Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tao of jeet kune do is a book expressing bruce lees martial arts philosophy and viewpoints, published posthumously after bruce lees death in 1973. 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. 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. Lee founded the system on july 9, 1967, referring to it as nonclassical, suggesting that it is a. In tao of jeet kune do, the only character is bruce lee. The kalijun fan academy was the center for jun fan gung fu and jeet kune do at that 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.
With the collaboration of lees daughter, shannon, and bruce lee enterprises. Articles jeet kune do jeet kune do sf jeet kune do. 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. Lee was born in san francisco, november 20, 1940, and died on may 10, 1973, suffering from seizures and headaches. Youll love this take on the legends fighting method, because unlike other jeet kune do books, this one fills that gap. Lets finish with the words of the great master jeet kune do is just a name used, a boat to get one. Click title of each book for more information, and go to easy ordering page. You will develop the mindset of a true jeet kune do expert. Bruce lee remains the foremost name in martial arts, even though he has been dead for nearly 30 years. Bruce lee considered that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. 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. Jeet kune do is the name for the martial concepts and philosophy developed by the late bruce lee. 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. The boxer, the fencer, and the jeet kune do fighter dantml 20171204t02.
Fortunately bruce lee left a legacy after his dead. This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind jeet kune dothe art lee inventedand includes hundreds of lees illustrations. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jeet kune do was born from bruce lees idea to take the best of wing chun kung fu, american boxing. Absolute beginners should find teachers, not books, to learn technique from. 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. 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. 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. Jkd is very scientific, practical, simple and direct in its approach. Sifu richard torres is one of the select few jeet kune do instructors to have received instructor level certification. 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. He was ordered by his doctors to wear a back brace for 6 months in order to. Ideally, you would leverage books and dvds to compliment actual physical, in.
Mike gittleson is a certified instructor under sifu ted wong. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system lee pioneered himselfjeet kune dois explained in detail, depicted through hundreds of lees own illustrations. 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. A weekly conversation with a notable instructor or personality from the world of jeet kune do, the art and philosophy of bruce lee. 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 perfect accompaniment to the tao of jeet kune do the tao of jeet kune do is bruce lees own book on his fighting art. 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, you see, has no definite lines or boundaries only those you make yourself. Buy tao of jeet kune do expanded book online at low prices. You will stop making shortcuts and the results youll see, will in turn motivate you to work even harder. Can you teach yourself the martial art jeet kune do from.
I find tao of jkd to be full of great information presented horribly in a disorganized mess. 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. 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. Tao of jeet kune do by bruce lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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. Discard the techniques which are useless, and most importantly 3. Nevertheless it was much what it was outlined, and not little what left structured. Demonstration of a jeet kune do straight lead punch, cross punch, hook punch, hook kick and snaphook kick combinations. 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. 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. The arsenal of selfexpression is by far the best book ive seen on jkd. Bruce lees commentaries on the martial way the bruce lee library by lee, bruce, little, john, little, john isbn. Larry hartsell and tim tacket do an excellent job of explaining the basic jeet kune do grappling counters in this book. More information about this seller contact this seller 20. Jeet kune do or jkd is the only nonclassical gung fu system in existence today.
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. Along the same lines, but a bit more expanded is chris kents jeet kune do. Jeet kune do, or the way of intercepting fist is the name that bruce lee gave his fighting system in 1968. The philosophy of jeet kune do was a revolution in its time. Jeet kune do is more of a philosophy than a fixed system of fighting techniques. A brief history of jeet kune do new york martial arts. Its ideas and concepts have been adopted by the greatest martial artist of our time and gave birth to the new generation. 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. Jeet kune do is a popular form of martial art that emphasizes philosophy and practical fighting skill over rigid movements and patterns.
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. Jeet kune do is a martial art that focuses on connecting the human body directly with combat techniques. One of the most famous jkd books ever written now has a dvd companion. 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. Jkd is a highly effective way of developing the physical and mental attributes needed for street reality based fighting and selfdefense. From a learning perspective, i suppose you would be. New training manual on bruce lee and jeet kune do free. The achilles heel of sport based fighting systems read article. The tao of jeet kune do is bruces treatise on his philosophy the philosophy which underpins his later teachings. Jeet kune do articles jeet kune do martial arts institute. He acted in several motion pictures, including the big boss, enter the dragon, fists of fury, and way of the dragon. During this time he could not train in martial arts.
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. The project for this book began in 1970 when bruce lee suffered a back injury during one of his practice sessions. It is without doubt one of the finest books ever written on the subject. Jeet kune do kickboxing jkd kickboxing by chris kent. It has techniques, strategy, and philosophy, but it is not a jeet kune do training manual. It is our goal as an international center for learning to inform and to educate. The name of the book is bruce lee, jeet kune do, and neutronics. Around 400 pages filled with technical, scientific, philosophical and historical information pertaining to the art.
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