"The straight punch is the core of Jeet Kune Do."—Bruce Lee The straight lead was a key element in Bruce Lee's development of his own personal style. It was designed to be uncomplicated, economical, and brutally effective but is not as simple as it might seem. Bruce Lee once described it the most difficult move in the Jeet Kune Do arsenal.Lee developed JKD as a response to the shortcomings he found in traditional martial arts, but it also includes elements of Western combat...
Apply the combat science of Bruce Lee's revolutionary martial art! This martial arts manual describes his research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques. Bruce Lee wrote of «three stages of cultivation» that lie along the path to JKD mastery: The Stage of Innocence —this is the level of the absolute beginner. The Stage of Art —the student is immersed in the process of technical and physical training. The Stage of Artlessness —the stage of «highest...