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Interview with NIRVANA Jeet Kune Do Society Head Instructor Jesse Ohliger
Nurse, Dad, Jeet Kune Do expert and now an entrepreneur. Let’s meet the talented and dedicated man behind the NIRVANA Jeet Kune Do Society… Jesse Ohliger.
Sifu Jesse’s articles on print
Original Jeet Kune Do Quarterly Magazine - Issue 17
Jesse asks a simple question: if you managed a multimillion-dollar athlete, would you let them skip sleep and eat junk? He makes the case that your own body deserves the same care. After a hard stretch in 2022 and 2023, he rebuilt his health around eight components of holistic health, from physical and mental wellbeing to sleep, nourishment and spiritual health, and he shares that framework here.
Original Jeet Kune Do Quarterly Magazine - Issue 18
Jesse argues that self-defense starts well before any physical contact, in your mind, your emotions and your awareness of the people and place around you. He explains how emotional violence differs from predatory violence and why awareness, de-escalation and distance management matter as much as technique. Then he shows how the Jeet Kune Do idea of interception applies at the psychological, verbal and physical levels.