@@Drayghon When he was alive, he was not that good. But famous people don't speak in front of the camera bad about him. They are quite clever. They praise him to the highest, as it should be.
People keep asking, “why is he still being spoken about?”. Simple, legends never die. Once you leave a legacy, good or bad, you’ll be remembered forever.
@Zeek Banistor You want written (or recorded) proves of street fights? From the time when Bruce Lee lived? Maybe you should ask someone to check their reeeeally old Galaxy S, or iPhone!
@Zeek Banistor Write to Chuck Norris, he's one of the few people who was able to know Bruce Lee as both a fighter & an actor, remember that in that era, Chuck Norris was a Karate Champ 1st & an actor 2nd, so I'd say he had the skill to accurately gauge a fellow actor he's sparring & working out with on set. From what I've been lead to understand, Mr. Norris is even one of those actors that answers some fan mail.
My respect for Bruce Lee has skyrocketed with all the testimony of people who have actually fought him and admitted he beat them. Kudos to Jim DeMile, what a class act.
Same here, I only listen to the people that actually knew him. By all accounts, unless there's a mass conspiracy to lie about his abilities, he was just that good. A true legend that died way too young at 32.
@@mig1017 He was an actor who appeared in four kung fu-related short films and became the hero of the film not on the basis of his ability, but on the basis of the martial arts scamming business who used his film image to sell , at the time of his death i was a teen and there was no news about his death in the u,s but hong kong, i had a small local newspaper clip said,, bruce lee who played the kato in green hornet dies in hong kong,, if im mistaken bring the news of july 20th 1973 in the usa and and show us.. not the made up magazines and internet but the news but the news papers dated july 20th 1973 and i have em all ,but all from hong kong,, cmon hurry up .....
@@wpn-k8d lol that's cute, you have nice little newspaper clippings. He was well known within the martial arts, community way before he got into acting (in the US) which was by chance through a demonstration at Ed Parkers tournament in the early 60s. He even said in the 1972 Berton interview he never knew all his martial arts training would lead to acting in HK or Hollywood. Also why would karate champions travel to train with him if he was simply a movie actor? At the the end of the day I'll still listen to the people who actually knew him firsthand. And you are entitled to ignore their accounts of Bruce. That's your parogative.
nulife4ever You keyboard warrior talked like as if you were there at the scene. th-cam.com/video/3ZZZkGgeRdI/w-d-xo.html Nobody cares what you say or think anyway
You are absolutely right sir, Mr. Demile was one of Mr.Lee students and wrote a book on how to develop Mr.Lee power punch i recommended to anyone interested.
@@kendallmccall6604 you are absolutely right about that, he fought real fights in his life his wife spoke of this sometimes and they ending up been humiliated.i can said something about a quiet master of jeet kune do from Ireland, well respected in the country, one of a few people who can walk around in the worse parts of any irish city and nobody dare to touch him.my point is you don't have to fight in side a ring to be a great fighter some of this master can kill with one blow.nice chatting with you have a great journey and be water my friend,sayonara.
@Zeek Banistor U must be stupid Bruce Lee was more moral than Chuck Norris, more intelligent than Chuck Norris, had a better real fighting record than Chuck Norris and When I think about it he would of killed them not hurt them, and he was actually the one that created UFC even Dana white even said it and not mention that website some of it was fake th-cam.com/video/nB1DeEa4xLw/w-d-xo.html watch that
Jim Kelly who played in Enter the Dragon was a multi time Karate champion and he said in his own words that Bruce was miles ahead of everybody including the champions.
Kelly did suck up to Lee and it helped him launch his own movie career. He was the first big time black martial arts star. By the way Lee never.....not one time sparred full contact. And he only had two real fights in his life.
@@joereidy5732 when people talk do you even listen? Or just ramble off a bunch of bs the way you see fit to look smart? Smh Bruce Lee didn’t like the idea of sport fighting where their was regulations and rules. He was interested in real fighting as in REAL LIFE fighting. No rules, no regulations, no referee…….as long as he’s standing and you’re not that means he won. He’s absolutely correct a lot of sports fighters have never been in a real fight. Bruce has been in MORE real fights than most of these sports fighters have in their sport life of fighting with all these regulations and rules to protect them.
@@joereidy5732 Give me Khabib and Bruce Lee on the streets or in an octagon with no rules, no regulations, and no referee to stop for anything until the fighter is physically not able to continue then tell me how “badass” Khabib is. Bruce Lee would sleep walk through Khabib like knife through warm butter. It wouldn’t even be fair.
@@clarkw4028 Not trying to look smart but thanks for the compliment. The fact is Lee was a trained martial arts actor. Yes, he could fight. But he chose not to. He spent many, many hours per day acting and working on the set. Whereas Khabib and other mma fighters spend countless hours in the gym practicing full contact fighting. Use some logic: we always get better at what we do on a regular basis. For you to even imply that the martial arts actor Bruce Lee would defeat most any full contact fighter is ludicrous. You are either very young or have never been exposed to real fighting. What's next friend? Jackie Chan vs McGregor? LOL Honestly.... just stop
Whose opinion should we go with? The people and fighters who personally knew Bruce Lee? OR The random internet nerds who talk shit behind a computer screen?
You know the baddest people on youtube are the guys that constantly comment on martial art videos, but when you look at their pages the only fighting they demonstrate is on a stupid video game other than that music videos
@Zeek Banistor I remember reading somewhere that one of the reasons he never fought in any fights was because it wouldn't prove his true ability, just his ability to hold back. If there was a full on fight, no rules, to the death, maybe he would've participated. If you've seen his demonstrations, you'd know it shows how powerful he can be. Albeit, I'll be the first one to say that it could've been faked, but we'll never know. He is but a legend, whether you believe in him or not, its for you to decide.
Zeek Banistor if you are going to assess someone’s fighting career on what is written in a book, then there has never been a fight in high school because they aren’t published either. Don’t expect to find everything documented in someone’s life. Especially if it’s about times they would not have been proud for others to recognize. Reading what others wrote about someone is not the golden key to unlock their entire life and everything they did. That’s hubris. Since this guy actually lived around and interacted with Bruce, his insight into him far outweighs what you read in a book.
Zeek Banistor did you do research into why he actually care to America, from my own research it’s because as a kid he went on a challenging spree challenging fighters from any dojo he saw and one sidedly beating them, then one day he beat up a mob bosses kid and was forced to flee
They act like Bruce lee was some kind of god that could rip people's hearts out. He was an actor and probably had average fighting skills. He was a performer end of story.
@@mattheww797 Here's a guy who's a world renowned martial artist who is saying Bruce Lee was a great fighter, and then we have "just some guy on TH-cam" telling us Bruce was just an actor and couldn't fight hahaha. This man who's talking has trained special forces around the world, CIA operatives, FBI field agents, SECRET SERVICE the mfs who protect the president and he's saying Bruce Lee would fuck people up. I'll take his word over some guy on TH-cam haha. And I get it, I've trained my entire life. From the time was was 4 years old I've been on the mats in competitive grappling tournaments, BJJ, Sambo, Hayastanetc etc, I've been hit in the mf face more times than you've sat down to take a shit in your life, even still today at 40 I'm at it 3-4 sometimes 5 days a week. So I have the ego of the fighter that says "I don't care who you are, big or small, if you do not train to fight, if you're the guy who's beat up a couple guys in a bar one time and had a few playground fights so everyone in your tiny town thinks you're tough, you are NOT going to beat up anyone who's spent significant time training in their lives. Amateur, pro, does not matter someone who has spent even just a year sparring everyday, grappling everyday, the chances are if some loud mouth with big muscles who was considered a stud linebacker in high school runs his mouth and swings on someone like that he will get his ass kicked 9 times out of 10 and it won't be close. BUT, this is fuckin Jim Demile who just rattled off names of some bad fuckin dudes and he says it wouldn't be close in a fight with Bruce, I'll take his word for it since Bruce isn't here to show it.
It makes me wonder how many really, really good fighters are in the world that have won actual fights but never got noticed because they were never in the Octogan. I bet there are some really tough guys out there in the world that no one knows about.
exactly,the mma mentality is one track hive mind if the person never fought in a ring they aren't considered a fighter yet the ring fighting doesn't translate well to the streets
Exactly. And what amuses me is that the professional UFC fighters praise and adore Bruce Lee while the fans who have never been in a match say he wasn't a fighter because he never went to tournaments.
blockmasterscott yep it's these kids that watch UFC MMA has the same demographic as WWE in all seriousness . problem with the generations today is they been led to believe they are the center of the universe and nothing else matters..they think because they didn't see it on TV or on social media it didn't happen that's the real issue here ..MMA is the altar they worship a false entity like MMA/ufc on
The nay sayers should listen clearly what this guy is saying. If you are in a real fight with some one that really wants to hurt you all rules go out the window. That is why you won't find styles like krag maga and kungfu or even JKD in mma. If all their techniques have to be allowed then no MMA fighter will be left standing.
blockmasterscott haku/meng from pro wrestling one of the baddest ass people ever walk the earth and people doubt him but I saw him in action against five big tough guys and put them all down within seconds but they doubt him because he was a pro wrestler
James Demile (undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Airforce and special forces instructor): Bruce Lee could easily beat me in a fight Chuck Norris: Bruce Lee and I would be great in today's MMA Connor McGregor: He'd be a champion in the UFC today Jon Jones: No one will ever be able to match Bruce Lee Joe Rogan: He has a clear understanding of practical fighting. He's doing things that were 30 years ahead of his time. Dana White: He's the father of MMA. Anderson Silva: he's the best Mike Tyson: He was a killer Sugar Ray Leonard: Only Bruce Lee could punch with the speed and force he did Random Bruce Lee haters with no fighting experience: He couldn't fight he was just an actor.
Not sure if your quotes are accurate, but I think the issue people have is that legend of Bruce Lee is almost certainly far greater than his actual ability. Bruce Lee was an innovator and a savant and an artist and an amazing athlete. However, we really don't know how he'd stack up in a fight against the best today. All there was when he was on the scene was boxing, at least from a true professional standpoint. There was kick boxing and muay thai and other martial arts in pockets, but the best fighters and athletes were boxing. There weren't many people trained in any martial arts. Fast forward to today, with MMA, its a different story. I mean, Chuck Norris's quote is laughable. The odds that Chuck Norris would be competitive in todays MMA world is ridiculous. There is no basis to believe that. That is just the bluster of an old guy about kids these days, when in fact, in almost every instance, athletes today are superior in training and performance and the numbers of people competing in all of these sports is magnitudes greater than were competing in the 60's and 70's. Finally, there is a theoretical maximum that someone who is 5'8" 140lbs can hit. Even if Bruce Lee was at that theoretical limit, he would not be able to compete with people too much larger than himself. Especially, when the height difference became too great. So, Bruce Lee was great and deserving of being a legend, but, just like the legends of 600ft homeruns and guys that could jump 60" in the past, the magnitude of the legend is greater than the truth of the act.
@Scott Leech I was a Golden Glove boxer and a street fighter the hardest thing to do is Amite that somebody's better than you I'm just very lucky I never fought either one of those two or I probably wouldn't be leaving this message
It's childish delusion to think Bruce Lee would stand a chance against Khabib. Grown men who've never participated or even watched combat sports act like Bruce Lee is a literal superhero.
People seem to forget Bruce was interested in all types of fighting, and made up his own as well, always bettering himself, they think he couldn't do what they do today. He was already doing it back then, he is the one that started combining all techniques. He was the true master.
@@yusufsanane5527 Those who hope can still grow and come back. That's why it was not only the King who was executed, but his entirely family, even babies.
So for the people who still believe that Bruce Lee was nothing more than an actor, listen to this man because he tells the truth about him. Bruce Lee really was a martial arts master.
No , i am not interested what he says. He was one of Lees students, so he is not objektively. But when he said Bruce could beat us all , for sure he meant all of Lee's disciblines, this i believe 100%.
How I would describe Bruce Lee firstly a martial artist. Secondly an actor. I have seen this video many times and I never get board of it. I also watched one with James Corburn describing Bruce Lee no one had a bad word to say. They spoke from the heart. He was and always will be the toughest man that walked the earth. Forget all these MMA fighters he would nail the lot of them simple.
Well here’s the real problem those tournament fights he claim there rules so you don’t get hurt. Welp, there are those who’ve died in tournaments. Sugar ray Robinson with all the rules in the world knocked someone literally dead. These fighting sports are more than just “something you play” like this guys says. Has Bruce every absorbed a blow that is the equivalent of 1700 lbs of force from someone like mike Tyson, George Foreman, or Earnie shavers? I don’t think. So yes 5it is truth to what those people who saying he hasn’t been tested. 😂
I briefly met Mr. Lee in my childhood, mother and I visiting my uncle (a chef) I got a signed enter the dragon poster and was amazed that he was fast enough to grab coins from 3 people at once (penny snatch game X 3 - he left a quarter in place of my penny) IMO though, the most amazing thing about him wasn't his speed, it was his smile and laugh - both of them quick and infectious, like making our day was making his.....
man use your head he was an actor! if you really watch his movies you will see the truth. go watch a female MMA fight or watch an ali fight or a manny fight. its really to obvious!!!
Are you talkling about Manny Pacquiao? Well, he has said "Bruce Lee is my hero." Look up what Mike Tyson says: "Bruce was a killer. He trained to fight an army." Or Sugar Ray Leonard : "Icon." It takes an expert to know an expert just by watching them.
One of my Teachers, Bob Bremer, ( The "china Town Ass kicker") Said the same thing about Bruce. Bob was also about 220 lbs, street fighter, spent three years with Ed parker, Gymnast, acrobat, athlete, etc... Bob said he couldn't touch Bruce and Bruce could shut him down and man handle him with no problem at 135-150 lbs tops! He was the real deal.
I saw in a video that says Bob Bremer was dead 6 years ago, and yet, I thought he's still alive because last year he joined a facebook private page where I'm in I'm confused because the same page announced that he died, I think within a month from the time of this writing, I couldn't recall exactly when but I felt sad when I heard the news. I don't know.. when I looked at the video where Linda Lee spoke at Bob's memorial service, the video was posted 6 years ago so there, I don't know when Bob Bremer really died. As a student perhaps you know? Thanks.
Oh I'm sorry, I checked it out just now and found that it is William Craig Bremer (Bill) so I guess Bob Bremer was a different person. I'm ok now my confusion's gone. Thanks anyway.
Love ❤️ Bruce. 48 years on after his passing, listen to this master talk about Bruce still put a smile on my face. I doubt that there will a master or grand master that people still talk and debate after they passed 48 years later.
The man is a legend, and his undying pursuit for martial arts excellence, his passion has been great motivation for generations. It doesn't matter if he could beat modern fighters at this point, I say just appreciate him for what he represents and what he had accomplished.
He is telling the truth. Of course Bruce Lee was defeatable...he was human. But on a one on one street fight you probably wouldnt want to be the one fighting the guy who has worked out his entire life to become the fastest, hardest punching machine he could possibly become. His style was to beat the other person and come out the winner/alive....he'd bite you if he had too.
Yeh he is delusional! Not saying he not good! But Jim Kelly even said like countless others! That Bruce was beyond to explain how great he was! But jay wipes all that out! Lol 😆
Michael Jay White is blinded by his ego of his blackbelts and achievements in martial arts, he is so proud of himself that he can't see how good Bruce Lee was and still believes he can easy beat him just beceause he outweigh him, how deluded is that..that he thinks a fight with Lee will go his way and his weight is the winning factor
@Metal Fan True, my friend. He wasn't a horrible President either like Dementia Joe. High gas prices, creating a terrorist country in Afghanistan, doing nothing about illegals crossing our border, on the verge of war with Russia...At least Lee was better than Joe Biden
@@joereidy5732 Yeah because Trump totally didn't strike a deal with Taliban, granting them 5,000 terrorist fighters and commanders, and inviting them to the White House, right? Smh
@@AztecUnshaven Which has NOTHING TO DO with Dementia Joe getting 14 Marines killed, giving the Tali Ban 84 billion dollars in armaments and leaving Americans and Afghanistan people who supported us Behind. Don't EVER try to support Biden!!!!
@@joereidy5732 Lol, revisionist history at its finest. Do you even understand where the "84 billion" comes from? 84 billion is the accumulation of all the years the U.S. military was giving gear to the Afghan forces; this was across multiple presidents, including Obama, Bush and Trump. Your daddy Trump isn't innocent in this. Biden didn't magically give an actual 84 billion to anyone. All of the U.S. military owned gear that stayed behind was intentionally destroyed or sabotaged.... what DIDN'T get destroyed was all the gear the low morale AFGHAN forces abandoned. They were supplied by U.S. for years with top gear and training, and they STILL deserted their defenses in mass numbers. Also, don't conflate Isis Khorasan with Taliban, they are two different groups.
