Description

Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method is a book of volumes covering Bruce Lee’s martial arts abilities of the Jeet Kune Do movement. The book is available as a single hardcover volume or a series of four paperback volumes. The text describes Bruce Lee’s Kung Fu fighting techniques, philosophy and training methods. This book was originally written in 1966 by Bruce Lee. However, Lee decided not to publish this work as he feared that instructors would use the fighting knowledge in this text to promote themselves. In 1978, after Bruce Lee’s death, his widow and wife Linda Lee Cadwell decided to make available the information on her husband’s work. Lee’s death changed the perspective of releasing the information that Bruce Lee himself had vacillated about. The book was published with the help of Mitoshi Uyehara. Uyehara was the founder and owner of Black Belt Magazine. During the early years of the publication, Uyehara served as the publisher. Bruce Lee contributed many articles to the publication during the 1960s and a friendship ensued between the two men. Uyehara, a martial artist in his own right, was a key personage in arranging Lee’s material for publication.    Part I – Basic Training        Ch. 1 – The Fighting Man Exercise        Ch. 2 – The On-Guard Position        Ch. 3 – Footwork        Ch. 4 – Power Training        Ch. 5 – Speed Training    Part II – Skill In Techniques        Ch. 6 – Skill In Movement        Ch. 7 – Skill In Hand Techniques        Ch. 8 – Skill In Kicking        Ch. 9 – Parrying        Ch. 10 – Targets        Ch. 11 – Sparring    Part III – Advanced Techniques        Ch. 12 – Hand Techniques for Offense (Part A)        Ch. 13 – Hand Techniques for Offense (Part B)        Ch. 14 – Attacks With Kicks        Ch. 15 – Defense and Counter        Ch. 16 – Attributes and Tactics    Part IV – Self-Defense Techniques        Ch. 17 – Defense Against Surprise Attack        Ch. 18 – Defense Against An Unarmed Assailant        Ch. 19 – Defense Against Grabbing        Ch. 20 – Defense Against Choke Holds and Hugs        Ch. 21 – Self-Defense Against An Armed Assailant        Ch. 22 – Defense Against Multiple Assailants        Ch. 23 – Defense Against A Vulnerable Position