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Summary: The bible of martial arts !
Review: I am a thai-boxer and a martial arts enthusiast. I have read a lot of books, seen a bunch of tapes and had a couple of teachers. When one gets to a certain degree of expertise, what makes you be above your opponent is that set of details like defense and attack technique nuances, fainting, relaxation, mind control, phylosophy and a series of other attributes only the greatest master was able to study and give us as a present at the time of his death. Unfortunately, he was not lucky to brush up on his art because of his early departure.Interesting, this book serves any kind of martial art. Lee studied a lot and his personal library was one of the largest. His knowledge covered each and every form of martial art, as well as phylosophy and physical conditioning. Maybe one of the greatest genius of this century. And a quote from the book for those who say Bruce Lee was "blind" to other styles: "He (Lee) did not intend it to be a 'how-to' book or a 'learn kung-fu in 10 lessons'. He intended it as a record of one's man way of thinking and as a guide, not a set of instructions. If you can read it in this light, there is much to be aware of on these pages. And probably you will have many questions, the answers to which you must seek within yourself. When you have finished this book, you will know Bruce Lee better, but hopefully you will also know yourself better. Now open your mind and read, understand and experience, and when you have reached that point, discard the book. The pages are best used for cleaning up a mess -- as you will see." -- Linda Lee (wife and compiler of the book)
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Summary: Excellent book on Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do
Review: One of the greatest works about his martial art of Jeet Kune Do. Although most of the entire book is taken straight from Lee's own personal notes, it does provide the reader with an excellent way of understanding his physical "art" that he called Jeet Kune Do (JKD). There was much more than the physical aspect of JKD, and although the book does mention a little on it, the main focus is the training, body positions, mental thoughts, theories, strategies, concepts, etc., all of which must be understood, learned and practiced. Overall a great item to add to anyone's Bruce Lee library!
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Summary: I got one thing to say about this book "WOW"
Review: This book by Bruce lee is great for all martial artists seeking some more insight and philosophies even if they are not praticing Jeet Kune Do. Keeping in mind this is not a "how to book." This book has all of Bruce Lees notes and ideas on his veiw on jeet kune do. while reading this i learned alot of new things on his philosophies such as training and the basic philosophies on combat. I've read this book about twice now front to back and it is very insightful.
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Summary: Not just for martial artists!!!
Review: I have always taken an active interests in martial arts. I've studied karate, aikido, and boxing. Tao of jeet kune do very much compliments all of these styles. I was not terriblly happy with the format of the book, but the content was so overwhelming that i could still in good conscious rate it a 5. I recommend this book to anyone interested in philosophy, and or martial arts.
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Summary: Whatever BFGalbraith...
Review: So who made you martial arts master? If you don't like Bruce Lee, why did you buy this book?
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Summary: 7 problems with "The Art of Jeet Kune Do" by Bruce Lee
Review: 1 The book is poorly illustrated, badly organized and full of especially foolish ideas when it comes to self defense and fighting in general. 2 Lee says traditional martial arts are too restricting, yet what he suggests instead, "Jeet Kune Do," is even more restricting than most traditional martial arts. 3 He discounts all the credentials of all of the past martial arts instructors, ignoring all of their accomplishments, skills, and fighters. He essentially is saying "I am smarter than all of the other martial artists ever born put together." 4 His material is not new but borrowed from modern boxing, French kickboxing, and Wing Chun. Ironically, any 3 of these arts are a superior form of hand to hand fighting to Bruce's "Jeet Kune Do." 5 The problem with using Wing Chun as an example of a traditional Chinese martial art is that Wing Chun was designed to have a very fast learning curve and has only 3 forms. Most kung fu systems have at least a dozen forms offering an extremely wide variety of grappling, striking, defense and weapon techniques. 6 Bruce Lee's grasp of modern boxing is clearly inaccurate. He depicts all boxers as fighting left handed, with their right foot forward. It's common knowledge that most boxers are right handed and lead with their left foot. He is clearly misrepresenting the art of boxing. It follows then that much else of what he discusses is most likely intentionally misrepresented. 7 Bruce Lee's credentials are? He was in some movies and charged outrageous rates (not something to look for in a source of martial arts instruction.) Claims have been made about how he was the world's greatest fighter, but there's literally no evidence to support this. Even his own accounts of his "fights" differ greatly, and neutral outside witnesses often state that he was not victorious in his various private matches. Bruce Lee was in no position to call himself a martial arts master, least bit in a position to offer the martial arts world a new way of thinking. His new way of thinking? He suggests that you open your mind to his views when he himself was not willing to open his mind to even the most simple orthodox fighting standards.
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Summary: Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Review: A perfect blend of Zen and the martial arts. Bruce Lees philosophical concepts about the martial arts and self-defense, it is an enlightening look at his theories and application of techniques. A must read for any serious martial artist and an excellent resource. It demonstrates what an open mind one should have regarding all styles and systems of martial arts. Lee writes about and shows his wonderful ability to pick and choose optimum techniques of self-defense from various systems. Anyone interested in truely understanding the path to enlightenment through the study of the martial arts must own this book. This book is mandatory reading for my martial art students and should be for you.
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Summary: One Man's Opinion
Review: This is just one man's opinion. He knew it, too. This man was the real deal. Reading his book is not a look at martial arts, but a look at a real human being's mind.
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Summary: not as good as you might expect it to be
Review: BRUCE LEE! Yes, this is the famous book that you can see in his biographical movie : "Dragon". He wrote this book while being forced to stay in his bed having back injuries. Many believe that this book is like a bible from the most famous martial artist ever known. I was as enthusiastic when I first ordered it, nevertheless, I was quickly disappppointed. There is no real descrption of the strickes in it. If you want to learn from this book, you'd better know all the strikes pretty well, before benifiting from it. Furthermore, the writting styl is quite poor... most of it consist of chunk of sentences seperated by lines, there is a lack of consistency and continuity for the reader. This said, it remains that this book is a classic and that anyone having an interest for bruce lee should have it on his shelves.
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Summary: Not for a rookie and not a "Learn how to fight in 10 steps"
Review: Excellent book. If you are just starting in martial arts however, this book will be hard for you to understand. If you are just starting out and read it, then read it again when you are more advanced in the fighting arts. However, this book is not one of Ashida Kim's "Learn to fight in 10 steps" type books (because his books are fake). Instead this book has a deeper meaning of Bruce Lee's infamous art.
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