What is the Tao of Jeet Kune Do?
It was in 1971 that the idea for “The Tao of Jeet Kune Do” came about. Bruce Lee had injured his back and was instructed by doctors to refrain from any exercise and lay on his back for six months so he could recover. I could only imagine how Bruce must have hated this in light of his constant workouts and training that he loved to do. It was during this time when he could only lie down, that he started to put his ideas and thoughts about his martial art style Jeet Kune Do into writing. These notes that were compiled while recovering were intended to be put together as a book at some point. Bruce Lee also had compiled a lot of notes that he kept from his training, research and philosophy for his Jeet Kun Do. Bruce was somewhat hesitant to get a book published because he did not want his info used as a how-to book but more like conveying his way of thinking. It was Bruces Lee’s thought to publish his book in 1971 using all these notes that he had compiled. But his film making and the oth
