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  1. Lack of flight time. Even today, some think that they can watch an hour self-defense tape, and be on top of their game. Others even market that attending a day long seminar will give them instant skills. This is similar to those get rich quick schemes. It is not so much the fact that there are not more efficient ways to make more money, for example, it is that people think that no effort is needed. The same holds true for effective video/DVD self-defense programs, intense seminars, and martial philosophies. Some simply produce results faster, but they still require effort, sweat, and flight time.
  2. Get caught up in “flavor of the month” arts or systems. Once again, there are valuable systems out on the market, however, the focus is not to skip around from art to art, system to system, and get caught up in the hype of well marketed programs. That is one of the most beautiful things about JKD… it is not a fad, it is a time tested, credible philosophy. More so, one can apply it to any area of their life. They can use a specific concept, or they can use a general philosophy in any area of their life. Ideas go in and out of style, but the attitude which JKD has of constantly growing, will never fade.
  3. Having a closed mind. Keeping an open mind is so cliché these days, and will continue to be so by people who want to keep a high social status. In their videos they talk great, in seminars they preach to keep an open mind, and even in their writings they inspire all to not be prejudice with other arts. However, if you talk to them one on one, review the last five years of their training, or creep inside their inner thoughts, one would find the exact opposite. Talk is cheap, and although Bruce Lee talked a lot, he showed ten times that through his actions and research. One can even see through his student’s actions how open minded Bruce was. The point being: REALLY have an open mind.