Description
Bruce Lee the legend of martial arts and motion pictures first studied Wing Chun Kung Fu in Hong Kong under the tutelage of Yip Man. When he came to the United States Lee developed a concept of martial arts for the individual man that he labeled Jeet Kune Do – the way of the intercepting fist. His first book The Tao of Jeet Kune Do became a standard in the martial arts field. It was followed by Bruce Lees Fighting Method – a series of four volumes complied by Lees friend and student M. Uyehara. This DVD covers the first two volumes of Lees fighting method – Basic Training and Self-Defense Techniques. Topics include warm-ups basic exercises on-guard positions footwork power training speed training and self-defense techniques. Demonstrating the techniques in this DVD presentation are Ted Wong and Richard Bustillo. Wong trained with Lee toward the later stages of Jeet Kune Dos development becoming Lees last major private student. He appeared with Lee in the photo techniques of the Bruce Lees Fighting Method books and is considered to be Lees prot g being one of four to receive direct certification from Lee. After Lees death Wong chose not to teach Jeet Kune Do publicly instead establishing a semiprivate nonprofit school in San Francisco in 1990. Bustillo is the director and co-founder of the International Martial Arts and Boxing Academy in Carson California. He has more than 30 years of experience in the martial arts is a senior instructor of Lees Jeet Kune Do concepts and as a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame is always in high demand on the international martial arts seminar circuit.
Rating: NR
