Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
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Book Reviews of Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Book Review: The Bible of Jeet Kune Do
Summary: 5 Stars
There are countless publications available on JKD and Bruce Lee. But, this book remains the de facto bible of JKD.
Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do is an extraordinary glimpse into the mind and spirit of the most celebrated martial artist in history. Clearly, this book is an exemplary guide to the fighting philosophy and concepts of JKD. However, the level of elegance and wisdom conveyed by Bruce Lee in this bestseller is most riveting.
Had Bruce Lee written this book ten years prior or ten years after its actual completion, the results would have been uniquely different. That is the essence of JKD...as well as the essence of human life...constant evolution of the mind, body, and spirit.
Because Bruce Lee wrote the bulk of this book while he was physically still (he sustained a back injury that kept him in bed for six months), his mind was able to fully engage in the writings that have resulted in Tao of Jeet Kune Do. As was the case with nearly everything he produced when fully engaged...Bruce Lee succeeded in creating a timeless masterpiece that will inspire and enlighten martial artists for generations to come.
J. Barnes
Author - Speed Training for Martial Arts
Book Review: THE definitive signpost on the Road to Mastery
Summary: 5 Stars
Bruce Lee's commentaries on the Martial Arts is indispensable. Realizing that this book was complied from his notes after his untimely death, I can forgive the hodge-podge fashion the book is formatted in. He never intended for this to be published. That said, one cannot ignore the level of mastery he had attained, or ignore his advice. Bruce was an accomplished screen fighter, yes, but what is often overlooked is his level of street-fighting competency. EVERY martial artist he EVER sparred with, trained with, or associated with label him as the greatest ever (even with his bad back) for a reason. If you cannot grasp the level of expertise portrayed in this book, read some others, keep practicing, and re-read it often. Eventually, it will transform the way that you think, feel, and fight. Quite simply the BEST book ever written. Not simply because of his knowledge. Even in spite of the haphazard fashion the information is conveyed in. Bruce Lee KNEW what worked and what didn't FOR HIM, and points "The finger to the moon" for you to find your own truth, using no-nonsense, real world information. Pass up this book, and I guarantee, you will lose to someone who did not.Book Review: The REAL review
Summary: 5 Stars
Bruce Lee was more than in innovative martial artist, as described by millions. His teachings were not intended to augment induvidual styles; many people make themselves believe that because to understand his teachings is to realize that many lifetimes of training are useless. Bruce Lee understood that it was necessary to do more than "cross-train" martial arts; he realized that all styles are in fact POINTLESS. His teachings instead describe how to truly train; he teaches that "when one has no form, one can assume any form," and likewise with styles. All who train their whole lives away in classical forms are in truth limiting themselves by those forms. The truth is to truly expand beyond the borders of traditional martial arts and instead treat it like a living being, capable of adapting entirely to the current environment. As I have been training under this "formlessness" my entire fighting career, I know that the teachings beginning in this book are true and good. This book is not intended as another "ultimate fighting manual," but a beginnin; that is, a way to begin a true understanding of the basic martial arts: pure combat.Book Review: Outstanding!
Summary: 5 Stars
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 19 books on the martial arts, I highly recommend this book for every MA library.
Book Review: Absolutely a MUST have for anyone - Martial artist or NOT!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.