Jeet Kune Do has always been known as the style without any style.  Unfortunately this fact has been knowingly overused and manipulated in such a way that others are now allowed to teach Jeet Kune Do techniques without actually using Jeet Kune Do techniques.  They get this right by defining the art as anything you want to make it.

The art of Jeet Kune Do was formed by Bruce Lee in various stages.  It was only named in the late 60’s.  While he was displaying his system to the public, he kept on denying the Jeet Kune Do techniques were in fact a style.  The public however met this with a lot of skepticism as they found his teachings contrary to tradition.  Further to this, elders were upset with him for training non-Chinese people.

Bruce Lee was a pioneer in many aspects of martial arts, and one of his most famous was that Jeet Kune Do is only a name, so you didn’t need to fuss over it.  One thing that has been asked since his passing, is that if he felt that the name Jeet Kune Do was not important, why would he have it put on his gravestone?  This has led many to believe the name is in fact very important and it had a lot of meaning to him.

Jeet Kune Do techniques are difficult for many to associate with it because of all the mystery and secrecy about it.  The World Jeet Kune Do Federation was then formed to allow every individual to practice and learn the real art.  They will also be allowed to gain legitimate martial art rankings for their hard work.

Even though there have been attempts to bring instructors and associations of the Jeet Kune Do techniques together as one, nothing has ever succeeded.  There are two basic Jeet Kune Do systems that we are left with, the original Jeet Kune Do and the Jeet Kune Do concepts.  The basic system is just that, the core of what Bruce Lee taught, while the concepts rely on the other arts in an attempt to improve on Bruce Lee’s system.  I believe that neither is better, they are only different.

The Jeet Kune Do techniques itself is a modification of Bruce Lee’s first martial art style of Wing Chun Kung Fu, but with all the modifications it is very difficult to see any similarities of the two styles.  Jeet Kune Do techniques have become to influential in the martial art world that even the core of Wing Chun has adopted some Jeet Kune Do techniques for their sparring.  Another style in the core of the original Jeet Kune Do is French Fencing.  No one can deny the speed and agility in the art of fencing.  The final style that is in the core of Jeet Kune Do is American boxing.  These 3 styles together at the core of the Jeet Kune Do techniques provide a force to be reckoned with.