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Jeet kune do rejects all restrictions imposed by forms and formality and emphasizes the clever use of the mind and body to defend and attack.

It is ridiculous to attempt to pin down so-and-so’s type of gung fu as “Bruce Lee’s jeet kune do.” I call it jeet kune do just because I want to emphasize the notion of deciding at the right moment in order to stop the enemy at the gate.

If people are determined to call my actions “do” [the Way], this action can be called jeet kune do: In Fist of Fury [The Chinese Connection in North America] I had a fight with Robert Baker. In the film, he once locked my neck with his legs so that I became unable to move. The only movable part of my body was my mouth, so I gave him a bite! I am not joking. Really there is no rigid form in jeet kune do. All that there is is this understanding: If the enemy is cool, stay cooler than him; if the enemy moves, move faster than him; be concerned with the ends, not the means; master your own manipulation of force, don’t be restricted by your form.