JKD DVDs Books

[Liberty]

Hey guys, what would you say are the top 3 or 4 best, suitable as a back-up to live instruction, Non-Bruce Lee, Inosanto, instructional JKD books and DVDs out there in terms of quality of the product? What are there strengths/weaknesses.

[Ghost]

well its not specifically JKD but it is JKD if you like as well...the Rob Kaman Muay Thai set
Its just very good and the best MT video series ive come across. you can download it now easily i think.

[Guest]

You know, sometimes I bore myself with always saying the same thing, but it depends on what you are looking for. Could you narrow it down for me Lib?

You looking for the original Jun Fan material (pre 1972)?
Are you interested in the Inosanto Concepts blend or not?
Are you looking for functional or more curriculum based reference material?

Thanks

[Liberty]

You know, sometimes I bore myself with always saying the same thing, but it depends on what you are looking for. Could you narrow it down for me Lib?

You looking for the original Jun Fan material (pre 1972)?
Are you interested in the Inosanto Concepts blend or not?
Are you looking for functional or more curriculum based reference material?

Thanks

Some of each. Thanks for the editing - LOL!

[Tant01]

My top three...

Hey guys, what would you say are the top 3 or 4 best, suitable as a back-up to live instruction, Non-Bruce Lee, Inosanto, instructional JKD books and DVDs out there in terms of quality of the product? What are there strengths/weaknesses.

It's not like I have a complete library refrence collection but I'm fond of Larry Hartsell's "Entering to Trapping To Grappling" and "Takedowns, Counters, and Reversals."


The structural basics of JF are well covered in "Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do: The Textbook" by Chris Kent, Tim Tackett ISBN 0865681317

[Guest]

if you want the basics of the original material then Jerry Poteet's first set of DVDs cover that. Its very "this is what Bruce Lee did" so right up your street.

Ron Balicki's DVD set, mentioned and sampled on here a number of times, is a superb indepth reference source for Jun Fan. It is taught from the Inosanto method.

For functional purposes there just aren't many better DVDs than Vunaks.

[g-bells]

I have a tape form Ted Lucaylucay on JKD trapping for the wooded dummy and it is very helpful

[ShawnJKD]

I like Kevin Seaman's Jun Fan Gung Fu: Seeking The Path Of Jeet Kune Do - he's a student of Guro Inosanto's. I second Hartsell's books and the Balicki DVD's.

[Liberty]

Oh Brewer, my boy, where's your input on this. I'm waiting - LOL!

[kngfu]

JKD books for sale

I m selling off my MA book collection and I highlighted the JKD themed ones if anyone is interested:

