The JEET KUNE DO's philosophy (BRUCE LEE )

If you want to grasp the revolutionary  philosophy of jeet kune do then you’ll want to read this article. JkD teaches its student to free from styles, patters or molds. Places special emphasis in mastering the four ranges of combat. Real combat is alive and dynamic and the martial artist must get rid of useless techniques. After reading this article you should be able to use the jeet kune do philosophy principles to grow as a martial artist and most important as a person. These principles apply not only to martial arts but to real life also.

Freedom from styles restrictions

Jeet kune do philosophy advocates the liberation from styles, patterns or molds. It states that the martial artist movements should be direct and simple. Bruce Lee was a firm practitioner of the kiss principle. He believed that the easy way is the right way.  Placed special emphasis in the economic of movement and energy.

Concepts of Jeet kune do Real fight philosophy

Jeet kune do student should be trained in what Lee called the “Four ranges of combat” or the four fighting distances. Kicking, punching, trapping and grappling. One of the premises that Bruce Lee incorporated was combat realism. Only useful techniques in real fight situations should be learned. It is a must to get rid off the unnecessary.

Bruce Lee believed that real fights were alive and dynamic. Real Fights don’t follow and established pattern. Jeet Kune Do practitioner must train to adapt to any real life situation.

Philosophy of Jeet kune do fighting fundamentals

After studying many martial arts styles and the mechanics of real combat. Bruce Lee stated a series of principles that the Jeet kune Do student must follow:

• The dominant and stronger hand should be the leading hand. Place your stronger side up front. Because the leading hand will perform a greater percentage of the work.
• The best defense is a strong offense. Combine defense and attack into one action.
• Avoid telegraphing your punches. Your attack should be unexpected surprising your opponent.

JKD student must be fluid like water. Follow Bruce Lee famous words “Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless. Like water. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend!”

These are the fundamental principles of Jeet Kune Do philosophy. Liberation from styles and forms. The mastering of all the fighting distances to be a complete martial artist. And the observation that real fights don’t follow any established pattern. Take these principles and use them to express like and free individual, immune to the limitations imposed from martial arts styles.

Bruce Lee took the world of martial arts by storm. The philosophy of jeet kune do was a revolution in its time. It was the next stepping stone in martial arts evolution. Its’ ideas and concepts have been adopted by the greatest martial artist of our time and gave birth to the new generation. Lets finish with the words of the great master ” 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”