Tao of Jeet Kune Do
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Compiled from Bruce Lee’s notes and essays and originally published in 1975， this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time。 The science and philosophy behind the fighting system Lee pioneered himself—jeet kune do—is explained in detail， depicted through hundreds of Lee’s own illustrations。 With the collaboration of Lee’s daughter， Shannon， and Bruce Lee Enterprises， this new edition is expanded， updated， and remastered， covering topics such as Zen and enlightenment， kicking， striking， grappling， and footwork。 Featuring an introduction by Linda Lee， this is essential reading for any practitioner， offering a brief glimpse into the mind of one of the world’s greatest martial artists。
Reviews
Babe of Darkness
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OK， chill read。
Henry
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- Simplify everything: the most efficient way is the shortest between two points- Do not dwell on the past or the future: focus on the now- People are too focused on the theory， and they tend to use the theory as a basis to fight。 However， the moment is fluid and the ridgid theory simply can't keep up with the constant change of the moment- Change according to your opponent: don't think about what you learnt， rather， adapt to the situation- Don't draw conclusion before you even begin- Focus on t - Simplify everything: the most efficient way is the shortest between two points- Do not dwell on the past or the future: focus on the now- People are too focused on the theory， and they tend to use the theory as a basis to fight。 However， the moment is fluid and the ridgid theory simply can't keep up with the constant change of the moment- Change according to your opponent: don't think about what you learnt， rather， adapt to the situation- Don't draw conclusion before you even begin- Focus on the truth。 Don't have any opinions of good or bad。 Meditation is suppose to reset your opinion for you 。。。more
Forrest Varange
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I picked this up recently with the intention of only being interested in the martial arts aspect of the book。 I intended to gather knowledge regarding Bruce’s style of training etc… However， it was interesting also to read Bruce’s philosophical perspective。 His approach to life was obviously based on Buddhist/Eastern principles and much of what he writes， accidentally on his part I’m sure， demonstrates the major difference between Eastern philosophies and Christianity very well。 One line in part I picked this up recently with the intention of only being interested in the martial arts aspect of the book。 I intended to gather knowledge regarding Bruce’s style of training etc… However， it was interesting also to read Bruce’s philosophical perspective。 His approach to life was obviously based on Buddhist/Eastern principles and much of what he writes， accidentally on his part I’m sure， demonstrates the major difference between Eastern philosophies and Christianity very well。 One line in particular Bruce specifically discusses riding the wave of good and evil， of not wasting energy attempting to denote between the two。 You might remember his most famous speech where he posits that one should “be like water”？ The same point is being made there， that man should be adaptive in an all-pervading sense。 This diverts from the Christian emphasis on discernment， and the ability to recognize good and evil in the world。 I don’t intend to use Goodreads as a place to throw around my tinfoil hat theories， but the 60’s and 70’s in America seemed to really bring this discrepancy to the forefront of things through pop culture and the popularizing of eastern philosophy。 It almost seems to me that removing the moral compass of God our Creator from the asceticism and beliefs of Christians by equating all religions via a sort of blending together of them， was always their agenda， and what’s more， I would posit Bruce was used to the same end。 Whether he knew it or not。 I heard it best from a video I once watched， when a man said that a Buddhist would walk past someone being raped or murdered and would not intervene so as to not tether themselves to a karmic weight of any sort。 A Christian on the other hand， would have the duty of standing in the face of obvious evil， intending to stop it。 If that discrepancy is removed or blurred， the snowball of “riding the wave of good and evil” and a declining moral compass starts rolling fast… as we’ve seen in America since the 1960’s。 。。。more
Brian
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My best friend in high school read this after he had to drop out of our Tae Kwon Do classes。 Bruce Lee inspired him so much， he dedicated his life to the martial arts， practice and lifestyle。 I sparred with him after his life change but surrendered the victory when he repeatedly kicked me in the face。 Each time I didn't see it coming。 I still don't know where it came from。 This all happened after we saw "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" in theatres。 That kid went on to join the military， finish an M My best friend in high school read this after he had to drop out of our Tae Kwon Do classes。 Bruce Lee inspired him so much， he dedicated his life to the martial arts， practice and lifestyle。 I sparred with him after his life change but surrendered the victory when he repeatedly kicked me in the face。 Each time I didn't see it coming。 