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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Liu Kang is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series created for Midway Games by John Tobias and Ed Boon. First appearing in the series' first title Liu Kang is portrayed as a Shaolin monk who enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to save his world, Earthrealm, from being destroyed due to having lost nine consecutive tournaments. Since his victory in the tournament, Liu Kang acts as defender from the Earthrealms along with the Earth's warriors and his mentor, the thunder god Raiden. In later games, Liu Kang is killed by the sorcerers Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, but his soul continues protecting Earthrealm by using his body reanimated by Raiden. Liu Kang appears in most games as a playable character, and is also the lead character from Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks along with Kung Lao. He has also appeared in the live-action films from the series and the comic adaptations. Liu Kang's character was created to be the hero from the series, with most of his moves being less violent and easier to perform than the ones from other characters. Video game publications have commented on his character with some of them criticizing his gameplay and shouts while others noted him to be entertaining. He has also been featured in pieces of merchandising based on the Mortal Kombat series including action-figures. Liu Kang was originally going to be called Minamoto Yo Shin Soo. He was a Japanese mythological character, but John Tobias stated that they could not "deal with the name". One of his fighting styles is Jun Fan (which is Bruce Lee's real birth name). As stated on his MK: Armageddon bio card, Ed Boon mentioned that Liu Kang was designed to be the most easily "accessible" character, meaning that both casual and experienced gamers coul... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3728474 ... Read more

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AT LAST! BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Stanley Wayne "The Possum" Cox is bringing a hillbilly mastery to Bruce Lee's martial art of Jeet Kune Do. In "Jeet Kune Do: The Appalachian Way", you will learn about the inner game of Jeet Kune Do, including never before revealed secrets! You'll also get enlightening interviews with Bruce Lee historian Robert Handy and original student Rusty Stevens! This book is one of a kind! ... Read more

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A satire or parody book.
Since I don't usually pay a ton of attention to the tag lines...and this book popped up during a search for actual JKD books, thought I'd mention this seems to be a comedic venture.
I actually googled this guy before seeing the tag lines, as the vagueness of his description was (now I see, intentionally) odd.You can be an official instructor if you print off a certificate from a .pdf on his website and e-mail him your name!There's a guy from my hometown that's already taken advantage of that little feature...
I rated this a 3 to be fair, as I haven't read it...apologies to the author if it's far superior to that rating.Just wanted to be sure no one orders it accidentally. ... Read more

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Chapters: American Jeet Kune Do Practitioners, Chinese Jeet Kune Do Practitioners, Puerto Rican Jeet Kune Do Practitioners, Bruce Lee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Steve Mcqueen, Brandon Lee, Jason Chambers, Jeff Imada, Ron Balicki, Dan Inosanto, Falcon Coperis, Taboo, Lewis Luk, Gary Dill, Jason Scott Lee, Seikendo, Michael Worth, Diana Lee Inosanto, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Mark Stewart, Teri Tom, Larry Hartsell, Albert Grajales, Ted Wong, Jerry Poteet. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bruce Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Xiolóng, born Lee Jun-fan (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Zhènfn); ) was an actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do concept. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon. Lee was born in San Francisco, California, to parents of Hong Kong heritage but raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. Upon reaching the age of 18, Lee emigrated to the United States to claim his U.S. Citizenship and receive his higher education. It was during this time he began teaching martial arts, which soon led to film and television roles. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked a major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films, Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse, and The Game of D...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=37313 ... Read more

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Jeet Kune Do , is a martial art and life philosophy founded by Bruce Lee. Unlike more traditional martial arts, Jeet Kune Do is not fixed or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding thoughts. In 2004, the Bruce Lee Foundation decided to use the name Jun Fan Jeet Kune Doto refer to the martial arts system that Lee founded. "Jun Fan" was Lee's Chinese given name, so the literal translation is "Jun Fan's Way of the Intercepting Fist". ... Read more

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Chapters: Bruce Lee, Lewis Luk, Seikendo, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Ted Wong. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bruce Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Xiolóng, born Lee Jun Fan (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Zhènfn); ) was an actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do concept. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon. Lee was born in San Francisco, California to parents of Hong Kong heritage but raised in Hong Kong until his late teens. Upon reaching the age of 18, Lee emigrated to the USA to claim his US Citizenship and receive his higher education. It was during this time he began teaching martial arts, which soon led to film and television roles. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked a major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films, Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Bruce Lee; Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973), directed by Robert Clouse, and The Game of Death (1978). Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world and remains very popular among Asian people and in particular among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism through his films. While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favoring instead to utilize useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of hi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=37313 ... Read more