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Efficiency Is Anything That Scores
One of my favorite quotes from Bruce Lee: efficiency is anything that scores.
It’s simple, direct, and to the point – just like Bruce Lee’s approach to martial arts, Jeet Kune Do (JKD). Much has been written about Bruce Lee and JKD since his death in 1973, and just about as much has been misinterpreted, twisted, or otherwise confused. But one overwhelming and indisputable fact remains: Lee believed that the “classical mess” of traditional martial arts were a hindrance to personal growth. Specifically the focus on form over function, or system over person. The individualism of the individual was blanketed by the dogma surrounding them; in order to become self-actualized, a person is required to break free of the trap of limited thinking and find their own path.
This thinking transcends martial arts – it’s applicable to most aspects of life. But before going further, let me explain this in a little more detail. Let’s start with two men, both of them physically fit, intelligent, and interested in martial arts. These two men for the purposes of this exercise are equivalent; one isn’t more genetically gifted than the other. And drive, desire, and the necessary emotional intelligence are present in both of them. But both are training quite differently. Of course this example works just as well with male OR female protagonists, I just didn’t want to write a bunch of “he or she” or “him or her” 🙂