I just remember my father waking me up late at night when I was very little and telling me there was a Bruce Lee movie on TV and letting me up while the other children in the house were sleeping and we watch it together and then I would go to bed
Of what has made my idol the "Greatest" is that he trains for martial arts for respect, not fighting, unless he pops mad and has no other options. He teaches them also as well learning from his students. He freely opens his mind up for questioning and treat his students as they are his teachers. This makes him the Untouchable and Unstoppable "Father of MMA".
Really? A lot of people said about him he was arrogant and had little temper. On the set they didn't like him because of that and because he hit the others in the choreographed fights for real.
Brice never won any fights,.. he would lose against 14yr olds today, he only had exhibitions with stunt men, no real fights. His "black Belt" was honorary... did you know that?
@@Meatisfood Nobody at that time yet the police kept getting involved before he did kill somebody and his dad shipped him back to USA so he wouldn't end up in prison
I've seen this guy talk about Bruce before. You have to look at a fellow in the eye when they're telling you something to really know not only are they telling you the truth but to see the conviction in which they say it. I have heard not only him but others speak about Bruce when it comes to street fights and the result is the same every time. There will never be another human being like Bruce Lee
Yes, there will never be but as good as he was, he knew his limitations in regards to his fighting ability. He was very fortunate to have found and trained in Wing Chun, a style that utilizes scientific geometry to the fullest. It's unfortunate that his ADD restricted him to only learning about 20% of WC while in China. The fact is, because of Politics, he could never learn the rest of the style through his Master Ip Man. Luckily, although Ip had hundreds of students, he also had 5 disciples, and only these know the entire system. Bruce knew two. One was his senior teacher, WSL.. and the other was his childhood friend Duncan Leung. Both are disciples and whenever Bruce needed to know more he would discreetly contact one or the other. It went without saying that Bruce knew better than screw with either one. Sadly, Wong Shun Leung [WSL] died a few years ago but he was working with Bruce on his last movie Game of Death, and in the original script, WSL was on the top floor of the pagoda, and at the end he killed Bruce. That would have been the 1st and ONLY movie that showed TRUE Wing Chun fighting style and this was something Bruce was excited about. WSL can be seen in many of the still pics of the movie set. Gary Lam represents WSL today. Duncans lineage, which is smallish and very secretive, has four differing sets of kicking jongs as well as a reactive knife jong, and may be represented by his son Darren. Both can be seen on YT.
@@philip6419 oh, I thought Bruce Lee learned Wing Chun from Ip Man in Hong Kong. I also thought, that Bruce Lee didn't find Wing Chun to be effective enough which is why he developed Jeet Kune Do. If Wing Chun is so effective, why is it that every video that I see of MMA vs Wing Chun ends up in a MMA guy victory? Bruce Lee certainly found some of Wing Chun effective but not the entire system. Bruce Lee sought to abolish the concept of one being a slave to a particular style. My advice is to expand your horizons my friend, and do not be locked into a restrictive system. Me for instance, I like taekwondo kicks, Western boxing as well as taekwondo hand strikes, Muay Thai knees and elbows, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling. If I considered myself to be just a Taekwondo adept, I would be greatly limiting my potential.
@@Prodigalson0078 Well, Yeshua, you don't know me yet..YOU are advising me? You're an infant, boy. I've forgotten more about fighting [and the Bible] than you'll ever know. You parrot the same tired MMA drivel I hear from other thoughtless morons. First, because WC is in such demand, sadly the money produces lame wanabe 'Masters' who produce lame students who claim THEY are masters. Second, unlike the Wing Chun and the street, MMA has rules. Most WC techniques are on 'soft' tissue BANNED from contact by MMA rules. According to Master Yeshua, Samurai fighters suck because it seems there are no winning Samuri's in MMA. You spew a theory, sound on paper but Tyson has a quote, "EVERYONE has a plan.. until they're hit." Your reading skills suck as well. I wrote Bruce Lee's Wing Chun knowledge ONLY contained the first form, and a couple drills, yet, just that much made him famous. FYI-Seal Team 6 were trained in hand combat for decades by Ip's disciple DL. You sound just like most boys who'v never been in a REAL, life threatening street fight. Stay in there with your TKD, master. hahaha
One of my instructors in the Chicago Police Academy showed us video from Bruce Lee sparring here in Chicago in the late 60's. It was a horror show. The speed at which Bruce Lee moved and the power he had is unmatched in any fighter, of any genre of fighting. His dedication to JUTE KUNE DO has no equal! I'm glad to hear people finally giving him his proper due as a FIGHTER and not just a movie sensation!!
And this is a guy who knows, not just speculating here but some one who knew the late master and even tried him. I love hearing these first hand accounts, so inspiring. 🐉
I never met Bruce.. But my place of employment .where bruce had worked for a short amount of time.. My co-workers....remembered him as ..someone who kept to him self..very respectful..very neat and clean..very polite.. They hated to see him leave.. ( buried in Sesttle...some of them still pay him respect..on his anniversary of his passing...or birth)
Wow, that's a really good way to put it. Bruce Lee introduced the "Art of Fighting". A very well put way to describe his martial arts style and what eventually lead to modern MMA.
Mr DeMile, thank you for speaking of someone in a non egoistical way and assuring us his formidability, your words being an experience person yourself really does put into perspective how superlative a real fighter Bruce Lee was.
Yes, Jack Mehan, because I remember the last time I was confronted by a stranger in the street. First we stepped on a scale to make sure we were within 10 lbs of each other. Then we sat down and negotiated how long we'd fight before quitting and go to score cards to determine the winner. Finally, we agreed on whether to wear 10, 12, or 16 ounce gloves, and hired a referee to make sure we didn't hit each other low or behind the head, etc. Get lost, clown. You're arguing apples to oranges. Totally ridiculous.
After I saw him in the first "Green Hornet" in the 1960's I was in awe of his style and speed. I've seen a lot of martial artists since but nobody as good. He was a true "Street" fighter.
I first noticed Bruce Lee during the middle 1960s. The one thing that set Lee apart from everyone else was his hand and foot speed, it was totally otherworldly.
Ok but the fact is that fast twitch muscle fibers and impressive demonstrations don't win fights. Every fighter has to be able to take a punch and with Bruce's diminutive physique he would have been killed by a blow from Pacquiao or Duran.
This is totally false. Philosophy is all about thinking. Bruce Lee was not thinking, he was actually making things happen, so he was a doer, the exact opposite of the philosopher
toadsonytwo That’s just assumption not fact. When famous people pass away they get gloryfied to a laughable point. You cant say Bruce Lee could have destroyed anyone as not the only fenomenon out there. He was great but how is that proven in a real fight with lets say a taller and a bit heavier guy with close skills to his? Its just what if and assuming again. I liked Bruce Lee and I think he was super fast and just ahead of his time. He should have been born in this generation where people have a more open mind. He was stopped every step of the way and limited to what he could really do. One of a kind thats for sure and one of the biggest icons to have ever lived.
People believe wat they wanna believe. Just cause they were no recordings doesnt mean hes fake. Thats like telling a retired marine sniper that hes fake even when he has already proven it. Bruce lee figured out how to get enormous speed with *techniques* he was not superhuman but 99.9% of people today are too stupid to realise that. Plus he was only about 130 pounds. Jkd was developed to end a fight in seconds. Even masters of martial arts will never be able to defeat bruce. Why? Bruce knows how to end a fight quickly by targeting the body's weaknesses. "I fear not the man who has practiced 1000 kicks one time, i fear the man who has practiced 1 kick 1000 times" or somethin like dat. Bruce practiced jkd everyday for years. Each move he easily could have done ove 2000 times. Tell me how do u beat someone that crazy in a street fight? Obviously he wouldnt have gotten popular if he wasnt this good. So if he was fake how did he create jkd? And what about his original students? It takes enormous amounts of stupidity to say he is fake or ufc fighters today can beat him. With all that training i can bet that he can take out a lion with dual nunchuks. Have ever seen his side kick? HE FUCKING LEAPS SO FAR xD. That amount of moment will definitely do some damage to a lion. Am just saying he might, but idk i cant change ur beliefs.
He was popular in usa before he even gain all this fame. They said all that *before* he died. Do u really think so many people who met him would say the same thing? Really??
@@Chronicskillness a fighter of Bruce's caliber regularly meditate a lot. They have their mind and ego under control. Only they know that there is no glory in fighting. It's just for defence. But You won't get it.
It does when the hong kong police are after you for it. He was a child actor who had been training in martial arts his entire life, not in some twice a week class at the YMCA but in CHINA where that shit is no joke, where training is pretty much BEATEN into you. Understand that most actors doing those kung fu movies, they would slow down the camera to make action look faster, but when they filmed him doing his moves he actually had to slow down his moves because the camera couldn't catch him clearly - at regular speed, all you could see was a blur. Someone with that much speed and training is nobody you want to pick on, spoiled rich kid or not. That kid could kick some ass. . There is a reason the guy is a legend and it isn't because he was an ACTOR. He had a gift and a passion. He CREATED a martial art, FFS, and an effective one at that. THAT means quite a bit more than "kids fighting". Jesus. Read a book. Watch real fighters talk about him beating them easily. THINK before saying something so uninformed.
UpRoaryus...you really need to do some simple research and common sense. Bruce was a famous child actor, he was not a ghetto rat living in the alley. He created Jeet Kune Do because he felt it was lacking after the single known fight that he had, its not really an art since there is no set curriculum. If he had really been fighting with Martial Artists and not kids when he was in HK he would have discovered the issues with Wing Chun years before. Kids fighting other kids means nothing...this was proven by Bruce Lee himself.
Nowhere did I say he was a ghetto rat, and never denied he was an actor as a child, but my point was that he was wanted by the Hong Kong police , and his neither acting nor his schooling has anything to do with the fact that he also ran with a gang and fought for his LIFE not with just preppy kids on the schoolyard at recess . You think that his being from affluence or an actor prevents him from being a great fighter too? THAT isn't good common sense at all. How about YOU do some simple research? The facts of his life are readily available about the man and they are simple to prove. He couldn't study Wing Chun in the states because there was no TEACHER good enough to learn from here. He had to wait until he could return to China to study under the masters. Jackie Chan has talent and charisma too, famous actor. Not even the same league as Bruce Lee in terms of legend because he is not the same kind of fighter that Lee was. Good stuntman, good actor, and tons of popular movies, but nowhere near the same status as Lee. Jeez. The ignorance displayed by people who don't ever pick up a book is incredible...
You claims of him running in gangs and fighting for his life make him sound like a ghetto rat. There is no evidence that he was wanted by the HK police, he was never in any gang. . You do know he want back there and it was never an issue? You really should do more research, the ignorance of people who cannot do basic research is incredible. ..movies are not real.
there are always people to bash Bruce. No matter what someone says that experienced Bruce, there is the guy that will never be convinced of his greatness. It's a shame. My dad witnessed Bruce Lee and said he was even better than most can fathom. It's a shame that ignorant people remain ignorant....
Robert Matthews I would say nobody doubts Bruce. People troll Lee doesn't mean they don't know he's the best. It means they don't like him. They know he was the best. Everyone's convinced of his greatness. You and I have never come across anyone who genuinely don't know how good he was
Robert Matthews please share with us some of the things your dad said. For instance did your dad ever comment on sons of these cowards like Joe Lewis who were always knocking Lee in order to make themselves look good.
I saw that damn fly too. Bruce would have caught the fly and if there happened to be some grains of rice flying through the air -- I don't know why there would have been -- he would definitely have caught those rice grains too.
Great video, Bruce lee is a legend. U just just tell by the way he moves in his movies and training footage that he was the real deal, he had the speed, explosiveness, power and intensity. Legends never die and he will always be remembered as a man who tried to be the best he could be in life, we should all try to have tht mentality.
there was that he was so successful in the movies. Its cause he had supreme martial arts skill. If you going to make a successful martial arts movie you are not going to get guys that cant fight. You are going to get the best fighters to show off their skills on camera. You wont be able to fake kicks and speed in a movie cause the audience will easily see its sped up or edited. Bruce Lee was successful cause the audience was amazed at the realism.
@@AIenSmithee Chuck Norris said himself Bruce was upsessed with Martial Arts. He would 14 hours daily. While his wife was preparing a snack he would do push-ups before he got it. He killed himself by over exercising
@@KungFuNinjaJoe Funny you mention Chuck Norris' opinion. He also said this about his death. At the 1975 San Diego Comic-Con convention, Lee's friend Chuck Norris attributed his death to a reaction to the combination of the muscle-relaxant medication he had been taking since 1968 for a ruptured disc in his back and an "antibiotic" he was given for his headache on the night of his death. Lee was a known taker of pain killers and is believed to have died from heat stroke. He had his sweat glands removed because he didn't like the look of sweat on his shirts. Not exactly the behaviour of a humble mystic. Also, just because he is obsessed does not prove anything about his abilities.
@@AIenSmithee You never hear Chuck Norris say he wasn't good. The only thing he says that he wasn't a professional fighter but he cleary says in many videos Bruce Lee was good. Jim Kelley think he was the best ever. Bolo Yeung witness him beat a stunt man in enter the dragon film set. Many other Martial Artist have said great things about him. The only thing people will say about him is he never fought in a tournament, wasn't a professional fighter that is it. But Bruce Lee was good. The reason why he took pain killers is because he injured himself doing exercise and the doctors told him he couldn't do Martial Arts ever again. Bruce Lee didn't listen he decided to continue with pain killers this all led of him burning himself out and eventually leading to that mixture of chemicals that killed him. Im not saying Bruce Lee was untouchable but Bruce Lee was a great Martial Artist!
You got to understand, James DeMile in other interview said when he first saw Bruce Lee he thought Bruce was another phony martial artist (something that you all think). James Demile was a undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Air Force before he met Bruce Lee. I'm sure Demile have some skill so if he saying that Bruce cant beat him then open your eyes people, Bruce is that guy.
james myers To prove you are a great fighter you have to actually fight. Bruce Lee may have had some street fights and challenge matches but he doesn't have a professional fight record with a list of opponents whose skill we can evaluate. There's no video of him in a real fight just training, demonstrations, sparring and acting. In the sparring video you can't even tell which one is Bruce Lee because they are wearing headgear. Testimonials from friends like James Demile can give us some idea of his fighting prowess but people can exaggerate especially when they have an agenda.
MysticNinjaJay he didn't need to prove anything he was already G.O.A.T. even in his times (before getting into film industry) he was damn famous, why? cuz he was a great martial artist, btw he was interested in filming, he had to prove nothing, made legendary films( we talk about even today, that shows its greatness), and develop his own style. And he did all of them.
MysticNinjaJay Well he kind of did prove himself in a way. He had a undefeated boxing record in 1958, only using his wing chun. And bunch of karate champions had "sparred" with Lee and said they cant beat him, like Ernest Lieb, Louis Delgado, and James Demile wasn't no average joe learning martial arts. Demile was an amateur boxer in the air force. He definitely prove himself to show how his skills surpass most people. He's the most influential martial artist, he's not called father of MMA for no reason. He's the main reason why MMA exist. First scene of enter the dragon, he was fighting on the matt in, wearing almost the same clothes MMA fighters wear in the cage. He had grappling/boxing gloves and they fought on the ground and standing up. Learn your information.
I'M 60 and have been training since the 70's! As a child Sifu Lee planted the seeds to strive and achieve in Life through the martial arts, and continue through semi retirement! I still train and teach after owning a school and teaching thousands! Also I have fought many styles and learn from all! I've sparred Sifu Demile and Bustillo students in the past,tough SOB! Thank you Sifu Lee the journey continues!
David: That's a fact! I had no idea what I was getting into when I went to his school. I remember during the intro when he (DeMile) was talking about "startle" motion, and he was getting excited about some things and he moved so fast it seemed unreal. A slightly pudgy guy recovering from a back injury moved like something from The Matrix. My friend and I looked at each other because we couldn't believe what we had just seen. And he made no bones about the fact that Bruce Lee was far, far better than he was.
Stacy Fountain Of Youth Bailey So you can have your nanosecond of fame, notice that NO ONE cares about your trolling attempts? I answered because I felt sorry at your embarrassing attempts to sound cool.
Bruce was always adapting his fighting technique. To now compare what he did when time has moved on isn't fair at all. He was a pioneer in his day, and he would be now.
@@muradm7748 thats not ego thats humility, if you defeated someone and didnt brag about it or tell the whole world thats the opposoite of ego. The best example of ego is your comment
People talk down on Bruce like he was just an actor but don't want to acknowledge him as a true master of martial arts because they're being biased. I'm polynesian and were like one of the strongest people on this planet but growing up a huge fan of Bruce Lee's movie's and his martial arts abilities. I can tell u right now that in my honest opinion. He was way before his time even in today's standards its 2021 Bruce Lee was still ahead of the game. No one to this day with his weight class is stronger or faster than him. I'm not talking about a race or bench press, just in speed and strength alone in natural ability of what the human body is capable of. He was able maximize every part of his body where he was lethal in every possible way from a physical and speed standpoint and had endurance to add on top of all that. Arnold Schwarzenegger said, it himself that he was amazed at Bruce Lee's body not only for his looks but the strength and agility and speed behind it for a small man.
