Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Book Review: Be Like Water?
Summary: 5 Stars
Be Like Water? March 17, 2004
Bruce Lee, got his foundation in Wing Chun Kung Fu. When you read this book, don't misunderstand Bruce Lee's philosophy: he is offering you concepts. The concept of throwing out everything in an art that you can't use and adding what you think is useful often leaves a watered down version each succeeding generation of new students depending upon what their teachers think useless. Some- how I don't think that was Bruce Lee's intention or meaning! The individual can however, develop his or her own repitoire by training in more than just one style, which was considered disloyal, when Bruce Lee was alive. Bruce Lee, wasn't about style he was about concepts, but don't forget he already got his foundation from Wing Chun, so pick an art to stay with and develop your foundation as you grow in the martial arts. Buy this and read it several times.
Train hard and have fun!
Guro Dennis Servaes
Book Review: Be Like Water?
Summary: 4 Stars
Bruce Lee, got his foundation in Wing Chun Kung Fu. When you read this book, don't misunderstand Bruce Lee's philosophy: he is offering you concepts. The concept of throwing out everything in an art that you can't use and adding what you think is useful often leaves a watered down version each succeeding generation of new students depending upon what their teachers think useless. Some- how I don't think that was Bruce Lee's intention or meaning! The individual can however, develop his or her own repitoire by training in more than just one style, which was considered disloyal, when Bruce Lee was alive. Bruce Lee, wasn't about style he was about concepts, but don't forget he already got his foundation from Wing Chun, so pick an art to stay with and develop your foundation as you grow in the martial arts. Buy this and read it several times.
Train hard and have fun!
Guro Dennis Servaes
Book Review: Be Water, My Friend...
Summary: 5 Stars
Take it as you want...this book started it all. Everyone is definitely titled to your own opinion. And this is what makes Jeet Kune Do, what it is, a "nameless" art. To name it is what it is... but in reality, it doesn't exist. You make your own conclusion. You make your own system. You are your own Jeet Kune Do. Lee Jun Fan (Bruce Lee) was definitely way ahead of his time. It is what makes Mixed Martial Arts what it is today. But to name your style a specific style... then it is not Jeet Kune Do. It is not how you know what your strengths are...it is how you know your weaknesses. This is what this and Lee's other books have taught me. As well as other JKD and Martial Arts books. Respect All...Fear None.Book Review: Belongs in Every Serious Martial Artist's Library!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book could almost be called the New Testament of martial arts. Truly one of the seminal works of all martial arts writings. There is an initial chapter about zen, jeet kune do and the philosophical approach to his art, while the remainder of the book focuses on techniques, strategy and mechanics of training and fighting. This book was also influential in writing my book, The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts an in Life!
Jeet Kune Do is the art of no art. There is no set curriculum as he calls it, "the formless form". In constrast, traditional martial arts systems are rich and rigid in form and specific technique backed by thoroughly developed concepts and principles.
Bruce Lee never seemed to find any practical value or purpose in kata, often referring to it as meaningless drill. I believe he may not have truly delved deeply enough into it to understand that while no one in their right mind would jump into a green-belt kata in the middle of a street self-defense situation, the individual movements learned through kata can be applied at will to deal with an attacker. The founder of Aikido even said that kata should be practiced so that it could be forgotten. The goal of all martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do is to mature to a point where movement is spontaneous. Forethought becomes reaction, form becomes formlessness and your actions are dictated by your opponent's responses.
Regardless of whether you approach this goal through a rigid, forms-based system of martial arts or through Bruce Lee's formless system, the principles and analytical approach that he presents provide a wealth of technical detail and are enough to keep you busy learning, practicing and interpreting his writing for a lifetime!
I highly recommend this book. To omit it from your martial arts studies is a serious error no matter what style you study. Open your mind; clear your mind and then fill it with the contents of this book.
Enjoy!
Kevin Brett is the CEO of Kevin Brett Studios, Inc. and the author of The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts and in Life!
The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts and in Life!
Book Review: Best Bruce Lee book i have ever read
Summary: 5 Stars
This si by far the best book i have ever read this is the book that got bruce famous. If you are looking for a good work out and how to take down people or minipulate them in many ways this is the book for you i have learned many things from this book i recomend it with all my heart u wont be sorry u bought it