Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do: Jeet Kune Do Techniques and Fighting Strategy (Self Defense Series)

Another beginners guide into jeet kune do. I find it really in-depth and showing basic techniques followed by some terminology but it does not show any hand trappings. My best suggestion is to purchase the wing chun book first before you buy the jeet kune do, as wing chun is the foundation of jkd. To understand jkd you have to understand wing chun first. Could have done with more images. But an all in all round book, it's worth having for any novice or for someone who is interested in pursuing the art of fighting without fighting.

A basic very short version of the original JKD book I was looking for but with the ebooks given free with the purchase its worth the money.

The book is good in describing what you have to do for the technique you want to learn but doesn't give you many images to go by to let you know if your doing it right or if your body is in the right position. It is still a good book in my opinion

fabulous book , everything explained clearly with clear illustration diagrams , i would recommend anyone to purchase this book

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I recived a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have no connection to Sam Fury or Diana Mangoba.I really enjoyed this book and it very concentrated and informative. I the Sam Fury and Diana Mangoba have down really well in this book is Bruce Lee's idea about making the Martial art its own. I have read other book by Bruce's student that held the man in such high regards that they saw Jeet Kune Do as Bruce Lee's art (which it 100% is), but everything had to be done the way Bruce did it. This to me actually goes against the whole principle of JKD, as it is about personalising the Martial art and it's techniques to yourself. There are very few people as physically and mentally gifted as Bruce Lee, and he made based this art and his personal fighting style on what worked and highlighted what he was best at. So if something worjs better for me why unlearn what I am good at to copy another person's style which does not play to my strengths. Bruce himself said"Take what is useful, disguard what is not"The authors of this simple put it as"What works for you, might not work for me".The other one of Bruce's principle that this books gets over very well is to keep things simple. JKD is based on fewer techniques but doing them well another Bruce quote (not in this book), is"I do not fear a man who knows 1000 kicks, but the man who has practiced a kick 1000 times".To this end the book keeps shows a few simple techniques, with easy to follow instructions and illustration. The book does also have a few simple drills. I also like the way that different techniques from different martial arts are blended together.This is a short, simple, but informative and I think true to Bruce Lee's original principles in creating JKD as well as adding the authors own ideas and experiences. A very enjoyable and practical book.

for me it was a really good book

My grandson loved it