@@stavrosseetaram5079 lol facts. His movement speed is like ultra instincts. Imagine that kind of speed and his power which is said to be on a level of heavyweight hitting u unexpectedly because he is just that fast? Those blows hurt the most when u aren't expecting it.
He certainly was ahead of HIS time, but wouldn't go so far as to say even ahead of NOW. Fighting has evolved a lot. I don't think his takedown defense and ground game is as good as one of the best grapplers today. So speaking of top tier grapplers, I think, he would have very little chance.
@@vconsumer those top tier grapplers would have to take him to the ground first and they would have a tough time doing so because 1 he is too fast and 2 he's too strong and 3 he is as flexible and durable as they get. Think of Floyd Mayweather type of counters but faster and stronger and hits harder. The grappler would get knocked out trying to get bruce to the floor. Sugar ray leanard said Bruce was way faster than him and he was fast af.
Bruce was the pioneer for MMA that we know and love today, he’s the first guy that rose to prominence for combining Chinese martial arts with American and South American wrestling and jiu jitsu. Those that dare say he’s overhyped and couldn’t really fight are so deluded, Bruce is the most complete fighter the world has ever seen and ever will see
My father met Bruce in Hong Kong in the early 70’s, inspired him in his karate, and took on board his instruction. Two years later whilst training in the family car garage he achieved the pinnacle of Bruce’s instruction when he kicked a hole through the concrete wall of the Garage. I thought the story my mum told me was inflated, until my Grandfather confirmed it as he then taught my father building construction to repair the wall. My farther never talks about his skill set or about these feats of what’s, well impossible in what is perceived to be normal, as old as he is now, as frail as he is perceived, I’m always mindful he still has it. Last year just before lock down, two guys broke into his house in the early hours armed with guns, he sent them both to the ICU.
@@joereidy5732 it’s similar to Michael Jackson and the moonwalk then. Everyone sees it as Michaels move but it was done years earlier by other dancers and artists. Bruce may not have been the very very first and I stand corrected on that. But he’s the first guy to really really gain supreme fame due to his all round fighting ability and his combining of multiple martial arts. Never knew about gene lebbell might go check out some vids of him 😂
Look for musashi myamoto! That guy was literally killing people in one to one duals with swords! He invented the two swords style! He died undefeated after 60 duals!
Leo Giron actually had to use his martial art in life and death combat. So to say that Bruce Lee was, hands down, the best martial artist of all time is plain ridiculous. Now if you said that he is the most famous martial artist of all time, I would agree with you.
@Juno Donat How did you confuse "Bruce Lee was not a fighter" for "Bruce Lee couldn't fight" ? Hmm ? Because that's what you are saying. That was your interpretation, not Joe Lewis'. Could Lewis not have meant that it was NOT Lee's PROFESSION to take part in tournaments, but that his PROFESSION was acting and teaching? Otherwise, why mention acting ? Acting and teaching were his bread and butter. Ain't nothing wrong with that. But what a 'fighter' means to Joe was one who who professionally takes part in tournaments as a profession, to make a living. It's the fight GAME, with trophies. Like the bodybuilding circuit. Not martial arts. And Lee only wanted to spar with winners, like Joe. So ? Is that wrong ? Of course he was learning from everyone ! That's what made him a creative, adaptive martial artist that he was, and we should all aspire to be ! Bruce was a young man hungry for knowledge. Like no one else, I bet, Joe has ever met.
@@billy_mandalay. Totally agree. This is from that same interview he reference. DW Forum - You have said on numerous occassions that Bruce was not a fighter, but at the same time you say that Bruce was the first Ph.D in martial arts fighting? And you have also written about how when you first met Bruce you were really prejudice in those days, especially of little guys as fighters, what changed your mind? You also write that in those days you didn't care much for talkers, you say, "don't tell me how to fight if you never fought", you go on to say "I was a doer in those days, and I didn't care much for talkers. In other words, don't tell me how great you are, how great your style is, or weather your stuff works or not. Let's simply get in the ring and I'll find out within a matter of seconds". What was it that changed your mind and become one of Bruce's students? Why were your classes private, and were Chuck Norris, or Mike Stone taught privatly also? Joe Lewis - Bruce told me he did not care about competing. He had no interest in it, and he said he felt there was nothing to gain by him doing so. Little guys, in my opinion, have always been the best trainers. This is because tactically very early in their careers they figure out how to conquer larger opponents. Mike Stone, who I respect, convinced me to study with Bruce. Martial arts does not have a long history as does boxing. Bruce Lee was a wealth of knowledge. No one knew what he had. Bruce Lee was proud to be the instructor of three world champions, Norris, Stone, and myself. With private lessons, he could customize each lesson to fit and compliment the attributes of the individual. I teach this way also.
No he isn't. He's lying to keep the mythology alive. Because that's what Bruce Lee fanboys do. Bruce Lee was not a professional fighter, and only appears to have been in one real fight in his entire life.
Respect for this man honesty and big Respect for Bruce Lee the unmatched Martial Art Fighter. His legacy is phenomenal even 50 years after his death nobody comes close to his art.
Ray Charles once said " im not a great singer. If you wanna find great singers, go to a church and you will find them ". UFC has good fighters but there are a lot and a lot of talented and strong martial artists around the world. Just because they dont sign a contract and join UFC and fight in front of camera doesnt mean UFC fighters are the best.
There is truth to what you say but if you arent stepping up to prove it then its mental masturbation. I could claim that they guy playing hoops on the local court is NBA level but until he actually plays in the NBA then my claims mean nothing.
@@cuzz63 it doesn't matter. Monks are trained in kill techniques, yet you'll never see them do it because it goes against their beliefs and morals, the point is that not every person who's talented in something is out to prove that they're the best at doing it, there are over 7 billion people on the planet it's foolish to think you know who's the best at ANYTHING all we may know is what goes on record, but those are never real facts. No one can really claim to be the best at anything when you really think about it because the talents of every single person on the planet have not and will not be discovered.
Exactly! I hear all the time Bruce couldn’t win against an MMA fighter and I’ll tell you why he would dust any MMA fighter. People who really followed Bruce’s style, technique and philosophies on martial arts then they would know Bruce never claimed that his technique is the best, if you do your research you will hear him say many times that the best martial artist is one who can adapt, and that’s exactly what he would do if he was here today. He was a street fighter and would take notice how technique has moved to the ground and adapt and overcome. That’s what he did and that’s why he’s the best martial arts fighter in history..
Joe Lewis, Andy Hug, Bas Rutten etc,. have all proven themselves in combat, Bruce never did, so he hasn't proven himself to be the best MA fighter in history. Only to the fanboys who are blinded by sentiment. Maybe he could have been if there was some solid evidence of him in combat but all we have to go on are anecdotes.
@@stevo62ful if I didn’t see it than it isn’t real Lol your logic sucks some random stranger could be a professional fighter but if you never saw them fight than they can’t fight 😂
@Dnomyar Akunawik let’s see in 63 he fought Wang Fong plus 3 American GIs on the streets in Hong Kong and put all 3 in the hospital mate,, easy to talk smack behind a keyboard when let’s be honest, you couldn’t last 5 minutes with a regular martial artist. In July of 67 he fought the legendary Hairy D Kim Chi and fought him with a fractured back and only took 30 secs to fracture Hairy’s carpustles…
I CONGRATULATE this great man, since he had the GUTS, to admit that Bruce Lee would beat him and all the people he knew, UNLIKE some martial art masters that were really defeated by him, but as time went by after his death began saying the opposite, most probably because ENVY!!!!This man is unusually honest, which is a RARE quality, this days!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mário de Azevedo Yeah but if he said he’d beat Bruce people would get butt hurt so it would be a bad PR move. What else can he say but he’d lose 🤔? It’s nothing to congratulate him about it’s common sense.
@@marcleon1513 I understood perfectly what you're getting at, BUT there was Chuk Norris, among others, that said he did beat Bruce, which wasn't true, none whatsoever!! Most people tend to boast in comparison with others, specially when the others have already passed away such as the case of Bruce Lee!! He got to a level where very few masters reached in many martial arts, because of a single detail that makes all the difference, while almost of the martial arts masters developed the physical strength, which is good but not enough, Bruce Lee like the Shaolin Monks developed the combination of physical strength with the inner strength which is given by the CHI and makes all the difference in strength and speed!! I invite you to do some checking on CHI KUNG and you'll realise what I'm talking abou!!
Mário de Azevedo I’m alway fascinated with people who say Chuck said this about Bruce, which is not true.I can actually provide video evidence of what he actually said about Bruce when asked. Can you provide any proof of Chuck saying he beat Bruce? There is an interview on TH-cam when asked about Bruce and if he could beat him and Chuck paused and said “ I’m was a professional fighter “ but then he brushed it off and said Bruce is really good and neither of them want to go there with each other. In other words they never competed with each other or felt the need to. He says they worked out together a few times. Do you have proof of all of the people who were saying things about Bruce? Even if these fighters believe that they could beat him they would never see it because it’s a bad PR move. If you want to get along and go along there is a social pressure to say nothing but good things about Bruce. Also it’s a sign of respect. When Donnie Yen was asked about Bruce Lee and if he can beat him he says that Bruce was his elder and he respected him which is also an interview on TH-cam. He never say that he couldn’t bear Bruce. That was a smart political answer. You are right Bruce has reached a level that most won’t and he was way ahead of his time as far as his ideologies of training and fighting. I can never put Bruce Lee as top fighter because he didn’t fight. It’s easy to talk about what he can do to someone but eventually everyone gets hits and Bruce’s his chin is an unknown variable. He may have a glass jaw for all we know. People blindly believe things without thinking about all of the variables.
@@marcleon1513 common sense my ass. I guess telling a lie is more important than the truth for some. I bet they hate being asked about Bruce Lee & have to lie to save themselves. Knowing even after death Bruce can still beat them.
Bullshit. My karate instructors instructor trained back in those days and said he watched Bruce Lee get manhandled all the time by Westerners. Its amazing how brainwashed people are, really amazing. That guy fought in GD movies. How stupid of a society do we live in when they cant tell the difference between movies and reality. Bruce Lee never won a world championship either. It was Chuck Norris who did. I hate to tell you low IQ morons but the fight scene between Norris and Lee was ACTING. It was a movie. Bruce Lee beat up tiny Asian men... that's it. There are some 2B Asians on the planet. Between every sport, boxing, MMA to world class tournaments, how many Asian world champions do you see across all of these sports? VERY FEW.... Enough already idiots.
The Ataraxia Channel MASTER BRUCE LEE well kill them all and karate won't have a chance on him at all but karate to a kung fu fighters your sooo wrong wrong
Why dont you ask chuck Norris what he thinks of Bruce Lee, dumbass. Calling people idiots because you believe something some instructor told your instructor.
Don't feed cancer guys, It will only grow bigger, a child so gullible to instantly believe something just because his karate instructor said so, grow up kid.
I've never fought professionally myself, but I immersed my myself in MA during a time in my life and met many fighters and teachers in chicago-those who had connections to Dan Innosanto and other Bruce Lee students. I say with 100% certainty that anyone who's fought (street or sport) or knows those who have, KNOW how big fighters, boxers, and martial srtists egos are. They are HARD to impress because they're used to beating up and getting beaten up by others, and know they have to train like hell to win. That said, THINK FOR A SECOND: back then, fighting and MA here in the US was mainly all about the black and white fighters and boxers and martial artists. The climate against Asians and Asian males did not encourage or facilitate respect in any way. Add to that, you have credible, legitimate fighters and champions like Joe Lewis, chuck Norris, Jim Kelly, etc... GOING TO HIM FOR TRAINING, saying from their own mouths they witnessed his inhuman speed and strike force. Do you think they'd have EVER done that or still talk about Bruce with that kind if awe and respect if it weren't true? Moreover, these guys had nothing to gain by talking up the skills of a Chinese martial artist who was so much smaller than them. Their own pride wouldn't and integrity as fighters would be forfeit if they lied or misrepresented his skill or theirs. And THINK, WOULD ANY OF THESE GUYS, OR ANY FIGHTER WORTH HIS SALT, TRAINED WITH SOMEONE THEY HAD NEVER SPARRED WITH, OR COULD BEAT? You train with those who are better than you, and at the Champion level, you don't make room to train with anyone else you see as beneath you, or can best and learn nothing from. You certainly don't talk with awe and respect of a guy unless it's true. Remember, Bruce Lee the "myth" didn't really hapoen till AFTER he died, so while he was alive, he didn't get a built in, unchallenged rep. Moreover, if he had been an "just an actor" or "not a real fighter or martial artists" the way I've read skeptics claim, his way of fighting wouldn't have proliferated, his first school would've lost students and closed after he lost fights, and proven, champion fighters wouldn't have sought him out. He literally would've been a forgotten joke that fighters would've scoffed at instead of speak with reverence of as they still do today. Bruce Lee could never have attained the legend status he has. Tell me one serious, credible fighter, boxer, or MA who'd go to someone to train with, who they never sparred with, they could beat, or "wasn't a real fighter"? Seriously people, THINK. They'd have had Bruce prove to them he could beat them or at least matched up to them before working with him or acknowledging respect of him, and these guys MOST CERTAINLY would've sparred with him to determine that yeah, he impressed them at least enough to want to learn what he could teach them. Again, seasoned fighters and champions confirmed Bruce's abilities and feats, not aknow nothing 10 year olds. Add to all the above the fact that ALL honest fighters will confirm that their punches and kicks will never be as fast or powerful when they're NOT trying to hurt someone as when it's no holds. It's bc your body is literally trying to fight against actually hurting someone, so you're no generating the kind of kinetic energy you otherwise would. There are those who say how there's so little actual footage of Bruce in "real" fights (tournaments). Yet, al you have to go is look at footage from his films, his green hornet audition, and talk with fighters who knew him to understand that, you can't fake technique and skill on camera with the speed and ease he had. Plus, as fast as he seemed to be on film, he actually had to SLOW DOWN so the cameras could capture his moves and ways he did things. As fast as Bruce was on film, he was still pulling his kicks and punches, meaning he wouldn't have generated the speed and kinetic force he'd have if he was going full out. That's why, when I heard about that ignorant scrub, Michael jai white, say he could beat Bruce Lee, and issue a half assed apology that still tried to defend his first statement, I rolled my eyes. First, me having 7-8 black belts in multiple disciplines doesn't necessarily mean what you think. Not all black belts or those who wear them are created equal. Meaning, who taught you? How much did you learn from where and fought who before getting It? What degree of belt is it? Most important, who rid you fight against and win who was better than you? How fast was mjw's speed in kicks and punches? Mass and speed are what equal to force. Also, if someone is faster, they wouldn't stand around for you to hit them, they'd be evading while seeking an opening. Based on the words of actual champion fighters who knew Lee, his fasted punch from 3ft away was .05 secs. That's impossibly fast for most people, no matter how elite. But science had Einstein and hawking, music had Mozart, so for ANYONE to flat out disbelieve or deny the possibility of Lee's Spode and sill is to deny the possibility of Mozart or Michael Jordan. There are simply RARE human beings who are genetically blessed with the physical equivalent of genius. As others have pointed out, a bullet is tiny, but when expelled from a gun at the speed it is, it's deadly. mjw's can go on all he wants about size and strength, but if guys like Joe Lewis say Lee was THAT fast and could hit that hard (heavyweight level force) despite his ht/wt ratio, white would never have touched him. Look at Lee's physique, and any dolt who says he wasn't a martial artist or "just an actor" can't tell the difference between muscles that come from brutally extensive training, vs ones that are "sculpted" for show, and I assure you, there is a difference. Training: whatever white training regimen was, even if it was up to 8 hrs a day, it didn't compare to Lees, who literally lived to train and perfect Jeet June do when he wasn't sleeping. I'd bet my soul that mjw's speed or training was nowhere nears as fast or rigorous as lees, and even with the smaller surface area of Lees punches or kicks, at that speed, white could never have made contact and yes, would have been knocked out. We live in a day and age where tech can do some amazing things. What I'D LOVE TO SEE: I'd love to have some MIT, Hollywood, and martial artists come together to create a hollagram of Bruce Lee programmed to hit at his recorded speed (.05 secs from 3 ft), then outfit white or a similar doubter fighter who thinks he can take on led in a special virtual reality skin suit that's fitted with special contact nodes that could replicate the force that would be generated when the programmed hollagram made contact. THAT, if someone out there with the tech and money would oblige, is a way we could see at least a semblance of Bruce Lee fighting today. Though, I'm sure people who knew him would be creeped out and might find it disrespectful, and of course, a programmed hologram still wouldn't be Lee, even though it could be programmed to look like home with the speed if his reflexes.
t ZG thank you for your work in this detailed entry. Very very interesting stuff and enjoyable read. When I think Bruce Lee, I’m thinking forget about his overtly elite hand speed, forget about his amazing balance and foot work and forget about his ability to kick an assailant anywhere on their body with pin point accuracy and lightning speed. What I think about is his superb and ultra elite fitness and his body’s ability to deal with a violent onslaught for genuinely extended periods. This man was absolutely beyond an elite level in fitness and conditioning. It would take a very brave, egotistical or foolhardy person that hyperthetically matches themselves with him in competition.
