| Bruce Lee did more than blaze the movie screens | | | | Jeet Kune Do was the "no limitation" stage where |
| with powerful, lightning quick punches and kicks. He | | | | advanced students were free to change and explore |
| launched a martial arts revolution and encouraged | | | | their personal styles of fighting. |
| martial artists to break the ties that bound them as | | | | Bruce Lee was able to accomplish this feat because |
| practitioners. Lee freed himself and other martial artists | | | | of superb physical and mental training. He freed himself |
| from the ties that limited the skills traditional fighters. He | | | | of the stress and anxiety that distracted his training. He |
| envisioned unity among the divided disciplines of martial | | | | developed his abdominal muscles because these |
| arts. After years of research and development, Lee | | | | muscles play a key role in the movement of martial |
| managed to fuse every helpful martial arts | | | | artists. In addition, these muscles protects the ribs and |
| components into one system. He incorporated | | | | other vital organs. Lee constantly trained and |
| western boxing, the Chinese style of Kung Fu called | | | | attempted to achieve maximum efficiency, according |
| Wing Chun, and Western fencing and added bits of | | | | him martial artists of his time lacked necessary |
| Karate, Judo, Aikido, Muay Thai, and Jiu Jitsu. The result | | | | physical fitness to back up their skill. There were times |
| was a concept that served as a forerunner for Mixed | | | | when Lee would ride a stationary bike for 45 minutes |
| Martial Arts (MMA), called Jeet Kune Do (Way of the | | | | to increase his muscle definition and reduce body fat. |
| Intercepting Fist). | | | | He combined weight training with his regular workout |
| Jeet Kune Do, according to Lee, is not another martial | | | | to improve his performance and physique. His workout |
| arts style or method. It is a concept where different | | | | was designed to avoid bulky muscles to avoid hefty |
| combat arts and techniques are used. Whether it is | | | | muscles that might interfere his martial arts movement. |
| from Japan, China, India, or the Philippines, combat | | | | In addition, Bruce Lee trained properly to avoid muscle |
| artists are encouraged to explore various fighting | | | | spasms and lower back pain. Injuries may hamper his |
| system and absorb its essence. Lee wanted to | | | | training and affect his performance. He also took |
| create a martial art that was unbound and free, where | | | | nutrition seriously and was strict on his diet. He drank |
| movements are simple, direct, and non-classical. He | | | | his concentration of vegetables, apples, celery, carrots, |
| later expanded the notion that the art should be used | | | | and prepared it using an electric blender. Lee |
| for personal development and become a better fighter. | | | | consumed high-protein drinks which included powdered |
| The final stage of training designed for practitioners of | | | | milk, eggs, bananas, and peanut floor. |