He was a bad boy but developed into a good man. People seem to slander him because of how he was before, but humans aren’t one or the other. He learned and became better, not just physically. Humans change, and are not just evil or just good.
I don't look on him as a saint. But tremendous respect for his focus and martial art. He had much positives vs. his dark side. We can learn what to avoid and what to emulate.
I remember in 9th grade wrestling, there was a kid in my weight class that we all had a problem with. We would spar extra hard on him, and as a group wear him down and basically beat him up on the mat. It didn't last that long though. He got better at a rate much faster than the rest of us and by the end of the season he could consistently go match by match with each of us with no rest and he would beat us all. This story reminded me and think it is so interesting about Bruce Lees fast development.
Very interesting! Nobody wants to say anything bad about Bruce, but I find it more inspiring that he started out as a bad kid who then made himself into a great man.
The “be water” philosophy comes from Chinese philosophy and Daoism, not Ip Man. Bruce was well read in Chinese philosophy. His major in university in US was philosophy.
That's what he said.. pay attention, he said Ipman got him into daoism He learned basics of daoism in China obviously, before learning about his own culture in American schools. It is like saying Fifty cent learned the struggle of a gangster on his trip to Mexico when he met Mexican gangsters...
As a teacher it is a beautiful thing to see your student grow beyond your teaching. Sadder still is realizing you have nothing more to offer your student.
Ip man was one of Bruce Lee’s teachers not his only. Bruce understood that to be the best martial arts you needed to learn as many things as possible from as many sources as possible. Bruce is the innovator of Mixed Martial Arts.
Bruce said he learned MORE from Wong Shun Leung than he did from Ip Man; Bruce probably learned some techniques from Gene Lebell & Ed Parker & no doubt others.
@Charles Schwabb ... but you know that "gun" isn't an answer to everything? If that was true, military and police Special Units wouldn't train hand-to-hand combat. They know it's important, even though they are almost never in need to fight someone without their ranged weapons. But the hand to hand combat skills are still useful for them (even though they don't *fight* with bare hands in a typical sense of fight). Why? Let me explain, using some different example, closer to a normal citizen: The *reality* (the facts) is that if you just "have a gun" by yourself (as a normal citizen, let's take that example first) and don't train anything of hand to hand combat, you are still probably gonna be in as big danger as before. The gun will just give you the false feeling of safety. Why? Because *over 80% of assaults happens in the distance of 4 feet and less* . This is the fact not everyone can or wants to think about. So, the *reality* is that when you are ever even attacked on the street, the most probable situation is that the attacker will start attacking you physically *before* you get to pull out the gun. They won't be showing that they're coming at you from 10-20 feet away, like in the movies. They will close up first and then *suddenly start attacking* , hitting, pulling, throwing you on the ground or whatever else. Maybe stabbing you with a knife. 4 feet and less is a distance where you just (most of the times) won't pull out the gun and effectively aim, no matter how "fast hand" you consider yourself. And that's even when you *know* they will attack you. But when you don't? Try imagining your face being beaten to a pulp, whole body kicked and punched. And try to pull out a gun in that situation. And even if you manage, they will probably see that. They're conscious, they hasn't been beaten like you, so they just see your hand coming out of the pants with a gun, and they just take it away from you. Bravo, you just gave your attacker a reason to kill you and a tool for that, both at the same time. Good job. This is the reality of having a gun for self protection and not knowing anything about hand to hand combat. So, what does these facts tell us exactly? They tell us that to be safe on the street, you *need* to know at least basics of hand to hand combat and train them. Even (or *especially* ) when you have a gun. Because you need, during the dangerous situation, to work out a position and an opportunity to use the tool. Just *having* the tool won't be useful in majority of situations. It can be quite the opposite: it can put you in even bigger danger than if you didn't have it. That's why saying: "Evven if he pulls out a knife, I will just shoot him. I don't need to train hand to hand combat, because I always carry a gun" is a terrible, dangerous crap that will get you killed if you think like that. Good luck pulling out your gun while being stabbed already 3-6 times, because, like I said, an assault *starts at the distance of 4 feet and less* most of the times, so the attacker with a knife already stabbed you several times, but of course, you are John Wick and you will pull out the gun anyway and kill him like a real spec op. No, you ain't. People like that don't know anything about hand to hand combat, so how would they even know how to work out an opportunity to use a gun. They don't. Also: that's why most of medieval fighting systems, that were designed to work *on the battlefield where normally weapons were used* , consisted of training *without weapons* in a big part of them (mostly wrestling). Why? Because they *knew* that you need to have the ability of close quarter fighting, and if you don't, you will be dead, because on the battlefield people are just so close to each other, that using your spear or even your dagger won't succeed if you don't *get the opponent on the ground* with your hands first. They knew the reality of using the weapon. Of what you need to do *first* to be able to use a weapon. Why don't we? Ask any Special Units' instructor, they will most likely tell you same thing I just did. You *need* to know at least basics of hand to hand combat if you want to be able to protect yourself with a gun. Otherwise, you will just have a false feeling of being more safe. While being even less safe. Therefore: hand to hand combat skills are actually more useful than a gun. Not less ;) Have a good day ;)
One thing that stood out to me and was relatable in this video about Bruce's youth is how confusing and difficult it is for a young man to grow up with a mixed background. Wherever that place is in the world and whatever the mixed race background is, it's a difficult environment to navigate for a young person. A lot of internal conflict as well as external.
Ain’t that crazy. I got a “white” Dad and a black Mom. You come into a world that has classifications, assumptions, ideals, and judgments about you (mind you ppl not as hugely “mixed do too) that aren’t even as well thought out, but can sting nonetheless. You have to be an individualist to some degree, and a self aware one at that. For me that’s why God is so important. You can’t put all your stock in your skin tone.
YEAH LIKE GROWING UP BLACK IN THE USA. FACING EVIL HATRED MURDER SLANDER LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE SOCIAL WARFARE DEMONIZED AND MORE. YEAH!
I had the honour of training under grandmaster Cheung , can’t put a price on the things I learnt from that man I owe him much. Pure blessed to have his school in my city
@@stevesalkas9128 yes, Lonsdale st Melbourne , I haven’t been in there for a few years now and not sure if grandmaster is still operating or not but I know his son Andrew has a school in Brunswick
@@earthphoenix7068 No, they never dueled before. Ip man never even tried to argue with Bruce about the correctness of his view/vision of Kung Fu, he let Bruce make his way peacefully.
He added the fluidity of wing chun to the rigid styles that existed to create a better style that focused on ending conflict as soon as possible. His attacks were rigid and powerful while his defense and movement was fluid and hard to predict.
@@zsavage1820 he used a little win chun, his style was JKD. Even without flying as he did in movies, there's a full side kick taking a big step in. U can see numerous vids of him doing it to a big bag from 2 m awayp. That's not short range. We were doing it when I started jkd in 1982, only 2 yrs after he died. Jkd schools now are a joke from what I've seen.
I read years ago that William Cheung was given the task by Ip Man to help Bruce. Ip Man never taught any of his students directly but used his more accomplished practicioners to teach the others, as pointed out in the video. Apparently Ip Man did have a soft spot for Bruce because he knew having Bruce who was already famous as a child actor learn Wing Chun would be good PR for their art and good for Ip Man. I read that Bruce didn't know some of the upper levels of Wing Chun because those were closely guarded secrets by Ip Man's inner circle. I read Bruce would sometimes try to get William to divulge some of the moves to a level but instead William would help by getting Bruce to a certain point in a maneuver and then instead of showing him the rest of it, he would stop and try to get Bruce to use his brain(logic) and common sense to complete the rest. This over time frustrated Bruce but I think that situation is what gave rise to Bruce's Jeet Kune Do. I believe that JKD was Bruce's answer to not having access to some of those upper levels of WC that he so desperately wanted but could not have. Maybe in time he could've but knowing Bruce I wouldn't be surprised if he was in a race against time and so the thought of waiting years if not decades wasn't an option. I read that when he became famous in America he told William to get himself ready for a one on one at some point in the immediate future. That day never came because not long after Bruce died.
William Chung trained under Sifu Wong and was Bruce's first training partner Bruce was no longer allowed to train directly under Ip Man after finding out Bruce was not full-chinese blood (there are only 5 "closed door" students of Ip Man and Bruce is not one of them). Ip Man got Bruce to train with Sifu Wong and this is where the street fights began that lead to Bruce eventually laving HK for USA. The street fights came about by Bruce trying to test his skills while training under sifu Wong, not Ip Man (Wong was a street fighter himself, he learnt western boxing before he did Wing Chun). As David Peterson, another disciple of sifu Wong points out in at the end of IP man 1, HK was like a ghetto back then, this is also why HK wing Chun evolved differently to main land Yong Chuen. By the time Bruce was in USA there was no Wing Chun, so it's no wonder he had to stop because there was no one to train with or learn from (Bruce only made it to Chum Kiu form in HK, he did not learn the pole, the dummy form or the knives) We have Bruce to thank for bringing back starting to the martial arts, before then it was zero contact in competition and for bringing Wing Chun to the world. Wing Chun was closed to to non chinese before Bruce learnt and incorporated it into JKD (all of the moves begin with Wing chun to control the opponent then ends with flashy kicks).
Great information…I’m impressed with the historical data. For me, being a practitioner I admired how Bruce approach was deliberate and precise. It definitely makes an attacker think twice or stops them completely.
@James Alexander the internet =convenient and relatively safe format for gutless pieces of shit who have no respect for other people, even dead legends.. And can easily slander them without the threat of reprisal..usually.
I would definitely say he was one of IP man's prized students. You can tell he definitely had respect for his master he even quoted one of his Masters famous quotes "be water my friend" I think once Bruce got away from the violence side of martial arts and into the more spiritual side of it he became not only a better man but he became a better martial artist because of it! That just shows his development from a young teen when he first started training with ip man through his filmmaking and later in his own memoirs! Bruce Lee finally became one with his own martial arts!
Except that by tradition a grand master would never teach a new student, that task was left for one of the other top students, ie, Wong Shoung Leung doing the practical teaching with Bruce.
Completely untrue. Yip Man was very unhappy with Bruce Lee's success and his offer of financial gain for learning VTK's 'secrets'. In fact, he eventually said something along the lines of never mentioning Bruce Lee's name in his presence, and forbid teaching him. Only WSL sort of tried to.
@@thevingtsunclinic6531 my uncle was a student when Bruce went back to HK and visited Ip Man. Bruce asked Ip Man to spar with his student. Ip Man won and asked him to never come back (as per my uncle).
