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Wrath of the Dragon

Autor: John Little

Número de Páginas: 303

NO RULES. NO PROBLEM. Bruce Lee remains the gold standard that all martial artists are compared to. But could he actually fight? World Champions in karate competition have gone on record to point out that he never once competed in tournaments. Were his martial abilities merely a trick of the camera? For the first time ever, Bruce Lee authority and bestselling author John Little takes a hard look at Bruce Lee’s real-life fights to definitively answer these questions with over 30 years of research that took him thousands of miles. Little has tracked down over 30 witnesses to the real fights of Bruce Lee as well as those who were present at his many sparring sessions (in which he was never defeated) against the very best martial artists in the world. From the mean streets of Hong Kong, to challenge matches in Seattle and Oakland, to the sets of his iconic films where he was challenged repeatedly, this is the incredible real-life fighting record of the man known as the “Little Dragon,” who may well have been the greatest fighter of the 20th century.

Bruce Lee Artist of Life

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 293

"Bruce Lee was known as an amazing martial artist, but he was also a profound thinker. He left behind seven volumes of writing on everything from quantum physics to philosophy." — John Blake, CNN Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Greatest Men of the Century," Bruce Lee's impact and influence has only grown since his untimely death in 1973. Part of the seven-volume Bruce Lee Library, this installment of the famed martial artist's private notebooks allows his legions of fans to learn more about the man whose groundbreaking action films and martial arts training methods sparked a worldwide interest in the Asian martial arts. Bruce Lee Artist of Life explores the development of Lee's thoughts about Gung Fu (Kung Fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, Jeet Kune Do, acting, and self-knowledge. Edited by John Little, a leading authority on Lee's life and work, the book includes a selection of letters that eloquently demonstrate how Lee incorporated his thought into actions and provided advice to others. Although Lee rose to stardom through his physical prowess and practice of jeet kune do—the system of fighting he founded—Lee was also a voracious and engaged reader who wrote...

Bruce Lee

Autor: John R. Little

Número de Páginas: 284

Bruce Lee's last movie, Game of Death, was released shortly after the megastar's tragic death. From its first screening, controversy surrounded the film, with millions of fans worldwide believing it misrepresented Lee's vision and undermined his legitimacy as a martial artist and philosopher. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey offers readers a unique insider's account of the remaking of this incomparable film--a film in which Lee intended to showcase not only his mastery as a martial artist and actor but also his personal philosophy. After searching nearly thirty years, Bruce Lee expert and award-winning filmmaker John Little found Lee's original scripting notes, directorial instructions, and more than ninety-five minutes of unreleased footage from this film. In the late 1990s, working closely with Lee's widow and referring to Lee's own copious notes, Little painstakingly reconstructed the movie according to Lee's vision. Here, readers get the inside story, firsthand from the man who made the discovery, remade the movie, and, in doing so, honored the best-loved and most highly respected martial artist in living history. The perfect complement to Warner Home Video's movie of the same...

Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon

Autor: John Little

Número de Páginas: 201

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time--Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is a photographic catalog of all facets of this fascinating man, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973. This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee--the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity. This brilliant photo essay--compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with the assistance of Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell--reveals never-before-published family photos, including rare photos of Bruce's childhood in Hong Kong. Tender moments with his children are caught on camera, and action shots from his martial arts films are shown. With a preface by his daughter Shannon Lee and a foreword by wife Linda, the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee's own diaries and journals. Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, sections include: Chronology of the Life of Bruce Lee Early Years--why he began studying gung fu (kung fu) and took up wing chun, his first...

Bruce Lee. Hommage au Dragon Eternel

Autor: Bruce Lee , John Little

Número de Páginas: 180

Voici ressuscités, en images et en paroles, la plus importante personnalité des arts martiaux : Bruce Lee. En associant à de superbes photographies les paroles mêmes de la star, cet ouvrage, à l'instar d'un film, combine une magistrale " bande son " à une " mise en scène " qui puise dans la bibliothèque intime d'images de Bruce Lee. C'est au travers des différentes sources radiophoniques, télévisées ou cinématographiques et d'éléments privés de la famille Lee que s'est effectuée cette sélection de paroles qui illustrent avec brio le profil de cet homme d'exception. Paroles qui illustrent les images ; images qui illuminent les paroles... Près de trente ans après la disparition tragique de Bruce Lee, ce livre est un véritable hommage à celui qui sera toujours le symbole de la perfection martiale.

