The person behind the method
Jeff
Hollows
Teach the roots. Test the material. Keep evolving.
JKD Method was created from a simple idea: Jeet Kune Do deserves to be understood through both its history and its continued application.
Understand. • Train. • Test. • Evolve.
Why JKD Method exists
Jeff Hollows Founder, JKD Method
I didn’t want to create another video library.
There is an enormous amount of martial arts information available online. More techniques. More drills. More opinions.
But information alone does not produce skill.
I wanted to create something different: a structured way for people anywhere in the world to study Jeet Kune Do, understand the principles behind the material, train those skills properly and then test them honestly.
The aim is not to tell every practitioner exactly what their JKD must look like.
The aim is to provide enough structure that eventually they no longer need to copy someone else’s expression.
Structure should eventually create freedom — not dependence.
The approach
Rooted.
Functional.
Evolving.
Rooted
Understand where the material came from.
Respect the historical development of Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do and study the material seriously.
Functional
Find out what you can actually use.
Training must eventually include movement, timing, uncertainty and resistance.
Evolving
Don’t confuse preservation with understanding.
As experience develops, adapt training to the individual while remaining clear about what has changed and why.
A working record, not a highlight reel
The journey
The route matters more than the résumé. This is the path that led to the way I train and teach today.
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Step 01
Early martial arts training
I started training at the age of nine, in karate.
Through my early teens I trained Taekwondo, Choy Lee Fut kung fu and Sanda.
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Step 02
Discovering Jeet Kune Do
I had my first formal training in Jeet Kune Do in 2005, after reading and researching the art for many years.
At the time there were no instructors close to me, which meant travelling to seek JKD out.
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Step 03
Jun Fan / JKD development
I have been a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do for well over two decades.
Certified Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Instructor under Sifu Burton Richardson. Certified Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do under Michael Wright.
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Step 04
Broader martial arts study
Jeet Kune Do sends you looking at other arts honestly. Alongside JKD I hold instructor certifications in:
- Filipino martial arts
- Submission grappling
- Catch wrestling
- Krav Maga, to black belt
- Unarmed tactics, full instructor
- Defensive tactics, certified instructor
Ranked to blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
I also study and practise Jesse Glover’s Non-Classical Kung Fu, through his personal student Pierre Hartmann.
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Step 05
Teaching & coaching
I have taught Jeet Kune Do publicly and privately since 2011.
Teaching changes how you understand your own material. Explaining an idea to someone seeing it for the first time forces you to separate what genuinely matters from what is only habit.
Most of what became JKD Method came out of that process.
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Step 06
Applied Martial Arts
Applied Martial Arts is my local class, and where the material is tested in person rather than on camera.
- Weekly Jeet Kune Do classes
- Workshops and seminars
- Private training
Teaching in a room with real people in front of you keeps the material honest. What holds up there is what makes its way into JKD Method.
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Now
JKD Method
An international platform built around structured learning, functional training and continued development.
Understand. Train. Test. Evolve.
Roots matter
Know where the material comes from.
Jeet Kune Do has a history. Understanding that history helps us understand the material, terminology, training methods and ideas we inherit.
This diagram records where the material comes from. It is not a ranking structure and it does not imply endorsement by anyone named on it.
Lineage tells us where we started.
Training tells us where we are.
The coaching philosophy
Don’t create copies.
An instructor should provide structure, information, feedback and appropriate problems to solve.
But the destination should not be a room full of students attempting to look exactly like their instructor.
Teach
Give the student a clear model.
Coach
Help them improve performance.
Test
Expose strengths and weaknesses.
Release
Allow individual solutions to emerge.
The aim is not to create students who copy an instructor. The aim is to develop practitioners who understand what they are doing and why.
What I value in training
Six things I keep coming back to.
Simplicity
Remove what isn’t helping.
Directness
Solve the problem without unnecessary movement.
Interception
Act during opportunity rather than always reacting afterwards.
Efficiency
Use appropriate effort and movement.
Aliveness
Train against movement, timing and resistance.
Adaptability
The method serves the individual — not the reverse.
Real training matters
Online education.
Real-world practice.
JKD Method is an online platform, but martial skill ultimately requires physical practice.
The Academy is designed to support solo training, partner development, sparring, live instruction and continued real-world training rather than replace them.
Why this matters
Preserve the question, not just the answer.
One of the most valuable things Jeet Kune Do gives us is not simply a collection of answers. It gives us a way of questioning.
- 01Why does this work?
- 02When does it work?
- 03What attributes does it require?
- 04What happens when the opponent resists?
- 05Does it still solve the problem?
- 06Is there a simpler way?
That is
the method.
Train with me
Start developing
your JKD.
Whether you’re beginning Jeet Kune Do or have trained for years, JKD Method provides a structured environment for continued development.
Understand. Train. Test. Evolve.