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 - Required readingIN MEMORY OF MARIO PONTILLO Since the late 1970's, I have studied Mr. Lee's "Way of the Intercepting fist." I have the 1st editions of all the "best" books. This book will walk you through the physical aspect of his methods. I recommend you get all the volumes from this series. You will need to start from the beginning; and you do that by emptying your cup so Bruce may fill it. My favorite quote: "Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do." -Bruce Lee Please do not hesitate to check out my Poetry book that I published while in the U.S. Navy in 2003; "Under the Rose: Poetry of Tragedy, Essence, and Romance" Rating:  - Get fighting fit!This is the best book I've read on conditioning/training specifically for martial arts. This book covers everything from cardio workouts, to training for fast kicks, to footwork and stance techniques. This really should have been the first in it's series. This book isn't full of history, philosophy or tradition, but gets down to the juicy stuff that a martial artist/fighter needs to master. Among other things, this book teaches what a good fighting stance is or isn't; how to practice side kicks for power & speed; the concept of a non-telegraphic guard; excersised to generate more power in you puches; and tons more. If you are serious about getting into shape for fighting, or refining your techniques to be more efficient, this book is for you. Good for sport/point-fighting/full contact, as well as health and self-defense (more for training kicks and punches as opposed to "what to do if a guy chokes you"). Rating: - Excellent Book that teaches the basicsEven though this book was not written by Bruce (PUblished after he died based on his memoirs), and is in the midst of controvorsy (ie. people say Bruce would not have published this, etc), I found this book to be bang on. An excellent book on the basics of punching, kicking, and moving. I study JKD under a teacher, and the book helped explain alot of the details of basic hitting and movement that I wasn't able to learn on my own. After this book I went from a basic fighter to one who moved and counter attacked as required. For [the money], you won't find a better martial arts book anywhere. Rating: - If you only buy one, make it this oneThis is the best martial arts book I've come across, ever. I have a ton of books, mostly Bruce Lee and Wing Chun kung fu books, and of them all this one teaches the most practical knowledge in the shortest time. This book just covers the basics, but the basics are more than enough. Fantastic photos to show EVERYTHING (most of the Ohara books are like this)-the value for the price and time is amazing. Rating: - good, but...While this entire series is good, if you get the Tao of Jeet Kune Do, or the book Jeet Kune Do, you might not need this one as therre isn't too much more here. I think this one has more actual pictures though, while the others have more of Lee's drawings.
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