@Troy Mahler Bruce wasnt murdered! He basically cursed himself by breaking the old ancestors rules of teaching martial arts to non chinese. He sacrificed himself by doing so. That's why he saw demons while he was awake and filming on the set of his movies. The curse also killed his son. I know its hard to digest but in China the male Carries on ancestor generation. That's why his daughter shannon isnt cursed!
Bruce Lee was the greatest of all time and there was no one close.People can talk all they want,they always will.These gentlemen on TH-cam speaking so highly of him are humble and truthful because they have seen this beast of a man and experienced personally the expertise of Bruce Lee.its like Michael Jordan on the basketball court,people who have never been around him will compare him but guys who have played with him will let you know who the greatest was and it wasn’t even close...
@@SuperSymbiote1 Evidence of real fighters like Chuck Norris and other Greats who saw him in action know what he can do. Stuff that even "Professional fighters" havent seen. The devestating power he had was incredible speed and power. punched like Tyson and his weight was 80 lbs less than him. He also fought a pro fighter i which he beat him in a min. Dissapointed he couldnt beat him less than that. One inch punch try it if you can. The things he taught to others which they became better fighters. You know what else he did. He survived 500 volts. avg human dies with 250.
@Advocatus Diaboli yeah but not on the street. Listen look at the dammage that Bas Rutten and Mirco Cro Cop did with there leg kicks. Imagine what Bruce would do. He has 3 times their punching power especially kicking Power. The man has a one inch punch that threw a heavy weight 7 meters away.
Kato Lee i agree about the spartans( spartan myself father side) however Bruce Lee was very tough. He might no able to fight 20 people in movies but agsinst 3-4 attackers he can survive. My uncle beat up 3 guys. He leaned himself against a wall and 2 guys he damaged, the third one escaped. They jumped him to rob him. All he did for training he punched a heavybag for years. You can read all u want but at the end of the day its all theory. And the analogy that Bruce isnt tough is theoretical as well.
@@JJ-zr6fu That's true, but if you practice hard enough and spar enough. A real fight wouldn't be that different it's just that a real fight, your opponent won't hold back and might even wrestle you to the ground. Bruce is a smart guy, he's also been in real fights before. He understands, it's killed or be killed. He understands how a real fight will go down. He understands how humans think, fight, behave, etc. Why do you think he practice so hard on speed and strength training as well. And finger jabbing to the eyes and everything else. Bruce pushed himself onto another level, both physically and mentally. If he doesn't out do an opponent physically, he will out do him mentality. He will out think , out smart him. He's not stupid, he will avoid and never fight someone 7 feet tall 280 pounds. He knows himself well and his capability. I can see into Bruce's mind and soul what he's about, that's why I'm able to tell you all this. The human mind can do wondrous and amazing things if enough focus is put into it.
Yeah, the times they talked about Bruce Lee, they could say his focus was in how to fight. A thing people doesn't seem to notice about Bruce Lee, when they say modern MMA fighters could've beaten him, it's that Bruce Lee wasn't really attached to any style, he just constantly adapted, so if he had seen something was obsolete, he had removed those perspectives and keep on advancing.
I once trained with a guy who was one of Dan Inosanto's students and he was about the same age as this guy. he had a similar story. He looked about the same, not intimidating looking. But in a fight the guy was a monster. there was no way any of us ever stood a chance against him. I can't imagine how tough all the guys who trained with Bruce Lee are
Its like an honor to have been beaten by Bruce Lee! You could claim “I fought with Bruce Lee, he beat me bad and knocked me down, but I was there in the action for few seconds”
Bruce Lee made martial arts appear both deadly and beautiful. His focus and grace along with his philosohpy made him more than life. Even death cannot wash away his way, for he is the water that washes away death.
Much respect 🙏, your story has been the best out of any other to help me know of the Legend of Bruce Lee, excellent story, solute to you my friend well done much appreciated 👍💪 he must have been good hey,
Mark Edgette speed and reflexes are first thing to go with age and that’s fundamental to fight sports pls learn before commenting. 35-40 is stretching it for fighters
Sijo! I havent seen Sijo Demile since 99 at the Wing Chun Do center in Shoreline, Wa! Wow, what a trip down memory lane. Thanks for the video. One of my first memories of Sijo is his demonstration of the 1 inch punch which knocked me back a few feet! The amazing thing was i didnt see him move, just POW...and im a a few feet away. So, i signed up for class that day. Thank you Sijo!
I am lucky to be one of the few to own one of Sijo DeMile's booklet on the 1 and 3 inch punch (technically, the 1 inch isn't really from one inch, but it's still a real punch)... and amazing how three guys in a line can be knocked thru the air with one of these short punches. In Matt Polly's new bio, he recounts when a weightlifter said he didn't think such a short punch could do anything. And then he was flying eight feet thru the air, a 'terrified look on his face.'
Your difference in tournement style and real fighting is spot on. When a guy who is a legend himself talks and puts Bruce above him. Makes you wonder, how far above was Bruce.
There will always be haters. Bruce is a perfectionist and you can see it in everything he does. He was cha cha champion in Hong Kong because he developed new steps and made it better. All the people doing 2 or 1 finger push ups now do it because they saw Lee do it. He pushed his body to the limit and I'm sure he pushed his art to the limit and kept pushing the envelope. If others could do what he did then or could match him why didn't they do exhibitions like him to prove this only to come out many years later to say rubbish. He was always about looking for the fastest way to end a fight. He portrayed his philosophies in his movies and I believe he would use his teeth in a fight without thinking twice about it because it's about having the upper hand, however he did say in Longstreet that you don't go into a fight to use your teeth because that's the best way to lose them. If he was not so good why were all the world champions looking to train with him. He wasn't rich before he started making films in Hong Kong so you can't say it was because he was rich. You hear people in the training videos say things like them feeling the kick through the air shield. Also, if he didn't sparr for real why did they come up with so many protective gears for training. What most people don't understand is that in all the clips you see he is pulling his punches and kicks or not landing them purposely so as not to hurt anyone. He once said that every defence must be used to disable your opponent, every attack should be at places that will do maximum damage. If Bruce was fighting a no holds barred fight he would goured your eyes instead of punching you in the face because that will disorientate you the more. We might be hyping him more than he really was but one thing is certain, he is arguably the greatest martial artist that we ever saw, if others existed we never saw them, simple. Bruce is like those shaolin monks we watch in movies that develop fighting styles from watching animals fight, he was that intelligent.
@Brick Shithouse what is not true? This is the type of comment that lacks any sense whatsoever. Is it the fact that he was chacha champion (because that is a verified fact) or the fact he pushed his body and art to the limits (because we can see it in him)? You need to tell me what is not true.
Spooky X....The only part I disagree with was about him being rich. Bruce grew up at least well off, you dont seem to know he was a famous child actor in HK. As for the rest at least you didnt claim he was a proven fighter.
@@cuzz63 your dumb he was a master a legendary martial artists in real life he went into tournaments dude do your research he ACTED IN MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES BUT HE WAS A MARTIAL ARTISTS IN REAL LIFE AS WELL HE HAD A SENSEI DUMBASS BRUCE LEE WAS A LEGENDARY MARTIAL ARTISTS IN REAL LIFE if you want proof watch this 🤣🤣th-cam.com/video/AqHqMdRcROQ/w-d-xo.html
@@mikedabatg5030 Sparring and demonstrations are not the same as real fighting. You need to stop worshipping him like a god. He was just a man with limits and weaknesses like everyone else.
When bruce lee was alive. Ppl call him a true fighter. When he died. Ppl said " hes nothing but a mere actor ", same with donnie yen a true martial artist like bruce lee, hes a good actor too so if he dies. Will you call him a mere actor? You guys are so dumb and full of pathetic bs
I love when martial artists who knew Bruce Lee are humble enough, to tell the truth about how good he really was. Awesome interview.
Bruce fell out with this guy as he lied to him, good of him though to say this about Bruce. Then again truth is truth 👍
How would you feel if this man said the opposite? No wonder such great reviews!
@@Drayghonhe will never say something different, because deMille was one of Bruce's students 😊
@@Drayghon When he was alive, he was not that good. But famous people don't speak in front of the camera bad about him. They are quite clever. They praise him to the highest, as it should be.
@@josef-Connected that was my point.
I once had a dream where I claimed I beat up Bruce Lee...I woke up with a black eye.
westwass lmao!! 😂😂
Name one top ranked martial artist he ever beat in a real fight and where did he earn a black belt?
Not on of he fawning sycophants can..
Tom Doan shut the fuck up kid, he could probably beat you
This literally made me laugh out loud, and that seldom happens reading much of anything. Good Lord these comments are genius
Lmmfao
People keep asking, “why is he still being spoken about?”. Simple, legends never die. Once you leave a legacy, good or bad, you’ll be remembered forever.
Zeek Banistor With all of your glorious research u shoulf have noticed you are full of shit
@Zeek Banistor You want written (or recorded) proves of street fights? From the time when Bruce Lee lived?
Maybe you should ask someone to check their reeeeally old Galaxy S, or iPhone!
Bruce lee once said, “The key to immortality is first to live a meaningful life.”
@Zeek Banistor Write to Chuck Norris, he's one of the few people who was able to know Bruce Lee as both a fighter & an actor, remember that in that era, Chuck Norris was a Karate Champ 1st & an actor 2nd, so I'd say he had the skill to accurately gauge a fellow actor he's sparring & working out with on set. From what I've been lead to understand, Mr. Norris is even one of those actors that answers some fan mail.
Zeek Banistor do a better reasearch...go talk to dan inosanto you fool
My respect for Bruce Lee has skyrocketed with all the testimony of people who have actually fought him and admitted he beat them. Kudos to Jim DeMile, what a class act.
thats what he wanted to hear you brainless
@@wpn-k8d You seem like a bitter lost soul - you have my pity.
Same here, I only listen to the people that actually knew him. By all accounts, unless there's a mass conspiracy to lie about his abilities, he was just that good. A true legend that died way too young at 32.
@@mig1017 He was an actor who appeared in four kung fu-related short films and became the hero of the film not on the basis of his ability, but on the basis of the martial arts scamming business who used his film image to sell , at the time of his death i was a teen and there was no news about his death in the u,s but hong kong, i had a small local newspaper clip said,, bruce lee who played the kato in green hornet dies in hong kong,, if im mistaken bring the news of july 20th 1973 in the usa and and show us.. not the made up magazines and internet but the news but the news papers dated july 20th 1973 and i have em all ,but all from hong kong,, cmon hurry up .....
@@wpn-k8d lol that's cute, you have nice little newspaper clippings. He was well known within the martial arts, community way before he got into acting (in the US) which was by chance through a demonstration at Ed Parkers tournament in the early 60s. He even said in the 1972 Berton interview he never knew all his martial arts training would lead to acting in HK or Hollywood. Also why would karate champions travel to train with him if he was simply a movie actor? At the the end of the day I'll still listen to the people who actually knew him firsthand. And you are entitled to ignore their accounts of Bruce. That's your parogative.
It’s like saying those snipers in the military are crap because they didn’t win any medals in the Olympics.
@Ash Cuckum A nobody like you never saw him fight, but many legends saw
nulife4ever Good point, these fighting legends already were tested and trashed by Bruce Lee, enough said
nulife4ever Joe Lewis, Jim Kelly, Sugar Ray etc. I trust their words than a nobody like you
nulife4ever You keyboard warrior talked like as if you were there at the scene.
th-cam.com/video/3ZZZkGgeRdI/w-d-xo.html
Nobody cares what you say or think anyway
LOL, even by this smile you shows your stupidity. You don't know how far professional athlete ahead of your average super military bois.
Probably one of the most honest interviews about Bruce Lee.....ever!
Unless he's lying to build up his own rep. Completely within the realm of possibility.
You are absolutely right sir, Mr. Demile was one of Mr.Lee students and wrote a book on how to develop Mr.Lee power punch i recommended to anyone interested.
And the others talk about being able to beat him, after he's gone
@@kendallmccall6604 you are absolutely right about that, he fought real fights in his life his wife spoke of this
sometimes and they ending up been humiliated.i can said something about a quiet master of jeet kune do from Ireland, well respected in the country, one of a few people who can walk around in the worse parts of any irish city and nobody dare to touch him.my point is you don't have to fight in side a ring to be a great fighter some of this master can kill with one blow.nice chatting with you have a great journey and be water my friend,sayonara.
David Handley he missed the fact that he was a fake
Bruce lee is one of the closest you can get to a true legend. He has achieved immortality! We love you Bruce! Rest in peace.
Great actor but fighter i dont know. Khabib smash him 2 minutes. No problem.
DJ PHAT SNAIL 🤣🤣🤣 khabib would get his fat head knocked
Fan boy Tyson will kill him you watch too much tv
@Zeek Banistor U must be stupid Bruce Lee was more moral than Chuck Norris, more intelligent than Chuck Norris, had a better real fighting record than Chuck Norris and When I think about it he would of killed them not hurt them, and he was actually the one that created UFC even Dana white even said it and not mention that website some of it was fake th-cam.com/video/nB1DeEa4xLw/w-d-xo.html watch that
Baki Pesaloma hey dude I got Proof that Bruce did fight too th-cam.com/video/YM_38Mt61S8/w-d-xo.html
Jim Kelly who played in Enter the Dragon was a multi time Karate champion and he said in his own words that Bruce was miles ahead of everybody including the champions.
Kelly did suck up to Lee and it helped him launch his own movie career. He was the first big time black martial arts star. By the way Lee never.....not one time sparred full contact. And he only had two real fights in his life.
@@joereidy5732 when people talk do you even listen? Or just ramble off a bunch of bs the way you see fit to look smart? Smh
Bruce Lee didn’t like the idea of sport fighting where their was regulations and rules. He was interested in real fighting as in REAL LIFE fighting. No rules, no regulations, no referee…….as long as he’s standing and you’re not that means he won. He’s absolutely correct a lot of sports fighters have never been in a real fight. Bruce has been in MORE real fights than most of these sports fighters have in their sport life of fighting with all these regulations and rules to protect them.
@@joereidy5732 Give me Khabib and Bruce Lee on the streets or in an octagon with no rules, no regulations, and no referee to stop for anything until the fighter is physically not able to continue then tell me how “badass” Khabib is.
Bruce Lee would sleep walk through Khabib like knife through warm butter. It wouldn’t even be fair.
@@clarkw4028 Not trying to look smart but thanks for the compliment. The fact is Lee was a trained martial arts actor. Yes, he could fight. But he chose not to. He spent many, many hours per day acting and working on the set. Whereas Khabib and other mma fighters spend countless hours in the gym practicing full contact fighting. Use some logic: we always get better at what we do on a regular basis. For you to even imply that the martial arts actor Bruce Lee would defeat most any full contact fighter is ludicrous. You are either very young or have never been exposed to real fighting. What's next friend? Jackie Chan vs McGregor? LOL Honestly.... just stop
@@joereidy5732 How ironic that last 2 words sums up your entire bs statement. And who said you were smart, stupid?! Smh 😆
Whose opinion should we go with?
The people and fighters who personally knew Bruce Lee?
OR
The random internet nerds who talk shit behind a computer screen?
Best comment bro!!!!! You hit it on the button!!!!!! Haaaaaaaaa!
Oh, the nerds of course... You know, since they know SO much about fighting and just everything in general...
Ya, they couldn't even kick Bruce's butt on nintendo; give us a break.
The nerds!! They’ve defeated every hot pocket ever microwaved in their parents basement! EVERY SINGLE ONE man!
You know the baddest people on youtube are the guys that constantly comment on martial art videos, but when you look at their pages the only fighting they demonstrate is on a stupid video game other than that music videos
When I was a kid, we all wanted to be Bruce Lee. Thank you Sir for your kind and respectful words about him. RIP Bruce. You will NEVER be forgotten.
This man has the best description of Bruce Lee"s fighting ability that I have heard.
@Zeek Banistor congrats on proving his point
@Zeek Banistor I remember reading somewhere that one of the reasons he never fought in any fights was because it wouldn't prove his true ability, just his ability to hold back. If there was a full on fight, no rules, to the death, maybe he would've participated. If you've seen his demonstrations, you'd know it shows how powerful he can be. Albeit, I'll be the first one to say that it could've been faked, but we'll never know. He is but a legend, whether you believe in him or not, its for you to decide.
Zeek Banistor if you are going to assess someone’s fighting career on what is written in a book, then there has never been a fight in high school because they aren’t published either.
Don’t expect to find everything documented in someone’s life. Especially if it’s about times they would not have been proud for others to recognize.