I still don't know where it came from。 This all happened after we saw "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" in theatres。 That kid went on to join the military， finish an MBA with the money from the government， and became a successful business-man living a high-class life style with a beautiful wife in a beautiful home。 He fulfilled his dreams， everything he had wanted when we were kids walking the streets and going from home to home smoking weed and doing irresponsible kid-stuff。I discovered Bruce Lee in a life-changing way recently （about four years ago）。 I haven't gotten rich or anything。 I'm already forty-two。 I did stop drinking and have developed a healthier mind， and have found deep peace and confidence， and have overcome character flaws I never had been able to beat before。 I joined an online Kung-Fu class and as I practiced， my mind opened to what I never believed I could become， not outwardly as in through the eyes of society， but in myself， and in my relations to others。 Of all things， I have learned to live a life of love。 I never expected that from Kung Fu， from Bruce Lee。Here are a two quotes from this book that helped change my life as I applied them， and as practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu helped me understand:"Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped。""Consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the execution of all physical action。" （I have applied this to all action， mental， emotional， spiritual and physical）。These two quotes started me on a different path in life。 I am so grateful to God for Bruce Lee's influence， in the world， and in my personal life。 He had true wisdom and that wisdom has been preserved in these pages。 。。。more
Bradford Witherspoon
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Great martial art and philosophy guide from the greatest fighter ever lived
Димитър Трифонов
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Самите технически детайли на това как да изпълниш ритник， финт и така нататък （което е и преобладаващата част от книгата）， не ми бяха особено интересни， но философията на Брус Лий за живота е много готина и затова давам 4 звезди。 😎
Mac Garrett
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I love Bruce Lee and his book gave me a great insight into him and his way or Tao。 I first read this in grade school when I took karate and again as an adult in Special Forces。 It taught me the natural flow and to incorporate everything I had learned over a lifetime of practicing some form of Martial Art。 It has drawings and diagrams to better understand what he describes。
Dominik
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Where my path started。"absorb what is useful， reject what is useless and add what is essentially your own" Where my path started。"absorb what is useful， reject what is useless and add what is essentially your own" 。。。more
Richard Inman
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Be water， my friend。 When I was young and practicing martial arts I turned to this book for techniques and to find out what JKD is。 As an adult， having suffered a back injury like Bruce， I come to this book for his philosophy and how he turned a stumble into a stepping stone。 Thank you Bruce for these books you left us。 They help more than you know。
Kiran
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I’ve stared at this book for 10 years from my husbands collection。 I finally picked it up。 I’ve never practiced martial arts， but I appreciate the tradition， form， and respect。 Bruce Lee accomplished so much at 32， and to see how insightful he was at such a young age is beyond impressive。 I have highlighted so many quotes which I will take with me in helping me understand myself better。 I wish I picked up this book years ago。
James Harvey Graemer
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The book copies a lot of material from other books。 This is like a notebook of Bruce Lee， where he took notes of the best ideas and philosophies from different books。 All of the ideas and concepts here。 I already read it from other books。 It is a shame a book like this is still sold
Simão Pedro
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The way to transcend karma lies in the proper use of the mind and the will。 The oneness of all life is a truth that can be fully realized only when false notions of a separate self， whose destiny can be considered apart from the whole， are forever annihilated。 " The way to transcend karma lies in the proper use of the mind and the will。 The oneness of all life is a truth that can be fully realized only when false notions of a separate self， whose destiny can be considered apart from the whole， are forever annihilated。 " 。。。more
GAPECA12
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it's the best book it's the best book 。。。more
William
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Very practical， and introduces zen teachings as well as martial arts。
Jai Hanani
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This book had and has a special meaning in my life。 It was the first book I consciously read。 It catapulted me into great forays of philosophy。 The impact of it was such that I still assume Lomachenko Stance。
Mylon Pruett