THE ESSENTIAL JACKIE CHAN SOURCEBOOK
CHOY LI FUT KUNG FU-DOC FAI WONG
SAI: KARATE WEAPON OF SELF DEFENSE-FUMIO DEMURA
MODERN ARNIS-REMY PRESAS
THE ART OF STRETCHING AND KICKING-JAMES LEW
MIND OF THE NINJA-KIRTLAND C. PETERSON
SHAOLIN FIVE ANIMALS KUNG FU-DOC FAI WONG
SHADOW OF THE NINJA-KATSUMI TODA
THE FEROCIOUS ENCHANTED STAFF OF THE SHAOLIN MONKS-LEUNG TING
THE SWORD POLISHERS RECORD/THE WAY OF KUNG FU- ADAM HSU
A GUIDE TO CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS-LI TIANJI
IAI THE ART OF DRAWING THE SWORD-DARRELL CRAIG
THE DRUNKARD KUNG FU AND ITS APPLICATIION- LEUNG TING
THE TAO OF BRUCE LEE-DAVIS MILLER
BRUCE LEE'S 1 AND 3 INCH POWER PUNCH-JAMES DEMILE
BRUCE LEE'S FIGHTING METHOD ADVANCED TECHNIQUES-BRUCE LEE
BRUCE LEE A AND E BIOGRAPHY-LINDA TAGLIA FERRO
INSIDE THE LION'S DEN-KEN SHAMROCK
THE LEGENDARY BRUCE LEE-BLACK BELT MAGAZINE
DYNAMIC STRENGTH-HARRY WONG
BRUCE LEE THE TAO OF GUNG FU- JOHN LITTLE
FILIPINO FIGHTING ARTS: THEORY AND PRACTICE-MARK WILEY
THE ART OF JAPANESE SWORDPLAY-NICKLAUS SERIS
JUN FAN/JEET KUNE DO THE TEXTBOOK-CHRIS KENT AND TIM TACKETT
KARATE DYNAMICS-BENNY URQUIDEZ
KENDO THE WAY AND SPORT OF THE SWORD-MICHAEL FINN
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO KUNG FU FIGHTING STYLES-JANE HALLANDER
JUN FAN GUNG FU: SEEKING THE PATH OF JEET KUNE DO-KEVIN SEAMAN
JUN FAN/JEET KUNE DO:SCIENTIFIC STREETFIGHTING-LAMAR DAVIS
JEET KUNE DO CONVERSATIONS-JOSE M. FRAGUAS
MARTIAL ARTS OF THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL1 AND VOL2-THOMAS GREEN
CIVILIZED WARRING-PETER CUNNINGHAM
BRAWL-ERIC KRAUSS
JET LI: A BIOGRAPHY-JAMES ROBERT PARISH
KENJUTSU: THE ART OF JAPANESE SWORDSMANSHIP-CHARLES DANIEL
JEET KUNE DO UNLIMITED-BURTON RICHARDSON
THE FIST THAT SHOOK THE WORLD: THE FILMS OF BRUCE LEE-LOU GAAL
CABALA SERRADA ESCRIMA-MARK WILEY
KRAV MAGA: HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST AN ARMED ATTACKER-IMMI SDE-OR
KUNG FU MASTERS-JOSE M. FRAGUAS
KOREAN KARATE:FREE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES-HENRY CHO
THE SPINNING SPEAR OF CHOY LAY FUT KUNG FU-LE KOON-HUNG
THE COMPLETE MARTIAL ARTS-PAUL CROMPTON
FIVE ANCIENT FIST KUNG FU NGO CHO-ALEXANDER L. CO
MAS OYAMA'S ESSENTIAL KARATE-MAS OYAMA
SPIRIT OF SHAOLIN-DAVID CARRADINE
JEET KUNE DO: THE PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPLETE FIGHTER-RON BALICKI
PERSIMMON WIND-DAVID LOWRY
AUTUMN LIGHTNING-DAVID LOWRY

Will sell cheap.

kngfu71@gmail.com

[Tant01]

A little too much like an ad for my taste.

[kngfu]

A little too much like an ad for my taste.

Not an ad, I just figured someone else benefit from my post.

[Tant01]

Greetings and welcome. You will find we have little tollerance for unsolicited ads of any kind.

If you'd care to elaborate on WHY you're selling off your book collection or which books you'd recommend (and why) as the thread theme suggests...I'll be happy to leave your post in tact. Otherwise it's just an AD to sell your books.

(Your post may be deleted by another Moderator without further warning).

[kngfu]

re

I recommend the books by Sifu Lamaar Davis, Burton Richardson and Ron Balicki. They were enjoyable reads and also offered so tips and drills I integrated into my class teachings. I taught a Southern style of KF, but used the drills for our fight (sahshou) class.

When I posted the books for sale list I was
1. trying to sell books (guilty)
2. hoping that other people might find a book that they were unsure of buying due to price (I was offering them for cheap to help out other MArtists)

No one wants to pay list for a book that doesn't help them in any way.

[Tant01]

Thanks kindly kngfu.

Hope you grow to enjoy our little community. It seems like you have more to offer than books for sale.

I look forward to reading more from you.

Respectfully,

~R