I met Wong Shun Leung a few times when he came to London and in his stay and seminars I learned a few new techniques from him. I also had the honour one evening to have dinner with him, together with sifu Nino Bernardo, C. Potter and sifu Victor Kahn, in a Soho restaurant, and we had interesting talks about wing chun. Thanks sifu Wong Shun Leung; you were a great master and we lament your death.
As someone who was trained with Dan Inosanto and his students for over 20 years and also know many of SiGung’s original students, it’s rare to find someone who knows the truth about Bruce Lee!
I'm totally confused why there are so many dislikes on this video. The channel host is all about positive energy & mindfulness. He's extremely well spoken & knowledgeable about martial arts history. Praise Buddha 🙏🏼👊🏽🦋
Thank you for laying down No BS when it comes to Bruce Lee. You Seem to be a Honest Truthful Man. its a Pleasure to listen to you and makes me want to learn more from you.
If you dont mind me asking you grandmaster... do you have any books, or sources that would speak legitimately and true to the old way of this particular martial arts? I would like to learn very genuinely :)
The idea of being like water comes from Chapter 8 of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching." No doubt Ip Man would have taught Bruce Lee this not only as a life philosophy as mentioned below, but as a way of using his body when studying and practicing Wing Chun. Watching Bruce Lee, his body does flow like water. Only one of the dozen or so translations I have actually uses the words "be like water." Most are closer to the translation by John C. H. Wu (Shambhala Press): The highest form of goodness is like water. Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them. It stays in places loathed by all men. Therefore, it comes near to the Tao One of my favorite translations of Chapter 8 is from Professor Gu Zhenhkun (Beijing University): The perfect goodness is like water. Water approaches all things instead of contending with them. It prefers to dwell where no one would like to stay; Hence it comes close to the Tao. A man of perfect goodness chooses a low place to dwell as water, He has a heart as deep as water, He offers friendship as tender as water,Hw speaks as sincerely as water, He rules a state as orderly as water, He does a thing as properly as water, He takes action as timely as water. Like water, he never contends with others, So he never commits a mistake.
Mahalo for your video. My Sifu's are Jesse Glover and Taky Kimura. As we all know, James Lee was one of Sijo Bruce's friends. According to the story passed down from a friend of mine that is one of Jame's students, the reason Sijo was cut of from Si bak Ip Man's school was much more simple. It was more a matter of our Chinese culture and being humble. Sijo was still in touch with Wong Shun Leung, Leung Sheung, Hawkins Cheung a few others and of course, Si Bak Ip Man when he moved to the US and was constantly asking questions to continue developing his skills as he only knew the Sui lim tao and Bui gee forms when he left HK. He was still trying to master the Chum Kiu and Mook Yung Jong. As Sijo became a rising star and started to make money, as what he thought would be a fitting honor, tribute and sign of respect, he bought Si bak a house. Si bak was actually taken aback as he was very humble and for Chinese culture, it's not how he wanted Sijo to revere and respect him. What he really wanted was for Sijo to simply spend time with him over dim sum meals! The house gift was too grandiose. So, Si bak informed all the students not to talk to Sijo anymore and discuss Wing Chun. Hence, Sijo started to create JKD to compensate for not having the Chum Kiu and Mook Yung Jong down. Of course, Si bak eventually forgave him.
You must be a special kind of asshole to be given a house as a present and consider it "too grandiose", that's chinese mental gymnastics at work there, you insult me by giving me house, you're not my friend anymore and I will make sure to tell everyone.
It was said that Bruce never completed his training with Wong Sheung Leung, and he was never taught directly by Ip Man. His basic understanding of Wing Chun also led him down a very external approach to martial arts, where he used more ‘Li’ (brute force) than ‘Jing’ (refined force). Unsurprisingly, Linda Lee said Bruce often broke his Wooden Dummies, a telltale sign of his over reliance on brute strength. The man was cocky as hell too, but the moment he got famous, everyone seemed to want to be his friends or share some of his fame. He was a prodigy though, and his life was cut too short. I’d imagine he would eventually complete the circle and gain enough wisdom in his old age, had he lived.
LOL "at the emphasis of Li/strength" this is just not true, he had very explosive "ging/jin" or whatever you want to label it and I would say, had the perfect balance of athletic attributes.
You know what you are talking about! I agree, in the 80s I bought a great little self published book by Jesse Glover and it was his opinion that Bruce was always a Wing Chun man and that he was coming back to the art near the end. When I read his writings now I see so much of what my Chinese teachers have taught me in the more esoteric things he said and I realise that Bruce must've really listened. When he was in America studying philosophy I think he was really trying to work out the nature of the Tao etc. I agree with you that his art was mostly external but he indicated that he used some soft ideas and I remember in some book ( of the too many I have read 😀) that he said 'The way I fight on Film and the way I fight in reality are two very different things' Of course it's the fashion now so many years later for people to have strong opinions about Bruce without being over anywhere near him. I've been a fan since 1967 but in the end all I know is what everyone else knows from movies and books and Doco's and I've had the luck to know a few Wing Chun elders who actually knew him.
I’ve been involved in the martial arts for fifty years or more, worked eight hours a day teaching…500 push-ups a day, 500 sit ups a day, and most important was running through Forested areas, where you run a path sort of like par core this day and age, sparing hours a day, and meditation…it’s so cool how training changes as we get older and wiser, I remember looking back to year five and wondering why I was so silly, then lookin back at year ten and same, again and again as long as you keep training doors open, and after forty years you look back and can see your achievements, and your failures… I’ve watched Bruce lee at first five years, he was an inspiration, but I noticed that to many people had to always through Bruce lee in the mix.. Even myself I thought why put so much energy into some one else when you should be concentrating on yourself and what you need to be faster and stronger.. You can be the best in the world , but you have to look at what your body needs….my body is not like yours, yours is not like mine, we are all very different, the techniques that work for him, might not fit your body type…and so forth..you have to find what works for you….Find techniques in long length, short length, soft techniques, hard techniques, weapons training for your wrists and areas you can find without training a few weapons, again a long weapon, short weapon, double hand weapons…I taught a weapon form at a club little ways away, it was the first staff form from Tam Tiu. I found out later they are driving with the staff in backseat of car, if trouble they bring out their staff, I was furious….never taught weapons to another school ever again…you know it’s funny how much I hated tai chi also, but was made to train it or else…but I was more into Ba Gwa, Ying Yee, and Luk hup but fut, going on seventy, and you brought back a lot of memories, like running out of the theatre after watching Enter The Dragon, every one doing flying kicks play fights all down the street, and that week we hear on the news our hero was gone, I couldn’t understand finding something so precious, and loosing it as fast…. Thank you sir, Really appreciate your honesty, boy oh boy did you bring back memories…. Thank you 🇨🇦
I was bullied badly as a young kid and started training Martial Arts when I was 11. Of course I always knew who Bruce Lee was but it wasn't till I was about 17 and got my first BB that I really started studying him. There's so much people don't know. No matter how much times passes I can't imagine Lee ever not being relevant.
I'd say you got it completely backwards. If anything, this only makes Bruce Lee more legendary. It shows he wasn't some saintly child-prodigy and that he came from a place with a lot of personal struggle. He bettered himself through martial arts until he became the man that everyone loved. The entire portion of the video harping on the fact that "everything came from IP Man" seems too much like Goldenbell is trying to discredit Bruce Lee. Every person alive that betters themselves through any form of art, takes something passed down to them from a teacher or inspiring figure. And the reasons for Bruce's original interest in martial arts are irrelevant, because he went on to create his own school and clearly demonstrated a passion for what he did. Bottom line is, he is a god. Or a legend at the very least. At the end of the day, it's about how far he came and what he accomplished, and no amount of focus on his young and foolish years, when he was growing as a man and discovering who he is, is going to do anything but polish his tale. All due credit to IP Man for being a monumental figure in Lee's life, but also, all due credit to Lee for defining himself and his own art before the end.
@@Warrior_Culture God doesn't die!!! Bruce lee was a human being and had many flaws like every human being does. He could not defy death! He died because he was overworked and over trained causing his brain to swell up, he suffered severe headaches and seizures months leading up to his death. Stop making him out to be a God and stop idolising and glorifying mere mortals.
@@Warrior_Culture You lost any credibility in your argument the moment you resorted to Ad hominems and strawman fallacies but anyway I'll keep it short and to the point! You wrote, " Bottom line is,he is a god. Or a legend at the very least. You clearly missed my point and instead went off on an anti religious rant! Celebrity status is a social construct, and the more its enforced, the more famous people who have narcissistic traits are treated like a God rather than people and that's very toxic and your incoherent comment proves it. There is a distinct divide between appreciation and over-idolisation and it is important to acknowledge and honor that boundary. Such celebrities should not be looked at as role models or idolised in any other context besides appreciation for the art they create or participate in. There is no need to put them on a higher pedestal as they are just human beings like the rest of us!
@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Wow, you ACTUALLY deleted your original comment and still want to argue. That's some next level low and pathetic even for YT. I'm heading out of this waste of time. Grow a spine.
Just discovered your channel and subscribed based on the high level of research and your straight forward presentation style. I’m 66 and was inspired by Bruce Lee’s struggle to make it in Hollywood … eventually doing so by way of becoming a big star in Asia. Thanks to you, I have a better understanding of all he went through early on in his life. Thanks again! PS 1 million views in 6 months! Wow! 🙏🏻😊
Excellent video. Bruce Lee was a young person who had a massive ego but no direction and Ip Man is who helped him become more than what he was going towards. I wonder what Ip Man was like in his prime. Bruce Lee is amazing but knowing more about his master is even more amazing to me imo
Dear Sir, many thanks for this video , adding to the evidence of higher-than-average motivation and dilligence of Bruce Lee when learning martial arts. Jip Mna´s contribution is without doubt and letting Bruce Lee go was just the way how to give more freedom to a a highly motivated an well trained young man further along the path of the modern-day warrior. All the best, and keep helping people, Paul, 67, retired instructor of Karate and fan of Bruce Lee and Jip Man as well.
This is very accurate. Studied under grand master Moy Yat and had the pleasure of meeting Wong Shun Leung in 1996 as a 12 year old boy. He was so kind and playful with me. Rest In Peace to all the all time great and to Sifu for taking in this Latino boy from a dysfunctional family as one of his own. Love you sifu!
Someone told me to watch your video. I’ve been in Wing Chun since 1970 and studied with 8 different Sifu during that time. Im not saying this to say that I know it all but I do know a lot about the history. I was skeptical at first but I must say that you did your research. Kudos 🙏🏾
@Karl Peterson learning wing chun with 8 teachers means you are not satisfied with your one main teacher as is considered a disgrace to your first teacher.
@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate Not when it comes to Wing Chun. In Wing Chun there is a saying 一门无二師. Means within the same school/art/technique, one student does not baishi to a second shifu. What this also clearly implies (practically in our face) is that Wing Chun has no problem with students baishi in other systems and learn multiple arts at the same time. Also consider even “within Wing Chun”, you would have one shifu, but that doesn’t mean you have only one teacher. As this video already showed: Bruce Lee also learned from a separate teacher than Ip Man himself. Also if you take a look at Ip Man’s own history, he was learning more from his sihing‘s than his original shifu. (His original shifu having passed away when Ip Man was still relatively “young” in the school/system).
I really enjoyed this my friend! Thank you for setting more of the record straight. Bruce is such an inspiration and it’s good to know there are people like you that care enough to put this really great truth out there!
Thanks for sharing an interesting aspect of Bruce's life... It's deeply insightful for those trying to learn and practice The Way. strength and peace 👍🏼👊🏼
I was fortunate enough to meet Sifu Wong at a seminar in the early nineties. During practice I pretended not to understand a technique so I could practice it with him. Was just a few seconds though but I will never forget it.
I've read or heard a lot about Bruce Lee. I was pleasantly surprised by your knowledge of his history. What you had to say made a lot of logical sense, something that is rare when the topic of Bruce Lee comes up. Thank you!
I'm no martial-artist, but you've got me on a combo-watch of all your vids. Fascinating subject matter. I also dig that you indulge in some memery in the edit, but your narration stays measured and you're still respectful while being critical. Subbed, bruh.
Nice Prince! I have studied Ving Tsun king fu in the Moy Yat lineage for over 20 years. That is pretty much the story I have heard from many sources. Including Bruce Lee’s late sihing Moy Bing Wah.
Good job!! I saw the very first Bruce Lee movies back in the early 70's in a drive in theater, which was all there was in town back then. For those who missed those times, all I can say is they missed a lot.
It would be amazing if Hong Kong produces a Wong Sheung Leung movie, and a part 2 of him teaching Bruce. That'd be dope! Good job making this video!!! It's quite accurate! It's what my Wing Chun Sifu taught me too!
I've been thinking exactly about this 100%. With the popularity of the ip man movies and the legend of Bruce Lee TV show in China I could def see an interest in The King of Talking Hands, the guy was a literal walking kung fu movie script. There are stories about him going literal "dojo busting" and defeating a lot of fighters from schools outside wing chun, would watch and love every minute of it.
I was fortunate enough to find a student of Dan Inasanto's in my state that opened their own school here. He showed me that I actually self taught,practically on my own kickboxing, wing chun and kali for about as long as I can remember and I naturally applied JKD concepts from other martial arts instructors most of my life,not even realizing thats what I was doing! I mostly just followed (Bruce's) notes in tao of jkd and ignored the hollywood drama. It would be such an honor to train with Dan himself one day if I had the money. Anyway, I appreciate the video you put together it verifies much of what I always knew and explained his personal life in China in a way most documentaries and movies failed to touch on! Well done sir! I will be following.
Well said! I will be retiring in the Philippines in a few years at a ripe old age. I can't wait to learn Dan's form of stick fighting and Filipino martial arts. I'm too old to be any good, but old enough to know they will do me good. Goju ryu, jujitsu, aikido, and judo background. I'm old and out of practice but I know how and where to punch, kick, lock, and punish. I'm just old and would love to have some exercise with my walking stick. I hope my stick just walks and walks and walks with smiling faces my walking stick passes. Peace.
Very informative, I'm always intrigued about new information and facts on Bruce Lee's life. I think the thing that made Bruce Lee stand out amoung his counterparts was that he was never content in one stlye of martial arts but his ability to incorporate the different styles of martial arts that could be applied in different scenarios. Great video👍
The guy was a remarkable man. The things he accomplished in his life time people would only dream of his training was fear he enjoyed every part of learning new ways of martial arts the guy literally taught himself how to walk after his back got broken from a kick. He read constantly and his ability to adapt and overcome was like no other. If he was alive imagine how big he would have been he is icon my father would have loved this video he admired this guy and everything he done.. long live the dragon Bruce lee
sad his son met a early fate as well. Brandon was an incredible artist himself and if Bruce lived to continue the training I think seeing the two of them would have been incredible. Sad losses for the world.
While he definitely wasn't the child prodigy depicted in Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story, he was absolutely ferociously talented in his ability to move and control his body and in his insights into martial arts. He won that cha-cha championship for a reason.
Dude. This is really good info. Thank you for your contributions. My brothers used to watch Bruce Lee workout somewhere off Broadway in Seattle. Could’ve been at a school or at Volunteer Park near where I grew up. Bruce Lee is my first icon to look up to, admire and aspire to be like. I had the nunchucks routine down at age 5.
That was really cool mate, I have been a fan of Bruces since literally 1967 and a Wing Chun student and now teacher since 97. This video was excellent! My grandmaster was Sigung Chu Shong Tin and my Sifu Jim Fung went to school with Bruce. I have met a few other older Chinese guys who knew Bruce. I heard that when he moved back to Hong Kong to make his movies he came to Master Yip's school and asked for lessons in the dummy and also that he wanted to Chi Sau with Master Yip. He was handed over to Lok Yiu who then gave him quite a hiding apparently. As a long-term Wing Chun guy who has experienced training with the very high-level people with internal skills I feel sorry for Bruce that he died because I think he really wanted to learn that stuff but he had become so famous that people were very jealous and it was hard to get past that. In the end he was a very young guy who did incredible things. Having said that the most senior WC practitioner I know, from HK, who started in 1955 (!), told me he still loves and admires Bruce. Keep up the great work!
@@GoldenbellTraining thanks mate 😀 that's really cool that you watched Sifu Jim's vids! He was my friend but I mostly trained under his senior students, most of whom had spent lots of time with Sigung Chu. Sorry, I didn't comment to self promote, I was really taken with your balanced and well researched thoughts, but I think you would find my channel interesting because my mission is to pass on internal ideas from CST and I've been lucky enough to learn with some of his absolute best students. It's funny but a bit sad but whenever I post anything about Bruce I get very little views. I don't really understand but many dyed in the wool Wing Chun people seem to think that we are supposed to dislike Bruce. That is total bullshit to me, as I mentioned, not only the most senior CST guy I know but also a number of other 40 year plus students admire him. In fact it's an open secret amongst us that Wing Chun is not supposed to be fought in that silly stiff way you see people using it, as if they're fighting with the form, most of us consider that once you learn the internal side, the state not the shape, you can float like a butterfly sting like a bee just like Bruce did😅 Cheers mate your channel is very exciting and I can't wait to dig right into it, great to find you, Dave, Australia
Thanks man- I will be checking out your channel for sure! I'm planning a video to discuss my martial arts journey, but it basically all started because my Wing Chun teacher told us to take other styles and learn how to make it Wing Chun. If this channel grows, and things open up again, I really want to interview John Kaufman in Hong Kong. My Wing Chun days are unfortunately over, for now, because the stance is not compatible with I Liq Chuan, but at my Sifu's level, that all goes out the window as he can produce power from any position. I at least want to put out good info on what I consider to be the real Wing Chun. Good luck with your channel, and if you want to make Bruce Lee videos, just set a schedule, like 1 Bruce Lee video every 6 weeks or something. Eventually the algorithm will figure out who wants to see those videos.
@@GoldenbellTraining I look forward to the video about your martial arts journey. John Kaufmann is a legend, good choice of a guy to talk to, who is the real deal. As for the stance I am with your Sifu, I have no stance and I don't teach my students one, as you say when you're in the right mind body state it doesn't really matter how you stand because you're a unified being and everything you do is expressed fully at the point of contact. I do teach some aspects of feeling balance but not a physical structure. In my experience Wing Chun somewhat defies the laws of physics. A lot of people teach Wing Chun in a very ritualistic way but unfortunately not a lot of people learnt what it really is from Master Yip. Too many people ran out saying that they were masters when the Bruce Lee phenomena hit, intent on cashing in. Rather than admit the truth, ( that they were not fully trained) they just made up a whole lot of stuff. Dishonourable but all face those choices in life - sell out for bucks or stay humble and seek the higher way. Anyhow thanks for writing and heres to even greater reach and success for your channel😀
@@GoldenbellTraining Make it wing chun? I watched channel called Fouts Boxing Theory do a vid about wing chun where a fight featuring a boxer v a wing chun expert took place and the wing chun fighter was useless, the reason according to Fouts was that wing chun punches are weak and are only suppossed to be used to block your opponents center line so that you can follow up with kicks, I also read that Lee gave up on wing chun after he struggled in a fight with Wong Jack man using only wing chun and that he developed Jeet Kune Do because of this. Also I wonder if the term teddy boy came from the ex-pat`s from Britain, as teddy boys were groups of thugs in Britain that went around smashing up arcades and beating people up during the 50`s, they also duck bottom hairstyles with loads of brylcream smeared through the hair and wore leather jackets.
I appreciate the effort, research behind this. I knew this already from many sources so far. This is the best compilation. Adjust the colour n background, 😂😂😍😍😍👍👍👍 Keep doing stuffs like this.
Bruce did study other Kung fu arts. As you can see In the movie return of the dragon, you have a featured clip here on this video, the moves he did it was from a classical Shaolin system. Many people have stated they believe that Bruce Lee studied praying mantis and other Arts as well and it stems from his open mindedness
@@justthedoctor6822 yeah. I mean, I'm not trying to say which is better, or worse, only that for some people, they only know it as Return, and aren't necessarily wrong for that.
Someone is stuck to dogma and fantasy, others as free humans search effectiveness and truth. Bruce Lee knew that and transforms martial arts helping them to evolve as a father of Modern MMA. Ip Man made Bruce a big favor to explore all martial arts and himself as a practical philosophical being.
Great presentation!!!! It is always best to hear stories from Honorable Martial Artists such as yourself. The media and many others portray in a poor light and really don't have a true appreciation for the art of Wing Chung.
My friend you are Beyond awesome with this video I just started following you because of it... to tell you a little about myself I started out Taekwondo and boxing and wrestling... I was finally able to get my hands on the Bruce Lee's fighting method... it's really awesome the way Bruce Lee could tie one art into the other and his Jeet Kune Do... I look forward to more of your videos and looking into the ones that you've already made... keep up the good work this is good stuff
His name was actually Yip man. One of Bruce’s first students, Jessie Glover taught my dad’s instructor. It was fascinating to watch them train when I was a kid.
Yeah, but also he was a dancer first, cha cha champ. Anyways, you can see a lot of fencers footwork notes in the book his wife put out.. He had a giant library, fencing to dancing etc etc.. Then a lot of random notes for his own sake, she published a lot
Well, yeah. He studied fencing footwork. He was a martial arts genius who saw the benefit of adopting techniques and philosophies from a lot of different martial disciplines and applying them in his own unique way. That's why he is truly the father of MMA.
Thank you! This explains why Bruce Lee never mastered the second form, Chum Kiu. Instead calling it a form only taught to family. And Bruce adapted fencing and boxing to mitigate.
@@michaelreynolds6543 Yes but Krisnamurti can’t even beat One of his students ! Bruce Lee is a Legend in Martial Arts - Krisnamurti stand under the shadow of Lee’s popularity and influence Worldwide.
Excellent, well explained history of an aspect of Bruce Lee's life that I was not aware of. I assumed it was a rumor style piece but it's a well-researched and well-explained insightful production. Thank you.
When i was around 6 years old, in the late 70s early 80s, my dad was one of Leung Ting’s first students in the US here in Texas, and opened the first Wing Tsun school in west texas. Leung Ting was the ‘closed door student’ of Yip Man. Leung Ting said the final bridge Bruce burned with Ip Man was after he became super famous, he came back to Ip Man offering tons of money to just teach him everything and bypassing all the red tape of earning it through trust and loyalty. Ip Man told himto never come back.
@@chojinkid He had the utmost respect for Bruce as friends and he was inspired by Bruce's Perfectionism. He would often want show Bruce a new technique but Bruce would want to perfect each technique before moving to the next. and yes, Bruce was taught by Sifu Cheung. Cheers Kevin
He did not stop teaching... He merely stop teaching in the presence of others, and other students... Directly, Bruce always had the confidence and assurance of his benefactors, whether it was direct or indirect.
People tend to forget that Bruce Lee was human and these types of stories humanize him that much more. You can't fault a man for wanting to better himself, as a result of his insecurities. In all reality, it's insecurity that prompts us all to want to better ourselves. Unless you were born into such an environment, 99% of all people who begin learning martial arts and/or working out, started merely because of their own insecurities. It's only human ;)
Sou um grande fã de Bruce Lee, e é claro, a inspiração de muitos que hoje estão brilhando nas telas dos cinemas. Acredito que o Bruce abriu as portas para o sucesso de muitos que atuam no cinema, e isso fez que o sonho de muitos, " como eu ", que não luto e nem pratico nenhuma arte permaneça assistindo outros artistas de sucesso que vem deixando os fãs a não esquecer essa bela arte daqueles que praticam e usam a arte para o bem.
He was a great choreographer and ballet dancer! He was the king of martial arts choreography for cinema! He definitely makes everybody believe he was a real fighter!
And many of his quotes actually came from other philosophers. Like his famous quote about water. Even Bruce Lee's philosophy on water in which he so famously is recognized for, the saying of "be like water", came from someone before him. Bruce Lee cleverly took the philosophy of Tao and reworked it. And that's fact! "Water is the softest and most yielding substance. Yet nothing is better than water, for overcoming the hard and rigid, because nothing can compete with it." Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78 There is more that Lao Tzu, Tao wrote on water! Bruce is also not the first to Incorporate mixed martial arts and the practical ways of fighting. Nor did he write and self published any other books after he published his book "Chinese Gung Fu in 1963" he was technical editor for a few other writers books, but anything post CGF was published after his death by those seeking capital gain in his name! Ip man stopped teaching Bruce because of his arrogance. He never received any rank under IP and was asked to take a break until he got his mind and spirit right. Bruce continued to rebel and Ip refused to teach him, Ip would have shown him deep kungfu secrets of practical and traditional, but he wanted Bruce to show more humbleness. Bruce became bitter and that is one of the main reasons he talked down on traditional teachings. Bruce is our modern day example of where the ying and Yang can and will lead us based on the way and paths we choose. Just look at how things ended up for him. More and more is coming out every year that's exposing more truths to what really went on in his journey. Although Bruce Lee accomplished alot, Bruce would have learned so much more from Ip, he would still be here today if he had learned the way of humbleness and if he had, he would have learned the wisdom that Ip man wanted him to have.
Thank you man. The most definitive true account of the great mans life I've seen to date, so much rare footage I've never seen. Thank you and keep up da good work.
@@Juan_rivera not everyone is qi la la, most of the time people who practice wing chun dont even have fighting experience which is the biggest part they look so stupid. Anderson Silva used wc in a cool way
There's even a Chinese MMA fighter who fights and beats the hell out of with one arm behind his back fighting several wing chun masters. China hated him cause he supposedly disgraced Chinese culture.
Looked up to Bruce best quote is “ don not pray for an easy life but pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
This is more prevalent for today's world with the woke and the machine taking us into uncharted waters!
@@truthseeker929 Hard times create the strong
Do not pray for easy life pray to be stronger men
Basically that one cod zombies quote from five
That quote came from Master ip originally if I’m not mistaken
48 years after, and we still excited hearing stories about bruce. 👍
Truth!
Yep
Most Definitely
ABSO FUKIN LUTELY ✊🏾
Yes
He was a bad boy but developed into a good man. People seem to slander him because of how he was before, but humans aren’t one or the other. He learned and became better, not just physically. Humans change, and are not just evil or just good.
Right on 👊 thanks for sharing 👍
Bro cheated on his wife when he died 💀
@@stev2170 once a thing is bad it will always be
I don't look on him as a saint. But tremendous respect for his focus and martial art.
He had much positives vs. his dark side. We can learn what to avoid and what to emulate.
no ying/yang,no zig/zag,what?
I remember in 9th grade wrestling, there was a kid in my weight class that we all had a problem with. We would spar extra hard on him, and as a group wear him down and basically beat him up on the mat. It didn't last that long though. He got better at a rate much faster than the rest of us and by the end of the season he could consistently go match by match with each of us with no rest and he would beat us all. This story reminded me and think it is so interesting about Bruce Lees fast development.
Why did you have a problem with him?
You was bullying him. He wanted to beat your ass so bad.
@@BBWahoo Because he was better than them. LMAO
When bullying backfires. Good for your friend.
@@OptimusSatanas respect the dedication but not the character behind it. But you're right ngl
Very interesting! Nobody wants to say anything bad about Bruce, but I find it more inspiring that he started out as a bad kid who then made himself into a great man.
He was not a bad kid, he just believed in surviviving
@@mikelyles7330 That’s what bad kids usually do.
actually he was quite a teddy boy back then, fighting, dancing in the club, romancing the girls
I don’t think this makes Bruce bad it just makes him Human. I don’t get why people want to slander him now that he’s dead
@Benny who wants that ? He was just good at what he did . It seems haterish to try to dig up dirt !
The “be water” philosophy comes from Chinese philosophy and Daoism, not Ip Man. Bruce was well read in Chinese philosophy. His major in university in US was philosophy.
Correct. Lao Tzu also taught the same philosophy.
Yes! So that's why Bruce Lee said Chinese Kungfu.
Taoism*
That's what he said.. pay attention, he said Ipman got him into daoism
He learned basics of daoism in China obviously, before learning about his own culture in American schools.
It is like saying Fifty cent learned the struggle of a gangster on his trip to Mexico when he met Mexican gangsters...
The mainstay of his Guru persona came from Krishnamurti.
after so many years since his death, we are still obsessed with this guy. I don't know what more to say.
@Mindset Fitness I think he meant interested
No I am not obsessed by him, nor I care about him
It’s because Bruce Lee died owing me $50. A real untrustworthy cheapskate.
@@newagain9964 yes...I don't know why people worshiping bruce lee
@@dhammmaraja branding and marketing. The same with the Beatles or anyone/else that persists as some sort of demigod.
As a teacher it is a beautiful thing to see your student grow beyond your teaching. Sadder still is realizing you have nothing more to offer your student.
That is not teacher if u teaching half ways.. just a bullshit person try to take credit because he already rich..
No. Its the goal of raising and building better people who can create a better future and reach newer heights
they can offer companionship
this is something western teachers often miss, they just want a copy of themselves. or an extention of their ego's
Ip man was one of Bruce Lee’s teachers not his only. Bruce understood that to be the best martial arts you needed to learn as many things as possible from as many sources as possible. Bruce is the innovator of Mixed Martial Arts.
True, he is like the father of MMA
I'm pretty sure Japanese jujitsu predates bruce lee
@@bruderschweigen6889 yea that's why they said mma did u read the comment? Japanese jujitsu isn't mixed martial arts...it's just a martial art
@@gabrielcurry457 dont you know?? everyone thinks ju jitsu is the end all be all now.
Bruce said he learned MORE from Wong Shun Leung than he did from Ip Man; Bruce probably learned some techniques from Gene Lebell & Ed Parker & no doubt others.
I was in hong kong during the 1960s and everyone knew that wong sheung leung was a great master and bruce owed so much to him too.
Yeah Wing Chun trapping is pretty useful when used as parries
@Charles Schwabb unless you run out of ammo then you are screwed 🤣🤣😂😂
@@desperado1265 How much Ammo do you need tho
@Charles Schwabb ... but you know that "gun" isn't an answer to everything? If that was true, military and police Special Units wouldn't train hand-to-hand combat.
They know it's important, even though they are almost never in need to fight someone without their ranged weapons. But the hand to hand combat skills are still useful for them (even though they don't *fight* with bare hands in a typical sense of fight).
Why?
Let me explain, using some different example, closer to a normal citizen:
The *reality* (the facts) is that if you just "have a gun" by yourself (as a normal citizen, let's take that example first) and don't train anything of hand to hand combat, you are still probably gonna be in as big danger as before. The gun will just give you the false feeling of safety.
Why?
Because *over 80% of assaults happens in the distance of 4 feet and less* .
This is the fact not everyone can or wants to think about.
So, the *reality* is that when you are ever even attacked on the street, the most probable situation is that the attacker will start attacking you physically *before* you get to pull out the gun.
They won't be showing that they're coming at you from 10-20 feet away, like in the movies. They will close up first and then *suddenly start attacking* , hitting, pulling, throwing you on the ground or whatever else. Maybe stabbing you with a knife.
4 feet and less is a distance where you just (most of the times) won't pull out the gun and effectively aim, no matter how "fast hand" you consider yourself. And that's even when you *know* they will attack you.
But when you don't? Try imagining your face being beaten to a pulp, whole body kicked and punched. And try to pull out a gun in that situation.
And even if you manage, they will probably see that. They're conscious, they hasn't been beaten like you, so they just see your hand coming out of the pants with a gun, and they just take it away from you.
Bravo, you just gave your attacker a reason to kill you and a tool for that, both at the same time. Good job.
This is the reality of having a gun for self protection and not knowing anything about hand to hand combat.
So, what does these facts tell us exactly?
They tell us that to be safe on the street, you *need* to know at least basics of hand to hand combat and train them. Even (or *especially* ) when you have a gun. Because you need, during the dangerous situation, to work out a position and an opportunity to use the tool. Just *having* the tool won't be useful in majority of situations. It can be quite the opposite: it can put you in even bigger danger than if you didn't have it.
That's why saying: "Evven if he pulls out a knife, I will just shoot him. I don't need to train hand to hand combat, because I always carry a gun" is a terrible, dangerous crap that will get you killed if you think like that. Good luck pulling out your gun while being stabbed already 3-6 times, because, like I said, an assault *starts at the distance of 4 feet and less* most of the times, so the attacker with a knife already stabbed you several times, but of course, you are John Wick and you will pull out the gun anyway and kill him like a real spec op. No, you ain't. People like that don't know anything about hand to hand combat, so how would they even know how to work out an opportunity to use a gun.
They don't.
Also: that's why most of medieval fighting systems, that were designed to work *on the battlefield where normally weapons were used* , consisted of training *without weapons* in a big part of them (mostly wrestling). Why? Because they *knew* that you need to have the ability of close quarter fighting, and if you don't, you will be dead, because on the battlefield people are just so close to each other, that using your spear or even your dagger won't succeed if you don't *get the opponent on the ground* with your hands first.
They knew the reality of using the weapon. Of what you need to do *first* to be able to use a weapon.
Why don't we?
Ask any Special Units' instructor, they will most likely tell you same thing I just did.
You *need* to know at least basics of hand to hand combat if you want to be able to protect yourself with a gun.
Otherwise, you will just have a false feeling of being more safe. While being even less safe.
Therefore: hand to hand combat skills are actually more useful than a gun. Not less ;)
Have a good day ;)
@Charles Schwabb you cant carry a gun everywhere you go thats why hand to hand has a place in this world.
One thing that stood out to me and was relatable in this video about Bruce's youth is how confusing and difficult it is for a young man to grow up with a mixed background. Wherever that place is in the world and whatever the mixed race background is, it's a difficult environment to navigate for a young person. A lot of internal conflict as well as external.
And we all tell the same story.
Bob Marley was called „the german one“ because of his brown skin tone and he was always made fun of when he grew up.
Ain’t that crazy. I got a “white” Dad and a black Mom. You come into a world that has classifications, assumptions, ideals, and judgments about you (mind you ppl not as hugely “mixed do too) that aren’t even as well thought out, but can sting nonetheless. You have to be an individualist to some degree, and a self aware one at that. For me that’s why God is so important. You can’t put all your stock in your skin tone.
Even though most probably wouldn't be able to tell he wasn't 100% asian they still acted superior and racist towards him.
He was not mixed..
YEAH LIKE GROWING UP BLACK IN THE USA. FACING EVIL HATRED MURDER SLANDER LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE SOCIAL WARFARE DEMONIZED AND MORE. YEAH!
I had the honour of training under grandmaster Cheung , can’t put a price on the things I learnt from that man I owe him much. Pure blessed to have his school in my city
In.australia ?
@@stevesalkas9128 yes, Lonsdale st Melbourne , I haven’t been in there for a few years now and not sure if grandmaster is still operating or not but I know his son Andrew has a school in Brunswick
Yes I haven't being there since 2014 did some muay Thai for while now getting on ...cheers
Yes, Bruce Lee learned kung fu from Ip Man, but they both had their own view/vision of kung fu.
And then they dueled each other over which way was correct destroying their bond in the process.
@@earthphoenix7068
No, they never dueled before.
Ip man never even tried to argue with Bruce about the correctness of his view/vision of Kung Fu, he let Bruce make his way peacefully.
@@lovematrixmore yeah. The other guy was probably joking and Bruce never had a sour relationship with Ip Man
@@earthphoenix7068 and where did you get this information from? Let me guess.. Fucking lame ass Hollywood?
He didn’t teach Bruce Lee Kung Fu he teached Wing Chun. Wing Chun and Kung Fu are completely different style of martial arts
It's inspiring every time I hear someone say they are on a journey to help people. Doesn't matter what capacity. Good on you mate.
He added the fluidity of wing chun to the rigid styles that existed to create a better style that focused on ending conflict as soon as possible. His attacks were rigid and powerful while his defense and movement was fluid and hard to predict.
Nope.. he couldn't master Wing Chun by defeating IP man.. so he went off and developed his own version of it and called it Jeet Kune Do
the art of fighting without fighting.. it's a short range fighting style and turns opponents power back at them..
@@zsavage1820 flying side kicks are short range?
@@cruiser6260 flying side kicks are hollywood and video games bro... not actual fighting styles in most martial arts. there are NONE in Wing Tsun...
@@zsavage1820 he used a little win chun, his style was JKD. Even without flying as he did in movies, there's a full side kick taking a big step in. U can see numerous vids of him doing it to a big bag from 2 m awayp. That's not short range. We were doing it when I started jkd in 1982, only 2 yrs after he died. Jkd schools now are a joke from what I've seen.
I read years ago that William Cheung was given the task by Ip Man to help Bruce. Ip Man never taught any of his students directly but used his more accomplished practicioners to teach the others, as pointed out in the video. Apparently Ip Man did have a soft spot for Bruce because he knew having Bruce who was already famous as a child actor learn Wing Chun would be good PR for their art and good for Ip Man. I read that Bruce didn't know some of the upper levels of Wing Chun because those were closely guarded secrets by Ip Man's inner circle. I read Bruce would sometimes try to get William to divulge some of the moves to a level but instead William would help by getting Bruce to a certain point in a maneuver and then instead of showing him the rest of it, he would stop and try to get Bruce to use his brain(logic) and common sense to complete the rest. This over time frustrated Bruce but I think that situation is what gave rise to Bruce's Jeet Kune Do. I believe that JKD was Bruce's answer to not having access to some of those upper levels of WC that he so desperately wanted but could not have. Maybe in time he could've but knowing Bruce I wouldn't be surprised if he was in a race against time and so the thought of waiting years if not decades wasn't an option. I read that when he became famous in America he told William to get himself ready for a one on one at some point in the immediate future. That day never came because not long after Bruce died.
William Chung trained under Sifu Wong and was Bruce's first training partner
Bruce was no longer allowed to train directly under Ip Man after finding out Bruce was not full-chinese blood (there are only 5 "closed door" students of Ip Man and Bruce is not one of them).
Ip Man got Bruce to train with Sifu Wong and this is where the street fights began that lead to Bruce eventually laving HK for USA.
The street fights came about by Bruce trying to test his skills while training under sifu Wong, not Ip Man (Wong was a street fighter himself, he learnt western boxing before he did Wing Chun). As David Peterson, another disciple of sifu Wong points out in at the end of IP man 1, HK was like a ghetto back then, this is also why HK wing Chun evolved differently to main land Yong Chuen.
By the time Bruce was in USA there was no Wing Chun, so it's no wonder he had to stop because there was no one to train with or learn from (Bruce only made it to Chum Kiu form in HK, he did not learn the pole, the dummy form or the knives)
We have Bruce to thank for bringing back starting to the martial arts, before then it was zero contact in competition and for bringing Wing Chun to the world. Wing Chun was closed to to non chinese before Bruce learnt and incorporated it into JKD (all of the moves begin with Wing chun to control the opponent then ends with flashy kicks).
This one is so inspiring i need more of it
Sifu William cheung here in Melbourne Australia ip didn't teach bruce all 10 levels only 7
Great information…I’m impressed with the historical data. For me, being a practitioner I admired how Bruce approach was deliberate and precise. It definitely makes an attacker think twice or stops them completely.
@James Alexander Come on dude, Lol…you went in hard…
@James Alexander be hard to say as a vegetable after you’re shown different
@@scottlaroc7396 lolol
@James Alexander the internet =convenient and relatively safe format for gutless pieces of shit who have no respect for other people, even dead legends.. And can easily slander them without the threat of reprisal..usually.
@James Alexander The people of Khmer can suffer.
I would definitely say he was one of IP man's prized students. You can tell he definitely had respect for his master he even quoted one of his Masters famous quotes "be water my friend" I think once Bruce got away from the violence side of martial arts and into the more spiritual side of it he became not only a better man but he became a better martial artist because of it! That just shows his development from a young teen when he first started training with ip man through his filmmaking and later in his own memoirs! Bruce Lee finally became one with his own martial arts!
Yup. Once Bruce became famous around the world, he suddenly became one of Ip Man's prize students.
Except that by tradition a grand master would never teach a new student, that task was left for one of the other top students, ie, Wong Shoung Leung doing the practical teaching with Bruce.
Completely untrue. Yip Man was very unhappy with Bruce Lee's success and his offer of financial gain for learning VTK's 'secrets'. In fact, he eventually said something along the lines of never mentioning Bruce Lee's name in his presence, and forbid teaching him. Only WSL sort of tried to.
Tell me about legit fighters defeated by Bruce in ranked, recorded full contact fight.
@@thevingtsunclinic6531 my uncle was a student when Bruce went back to HK and visited Ip Man. Bruce asked Ip Man to spar with his student. Ip Man won and asked him to never come back (as per my uncle).
I met Wong Shun Leung a few times when he came to London and in his stay and seminars I learned a few new techniques from him. I also had the honour one evening to have dinner with him, together with sifu Nino Bernardo, C. Potter and sifu Victor Kahn, in a Soho restaurant, and we had interesting talks about wing chun. Thanks sifu Wong Shun Leung; you were a great master and we lament your death.
As someone who was trained with Dan Inosanto and his students for over 20 years and also know many of SiGung’s original students, it’s rare to find someone who knows the truth about Bruce Lee!
What are you saying
What is the Truth please tell all of
us????
I know everything about him
I know how he moved
@@aquiredskill 🙄
Brag insert… then tries to tell others that many people didnt know the real Bruce Lee. 😱
I'm totally confused why there are so many dislikes on this video. The channel host is all about positive energy & mindfulness. He's extremely well spoken & knowledgeable about martial arts history. Praise Buddha 🙏🏼👊🏽🦋
Thank you for laying down No BS when it comes to Bruce Lee. You Seem to be a Honest Truthful Man. its a Pleasure to listen to you and makes me want to learn more from you.
Thanks for watching!👍
I've taken a break while I upgrade all of my gear, but I have a lot of cool stuff coming. Stay tuned! 🙂
Ip Man rarely taught Bruce. It was William Chueng and other senior studdnts who did because Ip had little patience for beginning students.
If you dont mind me asking you grandmaster... do you have any books, or sources that would speak legitimately and true to the old way of this particular martial arts?
I would like to learn very genuinely :)
The idea of being like water comes from Chapter 8 of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching." No doubt Ip Man would have taught Bruce Lee this not only as a life philosophy as mentioned below, but as a way of using his body when studying and practicing Wing Chun. Watching Bruce Lee, his body does flow like water.
Only one of the dozen or so translations I have actually uses the words "be like water." Most are closer to the translation by John C. H. Wu (Shambhala Press):
The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without
striving with them.
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore, it comes near to the Tao
One of my favorite translations of Chapter 8 is from Professor Gu Zhenhkun (Beijing University):
The perfect goodness is like water.
Water approaches all things
instead of contending with them.
It prefers to dwell where no one
would like to stay;
Hence it comes close to the Tao.
A man of perfect goodness
chooses a low place to dwell as water,
He has a heart as deep as water,
He offers friendship as tender as water,Hw speaks as sincerely as water,
He rules a state as orderly as water,
He does a thing as properly as water,
He takes action as timely as water.
Like water, he never contends with others,
So he never commits a mistake.
Mahalo for your video. My Sifu's are Jesse Glover and Taky Kimura. As we all know, James Lee was one of Sijo Bruce's friends. According to the story passed down from a friend of mine that is one of Jame's students, the reason Sijo was cut of from Si bak Ip Man's school was much more simple. It was more a matter of our Chinese culture and being humble. Sijo was still in touch with Wong Shun Leung, Leung Sheung, Hawkins Cheung a few others and of course, Si Bak Ip Man when he moved to the US and was constantly asking questions to continue developing his skills as he only knew the Sui lim tao and Bui gee forms when he left HK. He was still trying to master the Chum Kiu and Mook Yung Jong.
As Sijo became a rising star and started to make money, as what he thought would be a fitting honor, tribute and sign of respect, he bought Si bak a house. Si bak was actually taken aback as he was very humble and for Chinese culture, it's not how he wanted Sijo to revere and respect him. What he really wanted was for Sijo to simply spend time with him over dim sum meals! The house gift was too grandiose. So, Si bak informed all the students not to talk to Sijo anymore and discuss Wing Chun. Hence, Sijo started to create JKD to compensate for not having the Chum Kiu and Mook Yung Jong down. Of course, Si bak eventually forgave him.
You must be a special kind of asshole to be given a house as a present and consider it "too grandiose", that's chinese mental gymnastics at work there, you insult me by giving me house, you're not my friend anymore and I will make sure to tell everyone.
I’ve actually heard a similar story to this one. Thanks for sharing…
Thanks so much for this video! I was formerly a student of Traditional Wing Chun and really love hearing stories like this. Very much appreciated!
It was said that Bruce never completed his training with Wong Sheung Leung, and he was never taught directly by Ip Man. His basic understanding of Wing Chun also led him down a very external approach to martial arts, where he used more ‘Li’ (brute force) than ‘Jing’ (refined force). Unsurprisingly, Linda Lee said Bruce often broke his Wooden Dummies, a telltale sign of his over reliance on brute strength. The man was cocky as hell too, but the moment he got famous, everyone seemed to want to be his friends or share some of his fame. He was a prodigy though, and his life was cut too short. I’d imagine he would eventually complete the circle and gain enough wisdom in his old age, had he lived.
Or he would have unlocked new knowledge in harvesting efficient power output. That would have been very interesting to see play out.
LOL "at the emphasis of Li/strength" this is just not true, he had very explosive "ging/jin" or whatever you want to label it and I would say, had the perfect balance of athletic attributes.
You know what you are talking about! I agree, in the 80s I bought a great little self published book by Jesse Glover and it was his opinion that Bruce was always a Wing Chun man and that he was coming back to the art near the end.
When I read his writings now I see so much of what my Chinese teachers have taught me in the more esoteric things he said and I realise that Bruce must've really listened. When he was in America studying philosophy I think he was really trying to work out the nature of the Tao etc. I agree with you that his art was mostly external but he indicated that he used some soft ideas and I remember in some book ( of the too many I have read 😀) that he said 'The way I fight on Film and the way I fight in reality are two very different things'
Of course it's the fashion now so many years later for people to have strong opinions about Bruce without being over anywhere near him. I've been a fan since 1967 but in the end all I know is what everyone else knows from movies and books and Doco's and I've had the luck to know a few Wing Chun elders who actually knew him.
There is a picture of Lee doing Chi Sau with Yip Man. Sources I've read had him training with Yip Man... But Yip was an opium smoker, so ...
I'm still tryna figure out why everyone is always up his ass when he wasn't even a master just a movie guy
I’ve been involved in the martial arts for fifty years or more, worked eight hours a day teaching…500 push-ups a day, 500 sit ups a day, and most important was running through Forested areas, where you run a path sort of like par core this day and age, sparing hours a day, and meditation…it’s so cool how training changes as we get older and wiser, I remember looking back to year five and wondering why I was so silly, then lookin back at year ten and same, again and again as long as you keep training doors open, and after forty years you look back and can see your achievements, and your failures…
I’ve watched Bruce lee at first five years, he was an inspiration, but I noticed that to many people had to always through Bruce lee in the mix..
Even myself I thought why put so much energy into some one else when you should be concentrating on yourself and what you need to be faster and stronger..
You can be the best in the world , but you have to look at what your body needs….my body is not like yours, yours is not like mine, we are all very different, the techniques that work for him, might not fit your body type…and so forth..you have to find what works for you….Find techniques in long length, short length, soft techniques, hard techniques, weapons training for your wrists and areas you can find without training a few weapons, again a long weapon, short weapon, double hand weapons…I taught a weapon form at a club little ways away, it was the first staff form from Tam Tiu. I found out later they are driving with the staff in backseat of car, if trouble they bring out their staff, I was furious….never taught weapons to another school ever again…you know it’s funny how much I hated tai chi also, but was made to train it or else…but I was more into Ba Gwa, Ying Yee, and Luk hup but fut, going on seventy, and you brought back a lot of memories, like running out of the theatre after watching Enter The Dragon, every one doing flying kicks play fights all down the street, and that week we hear on the news our hero was gone, I couldn’t understand finding something so precious, and loosing it as fast….
Thank you sir,
Really appreciate your honesty, boy oh boy did you bring back memories….
Thank you
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I was bullied badly as a young kid and started training Martial Arts when I was 11. Of course I always knew who Bruce Lee was but it wasn't till I was about 17 and got my first BB that I really started studying him. There's so much people don't know. No matter how much times passes I can't imagine Lee ever not being relevant.
In the line of battle you will never learn complete Martial arts is a sea and your Black belt is only a drop
wow cool! what did you get a BB in when you were 17?
One of the best video of Bruce Lee i've seen. No bullshit, straight to the fact and not trying to make him a God. Great job. 👍
I'd say you got it completely backwards. If anything, this only makes Bruce Lee more legendary. It shows he wasn't some saintly child-prodigy and that he came from a place with a lot of personal struggle. He bettered himself through martial arts until he became the man that everyone loved. The entire portion of the video harping on the fact that "everything came from IP Man" seems too much like Goldenbell is trying to discredit Bruce Lee. Every person alive that betters themselves through any form of art, takes something passed down to them from a teacher or inspiring figure. And the reasons for Bruce's original interest in martial arts are irrelevant, because he went on to create his own school and clearly demonstrated a passion for what he did.
Bottom line is, he is a god. Or a legend at the very least. At the end of the day, it's about how far he came and what he accomplished, and no amount of focus on his young and foolish years, when he was growing as a man and discovering who he is, is going to do anything but polish his tale. All due credit to IP Man for being a monumental figure in Lee's life, but also, all due credit to Lee for defining himself and his own art before the end.
I find ip man much more interesting than lee. Also wing chun❤
@@Warrior_Culture God doesn't die!!!
Bruce lee was a human being and had many flaws like every human being does. He could not defy death! He died because he was overworked and over trained causing his brain to swell up, he suffered severe headaches and seizures months leading up to his death. Stop making him out to be a God and stop idolising and glorifying mere mortals.
@@Warrior_Culture
You lost any credibility in your argument the moment you resorted to Ad hominems and strawman fallacies but anyway I'll keep it short and to the point!
You wrote, " Bottom line is,he is a god. Or a legend at the very least. You clearly missed my point and instead went off on an anti religious rant!
Celebrity status is a social construct, and the more its enforced, the more famous people who have narcissistic traits are treated like a God rather than people and that's very toxic and your incoherent comment proves it. There is a distinct divide between appreciation and over-idolisation and it is important to acknowledge and honor that boundary. Such celebrities should not be looked at as role models or idolised in any other context besides appreciation for the art they create or participate in. There is no need to put them on a higher pedestal as they are just human beings like the rest of us!
@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Wow, you ACTUALLY deleted your original comment and still want to argue. That's some next level low and pathetic even for YT. I'm heading out of this waste of time. Grow a spine.
Just discovered your channel and subscribed based on the high level of research and your straight forward presentation style. I’m 66 and was inspired by Bruce Lee’s struggle to make it in Hollywood … eventually doing so by way of becoming a big star in Asia. Thanks to you, I have a better understanding of all he went through early on in his life. Thanks again!
PS 1 million views in 6 months! Wow! 🙏🏻😊
Thank You 🙏
Yes, I'm pretty amazed by the views on this video.
Thanks for creating this channel. Much appreciated my man, Prince.
FINALLY someone who is able to take Bruce out of the “godlike “category and present him as a FLAWED HUMAN BEING
Bravo to you sir
You took the words right out of my mouth... in a figure of speech.
You where waiting all your life for this? Uh?
@@Cris5598 Maybe. At my age age I sometimes forget things. I might have happened before. But I still appreciate your candour.
@@joejacquesschulz8514 Tbh this is his training arc to Godhood.
@@ethanneal9903 I am not sure I get it but I am sure you mean well, so thank you.
Excellent video. Bruce Lee was a young person who had a massive ego but no direction and Ip Man is who helped him become more than what he was going towards.
I wonder what Ip Man was like in his prime. Bruce Lee is amazing but knowing more about his master is even more amazing to me imo
I read a story about lp Man and he was very talented early on. This was several years ago.
Finally, someone that really knows Bruce Lee’s history.
BWAHAHAHA oh wait.... BWahahahahahahaha
Finally someone who knows why Bruce Lee wanted to learn Wing Chun.
This is a stupid comment
Another fine tale about the dragon.......
@@r3kk3n54 😂😂😂😂😅😅👍👍👍
Dear Sir, many thanks for this video , adding to the evidence of higher-than-average motivation and dilligence of Bruce Lee when learning martial arts. Jip Mna´s contribution is without doubt and letting Bruce Lee go was just the way how to give more freedom to a a highly motivated an well trained young man further along the path of the modern-day warrior. All the best, and keep helping people, Paul, 67, retired instructor of Karate and fan of Bruce Lee and Jip Man as well.
What the spoke man has said, is consistent with what I read in magazine and news articles years before and years after his death.
This is very accurate. Studied under grand master Moy Yat and had the pleasure of meeting Wong Shun Leung in 1996 as a 12 year old boy. He was so kind and playful with me. Rest In Peace to all the all time great and to Sifu for taking in this Latino boy from a dysfunctional family as one of his own. Love you sifu!
Someone told me to watch your video. I’ve been in Wing Chun since 1970 and studied with 8 different Sifu during that time. Im not saying this to say that I know it all but I do know a lot about the history. I was skeptical at first but
I must say that you did your research. Kudos 🙏🏾
Thanks, I have many more Bruce Lee videos to come.
You learn wing chun but needed 8 teachers? Something wrong.
@Karl Peterson learning wing chun with 8 teachers means you are not satisfied with your one main teacher as is considered a disgrace to your first teacher.
@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate
Not when it comes to Wing Chun.
In Wing Chun there is a saying 一门无二師.
Means within the same school/art/technique, one student does not baishi to a second shifu.
What this also clearly implies (practically in our face) is that Wing Chun has no problem with students baishi in other systems and learn multiple arts at the same time.
Also consider even “within Wing Chun”, you would have one shifu, but that doesn’t mean you have only one teacher.
As this video already showed: Bruce Lee also learned from a separate teacher than Ip Man himself.
Also if you take a look at Ip Man’s own history, he was learning more from his sihing‘s than his original shifu. (His original shifu having passed away when Ip Man was still relatively “young” in the school/system).
@@reallifeengineer7214 dont need 8 teachers to learn wing chun.
I really enjoyed this my friend! Thank you for setting more of the record straight. Bruce is such an inspiration and it’s good to know there are people like you that care enough to put this really great truth out there!
This was on point and definitely one of the few historical facts on Bruce Lee’s early days. 👍🏾
When you can, I’d love to see a deep dive into his personal philosophy. 🙏
Thank you prince for speaking upon such a grateful person 🙏🏼 definitely will be watching your next videos !
Oh! You're a brotha who loves Martial Arts? FOLLOWED!!!!
GLAD TO BE HERE!
Thanks for sharing an interesting aspect of Bruce's life... It's deeply insightful for those trying to learn and practice The Way. strength and peace 👍🏼👊🏼
I was fortunate enough to meet Sifu Wong at a seminar in the early nineties. During practice I pretended not to understand a technique so I could practice it with him. Was just a few seconds though but I will never forget it.
I've read or heard a lot about Bruce Lee. I was pleasantly surprised by your knowledge of his history. What you had to say made a lot of logical sense, something that is rare when the topic of Bruce Lee comes up. Thank you!
bruce lee was not a martial artist..he try but never gets that level
@@abrahamgonzalez4690 Why would you say that? What level do you need to reach to be a martial artist? Are you referring to rank?
@@Docinaplane don’t spend your time on these trolls. Literally almost no one agrees with them. They are in the minority
@@Monkforilla Thanks for saying that, friend!
@@Docinaplane take care my friend !
I'm no martial-artist, but you've got me on a combo-watch of all your vids. Fascinating subject matter.
I also dig that you indulge in some memery in the edit, but your narration stays measured and you're still respectful while being critical. Subbed, bruh.
After all of these years Bruce Lee is still king of all of the martial artist who came after him, the legend lives on.
Thank you for this precious video. I'd say that training properly and having a pure heart makes you stronger than anyone or anything.
Outstanding presentation and very revealing history. Thank you! 🙏🏽
Prince. I enjoy your objective and honest discussions on marital artists. Thanks for sharing.
You should try to interview some people who knew him that would be amazing
Nice Prince! I have studied Ving Tsun king fu in the Moy Yat lineage for over 20 years. That is pretty much the story I have heard from many sources. Including Bruce Lee’s late sihing Moy Bing Wah.
Good job!! I saw the very first Bruce Lee movies back in the early 70's in a drive in theater, which was all there was in town back then. For those who missed those times, all I can say is they missed a lot.
Sir, you’re very close to getting that TH-cam button plaque! SUBSCRIBED! I enjoyed this video on Bruce immensely. Thank you…!
It would be amazing if Hong Kong produces a Wong Sheung Leung movie, and a part 2 of him teaching Bruce. That'd be dope! Good job making this video!!! It's quite accurate! It's what my Wing Chun Sifu taught me too!
Supposedly, Wong Sheung Leung was in a cut scene in Game of Death.
I've been thinking exactly about this 100%. With the popularity of the ip man movies and the legend of Bruce Lee TV show in China I could def see an interest in The King of Talking Hands, the guy was a literal walking kung fu movie script. There are stories about him going literal "dojo busting" and defeating a lot of fighters from schools outside wing chun, would watch and love every minute of it.
@@AE86Trueno701 The Ip Man movies were a joke. It was all fictional bs.
@@mrt445 of course u netflix..
Where can someone go to learn Wing Chun?
This is all new to me, Bruce is an icon almost a “god” for his persistence and patience
Wow, very interesting! I really enjoy the way you present this information, definitely checking out your other videos. You've a new subscriber!
I was fortunate enough to find a student of Dan Inasanto's in my state that opened their own school here. He showed me that I actually self taught,practically on my own kickboxing, wing chun and kali for about as long as I can remember and I naturally applied JKD concepts from other martial arts instructors most of my life,not even realizing thats what I was doing! I mostly just followed (Bruce's) notes in tao of jkd and ignored the hollywood drama. It would be such an honor to train with Dan himself one day if I had the money. Anyway, I appreciate the video you put together it verifies much of what I always knew and explained his personal life in China in a way most documentaries and movies failed to touch on! Well done sir! I will be following.
Well said! I will be retiring in the Philippines in a few years at a ripe old age. I can't wait to learn Dan's form of stick fighting and Filipino martial arts. I'm too old to be any good, but old enough to know they will do me good. Goju ryu, jujitsu, aikido, and judo background. I'm old and out of practice but I know how and where to punch, kick, lock, and punish. I'm just old and would love to have some exercise with my walking stick. I hope my stick just walks and walks and walks with smiling faces my walking stick passes. Peace.
Very informative, I'm always intrigued about new information and facts on Bruce Lee's life. I think the thing that made Bruce Lee stand out amoung his counterparts was that he was never content in one stlye of martial arts but his ability to incorporate the different styles of martial arts that could be applied in different scenarios. Great video👍
The guy was a remarkable man. The things he accomplished in his life time people would only dream of his training was fear he enjoyed every part of learning new ways of martial arts the guy literally taught himself how to walk after his back got broken from a kick. He read constantly and his ability to adapt and overcome was like no other. If he was alive imagine how big he would have been he is icon my father would have loved this video he admired this guy and everything he done.. long live the dragon Bruce lee
sad his son met a early fate as well. Brandon was an incredible artist himself and if Bruce lived to continue the training I think seeing the two of them would have been incredible. Sad losses for the world.
My love for Bruce has grown even more after this
While he definitely wasn't the child prodigy depicted in Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story, he was absolutely ferociously talented in his ability to move and control his body and in his insights into martial arts. He won that cha-cha championship for a reason.
Of course. He spent his time with acting and dancing. Streetfighter B? Lol
Dude. This is really good info. Thank you for your contributions. My brothers used to watch Bruce Lee workout somewhere off Broadway in Seattle. Could’ve been at a school or at Volunteer Park near where I grew up. Bruce Lee is my first icon to look up to, admire and aspire to be like. I had the nunchucks routine down at age 5.
Awesome!
That was really cool mate, I have been a fan of Bruces since literally 1967 and a Wing Chun student and now teacher since 97. This video was excellent! My grandmaster was Sigung Chu Shong Tin and my Sifu Jim Fung went to school with Bruce. I have met a few other older Chinese guys who knew Bruce. I heard that when he moved back to Hong Kong to make his movies he came to Master Yip's school and asked for lessons in the dummy and also that he wanted to Chi Sau with Master Yip. He was handed over to Lok Yiu who then gave him quite a hiding apparently.
As a long-term Wing Chun guy who has experienced training with the very high-level people with internal skills I feel sorry for Bruce that he died because I think he really wanted to learn that stuff but he had become so famous that people were very jealous and it was hard to get past that.
In the end he was a very young guy who did incredible things.
Having said that the most senior WC practitioner I know, from HK, who started in 1955 (!), told me he still loves and admires Bruce.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing 👍
I watched a lot of Jim Fung demonstration videos when I was studying Wing Chun in 2006.
Chu Shong Tin was amazing!
@@GoldenbellTraining thanks mate 😀 that's really cool that you watched Sifu Jim's vids! He was my friend but I mostly trained under his senior students, most of whom had spent lots of time with Sigung Chu. Sorry, I didn't comment to self promote, I was really taken with your balanced and well researched thoughts, but I think you would find my channel interesting because my mission is to pass on internal ideas from CST and I've been lucky enough to learn with some of his absolute best students.
It's funny but a bit sad but whenever I post anything about Bruce I get very little views. I don't really understand but many dyed in the wool Wing Chun people seem to think that we are supposed to dislike Bruce. That is total bullshit to me, as I mentioned, not only the most senior CST guy I know but also a number of other 40 year plus students admire him. In fact it's an open secret amongst us that Wing Chun is not supposed to be fought in that silly stiff way you see people using it, as if they're fighting with the form, most of us consider that once you learn the internal side, the state not the shape, you can float like a butterfly sting like a bee just like Bruce did😅
Cheers mate your channel is very exciting and I can't wait to dig right into it, great to find you, Dave, Australia
Thanks man- I will be checking out your channel for sure!
I'm planning a video to discuss my martial arts journey, but it basically all started because my Wing Chun teacher told us to take other styles and learn how to make it Wing Chun.
If this channel grows, and things open up again, I really want to interview John Kaufman in Hong Kong.
My Wing Chun days are unfortunately over, for now, because the stance is not compatible with I Liq Chuan, but at my Sifu's level, that all goes out the window as he can produce power from any position.
I at least want to put out good info on what I consider to be the real Wing Chun.
Good luck with your channel, and if you want to make Bruce Lee videos, just set a schedule, like 1 Bruce Lee video every 6 weeks or something. Eventually the algorithm will figure out who wants to see those videos.
