How long does it a beginner at jeet kune do to learn grappling?

There is no set form for JKD. The amount of grappling you do will depend upon how well suited you are to being a grappler.

How long does it a beginner at jeet kune do to learn grappling?
That depends on the student and the teacher. Jeet Kun Do is the Tao of martial arts. The Tao says that you must be like water, finding your own way. You can not force water to go a way it doesn't want to go, but people try to force themseleves to go ways others want them to.





Jeet Kun Do is the same way, it will be different for everyone who practices it. If you punch well, you will punch more, if you kick well you will kick more, if you grapple well you will grapple more. Expect it to take at least a year before you are exposed to all parts of Jeet Kun Do basic moves. If you want to grapple, tell your sensei. How will he know if you don't say something?





Keep in mind that most schools that claim to teach Jeet Kun Do actually teach Wing Chun or Kung Fu with an eye to Bruce Lee's methods rather then true JKD. This is because when Bruce died he left only one man capable and authorized to teach JKD. That man refused to teach for several years out of mourning and fear that he'd not be worthy to teach Lee's art properly. He has since started training, but only two or three schools are actually recognized by the world JKD organization as official dojos. The rest are fakes or are trying to teach JKD but don't have a proper and authorized teacher in charge.





So unless you are studying in Hawaii or San Diego you are not at an official dojo of JKD. Only those schools have masters at them. this is why i don't take JKD. It would be my prefered art, but San Diego is 3 hours from me and I'm not moving just so I can take JKD. The dojos closest to me are fakes, I've watched their classes and they are Wing Chun and Southern Fist, not JKD. The only part that they teach that is JKD is the one-inch-punch.
Reply:jkd isn't really a martial art, it is more of a philosophy.





to my knowledge jkd schools don't generally teach grappling.
Reply:Grappling is a part of JKD, as it is included in the title of one of the more important books written about the art, called, ENTERING TO TRAPPING TO GRAPPLING, by Larry Hartsell (I believe) one of Bruce's original students. While Bruce Lee intended to include more groundfighting in the art, but died before he got around to it, it is in there. Can you out-ground fight a BJJ guy with it? Probably, not. But is there enough grappling technique in JKD to use successfully against a boxer, karateka, or other stand up fighter? Yes.