Click on the store page for our student distance learning programs bruce lee had an idea to form the first non traditional fighting system that was the most effective the world had ever seen. Aphorism macro mandarin chinese lessons with wei lai make podcast. They deal with the basic tools of combat, such as punching, kicking and blocking. This is a great resource or reference guide for anyone interested in or studying jeet kune do. Bruce lees commentaries on the martial way the bruce lee library by lee, bruce, little, john, little, john isbn. If you want to learn jeet kune do you can buy a book. Compiled from bruce lees notes and essays and originally published in 1975, tao of jeet kune do is the bestselling martial arts book in the world. Jeet kune do was a revolutionary new approach to the martial arts in its time and is the principal reason why bruce lee is revered as a pioneer by martial artists today, many decades after his death. This 208 page manual, published in 1975 after the authors death, presents bruce lees notes, writings, and sketches that he recorded over nineteen years of martial arts study and practice. Chinatown jeet kune do tim tackett, bob bremer read.
You cannot have a better teacher and mentor than sifu taky kimura to teach the full totatility of bruce lees art and philosophy of jun fan gung fu jeet kune do. Let me give you a little more concrete information, rather than nonspecific references to the philosophy of jkd. Definately get the art of expressing the human body, by bruce lee. However, ted wong was bruce lees protege and best friend. During this time he could not train in martial arts. Jeet kune do as a style was a way to make money off of bruce lees popularity.
Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. Rather, it was a way of using the best techniques for all the ranges of unarmed combat. Second, although certification is often lacking, there are a number of jeet kune do schools out there. I find tao of jkd to be full of great information presented horribly in a disorganized mess.
This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind jeet kune do the art lee inventedand includes hundreds of lees illustrations. Approach jeet kune do with the idea of mastering the will. More information about this seller contact this seller 20. Jeet kune do favors formlessness so that it can assume all forms and since jeet kune do has no style, it can fit in with all styles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jeet kune do is the most complete martial art concept it encourages the student to depart on his own journey to find what works for him in philosophy, techniques, strategies and tactics and be able to fight in all ranges of combat and become a complete fighter. Interestingly, when bruce lee began creating his method of jeet kune do, he never intended it to become a style.
Along the same lines, but a bit more expanded is chris kents jeet kune do. Bruce lees jeet kune do training by an original bruce lee student. It is our goal as an international center for learning to inform and to educate. Wing chun and jeet kune do books by sifu jason check out our online wing chun and jeet kune do training with teachable. Lee founded the system on july 9, 1967, referring to it as nonclassical, suggesting that it is a. Bruce lee considered that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I recommend you to read his books, learn the concepts and ideas exposed in them and apply the tactics and strategies to your own convenience. The project for this book began in 1970 when bruce lee suffered a back injury during one of his practice sessions. Jun fanjeet kune do the textbook shows the overall picture of jeet kune do as a method of selfdiscovery. Its ideas and concepts have been adopted by the greatest martial artist of our time and gave birth to the new generation. Join facebook to connect with michael nitz and others you may know. One of the most famous jkd books ever written now has a dvd companion. Jeet kune do or jkd is the only nonclassical gung fu system in existence today.
Nevertheless it was much what it was outlined, and not little what left structured. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system lee pioneered himself jeet kune do is explained in detail, depicted through hundreds of lees own illustrations. If those two points are the human body and combat, then the nexus between them shouldntt be rigid techniques and forms rather it is the human body. This followup book to jun fan gung fuseeking the path of jeet kune do expands on the first volume and includes many of the aspects that were important to bruce lee. Many books have been written about the techniques of martial arts. World renowned martial artist guro ron balicki shares his jun fan jeet kune do instructor series. We offer group and private jeet kune do lessons, instructional videos, seminars, and self defense training. Jerry poteet november 29, 1936 january 15, 2012 was an american martial arts instructor, recognized for his teachings in the art of jeet kune do as an original bruce lee student biography. Bruce lees secret weapon jkd techniques win any fight. It is certain that many people inspired by bruce lee followed ways soon own, ways that being begun in the jet kune do. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on tao of jeet kune do by bruce lee. She continues to promote jeet kune do through the nonprofit bruce lee foundation. Jeet kune do michael gonzales dallas michael gonzales studied under sifu ted wong starting in 1989. Reviewed in the united states on december 17, 2009.
