Monday, June 4, 2012

Your Bruce Lee Training Library: The Four Bruce Lee Books You Must Have (and Why)

Your Bruce Lee Training Library: The Four Bruce Lee Books You Must Have (and Why):
This article is for the new martial artist — the young student who saw Enter the Dragon on Spike TV recently and said, “Whoa! I wanna do that!” It’s for the young man or woman who keeps hearing the name “Bruce Lee” and doesn’t quite know who people are talking about (yet). It’s for the parent who’s wondering what serious, high-quality martial arts technique and philosophy books to buy for their young son or daughter.
After having worked here at the one-and-only Black Belt magazine for more than a decade, I’ve been staring at Bruce Lee day in and day out for a long time. So I thought it was time to take a look at exactly why these Bruce Lee training and philosophy books were so well-regarded, what they offered readers and why martial artists should have them in their collections as go-to references for their continuing evolutions as combatants, self-defenders and martial practitioners on all three levels: spiritually, mentally and, of course, physically.
NOTE: All these Bruce Lee books are available in print and as digital e-book downloads!

ESSENTIAL BRUCE LEE BOOKS

#1 — Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense — Revised and Updated



Chinese Gung Fu by Bruce Lee features Bruce Lee pictures and Bruce Lee philosophy relative to the Bruce Lee training methods derived from his study of Chinese martial arts.


Why you need it in your Bruce Lee training library:
  • digitally restored Bruce Lee pictures from the early 1960s, before he was “Bruce Lee: martial arts icon at large”
  • previously unpublished Bruce Lee pictures with handwritten annotations
  • contains an early glimpse at the early evolution of Bruce Lee’s philosophy before his later work in Tao of Jeet Kune Do
  • new editorial entries by Shannon Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell for the 2008 edition, offering context for the refurbishment project itself and the new content added by Black Belt as provided by Bruce Lee Enterprises
  • original sketches and handwritten Chinese characters by Bruce Lee himself, painstakingly scanned and cleaned for maximum clarity in print


ESSENTIAL BRUCE LEE BOOKS

#2 — Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method: The Complete Edition



Bruce Lee's Fighting Method features Bruce Lee pictures and Bruce Lee philosophy for the Bruce Lee training method of jeet kune do.


Why you need it in your Bruce Lee training library:
  • one word: economy … this is four Bruce Lee training books in one
  • the most explicit, step-by-step, detailed presentation of Bruce Lee’s training methods out of all the Bruce Lee books available on the market
  • references many of the concepts later found in the Bruce Lee philosophy book Tao of Jeet Kune Do and shows you Bruce Lee’s training methods for experiencing them on a physical level
  • it’s certainly the largest of the Bruce Lee training books available, clocking in at nearly 500 pages!
  • more than 900 Bruce Lee pictures featuring jeet kune do founder Bruce Lee training, working out, executing stances and drills, fighting — you name it, it’s in there

ESSENTIAL BRUCE LEE BOOKS

#3 — Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition



Tao of Jeet Kune Do Expanded Edition by Bruce Lee is the ultimate source for late-stage Bruce Lee philosophy and Bruce Lee training methodology.


Why you need it in your Bruce Lee training library:
  • Bruce Lee philosophy pulled from hundreds of sources in his personal library and from his personal notes on life, martial arts and their real-time intersection
  • original Bruce Lee sketches painstakingly scanned and maximum clarity in print
  • editorial commentaries by Linda Lee Cadwell, Shannon Lee, Tim Tackett, Jerry Poteet, Richard Bustillo and many others
  • the best glimpse into Bruce Lee’s mind, where all the books Bruce Lee read and all the training Bruce Lee went through came together into an epic treatise referred to and studied by martial artists of all styles around the world

Ten JKD masters share their experiences with Bruce Lee’s training concepts, martial philosophies and life ideas in our new FREE Guide — Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy — available now for FREE download!

