Compiled from Bruce Lee's notes and essays and originally published in 1975, "Tao of Jeet Kune Do" is the best-selling martial arts book in the world. This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind jeet kune do - the art Lee invented - and includes hundreds of Lee's illustrations. Topics include Zen and enlightenment, kicking, striking, grappling, and footwork. With introductions by Linda Lee and editor Gilbert Johnson, "Tao of Jeet Kune Do" is essential reading for any practitioner and offers a brief glimpse into the mind of one of the world's greatest martial artists.
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To watch Bruce Lee on film is an amazing experience. Those who have read Tao of Jeet Kune Do, however, know that Lee's prose can also be exhilarating. This praiseworthy and enduring bestseller (mainly written over six months when Lee was bedridden with back problems) compiles philisophical aphorisms, explanations on technique, and sketches by the master himself.
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Bruce Lee was an iconic figure in martial arts who pioneered the concept of jeet kune do from his physical training, personal research, and formal education in philosophy at the University of Washington@Seattle. He acted in several motion pictures, including The Big Boss, Enter the Dragon, Fists of Fury, and Way of the Dragon. He is the author of Bruce Lee: Wisdom for the Way, Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense and the Fighting Method series.
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61 of 65 people found the following review helpful
By Jakey D
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Once I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. Bruce Lee's philosophy and method of training is one of the best. The book helps you understand the art of Jeet Kune Do and the martial artist philosophy as well. Bruce explains how important it is to control your opponent and explains the techniques on how to do it, by proper timing, speed and technique. It is a must have in any martial artist's personal library.
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I picked this book up from the local bookstore after sustaining a severe injury to my knee. I previously had not taken any real formal martial arts training or done any reading on the subject, however I always liked all of the funky stuff that these guys like Jackie Chan have done on the big screen. Anyways, while recovering I studied this book intensely and within the week I was so inspired to start training with what I had learned that I tossed the crutches aside and began walking. Well, pretty soon I was working to perfection all of the techniques and skills that I had learned plus accumulated several other martial arts books on other styles and I even started training like Bruce Lee!
To this day I wake up at 5:00 am every morning and work on flexiblity and abdominals before I go to school and I feel great! I recently purchased a punching bag to work on applying power to all my techniques as well!
In closing I would say that by reading this book it started a whole revolution in my life, and changed the way that I look at any situation in life. So I can only hope that it does for everyone else what it did for me.
169 of 193 people found the following review helpful
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I had the opportunity to see Bruce Lee in action at an East Coast karate tournament in 1969. He wasn't competing but was there as a celebrity guest.
I stood with others at the back of the tournament hall and listened in awe as he talked about having just finished filming Marlow and his plans to leave soon for Hong Kong to begin filming a movie.
Later, I watched him warm-up a great tournament fighter named Luis Delgado. Lee's speed was absolutely incredible. His backfist was nearly imperceptible and his footwork for closing the gap was a blur.
What a loss to the martial arts world that he left us so soon. But we still have this book of his notes. It a wonderful bible, if you will, 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. Some of it is in this wonderful book.
As an author of 13 books on the martial arts, I highly recommend this book for every MA library.
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love the book
i personally love the book not for the fact that bruce lee's fighting style is laid out step by step but for the fact that this book reminds me that everyday is a gift and through... Read more
Published 2 days ago by tyler
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Perfect book.
Its the most amazing book i ve ever read. It has so much soul and it makes me stronger everytime i open it :) Love it!
Published 7 days ago by Branislav Sulír
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The Master
This book is fantastic. It is a great reading tool for people of all and a must have for any martial artist. Bruce Lee is the true pioneer in martial arts.
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This is an excellent book for anyone interested in philosophy, self-defense, Bruce Lee, or life in general. Read more
Published 14 days ago by M. Bailey
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It's like Star Wars: Special Edition...
I've owned several copies of Tao of JKD over the years. Loan it out, lose it, replace it, repeat. So the last time I went to a brick and mortar store to grab a copy I find this... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Eric R. Shelton
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Love Bruce
Love this book reading this book helped me find the type of art I wanted to learn. Wing Chun Kung Fu 80% of what Bruce tought.
Published 19 days ago by Alex Segura
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Inspiring Bruce Lee
Enlightment and Discovery. A journey into Lee's philosophy. A Master and is world. Our world. An inspiration from the begining till the end.
Published 25 days ago by Ivan Dias
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Great book
This book is full of Bruce Lee's tachniques, insights, sketches, training methods and techniques and fighting methods. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Charles Trindall
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Really really great for the B. Lee fan or anyone else
Bruce Lee has a very simple way of expressing complex ideas. I love how he articulates his philosophy of fighting in conjunction with his philosophy for life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by bburnsbell
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Open minded and spiritual look at Martial Arts.
If you want to read a great martial arts guide, begin any style of martial arts training and stay at it for about a year. Then read this book. It will really make sense.
Published 1 month ago by James A. Baker
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