JeetKuneDoJeetKuneDo is the only Gung Fu system that strays from the traditional styles. What I mean by that is that Bruce Lee wanted a complete system with no holes so he took the best of boxing, kung fu, grappling and fencing.
FounderBruce LeeIn 1967 Lee gave his art its name. In 2004 the Bruce Lee Foundation decided to name the art that Lee came up with as Jun Fan JeetKuneDo. The following is a quote from BruceLee:
I have not invented a "new style," composite, modified or otherwise that is set within distinct form as apart from "this" method or "that" method. On the contrary, I hope to free my followers from clinging to styles, patterns, or molds. Remember that Jeet Kune Do is merely a name used, a mirror in which to see "ourselves". . . Jeet Kune Do is not an organized institution that one can be a member of. Either you understand or you don't, and that is that. There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement in Jeet Kune-Do is being so of itself. There is nothing artificial about it. I always believe that the easy way is the right way. Jeet Kune-Do is simply the direct expression of one's feelings with the minimum of movements and energy. The closer to the true way of Kung Fu, the less wastage of expression there is. Finally, a Jeet Kune Do man who says Jeet Kune Do is exclusively Jeet Kune Do is simply not with it. He is still hung up on his self-closing resistance, in this case anchored down to reactionary pattern, and naturally is still bound by another modified pattern and can move within its limits. He has not digested the simple fact that truth exists outside all molds; pattern and awareness is never exclusive. Again let me remind you Jeet Kune Do is just a name used, a boat to get one across, and once across it is to be discarded and not to be carried on one's back. Want to know more on the founder of Jeet Kune Do?
They are also responsible for certifying instructors and schools and providing ranks among them. They are more focused on techniques taught by Bruce Lee. If you would like more information please visit them HERE History of Jeet Kune Do..........Have A Comment About This Topic?SHARE IT!
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