This martial arts philosophy was invented by none other than arguably one of the greatest martial artists of all time, Bruce Lee. Jeet Kune Do translates to “the art/way of the intercepting fist” and also referred to by Lee himself as “the art of fighting without fighting”. Having grown up getting involved in street fights, eventually learning Wing Chun from the famed grandmaster Ip Man, and later studying martial arts from all over the world, Bruce Lee concluded that the most efficient method of combat is one without style. A formless, systemless view that allows one to adapt to any situation. Lee was disillusioned by the martial arts in his era that would spend excessive amounts of time on developing flashy unrealistic techniques or focus too much on the artificialities of point-based competitions. He metaphorically stated that one should be like water, something without shape that can resist direct force or flow around it. This would ultimately allow flexibility and improvisation in an actual fight where instinct dominates over predetermined memorized techniques. Although intended to not follow any particular structure, Jeet Kune Do does follow many principles from other martial arts mainly Wing Chun, Fencing, and Boxing. These principles include the concept of the centerline, economy of motion (maximum force with minimum effort), simultaneous attack/defense, non-telegraphic striking (strikes moving only the striking limb without shifting the rest of the body), low kicks (an application of economic motion), leading stance (holding the dominant hand closer to the opponent, also for economic motion), and interception (the namesake of Jeet Kune Do; intercepting an opponent’s attack by striking right when they’re positioning into the attack). After Bruce Lee’s untimely death in 1973 and that of his son Brandon’s in 1993, many have carried on the legacy of Jeet Kune Do including former NBA star and Lee’s student Kareem Abdul Jabar, Dan Inosanto who was Lee’s colleague and now the world’s leading JKD expert, and practiced by martial artist/martial arts movie stars like Donnie Yen. Mixed martial arts has been inspired by Jeet Kune Do further contributing to the popularity of hybridization among multiple styles of martial arts. I’m no expert on Jeet Kune Do but a fan of awesome fight choreography so I decided to delve deeper and research some of the films/television series that feature it. So here’s a compilation of some Jeet Kune Do fight scenes. 1. Enter the Dragon 2. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 3. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 4. The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) 5. Tiger Cage 6. Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do 7. Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection) 8. Flash Point 9. Fist of Legend 10. Game of Death 11. Tiger Cage 2 12. No Retreat, No Surrender 13. The Big Boss 14. SPL: Sha Po Lang (Kill Zone) 15. Redeemer 16. The Legend of Bruce Lee 17. In the Line of Duty 4 18. Undisputed 3: Redemption 19. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 20. Legend of the Wolf 21. Fist of Fury (TV Series) 22. Iron Monkey 2 23. (outro) Birth of a Dragon

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