James DeMile Interview Pt2 From Boxing to Gung Fu
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- James DeMile, one of Bruce Lee's original students, talks about how they trained. Was Bruce Lee physically impressive, fast and fit? And much more.
James DeMile Interview pt 2. He talks about his boxing, Wing Chun and Bruce Lee's physical prowess.
In 1959, James W. DeMile began his martial arts career in Seattle, Washington, under the direction of the legendary Bruce Lee. As one of Bruce's first generation students, Mr.DeMile had the opportunity of assisting Bruce in developing his unique fighting skills. It was also DeMile's privilege to appear in Bruce's only book, "The Philosophical Art of Self Defense". DeMile was an undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Air Force as well as "Masters Level" hand to hand combat instructor for the (Special Forces Combative's) program at Fort Lewis in 1985 and 1986.
One of the foremost authorities on modern Wing Chun, DeMile has adapted Bruce's modification of the ancient art of Wing Chun and created WING CHUN DO, a practical self defense system for the 1990's student. DeMile is listed in Bob Wall's Who's Who in the Martial Arts, The Genealogy of the Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Family by the Ving Tsun Athletic Association, The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia by John Corcoran and Emil Farkas, Bruce Lee's Fighting Spirit by Bruce Thomas. He has also written many articles for national and international magazines. He has appeared in the movies, Weapons of Death and The Curse of the Dragon and twice on the national TV program Entertainment Tonight. He has written four best selling martial arts books as well as produced a number of training videos, including "Bruce Lee's one and Three Inch Floating Punch", one of the most devastating strikes in the martial arts. He has designed and built a number of specialized electronic training devices as well as some versatile spring loaded wooden dummies. DeMile travels extensively throughout the world teaching his dynamic self defense concepts and techniques to students, police and the military. He specializes in accelerated self defense programs for individuals 40 years old or older. His most famous student for learning the incredible One and Three Inch Floating Punch is 80 year old Professor Wally Jay, creator of Small Circle Jujitsu. DeMile is still an active Deputy Sheriff with the Ottawa County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department until 2005.
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This is fascinating because at first Bruce was all about Kung Fu, later he discovered that traditional martial arts had their shortcomings and limitations. So he incorporated boxing into his Jeet Kune Do. James is the complete opposite. He started out with boxing and found out that it didn't work against what Bruce did so he started learning Kung Fu.
That's definitely a bruh moment comment...haha! Never thought of it that way before.
That's what MMA is All about box a fighter fight a boxer
Jeet kune do is MMA....
James DeMile is incredibly humble unlike some of Bruce Lee's other students *cough chuck norris
I am 55 and I still train with weights and do conditioning and bag work. I still weigh the same from 20 years ago. Never stop, you'll live longer and feel better.
listen to tbis man. i stRted martial arts at age 11 and sudde ly stopped at age 50
STUPIDEST thing i ever did
attended one of him seminars. Was skeptical but holy S.... Guy is amazing...
again this man has solidified himself as someone I can trust when he speaks of Bruce. as soon as he said centerline it hit me again. he really was someone who knew and interacted with Bruce. The centerline and trapping all came from wing Chun and was Bruce's foundation even when he dropped most of what he learned from wing Chun when finding his own way. his jeet kune do.
MR. JAMES W. DEMILE , SIFO MASTER : THANK U FOR YOUR TESTIMONY ON BRUCE LEE. !!!!! . THIS WELL HELP ME RESPECT MORE THE MARTIAL ARTS WORLD 🌍 AND MY JKD TRAINING , FOR EVER. !!!! . TO PAST IT ON TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. !!! . 😎👍💖🙏🏾💖....
He was such an interesting man to listen to rip Jim
I remember reading in the 90s...it was either a Duncan Leung or Hawkins Cheung interview about Lei Siu Lung...that after the Wong Jack Man fight how Bruce became obsessed with learning the rest of the Wing Chun system to the point where he asked Yip Man to let him film the third and final level to take back to the U.S. and master, since he didn't have the time to stay in Hong Kong for a year to learn it. The interview continued that when Yip Man refused, Bruce was forced to start examining other arts to fill in the gap left by not having completed learning Wing Chun. So if Yip Man had said "yes", there would be no such thing as Jeet Kune Do today.
Bruce Lee trained day and night with many hours of his life which he took too much to his limit working out simple is okay for the body but not over doing it. BRUCE LEE did up to at least at 8 hours a day to 6 hours some were longer to the evening . .. he really loved marital art... but a human being can only take so much. .. and sadly he passed away at the age 32
Bruce Lee was in hight 5' 8"
He will always be known as
BRUCE LEE FAST BUT FURIOUS! ! !
To Mr Sensei Demile" with all do respect. I admire you in what you say, your right about what you say about Bruce Lee. I've been studying after he had passed. But, theirs is more to the master, and only master that these want to bee master can't see and will never see. And that is, his real secrets. That I study about him. Not his kick his punches. I have my own style. These people are studying and viewing and coping his videos and every move and calling it their own. Because their styles do not work And have no gain. That's why their lost and that's where they'll always stay. Mr Demile You are the doorway to Bruce" that's why I admire everything you say" your a man of experience. I see what you see, in the Lil Dragon.PS, I'm still Studying his Secret, that these Wana bee's can't See'.….
