Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #875627 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 180 pages

Customer Reviews

I would have given it a five if I didn't already have it.
I loved this book, back when it was called Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do the textbook. That was Tim Tackett, Chris Kent production then. The pictures in this book are new but not as good or comprehensive as the Tackett/Kent book. My advice is get the Text Book version, and Pick up Tackett and Kent's Jeet Kune Do kickboxing book. Those are actually good. If you want to review techniques and understand alot of what goes into making a good JKD fighter. It is important to note that for that last part you must have read and absorbed the Tao of Jeet Kune Do.
Another complaint I have about this book, and is by no means minor, is the way Chris Kent handles grappling. It is quite clear to even a six month practicianer of, nearly any grappling art, except maybe Small Circle Jiu-jitsu, that Kent has no idea of what he is talking about. The problem is that Kent does not understand the grappling range at all. He seems to think it is a place where (after he has performed his miracle trapping) his opponent will just allow him to twist, crank, and lock him in any way Kent wants. There is no discussion of how dynamic this range is. Chris Kent, like Larry Harstell, can perform myriad locks and takedowns in the context of various drills, I am not sure they can do anything in a live situation. I am not saying they cannot, but the way they present their grappling, it appears that they really do not have an accurate idea of what happens when some one with skill crashes into you. I must say that is not the case with all JKD fighters (and in their defense, it may not be the case with Kent, and Hartstell). Roy Harris, Jack McVicker, Paul Vunak, Dion Riccardo, and Eric Paulson, and Dan Insosanto all understand what it is to really grapple. The point is from the Kent book I do not think he could handle a white belt of one year at any reputable bjj school.