Vivre avec Bruce Lee

Autor: Bruce Lee , John Little

Número de Páginas: 255

VIVRE AVEC BRUCE LEE rassemble des textes théoriques que Bruce Lee consacra aux sujets qui lui tenaient à cœur : - Le Kung Fu : avec des textes inédits, l'auteur reprend les principales idées concernant le taoïsme et la self-défense précédemment développées dans LE TAO DU KUNG FU. - La philosophie : comment, dans la culture philosophique du "petit dragon", les concepts chinois du Wu Hsin (non-conscience) et du Wu Wei (non-action) répondent aux convictions chrétiennes de René Descartes. - La psychologie : la relation d'un organisme à son environnement, l'autorégulation opposée aux obligations externes, ainsi que d'autres réflexions comportementalistes sont développées dans ce chapitre. - La poésie : une vingtaine de poèmes de Bruce Lee nous permettent de découvrir la sensibilité littéraire de la superstar des arts martiaux. - Jeet Kune Do, la libération : ce chapitre essentiel occupe près de la moitié de cet ouvrage. Un indispensable complément théorique aux deux volumes JEET KUNE DO, COMMENTAIRES SUR LA VOIE MARTIALE. - Le cinéma : Bruce Lee nous donne sa définition du métier d'acteur et de sa dépendance créatrice face aux impératifs de...

Correspondre avec Bruce Lee. Les lettres du dragon

Autor: Bruce Lee , John Little

Número de Páginas: 223

De nombreux éléments de la biographie de Bruce Lee sont regroupés dans " Paroles de Dragon ", le premier volume de cette collection que l'on doit aux efforts de John Little. " Paroles de Dragon " rassemble les interviews données par le Petit Dragon aux USA tout comme à la presse anglophone de Hong Kong. Le présent recueil de correspondance se présente comme une suite directe de Paroles de Dragon. Dans " Correspondre avec Bruce Lee ", les mots du Petit Dragon ne sont plus destinés à la presse et au public, mais aux membres de sa propre sphère professionnelle et privée. Certaines lettres nous confirment l'attachement qu'il portait à sa famille. D'autres nous illustrent les applications que Bruce Lee faisait de sa philosophie dans la vie quotidienne. D'autres lettres encore, nous donnent de précieux renseignements sur les relations professionnelles et amicales qui liaient Bruce Lee au monde des arts martiaux, comme à celui du cinéma. Parmi les correspondants réguliers du Petit Dragon, on trouve ainsi une personnalité telle que Ted Ashley, le grand patron de la Warner Brothers. Les lettres à Linda écrites pendant le tournage de Big Boss nous font découvrir l'envers ...

The Warrior Within

Autor: John R. Little

Número de Páginas: 0

During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy--a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals--that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. However, most of his philosophical writings could be found only within the personal library of the Bruce Lee estate--until now. The Warrior Within is the most comprehensive volume of these teachings, meant to help you apply Lee's philosophies to your own life. This unique guide reveals such life-affirming secrets as: Seeing the totality of life and putting things into perspective Understanding the concept of Yin and Yang Defeating adversity by adapting to circumstances Tapping into inner spiritual forces to help shape the future With a foreword by Linda Lee Cadwell and photographs and other memorabilia from Bruce Lee's short but celebrated life, The Warrior Within is an engrossing and easy-to-understand guide to the little-explored world of Bruce Lee. John Little has been identified as "one of the foremost authorities on Bruce Lee in the world" by Black Belt magazine. He edited a three-volume series for the Bruce Lee estate and has written articles for several...

Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 201

In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts--collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety. Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of martial arts and brought them into the modern world--by promoting the idea that students have the right to pick and choose those techniques and training regimens which suit their own personal needs and fighting styles. He developed a new style of his own called Jeet Kune Do--combining many elements from different masters and different traditions. This was considered heretical at the time within martial arts circles, where one was expected to study with only a single master--and Lee was the first martial artist to attempt this. Today he is revered as the "father" of martial arts practice around the world--including Mixed Martial Arts. In addition to presenting the fundamental techniques, mindset and training methods of traditional Chinese martial arts, this martial art treatise explores such esoteric topics as Taoism and Zen as applied to Gung Fu, Eastern and Western fitness regimens and...

Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 257

Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee's astounding physique with this insightful martial arts training book. The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively to perfect his body for superior health and muscularity. Beyond his martial arts and acting abilities, Lee's physical appearance and strength were truly astounding. He achieved this through an intensive and ever-evolving conditioning regime that is being revealed for the first time in this book. Drawing on Lee's own notes, letters, diaries and training logs, Bruce Lee historian John Little presents the full extent of Lee's unique training methods including nutrition, aerobics, isometrics, stretching and weight training. In addition to serving as a record of Bruce Lee's own training, The Art of Expressing the Human Body, with its easy-to-understand and simple-to-follow training routines, is a valuable source book for those who seek dramatic improvement in their health, conditioning, physical fitness, and appearance. This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features: Bruce Lee: Striking...

