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Book Review: The Tao of Gung Fu

Book Review: The Tao of Gung Fu

Title : The Tao of Gung Fu, A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art Author : Bruce Lee Editor : John Little Lightning review For philosophically-inclined martial arts students (especially those learning  kung fu )   this book will be inspirational, while instructors will appreciate how Lee explains abstract concepts like yin-yang , wu-wei , and what it means to "be like water", making them accessible, attractive, and applicable. Bruce who? Although the actor and martial artist Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of only 32, his accomplishments nevertheless paved the way for kung fu to cross over into mainstream Western culture. His film performances were thrilling, his fights spectacular yet largely believable, his manner charismatic and highly engaging. Something of Lee's philosophical approach to life and martial arts came through in these performances and even more so in interviews, and the fact that he died so soon after achieving stardom and in somewhat mysterious c...

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