John Little is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee. He's the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches and reading annotations, giving him an insider's look at Lee's training methods and philosophies. He's shared this information with Lee's fans in his books published by Tuttle Publishing, including: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life; Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way; Letters of the Dragon; The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art; Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body and Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon.
"Since he himself would not wholly accept any particular style of
martial art or philosophy, Bruce encouraged his students not to
accept, without question, his teachings. His main message was to
keep one's mind, attitude, and senses pliable and receptive, and,
at the same time, develop the ability to think correctly. This
process of inquiry, debate, and practice would lead not only to
knowledge of one's physical strengths and weaknesses but also to
the discovery of basic truths that allow one to grow toward a state
of harmonious unity of spirit, mind, and body." --Linda Lee
Cadwell, from her preface
"He was a teacher first of all. He taught philosophy and tried to
spread knowledge and wisdom…The integrity with which Bruce Lee
lived his life and tried to uphold what he believed to be
right--that is a clear example of how it ought to be done. No
matter what it is you're doing, do it with total honesty and total
dedication. He definitely influenced me." --Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"I thought Bruce was a brilliant, fine philosopher about everyday
living. He was very much into finding out who he was. His comment
to people was 'Know yourself.' The good head that he acquired was
through his knowing himself. He and I used to have great long
discussions about that. No matter what you do in life, if you don't
know yourself, you're never going to be able to appreciate anything
in life. That, I think, is today's mark of a good human being--to
know yourself." --Steve McQueen
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