| It was in 1971 that the idea for "The Tao of Jeet Kune | | | | Bruce was somewhat hesitant to get a book published |
| Do" came about. Bruce Lee had injured his back and | | | | because he did not want his info used as a how-to |
| was instructed by doctors to refrain from any | | | | book but more like conveying his way of thinking. |
| exercise and lay on his back for six months so he | | | | It was Bruces Lee's thought to publish his book in 1971 |
| could recover. I could only imagine how Bruce must | | | | using all these notes that he had compiled. But his film |
| have hated this in light of his constant workouts and | | | | making and the other projects he was involved in |
| training that he loved to do. | | | | prevented him from completing it. |
| It was during this time when he could only lie down, | | | | It was in 1975 that Bruce's widow Linda went on to |
| that he started to put his ideas and thoughts about his | | | | finish what Bruce had began and hired some editors to |
| martial art style Jeet Kune Do into writing. These notes | | | | complete the book. They took all of Bruce Lee's notes |
| that were compiled while recovering were intended to | | | | and put them into a logical sequence. The editors also |
| be put together as a book at some point. Bruce Lee | | | | used Linda and many of his former students to help |
| also had compiled a lot of notes that he kept from his | | | | them understand Bruce and Jeet Kune Do well enough |
| training, research and philosophy for his Jeet Kun Do. | | | | to put together this book. |