Tao of Jeet Kune Do

by Bruce Lee, BookSource Staff (Compiler)

Overview

Gathers the thoughts of the famous martial arts expert and actor about zen and the practical aspects of self-defense.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780606235433
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Edition description:	Expanded
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	367,255
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) was a martial artist, film actor, filmmaker, philosopher and the founder of the original mixed martial art known as Jeet Kune Do—"the way of the intercepting fist." As an actor, Lee became a cultural icon. He was born in San Francisco but spent his formative years in Hong Kong. His groundbreaking action films sparked intense interest in the Asian martial arts in the West. His most famous film is Enter the Dragon (1973). He was an avid student of all forms of martial arts along with Eastern and Western philosophy and is regarded today as the most influential martial artist who ever lived. Lee moved beyond the rigid traditional style of martial arts to develop his own free–form, modern style of Jeet Kune Do. A voracious and engaged reader, Lee wrote extensively, synthesizing the thought of East and West into a unique personal philosophy of self–discovery.

Table of Contents

	Zen	7
	Art of the Soul	9
	Jeet Kune Do	11
	Organized Despair	14
	The Facts of Jeet Kune Do	23
	The Formless Form	23
	Preliminaries	26
	Training	27
	Warming Up	28
	On-Guard Position	29
	Progressive Weapons Charts	35
	Eight Basic Defense Positions	37
	Some Target Areas	40
	Qualities	42
	Coordination	43
	Precision	45
	Power	45
	Endurance	46
	Balance	47
	Body Feel	50
	Good Form	51
	Vision Awareness	54
	Speed	56
	Timing	59
	Attitude	68
	Tools	70
	Some Weapons from JKD	74
	Kicking	76
	Striking	88
	Grappling	115
	Studies on Judo and Ju-Jitsu	122
	Preparations	124
	Feints	125
	Parries	129
	Manipulations	135
	Mobility	138
	Distance	139
	Footwork	142
	Evasiveness	154
	Attack	160
	Preparation of Attack	164
	Simple Attack	166
	Compound Attack	170
	Counterattack	173
	Riposte	181
	Renewed Attack	184
	Tactics	185
	Five Ways of Attack	194
	Circle with No Circumference	200
	It's Just A Name	205