Rating: 
Summary: Not much here.
Review: This isn't really a book, but a pamphlet. James W. Demille, "one of Bruce Lee's original students," is writing about a technique which Bruce taught him called the Floating Punch. The entire pamphlet has a VERY short section on mental preparation for said technique, a slightly longer section on physical preparation, and finally, how to do the Floating Punch from a 1 inch stance and a 3 inch stance, as well as some brief advice on executing it at longer distances. I must say, I was a little surprised at how tiny this "book" is. Also, there isn't too much material- there are a lot of pictures, which I suppose are necessary, but the thing seems a lot shorter than 40 pages. I suppose that the pamphlet is exactly what it says, and nothing more- a cursory tutorial on execution of a technique which is apparently quite devastating if done properly. However, I disagree with the suggestion that this technique is a great idea for anybody to learn as a quick means of self-defense. If what Mr. Demille says about this technique's potency is true, then somebody with no martial arts experience is likely to hurt themselves pretty bad, as it seems to require a great deal of mental and physical discipline, a point which I don't feel is stressed enough. I won't say that this book is without value, but its limited subject matter and the level of ability required makes it a book that isn't for everyone.
Rating:
Summary: barely worth the paper it's printed on
Review: What sells this tiny thing is the name 'Bruce Lee'. If it were a technique taught by Wang Do Somebody, who maybe being more knowledgeable in Martial Arts, but less known, it would not have even be printed. This pamphlet is not necessarily the most honest one either. It leaves out important information on the concepts of this technique, which results in only remedial knowledge of the punch itself. It's bad enough to get second hand information, let alone from a 'sale by name' book (making this third hand info.) It would have been better to stick this in the middle of a book and classified as theory.
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