
NEW! Modern Kung-Fu Karate: Iron, Poison Hand Training
by James Yimm Lee
112 Pages, softbound, English language
Illustrated with photographs and illustrations
$17.95
J. Y. Lee spent his early years studying, among other styles, Southern Shaolin. As the story goes, he was
attempting to develop his own “young forest” style and to accomplish this, he fearlessly attacked the issue of skill. He was already widely known, having published a basic book on Kung Fu, leading to this second book, Modern Kung-Fu Karate, which focuses on training techniques such as iron palm, and poison palm.
He developed an audience: as a publisher of popular texts; an inventor of a “striking post; and a creator of important body conditioning and self-defense techniques which he hand-illustrated in small 2 X 2 figures.His information on Iron Palm and board breaking were unusual back in the day, and became
widely accepted alongside his variations and “tricks.”
In this way, “Modern” became a pivotal issue at that time.
Much of the ‘solo flying’ disappeared when he met and started working with Bruce Lee. The two of them, along with others, exploded with creativity and ideas, everything from “Break brick in 100 days,” to principles highlighting martial creativity, followed by appreciative anecdotes from those with needed perseverance.
The photos in this reprint edition are not perfect, but add that feeling of ‘being there,’ featuring Ed Parker, Ralph Castro, Wally Jay, and William C. “Thunderbolt Chow.” And, of course, the book displays those wonderful hand-illustrations that Lee was famous for.
Click the page to the left to read the moving introduction to the book by Sifu Lee's son, Greg.