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“To become different from what we are， we must have some awareness of what we are。 Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics。 Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation。 Training deals not with an object， but with the human spirit and human emotions。 It takes intellect and judgment to handle such delicate qualities as these。”Tao of Jeet Kun Do is about one-third philosophy and two-thirds technical marti “To become different from what we are， we must have some awareness of what we are。 Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics。 Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation。 Training deals not with an object， but with the human spirit and human emotions。 It takes intellect and judgment to handle such delicate qualities as these。”Tao of Jeet Kun Do is about one-third philosophy and two-thirds technical martial arts coaching。 The philosophy is immensely interesting and really speaks to the way Bruce Lee tried to live this life。 It’s insightful in a way that many philosophical works are。 While not immediately applicable to everything it is very thought-provoking and allows you to think through how you could apply teachings to your life。The technical martial arts coaching is very informative but honestly a little hard to follow。 Given that martial arts are a very physical activity it’s hard to learn about it just by reading。 If you have no one to teach you martial arts or Jeet Kun Do specifically， I suppose you could get a training dummy and really work release exercises but it would be very challenging。I honestly loved the philosophy but had a very hard time with the technical coaching and mostly just “got through it”。 I would probably recommend the first portion of the book and most people， but would only recommend the book overall to people that are already highly interested in （or active practitioners of） martial arts， or very interested in Bruce Lee as a person。 Time to Read: 5:31 。。。more
Craig Marshall
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Inspirational。 Bruce's way is unique， still fresh and forever practical。 Inspirational。 Bruce's way is unique， still fresh and forever practical。 。。。more
Benoit Lelièvre
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If you've studied martial arts in the twenty-first century like me， you're going to recognize the bare bones of what is known today as MMA: punching， kicking， kneeing， wrestling， grappling， submissions， etc。While it technically isn't a training book， there is a pretty wide array of moves and techniques broken down into words and segments。 Enough for it to be super impressive。 Bruce Lee passed over twenty years before the birth of MMA and right away he could see the futility of "styles"。 Why woul If you've studied martial arts in the twenty-first century like me， you're going to recognize the bare bones of what is known today as MMA: punching， kicking， kneeing， wrestling， grappling， submissions， etc。While it technically isn't a training book， there is a pretty wide array of moves and techniques broken down into words and segments。 Enough for it to be super impressive。 Bruce Lee passed over twenty years before the birth of MMA and right away he could see the futility of "styles"。 Why would you study a "style" when you can study them all and concentrate them into a deadly hybrid？ Lee says it in the end: Jeet Kune Do is just a name。 Forget the name。 It's the ideas that matter。It's the ideas which are interesting too。 Lee was a fan of the idea that the self gets in the way of martial arts。 That you have to "empty yourself" in order to get filled up。 I love that metaphor。 That you can't "want" things when you fight and you can't "not want" things。 You have to be empty and let the situation guide you wherever it may。 I was glad to read it even at 38 with a bagage of martial arts behind me。 Sometimes， it's good to go underneath it all。 。。。more
Aaron
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Neat little reference book that gives you some insight into Lee's personality and priorities。 The brief， aphoristic snippet form lends the book a brisk pace。 You'll learn nothing useful in terms of how to defend yourself， as all Lee presents you with is a series of static photos and diagrams that provide little more than set-piece hypotheticals。 But still， it's as close to an autobiography of Bruce Lee as you're ever going to find。 Neat little reference book that gives you some insight into Lee's personality and priorities。 The brief， aphoristic snippet form lends the book a brisk pace。 You'll learn nothing useful in terms of how to defend yourself， as all Lee presents you with is a series of static photos and diagrams that provide little more than set-piece hypotheticals。 But still， it's as close to an autobiography of Bruce Lee as you're ever going to find。 。。。more
Saj Meister
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It is a great book on his philosophies and fighting， how he developed a fighting system that is free of all systems。 As a fan， a martial artists and enthusiast I recommend this
Nonethousand Oberrhein
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The grandmaster speaksWhat is a martial art？ Is it a way to sweat out your day job tensions？ Is it the way to win in a fight？ If you feel that these answers only scratch the surface of the definition， then this book is for you。 Along with explicit diagrams on parries and hits， Bruce Lee shares his philosophical views on martial arts practice and - most important！ - on how a practitioner should feel， or what sensation he/she should look for when training or fighting。 A book that will steal the he The grandmaster speaksWhat is a martial art？ Is it a way to sweat out your day job tensions？ Is it the way to win in a fight？ If you feel that these answers only scratch the surface of the definition， then this book is for you。 Along with explicit diagrams on parries and hits， Bruce Lee shares his philosophical views on martial arts practice and - most important！ - on how a practitioner should feel， or what sensation he/she should look for when training or fighting。 A book that will steal the heart of any martial “artist”， but that may be treasured by anyone eager to learn a different way to look at the world。 。。。more