Bruce Lee, Hommage Au Dragon Eternel

Autor: Bruce|little Lee (john)

Número de Páginas: 0

Bruce Lee Ou la Fureur de Vivre : Reflexions Sur Mon Processus D'evolution

Autor: Bruce|little Lee (john)

Número de Páginas: 0

Ultimate Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Autor: John R. Little , Curtis Wong

Número de Páginas: 0

Provides information related to various aspects of martial arts, including histories, techniques, and traditions.

Black Belt

Número de Páginas: 168

The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Autor: Bruce Lee , John Little

Número de Páginas: 256

Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee's astounding physique with this insightful martial arts training book. The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively to perfect his body for superior health and muscularity. Beyond his martial arts and acting abilities, Lee's physical appearance and strength were truly astounding. He achieved this through an intensive and ever-evolving conditioning regime that is being revealed for the first time in this book. Drawing on Lee's notes, letters, diaries and training logs, Bruce Lee historian John Little presents the full extent of Lee's unique training methods including nutrition, aerobics, isometrics, stretching and weight training. In addition to serving as a record of Bruce Lee's training, The Art of Expressing the Human Body, with its easy-to-understand and simple-to-follow training routines, is a valuable source book for those who seek dramatic improvement in their health, conditioning, physical fitness, and appearance. This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features: Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts...

Bruce Lee

Autor: Matthew Polly

Número de Páginas: 656

The “definitive” (The New York Times) biography of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between eastern and western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans. Forty-five years after Bruce Lee’s sudden death at age thirty-two, journalist and bestselling author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee’s life. It’s also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee. Following a decade of research that included conducting more than one hundred interviews with Lee’s family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed Lee died, Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee’s early years as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his actor father’s struggles with opium addiction and how that turned Bruce into a troublemaking teenager who was kicked out of high school and eventually sent to America to shape up; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming personal instructor to movie stars like James Coburn and Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian-American actor in ...

Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 257

"A teacher is never a giver of truth--he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."--Bruce Lee Within the pages of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success-- as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. Consisting of eight sections, Striking Thoughts covers 72 topics and 825 aphorisms--from spirituality to personal liberation and from family life to filmmaking--all of which Bruce lived by. His ideas helped energize his life and career and made it possible for him to live a happy and assured life, overcoming challenging obstacles with seeming ease. His ideas also inspired his family, friends, students, and colleagues to achieve success in their own lives and this personal collection will help you in your journey too. Sections include: On First Principles--including life, existence, time, and death On Being Human--including the mind, happiness, fear, and dreams On Matters of Existence--health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversity On Achievement--work, goals, faith, success, money, and fame On Art and Artists--art, filmmaking, and...

Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

Autor: Bruce Lee , John Little

Número de Páginas: 0

A rare, never-before-seen collection of Bruce Lee's private letters and writing! Bruce Lee was an intense man with such sheer concentration of energy that no one who encountered him, on screen or in person, could help but be drawn to him and his enthusiasm for life and knowledge. A voracious and engaged reader, Lee wrote extensively, synthesizing the thought of East and West into a unique personal philosophy of self-discovery. Bruce Lee: Artist of Life explores the development and fruition of Bruce Lee's thoughts about gung fu (kung fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, jeet kune do, acting, and self-knowledge. This volume from Bruce Lee's private notebooks is capped by a selection of Lee's letters that eloquently demonstrate how he incorporated his thought into actions and advice to others. Also included are multiple drafts of select compositions, showing how Lee's thought evolved and was refined over the years and how the ideas he was reading and writing about were reflected in his work and everyday life. Sections include: Gung Fu—reflections on gung fu, psychology in defense and attack, how to choose a martial arts instructor, and Bruce's own view on the martial art...

Bruce Lee

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 180

Profiles the life and career of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee Letters of the Dragon

Autor: Bruce Lee

Número de Páginas: 196

"In this collection of artful writing by a man dedicated to honest self-expression, we glimpse the private side of Bruce's eloquence as he bares his soul through the art of letter writing." --from the Preface, by Linda Lee Cadwell Bruce Lee Letters of the Dragon is a fascinating glimpse of the private Bruce Lee behind the public image--a man with the patience and concern to dedicate as much effort to crafting a thoughtful personal answer to the letter of a young fan as to those from his old friends and associates; an extremely active man never too busy to make time for an old family friend in need of simple companionship; a man who never wrote without careful thought, and never thought from the head alone, but always from the head and heart together. The letters in this inspiring book trace Bruce Lee's career and development from his decision--made while he was still in secondary school--to move to the U.S. to further his education. Readers will journey with him through the many setbacks, rededicated efforts and triumphs of life that shaped his martial art and humanity, all the way to the last letter he ever composed, just hours before his sudden death. After absorbing the letters ...