a handful of other members of the group are developing a new Affiliated Coaches Program which will enable experienced JKD practitioners, martial arts school owners, and instructors from other systems to teach Wednesday Night… Continue reading→
JKD Wednesday Night Group
- Stages in the cultivation of Jeet Kune Do August 8, 2023Jeet Kune Do was one of the first martial arts built upon the idea that the system should adapt to the individual rather than the individual to the system. Bruce Lee’s personal journey in the martial arts began with Tai Chi as a child and Chinese Boxing as a teenager, and ultimately led him to […]Mike Blesch
- JKD: Moving Forward December 17, 2016In all areas of study and practice there is an inevitable desire to crystallize, standardize, and otherwise encapsulate that which was once free, fluid, and in a constant state of evolution, into a definable and easily digestible product by imposing boundaries and limits. Gradually over time, The Way is mistaken for The Truth and becomes […]Mike Blesch