John Little

A behind the scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time Bruce Lee Bruce Lee The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is an illustrated biography of this fascinating martial artist and movie star from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973 This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona It shows the real Bruce Lee the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity This brilliant photo essay compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with the assistance of Lee s widow Linda Lee Cadwell reveals never before published family photos including rare photos of Bruce s childhood in Hong Kong Tender moments with his children are caught on camera and action shots from his martial arts films are shown With a preface by his daughter Shannon Lee and a foreword by wife Linda the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee s own diaries and journals Based on the award winning Warner Bros documentary Bruce Lee In His Own Words sections include Chronology of the Life of Bruce Lee Early Years why he began studying gung fu kung fu and took up wing chun his first starring role and his return to the US Hollywood why he got the part in The Green H

Be water, my friend reúne por primera vez la filosofía que desarrolló el legendario Bruce Lee haciendo una síntesis personal de los ideales de Oriente y Occidente. Todos podemos aplicar sus enseñanzas en nuestra vida diaria para llegar al autoconocimiento y el dominio de nosotros mismos. Un libro unico que revela secretos existenciales para: Derrotar a la adversidad adaptandose a las circunstancias. Liberar el estres. Luchar sin luchar. Conectar con las fuerzas espirituales internas para dar forma al futuro. Con un prologo de Linda Lee Cadwell, la viuda del actor y madre de sus hijos, fotografias y otros recuerdos de la vida breve pero apasionante de Bruce Lee, esta es una guia practica para entender el pensamiento del maestro del gung fun (kung fu).

Esta obra presenta una colección concisa del conocimiento más importante del mundo. Durante décadas Will Durant ha estado recopilando datos sobre las épocas, los personajes y los logros más significativos e importantes de la historia humana y escribiendo sobre ello. Finalmente, sus conocimientos sobre las mejores ideas que se han producido, se reunen en esta obra tanto para estimular a los lectores y ayudarles a abandonar prejuicios como para demostrar que las mentes abiertas a nuevas posibilidades siempre han estimulado el avance de la humanidad. Will Durant recibio en 1968 el Premio Pulitzer y en 1977 la Medalla de la Libertad por su amplia obra resultado de su extenso estudio sobre filosofia. Defensor pionero de los derechos humanos, el autor, a traves de sus escritos, sigue entreteniendo y educando a lectores de todo el mundo, inspirando a millones de personas para que llenen su vida de perspectivas John Little es la primera autoridad mundial sobre la vida, obra y filosofia de Will Durant.

Se hallan aquí reunidas por primera vez las conversaciones que mantuvo Bruce Lee con la prensa entre 1958 y 1973 Palabras del Dragón es una antología de entrevistas con Bruce Lee recogidas en periódicos y revistas de la epoca, muy dificiles de encontrar actualmente y en muchos casos ineditas hasta el presente, y en las que se exponen nuevas palabras y explicaciones de Bruce acerca de si mismo, de su arte y de sus ideas filosoficas, o respecto a los temas mas variados que van desde las artes marciales al estrellato internacional o su matrimonio interracial en una epoca en la que el racismo imperaba legalmente en Estados Unidos.Los amantes de las artes marciales y quienes, por su especial singularidad, sienten interes por la vida de Bruce Lee encontraran en Palabras del Dragon una obra sorprendente, porque estas entrevistas ayudan a comprender al verdadero Bruce Lee, ofreciendonos un agujerito singular por el que atisbar la vida privada y las luchas personales de este celebre personaje.El lector podra entender a Bruce Lee tal y como lo dibujo la prensa, junto con otros textos que nos aportan una vision calida que sirve de contrapunto agradable a los textos muchas veces frios e impersonales de los periodistas.Los que creen que Bruce Lee fue simplemente un karateka descubriran lo errados que estan. Lector, estas a punto de descubrir las multiples dimensiones de aquel hombre.Las paginas de este libro te brindaran la oportunidad de conocer a Bruce Lee, filosofo, humorista, esposo y padre. Conoceras a un artista marcial y a un cineasta entregado, decidido a liberar a sus colegas en ambos terrenos de las cadenas de la ignorancia y del terror. Conoceras tambien a un hombre que tuvo que enfrentarse a prejuicios casi constantes por el hecho de ser chino, y no solo por parte de los productores, sino de profesionales de los medios de comunicacion cuya ignorancia y crueldad no tenian disculpa.

Todos conhecemos Bruce Lee pelos seus filmes de culto, abdominais perfeitos e golpes mortíferos. Mas poucos sabem que ele era formado em Filosofia e que as suas frases e lições no cinema eram baseada

Durante décadas muchas personas se han preguntado cómo Bruce Lee consiguió moldear su cuerpo y, por extensión, su excelente forma física. Este libro da las respuestas de la mano del propio Lee. A traves de sus escritos, cartas, diarios, entrevistas y fotografias, el lector se adentrara en su manera de entrenar y en su propia filosofia, de manera que podra aplicar estos conocimientos a su desarrollo personal.

John Little ha trabajado junto a los mejores campeones e innovadores del culturismo durante más de treinta años, desarrollando técnicas de entrenamiento revolucionarias, utilizadas por culturistas de todo el mundo. También colabora en la revista Iron Man.

Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years.Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical look at why this arts techniques are presented and performed the way they are. This book, by Wing Chun master Danny Xuan and martial-arts authority John Little, is the first to decipher these techniques that until now have been encrypted within this art.Xuan and Little reveal how Wing Chun was designed holistically, based on the laws of physics, human nature, and biomechanics. It was also designed with economy, efficiency, and productivity in mind.Unlike other martial arts, Wing Chun doesnt focus on making a person larger, more rugged, acrobatic or animal-like; rather, it focuses on making optimal use of ones own bodily structure and power potential by applying the sciences of biomechanics and physics. Thus, it is possible for males and females of all ages and sizes to excel in this art.The Tao of Wing Chun provides a readable, authoritative means of cultivating personal protection skills, enhanced flexibility, improved coordination, greater stamina, and physical and mental fitness while simultaneously cultivating humility, focus, determination, self-confidence, character, camaraderie, and deep inner strength. Foremost, this book offers the reader the means by which to apply Wing Chun principles in daily life.Enhanced by forty-eight full-color illustrations, The Tao of Wing Chun will fascinate, educate, and entertain a wide range of readersfrom beginner to master.

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Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years.Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical look at why this arts techniques are presented and performed the way they are. This book, by Wing Chun master Danny Xuan and martial-arts authority John Little, is the first to decipher these techniques that until now have been encrypted within this art.Xuan and Little reveal how Wing Chun was designed holistically, based on the laws of physics, human nature, and biomechanics. It was also designed with economy, efficiency, and productivity in mind. Unlike other martial arts, Wing Chun doesnt focus on making a person larger, more rugged, acrobatic or animal-like; rather, it focuses on making optimal use of ones own bodily structure and power potential by applying the sciences of biomechanics and physics. Thus, it is possible for males and females of all ages and sizes to excel in this art.The Tao of Wing Chun provides a readable, authoritative means of cultivating personal protection skills, enhanced flexibility, improved coordination, greater stamina, and physical and mental fitness while simultaneously cultivating humility, focus, determination, self-confidence, character, camaraderie, and deep inner strength. Foremost, this book offers the reader the means by which to apply Wing Chun principles in daily life.Enhanced by forty-eight full-color illustrations, The Tao of Wing Chun will fascinate, educate, and entertain a wide range of readersfrom beginner to master.