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I’ve lost faith in the Chinese classical arts—though I still call mine Chinese—because basically all styles are products of dry-land swimming, even the Wing Chun school. So my line of training is more toward efficient street fighting with everything goes; wearing head gear, gloves, chest guard, shin/knee guards, etc. For the past five years now I’ve been training the hardest and for a purpose, not just dissipated hit-miss training.

I’ve named my style jeet kune do—reason for my not sticking to Wing Chun is because I sincerely feel that my style has more to offer regarding efficiency.

To reach me, you must move to me. Your preparation of attack offers me a directional commitment to intercept you.

I have never discontinued studying and practicing martial arts. While I am tracing the source and history of Chinese martial arts, this doubt always comes up: Now that every branch of Chinese gung fu has its own form, its own established style, are these the original intentions of the founder? I do not think so. Formality could be a hindrance to progress; this is applicable to everything, including philosophy.