Jeet Kune Do movies after Bruce Lee?

[TerraVail]

Looking for movies with Jeet Kune Do being used as the main style of either the main character, main antagonist or some other predominate character utilizing the art.
I know of the various Bruceploitation movies, especially Bruce Li's/Ho Chung Tao's, feature it to an extent and I know that Togo Ishii plays the villain of Tak Sakaguchi's One Percent Fighter uses it since it's he is a master of the art in real life.

[laagi]

If anything there was an abundance of self-proclaimed masters of the Art and MA schools popping up like mushrooms.

It's a sensitive topic as even real students of Lee still can't agree upon their masters teaching.

As for movies it's actually a very interesting topic. I can't say that there's a movie that uses Lee's style exclusively. Usually it's just a Lee-esque character. Probably that's the closest you'll get to.

However, Brandon Lee uses this style of fighting in 'Rapid Fire' if I'm not mistaken.

Sorry I can't be of any real help here. Good luck with your search.

@One Armed Boxer would you agree to 'Once Upon a Time in High School' being a Jeet Kune Do movie too?

[Drunken Monk]

2 hours ago, laagi said:

However, Brandon Lee uses this style of fighting in 'Rapid Fire' if I'm not mistaken.

You're not mistaken. I watched it last weeked and yup, lots of JKD in there.

[One Armed Boxer]

2 hours ago, laagi said:

@One Armed Boxer would you agree to 'Once Upon a Time in High School' being a Jeet Kune Do movie too?

100%.

Would also add ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ as well, and who can forget Dr. Z’s 2019 masterpiece ‘Gung Fu, JKD & MMA’.

[laagi]

13 minutes ago, One Armed Boxer said:

100%.

Would also add ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ as well, and who can forget Dr. Z’s 2019 masterpiece ‘Gung Fu, JKD & MMA’.

 

[laagi]

On 8/5/2024 at 6:59 PM, One Armed Boxer said:

100%.

Would also add ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ as well, and who can forget Dr. Z’s 2019 masterpiece ‘Gung Fu, JKD & MMA’.

I'm wondering if either of our picks would count though if strictly going by

On 8/4/2024 at 10:03 PM, TerraVail said:

Jeet Kune Do being used as the main style

 

Because aren't these films just emulating Lee's mannerism? While yes at the same time using his style. 

Honestly I think 'Rapid Fire' might be the best pick if going by the usage of 'Jeet Kune Do' as a Martial Art.

Probably goes to show that the man, the myth and the legend can barely be seperated from his own style of MA.

Edited August 6 by laagi

[PandaPawPaw]

Spike from Cowboy Bebop (yes I know it's Anime) uses JKD.

[Super Ninja]

Haven't seen this one yet, it must be a JKD movie with that title?

https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=14632&display_set=eng

[laagi]

4 hours ago, Super Ninja said:

Haven't seen this one yet, it must be a JKD movie with that title?

https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=14632&display_set=eng

I'm pretty sure I've talked about this in another thread. Definitely Bruceploitation IMHO.

 

[PandaPawPaw]

5 minutes ago, laagi said:

I'm pretty sure I've talked about this in another thread. Definitely Bruceploitation IMHO.

 

Why does Bruce Liang look like he has a dead Red Panda on his head?