Summary of Shannon Lee's Be Water, My Friend

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Get the Summary of Shannon Lee's Be Water, My Friend in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline—they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life.

Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter Shannon shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. Each chapter brings a lesson from Bruce Lee’s teachings, expanding on the foundation of his iconic “be water” philosophy. Over the course of the book, we discover how being like water allows us to embody fluidity and naturalness in life, bringing us closer to our essential flowing nature and our ability to be powerful, self-expressed, and free.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638156574

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Summary of Shannon Lee’s Be Water, My Friend

Contents

Overview

Be Like Water

Emptiness

Never Stop Learning

Combat Is Like a Relationship

Achieving Our Goals

Overcoming Obstacles

Living Life

The Living Void

Our Own Unique Way

Bruce the Inspiration

Author’s Style

Author’s Perspective

Overview

Bruce Lee is an icon in the worlds of martial arts and cinema. He remains an inspiration to this day, but we should never strive to be Bruce Lee. We should strive to be our most authentic and truest selves.

This is what Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee, explains in Be Water, My Friend (2020). Bruce’s philosophy for martial arts, and life, was to be like water - constantly in motion, ready for anything, and always able to adapt and evolve. Yet we should also be rigid, in the sense that we never change who we are. This is how we express ourselves freely, improve our relationships, and truly live our lives.

Martial arts may not be for everyone, but Bruce