What follows is something I posted on a forum in regards to Bruce and Jeet Kune Do. There are those that believe that you should train exactly like he trained so that you can become as good as he was. Which of course is contradictory to what Bruce Lee wrote and taught during his life time. He is one of the greats but as I respond below there have been and there are many great innovators in the martial arts.
There are so many variables to consider when thinking about personal training protocols. Your goals in martial arts should dictate your training practices, you also have to take into account available training time, current physical attributes, strengths, weaknesses, your level of dedication and discipline..and so on.
You can mimmic Bruces training practices, routines, techniques and so on. NO ONE WILL EVER BE LIKE BRUCE LEE EXCEPT BRUCE LEE.
I have often seen people write that to get Bruce Lee like results you have to be put in Bruce Lee like hours...or something similar to that. His methods and training protocols are not a universal "mold" that everyone can fit in. Look at the Art of Expressing the Human Body...there have been so many advances in the science of strength training, supplementation, and so on since he was training in the 60s and 70s. It would be nuts for anyone to follow any of his training programs....that is just one example.
His research, notes, books, and his system of JKD have alot of value for anyone wanting to be the best martial artist they can be. But to soley do what he did or to train exactly like he trained does nothing but make his art and teachings "traditional" and "classical". He is most definetly not the only great and innovative martial artist to have ever lived...and he won't be the last.
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