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Title: Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook by Chris Kent, Jim Tackett, Tim Tackett, Jeet Kune ISBN: 0-86568-131-7 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: December, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best books on stand-up fight training out there
Comment: If you're going to be involved in stand-up martial arts or fighting, get this book. It's all you need. The training methods in here are very, very good. This book covers on-guard position, tools(puches, kicks, etc.), energy drills, distance, timing, the five ways of attack, parries, target training, partner training... It's probably best for someone who has been exposed to stand-up fighting before, and has a basic knowledge of punches and kicks. It becomes a masterpiece when taken with "Jun Fan/ Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing" (which it often referes to), the "Bruce Lee Fighting Method Series", and the "Tao of Jeet Kune Do". Once again, it's probably not for begginers, and many drills require a partner, but that's just the nature of the beast. Good for sport/full contact, and pretty decent for self-defense.
Rating: 5
Summary: An absolute must read for any serious Jun Fan / JKD student
Comment: Chris Kent and Tim Tackett do an excellent job of presenting the basics of Jun Fan Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do concepts as well as a variety of useful drills. I highly recommend this book to any JF/JKD student. My only complaint is that there wasn't much about stance or footwork, which are the basis for everything else. In their book Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing they cover bai jong, the basic stance, for about a page and a half, but you could probably write an entire volume on the stance and footwork alone. If you're studying under a qualified Jun Fan / JKD instructor you'll know all of this, but it would still be nice to have a reference on it, and I'm sure that Sifus Kent and Tackett could probably offer quite a bit of insight into what is, IMO, an incredibly important, if basic subject.
Rating: 4
Summary: Basic outline of Jun Jan Jeet Kune Do.
Comment: I purchased this book on the recommendation of my JKD instructor. It has been an excellent supplement to my lessons. I don't feel that one can "learn" martial arts from a book alone. However, this book gives many techniques and drills that can be learned and adapted if one has some experience in JKD, boxing, Wing Chun, or Filipino martial arts.
There are several sections, including basic stances or postures and striking techniques, drills, psychological and physical attributes, footwork, and other sections. I found particularly useful the section on attributes, which gives advice and drills to develop attributes such as timing, speed, quickness, perception, etc. These are skills which are not talked about as much in other martial arts books, which might focus more on developing techniques such as punches, kicks, blocking, joint-locking, etc.
This is not a book just to be read from cover-to-cover. You need to practice the techniques and drills to improve. There are many pictures of the drills, which are useful.
If you are cross-training in different arts or want ideas for different workouts, check out this book. If you train in Jun Fun or JKD, this is a must-have.
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Title: Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee, Gilbert Johnson ISBN: 0897500482 Publisher: Black Belt Communications, Inc. Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing by Chris Kent, Tim Tackett ISBN: 0865681201 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: January, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jeet Kune Do: Conditioning and Grappling Methods by Larry Hartsell, Dan Inosanto ISBN: 0953176657 Publisher: Health 'N' Life Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jeet Kune Do: A to Z, Volume 1 by Chris Kent ISBN: 0865681775 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jeet Kune Do Entering to Trapping to Grappling by Larry Hartsell ISBN: 0865680515 Publisher: Unique Publications Pub. Date: January, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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