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Nine years have passed since I wrote  the Bruce Lee Paradox,  in which I promised to return to this subject someday. Well, that time has come. Today, out of sheer curiosity, I asked an artificial intelligence the following question. It gave me such a brilliant answer that I feel I have nothing to add. My question: "Has anyone written about Bruce Lee's paradoxical influence on people? I mean that he became the most famous martial artist of all time, inspiring millions to take up martial arts, while at the same time founding Jeet Kune Do and arguing against rigid styles, encouraging people not to become attached to any single system." Answer: Yes. In fact, what you describe is one of the greatest ironies in the history of martial arts. Historians, Bruce Lee scholars, and Jeet Kune Do practitioners have been discussing it for decades, even if not always in exactly these words. The paradox can be summarized like this: Bruce Lee became the greatest ambassador of martial arts w...

  Plato, Necessity, and the World of Percomboo I recently visited the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition in London. In the accompanying images, the figure of Plato approaches—bringing  with him those fundamental questions that were already relevant more than two thousand years ago, and perhaps are even more so today. Two quotations from Plato’s Republic : “Our need will be the real creator.” (Book I) “The object of education is not to put knowledge into the soul that was not there before, but to turn the soul toward the light.” (Book VII) Along these two ideas, I would like to illuminate the perspective of Percomboo. 1. The Path of Percomboo – When Form Is Born from Necessity Form is not born from imitation, but from necessity. Necessity is the true creator. Every human life is different. From this it follows that needs are also different. Individuality is not a mystical concept; it is simply the sum of individual needs and capacities. No matter how much...

(karate) InFi by Tanaka Have you ever noticed that many karate practitioners' styles look completely different in a real fight compared to traditional karate? Have you ever observed that during spontaneous free fighting, it's nearly impossible to guess a competitor's traditional style—unless it's already known? Isn't it interesting how the structured, classical styles often seem to evaporate in real combat? The reason is simple: unpredictable situations are the domain of InFi . No external system has dominance over the power of InFi in that space. My friend John once said that the body reacts naturally using movements and techniques that have been instilled over time. That’s true. It’s the result of learning—repetition creates automatic reactions. But does that directly connect with the personal style I’m talking about? Yes, but only partially. Part of an individual's style is learned—copied or invented—and the other part is inborn. I would say the base of a...

Sweapons (or simply Sweap ) is my personal armed martial art style. The system focuses on six practical and versatile weapons. These are both realistic for self-defence situations and rich in artistic expression and application. This weapon-based style includes techniques that cover short and long weapons, flexible and rigid types, as well as single- and double-handed usage. Each weapon also resembles some kind of everyday object, adding to its practical relevance. The six primary weapons in Sweap are: Stick Nunchaku ( Twik ) Long stick ( Lonk ) Tonfa ( Brak ) Chain Knife Practicing Sweap is both an enjoyable and physically conditioning experience, carried out with a clear sense of purpose and practicality.