

Bruce Lee was fond of saying that you cannot learn to swim without getting in the water. This is an extremely important part of discovering the truth, one that many people fail to do.
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In most cases, that means putting on the protective gear and going full contact in a realistic scenario. When you discover what you perceive to be a truth, put it to the test. Gather as many facts as possible on the subject or situation before forming a perception. Make your perceptions as total in nature as you can. Perception is everything - in life and in the martial arts.

Be thankful that you've become aware of it, then adjust your training to what you now know is real. The important thing is to not dwell on the lie. They not only might have studied a lie, but they also might have spent years training according to that lie. Martial artists who have devoted years to training in a traditional system and practiced according to what they've been taught is the truth sometimes have difficulty accepting that they might have spent years studying a lie. Know what you're looking for and don't be in denial when you discover it. What impact did fear, anxiety and anger have on the situation? Bruce Lee Training Philosophy Concept #2 Take every opportunity to study what really takes place in an assault or self-defense situation - not just physically but mentally, too. You won't learn by copying your neighbor's homework. Don't rely on what your instructor, past masters or other martial artists tell you is the truth. You have to consciously want to know the truth and look for it. The path he used is a clear and concise method that every martial artist can easily apply to his own search. The Bruce Lee name, image and likeness are intellectual property of Bruce Lee Enterprises LLC.The Tao of Jeet Kune Do teaches how Bruce Lee arrived at his personal truth, which he called jeet kune do. (“Bruce Lee" is a registered trademark of Bruce Lee Enterprises LLC. Go here to browse Bruce Lee's other books!.It includes digitally enhanced, hand-drawn illustrations by Bruce Lee, never-before-seen Chinese translations, framed training aids and exercises, a brief history of the book, and other improvements overseen by Shannon Lee. NovemAfter extensive consultation with Shannon Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do: Expanded Edition is released as a paper book and an e-book.It comes with a hard cloth slipcase and a numbered certificate signed by Linda Lee Cadwell and Shannon Lee. January 2007 issue - It's announced that a limited-edition, hard-cover version of the Tao will go on sale soon.The book sports a hard cover and is “bound in rich leatherette with a gold stamped signature." It sells for $9.95. “If you're really a Bruce Lee fan you will want this distinguished, hardbound edition of his Tao of Jeet Kune Do," the text announces. January 1976 issue - An ad campaign for a deluxe edition of the book begins.December 1975 issue - The first Tao ad appears, offering the book for $6.95.People need some kind of organization to relate, to understand what they're reading, and he gave them that, but he didn't limit what Bruce was saying." The way he put the book together was fantastic. “He worked out with us and he was open-minded all the way. “We figured, since he had studied different styles, that he would interpret everything in terms of what he already knew and make JKD another style. “When Linda Lee introduced Gil Johnson and said he was going to put Bruce's book together for publication, we were all a little skeptical," Dan Inosanto says. November 1975 issue - A four-page story in Black Belt reveals how the book was compiled.October 1975 issue - The staff of Black Belt, under the leadership of Gilbert Johnson, puts the finishing touches on the Tao.The effect the letters have on Lee is not mentioned. February 1971 issue - Martial artists launch a letter-writing campaign to convince Lee to change his mind and have the book published.“Unfortunately, Bruce got sidetracked from writing it, and even though it was almost completed, he has decided not to have it published." December 1970 issue - “Several years ago, we announced that Bruce Lee was working on a book called Tao of Jeet Kune Do," a Black Belt writer says.It was to have been titled Tao of Jeet Kune Do. November 1970 issue - Bruce Lee suspends work on a project he's been fine-tuning for years.The following are some of the highlights as reported in Black Belt magazine. In fact, its path to print was a veritable rollercoaster ride. What many martial arts enthusiasts and Bruce Lee fans don't know is that this landmark book wasn't a simple publishing project. Ask any martial artist to name the best-selling martial arts book of all time, and chances are he or she will say Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee.
