Bruce Lee's Fighting Method

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Simply amazing - Rated
im totaly new in jkd and hardly know a thing about it and bought this book for some guidance, and it did just that it tells you everyting you need to know for basic training like warming up, atacking techniques even how to get fit and toned up, you simply must buy it if you want to know about jkd

A Great Insight Into Martial Arts! - Rated
I have been training in the Martial Arts now for over four years, and i thought that it was now about time to start increasing my overall knowledge in the area of my life that i am so fond of. Being a big fan of Bruce Lee, i decided to check out some of his books, and once i had got this one, i was very suprised at why i had not brought one earlier.

It is split into five chapters; The Fighting Man Exercise, The On-Guard Position, Footwork, Power Training, and finally Speed Training. Chapter one has loads of stuff on stamina exercies, warming up exercies, flexibility exercises, and abdominal exercises, all of which were used by Bruce Lee himself.
Chapter two has details on the right stances to adopt during a fight, and how best to hit without yourself being hit. It also explains about the importance of balance, and how having good balance can give you the edge on your oponent.
Chapter three is all about footwork, including ways to shuffle, side step, and an ultra fast 'burst', which alowed Lee himslef to cover a distance of eight feet in three quarters of a second!
Chapter four has details about power training and basically how to get extreame power on your kicks and punches, that before you probably never knew you had.
The final chapter is about probably one of the most valuble tools to have; speed. Even if you have amazing power and flexibility, it will be of no use if you can't get you kick or punch in fast enough.

For every thing mentioned in the book this a black and white photo demonstrating it, and although they were taken in the sixties, they are still very clear and precise, and you will have to trouble seeing ehat is going on in them.

Overall a very good book for any serious Martial Artist and even if the teniques don't really apeal to you, the stamina, flexibilit and speed exercies certainly will. Don't be fool though into thinking that because it was mostly written by Bruce Lee that it is purely for people studying JKD, because i am a Black Belt in Karate and i found this book very useful to my training. Also as it is written by probably the greatest martial artist of all time, you know that what he is saying is quality and will work in practise.

a MUST HAVE for the martial artist... - Rated
This book is very informative, especially if you are new into martial arts, no matter what style you use. I bought this book, before I got into Taekwondo, and it was very helpful to me. You can learn a lot from the book that you don’t learn in Taekwondo lessons.

A must have for a martial artist!!!

Basic is basic - Rated
If you were like me, and had very little idea about martial arts except you wanted to learn it, then this book is a good choice.

It has good descriptions of basic stretching, strength training, speed training and more, on how to get you physically fit and capable of practicing martial arts.
It includes the basic techniques of stances, punching and kicking that you would learn should you take up the art of Jeet Kune Do with an instructor.

Have no illusions, you will not be able to pick up this book as a novice and suddenly be a legned of JKD just because it has Lee's name on it. It is made clear in the book, just as it would be taught by an instructor, that you must train in these ways for months to get them down. When you do this, the techniques start to become second nature which is the important thing.

It explains in great detail of the reasons behind the training. Muscle memory, nerve memory, stamina and latent power are some of the reaons behind needing the correct form.

As I say, these are the basics.
You will need this book, even if you feel more advanced as a martial artist because of the simple reason that the basics in JKD are different to other forms, and as many Martial artists will tell you, the continual practice of the basics keeps you on top.

To get into JKD, learn the basics, learn from the man that developed the formless art, buy this book.

Pictorial, yes. Informative? Perhaps... - Rated
Having thrown myself 'head first' into the world of many-style martial arts, I purchased Vol 1 & 2 of Bruce Lee's Fighting Methods ...

Volume 2 is certainly much more informative than the first. Filled with clear photographs of Bruce Lee stretching, exercising and generally keeping fit - the book is a winner for illustrations, credit to the photographer(s)! (The quality "dodgy 80's guy on corner in flares" photographs rock, trust me). It's a shame that the writers didn't go into any more depth regarding *why* the muscles stretch, and why they are used / will be used so much in training. Obvious? I hear you say. Perhaps not... Some of the moves are well-near impossible (for the untrained and unfit) although the book does go into good detail about planning exercise / stretch routines, and provided me with some interesting tricks i've never seen before!

Basically, if you want literally "Basic Training" then please, go and buy this book. You'd be hard pushed to find anything with better illustrations than this. But if you're looking for a real biological 'know-how' of the workings of muscle, look elsewhere. Was this review helpful? I hope so!!