Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do from a wide range of different martial arts - discover the martial arts disciplines seen in Lee's movie fight scenes.
Bruce Lee would utilize techniques from a wide array of different martial arts throughout his film career. Lee's legendary status as a martial arts movie icon has its foundation in his childhood, having studied Wing Chun under the tutelage of the famed Ip Man. As an adult, Lee would bring his skills as a martial artist to movies and television, achieving his first big success as Kato on The Green Hornet, before appearing in several kung fu movie hits in his native Hong Kong.
6 Kung Fu Lee would also draw from various other forms of kung fu in his creation of Jeet Kune Do, and this too is reflected in the fight scenes of his movies. Bruce Lee is said to have been particularly enamored with Choy Li Fut, Lee reportedly calling Choy Li Fut "the most effective system that I've seen for fighting more than one person" .
5 Tae Kwon Do Bruce Lee's friendships with Jhoon Rhee and Chuck Norris would lead to him incorporating kicking techniques from Tae Kwon Do into Jeet Kune Do. One of Lee's signature on-screen kicks is the sidekick, with the way Lee uses it drawn from traditional Tae Kwon Do. In many of his fight scenes, Lee either thrusts a sidekick into an opponent from a standing position, or performing a stepping side kick from a greater distance to send his opponent flying.
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