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~ J. Yimm Lee (Author), Bruce Lee (Technical Editor) "Kung-fu is based on the principle of the yin and the yang, a pair of complementary and interdependent forces that act continuously in this universe..." (more)
Key Phrases: Defending Inside High, Defending Inside Low, Attack Inside High (more...)
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The first form of wing chun, sil lum tao, is demonstrated with over 100 photographs. James Lee studied sil lum and wing chun before training with Bruce Lee in jeet kune do.

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  • Paperback: 223 pages
  • Publisher: Black Belt Communications (June 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0897500377
  • ISBN-13: 978-0897500371
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,778 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars hands down, the best intro ever, June 28, 2002
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Normally I am prety skeptical about martial arts books until I find out about the person who wrote them...you know, remarks people have about their school/teaching method, what wing chun family they come from, who their teacher was...but here there is no need to worry, James Lee trained with none other than Bruce Lee, who himself learned from wing chun's last undisputed grandmaster Yip Man. This book is extremely well-written with a thorough examination of all angles of attack, as well as a great photo section that shows the first form movement by movement. Not only that but James always has participants in the photo with him where they will do a karate type attack/defense while he does the wing chun version. To put it simply, you can't go wrong here.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars goody theory, poor applications, November 18, 1999
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I feel this book is written with passion, but also with little practice of the art or at least no quality in it: theory is correct, but the photos shown here show little resemblance with the text:stances are pure fancy (look at the yee jee kim jeung mah), footwork is totally wrong and there's no mention of hip's use in it, and please, look at the chun choi at the end of Siu Nium Tao! If you're looking for a theory handbook, you can consider to buy it, but wing chun, in reality, is another thing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you only have one, make it this one, January 25, 2003
This is a great book. I have several Wing Chun books, and this is the only one that really shows in depth the first form. Other books are hard to follow, with scant instructions in comparison. You won't find a lot of background/philosophy in this book, but you will find real knowledge of the system that you won't find in the other books I've run across. Worth five times what they are asking-buy this book, read it and you will understand a lot of what the other books are omitting.
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3.0 out of 5 stars simple and helpful but not fully statisfying
I have read the book and I think it is recommended for someone who is begginer in Wing Chun. Very good pictures help you learn the sil lim tao form, main theory of WT is... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Arnitis

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic in every sense
I bought this book over 30 years ago & it remains THE ONE I refer to regarding preliminary technique, despite all subsequent purchases of high priced, tricked-out volumes. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Joel Ross

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Wing Chun resource for beginners.
This was the first of many publications on Wing Chun that I had recieved. It's a very thorough book on the foundations of Wing Chun. Read more
Published 12 months ago by James Patrick Mcalister

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to basics
Don't under estimate the contents and value of information in this book.
After 20 years, I am still practicing the basics, because my
current sifu made me realize I... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Path To Wisdom

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT WING CHUN SI LIM TAO
GREAT BOOCK ON THE FIRST FORM SI LIM TAO. THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC YIP MAN FORM. WITH SOME GOOD APLICATIONS TO. GREAT BOOK. IF YOU WANT THE REAL THING THIS IS IT. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Daniel Shellenbarger

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked the book, but it's only a good intro!
The book is mostly of applications, but some of them seem to be against principle. This might be because of the fact that the author was not actually trained in Wing Chun. Read more
Published on March 1, 2007 by Yuen K. Wong

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book is pretty thorough. It shows all the basics via 100s of pictures.
Published on January 18, 2007 by Anthony Barto

1.0 out of 5 stars publication misprint
whatever your view of this book,it is important to make sure you have the book in its entirety. i purchase this book on Amazon. The version i got was missing 32 pages. Read more
Published on October 15, 2006 by Jason Gregersen

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Classic Intorduction to Wing Chun
This book sadly, is the only book written by James Yimm Lee which is still widely available to the public. Read more
Published on March 12, 2006 by C. J. Hardman

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for historical reasons, but not much else
This book is a mixed bag, with many pluses and minuses.

First of all, as it's one of the old O'Hara publications books, this was the first taste of Wing Chun (or Ving... Read more
Published on October 3, 2005 by Stephen Lynch

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