jeet kune do basics
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Please note that the author and publisher of this book are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may result from practicing the techniques and/or following the instructions given within. Since the physical activities described herein may be too strenuous in nature for some readers to engage in safely, it is essential that a physician be consulted prior to training.
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Grateful acknowledgement is made for permission to reprint excerpts from the following copyrighted work: Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee’s Commentaries on the Martial Way by Bruce Lee and John Little. Copyright ©1997 by Linda Lee Caldwell. Reprinted with permission of Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cheng, David, 1959-
Jeet Kune Do basics / David Cheng.—1st ed.
191 p. : ill.; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-4629-0267-5
1. Jeet Kune Do. I. Title. GV1114.6.C537 2003
796.815--dc22
2003027961
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table of contents
Chapter 1 History and Development of Jeet Kune Do 10
Chapter 2 Philosophy and Guiding Principles 16
Chapter 3 Different Branches 20
Chapter 4 Choosing the Right School or Teacher 26
Chapter 5 The Jeet Kune Do Class 29
Chapter 6 The First Three Months 33
Part 3: Learning the Basics 39
Chapter 8 The Bai-Jong Stance 40
Chapter 9 Footwork and Mobility 45
Chapter 10 Upper-Body Tool Training 55
Chapter 11 Lower-Body Tool Training 65
Part 4: The Five Ways of Attack 85
Chapter 13 Single Direct/Angulated Attack 86
Chapter 14 Attack by Combination 94
Chapter 15 Progressive Indirect Attack 104
Chapter 16 Attack by Drawing 114
Chapter 17 Hand Immobilization Attack 121
Part 5: Tactical Considerations 135
Chapter 20 Distance, Timing, and Rhythm 156
Part 6: Advancing in Jeet Kune Do 173
Chapter 22 Establishing Goals and a Training Program 174
Chapter 23 Phase Advancement 180
Chapter 24 Competitions and Demonstrations 183
Resources 188
About the Author 192
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated first, to God the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who together are the source of inspiration