What is Jeet Kune Do?
Freedom – Adaptability – Individuality
Jeet Kune Do, or the Way of Intercepting Fist is the name that Bruce Lee gave his fighting system in 1968.
Although the founder ultimately seemed to regret naming his method as it imposed limitations, at JKDU, the name of Jeet Kune Do is used as an umbrella term to encompass the original martial arts methods, techniques, strategies and philosophies that Bruce Lee passed down through his various students, writings, movies, and other media.
JKD is both a historical preservation of a visionary’s work and also a catalyst and facilitator for self actualization.
In essence, the heart of Jeet Kune Do is a multifaceted, ever-evolving tool for self discovery and self development based within the combative arts.
The Bruce Lee Method
Simplicity – Directness – Efficiency
Bruce Lee’s combative methods focused on simplicity, directness, and efficiency over a foundation of freedom, adaptability, and honest self expression in combative form.
Bruce Lee did not seek to create a hybrid or mixed martial art, but rather he focused on getting to the core of the self and tapping into that limitless potential.
The study and practice of Martial Arts where far more than simply learning to fight. It was a way to access self knowledge and develop one’e body, mind, and spirit.
The purpose of Jeet Kune Do University is to preserve and make available to others, Bruce Lee’s powerful tools for self development.
Jeet Kune Do Honors Ted Wong – RIP
Sadly, sifu Ted Wong, the “Iron man of Jeet Kune Do”, passed away this passed November 24th. Ted Wong was Bruce Lee’s last private martial arts student and one of two people in existence to receive a JKD ranking certificate from the founder himself. As one of the most influential people among the first generation…
read more »Help Commemorate Bruce Lee
The Bruce Lee Foundation has proposed that a statue of Bruce Lee be erected, along with a commemorative plaque, at the Alpine Recreation Center in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Chinatown, being the historic community where Bruce Lee established the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute. It might interest many to know that the Chinatown school has produced…
read more »Jeet Kune Do University Online
Jeet Kune Do University is now officially launched and open to enrollment, offering authentic, original Jeet Kune Do training! Our goal is to preserve Bruce Lee’s martial art legacy so that it might continue to inspire others and serve as a powerful, living tool for health, happiness, and self knowledge. The JKDU online training is…
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