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The Beholder 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that's all I want you to do; just hold me tight in your arms forever. 'Cause I'll keep loving you.. beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you took a special look at me and now you're the only beauty that I see~. 
By nuclear~ 
 
95% of teens would cry if they saw Justin Bieber at the top of a skyscraper about to do a jump, 
4% would watch with a camera.Put this as part of 
your sig if you're part of the 1% that would race to the top to push him off, 
then yell "DO A BARREL ROLL!" 
 
 
 
I have not invented a "new style," composite, modified or otherwise that is set within distinct form as apart from "this" method or "that" method. On the contrary, I hope to free my followers from clinging to styles, patterns, or molds. Remember that Jeet Kune Do is merely a name used, a mirror in which to see "ourselves". . . Jeet Kune Do is not an organized institution that one can be a member of. Either you understand or you don't, and that is that. There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement in Jeet Kune-Do is being so of itself. There is nothing artificial about it. I always believe that the easy way is the right way. Jeet Kune-Do is simply the direct expression of one's feelings with the minimum of movements and energy. The closer to the true way of Kung Fu, the less wastage of expression there is. Finally, a Jeet Kune Do man who says Jeet Kune Do is exclusively Jeet Kune Do is simply not with it. He is still hung up on his self-closing resistance, in this case anchored down to reactionary pattern, and naturally is still bound by another modified pattern and can move within its limits. He has not digested the simple fact that truth exists outside all molds; pattern and awareness is never exclusive. Again let me remind you Jeet Kune Do is just a name used, a boat to get one across, and once across it is to be discarded and not to be carried on one's back. 
 
--Bruce Lee 
CENTERLINE 
 
The centerline refers to an imaginary line running down the center of one's body. The theory is to exploit, control and dominate your opponent's centerline. All attacks, defenses and footwork are designed to preserve your own centerline and open your opponent's. Lee incorporated this theory into JKD from Wing Chun. This notion is closely related to maintaining control of the center squares in the strategic game chess. 
 
The three guidelines for centerline are: 
 
The one who controls the centerline will control the fight. 
Protect and maintain your own centerline while you control and exploit your opponent's. 
Control the centerline by occupying it. 
 
COMBAT REALISM 
 
One of the premises that Bruce Lee incorporated in Jeet Kune do was "combat realism". He insisted that martial arts techniques should be incorporated based upon its effectiveness in real combat situations. This would differentiate JKD from other systems where there was an emphasis on "flowery technique" as Lee would put it. Lee claimed that flashy "flowery techniques" would arguably "look good" but were often not practical or prove ineffective in street survival and self-defense situations. This premise would also differentiate JKD from other "sport" oriented martial arts systems that where geared towards "tournament" or "point systems". Lee felt that these systems where "artificial" and fooled its practitioners into a false sense of true martial skill. Lee felt that because these systems favored a "sports" approach they incorporated too may rule sets that would ultimately handicap a practitioner in self defense situations. He also felt that this approach to martial arts became a "game of tag" which would lead to bad habits such as pulling punches and other attacks; this would again lead to disastrous consequences in real world situations. Because of this perspective Lee utilized safety gear from various other contact sports to allow him to spar with opponents "full out". This approach to training allowed practitioners to come as close as possible to real combat situations with a high degree of safety. Donn Draeger world renown martial arts pioneer was the first Westerner to bring widespread attention to the often cited “-do” versus “-jutsu” controversy. Historically the "do" or way arts were based on the "jutsu" or technique arts without what was deemed "dangerous techniques". The "do" arts such as Judo were thus seen as a "watered down" version of their "jutsu" counterparts such as Ju-Jutsu, a combat-tested martial art, and thus considered a sport. Lee objected to these "sport" versions of martial arts because of this emphasis on combat realism.ABSORBING WHAT IS USEFUL 
 
This is the idea that one can only learn techniques in their proper context only through a holistic approach. Styles provide more than just techniques; they also offer training methods, theories, and mental attitudes. Learning all of these factors allows a student to experience a system in what Lee called its "totality". It is only through its totality that one can "absorb what is useful". Applying what is learned in real combat training situations is what allows the student to figure what works or doesn't work for oneself. It is at this point that one can discard that which is useless. The critical point of this principle is that the choice of what to keep is based on personal experimentation with various opponents over time. It is not based on how a technique may look or feel or how well one can execute it. In the final analysis if the technique is not beneficial in combat it is discarded. Lee believed that only the individual could come to understand what worked for oneself based on critical self analysis and by "honestly expressing oneself; without lying to oneself". 
Bruce Lee had to be the quickest and most powerful martial artist ever, not to mention this guy was once considered the strongest man on earth despite his size and lift weights that even a guys who were much much bigger than Lee couldn't do........ 
 
Lee used heavy bags for true development of power and went beyond that. He normally used typically 70lb pound bag for developing power with techniques,etc. 
From the standpoint of physics, the factors involved in the generation of such power would include force, velocity, work, distance, and time. The scientifically inclined among us have defined power in the following formula: 
 
W = Fd 
P = W divide by t 
P = Fd divide by t 
d divide by t equals V 
P = FV 
 
Lee of course was interested in the application of power from the standpoint of combat. He fashioned a three - point statement about power that encapsulated the areas he felt all serious martial artists needed to consider: 
1. Power in attack 
2. Power in defense 
3. Power in combination 
 
First the science. At one time or another, youve probably had someone explain the physics of hitting hard. In short, increasing your speed is more important than increasing the mass of your fist. Technically, its stated by a simple equation: 
 
ke=1/2mv2 
 
In English, kinetic energy equals one half mass times velocity squared. In simpler terms, the energy of your moving fist and arm increases if the weight of your fist increases, but it jumps even more if your fist moves more quickly. 
 
Therefore, if you increase the mass of your hand by 10 percent, you get a straight 10-percent increase in kinetic energy. However, if you increase your hand speed by the same amount, you get a 21-percent increase in kinetic energy. Obviously, hitting with greater speed pays off with slightly more than twice the kinetic energy. Speed is power. 
 
For more information, check out the book, "The Art of Expressing the Human Body". Bruce Lee was insane........ 
 
Today, Tommy Carruthers (Jeet Kune Do practioner) is the closest thing to Bruce Lee's speed and power also Sifu Morten who is very fast as well...... 
 
Lee's phenomenal fitness meant he was capable of performing many exceptional physical feats."A man able to perform super human feats that have yet to be equaled."The following list includes some of the physical feats that are attributed to Bruce Lee: 
 
Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second. 
Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for 20 seconds. 
Lee's combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film for clear slow motion replay using the traditional 24 frames per second of that era, so many scenes were shot in 32 frames per second for better clarity. 
In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind. 
Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer. 
Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks. (This was witnessed by many such as Joe Hyams) 
Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened cans of Coca-Cola. (This was when soft drinks cans were made of steel much thicker than today's aluminum cans). 
Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger. 
Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups. 
Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick. 
Lee could cause a 300-lb (136 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick. ( According to Bob Wall, he has the video tape of him kicking 300lb bag towards the ceiling. This was also accounted in John Little's book: The Art of Expressing the Human Body) 
Lee performed a sidekick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150 lb (68 kg) punching bag. 
In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso horizontal midair. 
Bruce lee was able to jump 6 to 7 verticle feet from a stand still (this was shown in pictures and his films). 
 
"No other human being had ever trained the way Bruce trained - fanatically. He lived and breathed it from the time he got up at six o'clock in the morning until he went to bed at night. He was either working out or thinking about it. His mind was always active, never resting. He was always thinking about what he could do to improve himself or what new inventions were possible. His mind was constantly active. " - Chuck Norris
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