If you are interested in Jeet Kune Do then knowing some of the important Jeet Kune Do terms is important. Listed below are the core terms that you should know if you want to fully understand Bruce Lee’s art.

●Bai Jong – The basic, neutral stance of Jeet Kune Do
●Bruce Lee(27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) – Chinese American martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor. Founder of Jeet Kune Do. Widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the twentieth century.
●Centerline – An imaginary line running from the direction you are attacking/defending through your center of gravity.
●Combination – Any sequence of attacks, much more effective than a single attack.
●Counter rotate– The act of suddenly rotating in the opposite direction. Used to generate whipping energy, and to quickly recover from an attack.
●Flow (trapping) – A sequence of traps that “flow” from one to the next.
●Guard– Area where the primary defensive/offensive tools of a combatant are (e.g. raised fists). To be “inside the guard” is to be past, and therefore less vulnerable to, your opponent’s attacking tools.
●Inside Line – The side of your centerline toward your opponent’s rear hand.
●Jab (boxers) – A relatively weak punch mainly used to sound out opponents.
●Jam – When a strike lands without being properly extended, it looses power and is jammed. Bad if it happens to you, good if it happens to your opponent.
●Jeet Kune Do– “Jeet Kune Do is simply the direct expression of one’s feelings with the minimum of movements and energy.” – Bruce Lee
●Lead (hand, foot, etc.)– The side (right/left) of your body turned toward your opponent, usually your strong side (right-handed: right side left-handed, left side).
●Load– Re: your bodyweight. To load the lead leg is to shift your weight onto it.
●Matched Lead– You and your opponent both having the same side forward.
●Outside Line– The side of your centerline away from your opponent’s rear hand.
●Roundhouse– A punch or kick delivered with a sweeping sideways movement. Major disadvantage: big telegraph.
●Telegraphing – Indicating your are about to attack before launching the attack.
●Tool– The object (hand, foot, knee, head, knife, etc.) used to attack.