Martial Arts
Some martial arts can be described as eclectic in the sense that they borrow techniques from a wide variety of other martial arts. The martial art system developed by Bruce Lee, called Jeet Kune Do, is classified as an eclectic system. It favors borrowing freely from other systems within a free floating framework. As with other disciplines that incorporate eclecticism, Jeet Kune Do's philosophy does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions or conclusions, but encourages students to learn what is useful for themselves. There is also Hapkido, a Korean martial art composed of throws, pressure points, and kicks, many taken from Chinese Chin Na, Shaolin (or more generally, Chinese) Eagle Claw kung fu, Japanese Judo, and Korean Taekwondo, as well as Kajukenbo, a martial art which draws from Kempo Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, Escrima, Boxing, Tang Soo Do, and Jujutsu.
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