Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 215

Jeet Kune Do
understand the roots of combat”. The true genius of JKD is
evident in the change, and can be seen in the metamorphosis
that both Bruce Lee and his art underwent. From its classical
Wing Chung beginnings, it has transformed into the effective
military and law-enforcement techniques
that we at Progressive Fighting
Systems now teach around the
world. To truly understand JKD, we
need to map the progression and
evolution that Bruce Lee made
from a 13-year-old teenager
studying Wing Chun under
legendary master Ip Man, to being
dubbed the Grandfather of MMA by
UFC president Dana White.