Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do techniques, schools and comparison with MMA
Bruce Lee argued for cross-disciplinary martial arts training in 1967. The first UFC was in 1993. The twenty-six year gap between when he said it and when competition confirmed it at scale tells you something about how far ahead he was.
Bruce Lee insisted Jeet Kune Do was not a martial art but a way of thinking. Understanding the distinction, and why it mattered to him, is the key to understanding what he was actually teaching.
At the 1964 Long Beach Championships Bruce Lee knocked a man into a chair from one inch away. The biomechanics behind the technique are well understood. The training required to replicate it is not quick.
Bruce Lee’s Fancy Footwork One of the most overlooked aspects of Bruce Lee’s fighting system was his extraordinary footwork. While most people focused on his devastating punches and kicks, Bruce Lee understood that footwork was the foundation of everything. Influences Bruce Lee drew heavily from Western boxing — particularly from Muhammad Ali, whom he studied…