| Jeet
Kune Do the scientific art of streetfighting developed
by the late Bruce Lee is based on real street defense.
The training is geared towards realistic combat with no fancy
forms or techniques that can be seen in many of the other
combat arts.
In this book Sifu Lamar M. Davis, who
has over twenty two years of experience in Bruce Lee's fighting
method, covers essential areas pertaining to streetfighting
- among them are: Centre Line Theory, Powerside
Forward, Economy of Movement, Longest Weapon
to Nearest Target, The Hammer Principle, An
extensive look at the Bai Jong Position, Basic
Footwork, Visual Focus Principles and Target
Selection, Intercepting, Countless Streetfighting
Applications, Vital Strategies for Street Defense and
more.
All Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 - February 16, 2005
This book is very cleverly done. It obviously
sets about trying to bring you as complete a picture as can
be done of the Jeet Kune Do way of martial arts, as set out
by Mr Lee. The book stays true to these roots, which is exactly
what I wanted. Personally I didn't know anything about this
system other than what i'd seen in Bruce Lee films. I always
noticed there was something particular about his style but
could never put my finger on it. This book completely clears
it all up.
There are plenty of worthy martial arts out
there, and this one deserves it's place. The logic that underpins
the art is sound, and very simple. It's kind of like a logical
language in martial art's terms. The book starts setting out
the basics of the stances and explains simply and clearly
what's required, as well as any reasoning. Good, quality photographs
accompany to aid your understanding. The way the book is structured
is that each section discusses an aspect of the art, and these
aspects quickly add to become a whole. Then the book goes
into photo example of stereotypical, staged examples of situations,
where the response is as laid out in the basics section of
the book. There are a lot of variations but they are are sensibly
organized, to utilize all of the tools discussed in ways that
naturally flow from one to another. It's hard explain, but
the overall result is a book that truly gives you an understanding
in which you can learn and develop further from, and one where
you truly feel you have gained. My only complaint of this
style is that it requires a stance, which immediately tells
your opponent -"hey look at me, I know Kung Fu".
I think I'd do San Soo first which starts from neutral looking
positions, and then fall back to JKD in the unlikely event
it didn't work.
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