The Warrior Within-The Philosophies of Bruce Lee

by John Little

1996

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During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy-a syntheses of Eastern and Western ideals-that extolled the virutes of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. However, most of his philosophical writing could be found only within the personal
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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 Balck Belt magazine. He edited a three-volume series for the Bruce Lee estate and has written articles for several publications, including Men's Fitness, Official Karate, and Inside Kung Fu.

Contents

Foreword by Linda Lee Cadwell
Foreword by Daniel Lee
Foreword by Mark Watts
Preface
Acknowledgments
Epigrammatic insights from the words of Bruce Lee
Some thoughts about Bruce Lee
Part One: Seeing the totality
Chapter One The true meaning of gung fu
Chapter Two Emptying our cup
Chapter Three The ways of the world
Chapter Four On yin/yang
Chapter Five Running water
Part Two: Defeating adversity
Chapter Six Bend and survive
Chapter Seven Relationships
Chapter Eight Racism
Chapter Nine Challenges
Chapter Ten Stress release
Part Three: The warrior within
Chapter Eleven Jeet kune do-The quantum perspective
Chapter Twelve You are it
Chapter Thirteen The art of fighting-without fighting
Chapter Fourteen Lessons from a master's son
Chapter Fifteen
Signposts
Chapter Sixteen Martial art as allegory-The films of Bruce lee
Chapter Seventeen In your own process
Appendixes
Eco-Zen, by Alan Watts, introduced by Mark Watts
The Tao of Wu-hsin, by Alan Watts
Bruce Lee's principal works
Chronology of the life of Bruce Lee
References
Index
About the atuho
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ISBN

809231948

Publication

McGraw-Hill
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