Jeet kune do is the name for the martial concepts and philosophy developed by the late bruce lee. In tao of jeet kune do, the only character is bruce lee. The boxer, the fencer, and the jeet kune do fighter dantml 20171204t02. Though jeet kune do styles vary from trainer to trainer, all share the common purpose of readying the student for realistic combat situations by avoiding telegraphed moves and keeping ones opponent off balance. Jkd is very scientific, practical, simple and direct in its approach. During this time he could not train in martial arts. Fortunately bruce lee left a legacy after his dead. Your mind will be so focused on turning you into a jeet kune do master, that you will train harder and more often than before. Jeet kune do, or the way of intercepting fist is the name that bruce lee gave his fighting system in 1968. Bruce lee considered that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Nevertheless it was much what it was outlined, and not little what left structured.
The philosophy of jeet kune do was a revolution in its time. Mike gittleson is a certified instructor under sifu ted wong. Jeet kune do books filter by all jeet kune do sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. Discard the techniques which are useless, and most importantly 3. Jeet kune do, you see, has no definite lines or boundaries only those you make yourself. New training manual on bruce lee and jeet kune do free. Absolute beginners should find teachers, not books, to learn technique from.
He was ordered by his doctors to wear a back brace for 6 months in order to. Click on the store page for our student distance learning programs bruce lee had an idea to form the first non traditional fighting system that was the most effective the world had ever seen. The project for this book began in 1970 when bruce lee suffered a back injury during one of his practice sessions. Jeet kune do is the most complete martial art concept it encourages the student to depart on his own journey to find what works for him in philosophy, techniques, strategies and tactics and be able to fight in all ranges of combat and become a complete fighter. Bruce lees commentaries on the martial way the bruce lee library by lee, bruce, little, john, little, john isbn. It is certain that many people inspired by bruce lee followed ways soon own, ways that being begun in the jet kune do, left properly after being. With the collaboration of lees daughter, shannon, and bruce lee enterprises. He acted in several motion pictures, including the big boss, enter the dragon, fists of fury, and way of the dragon. Click title of each book for more information, and go to easy ordering page. Sifu richard torres is one of the select few jeet kune do instructors to have received instructor level certification. It was really thrown together after his death, basically to make a quick buck, without really thinking through the organization. It was the next stepping stone in martial arts evolution. If those two points are the human body and combat, then the nexus between them shouldntt be rigid techniques and forms rather it is the human body. Can you teach yourself the martial art jeet kune do from.
Bruce lee remains the foremost name in martial arts, even though he has been dead for nearly 30 years. The tao of jeet ku do has no real ending, it serves, instead, as a beginning. This is simply a work that describes bruces studies. A weekly conversation with a notable instructor or personality from the world of jeet kune do, the art and philosophy of bruce lee. Fraguas, 2 books tim tackett, 2 books larry hartsell, 1 book feng wei, 1 book paul vunak, 1 book dan inosanto, 1 book john little, 1 book dave carnell, 1 book david cheng, 1 book ron balicki, 1 book steve gold, 1 book bob bremer. It has techniques, strategy, and philosophy, but it is not a jeet kune do training manual. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The tao of jeet kune do is bruces treatise on his philosophy the philosophy which underpins his later teachings. Articles jeet kune do jeet kune do sf jeet kune do. Buy tao of jeet kune do expanded book online at low prices. Tao of jeet kune do is a book that represents the philosophies and life disciplines that made lee the foremost martial artist of his generation, and maybe of generations to come.
Jeet kune do is a martial art that focuses on connecting the human body directly with combat techniques. I started my training in jeet kune do in 1979 with my older brother who had gone from his tour in the army to train at the kalijun fan academy in california, specifically training under richard bustillo. We encourage you to read all books about lee and to better gain understanding of the man behind the system that is jeet kune do. You will stop making shortcuts and the results youll see, will in turn motivate you to work even harder. The kalijun fan academy was the center for jun fan gung fu and jeet kune do at that time. Along the same lines, but a bit more expanded is chris kents jeet kune do. Lee founded the system on july 9, 1967, referring to it as nonclassical, suggesting that it is a. The name of the book is bruce lee, jeet kune do, and neutronics. A perfect accompaniment to the tao of jeet kune do the tao of jeet kune do is bruce lees own book on his fighting art.
It is without doubt one of the finest books ever written on the subject. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Although the founder ultimately seemed to regret naming his method as it imposed limitations, at jkdu, the name of jeet kune do is used as an umbrella term to encompass the original martial arts methods, techniques, strategies and. Jeet kune do is a popular form of martial art that emphasizes philosophy and practical fighting skill over rigid movements and patterns. Tao of jeet kune do is a book expressing bruce lees martial arts philosophy and viewpoints, published posthumously after bruce lees death in 1973. The arsenal of selfexpression is by far the best book ive seen on jkd. Youll love this take on the legends fighting method, because unlike other jeet kune do books, this one fills that gap. The achilles heel of sport based fighting systems read article. Understanding jeet kune do is vastly different from other books on bruce lees martial art that have preceded it, offering a fresh and simple look at the.
Larry hartsell and tim tacket do an excellent job of explaining the basic jeet kune do grappling counters in this book. Lets finish with the words of the great master jeet kune do is just a name used, a boat to get one. Although much has been written about jeet kune do, the art of bruce lee remains an enigma, spawning endless debate about what constitutes the art and how it should be taught and applied. Ideally, you would leverage books and dvds to compliment actual physical, in. This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind jeet kune dothe art lee inventedand includes hundreds of lees illustrations. More information about this seller contact this seller 20. It is our goal as an international center for learning to inform and to educate. From a learning perspective, i suppose you would be. Lee was born in san francisco, november 20, 1940, and died on may 10, 1973, suffering from seizures and headaches. Jeet kune do kickboxing jkd kickboxing by chris kent. Jun fan jeet kune do terminology chinese name english translation 1 lee jun fan bruce lees chinese name 2 jeet kune do way of the intercepting fist 3 yubay. The six chapters cover basic counters from the tieup position, counters to leg attacks, kali lockflow and counters to arm and wrist locks, counters to neck locks and strangles, countes to common throws and groundfighting. Demonstration of a jeet kune do straight lead punch, cross punch, hook punch, hook kick and snaphook kick combinations. Jeet kune do articles jeet kune do martial arts institute.
Bruce lee, 8 books teri tom, 3 books jerry beasley, ed. Tao of jeet kune do by bruce lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You will develop the mindset of a true jeet kune do expert. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system lee pioneered himselfjeet kune dois explained in detail, depicted through hundreds of lees own illustrations. Its ideas and concepts have been adopted by the greatest martial artist of our time and gave birth to the new generation. Written by al case, a martial artist with near fifty years experience in the martial arts, this book takes an outside viewpoint of bruce lee, and his martial art jeet kune do. Compiled from bruce lees notes and essays and originally published in 1975, tao of jeet kune do is the bestselling martial arts book in the world. Jeet kune do is more of a philosophy than a fixed system of fighting techniques. Jeet kune do was born from bruce lees idea to take the best of wing chun kung fu, american boxing. A brief history of jeet kune do new york martial arts. You can try copying the stuff in bruce lees fighting method, but until you already have a basis in martial arts, the best you can do is mimicry. I recommend you to read his books, learn the concepts and ideas exposed in them and apply the tactics and strategies to your own convenience. Compiled from bruce lees notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time. 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 washingtonseattle.
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