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       The Bruce Lee Library

      Bruce Lee

       The Essential Writings

      Artist of Life

       Compiled and Edited by John Little

      TUTTLE Publishing

       Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore

      The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”

      Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.

      Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.

      Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.

      With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past— inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.

      All photos appearing in this book are courtesy of the archive of Linda Lee Cadwell, the Estate of Bruce Lee, and Warner Brothers Films.

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

       www.tuttlepublishing.com

      Copyright © 1999 Linda Lee Cadwell

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      ISBN 978-0–8048–3263–2

       ISBN 978-1-4629-1790-7 (ebook)

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

       Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973.

       Bruce Lee : artist of life / compiled and edited by John Little. — 1st pb ed.

       xv, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm—(The Bruce Lee library : v. 6)

       Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.

       ISBN 0–8048–3131–9 (hc) ISBN 0–8048–3263–3 (pb)

       1. Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973. 2. Martial artists—United States

       Biography 3. Actors—United

       States Biography. I. Little, John R., 1960– . II. Title. III.

       Series: Lee, Bruce, 1940–1973.

       Bruce Lee library : v. 6.

       GV1113,L44A3 1999

       791.43’028’092—dc21

       [B]

       99033401

       CIP

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      For Shannon and Ian—

      Because Bruce and Brandon would wish them

       the richness of a happy marriage,

       which comes from the artful blending of two souls

      CONTENTS

       Foreword by Linda Lee Cadwell

       Introduction

       PART 1: GUNG FU

       1-A The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of the Chinese Martial Art

       1-B Gung Fu:The Center of the Oriental Arts

       1-C A Moment of Understanding

       1-D Reflections on Gung Fu

       1-E Teach Yourself Self-Defense

       1-F Psychology in Defense and Attack

       1-G How to Choose a Martial Art Instructor

       1-H The Unity of Gentleness/Firmness

       1-I My View on Gung Fu

       PART 2: PHILOSOPHY

       2-A Why I Took to Philosophy

       2-B Regarding Human Understanding

       2-C Living:The Oneness of Things