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With his time and attention increasingly turned to filmmaking, and then, with his early death at the age of thirty-two, Bruce’s literary pursuits came to an end. But even before then, he was coming to the realization that attempting to encapsulate fighting in words was like trying to capture something on paper that is alive and constantly changing. He began to see that he was in danger of producing the exact opposite of what he was trying to describe: By developing a formula for efficient combat he could solidify something that, by its very demand to be efficient, must remain fluid.

Can something that flows like a river be turned into a river of concrete without losing its essential nature? This was Bruce’s dilemma. This is the danger that Bruce perceived and the warning I feel I must issue before the reader embarks on the discoveries within these pages:

1. Memorizing and regurgitating Bruce Lee’s words does not increase one’s intelligence. However, adapting his thoughts for one’s own actions gives life to his words.