Chiropractic, Bruce Lee, and the Refinement of the Nervous System

It is not often that one finds Bruce Lee and chiropractic in the same sentence, but after reading an essay from Bruce's classic The Tao of Jeet Kune Do, titled "The Importance of Coordination" the connection between the two was crystal clear.

In his essay Bruce dives into the different components essential for pure coordination as well as the importance of refining the nervous system. A master in the martial arts, Bruce was highly qualified to write on this topic. In fact he sounded as if he were a doctor of chiropractic stressing the importance of owning a nervous system clear of interference.
Bruce states, "Muscles have no power to guide themselves, but the manner in which they act and consequently, the effectiveness of their performances, depend absolutely how the nervous system guides them." Being that we live in a culture that gives more importance to how our outsides look rather than how the insides work, one could gain new insight into the inner workings of our body from this statement. Simply put, the nerves deliver a message from the brain down the cord out the nerves to the muscles and give it the power to move. Without proper nerve supply the muscles are useless. They are in fact flesh and meat that becomes animated when activated by our "inner net" or nervous system. Bruce was a master of his art who knew how to train his nervous system and harness its power to achieve physical mastery.

In order for one to achieve optimum command of their physical body, it is essential that one understand how their inner wiring is laid out. For it is the inner wiring that is responsible for the transmission of human electricity to every muscle, organ, gland, blood vessel, and cell in the body. Without healthy wiring, or nerves, the body becomes weak and lifeless. Thus one's coordination is affected resulting in inappropriate reflexes, diminished timing or speed, and imprecise accuracy. That's where chiropractic fits in. Chiropractic is a discipline that concerns itself with the clearing and refinement of the nerve system and the spinal bones that protect it.

With a clear nerve system one is able to enjoy a body that is communicating properly with itself. From the brain, the seed and source of the nerve system, down the spinal cord, the most important information superhighway known to mankind, out through the nerves, and to the muscle, flows healing energy, prana, chi, or innate force. The connection should be a clear one. A clean one without interference.

Bruce says, "... learning coordination is a matter of training the nervous system and not a question of training muscles. The transition from totally uncoordinated muscular effort to skill is the highest perfection is a process of developing the connections in the nerve system." If one desires peak physical performance then a sound nerve system is the foundation. The result... a fresh body capable of executing pure power and razor sharp coordination. So clear your system!