Reading what others wrote about someone is not the golden key to unlock their entire life and everything they did. That’s hubris.
Since this guy actually lived around and interacted with Bruce, his insight into him far outweighs what you read in a book.
Zeek Banistor did you do research into why he actually care to America, from my own research it’s because as a kid he went on a challenging spree challenging fighters from any dojo he saw and one sidedly beating them, then one day he beat up a mob bosses kid and was forced to flee
Davidjune1970 in the article the guy interviews people who spared lee just like this guy says he did, so it is a pretty valid argument
"He (Bruce Lee) had the beauty of the art of fighting." A truth if there ever was one.
This dude's respect for Bruce Lee is on another level. Really speaks to Bruce's character. What an amazing human being
Bruce was a pompous dick,.. read a book.
They act like Bruce lee was some kind of god that could rip people's hearts out. He was an actor and probably had average fighting skills. He was a performer end of story.
@@mattheww797 cope
@@mattheww797 ☕
@@mattheww797 Here's a guy who's a world renowned martial artist who is saying Bruce Lee was a great fighter, and then we have "just some guy on TH-cam" telling us Bruce was just an actor and couldn't fight hahaha. This man who's talking has trained special forces around the world, CIA operatives, FBI field agents, SECRET SERVICE the mfs who protect the president and he's saying Bruce Lee would fuck people up. I'll take his word over some guy on TH-cam haha.
And I get it, I've trained my entire life. From the time was was 4 years old I've been on the mats in competitive grappling tournaments, BJJ, Sambo, Hayastanetc etc, I've been hit in the mf face more times than you've sat down to take a shit in your life, even still today at 40 I'm at it 3-4 sometimes 5 days a week. So I have the ego of the fighter that says "I don't care who you are, big or small, if you do not train to fight, if you're the guy who's beat up a couple guys in a bar one time and had a few playground fights so everyone in your tiny town thinks you're tough, you are NOT going to beat up anyone who's spent significant time training in their lives. Amateur, pro, does not matter someone who has spent even just a year sparring everyday, grappling everyday, the chances are if some loud mouth with big muscles who was considered a stud linebacker in high school runs his mouth and swings on someone like that he will get his ass kicked 9 times out of 10 and it won't be close. BUT, this is fuckin Jim Demile who just rattled off names of some bad fuckin dudes and he says it wouldn't be close in a fight with Bruce, I'll take his word for it since Bruce isn't here to show it.
It makes me wonder how many really, really good fighters are in the world that have won actual fights but never got noticed because they were never in the Octogan. I bet there are some really tough guys out there in the world that no one knows about.
exactly,the mma mentality is one track hive mind if the person never fought in a ring they aren't considered a fighter yet the ring fighting doesn't translate well to the streets
Exactly. And what amuses me is that the professional UFC fighters praise and adore Bruce Lee while the fans who have never been in a match say he wasn't a fighter because he never went to tournaments.
blockmasterscott yep it's these kids that watch UFC MMA has the same demographic as WWE in all seriousness . problem with the generations today is they been led to believe they are the center of the universe and nothing else matters..they think because they didn't see it on TV or on social media it didn't happen that's the real issue here ..MMA is the altar they worship a false entity like MMA/ufc on
The nay sayers should listen clearly what this guy is saying. If you are in a real fight with some one that really wants to hurt you all rules go out the window. That is why you won't find styles like krag maga and kungfu or even JKD in mma. If all their techniques have to be allowed then no MMA fighter will be left standing.
blockmasterscott haku/meng from pro wrestling one of the baddest ass people ever walk the earth and people doubt him but I saw him in action against five big tough guys and put them all down within seconds but they doubt him because he was a pro wrestler
James Demile (undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Airforce and special forces instructor): Bruce Lee could easily beat me in a fight
Chuck Norris: Bruce Lee and I would be great in today's MMA
Connor McGregor: He'd be a champion in the UFC today
Jon Jones: No one will ever be able to match Bruce Lee
Joe Rogan: He has a clear understanding of practical fighting. He's doing things that were 30 years ahead of his time.
Dana White: He's the father of MMA.
Anderson Silva: he's the best
Mike Tyson: He was a killer
Sugar Ray Leonard: Only Bruce Lee could punch with the speed and force he did
Random Bruce Lee haters with no fighting experience: He couldn't fight he was just an actor.
Jon
Spot on Jon
my name is Jon too, thank goodness a name guy Jon said it how it is
Bruce Lee made u say that from the ground
Legend Legand Legand man
Troof's yo
Not sure if your quotes are accurate, but I think the issue people have is that legend of Bruce Lee is almost certainly far greater than his actual ability. Bruce Lee was an innovator and a savant and an artist and an amazing athlete. However, we really don't know how he'd stack up in a fight against the best today.
All there was when he was on the scene was boxing, at least from a true professional standpoint. There was kick boxing and muay thai and other martial arts in pockets, but the best fighters and athletes were boxing. There weren't many people trained in any martial arts. Fast forward to today, with MMA, its a different story.
I mean, Chuck Norris's quote is laughable. The odds that Chuck Norris would be competitive in todays MMA world is ridiculous. There is no basis to believe that. That is just the bluster of an old guy about kids these days, when in fact, in almost every instance, athletes today are superior in training and performance and the numbers of people competing in all of these sports is magnitudes greater than were competing in the 60's and 70's.
Finally, there is a theoretical maximum that someone who is 5'8" 140lbs can hit. Even if Bruce Lee was at that theoretical limit, he would not be able to compete with people too much larger than himself. Especially, when the height difference became too great.
So, Bruce Lee was great and deserving of being a legend, but, just like the legends of 600ft homeruns and guys that could jump 60" in the past, the magnitude of the legend is greater than the truth of the act.
Exactly put nicely man ☝
🤣🤣🤣
What an honest and humble interview.
Yeah but he's a known fraud.
@@junodonatus4906 says another fraud? Who do you trust other than yourself? Ones you want to believe in or someone who was there?
F**k all Bruce Lee hater
@@freddiereagan6705 : they're dishonest people who can't survive their own dirty shame
@@duypham76 Well Said
That man is not only a street fighter a gentleman that tells the truth
Could bruce lee take on khabib tho?
ask khabib what bruce would do to him
@Scott Leech I was a Golden Glove boxer and a street fighter the hardest thing to do is Amite that somebody's better than you I'm just very lucky I never fought either one of those two or I probably wouldn't be leaving this message
@Scott Leech Yes he does.
It's childish delusion to think Bruce Lee would stand a chance against Khabib. Grown men who've never participated or even watched combat sports act like Bruce Lee is a literal superhero.
People seem to forget Bruce was interested in all types of fighting, and made up his own as well, always bettering himself, they think he couldn't do what they do today. He was already doing it back then, he is the one that started combining all techniques. He was the true master.
never heard of vale tudo ,have you?
@I'm not a racist because I'm not white lmao. just a simple google will do you so much. learn to educate yourself
He is the one who taught styles and belts were useless.
@I'm not a racist because I'm not white Bruce was honestly expressing himself, excellence is for true life.
@I'm not a racist because I'm not white Bruce was honestly expressing himself, excellence is for true life.
When Bruce Lee did a push up, he didn't push his body up. He pushed the earth down.
So, what you're saying is that he's doing a push down?
He pushed the universe down. It was scared to fight back.
Was he Chuck's brother?
Technically according to Newton's tbird law you are correct.
John Shaft lol I gotta use that. Make a meme of it
"Defeat is a state of mind no one is ever defeated until it has been accepted as a reality."-Bruce Lee 🐉☯️🐅🌊
🔥🔥🔥
Tell that to all the real fighters who have an "L" by their name when they lose a fight. Pffft
Nice way of coping
@@yusufsanane5527 Those who hope can still grow and come back. That's why it was not only the King who was executed, but his entirely family, even babies.
@@joereidy5732 Rematch
So for the people who still believe that Bruce Lee was nothing more than an actor, listen to this man because he tells the truth about him. Bruce Lee really was a martial arts master.
No , i am not interested what he says. He was one of Lees students, so he is not objektively. But when he said Bruce could beat us all , for sure he meant all of Lee's disciblines, this i believe 100%.
How I would describe Bruce Lee firstly a martial artist. Secondly an actor. I have seen this video many times and I never get board of it. I also watched one with James Corburn describing Bruce Lee no one had a bad word to say. They spoke from the heart. He was and always will be the toughest man that walked the earth. Forget all these MMA fighters he would nail the lot of them simple.
@@jamesfisher1909 Put your sentimental hero worship aside. You really believe he would beat Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou or Fedor Emelianenko ??
Well here’s the real problem those tournament fights he claim there rules so you don’t get hurt. Welp, there are those who’ve died in tournaments. Sugar ray Robinson with all the rules in the world knocked someone literally dead. These fighting sports are more than just “something you play” like this guys says. Has Bruce every absorbed a blow that is the equivalent of 1700 lbs of force from someone like mike Tyson, George Foreman, or Earnie shavers? I don’t think. So yes 5it is truth to what those people who saying he hasn’t been tested. 😂
@@stevo62ful Yeh-----and I could BEAT Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Donnie
Yen, all in the SAME DAY-----In their PRIME!!
I briefly met Mr. Lee in my childhood, mother and I visiting my uncle (a chef) I got a signed enter the dragon poster and was amazed that he was fast enough to grab coins from 3 people at once (penny snatch game X 3 - he left a quarter in place of my penny) IMO though, the most amazing thing about him wasn't his speed, it was his smile and laugh - both of them quick and infectious, like making our day was making his.....
Wish you had gotten that on camera like all his films.. Bullshit! lol
SM&B Productions You don't believe he was that fast? Ask Srl.
man use your head he was an actor! if you really watch his movies you will see the truth. go watch a female MMA fight or watch an ali fight or a manny fight. its really to obvious!!!
Bulllllllllllllllllll shit
Are you talkling about Manny Pacquiao? Well, he has said "Bruce Lee is my hero." Look up what Mike Tyson says: "Bruce was a killer. He trained to fight an army." Or Sugar Ray Leonard : "Icon." It takes an expert to know an expert just by watching them.
One of my Teachers, Bob Bremer, ( The "china Town Ass kicker") Said the same thing about Bruce. Bob was also about 220 lbs, street fighter, spent three years with Ed parker, Gymnast, acrobat, athlete, etc... Bob said he couldn't touch Bruce and Bruce could shut him down and man handle him with no problem at 135-150 lbs tops! He was the real deal.
I saw in a video that says Bob Bremer was dead 6 years ago, and yet, I thought he's still alive because last year he joined a facebook private page where I'm in I'm confused because the same page announced that he died, I think within a month from the time of this writing, I couldn't recall exactly when but I felt sad when I heard the news. I don't know.. when I looked at the video where Linda Lee spoke at Bob's memorial service, the video was posted 6 years ago so there, I don't know when Bob Bremer really died. As a student perhaps you know? Thanks.
Oh I'm sorry, I checked it out just now and found that it is William Craig Bremer (Bill) so I guess Bob Bremer was a different person. I'm ok now my confusion's gone. Thanks anyway.
@@corkystorky Bill is his son. He is a Bruce Lee student as well. He lives in the Philippines.
@@chrisbera7952 Ah he is his son :D Thought they're the same coz of 'Bremer'. Thanks for the info :)
Well I guess that settles it. As we know, anecdotal evidence is the strongest of all evidence. Especially 2nd or even 3rd hand anecdotes.
Love ❤️ Bruce. 48 years on after his passing, listen to this master talk about Bruce still put a smile on my face.
I doubt that there will a master or grand master that people still talk and debate after they passed 48 years later.
I fear Steven Siegal...mainly because he'd eat my lunch, drink my beer and probably clog my toilet.
I just spit coffee everywhere, damn you, and thank you this made my day.
@@tokyotodd33 my pleasure, Danny
And then break your arms, he does that great, breaking arms 🤣
@@NicoScorpio the only arm he breaks are his own arms everytime he tried to lift a burger.
Steven Seboomboom would destroy any martial artists, he'd simply eat them up.
Bruce Lee is a legend. His talent is gifted by God. His speed and power is no joke. Yes its true.... he is the master of ' ART' of fighting.
i agree, maybe he passed so early because he failed to honor God.
@@IHDTFJ07 he was definitely an honor. Were still talking about him
@@IHDTFJ07 sam before i speak wtf does that mean?
Khabib would take him down smash him and choke him out within 2 minutes. Bruce lee tap tap tap hahahagaga
@ i agree 100% those ppl think all good things happen because of god and the bad? "hes got a plan" fuck that shit. this world is what YOU make of it
Bruce will always be missed....
til we all die
The man is a legend, and his undying pursuit for martial arts excellence, his passion has been great motivation for generations. It doesn't matter if he could beat modern fighters at this point, I say just appreciate him for what he represents and what he had accomplished.
True, he was a legend & still is, that's why people talk about him & he will forever remain in our hearts as one the greatest legends that ever lived
he is as fake as Steven Segal's hair.
His "black Belt" was honorary... did you know that? he never earned a belt in ANY discipline...
@@dr.decker3623 because the disciplines he learned didn't have a belt system
Bruce Lee is immortal in our hearts and minds.
He is telling the truth. Of course Bruce Lee was defeatable...he was human. But on a one on one street fight you probably wouldnt want to be the one fighting the guy who has worked out his entire life to become the fastest, hardest punching machine he could possibly become. His style was to beat the other person and come out the winner/alive....he'd bite you if he had too.
Lee was a marketing tool, an action figure, a sideshow entertainer.
Eduardo Ramos
real talk
@@dyschromotopia Apparently...your profile pic is a bad marketing LOL
@@dyschromotopia our mouth is a action figure
@@dyschromotopia yet you are using your sunglasses as your marketing tool
Michael Jay White, I hope you watched this
John Gleason Haha. He’s too busy watching videos of himself
Yeh he is delusional! Not saying he not good! But Jim Kelly even said like countless others! That Bruce was beyond to explain how great he was! But jay wipes all that out! Lol 😆
Michael Jay White is blinded by his ego of his blackbelts and achievements in martial arts, he is so proud of himself that he can't see how good Bruce Lee was and still believes he can easy beat him just beceause he outweigh him, how deluded is that..that he thinks a fight with Lee will go his way and his weight is the winning factor
@telsa roadster trolling,hard. Try harder,tho. You probably a CAUC- Asian aka white.
Any Chechen would destroy a Chinese. @telsa roadster
"A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and to accept the consequences of his own doing."-Bruce Lee 🐉☯️🐅🌊 1973
"I love to cheat on my wife...smoke hash every day and be hot tempered with my staff...." Bruce Lee
@Metal Fan True, my friend. He wasn't a horrible President either like Dementia Joe. High gas prices, creating a terrorist country in Afghanistan, doing nothing about illegals crossing our border, on the verge of war with Russia...At least Lee was better than Joe Biden
@@joereidy5732 Yeah because Trump totally didn't strike a deal with Taliban, granting them 5,000 terrorist fighters and commanders, and inviting them to the White House, right? Smh
@@AztecUnshaven Which has NOTHING TO DO with Dementia Joe getting 14 Marines killed, giving the Tali Ban 84 billion dollars in armaments and leaving Americans and Afghanistan people who supported us Behind. Don't EVER try to support Biden!!!!
@@joereidy5732 Lol, revisionist history at its finest. Do you even understand where the "84 billion" comes from? 84 billion is the accumulation of all the years the U.S. military was giving gear to the Afghan forces; this was across multiple presidents, including Obama, Bush and Trump. Your daddy Trump isn't innocent in this. Biden didn't magically give an actual 84 billion to anyone. All of the U.S. military owned gear that stayed behind was intentionally destroyed or sabotaged.... what DIDN'T get destroyed was all the gear the low morale AFGHAN forces abandoned. They were supplied by U.S. for years with top gear and training, and they STILL deserted their defenses in mass numbers.
Also, don't conflate Isis Khorasan with Taliban, they are two different groups.
I just remember my father waking me up late at night when I was very little and telling me there was a Bruce Lee movie on TV and letting me up while the other children in the house were sleeping and we watch it together and then I would go to bed
Of what has made my idol the "Greatest" is that he trains for martial arts for respect, not fighting, unless he pops mad and has no other options. He teaches them also as well learning from his students. He freely opens his mind up for questioning and treat his students as they are his teachers. This makes him the Untouchable and Unstoppable "Father of MMA".
Bruce was phenomenal!!! He was also friendly and humble man. Never did he use the word " Master " to describe himself.
because he is "forever" studying
Really? A lot of people said about him he was arrogant and had little temper. On the set they didn't like him because of that and because he hit the others in the choreographed fights for real.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's the most comprehensive interview on BRUCE 'THE ONE' LEE I've seen so far.
Blessed be SENSEI JAMES DeMILE.
A REAL & ETHICAL MARTIAL ARTIST 👏👏✊🔥
Mr. De Mile....epitomizes truth and humility with his honest admission. This is the mark of true sportsmanship.
the mark of someone who has something to gain with these comments
Brice never won any fights,.. he would lose against 14yr olds today, he only had exhibitions with stunt men, no real fights. His "black Belt" was honorary... did you know that?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In a street fight no rules Bruce was a lethal weapon and such a very unique human being who's legacy still inspires people today. R.I.P Little Dragon.
Who did he kill?
@@Meatisfood And fish are friends.
@@jasonminiter3648 Except tuna. So not lethal, got it.
@@Meatisfood Nobody at that time yet the police kept getting involved before he did kill somebody and his dad shipped him back to USA so he wouldn't end up in prison
@@phillipconner1213 Oh please.
I've seen this guy talk about Bruce before. You have to look at a fellow in the eye when they're telling you something to really know not only are they telling you the truth but to see the conviction in which they say it. I have heard not only him but others speak about Bruce when it comes to street fights and the result is the same every time. There will never be another human being like Bruce Lee
Yes, there will never be but as good as he was, he knew his limitations in regards to his fighting ability. He was very fortunate to have found and trained in Wing Chun, a style that utilizes scientific geometry to the fullest. It's unfortunate that his ADD restricted him to only learning about 20% of WC while in China. The fact is, because of Politics, he could never learn the rest of the style through his Master Ip Man. Luckily, although Ip had hundreds of students, he also had 5 disciples, and only these know the entire system. Bruce knew two. One was his senior teacher, WSL.. and the other was his childhood friend Duncan Leung. Both are disciples and whenever Bruce needed to know more he would discreetly contact one or the other. It went without saying that Bruce knew better than screw with either one. Sadly, Wong Shun Leung [WSL] died a few years ago but he was working with Bruce on his last movie Game of Death, and in the original script, WSL was on the top floor of the pagoda, and at the end he killed Bruce. That would have been the 1st and ONLY movie that showed TRUE Wing Chun fighting style and this was something Bruce was excited about. WSL can be seen in many of the still pics of the movie set. Gary Lam represents WSL today. Duncans lineage, which is smallish and very secretive, has four differing sets of kicking jongs as well as a reactive knife jong, and may be represented by his son Darren. Both can be seen on YT.
There will never be another human bieng like you.
I'm quite sure there are people who are like him. Or even stronger. But he is an incredible man.
@@philip6419 oh, I thought Bruce Lee learned Wing Chun from Ip Man in Hong Kong. I also thought, that Bruce Lee didn't find Wing Chun to be effective enough which is why he developed Jeet Kune Do. If Wing Chun is so effective, why is it that every video that I see of MMA vs Wing Chun ends up in a MMA guy victory? Bruce Lee certainly found some of Wing Chun effective but not the entire system.
Bruce Lee sought to abolish the concept of one being a slave to a particular style.
My advice is to expand your horizons my friend, and do not be locked into a restrictive system. Me for instance, I like taekwondo kicks, Western boxing as well as taekwondo hand strikes, Muay Thai knees and elbows, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling.
If I considered myself to be just a Taekwondo adept, I would be greatly limiting my potential.
@@Prodigalson0078 Well, Yeshua, you don't know me yet..YOU are advising me? You're an infant, boy. I've forgotten more about fighting [and the Bible] than you'll ever know. You parrot the same tired MMA drivel I hear from other thoughtless morons. First, because WC is in such demand, sadly the money produces lame wanabe 'Masters' who produce lame students who claim THEY are masters. Second, unlike the Wing Chun and the street, MMA has rules. Most WC techniques are on 'soft' tissue BANNED from contact by MMA rules. According to Master Yeshua, Samurai fighters suck because it seems there are no winning Samuri's in MMA. You spew a theory, sound on paper but Tyson has a quote, "EVERYONE has a plan.. until they're hit."
Your reading skills suck as well. I wrote Bruce Lee's Wing Chun knowledge ONLY contained the first form, and a couple drills, yet, just that much made him famous. FYI-Seal Team 6 were trained in hand combat for decades by Ip's disciple DL. You sound just like most boys who'v never been in a REAL, life threatening street fight. Stay in there with your TKD, master. hahaha
One of my instructors in the Chicago Police Academy showed us video from Bruce Lee sparring here in Chicago in the late 60's. It was a horror show. The speed at which Bruce Lee moved and the power he had is unmatched in any fighter, of any genre of fighting. His dedication to JUTE KUNE DO has no equal! I'm glad to hear people finally giving him his proper due as a FIGHTER and not just a movie sensation!!
And this is a guy who knows, not just speculating here but some one who knew the late master and even tried him. I love hearing these first hand accounts, so inspiring. 🐉
Anyway you can get the video? We would love to see it.
that video would be priceless, if the guy or his family still has it.
@@derangedpoker5647 exactly. Absolutely priceless. The one clip of him sparring his student is good but it doesn't show that much in the way we need
Yeah, a magical video from Never Never Land that does not exist anywhere else.
I never met Bruce..
But my place of employment
.where bruce had worked for a short amount of time..
My co-workers....remembered him as ..someone who kept to him self..very respectful..very neat and clean..very polite..
They hated to see him leave..
( buried in Sesttle...some of them still pay him respect..on his anniversary of his passing...or birth)
Truly an honor to be in the presence of a legend
Wow, that's a really good way to put it. Bruce Lee introduced the "Art of Fighting". A very well put way to describe his martial arts style and what eventually lead to modern MMA.
"You'll see a Jeet Kune do punch is very scientific and practical especially in street fight situations."-Bruce Lee 🐉☯️🐅🌊
Not much to say Bruce Lee was Mozart and everyone else just played piano.
That pretty much sums it up.
I always thought of Bruce Lee as an avatar of the Monkey King
More like Chopin... the complexity of bruce lee and chopin is similar in their respective fields...
If Bruce Lee was Mozart, everyone is Antonio Salieri
Lol cuz of movies
Mr DeMile, thank you for speaking of someone in a non egoistical way and assuring us his formidability, your words being an experience person yourself really does put into perspective how superlative a real fighter Bruce Lee was.
Just by reading the comments, you know that Bruce will forever be THE LEGEND of ALL LEGENDS.
legend of liars
Yes we should aware people based on youtube comments haha.
Yes, Jack Mehan, because I remember the last time I was confronted by a stranger in the street. First we stepped on a scale to make sure we were within 10 lbs of each other. Then we sat down and negotiated how long we'd fight before quitting and go to score cards to determine the winner. Finally, we agreed on whether to wear 10, 12, or 16 ounce gloves, and hired a referee to make sure we didn't hit each other low or behind the head, etc.
Get lost, clown. You're arguing apples to oranges. Totally ridiculous.
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Marcus yang-Nilsson. Du har så rätt Marcus! Har alltid och kommer alltid respektera Bruce Lee. För han har betytt så mycket för mig i mitt liv.
After I saw him in the first "Green Hornet" in the 1960's I was in awe of his style and speed. I've seen a lot of martial artists since but nobody as good. He was a true "Street" fighter.
That was just a TV show though
I first noticed Bruce Lee during the middle 1960s. The one thing that set Lee apart from everyone else was his hand and foot speed, it was totally otherworldly.
His speed was definitely amazing to watch.
Did you ever see him in person?
Jesus, how old are you?
@@yurionedge2199 At least 60s...
Ok but the fact is that fast twitch muscle fibers and impressive demonstrations don't win fights. Every fighter has to be able to take a punch and with Bruce's diminutive physique he would have been killed by a blow from Pacquiao or Duran.
I've heard my Martial Arts friends say"Mr Lee was an actor last, a Martial Artist second,and a philosopher first."
I would say martial artist first, that was his life
This is totally false. Philosophy is all about thinking. Bruce Lee was not thinking, he was actually making things happen, so he was a doer, the exact opposite of the philosopher
Radu Szilagyi Bruce Lee went to the University of Washington and majored in Philosophy🤦♂️
Martial artist first philosopher second actor third
Joseph Strong correct in your assessment!
EXACTLY. Ive been saying this for years. Bruce didnt have anything to prove. He would destroy anyone out there.
Maybe 40 years ago.
toadsonytwo How do you know this?
toadsonytwo That’s just assumption not fact. When famous people pass away they get gloryfied to a laughable point. You cant say Bruce Lee could have destroyed anyone as not the only fenomenon out there. He was great but how is that proven in a real fight with lets say a taller and a bit heavier guy with close skills to his? Its just what if and assuming again. I liked Bruce Lee and I think he was super fast and just ahead of his time. He should have been born in this generation where people have a more open mind. He was stopped every step of the way and limited to what he could really do. One of a kind thats for sure and one of the biggest icons to have ever lived.
People believe wat they wanna believe. Just cause they were no recordings doesnt mean hes fake. Thats like telling a retired marine sniper that hes fake even when he has already proven it. Bruce lee figured out how to get enormous speed with *techniques* he was not superhuman but 99.9% of people today are too stupid to realise that. Plus he was only about 130 pounds. Jkd was developed to end a fight in seconds. Even masters of martial arts will never be able to defeat bruce. Why? Bruce knows how to end a fight quickly by targeting the body's weaknesses. "I fear not the man who has practiced 1000 kicks one time, i fear the man who has practiced 1 kick 1000 times" or somethin like dat. Bruce practiced jkd everyday for years. Each move he easily could have done ove 2000 times. Tell me how do u beat someone that crazy in a street fight? Obviously he wouldnt have gotten popular if he wasnt this good. So if he was fake how did he create jkd? And what about his original students? It takes enormous amounts of stupidity to say he is fake or ufc fighters today can beat him. With all that training i can bet that he can take out a lion with dual nunchuks. Have ever seen his side kick? HE FUCKING LEAPS SO FAR xD. That amount of moment will definitely do some damage to a lion. Am just saying he might, but idk i cant change ur beliefs.
He was popular in usa before he even gain all this fame. They said all that *before* he died. Do u really think so many people who met him would say the same thing? Really??
I love Bruce's "the art of fighting without fighting"
LMAOOOOO, i would take bruce leroy over bruce lee any day.
LMAO yes he absolutely was the master of not fighting lol
@@Chronicskillness a fighter of Bruce's caliber regularly meditate a lot. They have their mind and ego under control. Only they know that there is no glory in fighting. It's just for defence. But You won't get it.
@@chatifyyy omg come one , you have to actually fight to get anything out of it. Martial arts that are not pressure tested are crap
@@rickywoods3101 martial arts only purpose was for self defense and nothing else
Mike Tyson doesn’t fight anymore does that make him trash? No
Bruce grew from Hong Kong street fights. He wasn't pure Chinese so he always got targeted, an original factor to him seeking Ip Man I'm sure.
Bruce was a rich spoiled child actor who went to private schools. Kids fighting dont mean alot.
It does when the hong kong police are after you for it. He was a child actor who had been training in martial arts his entire life, not in some twice a week class at the YMCA but in CHINA where that shit is no joke, where training is pretty much BEATEN into you. Understand that most actors doing those kung fu movies, they would slow down the camera to make action look faster, but when they filmed him doing his moves he actually had to slow down his moves because the camera couldn't catch him clearly - at regular speed, all you could see was a blur. Someone with that much speed and training is nobody you want to pick on, spoiled rich kid or not. That kid could kick some ass. .
There is a reason the guy is a legend and it isn't because he was an ACTOR. He had a gift and a passion. He CREATED a martial art, FFS, and an effective one at that. THAT means quite a bit more than "kids fighting".
Jesus. Read a book. Watch real fighters talk about him beating them easily. THINK before saying something so uninformed.
UpRoaryus...you really need to do some simple research and common sense. Bruce was a famous child actor, he was not a ghetto rat living in the alley. He created Jeet Kune Do because he felt it was lacking after the single known fight that he had, its not really an art since there is no set curriculum. If he had really been fighting with Martial Artists and not kids when he was in HK he would have discovered the issues with Wing Chun years before. Kids fighting other kids means nothing...this was proven by Bruce Lee himself.
Nowhere did I say he was a ghetto rat, and never denied he was an actor as a child, but my point was that he was wanted by the Hong Kong police , and his neither acting nor his schooling has anything to do with the fact that he also ran with a gang and fought for his LIFE not with just preppy kids on the schoolyard at recess . You think that his being from affluence or an actor prevents him from being a great fighter too? THAT isn't good common sense at all.
How about YOU do some simple research? The facts of his life are readily available about the man and they are simple to prove. He couldn't study Wing Chun in the states because there was no TEACHER good enough to learn from here. He had to wait until he could return to China to study under the masters.
Jackie Chan has talent and charisma too, famous actor. Not even the same league as Bruce Lee in terms of legend because he is not the same kind of fighter that Lee was. Good stuntman, good actor, and tons of popular movies, but nowhere near the same status as Lee.
Jeez. The ignorance displayed by people who don't ever pick up a book is incredible...
You claims of him running in gangs and fighting for his life make him sound like a ghetto rat. There is no evidence that he was wanted by the HK police, he was never in any gang. . You do know he want back there and it was never an issue? You really should do more research, the ignorance of people who cannot do basic research is incredible. ..movies are not real.
there are always people to bash Bruce. No matter what someone says that experienced Bruce, there is the guy that will never be convinced of his greatness. It's a shame. My dad witnessed Bruce Lee and said he was even better than most can fathom. It's a shame that ignorant people remain ignorant....
I agree % 100
+Robert Matthews I agree I couldn't have said it any better myself great analysis.
I agree
Robert Matthews
I would say nobody doubts Bruce. People troll Lee doesn't mean they don't know he's the best. It means they don't like him. They know he was the best. Everyone's convinced of his greatness. You and I have never come across anyone who genuinely don't know how good he was
Robert Matthews please share with us some of the things your dad said. For instance did your dad ever comment on sons of these cowards like Joe Lewis who were always knocking Lee in order to make themselves look good.
Bruce Lee would have caught that fly flying in this man's interview.
I saw that damn fly too. Bruce would have caught the fly and if there happened to be some grains of rice flying through the air -- I don't know why there would have been -- he would definitely have caught those rice grains too.
kamuelalee
fu**in' rogue grains
Bruce once catch a rice flying mid air with a pair of chopstick.. not just fly.. it was a rice
I thought that fly was on my side. This isn't one of those Ring deals, is it?
qUENTINE TARANTINA
Great video, Bruce lee is a legend. U just just tell by the way he moves in his movies and training footage that he was the real deal, he had the speed, explosiveness, power and intensity. Legends never die and he will always be remembered as a man who tried to be the best he could be in life, we should all try to have tht mentality.
there was that he was so successful in the movies. Its cause he had supreme martial arts skill. If you going to make a successful martial arts movie you are not going to get guys that cant fight. You are going to get the best fighters to show off their skills on camera. You wont be able to fake kicks and speed in a movie cause the audience will easily see its sped up or edited. Bruce Lee was successful cause the audience was amazed at the realism.
Exactly! Bruce lived martial arts 24/7 with a passion and wisdom.
Why do you say that? How do you know that?
@@AIenSmithee The key is in the pudding. What is seen by the eyes by many and more than a few times, is unquestionable.
@@AIenSmithee Chuck Norris said himself Bruce was upsessed with Martial Arts. He would 14 hours daily. While his wife was preparing a snack he would do push-ups before he got it. He killed himself by over exercising
@@KungFuNinjaJoe Funny you mention Chuck Norris' opinion. He also said this about his death. At the 1975 San Diego Comic-Con convention, Lee's friend Chuck Norris attributed his death to a reaction to the combination of the muscle-relaxant medication he had been taking since 1968 for a ruptured disc in his back and an "antibiotic" he was given for his headache on the night of his death. Lee was a known taker of pain killers and is believed to have died from heat stroke. He had his sweat glands removed because he didn't like the look of sweat on his shirts. Not exactly the behaviour of a humble mystic. Also, just because he is obsessed does not prove anything about his abilities.
@@AIenSmithee You never hear Chuck Norris say he wasn't good. The only thing he says that he wasn't a professional fighter but he cleary says in many videos Bruce Lee was good. Jim Kelley think he was the best ever. Bolo Yeung witness him beat a stunt man in enter the dragon film set. Many other Martial Artist have said great things about him. The only thing people will say about him is he never fought in a tournament, wasn't a professional fighter that is it. But Bruce Lee was good. The reason why he took pain killers is because he injured himself doing exercise and the doctors told him he couldn't do Martial Arts ever again. Bruce Lee didn't listen he decided to continue with pain killers this all led of him burning himself out and eventually leading to that mixture of chemicals that killed him. Im not saying Bruce Lee was untouchable but Bruce Lee was a great Martial Artist!
You got to understand, James DeMile in other interview said when he first saw Bruce Lee he thought Bruce was another phony martial artist (something that you all think). James Demile was a undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Air Force before he met Bruce Lee. I'm sure Demile have some skill so if he saying that Bruce cant beat him then open your eyes people, Bruce is that guy.
My thoughts exactly. .i hate when these fools act like bruce never proved hiself.
james myers To prove you are a great fighter you have to actually fight. Bruce Lee may have had some street fights and challenge matches but he doesn't have a professional fight record with a list of opponents whose skill we can evaluate. There's no video of him in a real fight just training, demonstrations, sparring and acting. In the sparring video you can't even tell which one is Bruce Lee because they are wearing headgear. Testimonials from friends like James Demile can give us some idea of his fighting prowess but people can exaggerate especially when they have an agenda.
MysticNinjaJay he didn't need to prove anything he was already G.O.A.T. even in his times (before getting into film industry) he was damn famous, why? cuz he was a great martial artist, btw he was interested in filming, he had to prove nothing, made legendary films( we talk about even today, that shows its greatness), and develop his own style. And he did all of them.
Abdul Mouiz
To be the greatest fighter of all time you have to prove it in real fights, plain and simple. Bruce Lee didn't do that.
MysticNinjaJay Well he kind of did prove himself in a way. He had a undefeated boxing record in 1958, only using his wing chun. And bunch of karate champions had "sparred" with Lee and said they cant beat him, like Ernest Lieb, Louis Delgado, and James Demile wasn't no average joe learning martial arts. Demile was an amateur boxer in the air force. He definitely prove himself to show how his skills surpass most people. He's the most influential martial artist, he's not called father of MMA for no reason. He's the main reason why MMA exist. First scene of enter the dragon, he was fighting on the matt in, wearing almost the same clothes MMA fighters wear in the cage. He had grappling/boxing gloves and they fought on the ground and standing up. Learn your information.
I'M 60 and have been training since the 70's! As a child Sifu Lee planted the seeds to strive and achieve in Life through the martial arts, and continue through semi retirement! I still train and teach after owning a school and teaching thousands! Also I have fought many styles and learn from all! I've sparred Sifu Demile and Bustillo students in the past,tough SOB! Thank you Sifu Lee the journey continues!
I trained at the shoreline school and learned a lot from james in my short time there. He's way faster than he looks like he should be.
PLEASE POST THOSE FIGHTS LO,L I bet you that shit dont exist or looks like kids tryna kick each others nuts
David: That's a fact! I had no idea what I was getting into when I went to his school. I remember during the intro when he (DeMile) was talking about "startle" motion, and he was getting excited about some things and he moved so fast it seemed unreal. A slightly pudgy guy recovering from a back injury moved like something from The Matrix. My friend and I looked at each other because we couldn't believe what we had just seen. And he made no bones about the fact that Bruce Lee was far, far better than he was.
PUT UP THOSE VIDEOS PLEASE, CAUSE I KNOW ITS ALL BULLSHIT!
Stacy Fountain Of Youth Bailey So you can have your nanosecond of fame, notice that NO ONE cares about your trolling attempts? I answered because I felt sorry at your embarrassing attempts to sound cool.
Bruce was always adapting his fighting technique. To now compare what he did when time has moved on isn't fair at all. He was a pioneer in his day, and he would be now.
"He had the beauty of the art of fighting" couldn't be more TRUTHFUL!!
Everyone speaks about Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee spoke of no one! What does that tell you?
That he had a big ego?
Murad M he’s The BEST and he’s not worried about others idk I can’t say what I don’t know I think that’s what frank might be saying
@@muradm7748 What you really are dumb huh?
Bruce lee doesn't compare himself to other people. Other people compare themself to Bruce lee
@@muradm7748 thats not ego thats humility, if you defeated someone and didnt brag about it or tell the whole world thats the opposoite of ego. The best example of ego is your comment
Awesome testimony about Bruce Lee's skill as a martial artist. Thanks for posting this.
People talk down on Bruce like he was just an actor but don't want to acknowledge him as a true master of martial arts because they're being biased. I'm polynesian and were like one of the strongest people on this planet but growing up a huge fan of Bruce Lee's movie's and his martial arts abilities. I can tell u right now that in my honest opinion. He was way before his time even in today's standards its 2021 Bruce Lee was still ahead of the game. No one to this day with his weight class is stronger or faster than him. I'm not talking about a race or bench press, just in speed and strength alone in natural ability of what the human body is capable of. He was able maximize every part of his body where he was lethal in every possible way from a physical and speed standpoint and had endurance to add on top of all that. Arnold Schwarzenegger said, it himself that he was amazed at Bruce Lee's body not only for his looks but the strength and agility and speed behind it for a small man.
Bruce Lee is the closest we will ever get to goku.
@@stavrosseetaram5079 lol facts. His movement speed is like ultra instincts. Imagine that kind of speed and his power which is said to be on a level of heavyweight hitting u unexpectedly because he is just that fast? Those blows hurt the most when u aren't expecting it.
He certainly was ahead of HIS time, but wouldn't go so far as to say even ahead of NOW. Fighting has evolved a lot. I don't think his takedown defense and ground game is as good as one of the best grapplers today. So speaking of top tier grapplers, I think, he would have very little chance.
@@vconsumer those top tier grapplers would have to take him to the ground first and they would have a tough time doing so because 1 he is too fast and 2 he's too strong and 3 he is as flexible and durable as they get. Think of Floyd Mayweather type of counters but faster and stronger and hits harder. The grappler would get knocked out trying to get bruce to the floor. Sugar ray leanard said Bruce was way faster than him and he was fast af.
Bruce was the pioneer for MMA that we know and love today, he’s the first guy that rose to prominence for combining Chinese martial arts with American and South American wrestling and jiu jitsu. Those that dare say he’s overhyped and couldn’t really fight are so deluded, Bruce is the most complete fighter the world has ever seen and ever will see
My father met Bruce in Hong Kong in the early 70’s, inspired him in his karate, and took on board his instruction. Two years later whilst training in the family car garage he achieved the pinnacle of Bruce’s instruction when he kicked a hole through the concrete wall of the Garage.
I thought the story my mum told me was inflated, until my Grandfather confirmed it as he then taught my father building construction to repair the wall. My farther never talks about his skill set or about these feats of what’s, well impossible in what is perceived to be normal, as old as he is now, as frail as he is perceived, I’m always mindful he still has it. Last year just before lock down, two guys broke into his house in the early hours armed with guns, he sent them both to the ICU.
Gene Lebell was the pioneer of mixed Martial Arts. He had the first televised MMA event in 1963 when he fought and defeated a Boxer
@@joereidy5732 it’s similar to Michael Jackson and the moonwalk then. Everyone sees it as Michaels move but it was done years earlier by other dancers and artists. Bruce may not have been the very very first and I stand corrected on that. But he’s the first guy to really really gain supreme fame due to his all round fighting ability and his combining of multiple martial arts. Never knew about gene lebbell might go check out some vids of him 😂
@@fusionz0722 Yk he wasn’t r even that well rounded any wrestler would kill Bruce lee
I don't think he ever did jujitsu
There will never be another Bruce Lee!! He was and forever will be the best Martial Artist of all times. Hands down!
Facts🖒. Bruce Lee will always be the greatest fighter of all time.
Bruce lee does not even know how to do proper grappling. How can he be the best martial artist
Look for musashi myamoto! That guy was literally killing people in one to one duals with swords! He invented the two swords style! He died undefeated after 60 duals!
that's true but IP Man though.
Leo Giron actually had to use his martial art in life and death combat. So to say that Bruce Lee was, hands down, the best martial artist of all time is plain ridiculous. Now if you said that he is the most famous martial artist of all time, I would agree with you.
Finally someone is telling the truth and someone who knows fighting 👊🏼👊🏼👍🏼🍻
@Juno Donat
How did you confuse "Bruce Lee was
not a fighter"
for
"Bruce Lee
couldn't fight" ? Hmm ?
Because that's what you
are saying.
That was your interpretation,
not Joe Lewis'.
Could Lewis not have meant that it was NOT Lee's PROFESSION to take part in tournaments, but that his PROFESSION was acting and teaching?
Otherwise, why mention acting ?
Acting and teaching were his bread and butter.
Ain't nothing wrong with that.
But what
a 'fighter' means to Joe
was one who
who professionally takes
part in tournaments
as a profession,
to make a living.
It's the fight GAME,
with trophies.
Like the
bodybuilding circuit.
Not martial arts.
And Lee only wanted to spar with winners, like Joe. So ? Is that wrong ?
Of course he was learning from everyone !
That's what made him
a creative, adaptive martial artist that he was,
and we should all aspire to be !
Bruce was a young man hungry for knowledge. Like no one else, I bet, Joe has ever met.
@Juno Donat your funny
@@billy_mandalay. Totally agree. This is from that same interview he reference.
DW Forum - You have said on numerous occassions that Bruce was not a fighter, but at the same time you say that Bruce was the first Ph.D in martial arts fighting? And you have also written about how when you first met Bruce you were really prejudice in those days, especially of little guys as fighters, what changed your mind? You also write that in those days you didn't care much for talkers, you say, "don't tell me how to fight if you never fought", you go on to say "I was a doer in those days, and I didn't care much for talkers. In other words, don't tell me how great you are, how great your style is, or weather your stuff works or not. Let's simply get in the ring and I'll find out within a matter of seconds". What was it that changed your mind and become one of Bruce's students? Why were your classes private, and were Chuck Norris, or Mike Stone taught privatly also?
Joe Lewis - Bruce told me he did not care about competing. He had no interest in it, and he said he felt there was nothing to gain by him doing so. Little guys, in my opinion, have always been the best trainers. This is because tactically very early in their careers they figure out how to conquer larger opponents. Mike Stone, who I respect, convinced me to study with Bruce. Martial arts does not have a long history as does boxing. Bruce Lee was a wealth of knowledge. No one knew what he had. Bruce Lee was proud to be the instructor of three world champions, Norris, Stone, and myself. With private lessons, he could customize each lesson to fit and compliment the attributes of the individual. I teach this way also.
No he isn't. He's lying to keep the mythology alive. Because that's what Bruce Lee fanboys do.
Bruce Lee was not a professional fighter, and only appears to have been in one real fight in his entire life.
Seraphina Aizen so if he still live won't you go against him then and quit trash talking idiot!! (R.I.P MASTER BRUCE LEE (1940)-(1973)
Respect for this man honesty and big Respect for Bruce Lee the unmatched Martial Art Fighter. His legacy is phenomenal even 50 years after his death nobody comes close to his art.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love this humble guy, Bruce Lee was extraordinary of its kind.
Bruce was a totally disciplined martial artist who knew his craft
and had unbound energy!
Ray Charles once said " im not a great singer. If you wanna find great singers, go to a church and you will find them ".
UFC has good fighters but there are a lot and a lot of talented and strong martial artists around the world. Just because they dont sign a contract and join UFC and fight in front of camera doesnt mean UFC fighters are the best.
There is truth to what you say but if you arent stepping up to prove it then its mental masturbation. I could claim that they guy playing hoops on the local court is NBA level but until he actually plays in the NBA then my claims mean nothing.
UFC is the church for fighters
@@cuzz63 it doesn't matter. Monks are trained in kill techniques, yet you'll never see them do it because it goes against their beliefs and morals, the point is that not every person who's talented in something is out to prove that they're the best at doing it, there are over 7 billion people on the planet it's foolish to think you know who's the best at ANYTHING all we may know is what goes on record, but those are never real facts. No one can really claim to be the best at anything when you really think about it because the talents of every single person on the planet have not and will not be discovered.
@@ahumblechicagoan9942 how do they train kill techniques? Do they try them out on death row inmates? Just asking.
@@cuzz63 they know the body, it's pressure points and it's weak spots, decades of practice and creating new techniques
Exactly! I hear all the time Bruce couldn’t win against an MMA fighter and I’ll tell you why he would dust any MMA fighter. People who really followed Bruce’s style, technique and philosophies on martial arts then they would know Bruce never claimed that his technique is the best, if you do your research you will hear him say many times that the best martial artist is one who can adapt, and that’s exactly what he would do if he was here today. He was a street fighter and would take notice how technique has moved to the ground and adapt and overcome. That’s what he did and that’s why he’s the best martial arts fighter in history..
Joe Lewis, Andy Hug, Bas Rutten etc,. have all proven themselves in combat, Bruce never did, so he hasn't proven himself to be the best MA fighter in history. Only to the fanboys who are blinded by sentiment. Maybe he could have been if there was some solid evidence of him in combat but all we have to go on are anecdotes.
@@stevo62ful if I didn’t see it than it isn’t real
Lol your logic sucks some random stranger could be a professional fighter but if you never saw them fight than they can’t fight 😂
@@vectoroni783 Can you copy and paste where I said Bruce couldn't fight ?? I look forward to your prompt reply.
@Dnomyar Akunawik let’s see in 63 he fought Wang Fong plus 3 American GIs on the streets in Hong Kong and put all 3 in the hospital mate,, easy to talk smack behind a keyboard when let’s be honest, you couldn’t last 5 minutes with a regular martial artist. In July of 67 he fought the legendary Hairy D Kim Chi and fought him with a fractured back and only took 30 secs to fracture Hairy’s carpustles…
Bruce wasnt a fighter/
I CONGRATULATE this great man, since he had the GUTS, to admit that Bruce Lee would beat him and all the people he knew, UNLIKE some martial art masters that were really defeated by him, but as time went by after his death began saying the opposite, most probably because ENVY!!!!This man is unusually honest, which is a RARE quality, this days!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mário de Azevedo Yeah but if he said he’d beat Bruce people would get butt hurt so it would be a bad PR move. What else can he say but he’d lose 🤔? It’s nothing to congratulate him about it’s common sense.
@@marcleon1513 I understood perfectly what you're getting at, BUT there was Chuk Norris, among others, that said he did beat Bruce, which wasn't true, none whatsoever!! Most people tend to boast in comparison with others, specially when the others have already passed away such as the case of Bruce Lee!! He got to a level where very few masters reached in many martial arts, because of a single detail that makes all the difference, while almost of the martial arts masters developed the physical strength, which is good but not enough, Bruce Lee like the Shaolin Monks developed the combination of physical strength with the inner strength which is given by the CHI and makes all the difference in strength and speed!! I invite you to do some checking on CHI KUNG and you'll realise what I'm talking abou!!
Mário de Azevedo I’m alway fascinated with people who say Chuck said this about Bruce, which is not true.I can actually provide video evidence of what he actually said about Bruce when asked. Can you provide any proof of Chuck saying he beat Bruce? There is an interview on TH-cam when asked about Bruce and if he could beat him and Chuck paused and said “ I’m was a professional fighter “ but then he brushed it off and said Bruce is really good and neither of them want to go there with each other. In other words they never competed with each other or felt the need to. He says they worked out together a few times. Do you have proof of all of the people who were saying things about Bruce? Even if these fighters believe that they could beat him they would never see it because it’s a bad PR move. If you want to get along and go along there is a social pressure to say nothing but good things about Bruce. Also it’s a sign of respect. When Donnie Yen was asked about Bruce Lee and if he can beat him he says that Bruce was his elder and he respected him which is also an interview on TH-cam. He never say that he couldn’t bear Bruce. That was a smart political answer. You are right Bruce has reached a level that most won’t and he was way ahead of his time as far as his ideologies of training and fighting. I can never put Bruce Lee as top fighter because he didn’t fight. It’s easy to talk about what he can do to someone but eventually everyone gets hits and Bruce’s his chin is an unknown variable. He may have a glass jaw for all we know. People blindly believe things without thinking about all of the variables.
@@marcleon1513 common sense my ass. I guess telling a lie is more important than the truth for some. I bet they hate being asked about Bruce Lee & have to lie to save themselves. Knowing even after death Bruce can still beat them.
TheangryKid Every now and then I just block people.
All the people who hated on Bruce lee for just an actor: *confused screaming*
he died.
Attention seeker 😂😂😂
A truth spoken by a tough man! And someone who fought with Bruce 👏👏
Bullshit. My karate instructors instructor trained back in those days and said he watched Bruce Lee get manhandled all the time by Westerners. Its amazing how brainwashed people are, really amazing. That guy fought in GD movies. How stupid of a society do we live in when they cant tell the difference between movies and reality.
Bruce Lee never won a world championship either. It was Chuck Norris who did. I hate to tell you low IQ morons but the fight scene between Norris and Lee was ACTING. It was a movie. Bruce Lee beat up tiny Asian men... that's it. There are some 2B Asians on the planet. Between every sport, boxing, MMA to world class tournaments, how many Asian world champions do you see across all of these sports? VERY FEW.... Enough already idiots.
The Ataraxia Channel MASTER BRUCE LEE well kill them all and karate won't have a chance on him at all but karate to a kung fu fighters your sooo wrong wrong
Why dont you ask chuck Norris what he thinks of Bruce Lee, dumbass. Calling people idiots because you believe something some instructor told your instructor.
The Ataraxia Channel Asians are the best fighters race in the planet I can say
Don't feed cancer guys, It will only grow bigger, a child so gullible to instantly believe something just because his karate instructor said so, grow up kid.
"Self conquest is the greatest of victories mighty is he who conquers himself."-Bruce Lee 🐉☯️🐅🌊
I've never fought professionally myself, but I immersed my myself in MA during a time in my life and met many fighters and teachers in chicago-those who had connections to Dan Innosanto and other Bruce Lee students. I say with 100% certainty that anyone who's fought (street or sport) or knows those who have, KNOW how big fighters, boxers, and martial srtists egos are. They are HARD to impress because they're used to beating up and getting beaten up by others, and know they have to train like hell to win.
That said, THINK FOR A SECOND: back then, fighting and MA here in the US was mainly all about the black and white fighters and boxers and martial artists. The climate against Asians and Asian males did not encourage or facilitate respect in any way. Add to that, you have credible, legitimate fighters and champions like Joe Lewis, chuck Norris, Jim Kelly, etc... GOING TO HIM FOR TRAINING, saying from their own mouths they witnessed his inhuman speed and strike force. Do you think they'd have EVER done that or still talk about Bruce with that kind if awe and respect if it weren't true? Moreover, these guys had nothing to gain by talking up the skills of a Chinese martial artist who was so much smaller than them. Their own pride wouldn't and integrity as fighters would be forfeit if they lied or misrepresented his skill or theirs. And THINK, WOULD ANY OF THESE GUYS, OR ANY FIGHTER WORTH HIS SALT, TRAINED WITH SOMEONE THEY HAD NEVER SPARRED WITH, OR COULD BEAT? You train with those who are better than you, and at the Champion level, you don't make room to train with anyone else you see as beneath you, or can best and learn nothing from. You certainly don't talk with awe and respect of a guy unless it's true.
Remember, Bruce Lee the "myth" didn't really hapoen till AFTER he died, so while he was alive, he didn't get a built in, unchallenged rep. Moreover, if he had been an "just an actor" or "not a real fighter or martial artists" the way I've read skeptics claim, his way of fighting wouldn't have proliferated, his first school would've lost students and closed after he lost fights, and proven, champion fighters wouldn't have sought him out. He literally would've been a forgotten joke that fighters would've scoffed at instead of speak with reverence of as they still do today. Bruce Lee could never have attained the legend status he has.
Tell me one serious, credible fighter, boxer, or MA who'd go to someone to train with, who they never sparred with, they could beat, or "wasn't a real fighter"? Seriously people, THINK. They'd have had Bruce prove to them he could beat them or at least matched up to them before working with him or acknowledging respect of him, and these guys MOST CERTAINLY would've sparred with him to determine that yeah, he impressed them at least enough to want to learn what he could teach them. Again, seasoned fighters and champions confirmed Bruce's abilities and feats, not aknow nothing 10 year olds.
Add to all the above the fact that ALL honest fighters will confirm that their punches and kicks will never be as fast or powerful when they're NOT trying to hurt someone as when it's no holds. It's bc your body is literally trying to fight against actually hurting someone, so you're no generating the kind of kinetic energy you otherwise would. There are those who say how there's so little actual footage of Bruce in "real" fights (tournaments). Yet, al you have to go is look at footage from his films, his green hornet audition, and talk with fighters who knew him to understand that, you can't fake technique and skill on camera with the speed and ease he had. Plus, as fast as he seemed to be on film, he actually had to SLOW DOWN so the cameras could capture his moves and ways he did things. As fast as Bruce was on film, he was still pulling his kicks and punches, meaning he wouldn't have generated the speed and kinetic force he'd have if he was going full out.
That's why, when I heard about that ignorant scrub, Michael jai white, say he could beat Bruce Lee, and issue a half assed apology that still tried to defend his first statement, I rolled my eyes. First, me having 7-8 black belts in multiple disciplines doesn't necessarily mean what you think. Not all black belts or those who wear them are created equal. Meaning, who taught you? How much did you learn from where and fought who before getting It? What degree of belt is it? Most important, who rid you fight against and win who was better than you? How fast was mjw's speed in kicks and punches? Mass and speed are what equal to force. Also, if someone is faster, they wouldn't stand around for you to hit them, they'd be evading while seeking an opening.
Based on the words of actual champion fighters who knew Lee, his fasted punch from 3ft away was .05 secs. That's impossibly fast for most people, no matter how elite. But science had Einstein and hawking, music had Mozart, so for ANYONE to flat out disbelieve or deny the possibility of Lee's Spode and sill is to deny the possibility of Mozart or Michael Jordan. There are simply RARE human beings who are genetically blessed with the physical equivalent of genius.
As others have pointed out, a bullet is tiny, but when expelled from a gun at the speed it is, it's deadly. mjw's can go on all he wants about size and strength, but if guys like Joe Lewis say Lee was THAT fast and could hit that hard (heavyweight level force) despite his ht/wt ratio, white would never have touched him. Look at Lee's physique, and any dolt who says he wasn't a martial artist or "just an actor" can't tell the difference between muscles that come from brutally extensive training, vs ones that are "sculpted" for show, and I assure you, there is a difference.
Training: whatever white training regimen was, even if it was up to 8 hrs a day, it didn't compare to Lees, who literally lived to train and perfect Jeet June do when he wasn't sleeping. I'd bet my soul that mjw's speed or training was nowhere nears as fast or rigorous as lees, and even with the smaller surface area of Lees punches or kicks, at that speed, white could never have made contact and yes, would have been knocked out.
We live in a day and age where tech can do some amazing things. What I'D LOVE TO SEE: I'd love to have some MIT, Hollywood, and martial artists come together to create a hollagram of Bruce Lee programmed to hit at his recorded speed (.05 secs from 3 ft), then outfit white or a similar doubter fighter who thinks he can take on led in a special virtual reality skin suit that's fitted with special contact nodes that could replicate the force that would be generated when the programmed hollagram made contact. THAT, if someone out there with the tech and money would oblige, is a way we could see at least a semblance of Bruce Lee fighting today. Though, I'm sure people who knew him would be creeped out and might find it disrespectful, and of course, a programmed hologram still wouldn't be Lee, even though it could be programmed to look like home with the speed if his reflexes.
t ZG thank you for your work in this detailed entry. Very very interesting stuff and enjoyable read. When I think Bruce Lee, I’m thinking forget about his overtly elite hand speed, forget about his amazing balance and foot work and forget about his ability to kick an assailant anywhere on their body with pin point accuracy and lightning speed. What I think about is his superb and ultra elite fitness and his body’s ability to deal with a violent onslaught for genuinely extended periods. This man was absolutely beyond an elite level in fitness and conditioning. It would take a very brave, egotistical or foolhardy person that hyperthetically matches themselves with him in competition.
@Troy Mahler Bruce wasnt murdered! He basically cursed himself by breaking the old ancestors rules of teaching martial arts to non chinese. He sacrificed himself by doing so. That's why he saw demons while he was awake and filming on the set of his movies. The curse also killed his son. I know its hard to digest but in China the male Carries on ancestor generation. That's why his daughter shannon isnt cursed!
WTF essay is this
This is TH-cam bro, chill out.
“bUt He nEvER ACtuaLlY cOMpeTED”
Bruce Lee was the greatest of all time and there was no one close.People can talk all they want,they always will.These gentlemen on TH-cam speaking so highly of him are humble and truthful because they have seen this beast of a man and experienced personally the expertise of Bruce Lee.its like Michael Jordan on the basketball court,people who have never been around him will compare him but guys who have played with him will let you know who the greatest was and it wasn’t even close...
Florida Sun What evidence do you have on this? Or are you just making up stories.
@@SuperSymbiote1 Evidence of real fighters like Chuck Norris and other Greats who saw him in action know what he can do. Stuff that even "Professional fighters" havent seen. The devestating power he had was incredible speed and power. punched like Tyson and his weight was 80 lbs less than him. He also fought a pro fighter i which he beat him in a min. Dissapointed he couldnt beat him less than that. One inch punch try it if you can. The things he taught to others which they became better fighters. You know what else he did. He survived 500 volts. avg human dies with 250.
@Advocatus Diaboli yeah but not on the street. Listen look at the dammage that Bas Rutten and Mirco Cro Cop did with there leg kicks. Imagine what Bruce would do. He has 3 times their punching power especially kicking Power.
The man has a one inch punch that threw a heavy weight 7 meters away.
Nick N He electrocuted himself?
Kato Lee i agree about the spartans( spartan myself father side) however Bruce Lee was very tough. He might no able to fight 20 people in movies but agsinst 3-4 attackers he can survive. My uncle beat up 3 guys. He leaned himself against a wall and 2 guys he damaged, the third one escaped. They jumped him to rob him. All he did for training he punched a heavybag for years. You can read all u want but at the end of the day its all theory. And the analogy that Bruce isnt tough is theoretical as well.
Bruce always said, I have no fear of an opponent in front of me. That to me, means he's got the opponent's soul and body all figured out.
Yeah but he never faced an opponent. An actual fight is a lot different than sparring.
@@JJ-zr6fu That's true, but if you practice hard enough and spar enough. A real fight wouldn't be that different it's just that a real fight, your opponent won't hold back and might even wrestle you to the ground. Bruce is a smart guy, he's also been in real fights before. He understands, it's killed or be killed. He understands how a real fight will go down. He understands how humans think, fight, behave, etc. Why do you think he practice so hard on speed and strength training as well. And finger jabbing to the eyes and everything else. Bruce pushed himself onto another level, both physically and mentally. If he doesn't out do an opponent physically, he will out do him mentality. He will out think , out smart him. He's not stupid, he will avoid and never fight someone 7 feet tall 280 pounds. He knows himself well and his capability. I can see into Bruce's mind and soul what he's about, that's why I'm able to tell you all this. The human mind can do wondrous and amazing things if enough focus is put into it.
@@JJ-zr6fu 4star twat
@@JJ-zr6fu Lee wa in hundreds of fights he was band from spainish gyms because he beat up all the top fighters!
Bruce the "theoretical fighter" would've gotten laid flat by a professional.
Thank you. Such humble honestly about the legend.
Bruce Lee is not just martial artist, but spiritual martial artist 🔥
He is godfather of mma. Also he have great philosophy. But funny when majority of Chinese never accept mma because they think mma is west culture
@@zacharybasil yes👍
Put Respect On Bruce Lee’s NAME💯💯💯 Respect to this Man✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
R.I.P. Bruce Lee!
Yeah, the times they talked about Bruce Lee, they could say his focus was in how to fight. A thing people doesn't seem to notice about Bruce Lee, when they say modern MMA fighters could've beaten him, it's that Bruce Lee wasn't really attached to any style, he just constantly adapted, so if he had seen something was obsolete, he had removed those perspectives and keep on advancing.
I once trained with a guy who was one of Dan Inosanto's students and he was about the same age as this guy. he had a similar story. He looked about the same, not intimidating looking. But in a fight the guy was a monster. there was no way any of us ever stood a chance against him. I can't imagine how tough all the guys who trained with Bruce Lee are
One of the guys at my gym in Toronto who also does martial arts raves about Dan Inosanto and he has visited him in California.
Its like an honor to have been beaten by Bruce Lee! You could claim “I fought with Bruce Lee, he beat me bad and knocked me down, but I was there in the action for few seconds”
Bruce Lee made martial arts appear both deadly and beautiful.
His focus and grace along with his philosohpy made him more than life.
Even death cannot wash away his way, for he is the water that washes away death.
Much respect 🙏, your story has been the best out of any other to help me know of the Legend of Bruce Lee, excellent story, solute to you my friend well done much appreciated 👍💪 he must have been good hey,
And he was just 32 when he died. Just imagine the level of skill he would have risen to if he’d lived longer.
John Petrinolis lol 32 is old for fighters
@@kolikari3813 no its not
@@kolikari3813 Herschel Walker was 47 fighting guys half his age and winning easily.
Mark Edgette theres this thing called rule and exception stop cherry picking dont be a smartass
Mark Edgette speed and reflexes are first thing to go with age and that’s fundamental to fight sports pls learn before commenting. 35-40 is stretching it for fighters
I always wonder how anybody could thumb down great videos like these. Like, WHY?
Brain dead?
i see people saying bruce was a fraud in this comment section. They have a brain to be brain dead.
Cuz They are still many people who are not dumb like u
Sijo! I havent seen Sijo Demile since 99 at the Wing Chun Do center in Shoreline, Wa! Wow, what a trip down memory lane. Thanks for the video. One of my first memories of Sijo is his demonstration of the 1 inch punch which knocked me back a few feet! The amazing thing was i didnt see him move, just POW...and im a a few feet away. So, i signed up for class that day. Thank you Sijo!
I am lucky to be one of the few to own one of Sijo DeMile's booklet on the 1 and 3 inch punch (technically, the 1 inch isn't really from one inch, but it's still a real punch)... and amazing how three guys in a line can be knocked thru the air with one of these short punches. In Matt Polly's new bio, he recounts when a weightlifter said he didn't think such a short punch could do anything. And then he was flying eight feet thru the air, a 'terrified look on his face.'
@@foreveragainOK I have that book too. I learned it from sufi DeMile in 80s early 90s..long ago
Peace
The art of fighting.. how beautiful he explains
Its Bruce Lee.....you dont pick a fight with Bruce Lee.....you bow with the respect he deserves and admire the greatness.
"he had the beauty of the art of fighting"
Your difference in tournement style and real fighting is spot on. When a guy who is a legend himself talks and puts Bruce above him. Makes you wonder, how far above was Bruce.
Very humble and very true about Mr: Bruce Lee.
There will always be haters. Bruce is a perfectionist and you can see it in everything he does. He was cha cha champion in Hong Kong because he developed new steps and made it better. All the people doing 2 or 1 finger push ups now do it because they saw Lee do it. He pushed his body to the limit and I'm sure he pushed his art to the limit and kept pushing the envelope. If others could do what he did then or could match him why didn't they do exhibitions like him to prove this only to come out many years later to say rubbish. He was always about looking for the fastest way to end a fight. He portrayed his philosophies in his movies and I believe he would use his teeth in a fight without thinking twice about it because it's about having the upper hand, however he did say in Longstreet that you don't go into a fight to use your teeth because that's the best way to lose them. If he was not so good why were all the world champions looking to train with him. He wasn't rich before he started making films in Hong Kong so you can't say it was because he was rich. You hear people in the training videos say things like them feeling the kick through the air shield. Also, if he didn't sparr for real why did they come up with so many protective gears for training. What most people don't understand is that in all the clips you see he is pulling his punches and kicks or not landing them purposely so as not to hurt anyone. He once said that every defence must be used to disable your opponent, every attack should be at places that will do maximum damage. If Bruce was fighting a no holds barred fight he would goured your eyes instead of punching you in the face because that will disorientate you the more. We might be hyping him more than he really was but one thing is certain, he is arguably the greatest martial artist that we ever saw, if others existed we never saw them, simple. Bruce is like those shaolin monks we watch in movies that develop fighting styles from watching animals fight, he was that intelligent.
@Brick Shithouse what is not true? This is the type of comment that lacks any sense whatsoever. Is it the fact that he was chacha champion (because that is a verified fact) or the fact he pushed his body and art to the limits (because we can see it in him)? You need to tell me what is not true.
You are a fan boy, big deal.
Spooky X....The only part I disagree with was about him being rich. Bruce grew up at least well off, you dont seem to know he was a famous child actor in HK. As for the rest at least you didnt claim he was a proven fighter.
Thank you very much for sharing the truth. I agree with you 100%.
Very well said ! I loved Bruce Lee , I remember when he died in 1973 ( I was 10 )...He was as BIG as Elvis !!
Bruce Lee was the most dangerous man in the world with his hands
UNFORTUNATELY HE COULD'T BEAT satan he took him @ a young age!
lol...not even a proven fighter. Movies arent real.
@@cuzz63 your dumb he was a master a legendary martial artists in real life he went into tournaments dude do your research he ACTED IN MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES BUT HE WAS A MARTIAL ARTISTS IN REAL LIFE AS WELL HE HAD A SENSEI DUMBASS BRUCE LEE WAS A LEGENDARY MARTIAL ARTISTS IN REAL LIFE if you want proof watch this 🤣🤣th-cam.com/video/AqHqMdRcROQ/w-d-xo.html
@@mikedabatg5030 yeah my uncle met him in 1968 in hong Kong in the gym he said he was happy and cocky about his one inch punch and he was short
@@mikedabatg5030 Sparring and demonstrations are not the same as real fighting. You need to stop worshipping him like a god. He was just a man with limits and weaknesses like everyone else.
WOW! Those are some powerful words! Bruce Lee really is/was the "Real-Deal!"
No matter how tough you are...Bruce will hurt you...badly!
Yet he never hurt anyone, people make these claims that he fought all these challengers, yet nobody knows who they were and they werent injured.
120 pounds 5 7 lol right!!!
YOUR DREAMING AGAIN! NOTHING BUT AN ACTOR!
That's IF you believe this guy.
When bruce lee was alive. Ppl call him a true fighter. When he died. Ppl said " hes nothing but a mere actor ", same with donnie yen a true martial artist like bruce lee, hes a good actor too so if he dies. Will you call him a mere actor? You guys are so dumb and full of pathetic bs
This has to be one of the most humble interviews ever.