Dallas, Texas, resident Michael Gonzales is the president of Busca-Apps.com, a company that provides digital solutions for businesses. Outside of his work in Dallas, Michael Gonzales enjoys practicing the martial art Jeet Kune Do (JKD).

JKD, developed by Bruce Lee decades ago, means “way of the intercepting fist.” The term was coined in 1967 to put a name to Bruce Lee’s style of martial arts, which was then uncharacterized.

Bruce Lee veered from any specific style of martial arts, freeing himself from any limiting rules and techniques. Instead, he emphasized using interception as a way to cut off an opponent’s technique and intention.

JKD, therefore, is not a classical martial art; it has no classification technique and no series of rules. It is bound by nothing. It is free to use anything and be anything.

Ultimately, each martial artist knows the most efficient manner for him or her to achieve balance in motion, effective leverage, and economic use of energy. Techniques and patterns only form the foundation. The core of learning is in the mind.