The development of his unique martial art form—its principles, core techniques, and lesson plans—are all presented in this book in Bruce Lee's own words and notes. This is the complete and official version of Jeet Kune Do which was originally published by Tuttle Publishing in cooperation with the Lee family in 1997. It is still the most comprehensive presentation of Jeet Kune Do available.
This book features Lee's illustrative sketches and his remarkable notes and commentaries on the nature of combat and achieving success in life through the martial arts, as well as the importance of a positive mental attitude during training.
In addition, there are a series of "Questions Every Martial Artist Must Ask Himself" that Lee posed to himself and intended to explore as part of his own development, but never lived to complete. Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the book every Bruce Lee fan must have in his collection.
Common terms and phrases
Artists should consider:
- Attack to right backfist blow body
- Bruce Lee Chi sao
- Chinese martial art close-range fighting close-range tactics combined with kicking Counter to left-stancer's counter to right Counter to right-stancer's Counter-time defense distance factors
- Feint fighter finger jab footwork groin gung fu High—to left stancer
- High—to right stancer high/low inside high inside low jeet kune Joint locks judo kick combined kicking and vice kicking or vice knee lead hand leading right learning left cross left reverse
- Lesson Linda Lee Cadwell Low—to right stancer martial art martial artists means mind move movement on-guard position one-two one's opponent opponent's pak sao punch rear Reverse left right and left right hand right hook right lead right-stancer's left
- Riposte shovel hook side kick simple attack Simple parry snap speed spinning back kick stop hit strike style swing target techniques thing thought thrust Training aid uppercut vice versa Wing Chun
Page 375 - Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Appears in 333 books from 1966-2008
Page 374 - Now in order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it: They must not do too much of it: and they must have a sense of success in it... Appears in 153 books from 1851-2008
Page 388 - Many people dedicate their lives to actualize a concept of what they should be like, rather than to actualize themselves . . . This difference between self-actualizing and self-image actualizing is very important. Appears in 10 books from 1974-2006
Page 62 - Yet it is certainly considered as a principle of being. Can we consider it a spiritual essence? I think not. Suzuki says that "mind" in this sense is "an ultimate reality which is aware of itself and is not the seat of our empirical consciousness. This "mind" for the Zen masters is not the intellectual faculty as such but rather what the Rhenish mystics called the "ground... Appears in 7 books from 1972-2001
Page 343 - enlightenment tradition, absence of thought has been instituted as the main doctrine, absence of phenomena as the substance, and nonattachment as the foundation. What is meant by absence of phenomena? Absence of phenomena means to be free from phenomena when in contact with them. Absence of thought means not to be carried away by thought in the process of thought. Appears in 15 books from 1963-2007
Page 382 - In order to go rowing in our boat we have waited For the setting of the sun. A slight breeze ripples the blue surface And stirs the water lilies. Along the banks, Where the cherry blossoms fall like rain, We watch a glimpse of strolling lovers. Appears in 5 books from 1923-2001 Page 379 - The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. Appears in 27 books from 1957-2008
Page 374 - THE three things most difficult are, to keep a secret, to forget an injury and to make good use of leisure. Appears in 21 books from 1824-2005
About the author (1997)
John Little is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee, his training methods, and philosophies. Little is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches, and reading annotations. Little's articles have appeared in every martial arts and health and fitness magazine in North America including Muscle and Fitness. He is the author of The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee, and co-author of Power Factor Training, The Golfer's Two-Minute Workout, and Static Contraction Training for Bodybuilders. A native of Canada, John is an expert in the fields of martial arts, bodybuilding, and physical conditioning.
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Bibliographic information
- Title :
- Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do : Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
- Volume 3 of Bruce Lee library, Bruce Lee
- The Brue Lee Library, Vol 3
- Author : Bruce Lee
- Editor : John Little
- Compiled by : John Little
- Edition : illustrated
- Publisher : Tuttle Publishing, 1997
- ISBN : 0804831327, 9780804831321
- Length : 400 pages
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