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Summary: FANTASTIC
Review: This book is the bomb. It teaches you great moves that are realy HELPFUL. A great book if you want to learn some basic or advance moves and skills. I HIGHLY recomend this FANTASTIC book.
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Summary: There is no better book on martial arts philosphy
Review: I have had my copy of this book for many years. I often refer to sections of it for advice and inspiration.While Lee's views on the arts may be controversial, I think that anyone who has studied the arts seriously [ this excludes the black belt factories ) can appreciate the philosophical tone of the work. Too many of us get too into dictated technique and form as well as tradition to appreciate Lee's theories. Jeet Kune Do is the style that is not a style. One that is infinitely flexible and adaptable to the individual and the situation. I have been a Bruce Lee fan for 30 years and while I have never had the honor of meeting him or personally seeing him in form, I have been inspired and awed by him. The Tao of Jeet Kune Do is an inspired and original work and to me embodies the essense of the true martial artist. They are called the "arts" for a reason. How poor would other arts be if all of the artists merely copied others - I don't mean inspired by others but COPIED others. By and large that is what the so-called kwoons teach these days.One way and one way only, for $$$$$ we guarantee a black belt in 14 months. Arts by definition are intensly personal and open for interpretation. How rich would the world of culture be today if Michealangelo merely copied Davinci or Monet was discouraged to explore impressionism saying it was not "true art"? Lee breaks new ground and we who study him are the richer for it. I recommend this book to any one with a serious interest in the martial arts. Those of you unfortunates stuck in black belt factories please study this book; it will open a new world for you.
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Summary: worth reading and pondering
Review: Bruce Lee is absolutely the best martial artist on the planet. During his career of being a martial artist, nobody has ever knocked him down. Usually after their challenges, they would become his students -- Chuck Norris is the most famous one. Once when he was challenged by 15 Thai boxers, he knocked them all down. How could that be? This book is a nice guide to his philosophy. The book itself is not perfect as he did not really finish it, but later it was compiled by his friend and his wife. Just like many Chinese marital artists, his work is also kind of unfinished, but that's because Chinese martial artists usualy don't think the art is "speakable." However, in contrast to many other books, this one is still very worth reading and pondering, and kind of easy. The drawings themselves have helped me very much when I was studying martial arts. Why? No redundancy!! His art can be characterized by "economical, really quick, and no chance to fight back." Usually, his opponent would feel like he has three legs or several fists. Chinese called him "Three-leg Lee." He told his student to feel and react but not to think about how to do it. The methods are well-described in this book and some others. His philosophy can be simplified by saying that he cut off all redundancy hidden in the sequences he learned in China and from his friends in the US. Not only the art, but also the philosophy is also an important thing that we can learn from his work. Anway, if you buy only one book about his art, this is the one.
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Summary: It's a matter of taste
Review: If you want to get inside Lee's head and see JKD through his eyes, this is a good book. The bad news is, the info is scattered all over the place, the illustrations are often quite unclear, and a lot of text is repeated in his other smaller books (Skill in techniques for example). If you're experienced in martial arts you may find a lot of useful things, about feinting and speed. If you're not, go practice at your local martial arts school, THEN buy the book. I wasn't really dissapointed with the book cause Lee never got to actually finishing it. As long as you look at it as a collection of ideas about what JKD is according to Lee, then it's a good book.
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Summary: The best JKD book
Review: The book covers everything JKD related. The physical and the mental aspects are covered. Buy this book first, the only downside are some hard to understand drawings, but if you look at them for a bit they make sense.
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Summary: Really good
Review: I can't say much more than what has been said by the other reviewers. If you want to know more about Lee or JKD, you need this book. I knocked it down a star because some of the drawings are crude, but they get the point across. Also because in some areas it seems a little unorganized.
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Summary: Great Book--Just Keep In Mind That It's a Reference
Review: I think no student of hand-to-hand combat should be without this book, with one caveat: It's not a book that was written in a logical sequence or even chapters. It's a collection of Lee's notes put together after his death. So, what you're getting is a buffet of disconnected observations and notes on what Lee learned as he studied the various classical styles of martial arts. Even so, he was so insightful that one can gain a wealth of knowledge by reading it. A great reference guide for students of any level.
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Summary: excelelnt tool for any martial artist
Review: whether your art is karate, kung fu, or even shoot fighting, this will be a helpful tool. The philosophy in this book is brilliant. Principles and concepts of jeet kune do will enhance any art from tae kwon do to vale tudo. I was a bit disappointed that very little of the book was dedicated to grappling and the book's principles on grappling aren't as helpful, but besides that this book is a hell of a buy. If you want my opinion though, you shouldn't use this book as a full training guide, but rather, as a supplement to your art. If you don't study a martial art yet then look at jeet kune do as....well, street fighting but with form.
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Summary: Extremely a great book of bruce's knowledge
Review: This is a great book for people interested in jeet kune do or Bruce Lee's wor and philosophy. the book showed alot of Bruce's art and explains alot of what he thought of martial arts. Although all the drawings were mere sketches, the point came across very clear and very detailed. I rccomend this book and the book Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's commentaries on the martial arts way (vol 3) The Taao of Jeet kune do is really helpfu l but read both boos for more detailed understnding.
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Summary: All type of knowledge...
Review: ...ultimately means self-knowledge, according to Bruce. And if that is so, then a person can learn a lot about themselves by reading Bruce's notes. Here is proof that this man was amazing mentally as well as physically. Not only did he have the spirit of a dragon, he had its wisdom as well. (Please note: in Chinese culture the dragon is not looked upon as a threat, it is considered to be a symbol of strong will and high intellect.) These notes are only the tip of Lee's iceberg. All his years of training led to what was written in this book, and his techniques were still growing and improving right up until his untimely death. It's a shame he went so young, but like his widow Linda has said "he lived for 32 years and died on one day." So do yourself a favor: pick up this book and pay attention to 31 years, 364 days of an amazing, triumphant life.
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