{"id":81,"date":"2011-08-10T22:25:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T21:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2016-08-31T11:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T10:05:04","slug":"fighting-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As the years pass since Bruce Lee\u2019s tragic and untimely death, his legacy is\u00a0much clearer.\u00a0 As an actor, he redefined\u00a0the action movie\u00a0and set the stage for\u00a0a new era of film-making.\u00a0 In martial arts,\u00a0the application of his concepts to contest karate gave rise to full-contact fighting and the cross-pollination of styles\u00a0… the origins of\u00a0 present-day Mixed Martial Arts and \u2018ultimate fighting\u2019.<\/p>\n

Bruce Lee pushed the limits of what’s possible for a human body …\u00a0through the demands he made on it as the world\u2019s greatest action star …\u00a0and through the intense training methods he used to\u00a0achieve that status.\u00a0 He broke other boundaries by being the first man to open up the secrets of the martial arts to the West, as he rode roughshod over tradition and protocol.\u00a0 He smashed barriers of racial prejudice and the Chinese stereotype, to remake the image of the Asian man in both his films and his personal life.<\/p>\n

As an icon, Bruce Lee\u2019s worldwide acclaim continues to grow.\u00a0\u00a0 His face has appeared on postage stamps throughout the world.\u00a0 There’s been a Broadway musical, a Hong Kong theme park and a 40-part TV series.\u00a0 Asian Time<\/em> magazine placed him on the list of heroes who helped Asia \u2018from poverty to powerhouse\u2019 and \u2018from imitator to imitated\u2019.\u00a0 As a philosopher, his understanding goes as deep as you care to look.<\/p>\n

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The original version of Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit<\/em> involved four years of travelling and writing, with research and interviews from over 1500 sources.\u00a0 The new edition is a completely revised and updated\u00a0version, which took\u00a0a further year to rewrite.<\/p>\n

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An endlessly stimulating account of Lee\u2019s life and times.\u00a0 Loaded<\/em><\/p>\n

Deserves to find acclaim far beyond the circles of martial arts enthusiasts.\u00a0 FHM <\/em><\/p>\n

A belting read \u2026\u00a0as hard-hitting as the Little Dragon\u2019s fabled one-inch punch.\u00a0 Maxim Book of the Month<\/em><\/p>\n

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Amazon customer reviews \u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is probably the clearest, sanest account of the man’s life you’ll get.\u00a0 Also has the best suggestion I\u2019ve heard about how he died.<\/p>\n

Bruce Thomas has gone to extreme lengths to make this book a good read.\u00a0 He has succeeded.\u00a0 This book is a masterpiece in its own right, not just because of the subject matter but because of the way the story of an important person has been told.<\/p>\n

A book that’s worth every penny whether you’re interested in martial arts or not. \u00a0There is still only one REAL biography of Bruce Lee.\u00a0 And this is it.<\/p>\n

I found this amazing book inspirational and very moving.\u00a0 It’s a book that can actually change your life.<\/p>\n

There is a very powerful message hidden in this book.\u00a0 Just buy the book and discover something about yourself!<\/p>\n

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As the years pass since Bruce Lee\u2019s tragic and untimely death, his legacy is\u00a0much clearer.\u00a0 As an actor, he redefined\u00a0the action movie\u00a0and set the stage for\u00a0a new era of film-making.\u00a0 In martial arts,\u00a0the application of his concepts to contest karate gave rise to full-contact fighting and the cross-pollination of styles\u00a0… the origins of\u00a0 present-day Mixed Martial Arts and \u2018ultimate fighting\u2019. Bruce Lee pushed the limits of what’s possible for a human body …\u00a0through the demands he made on it as … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2828,"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/2828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brucethomas.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}