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