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Kickboxing (Jeet Kune Do)

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This book is for those who want to expand their knowledge in the martial arts world--particularly in kickboxing. In my opinion JKD is the ultimate expression of one's self beyond classical styles. I feel that this book and it contents can help a person hone his/her own skills and can be an invaluable resource to anyone. Although there is very little mention about footwork, the rest of contents makes up for this loss. :) Thank-you.

Tons of photos with a small amounts of text showing details of basic hand and foot techniques (punching and kicking). Also covers basic defensive techiques, slipping, bob, weave parry, slip and good illustrations on basic training methods with a heavy emphasis on focus glove training. Also a good 5 pages describing the philosophy and core concept of JKD. My only real complaint is a lack of detail and emphasis on footwork i.e. no footwork drills.

This book offers a glimpse at Jeet Kune Do principles as they are applied to the sport of Kickboxing. The focus mitt drills as well as the other drills are explained correctlly but the poor photography really doesn't reveal the tecniques in the best form. Also this book was written in the 80's as a current Asst. Instructor in JKD I can tell you that the techniques and strategies in JKD have changed quite a bit since this book was written. For a better read pick up Principles of a Complete Fighter by Ron Balicki. It gives you a good view of current JKD training and strategy

Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing is a good overview of the basics of Jun Fan Gung Fu in the kicking and punching range. If you're already a Jun Fan / JKD student under a qualified instructor you probably won't get anything really new out of this, but it is a good reference for those of us who aren't good about taking notes. My only complaint is that the basic stance and footwork are only given about a page and a half, and IMO, those are two of the absolute most important things as they are the foundation for everything else. If you don't have a good stance and good footwork, everything else falls apart.

a very good photo book that showing and explaining the kickboxing of jeet kune do, plus including many boxing and kickboxing drills(including how to train with the partner wich this particular part of the book is superb).the 5 ways of attack (in the art of jeet kune do) are explained in the application of j.k.d.-kickboxing wich is the topic of this book.a very technical book with explanations,although the footwork (as my previous reviewers mentioned) should have to be disccussed more in details.in short it is recommanded !

The late Bruce Lee studied numerous martial arts in the development of his Jeet Kune Do approach to combat. Kickboxing was one of the combat arts he studied. The authors both studied under the legendary Dan Inosanto, who was Bruce Lee's top student. The authors emphasize that "this is not a book on techniques" but rather just one way of looking at a particular combat method. The areas covered in this text include: A brief history of the Jeet Kune do kickboxing approach, basic hand tools use with equipment, the JKD stance, foot weapons, how to attack with combinations, progressive indirect attack, defensive tools and other training drills are demonstrated. One of the areas I disagree with in Jeet Kune Do is their use of the strong side leg and stong side hand forward in their kickboxing and fighting method.

In conclusion, this is a good basic introduction to Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing, which will be of interest to most martial artists.

Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Monadnock Defensive Tactics (MDTS) System).

This book wasn't designed for the sport of kickboxing; rather, it was designed to show the kicking and boxing aspects of Jeet Kune Do. This book shows basic punches and kicks with the forward and rear hand and foot, and their applications. There is also some discussion and applications shown of using footwork, along with these tools, to move in and out of range, or to bring different weapons to bear against an opponent. As well, some combinations, using both hands only, feet only, and hands and feet together are shown, as are the basic attacks, against equipment like focus mitts and kicking shields. Also discussed, briefly, is the progressive indirect attack. Defensive possibilities are then shown, including counterattacks, including slips, bridging, ducking, stop-hits, and more. The use of focus mitts in training for defense is covered in the same chapter. There's also a bit on attack by drawing, whereby one "baits" the opponent. The book then moves on to jab-catch drills, building off of the basic defensive movement into counter-offense. The book finishes with some parrying drills, some basic kicking drills, and a word or two about strategy vs. different opponents. The elements in this book focus on Jun Fan JKD, and in that sense it's very compatible with the "Bruce Lee's Fighting Method" series and "Jun Fan/ Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook". In fact, "Kickboxing" and "Textbook" are almost two halves of a whole: the former for the basic applications, the latter for more advanced tactics and strategies. Those interested in Jun Fan would not be disappointed with this book.

I have been kickboxing for fifteen years, and got this book in the hopes that it would offer some fresh perspectives on the subject. I was sorely disappointed.

The book has a kernel of good information, however, the stances, footwork, combinations and technique demonstrated are so clearly incorrect, I was surprized this book got published. Not only are the authors demonstrating poor technique, the layout and structure of the book doesn't facilitate clear instruction on the principles of fighting.

I realize that this book's bent is JKD kickboxing, however, I wouldn't use this book for anything other than a primer on how NOT to do martial arts.

Perhaps I got spoiled. When I first started fighting back in the 80's, I was lucky enough to get a copy of Jean-Yves Theiriault's "Full Contact Karate". This book has become a collectors item. When I see books like the one I just reviewed, I understand why people are willing to shell out [price] for a used copy of Theiriault's book.