Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit - Softcover

Thomas, Bruce

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9780330349307: Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330349309 ISBN 13: 9780330349307

Publisher: Pan Books, 1997

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This biography of Bruce Lee, who died in 1973, examines not only his life, but also the philosophy and fighting skills that made him such a well-known exponent of martial arts.

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Review:

'An essential for martial arts fans and a compelling read even for the uninitiated.'

From the Author:

After the publication (August 2002) of the expanded edition of Fighting Spirit, my full-length biography of Bruce Lee, I had no intention of ever writing anything further on the subject. Then my sister told me of a group of her co-workers who, inspired by Geri Halliwell, had forsaken their usual visit to the pub in order to take part in a yoga class... Now, Ms Halliwell achieved her end (pun intended) by doing yoga for several hours a day - and by following a further rigorous schedule of exercise and diet. Predictably, the motivation of my sister's co-workers lasted for about two classes before the regular pub socializing took over. Except that it didn't - quite! One of the girls made a connection with her experience and is now studying Yoga in India.

In a similar way, I was first attracted, superficially, to Bruce Lee because I thought that, in his own field, he was as good as Jimi Hendrix or George Best were in theirs! Many people are drawn to him because, in his actions or in his words, they recognize something desirable or something useful- or something real. So I began writing about him, not because I was an expert, but because I wanted to learn.
Some of the material in this book is no more than trivial and amusing. All of it is, I believe, at least 'interesting', and some of it is potentially very valuable - even life changing.

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