ESSENTIAL BRUCE LEE BOOKS

#4 — Bruce Lee: Wisdom for the Way

Wisdom for the Way by marries Bruce Lee pictures and Bruce Lee philosophy in a beautiful gift-size hardcover book.

Why you need it in your Bruce Lee training library:
  • ideas from Bruce Lee’s philosophy paired with Bruce Lee pictures, woven into beautiful artistic displays reflective of the concepts presented in his quotes
  • perfect for meditation practice
  • the smallest of our Bruce Lee books — it can fit in your pocket!

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Bruce Lee’s Philosophy Discussed in Upcoming Tao of Jeet Kune Do Online Video Documentary

Bruce Lee’s Philosophy Discussed in Upcoming Tao of Jeet Kune Do Online Video Documentary:
In 2011, Black Belt conducted on-camera interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell (Bruce Lee’s widow), Shannon Lee (Bruce Lee’s daughter), goddaughter Diana Lee Inosanto, first-generation students Richard Bustillo, and Jerry Poteet and others — all of whom contributed editorial pieces to the Bruce Lee philosophy book Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition.
Several video interviews were released online, but much of the footage regarding this best-selling book on Bruce Lee philosophy and the Bruce Lee fighting style had not been seen publicly — until now.
Coming soon EXCLUSIVELY to Black Belt’s Digital Dojo video-download portal is a FREE 40-minute documentary about the book Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition, Bruce Lee’s philosophy, the future of the Bruce Lee fighting style, and the impact of this most highly regarded of Bruce Lee books. Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition — The Black Belt Interviews will feature commentary from a variety of jeet kune do experts and members of Bruce Lee’s family, including Shannon Lee, Linda Cadwell, Jerry Poteet Richard Bustillo and others!
This exclusive teaser for the upcoming documentary, Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition — The Black Belt Interviews, features thoughts from many of the documentary’s Bruce Lee training experts who generously offered their comments regarding Bruce Lee’s fighting style and philosophy on life:

BRUCE LEE PHILOSOPHY VIDEO

Richard Bustillo, Octavio Quintero, Jerry Poteet and Others Discuss Bruce Lee’s Philosophy for Life and the Bruce Lee Fighting Style as Outlined in His Book, The Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Proudly released in late 2011, the Bruce Lee philosophy book Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition features an array of enhancements, including translations of Lee’s Chinese script, digital refurbishments of original illustrations and sketches depicting the Bruce Lee fighting style , a history of how the original Bruce Lee philosophy book Tao of Jeet Kune Do came into being, and editorial pieces from the likes of Linda Lee Cadwell, Shannon Lee, Diana Lee Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, Tommy Gong and other jeet kune do experts.

Go straight to the source for Bruce Lee quotes and Bruce Lee philosophy — Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Extended Edition — available now in our online store!

In the upcoming 2012 video documentary Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition — The Black Belt Interviews, Bruce Lee training experts and family members such as …
  • Shannon Lee
  • Linda Lee Cadwell
  • Richard Bustillo
  • Jerry Poteet
  • Diana Lee Inosanto
  • Tim Tackett
  • Tommy Gong
  • Octavio Quintero
  • Chris Kent
  • Jari Nyman
… tackle questions in-depth regarding:
  • the true nature of jeet kune do and the Bruce Lee training method
  • how to categorize Tao of Jeet Kune Do as a text
  • how Tao of Jeet Kune Do changed the world’s perception of martial arts one martial artist at a time
  • the process of creating Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition
  • the future of jeet kune do, Bruce Lee’s training methods and Bruce Lee philosophy.
This 40-minute in-depth documentary, Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition — The Black Belt Interviews, will be featured soon EXCLUSIVELY as a FREE DOWNLOAD at the Black Belt Digital Dojo video-download portal.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Free Guide to Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy

Free Guide to Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy:
Because of the enigmatic nature of Bruce Lee’s teachings and the ever-changing way he viewed combat, practically everyone in the modern jeet kune do community has a different bit of Bruce Lee in their cup. Black Belt interviewed prominent JKD instructors to ask what they thought Bruce Lee was really trying to say. In BlackBeltMag.com’s new FREE Guide, Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy, read their opinions on their 10 chosen Bruce Lee quotes and what they learned about Bruce Lee’s fighting style.
Part of what made the Bruce Lee philosophy so revolutionary was the belief that a martial artist could not learn anything new if he was already full of traditional and classical teachings.


In Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy, Black Belt asked 10 of the most prominent jeet kune do masters — such as Taky Kimura, Ted Wong and Richard Bustillo — about the Bruce Lee quotes that shaped their perception and practice of martial arts.
Bruce Lee quotes examined by jeet kune do masters searching for the ultimate Bruce Lee philosophy.Richard Bustillo: His Take on the Bruce Lee Philosophy That Style Limits Growth
At age 24, Richard Bustillo began studying JKD under Bruce Lee in Los Angeles’ Chinatown area. The Bruce Lee philosophy he learned continuously emphasized the limitations of following a single established style.
“From Bruce’s beliefs regarding established styles, I learned to train with an open mind,” Richard Bustillo says.
Get your copy of this FREE Guide — Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy — and you’ll understand how the Bruce Lee philosophy of examining other arts served to enhance jeet kune do techniques as practiced by Richard Bustillo, Taky Kimura, Ted Wong and others!

Go straight to the source for Bruce Lee quotes and Bruce Lee philosophy — Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Extended Edition — available now in our online store!

How Bruce Lee Quotes Helped Show Taky Kimura the Bruce Lee Philosophy for Living
An important element in Bruce Lee’s philosophy was that “[y]ou have to be honest with yourself.” This piece of wisdom became a way of life for Taky Kimura.
Bruce Lee taught Taky Kimura to understand who he was as a human being. “Bruce encouraged me to conquer the insecurity within myself and to realize that I am a person, [that] I am no better or worse than anyone else,” says Taky Kimura.
In Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy, find out how the Bruce Lee philosophy for living shaped Taky Kimura into the martial artist he is today.
Bruce Lee quotes examined by jeet kune do masters searching for the ultimate Bruce Lee philosophy.Ted Wong: His Favorite Bruce Lee Idea Directly Referenced Jeet Kune Do Techniques


The late Ted Wong met Bruce Lee in Los Angeles in 1967. There, he learned one of the most important jeet kune do techniques — the leading straight punch. “Bruce would say that the leading straight punch is the backbone of all punching in jeet kune do,” Ted Wong said.
Ted Wong also commented that although it is not the end-all of combat, such jeet kune do techniques are essential to developing effective skills in any type of fighting.
Get your copy of Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy and learn what other valuable insight about jeet kune do techniques Bruce Lee bestowed on students such as Ted Wong, Richard Bustillo, Taky Kimura and others!
With this new FREE Guide, you have the chance to learn more about Bruce Lee philosophy of martial arts training and his unique perspective to life and the martial arts as discussed by Richard Bustillo, Taky Kimura, Ted Wong and other top jeet kune do masters!

OK, Shane and Steven passed their tests on Tuesday and Thursday

Shane Tested out for his Camo belt and Steven got his Orange belt in ATA Songahm TaeKwonDo.

Shane got his sparring gear, and gets to spar now.

Steven was going to quit. I wanted him to stay so I made him a deal. If I could get him in the Adult class, I would join also. So on Tuesday, I start all over as a White Belt in Songahm TKD.

We will still be practicing American Kenpo at home for th self-defense aspect. Steven is about ready to actually be recorded for his yellow belt. It is really helping me teaching again. I will continue on my review and my 2nd brown belt new material.

I was gaining a belt every 2 months back in the 90's while learning 24 techniques, forms and sets. Now for ATA TKD its just a form. So practicing both will only make me a better Martial Artist.

Shane is showing interest in Kenpo also. I am excited.