Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: Commentaries on the Chinese Martial Arts

This is a good book in that a reader can get a clearer idea of who Bruce Lee was. One reviewer was quite rude and unfair to Bruce Lee, took offense to the man as though he had written the book. Bruce Lee's writings were made into a book, Bruce Lee did not write nor construct the book. So appreciating that fact, it's fair to say that a reader gets a pretty good idea as to what type of prerson Bruce Lee was. Bruce Lee did study philosphy and he shared a lot of what he learned from others as well as his own personal views and opinions. Any true Bruce Lee fan knows Bruce never presented himself as "the one who knew everything" he tried to inspire and/or guide people to be themselves, find the true meaning of themselves an not be fixed, labeled, a copy, tied to any set thing or boxed into something with no way for self expression. And not just to be applied to the Martial Arts but in life as well. I think the insulting reader was confused by the deeper meaning of Bruce's writings and what he preceived to be "Bruce the great philosopher". The reader didn't get the real message, that if there is value in any book, as there is with this book (better insight and inspiration)then it should be recommended. Bruce Lee's writings should be appreciated for the content of what was originally from Bruce, his writings in this book should be looked upon to help people gain a better understanding of the thoughts and principles that guided him-Bruce Lee. If some people are inspired to follow his principles or those of whom he learned from, I think that's the point. If a reader has already made up in his or her mind that Bruce Lee's writings are not "real philosophy" or at least based on "real philosophy" then don't buy the book. In my opinion, this book would still be a good book no matter whose writings they were.

Take it with a grain of salt. Even with all other books that are going to teach you something.

I ordered this book for my brother and it came so quick. He's very happy.

Haven't read too much but so far so good. Like the pics I've never seen before.

I encourage everyone to read and form there own opinion. I enjoyed the part about "simplicity". Bruce was really beginning to understand the tao of fighting, but his willingness to share his findings were truely remarkable.

Bruce Lee provides a description of many of the forms of gung fu, some techniques, some history, and the common sense approach to learning martial arts. The philosophical intertwining of Taoism and gung fu is expressed simply and straightforward. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in martial arts.

Great Book! Lee's idea of center line defense and foot movement shows why his JKD worked so well for him.

My mistake I clicked on the Digital book instead of the paper back.

Like all book reviews, mine is purely subjective and can always be argued against. For me though, the book lacked the depth that I was looking for. It is more a high level overview of "some" aspects of Lee's life and theories. Dont get me wrong, I am not disappointed with the book as it looks great in my Kung Fu collection but it does not go into depth about Lee's history and that for me was at the time what I wanted to read about. Still happy I bought it amd will read again in the future.

Interesting reading

Excellent book as die hard Bruce Lee Fan

Everyone please be aware that I am a total Bruce Lee fan when reading this review so I maybe slightly biased!! I've knocked it down to 4 stars based on the fact that this book probably wont be for everybody. More of an insight into the mind of Bruce Lee rather than a full on training manual, as I said before I'm a total fan and have bought many of his books over the years, I'm happy to have this in my collection more than anything. It's nice to read every once in a while when I need to give my head a wobble!! Overall I'd recommend this book if you're a fan but NOT if your looking for a training manual.

Excellent service , happy with help and assistance given and the sellers patience and consideration were highly appreciatedthey deserve a 5+