T。R。 Preston
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Brilliant。 Jeet Kune Do is one martial art I have never even dabbled in。 One day， though。 Bruce was a fan of getting to the point。 He wasn't so into the flashy stuff， which I admired。 He prized speed over beauty when it came to a fight。 As fighting is very much the opposite of a dance （at least in most cases。 There are some exceptions）， he was ahead of his time when it came to that mindset。 Great book for any fan of his， or anyone who currently trains in the art。 Brilliant。 Jeet Kune Do is one martial art I have never even dabbled in。 One day， though。 Bruce was a fan of getting to the point。 He wasn't so into the flashy stuff， which I admired。 He prized speed over beauty when it came to a fight。 As fighting is very much the opposite of a dance （at least in most cases。 There are some exceptions）， he was ahead of his time when it came to that mindset。 Great book for any fan of his， or anyone who currently trains in the art。 。。。more
Nick Wong
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Yes I’m a Bruce Lee fan。 But this eclectic read of philosophy and ‘how-to’ on boxing is nothing short of a true original。 Much of the advice and how-to openly references other boxers and styles。 Much to my surprise grappling， Ju Jitsu， and conventional boxing is incorporated into Jeet Kune Do。 My only criticism is references by Lee to ‘spirituality’ several times but little expansion on what his POV is other than references to Krishnamurti， Zen and Taoism （and of course ones relationship to body Yes I’m a Bruce Lee fan。 But this eclectic read of philosophy and ‘how-to’ on boxing is nothing short of a true original。 Much of the advice and how-to openly references other boxers and styles。 Much to my surprise grappling， Ju Jitsu， and conventional boxing is incorporated into Jeet Kune Do。 My only criticism is references by Lee to ‘spirituality’ several times but little expansion on what his POV is other than references to Krishnamurti， Zen and Taoism （and of course ones relationship to body and mind）。 A personal pet peeve also is that Bruce has a Southpaw stance and JKD pushes this stance for right handers/kickers making it a little more tricky if you’re naturally orthodox。 Other than this， an incredible insight into the mans’ Way / Tao！ 。。。more
Harun
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Really amazing， how bruce lee describes his way of fighting and the flexibility of his art。 The only downsight was that some of the visuals where not so clear。 But overall a must read
Johnny Sprang
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Amazing insight into Bruce and the style he developed "The Way of the Intercepting Fist。" Amazing insight into Bruce and the style he developed "The Way of the Intercepting Fist。" 。。。more
Mika Kerttula
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Very good practice book
Zack
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Great stuff。
Gerald
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Great！ It's like water。 If you know， you know。 Great！ It's like water。 If you know， you know。 。。。more
Jay O'Neal
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I was given this book by the loser of a drunken （but friendly） scrap。 The loser told me that this book would teach me all I needed to know about fighting。 I read it。 It was very clear and detailed for a book， and the pictures/diagrams of the actions were very helpful。 However， I do not think this book is the Bible of Combat or anything like that。 Most of the techniques taught can now be found on YouTube， often with better teachers/explanations than this now-outdated book。
DARREN CASCHERA
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1brandon。。。。sir u have bruce lee's dates wrong。。 if ur a follower of his u should know when he was born。。 i mean come on。。。 27NOV1940 TO 20JUL1973。。。 THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON。。 RIP BRUCE BRANDON LEE。。 LEEJUNFAN。。 MAJOR FAN AND COLLECTOR。。。ANY1 NEEDS ANYTHING ON BRUCE LEE I MIGHT HAVE WHAT U WANT。。BOOKS OOPS RARE WHATEVER。。ASK ME SXYMAILMN@AOL。COM。。 HIS FUNERAL WITH SOUND WAS VERY KUL。。THATS JUST 2 RARE I FOUND IT。。 NOW IM SEEKING HIS TAO HARDBACK ANY1 KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND IT。。1975 VERSION。。 "BE L 1brandon。。。。sir u have bruce lee's dates wrong。。 if ur a follower of his u should know when he was born。。 i mean come on。。。 27NOV1940 TO 20JUL1973。。。 THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON。。 RIP BRUCE BRANDON LEE。。 LEEJUNFAN。。 MAJOR FAN AND COLLECTOR。。。ANY1 NEEDS ANYTHING ON BRUCE LEE I MIGHT HAVE WHAT U WANT。。BOOKS OOPS RARE WHATEVER。。ASK ME SXYMAILMN@AOL。COM。。 HIS FUNERAL WITH SOUND WAS VERY KUL。。THATS JUST 2 RARE I FOUND IT。。 NOW IM SEEKING HIS TAO HARDBACK ANY1 KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND IT。。1975 VERSION。。 "BE LIKE WATER" 。。。more
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