Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Página 221

Jeet Kune Do
“action strength”. Action Strength
employs
Kettlebells,
Tai-Chi,
Malavidya(Ancient Indian Body Weight
Exercises), and the Gada(The Indian
Mace) to help contemporary Jeet
Kune Do practitioners to develop their
attributes for the Ring and the Street.
You need to develop isometric
strength in order to hold on long enough
to outlast your attacker. Isometric
development targets the tendons, since
tendons are 500 times stronger than
your muscles. The benefits are
everlasting: once you've got it you've
got it! Bruce Lee and most traditional
martial arts systems, whether they be
Chinese, Japanese, Indian, or Filipino,
all knew the necessity of isometric
training because of its functional
benefits. The biting and gouging we do,
is un-interrupted. Latch on to your
attacker like an alien and set the bite for
5 to 8 seconds, wreaking irreparable
damage. This renders your opponent
physically and emotionally disabled.
Consider most Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
ground positions, such as guard, closed
guard, side control, mount, and full
mount. Notice how close your mouth is
to vital points, like ears, eyes, throat,
nipples, lats, biceps, toes, Achilles and
groin. After studying primates and
training with the Gracies, Sifu Paul
Vunak further evolved the art by adding
over 144 bites combining Kina Mutai

“Bruce Lee's art
evolved and
changed to adapt
to the
environment and
opponents that he
was facing”
with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu positions. This
forms a crucial part in our worst-case
scenarios in Contemporary Jeet Kune
Do.

Summary
Bruce Lee's art evolved and
changed to adapt to the envi ronment
and opponents that he was facing.
This is clear in his progression from
Wing Chun to Jun Fan and to finally
Jeet Kune Do. This is also clear in
his physical evolution. He built a
world class physique that was all
parts functional muscle and no parts
flashy show. Bruce Lee has inspired
millions around the world because he
showed us what is possible if you
truly and honestly express yourself to
your fullest potential.
His

metamorphosis proves that man the
living thing is much more important
than any set patter n or stylized
system. Contemporary Jeet Kune Do
has progressed to morph around the
athletic progression of MMA, and also
morphed around the increasingly
barbaric demands of a modern street
fight. Kina Mutai and Brazilian JiuJitsu, the 27th and 28th arts, allow
you to fit in with your opponent when
a worst case scenario hits the ground.
They allow you to adapt to an
attacker's movements, and make his
techniques your techniques. “The
end result of Jeet Kune Do training is
the production of a martial artist who
possesses no structure or form.
Hence, he possesses all structures, all
forms. He is able to adapt to any
situation, like water adjusting to the
shape of any container. Able, for
example, to fill an empty cup.”
- Paul Vunak
Harinder Singh is the CEO and
Senior Training Officer of
Progressive Fighting Systems. He
will be coming to the UK in
November to teach Paul Vunak's
Contemporary Jeet Kune Do. For
more information, please contact
UK Regional Director Michael
Wright through the website
www.thepfsevent.co.uk