Jeet Kune Do (the way of intercepting fist) is a philosophy formed by Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee combined and put his knowledge of different martial arts and philosophies together and found a way that enables an individual to fight fluidly with simple, direct, non classical and straightforward movements, at the same time not imposing any restrictions and limitations to it's user, using minimal movement and effort at the same time causing maximum effect on the opponent with extreme speed and agility. The philosophy works on the use of different 'tools' for different situations, they are divided into different fighting ranges as follows: kicking-long range, punching-mid range, trapping and grappling-close range with techniques flowing smoothly between them. It is referred to as a 'style without style' or 'the art of fighting without fighting' as said by Bruce Lee himself. Unlike traditional martial arts, Jeet Kune Do is not fixed and patterned, it's a philosophy with guiding thoughts. It was named for the concept of interception, or attacking your opponent while he is about to attack. The name Jeet Kune Do was often said by Bruce Lee to be just a name. He himself often referred to it as "The art of expressing the human body" in his writings and in interviews. Through his studies Bruce Lee believed that styles had become too rigid, and unrealistic. He called martial art competitions of the day "Dry land swimming". He believed that a fight was spontaneous, a martial artist/fighter cannot predict it, instead just react to it and that a good martial artist/fighter should "Be like water" and move fluidly without hesitation. Jeet Kune Do doesn't waste any time or movement, teaching the simplest things that work best in a fight. The principle of 'Economy of motion' is something by which JKD practitioners achieve-Efficiency-An attack which reaches its target in the least amount of time, with maximum force. Directness-Doing what comes naturally in a disciplined way.
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