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  • Bruce Lee may have passed away 40 years ago at the young age of 32, but his legacy remains very much alive, especially for practitioners of Jeet Kune Do, the martial arts style that he popularized in his movies.

  • The name Jeet Kune Do translates into the way of the intercepting fist.

  • Flexibility, dynamism and speed are key.

  • The moves may look familiar, but this is very different from traditional martial arts which usually have strict, fixed forms.

  • As developed by Bruce Lee, this style has none.

  • The point, says instructor Ricky Fong, is to move like water.

  • When you move, if I keep a certain distance, I can observe what you do and I can intercept your movement.

  • Or even your mind.

  • We try to do the things simple, but simple does not mean easy.

  • Like clock.

  • You look at the clock, it's easy to read, but inside the clock it's quite complicated and direct.

  • We try to do the things direct, not complicated with several movements.

  • And we do it a lot in classical.

  • We don't have certain patterns of movements or certain set of kung fu.

  • I have no martial arts training, but Master Fong is kind enough to teach me some basics.

  • Okay, Master Fong, please don't kill me, but can you show me what you would do if I were to attack you?

  • So I just use my lead hand.

  • Okay?

  • And once my lead hand, I have to do automatically alignment, because you do alignment to make the force twist you.

  • Because Bruce Lee passed away so young, he was not able to train many teachers.

  • That is why Jeet Kune Do has far fewer practitioners worldwide than some other martial arts styles.

  • But Mr. Lee's charisma and fame has attracted extreme loyalty and dedication.

  • So you guys are hardcore Bruce Lee fanatics, and you've got tattoos.

  • Show me.

  • Sure.

  • We have the same one.

  • Wow, what does it mean?

  • What does it mean?

  • It means using no way is your way, and having no limitation is your limitation.

  • Because that's the philosophy of Bruce Lee.

  • So that's why I want to use the same philosophy in my lifestyle as well.

  • Using no way is your way, and having no limitation is your limitation.

  • This philosophy has always been an inspiration to me in my training.

  • So, especially on days where I feel like I lack energy, all I have to do is take a look at this tattoo, and my energy will come back, and I can train at maximum efficiency.

  • Adrian and David both want to teach Jeet Kune Do to pass this fighting style and unique philosophy of life on to the next generation.

Bruce Lee may have passed away 40 years ago at the young age of 32, but his legacy remains very much alive, especially for practitioners of Jeet Kune Do, the martial arts style that he popularized in his movies.

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