Product Description

Jeet Kune Do. The very name conjures images of the late Bruce Lee destroying opponents on the movie screen. But what is jeet kune do? Is it Bruce Lee's personal expression in combat? Is it a style? Is it a process? Chris Kent, one of jeet kune do's most accomplished practitioners, seeks to answer these questions. According to Kent, while Bruce Lee felt there shouldn't be a fixed system of fighting, he did believe there is a progressive approach to training mastering martial skills. In this book, Kent reveals Lee's training methods and philosophies - the same methods and philosophies that made him unbeatable in unarmed combat. With over 400 dynamic photographs, this volume is a virtual encyclopedia of jeet kune do techniques.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #775360 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

THIS IS A BOOK EVERY SINGLE MARTIAL ARTIST MUST HAVE!
This comprehensive book is very good. It explains Bruce Lee's art in a magnificent manner. There are over 650 photos along with tons of written information on the fighting techniques. They are really good and easy-to-learn. You can use the moves with complete confidence in a self-defense situation after just looking at the photos (seriously).

Everyone should have this book!

A must for serious JKD practitioners
I own a copy of Chris Kent's book volume one and am going to purchase volume two. Financial and location difficulties only allow me a few months a year personal training with a Sifu in JKD so Mr. Kent's book helps me to practice movements and strategy in off months. It has good photos and text to help link the movements... extremely helpful. I mean it seems as Mr. Kent is right there helping you correct any problems in your techniques. It even has some grappling and holds as well which are essential to any martial artists skills.

Also Read: the Tao of JKD by Master Bruce Lee, and also Mr. Lee's several part series on different aspects of his philosophy , art and training methods. (I found Mr. Lee's training methods to be especially helpful , when I use them they improve my physical aspects and contemplating some of his thoughts help in life as well. Try some of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi/Stephen Hayes Ninjutsu/Taijutsu books and Park Bok Nam's Pa Kua/Ba Gua series. I like these three arts b/c they are adaptive and efficient as arts and life styles in my humble opinion.

a useful reference
A useful reference of tools, concepts and tactics, but most of the information was already covered in Chris Kent and Tim Tackett's other excellent books, "Jun Fan / Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook" and "Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing"

still, a very nice addition to any serious JKD student's library