Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
Excellent Book!
To watch Bruce Lee on film is an amazing experience. Those who have
read Tao of Jeet Kune Do, however, know that Lees prose can also be
exhilarating. This praiseworthy and enduring bestseller (mainly written
over six months when Lee was bedridden with back problems) compiles
philisophical aphorisms, explanations on technique, and sketches by the
master himself.
Personal Review: Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
This book could almost be called the New Testament of martial arts. Truly
one of the seminal works of all martial arts writings. There is an initial
chapter about zen, jeet kune do and the philosophical approach to his art,
while the remainder of the book focuses on techniques, strategy and
mechanics of training and fighting. This book was also influential in writing
my book, The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts
an in Life!

Jeet Kune Do is the art of no art. There is no set curriculum as he calls it,
"the formless form". In constrast, traditional martial arts systems are rich
and rigid in form and specific technique backed by thoroughly developed
concepts and principles.
Bruce Lee never seemed to find any practical value or purpose in kata,
often referring to it as meaningless drill. I believe he may not have truly
delved deeply enough into it to understand that while no one in their right
mind would jump into a green-belt kata in the middle of a street self-
defense situation, the individual movements learned through kata can be
applied at will to deal with an attacker. The founder of Aikido even said
that kata should be practiced so that it could be forgotten. The goal of all
martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do is to mature to a point where
movement is spontaneous. Forethought becomes reaction, form
becomes formlessness and your actions are dictated by your opponent's
responses.
Regardless of whether you approach this goal through a rigid, forms-based
system of martial arts or through Bruce Lee's formless system, the
principles and analytical approach that he presents provide a wealth of
technical detail and are enough to keep you busy learning, practicing and
interpreting his writing for a lifetime!
I highly recommend this book. To omit it from your martial arts studies is a
serious error no matter what style you study. Open your mind; clear your
mind and then fill it with the contents of this book.
Enjoy!
Kevin Brett is the CEO of Kevin Brett Studios, Inc. and the author of The
Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts and in Life!
The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts and in Life!
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