It was really thrown together after his death, basically to make a quick buck, without really thinking through the organization. The tao of jeet ku do has no real ending, it serves, instead, as a beginning. Jun fan jeet kune do beginning syllabus page 2 of 4 020209 basic defense to punching 1 sway back 2 duck. In previous years he studied under various teachers. Jerry poteet was trained personally and privately by bruce lee. Tao of jeet kune do expanded paperback 1 november 2011 by bruce lee author visit amazons bruce lee page. In bruce lees book the tao of jeet kune do, bruce lee talks about secondary attacks and referrers to the timings as before, during and after phases but doesnt actually classify the timings, needless to say that there are five in total and each will fall under the before, during and after timings. This video is based on the expanded edition of the jkd kickboxing book published in 2008. Michael gonzales dallas authentic jeet kune do michael. The philosophy of jeet kune do was a revolution in its time. Click title of each book for more information, and go to easy ordering page. Jkd is a highly effective way of developing the physical and mental attributes needed for street reality based fighting and selfdefense. Buy tao of jeet kune do expanded book online at low prices.
We are a jeet kune do training group based in southern california with instructors and affiliates around the world. Scalped is a 60 issue crimewestern comic book series written by jason aaron and illustrated by r. Jeet kune do was born from bruce lees idea to take the best of wing chun kung fu, american boxing. The jkd wednesday night group was founded by tim tackett, bob bremer, and jim sewell. Bob bremer was personally trained in jeet kune do by bruce lee. As a result, jeet kune do utilizes all ways and is bound by none and, likewise, uses any techniques or means which serve its end. Jeet kune do is a philosophy not really a style of martial arts. The series focuses on the oglala lakota inhabitants of the fictional prairie rose indian reservation in modernday south dakota as they grapple with organized crime, rampant. It was the next stepping stone in martial arts evolution.
Jkd is very scientific, practical, simple and direct in its approach. Jeet kune do was born from bruce lees idea to take the best of wing chun kung fu. Bruce lee was not only a martial artist, he was a philosopher. Tim tackett is an experienced jeet kune do practitioner and the author of hsingi kungfu, jeet kune do, and jeet kune do kickboxing. The main thing, whatever you do, is to learn jeet kune do principles and apply them to your training. Jeet kune do compiled from lees notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time. Jeet kune do kickboxing jkd kickboxing by chris kent. Jeet kune do is a martial art that focuses on connecting the human body directly with combat techniques. Sifu wong is the most knowledgeable first generation instructor and is listed in bruce lees first four original books. Although there is a philosophy associated with jkd, it might most simply be expressed as absorb what is useful.
With the collaboration of lees daughter, shannon, and bruce lee enterprises, this new edition is expanded, updated, and remastered, covering topics such as zen and. Compiled from bruce lees notes and writings, bruce lee jeet kune do is the seminal book presenting the martial art created by bruce lee himself. Tao of jeet kune do is a book expressing bruce lees martial arts philosophy and viewpoints, published posthumously after bruce lees death in 1973. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Sifu dan inosanto loved my first book so much, he asked me to write a 2nd volume. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. That said, here is a list of the principles used in jeet kune do training. Jerry poteets jeet kune do secrets jerry poteet read. He was ordered by his doctors to wear a back brace for 6 months. We encourage you to read all books about lee and to better gain understanding of the man behind the system that is jeet kune do.
Jeet kune do is the name for the martial concepts and philosophy developed by the late bruce lee. Jeet kune do, you see, has no definite lines or boundaries only those you make yourself. Fortunately bruce lee left a legacy after his dead. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published.