Page 5 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners

Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do at its infancy was elected
and accepted into the “ Black Belt Hall of Fame “ in
America. This marks the first time that a recently
developed martial arts is nationally accepted in the
USA.

Jeet Kune Do was developed by Bruce Lee to show
us that an old art must transform and evolved.

The latter stage Jeet Kune Do was developed in the
final years of Bruce Lee before he passed away. And
was handed down to his private student and
sparring partner Ted Wong (see Picture 2).

Picture 2 – Ted Wong ( Nov. 5, 1937 – Nov. 24, 2010 )

Ted Wong in his own words “The basic core of Jeet
Kune Do is an emphasis on simplicity. In the
beginning we concentrated on a basic stance and
footwork, basic tools like punches and kicks. It is
essentially a work in progress one day you work on
one thing then the next day you are trying to perfect
another, not really trying to learn too many new
things but rather a refining process. The learning
process is really in three different stages, the first one
learning the “form” and the right body mechanics, the
second stage learning the coordination and balance,
and the last stage is how to apply all this.

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