Additionally, JKD advocates that any practitioner be allowed to interpret techniques for themselves, and change them for their own purposes.
For example, Lee almost always chose to put his power hand in the "lead," with his weaker hand back; within this stance he used elements of boxing, fencing and Wing Chun.
Just like fencing, he labeled this position the "On Guard" position.
Lee incorporated this position into his JKD as he felt it provided the best overall mobility.
He felt that the dominant or strongest hand should be in the lead because it would perform a greater percentage of the work.
Lee minimized the use of other stances except when circumstances warranted such actions.
Although the On-Guard position is a good overall stance, it is by no means the only one.
He acknowledged that there were times when other positions should be utilized.
Lee felt the dynamic property of JKD was what enabled its practitioners to adapt to the constant changes and fluctuations of live combat.
He believed that these decisions should be done within the context of "real combat" and/or "all out sparring" and that it was only in this environment that a person could actually deem a technique worthy of adoption.
