About Martial Paths
What Is Jeet Kune Do?
Continuing Bruce Lee's philosophy to "absorb what is useful, reject what is useless," Jeet Kune Do (JKD) is a practical, adaptable approach to martial arts built for real-world situations. JKD brings together effective techniques from multiple martial arts systems and applies them in a fluid, dynamic way.
Instead of specialising in any one style, our training focuses on the ranges of martial arts — striking, grappling and submissions, and practical weapons — equipping you with the knowledge, skills and adaptability to become effective across all ranges, from long-distance intercepting and striking, to close-quarter trapping, takedowns and grappling, to long and short-range weapons.
At Martial Paths in London and Sutton, our approach is firmly grounded in Inosanto JKD and the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), with strong emphasis on Boxing, Thai Boxing, Savate, Wing Chun, and Filipino weapons. Whether you're training for self-defence, fitness, or to take your martial arts training to the next level, our classes offer a comprehensive, intelligent path to personal mastery.
Jeet Kune Do
Jun Fan Gung Fu
Wing Chun
Boxing
Savate
Karate
Kobudo
Tai Chi
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Escrima / Kali / Arnis
Panantukan
Pananjakman
Dumog
Penjak Silat
Our Philosophy
An evolution in Martial Arts.
Martial Paths combines all three categories of the martial arts: traditional, street-based self defence, and internal/spiritual, to bring an evolution to not just martial arts, but to self improvement and personal development as well.
You will learn everything you need to defend yourself from a blend of martial arts across the world. This will make you effective across all ranges of attack: from punching and kicking, to close-quarter combat, to grappling and submissions, to weapons. But martial arts is about much more than simply learning how to defend yourself. It is about actualizing your potential to become the very best version of you. Aristotle said that the highest goal for humankind is to realise the potential we all have within ourselves.
At the heart of Martial Paths is the concept of sanchin, the struggle to unify the mind, body and spirit. Through repeatedly training to improve ourselves (kaizen) we aim to improve our body (fitness, balance, timing, speed, body mechanics, hand-to-eye coordination), mind (memory, mental discipline, spatial awareness, resilience, perseverance) and spirit (mindfulness, meditation, internal energy cultivation/chi) to achieve an enlightened flow state (mushin). This state, what psychologists call 'flow', and what advanced athletes call being 'in the zone', is the highest level of martial arts, and of personal development.
Martial Paths continues the legacy and philosophy of Bruce Lee: Having no way as way, and no limitation as limitation. This applies to our lives in general as well. The benefits you will gain in terms of self-confidence, assertiveness, mental discipline, inner calm and tranquility of mind are immeasurable. As Gichin Funakoshi sensei, the founder of Shotokan karate said, "the ultimate aim of karate (and martial arts in general), lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants."