IF you know your Bruce Lee from Bruce Li, then a book by a St Helens karate expert and author should prove to be right up your street.

It is the second book by Carl Jones, who is a Black Belt 5th Dan, and is influenced by the discipline he has followed for more than 30 years.

The 52-year-old from Oxford Street, St Helens, has written a step-by-step guide to the basics of Shukokai karate and a film buffs’ guide to the on-screen impersonators of Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, titled Here Come the Kung Fu Clones.

His guidebook, which is intended to aid beginners, also features Carl’s wife Deborah, who is a 4th Dan.

Carl said: “I have been interested in martial arts since the early 70s, but when many tailed off, I just kept going. It saw a huge explosion around 1974, with the TV series Kung Fu and films such as Enter the Dragon.

“There are different techniques in karate, but I believe mine is the first based on Shukokai and goes hand in hand with learning it.

“I don’t believe anyone has ever written a book about the impersonators of Bruce Lee. It’s the film fan coming out in me.

“I want people to know that the books are out there. They say there’s a book in everyone – well, these are mine.”

Carl’s books are available online and at WHSmith.