Jeet Kune Do The name of the martial art Jeet Kune Do developed by Bruce Lee literally means 'away from the intercepting fist'. Contrary to what many people think, it is not a sport, but a very advanced and extremely effective resilience training. Because Jeet Kune Do takes into account what suits someone best, the student can always achieve the best results.
After the basic techniques and technical aspects have been covered, Jeet Kune Do allows the student to link and further develop the best elements themselves.
Lee felt that Wing Chun had some major limitations and that the confrontations were unnecessarily long. He began to adapt the style, improving the techniques and adding other fighting styles. Lee made the movements more fluid and focused on the fight itself. He added techniques from boxing and fencing. Bruce Lee believed that once you were attacked, you had to complement the attacker's action. This way, for example, the small, fast defender is not at a disadvantage. The extraordinary aspect of Jeet Kune Do lies in its simplicity.
It is the simple and direct expression of personal feelings, with minimal use of movements and energy. Every movement 'is'. It exists without artificiality and complexity, elements that humans often add unnecessarily. Jeet Kune Do is not special. The closer you get to the truth of Jeet Kune Do, the more the honesty of personal expression emerges.
Going against the traditional Chinese view that Chinese martial arts such as Kung Fu , with all its secrets, should remain exclusive to the Chinese, Bruce Lee brought the teachings back to his native country, the United States.
