Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu

Commentaries on the Chinese Martial Arts

Bruce Lee, John Little, Taky Kimura , Linda Lee Cadwell

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Tuttle Publishing
01 November 2016

Oriental martial arts

In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety. Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of martial arts and brought them into the modern world by promoting the idea that students have the right to pick and choose those techniques and training regimens which suit their own personal needs and fighting styles. He developed a new style of his own called Jeet Kune Do combining many elements from different masters and different traditions. This was considered heretical at the time within martial arts circles, where one was expected to study with only a single master and Lee was the first martial artist to attempt this. Today he is revered as the ""father"" of martial arts practice around the world including Mixed Martial Arts.

""A book like this is a perfect place for fans of Lee to start to reach an understanding of the man and his philosophies on the martial arts and life itself. It all began here in some ways, so consider this book the perfect launching pad for someone that wants to discover more about Bruce's contributions to the martial arts world besides his movies.""-Matthew Kaplowitz, Fight Nerd

By: Bruce Lee
Foreword by: Taky Kimura
Introduction by: Linda Lee Cadwell
Edited by: John Little
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780804841467
ISBN 10: 0804841462
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Little is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee, his training methods, and philosophies. Little is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches and reading annotations. Little's articles have appeared in every martial arts and health and fitness magazine in North America including Muscle and Fitness. He is the author of Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living, Bruce Lee: Artist of Life, Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way, Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body, Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon, and many others. A native of Canada, John is an expert in the fields of martial arts, bodybuilding, and physical conditioning.

Reviews for Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: Commentaries on the Chinese Martial Arts

.. .the image he draws on the reader's mental chalkboards is of that of a genuinely good-hearted teacher who will educate you in anything but falsehoods. I would recommend this book to the gung fu enthusiast before I do any other title on the subject