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The Wisdom of Bruce Lee
He was a man of startling contradictions. As a student he excelled in the philosophy and practice of all the ancient fighting arts. As an accomplished martial artist his unorthodox methods soon revolutionized karate and kung-fu. His creation of Jeet Kune Do, a wholly new style of fighting, firmly established him as a master.
This book is an analysis and an appreciation of the man who truly became a legend in his own time...a warrior whose every thought, word, and action was aimed toward a more perfect combination of philosophy and the art of fighting.
Here is all that is known of the innermost secrets of the incomparable combatant, Bruce Lee, a man who dared to transcend the ancient disciplines and shape them into his own image.
This book is an analysis and an appreciation of the man who truly became a legend in his own time...a warrior whose every thought, word, and action was aimed toward a more perfect combination of philosophy and the art of fighting.
Here is all that is known of the innermost secrets of the incomparable combatant, Bruce Lee, a man who dared to transcend the ancient disciplines and shape them into his own image.
166 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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Felix Dennis
32 books148 followersFelix Dennis (born 1947 in Kingston-upon-Thames, United Kingdom) was a British magazine publisher and philanthropist. His privately owned company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times the company has added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week, which is published in Britain, the United States and Australia.
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February 18, 2010
Bruce Lee was not only a martial artist and an actor, he was also a philosopher. This book shows insights onto some of his philosophies as well as a very choppy, short and rushed biography.
I think a better book for me to go with to really read into Lee's insights would be The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. I'm sure it would offer much since it was his memoir. In interesting thought, he wrote it and didn't publish it because he didn't want the world to read it. It was published after his death.
Actually, that brings up the one thing that really irritated me about this book...it shows Lee's life as a complete contradiction to his philosophies. He teaches others one way and lives his life another. I think he lost so much of himself in his status as movie star (BIG! For an oriental in that time) and martial artist, (removing the barrier between arts and starting the MMA world that we know today) that he lost the philosopher that was just as amazing.
A very quick, few hour read and the pictures insert was fun to look at, but I am sure there are many other books much better written about Bruce Lee.
I think a better book for me to go with to really read into Lee's insights would be The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. I'm sure it would offer much since it was his memoir. In interesting thought, he wrote it and didn't publish it because he didn't want the world to read it. It was published after his death.
Actually, that brings up the one thing that really irritated me about this book...it shows Lee's life as a complete contradiction to his philosophies. He teaches others one way and lives his life another. I think he lost so much of himself in his status as movie star (BIG! For an oriental in that time) and martial artist, (removing the barrier between arts and starting the MMA world that we know today) that he lost the philosopher that was just as amazing.
A very quick, few hour read and the pictures insert was fun to look at, but I am sure there are many other books much better written about Bruce Lee.
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