Brush Up on Your Scientific Self-Defense! 5 Jeet Kune Do Fighting Principles
- Lamar M. Davis II
- Jan 28
- 7 min read
Updated: Jan 28

Martial arts phenom Bruce Lee reached his peak in the late 1960s and early ’70s and then, as we all know, tragically passed away in 1973 at age 32. Yet 44 years later, his combat creation, that which we call jeet kune do, remains as popular as ever.
That fact speaks volumes about Lee’s genius. In this tutorial, second-generation jeet kune do instructor Lamar M. Davis II — who’s trained under Ted Wong, Joe Lewis, Howard Williams, Patrick Strong, Jesse Glover, and other JKD luminaries — offers advice that’s guaranteed to help you fine-tune your understanding of Bruce Lee’s fighting method.
— Editor