Jeet Kune Do
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Bruce Lees art & philosophy of Jeet Kune Do is a
combination of martial arts, focusing on kicking, punching,
hand trapping & grappling but being bound by none. The
philosophy teaches its practitioners to incorporate all of
ones knowledge & tools to develop combative effectiveness as
well as personal development. JKD is claimed to be a dynamic
concept that is forever changing, thus being
extremely flexible. "Absorb what is useful;
Disregard that which is useless" is an often
quoted Bruce Lee
maxim. JKD students are encouraged to study
every form of combat possible. This is believed
to expand one's knowledge of other fighting
systems; to both add to one's arsenal as well as
to know how to defend against such tactics. |
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The Jeet Kune Do Emblem. The
Chinese characters around the Taijitu symbol indicate: "Using no way as
way" & "Having no limitation as
limitation" The arrows represent the endless
movement and change of the universe.
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"Empty your mind. Be
like water. Put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. Put
water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. Put water into a
teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, it can creep,
drip or crash! Be water, my friend."
Bruce Lee |
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