Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Brisbane
What is Jun Fan Gung Fu?
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu (directly translated to Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu) is a founding martial arts system developed and named after Bruce Lee. Known now as Jeet Kune Do, meaning “Way of Intercepting Fist”, Jeet Kune Do is a hybrid fighting style that emphasises the importance of simplicity, directness, and efficiency for maximum impact.
Influenced by various martial arts, Jeet Kune Do affords the practitioner a means by which to effectively pursue the most direct line of attack. Once an attack has been launched, there are no breaks or interruptions. The movements are crisp and efficient, utilising the most direct lines and angles. As one technique nears completion, it blends into the next, and so on, in a continuous, flowing motion until the conflict is resolved.
History
With modified Wing Chun at the core of his system, Bruce Lee incorporated a modification of various techniques from Northern Praying Mantis, Southern Praying Mantis, Choy Li Fut, Eagle Claw, Western Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing, Judo, Jiu Jitsu and some of the more refined kicks of the Northern and Southern Chinese styles.
Innovative and radically ahead of his time in his training and teaching methodology, Bruce Lee developed a martial arts system and fighting strategy, Jeet Kune Do (JKD), that over time has lost none of its effectiveness.
Core Techniques
The key elements of Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu are:
Trapping
Trapping can be best described as positioning oneself to immobilise an opponent’s arms. Trapping is a method of closing the gap by entering from kicking range to either remain in hitting range or enter into grappling range.
Kicking
Kicking is taught as a basic foundation to build a student’s ability to function in the range of empty-hand combat. It covers various methods of kickboxing and striking, both of which are influenced by arts such as Wing Chun, Western Boxing, Thai Boxing, Savate, and more.
Grappling
Often neglected to the detriment of a fighter’s overall functional ability, grappling draws from many arts, including Dumog, Jujitsu, Judo, Silat, Catch-as-catch-can Wrestling, Shoot Fighting, and so forth. Techniques include standing locks, takedowns, ground fighting, counters, and more.
Progressive Martial Arts Academy offers comprehensive grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training that builds upon these Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu principles. Our grappling curriculum incorporates techniques from multiple disciplines, following Bruce Lee’s philosophy of absorbing what is useful from various martial arts systems.
Training Benefits
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu offers practitioners various benefits, both mental and physical.
Build Practical Self-Defence Abilities
Just like any martial art, practising Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu helps build real-world self-defence skills, giving students the practical skills to protect themselves. With an emphasis on simplicity and directness, Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu teaches you how to intercept attacks and how to effectively strike first or on recoil.
Improved Fitness & Strength
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu is a full-body workout that gets the heart pumping through a series of quick, intense movements, such as kicking and punching. Similarly, trapping, or grappling, requires immense power to successfully ground an opponent, naturally increasing one’s strength.
Increased Confidence & Self-Esteem
As one builds on the various skills required to master Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu, their ability to perform techniques proficiently and successfully defend themselves in real-world situations increases. From this, a natural increase in their confidence and self-esteem occurs.
Improved Agility & Coordination
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu emphasises fluidity and continuous motion as practitioners flow through a series of movements, such as kicking, punching, and trapping. This, alongside effective interception, grappling, and bodily control, requires immense agility and coordination to ensure precision and efficiency.
Enhanced Mind-Body Connection
Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu, and martial arts in general, is just as much a mental game as it is a physical one. By learning in a structured environment that demands mindfulness, alertness, and self-control, it’s easy to understand how important one’s mind-body connection is for mastering the art.
Learn Jeet Kune Do At Progressive Martial Arts Academy
At Progressive Martial Arts Academy, students are taught to move with ease and confidence through the different ranges of combat, from long-distance kicking to middle-distance hand to close-quarter trapping and grappling. These combat principles are further developed in our JKD Concepts classes and complement the other martial arts we teach, including Filipino Kali for weapons training and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for advanced ground-fighting techniques.
At our Brisbane studio, students are able to enhance their natural attributes such as coordination, timing, speed, endurance, strength and agility, by using the innovative teaching and training methods developed by Bruce Lee and preserved and taught today by his protege, student, and training partner, Guro Dan Inosanto.
Begin Your Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Journey
Ready to experience the art and philosophy of Bruce Lee’s martial arts system? Check our class timetable for current Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu and JKD training sessions. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced martial artist, our progressive training methodology ensures you’ll develop skills at your own pace.
For more information about our Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu classes in Brisbane or to schedule a trial, contact our team today. You can also explore our martial arts equipment shop for training gear and instructional materials to support your practice.