截拳道

jiéquándào

noun

Meanings

1 Jeet Kune Do
2 the Way of the Intercepting Fist (Bruce Lee's martial art)

Characters

to intercept, to cut off

Examples

截拳道是李小龙创立的武术体系。

Jiéquándào shì Lǐ Xiǎolóng chuànglì de wǔshù tǐxì.

Jeet Kune Do is the martial arts system founded by Bruce Lee.

截拳道主张无拳无式。

Jiéquándào zhǔzhāng wú quán wú shì.

Jeet Kune Do advocates 'no fist, no form'.

Tips

culture

Founded by 李小龙 (Bruce Lee) in 1967. The name 'intercepting fist' reflects Lee's core principle: don't block then counter — strike during the opponent's attack. Famously non-traditional; Lee's motto was 以无法为有法，以无限为有限 ('Using no way as the way; having no limitation as the limitation').

In Pop Culture

李小龙 Lǐ Xiǎolóng

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (1940-1973) who founded Jeet Kune Do and revolutionized martial arts cinema

Stroke Order

截 jié

拳 quán

道 dào