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Summary: The Greatest Self Defense Book Ever!
Review: Overall, this was a good book. The defences shown are very simple, and seem to embody a "just hit him" way of thinking. There are some escape techniques included, which make this book compatable in philosophy to the Krav Maga tape series. There are deficiencies, of course. There are no lessons on where to hit, or how to hit, and no chapters on awareness. Other books in this series basically cover the first two, and taken with them, this book is worth about ****. This book is best for someone with elementry knowledge of martial arts techniques, who wants to use those techniques for street defence. I think it CAN be useful to any schmoe who picks it up, but is better suited to someone who already knows how to throw a side kick. In conclusion, this book's strongest point is it's simplicity, while it's greatest weekness is the lack of awareness training.
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Summary: Simple, relativly practicle
Review: Overall, this was a good book. The defences shown are very simple, and seem to embody a "just hit him" way of thinking. There are some escape techniques included, which make this book compatable in philosophy to the Krav Maga tape series. There are deficiencies, of course. There are no lessons on where to hit, or how to hit, and no chapters on awareness. Other books in this series basically cover the first two, and taken with them, this book is worth about ****. This book is best for someone with elementry knowledge of martial arts techniques, who wants to use those techniques for street defence. I think it CAN be useful to any schmoe who picks it up, but is better suited to someone who already knows how to throw a side kick. In conclusion, this book's strongest point is it's simplicity, while it's greatest weekness is the lack of awareness training.
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Summary: Not really needed , that's all.
Review: This book is a self defense , step by step , do-as-in-the picture book.It's quite good actually , in comparison to others of it's kind. But the point is that a book like that would never have been published if Bruce Lee was still alive. The set patterns of reactions against attack shown in it , are a complete contradiction to the basic ideas and open-mindness in JKD , That give the subject of fluidity in motion and continuation of movement , heavy importance. All in all , not bad , but I would'nt recommend it to a serious martial artist , that want's to understand those amazing insights that Bruce used to conjure without preceeding thought. The rest of the series is absolutley excellent though , And you should buy the rest without the first one.
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Summary: Extremely informative
Review: This book is highly reconmendedfor the average joe at home who Wishes to beter them selves By means of Dicipline, self control, and what not
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Summary: tha rewiew
Review: This book show the basic self defence to be used on a attacker.Easy to learn and is very effective if practised well.However you got to buy other volumes of the book to actually undertand the techniques on this book and dont expect that you'll fight like bruce lee after learnin all these techniques because there is lot to kknow from the other the volumes
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Summary: OK, but the other volumes are better
Review: This is one of the early books on Bruce Lee's fighting methods. It's full of good stuff that will make any martial artist look at his own training to see how some of Lee's ideas can fit. There will always be the Jackie Chans and Jet Lis who will come along and dazzle us with their screen antics. But Bruce Lee was a seeker of knowledge, a true master of the fighting arts and philosophy. A great book to add to your collection. Loren W. Christensen, author of Fighter's Fact Book
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Summary: the worst of four great books
Review: This is volume one of a four book series. I always thought that this book should have been last. It tells you what to do if you are attacked in this or that way (like the oh so common scenario where you are attacked by a maniac with a bo staff). But the other three books will actually show you how to go about doing the moves that you are supposed to do in this book. This book will tell you to punch, but not how to punch. It's still kind of neat, and you might as well buy it if you have the other three in the set.
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Summary: The Basic's of JKD
Review: This series of books give you a good look at the basics of Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. It is full of great picture's of not only Bruce Lee, but Dan Inosanto and Ted Wong. This series of books go over Footwork, Punching, Kicking, Ready Stance (bi-jong), and much more. After reading these books you will have an idea of JKD the way Bruce taught it. Sean Madigan
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Summary: BRUCE LEE'S FIGHTING METHODS PROVE EFFECTIVE
Review: WHEN BRUCE LEE FIRST STARTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE OBJECTIVE OF EACH TECHNIQUE IS IT CAN SEEM CONFUSING, BUT IF YOU PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE BOOK IT SOON CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AND FOLLOWED. BRUCE LEE CAN HELP THROUGH HIS BOOK TO TEACH YOU TO DEFEND YOURSELF, BUT HE ALSO WANTS YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ALL OF THE INSTRUCTION SHOULD COME FROM A BOOK, AND THAT YOU SHOULD SEEK INSTRUCTION FROM SOMEONE WHO IS SKILLED IN THE ART OF JEET KUNE DO. HE ALSO EXPLAINS THAT THIS SERIES IS USED TO COMPLIMENT HIS OTHER BOOK "TAO OF JEET KUNE DO." BRUCE LEE WAS AN EXCELLENT AND TALENTED MARTIAL ARTIST AND KNEW THAT YOU HAD TO WORK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. SO DON'T EXPECT EVERYTHING TO BE HANDED TO YOU IN THIS BOOK. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN IT YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PRACTICE, AND BE DEVOTED TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING. AFTER ALL PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
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Summary: Bruce Lee is a Fantastic Teacher
Review: Who has taught, inspired and motivated more of us to train than Bruce Lee? 40 years after he wrote this book series with Mito Uyehara, they are still great fun. Mito was the founder and publisher of Black Belt magazine. Mito actually took privates from Bruce in his office according to staff legend. Mito also gave Bruce plenty of exposure in Black Belt, but the books in this series, Bruce Lee's Fighting Methods, are the true legacy of that relationship. Mito was very protective of Bruce's image and his admiration for him is as clear as the many photographs in these books. Of course, Bruce Lee was always changing his methods and ideas about training. To what degree he would have stood behind this material some 40-years later has been the subject of much debate. The closest thing to a modern version of this series is How to Master Bruce Lee's Fighting Style by Lee student Joe Lewis, who credits much of his success to principles he learned while working with Bruce Lee. But, "never take your eyes off the finger, or you will miss a great book for any Bruce Lee fan."
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