From a Scorching Soul, to a Rising Dragon

Chapter 5: Are We Not Animals?

Description: Jann's first day in "training"

Author's Notes: Jeet Kune Do is not a fighting style, its a way of life, no fighting style is the best, because its all depends on the inner soul of the person, how they fight, not what they fight with. Become like water, the abilty to adapt, I made this because I realized Jann Lee has fallen (or has always been on) the dark side of Martial Arts, fighting to win, so I thought he goes under a Bruce Lee like training to realize his full potential. Also Jeet Kune Do is a fighting style thats freeform, infact the only freeform fighting style that allows the user to adapt to a differen situation, not just 1 thing for 1 situation. And Jann Lee's 3rd costume in DOA4 isn't based on Kill Bill you f'in n00bs, its based on what Bruce Lee wore in his last movie, The Game Of Death.Many of you people reading this probably has no idea of what the yellow track suit represents. but for those of you ignorant ones I shall tell you what it means, due to my Quick Lesson's on Bruce Lee sections.

Disclaimer: I did not create Jann Lee, nor did I create the quotes used by Hai Tien, all of those belong to their respective owners.

"NO WAY IS MY WAY NO LIMITATION IS MY LIMITATION"


Jann Lee's Apartment, January 24th 2016

Hai Tien arrived at Jann Lee's apartment dressed in a red sports jacket and sports pants with white stripes

"Now what does Jeet Kune Do mean Mr.Lee?"

"The Way of the Intercepting fist"

"Right, which means"

"A fist that intercepts other attacks?"

"Well you could have put it better, show me"

Hai Tien made a swift left jab and Jann made a right jab before Tien's left jab could connect but with Tien's right palm he caught the Jann's jab and flipped him on the ground

"You understand the concept but you aren't quick enough"

"I thought you were supposed to teach me not lecture me"

"How many times do I have to tell you, I cannot teach you.."

Jann continued, "you can only help me express myself, yeah yeah I know"


Hai Tien put Jann in a choke hold and pinned both his arms on his back, "Now Mr.Lee what can you do?"

Jann Lee coughs, "I don't know"

"Can you kick or stomp me?"

"n..no", Jann could barely breath

"Your hands are useless in this situation"

"Ye-yeah" Jann coughs as he says it

"Then what should you do if you wish to survive"

"To pray!"

"Bite"

"Bite?"

"Are we not animals?", Tien let go of Jann "You ok?"

"Yeah...biting huh?"

"Biting is a efficent tool in a tight spot, but don't make a plan of biting, because that is a very good way to lose your teeth"

"Yeah yeah I know I'm not 4 years old"


"You have quite a few spare punching bags lying around Mr.Lee"

"Yeah I always break them watch" Jann Lee did a side-spin kick on one of the punhcing bags and it broke in half

"Pretty Impressive, but bags don't hit back"


"Kick me", asked Hai Tien

"What?"

"I said Kick Me"

"Ok", Jann Lee delivered a kick and Tien easily parried

"What was that?" Hai Tien looked unpleased, "an exhibition? you need emotion content, now try again"

Jann Lee kicked again but with more force and anger, Hai Tien easily parried again, "I said emotional content, not anger, now try again, with meaning"

Jann Lee kicked one more time, the kick had more force then the previous two but was a little more flowing, Hai Tien caught his foot, "No no no, you are still doing it wrong, but it was better than the other two. Like a finger pointing to the moon, don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory"

Jann rubbed his head, "So much to remember"

"If you try to remember you will fail, empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup it becomes the cup, you put water into a Teapot it become's the Teapot, now water can flow, creep, drip, or crash. Be water my friend"

"Maybe I should recite that to my opponent, maybe they'll drown or pass out from boredom"


Later that night, a few hours after Hai Tien left

Lei Fang came in to the apartment, "I'm home!"

Jann Lee was watchine UFC on the TV, "God when are you gonna get your own place?"

"Hmph you should be glad to have my elegance in your apartment"

"Yeah yeah whatever"

"By the way Jann one of my friends from the DOA tournament is gonna stay here for a while"

"Hey my apartment isn't hotel!"

"Hey you should be glad to have two beautiful women stay in your apartment!"

"Ok which girl is it?"

"Guess"

"Give me a hint then"

"Well she's from Europe"

"Hitomi"

"How did you guess so fast?"

"Like hell you would be friends with Helena or Christie, when is she coming and whats the occasion?"

"2 weeks, and its graduation! my finals are in 4 days!"

"Yup, the summer before college, expect alot of bisexual experimentation for you and Hitomi, just don't make any stains on my couch, or my table, or my floor"

"Hey didn't we go over this already?


Quick Lesson on Bruce Lee: A good program that involve's Bruce's training programs and philosophy is an old TV show called Longstreet. Where Bruce trains a rich man to help him be freed from limitation, whether a Physicall one or mental one. This show including much of Lee's philosophy, and gave me some inspiration to make this fic. I believe they have some clips of it on YouTube.