Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Why Must Martial Artists Watch This DVD?

By Sam Peter


Way back in 1974, four books that served as introductory guides on Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do were released. The books could well be deemed somewhat general by today's standards, but they were quite revolutionary during their time. A couple of these books, Self-Defense and Basic Training, are the basis of the Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition DVD. Richard Bustillo and Ted Wong, two of Bruce Lee's very first students, are featured in the DVD. The main material in the books are conveyed pretty nicely in the DVD.

Although reading the books is strongly recommended as they have a whole lot value to offer, still pictures in a book do not always do justice in terms of being able to effectively detail the techniques being instructed. Moving images are much more effective in showing students the techniques. As a result, the book's DVD edition is extremely valuable. It provides you with the clear display of the techniques from the books in a way which is very easy to follow. Although you won't master the art from watching the DVD, you'll have a valuable learning resource available which can supplement your ability to master the art.

The Basic Training part covers warm-ups and simple exercises to help you get the most from your session. This section of the DVD also addresses the basic principles of Jeet Kune Do. Among the things you are going to learn are the fighting stance position, footwork, and basic defensive and offensive moves. Consider it as a primer on Jeet Kune Do basic principles. On the flip side, the Self Defense section of the DVD focuses on commonplace Jeet Kune Do defensive and offensive techniques that are especially useful when you face a hostile attacker or you find yourself attacked on the streets. In case you have always wanted to implement Bruce Lee's martial art style in a self-defense scenario, you are going to appreciate the basic moves taught in this section.

One of the good things about this DVD is that the narration is excellent. The voiceover narration clearly defines what is occurring on the DVD and you will not feel that you've missed out on anything while you listen to it while you watch the DVD. Regarding its production values, they are top-notch for this DVD. There are far too many martial arts training videos that're poorly produced. Since this DVD was produced by Black Belt Magazine, the production budget was above what you would often see in the more amateurish video releases. What do production values have to do with the success of an instructional video? Everything! The instructions on a video won't be conveyed effectively if the video has terrible production values. The video and sound quality of this video is top notch. You will not have to worry about it undermining the material's presentation.

Serious martial artists shouldn't go without at the very least watching Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition DVD once. The DVD has great insights into Jeet Kune Do, the martial art that Bruce Lee invented. Additionally, you are going to learn numerous basic self-defense moves.




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