This is a video adaptation of Bruce Lee’s Fighting Method Volume 2 -
Basic Training and Volume 1 - Self Defense Techniques. Volume 2’s warm
up exercise content makes it logical to reverse the order of
demonstration on video just as if you were attending a martial art
class. The first 33 minutes of the video demonstrate the Basic Training
exercises and moves in volume 2. The remainder of the video is the
demonstration of moves to defend and counter against attacks as Bruce
Lee demonstrated in the Self Defense volume 1. The Video is 52 minutes
long. There was an effort to keep the video consistent with the text of
the books by Bruce Lee and M. Uyehara as evidenced by the narration in
the video coming directly from the books them selves. Ted Wong and
Richard Bustillo never speak in the video but perform the all the moves
in good form well worth watching. The narration was done by Earl
Binford. Ted Wong was one of the original students of Bruce Lee. You
can see him in the book photos demonstrating the moves of the assailant
opposite to Bruce Lee. Basic Training demonstrates warm up exercises,
fighting stance position and posture, guard positioning of the hands,
foot work, power and speed training methods and kicking exercises. Self
Defense demonstrates 3 defense counter moves to surprise attacks, 6
counters to an unarmed assailant, 9 counters to being grabbed by an
assailant, 9 counter moves against choke holds and hugs by an
assailant, and 7 counter moves against armed assailants wielding
against a club, a staff, a knife and a pistol, and 5 counters to an
assailant while being caught in a vulnerable situations.
