True meaning of Jeet Kune Do? Humor me here

spinninggumby · Purple Belt

I know that this has been brought up before. I know that I am probably the last one on earth to jump on this bandwagon, but anyways here goes:

I was just wondering, since supposedly Bruce Lee's intention was for 'jeet kune do' not to be style but an 'ideology', does that mean that any new technique, innovation, or concept could be considered 'jeet kune do' as long as it arose using Bruce's ideology (method of arrival to that new innovation or concept). As far as I could see, Bruce believed in 'accepting what is useful, discarding what is not' and drawing the best from all the worlds. He believed in everlasting and continual growth, the peak and ultimate goal of perfection an impossible dream that lay as an aymptote as you grew closer to that peak every day but never quite reached it.

Ok I will stop BSing now and just ask: Since jeet kune do is an ideology, would you jkd practitioners welcome new ideas and practices with open arms as long as the innovations arose via Bruce Lee's method of thinking/filtering/philosophisizing (real word??). Man I can't put anything into words today *sigh* lol.

More importantly, if I walk away from this forum knowing one thing b/c I know that what I just typed probably made absolutely no sense whatsoever, lemme just get something clear. So jeet kune do is not like taekwondo, or judo, or karate, or kung fu. Jeet kune do is a way of thinking in order to become a better fighter, and ultimately, to become a better liver of life. Is that true? Is it? huh huh? lol Argh sorry I am being so confusing. I just have a lot of questions on this topic.

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YODA · Black Belt

"Ok I will stop BSing now and just ask: Since jeet kune do is an ideology, would you jkd practitioners welcome new ideas and practices with open arms as long as the innovations arose via Bruce Lee's method of thinking/filtering/philosophisizing (real word??)."

Yes - of course

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