@@GoldenbellTraining I look forward to the video about your martial arts journey. John Kaufmann is a legend, good choice of a guy to talk to, who is the real deal. As for the stance I am with your Sifu, I have no stance and I don't teach my students one, as you say when you're in the right mind body state it doesn't really matter how you stand because you're a unified being and everything you do is expressed fully at the point of contact. I do teach some aspects of feeling balance but not a physical structure.
In my experience Wing Chun somewhat defies the laws of
physics. A lot of people teach Wing Chun in a very ritualistic way but unfortunately not a lot of people learnt what it really is from Master Yip. Too many people ran out saying that they were masters when the Bruce Lee phenomena hit, intent on cashing in. Rather than admit the truth, ( that they were not fully trained) they just made up a whole lot of stuff.
Dishonourable but all face those choices in life - sell out for bucks or stay humble and seek the higher way.
Anyhow thanks for writing and heres to even greater reach and success for your channel😀
@@GoldenbellTraining Make it wing chun? I watched channel called Fouts Boxing Theory do a vid about wing chun where a fight featuring a boxer v a wing chun expert took place and the wing chun fighter was useless, the reason according to Fouts was that wing chun punches are weak and are only suppossed to be used to block your opponents center line so that you can follow up with kicks, I also read that Lee gave up on wing chun after he struggled in a fight with Wong Jack man using only wing chun and that he developed Jeet Kune Do because of this. Also I wonder if the term teddy boy came from the ex-pat`s from Britain, as teddy boys were groups of thugs in Britain that went around smashing up arcades and beating people up during the 50`s, they also duck bottom hairstyles with loads of brylcream smeared through the hair and wore leather jackets.
Thanks love how you broke it all down I learned something new today I'm very impressed by this story
I appreciate the effort, research behind this. I knew this already from many sources so far.
This is the best compilation.
Adjust the colour n background, 😂😂😍😍😍👍👍👍
Keep doing stuffs like this.
Bruce did study other Kung fu arts. As you can see In the movie return of the dragon, you have a featured clip here on this video, the moves he did it was from a classical Shaolin system. Many people have stated they believe that Bruce Lee studied praying mantis and other Arts as well and it stems from his open mindedness
It's WAY OF THE DRAGON.
The form he drmonstrated looked like choy fatt
@@justthedoctor6822 I believe it was titled Return of,in the US. I used to have the film on DVD, and it was titled Return, instead of Way.
@@riteousrighthand6144 The US one is awful because there is no Chinese audio
@@justthedoctor6822 yeah. I mean, I'm not trying to say which is better, or worse, only that for some people, they only know it as Return, and aren't necessarily wrong for that.
Good video, you didn’t waste time and went to the point
Wow, I thought that I was an expert on the history of Bruce Lee, but this video has taught me a lot of things that I did not know. Thx
Someone is stuck to dogma and fantasy, others as free humans search effectiveness and truth.
Bruce Lee knew that and transforms martial arts helping them to evolve as a father of Modern MMA.
Ip Man made Bruce a big favor to explore all martial arts and himself as a practical philosophical being.
Totally agree
Great video! Thank you! Bruce lee is just iconic for ever a legend, loving learning about him and his philosophy!
Unrelated but the show baki the grappler is a great martial arts show
Everybody needs a hero and it’s so much easier to paint a picture of someone who is no longer alive.
Go sleep with your TV now
Thank you, that was great, and I did not know any of that until you informed. Wow, to You and Bruce.
Great presentation!!!! It is always best to hear stories from Honorable Martial Artists such as yourself. The media and many others portray in a poor light and really don't have a true appreciation for the art of Wing Chung.
@Lobster Johnson WC isn't useless. You can use concepts in fighting. Depending on your stance and style. Invisible kicks and such are an example.
My friend you are Beyond awesome with this video I just started following you because of it... to tell you a little about myself I started out Taekwondo and boxing and wrestling... I was finally able to get my hands on the Bruce Lee's fighting method... it's really awesome the way Bruce Lee could tie one art into the other and his Jeet Kune Do... I look forward to more of your videos and looking into the ones that you've already made... keep up the good work this is good stuff
This is one of the coolest videos ever!
His name was actually Yip man. One of Bruce’s first students, Jessie Glover taught my dad’s instructor. It was fascinating to watch them train when I was a kid.
This content is dope! Looking forward to watching all the older videos and new ones coming out soon.
Glad you like them!
This was a great breakdown, happy to hear its a series.
If one watches Bruce’s footwork it’s European fencing footwork, notice his stance how fast he closes the distance in and out. That is fencing footwork
Yeah, but also he was a dancer first, cha cha champ.
Anyways, you can see a lot of fencers footwork notes in the book his wife put out.. He had a giant library, fencing to dancing etc etc..
Then a lot of random notes for his own sake, she published a lot
Well, yeah. He studied fencing footwork. He was a martial arts genius who saw the benefit of adopting techniques and philosophies from a lot of different martial disciplines and applying them in his own unique way. That's why he is truly the father of MMA.
He also looked up to Muhammad Ali for his footwork and rhythm
Very good video series man. It takes some seriousness and maturity to do what you do. Thanks
Thank you! This explains why Bruce Lee never mastered the second form, Chum Kiu. Instead calling it a form only taught to family.
And Bruce adapted fencing and boxing to mitigate.
Definitely makes sense it seems like he did mix different cultural arts into his form which he mastered his own
You are making things up that you think made sense.
I have heard the truth from actual students.
Very Good- my Master Chan, Hing Fai, is a student of Ip Ching & Ip Chun
what? do you mean the philosophy he stole from Krisnamurti word for word do you mean that philosophy?
@@michaelreynolds6543
Yes but Krisnamurti can’t even beat One of his students !
Bruce Lee is a Legend in Martial Arts - Krisnamurti stand under the shadow of Lee’s popularity and influence Worldwide.
Excellent, well explained history of an aspect of Bruce Lee's life that I was not aware of. I assumed it was a rumor style piece but it's a well-researched and well-explained insightful production. Thank you.
TH-cam channel of 2022, hands down. Blesssings come in iconic videos as such.
When i was around 6 years old, in the late 70s early 80s, my dad was one of Leung Ting’s first students in the US here in Texas, and opened the first Wing Tsun school in west texas. Leung Ting was the ‘closed door student’ of Yip Man. Leung Ting said the final bridge Bruce burned with Ip Man was after he became super famous, he came back to Ip Man offering tons of money to just teach him everything and bypassing all the red tape of earning it through trust and loyalty. Ip Man told himto never come back.
I was a student of Sifu William Cheung in the seventy's. His story of Bruce as told to myself and his other students is somewhat different.
what did he say about Bruce Lee?
@@chojinkid He had the utmost respect for Bruce as friends and he was inspired by Bruce's Perfectionism. He would often want show Bruce a new technique but Bruce would want to perfect each technique before moving to the next. and yes, Bruce was taught by Sifu Cheung. Cheers Kevin
@@jefffinch8956 thank you for your insight, cheers ;)
@@chojinkid my pleasure Kevin
That's because William Chueng is a chronic liar and used the legacy of Bruce to inflate his own self importance and fool Westerners.
Great information Prince. Thank you
Really well done,my brother Prince! Thank you.
This man has a way of explaining things. Talented
He did not stop teaching... He merely stop teaching in the presence of others, and other students... Directly, Bruce always had the confidence and assurance of his benefactors, whether it was direct or indirect.
People tend to forget that Bruce Lee was human and these types of stories humanize him that much more. You can't fault a man for wanting to better himself, as a result of his insecurities. In all reality, it's insecurity that prompts us all to want to better ourselves. Unless you were born into such an environment, 99% of all people who begin learning martial arts and/or working out, started merely because of their own insecurities. It's only human ;)
So you interviewed all 99% of people who began to learn martial arts?
Very informative. Thanks for the great vid.
Sou um grande fã de Bruce Lee, e é claro, a inspiração de muitos que hoje estão brilhando nas telas dos cinemas. Acredito que o Bruce abriu as portas para o sucesso de muitos que atuam no cinema, e isso fez que o sonho de muitos, " como eu ", que não luto e nem pratico nenhuma arte permaneça assistindo outros artistas de sucesso que vem deixando os fãs a não esquecer essa bela arte daqueles que praticam e usam a arte para o bem.
Amen hermano
He was a great choreographer and ballet dancer! He was the king of martial arts choreography for cinema! He definitely makes everybody believe he was a real fighter!
And many of his quotes actually came from other philosophers. Like his famous quote about water. Even Bruce Lee's philosophy on water in which he so famously is recognized for, the saying of "be like water", came from someone before him. Bruce Lee cleverly took the philosophy of Tao and reworked it. And that's fact!
"Water is the softest and most yielding substance. Yet nothing is better than water, for overcoming the hard and rigid, because nothing can compete with it."
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78
There is more that Lao Tzu, Tao wrote on water! Bruce is also not the first to Incorporate mixed martial arts and the practical ways of fighting. Nor did he write and self published any other books after he published his book "Chinese Gung Fu in 1963" he was technical editor for a few other writers books, but anything post CGF was published after his death by those seeking capital gain in his name! Ip man stopped teaching Bruce because of his arrogance. He never received any rank under IP and was asked to take a break until he got his mind and spirit right. Bruce continued to rebel and Ip refused to teach him, Ip would have shown him deep kungfu secrets of practical and traditional, but he wanted Bruce to show more humbleness. Bruce became bitter and that is one of the main reasons he talked down on traditional teachings. Bruce is our modern day example of where the ying and Yang can and will lead us based on the way and paths we choose. Just look at how things ended up for him. More and more is coming out every year that's exposing more truths to what really went on in his journey. Although Bruce Lee accomplished alot, Bruce would have learned so much more from Ip, he would still be here today if he had learned the way of humbleness and if he had, he would have learned the wisdom that Ip man wanted him to have.
By the way, it wasn't ballet, it was Cha Cha!!..lol
This was so interesting!
Thank you man. The most definitive true account of the great mans life I've seen to date, so much rare footage I've never seen. Thank you and keep up da good work.
Well done 👍. Wing Chun & Jeet Kune Do are great fighting styles.
If by "great" you mean dated then yes
@Lobster Johnson qi la la uses Wing Chun as a fighting base and he's a professional fighter
@@Juan_rivera not everyone is qi la la, most of the time people who practice wing chun dont even have fighting experience which is the biggest part they look so stupid.
Anderson Silva used wc in a cool way
Isreal beat the shit out of silva when he tried wing chun
There's even a Chinese MMA fighter who fights and beats the hell out of with one arm behind his back fighting several wing chun masters. China hated him cause he supposedly disgraced Chinese culture.