Jeet Kune Do Comes From China ?

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, famed basketball player was an original Jeet Kune Do student of Bruce Lee.  He once stated in an interview that while JKD had its roots in Chinese philosophy, it really was American in nature.  At first, I wasn’t sure what he was meaning, but later I began to see his point.  Jeet Kune Do is not limited in any way and draws from many cultures, which is actually a very American way of doing things. This idea of absorbing the best from around the world and making it specifically your own has been something that has helped America gain abundance.  Sigung Lee felt that blindly following a style could divide people and might possibly promote racism. Unfortunately you still hear people argue “Korean Karate is the best”, “No Brazilian Jujitsu is the only one”,” Japanese Karate rules”   In Lee’s opinion, this would never lead one to the truth and only creates division. Jeet Kune Do isn’t about promoting an ancient culture or a single nationality. It’s all about what really works in combat.