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**251EPyso** · 11-08-2006, 04:58 AM

From my experience of reading the Tao of Jeet Kun Do, watching many interviews and demonstrations and generally having an interest in the system, Jeet Kun Do is an amalgamation of many styles as stated by Kenzan. It incorporates what Bruce Lee deemed to be 'useful' and 'effective'. He has taken principles from generic kung fu, boxing, ju jutsu, TKD, fencing and wing chun as the main influences, but basically any style that he saw he studied and decided what would be useful, not only in actual techniques but also in theory and ideology. The style as taught by Bruce Lee is known as Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do (Jun Fan was Bruce's Chinese name, the system was re-named after his death).

Dan Inosanto, considered to be the current 'main exponent' of Jun Fan Jeet Kun do and student of Bruce Lee, said that Jeet Kun Do is now more of a martial philosophy, as stated by tgsfg, since Bruce Lee's death the modern systems as developed by individuals now only has a few set techniques and principles from the Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do and constantly grows as more practice and experience of different styles are adapted and incorporated in the Jeet Kun Do system by each individual exponent, but these are not Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do.

Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do also incorporates a lot of Buddhist ideals and philosophies. An understanding of Buddhism is needed to fully understand Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do.

I hope that this helps,

Lounge.

11-08-2006, 04:58 AM	#8
251EPyso Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	From my experience of reading the Tao of Jeet Kun Do, watching many interviews and demonstrations and generally having an interest in the system, Jeet Kun Do is an amalgamation of many styles as stated by Kenzan. It incorporates what Bruce Lee deemed to be 'useful' and 'effective'. He has taken principles from generic kung fu, boxing, ju jutsu, TKD, fencing and wing chun as the main influences, but basically any style that he saw he studied and decided what would be useful, not only in actual techniques but also in theory and ideology. The style as taught by Bruce Lee is known as Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do (Jun Fan was Bruce's Chinese name, the system was re-named after his death). Dan Inosanto, considered to be the current 'main exponent' of Jun Fan Jeet Kun do and student of Bruce Lee, said that Jeet Kun Do is now more of a martial philosophy, as stated by tgsfg, since Bruce Lee's death the modern systems as developed by individuals now only has a few set techniques and principles from the Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do and constantly grows as more practice and experience of different styles are adapted and incorporated in the Jeet Kun Do system by each individual exponent, but these are not Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do. Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do also incorporates a lot of Buddhist ideals and philosophies. An understanding of Buddhism is needed to fully understand Jun Fan Jeet Kun Do. I hope that this helps, Lounge.
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