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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8159
EAN num: 9781932835007
ISBN number: 1932835008
Label: Seconds Out
Manufacturer: Seconds Out
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: 2004-03
Publishing house: Seconds Out
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Joe Lewis, the man named as the Greatest Fighter in the History of Karate by his peers, reveals what he and martial arts superstar Bruce Lee worked on in their secret training sessions in the late 1960s. Insights and never-before-told stories about Bruce Lee and Joe Lewis are provided by nine additional martial arts champions and stars, including Joe Hyams, Dan Inosanto, Gene LeBell, Chuck Norris, Jhoon Rhee, Mike Stone, Bob Wall, and Ted Wong. More than 150 step-by-step sequential photographs allow individuals to follow along and learn how to master Bruce Lee's fighting system.
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I was in the book store at the mall killing time when I saw this on the shelf. I was amazed at how pretentious the title was. However, as I flipped through it and read a little, it turned out to be so good I ended up buying it. Rather than being a book showing lots of techniques, it focuses more on the theories and conceptual parts of JKD. Things like timing, distance, speed, broken rhythm, and gives lots of the training methods Bruce Lee created for Joe Lewis to develop these attributes. It was also very interesting to see Lewis' interpretation of what Bruce Lee taught him. It was interesting because he was already an accomplished fighter and he also got to put what he learned into use in the ring. I have been training Jeet Kune Do for 8 years under one of Dan Inosanto's associate instructor's and I honestly think that this is one of the best JKD books I've ever read.
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I agree with some of the other reviewers that Joe Lewis could be called arrogant, especially if you use a title for a book beginning with "The World's Greatest Fighter". Joe Lewis was a great champion in semi-contact karate before he moved on to full contact karate (kickboxing minus kicking to the legs) and became world champion in this martial arts form too. The problem I have with the titles he won is that a "world champion" in semi-contact Karate in the US could better be termed a "Champion of North America". Contrary to an organisation like the WUKO, the foreign participation of these tournaments was limited to Canada. The same argument applies to his world title in full-contact Karate. Lewis only fought Americans in a time that only a tiny segment of the Martial Arts community was engaged in Full Contact. Lewis never fought a single match in which leg kicking, elbowing, kneeing or grappling was allowed.
The good thing about this book is that it does deliver what is says it will: it lifts up the veil of secrecy about what Bruce Lee actually taught Joe Lewis. This information wasn't available to the public before. The chapters by fellow martial artists are also very insightful. The book's real value is more historical then than practical. Most kickboxing coaches of yesterday would find the techniques and methods expounded in the book outdated.
Conclusion: a worthwhile purchase for Bruce Lee enthusiasts.
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This book was somewhat interesting but also a bit of a disappointment (was I really expecting to master Bruce Lee's Jeet kune do). First off there is no way in the universe you are going to master Bruce Lee's art in a book 208 pages long. You would do well to order "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" written by the man himself, Bruce lee.
This book should have been titled "The Friends Of Bruce Lee remember him". The book had many chapters written by people who knew Bruce Lee and had nothing to do with mastering Jeet Kune Do. I will say some of the stories were interesting and funny, as when Bruce was shopping for clothes with Mr. Lewis and a sales clerk kept bugging Bruce. He (Bruce) ending up knocking the guy on his rear end with his famous one-inch punch. Serves the guy right because he kept asking Bruce "What do you do for a livin man?".
I felt the book was one big advertisement for Joe Lewis's video's and a ploy to get people to buy those at his various websites.
He even has martial arts domain names for sale at the end of the book. I have no doubt Joe lewis is a superb martial artist but I feel he is using Bruce Lee's popularity to sell his products. That's not such a bad thing maybe but I'll say it again I was misled a bit by the book's title. Definitely buy Bruce's "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" because it will keep you thinking for years about his various methods of defense and attack. One thing Mr. Lewis did elaborate on that I liked was having "oneness of mind" when in combat or competition. When you want to punch or kick, go ahead and do it without a second thought.
This requires much training and novices will have to devote lots of time to master it.Also putting your best weapons forward and not telegraghing your strikes. This also requires much practice but well worth the effort.
All of these concepts were taught by Bruce. In closing I will probably end up buying some of Joe Lewis's dvd's so I guess the book had it's intended purpose. We all miss Bruce and Brandon, maybe they are somewhere in the universe sparring with some funny-looking aliens. Oh no Bruce, they have 4 arms and 3 legs!
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Joe Lewis was in the peer group of Lee ,Noris, Urquedez, and Wallis .This makes a technique book by him a good thing .
The Deal with Bruce was ,He was a skilled on hitting vital areas of his opponents , and developed a style of broken rythm fighting , kind of like Mahamad Ali's boxing , but with Karate .
Ledgend has it Lee was allways trying to instigate a rivalry between Noris and Lewis . Lee would tell noris , Lewis thought he could be better , and vice versa . Lewis would then bust Lee's chops , that he should be on the tournament or PKA circut and "really" prove himself in a competition situation .
What ever the case may be Bruce Lee was in great shape and developed a very effective combat style . Norris,wallace and lewis , are skilled as well. But Lee wrote alot , and had may concepts on fighting that are still being persued yesterday ,namely adding more Kung Fu to Karate and Tae Kwon Do sparring .Bruce americanized chineese Martial Arts. These people mentioned are more openminded than they are credited for . After all Martial arts is multi faceted . It is defensive there are forms , breaking , weapons , zen, breathing , stretching,different types of competition , Entertainment . That's why it's an Art . It can be a Sport ,it can be self defense ,sometimes it can be , just physical fitness .. all the fighters we have mentioned have been in movies , so there is that aspect ,too .Comming up with combinations that look good on film . And can these things be brought back into your style . Can you make your own form ?
You don't necissarily have to start doing acrobatic circus tricks , to create your own form , it may just be the concept of Multidirectional fighting , kicking forward with the right , then kicking back with the left , then kicking to the side with the right , or adding a kung fu techniques like punching forward or kicking back at the same time . why isn't that in any Tae Kwon Do forms . At some point it is up to you to add to what is allready there , and find other souces of insperation .
One thing i can say for bruce Lee , is i don't think i've ever seen him act like a forrest animal in any of those movies , and that's quite an acomplishment for a chinaman in Martial Arts :>)
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History tells us that Joe Lewis was the very best fighter that ever trained under Bruce Lee. During 1968-1969 Joe Lewis won 11 straight titles as he was training with Bruce Lee. Mr.Lewis was the very first person to use jeet kune do in full contact, anything goes combat in 1970 when he won the title of US Kickboxing Champion. He defended his title 10 times with 10 knockouts. Does jeet kune do work. Lewis' record proves that Bruce Lee developed an unbeatable system! This book explains how Lee and Lewis did it. Easy to read and very interesting.
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