Bruce Lee is a cultural icon of the 20th century, recognized throughout the world as an extraordinary martial artist and actor. But he was also a deep thinker. For him, martial arts, more than a simple exercise of discipline and physical skill, were a means of self-realization. This book, which draws on his private notebooks, allows us to access a world in which practice and reflection, life and thought, complement and evolve.

A voracious and committed reader, Lee wrote extensively, synthesizing the thought of East and West into a unique personal philosophy. Compiled from his own writings, this book explores his thinking on kung-fu, philosophy and psychology, his poetry, his work as an actor and his ideas on personal development, allowing us to appreciate the depth and evolution of his ideas.

Bruce Lee aspired above all to be a “real man,” to express his authentic self in all of his projects and initiatives. He sought to be not only a martial artist, but "an artist of life." His words inspire and encourage us in the daily task of self-knowledge to ultimately find our own path.

«Empty your mind, be shapeless, moldable, like water. If you put water in a cup it becomes the cup. If you put water in a bottle it becomes the bottle. If you put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. The water can flow or hit. I am water. Be like water, my friend. Bruce Lee