Bruce Lee's Fighting Method, Vol. 2: Basic Training (Paperback)

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"If you are going to train without the concept that this is the real thing, you are short changing yourself." --Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Basic Training reveals how the iconic warrior attained his legendary speed, power and footwork. Included are practical, effective stretches for increasing flexibility, abdominal exercises that can be performed anywhere, and hard-hitting advice on running, biking, skipping rope and shadowboxing.

But Basic Training is more than just a fitness guide. This must-have manual also delves into the fundamental aspects of Bruce Lee's revolutionary combat philosophy, jeet kune do, including how to strengthen your firsts with iron-palm training, get the most out of your punches and kicks, camouflage your attacks, develop the footwork to evade almost any blow, cover distance rapidly, escape from a tight corner, conserve energy for countering, build muscles without sacrificing speed, fix flaws in your stance and improve your peripheral vision, leverage and timing.

As the second volume in Bruce Lee's Fighting Method, Basic Training contains detailed illustrations and vintage photos capturing Lee in his prime. This essential series, compiled and organized by his close friend, Mito Uyehara, is the perfect companion to Bruce Lee's classic text, Tao of Jeet Kune Do. The Bruce Lee's Fighting Method series is an integral part of the Bruce Lee canon and a necessary addition for collectors and martial arts enthusiasts alike.

About the Author

Bruce Lee flashed like a meteor through the world of martial arts and motion pictures. Then, on July 20, 1973, the iconic figure died in Hong Kong at the age of 32.

Lee began his martial arts studies with wing chun, under the tutelage of the late Yip Man. Because of his intense training and study, he was eventually able to refine, distill and mature into a philosopher, technician and innovator of the martial arts.

After intensively studying various martial arts styles and theories, Lee developed a concept that he later called jeet kune do, the way of the intercepting fist. Jeet kune do was born not only out of his physical training and personal research--his martial arts library contained more than 2,000 books--but his formal education as a philosophy major at the University of Washington, Seattle, as well.

Lee also combined his martial arts expertise with the acting skills he developed as a child in Hong Kong, starring in several motion pictures: The Big Boss, Fists of Fury, Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon.

A longtime aikido practitioner, Mito Uyehara founded Black Belt magazine in 1961 and served as the owner for more than 30 years. During Black Belt's early years, Uyehara studied jeet kune do under Bruce Lee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Black Belt Communications (May 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897500512
• ISBN-13: 978-0897500517
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #288,841 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is what I, as a martial artist, consider my Bible, June 25, 1999

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This book is probably the most important book of this series. I am a martial artist who trains in the JKD philosophy. This is the book I look back to constantly, and I will always consider this the most important one in my martial arts library. The Basics are the MOST important aspect of your training. A great fighter must have a great foundation.

Don't buy this book expecting to become Bruce, to become great you must want to be great. What is covered in this book all of Bruce's student's teach. If you go to a Richard Bustillo, Tim Tacket, Chris Kent, or Dan Inosanto, chances are you'll be learning the stuff directly from this book.

The book covers basic exercises, stance, footwork, and ideas behind punching and kicking. DON'T expect this book to be the only "way". Don't expect this book to train you. It's only a book not a personal trainer. The exercises in the book are not "impossible" as one person commented. They are totally effective.

You should buy this book with an open mind. Don't just read this book, understand this book.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, October 8, 1999

By	"fascarz" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

Excellent book to show the basics and mechanics of Bruce Lee's fighting style (Jeet Kune Do). Currently taking JKD myself, this book has helped me tremendously in learning the "details" of such basic things like the basic JKD stance, jab, cross, uppercut, side-step, etc. as well as training. I feel it's an excellent book if you wish to learn more about Lee's fighting style. Other books I'd recommend based on his fighting style would be the rest of this series, as well as "The Bruce Lee Library" series by John Little. The "Tao Of Jeet Kune Do" is also an excellent book that includes his own personal notes and thoughts about his fighting art.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent book - very highly recommended, May 19, 2000

By	"plasticsquirrel" (Green Bay, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This book is easy to understand, and very possible for someone with absolutely no martial arts background or knowledge. Lee took his experience with other forms and simple logic to create a near-perfect fighting form: Jeet Kune Do. I can't explain it all in here, and I really don't want to, but if you want to learn how to use practical, fast, and powerful fighting techniques, this is the book to start out with. The Tao of Jeet Kune Do doesn't explain details of the system. The other books and series that feature Jeet Kune Do mostly outline the attacks and parries, and that may be okay for people who don't care about technique, but if you're like me, you'll want to stick with this series until you finish it, and then go on to the philosophies, tips, and outlines for sparring and combat. If you want to be frustrated by books that don't explain techniques, however, go for one of the advanced books, but you're not going to get anything out of them. You're going to be very pleased with this book, and it's the perfect stepping stone.

Also, I've read other reviews saying that there isn't enough information in it, but I think that there's plenty, and if you need more, go buy the next book in the series.