Welp, Bruce was already demonstrating 2 finger push ups with perfect form and the one inch punch as early as 1964, so he already had strength and power before years of obsessive strength training and isometrics which took him to entirely different level along with continued training in JKD by the time Jim Kelly met him. Also Bruce was at one point even bigger than he was in the movies but he felt that slowed him down...
Actually Bruce used to do lots of calisthenics and weight training
Not in the beginning. That all happened after he started his school and was challenged by another Gung Fu master and despite winning was disappointing in his performance. Then he started to incorporate weight training, fitness, diet etc.
Bruce Lee has endurance. He ran 5 miles a day
He was expressing what he sees at the physique of Bruce early years. He was right on the way of learning but the speed and power was already there even without much muscle.
Didnt have endurance in early years because he didnt have a fitness program back then.
MMA principles
Jeet kune do is MMA
And MMA is Jeet kune do
Box a fighter fight a boxer
james is however incorrect in regards to Bl endurance. His cardio regimen was off the hook. Others that knew Bruce said his endurance was crazy
Bruce Lee only began to work on his cardio while he was living in Oakland. James DeMile knew Bruce when he was living in Seattle, which was before that.
He was talking about when he first met Bruce before he got into cardio and weights
He says that at the time he knew him, Bruce was not focused on surpassing physical human limits, which he later did, but was fpcuses on amassing martial knowledge of his art and perfecting it.
You have comprehension problem. Did you even watch this video properly or the part 1 video properly? James DeMile met Bruce Lee in the early 60s, at that time Bruce Lee hasn't got those crazy workout regimen yet. He got those bat-winged lats on a much later stage, maybe in 1970.
Imagine bruce lee meeting Royace Gracie and ask him to attack and imagine royace going for double leg and holding him ohhhhh it would have been glorious, perfect hard style vs perfect soft style.
IMO Bruce Lee would have learnt from the Gracies to make him an even more formidable fighter.
If it was an all out street fight Bruce Lee would have wiped the floor with any of the Gracies…..Bruce was an ‘all out street fighter’ and the Gracies as well as everyone else would have been humbled by Bruce’s speed, elusiveness, power, timing and the sheer effectiveness of his scientific street fighting ability aka Jeet Kune Do.
@@1azrealdeal I'd like to make a comment about your comment" Lot of people still don't know very much yet about the Lil dragon. But Bruce lee studied kondenkan danzan ryu jiu jitsu, with my master teacher instructor wally Jay, a red belt Senior in structure who he train with. Bruce Lee was a perfectionist in all art's. Put it this way" he was just the best of all"Quote" Unquote"....
@@edwardvillegas8395 yeah I did read he learn some Ju Jitsu under Wally Jay.
It would have been interesting to know Wally Jay’s opinion on Bruce Lee’s fighting ability!
"All the slipping, the bobbing, jabbing, combinations etc" you know, all the tried and proven techniques that work in real fights 😂
But you know, this guy has techniques that only work outside of tested combat sport situations. They only work when you are standing on "the street", so you can't prove it. But he knows it. He's legit.
Cus in street fight they are. Much better of if you know some grappling and some basic punches in the street than what boxing entails.
@@nickgillespie6232 And also, outside you have debris on the ground, stepoffs leading from sidewalks to the street, wet pavement, and so on.
@@blockmasterscott Of course, and you could be in a confined space where there’s obstacles all around you. And also the wearing of clothes and shoes are game changers. For instance, I saw a fight once where a guy got into a scuffle and pulled the t-shirt over the other guy’s head. The other guy couldn’t see nothing as he was getting his head punched in. The tactic was accidental of course, but it does prove how different the street is to a combat sport. Where shoes are concerned. Well, they act like knuckle dusters for the feet. You can simply toe peg someone in the shins, stomp on toes with the hard heel, etc, things you couldn’t do in bare feet without hurting your foot. And, people don’t take into account that wearing protective gloves / gauntlets prevent you breaking your fingers. If you miss with knuckles, and connect with a hard spot with your finger bones, they’ll easily break.
According to the new Bruce Lee biography by Matthew Polly, James DeMille betrayed Bruce Lee and started a rival school in Seattle. They never reconciled. He should be ashamed of exploiting his broken connection to the master he backstabbed.
Wow, good info
@@Jiren0420 nope that's a lie
"betrayed" and "backstabbed" fairly strong words. Just listening to several interviews of Jim Demile, his attitude & behavior, says otherwise.
Lies by Matthew Polly.
Jesus Christ
Pencil ✏️
Bruce Le took it too far!!!! So far that he injured his back just like jet Lee and so on...
James DeMile idolizes Bruce, which is great because he was his teacher. But I could easily run off the names of some of the best boxers of all time, and Lee would not do well against them. In fact, he'd get knocked out. DeMile was not a professional boxer. There are levels.
Ask Khsbib n Bukauw if Lee would beat him. Both would only laugh n smile it off. Lee's slimmy n thinny bony would be smashed by Bukauw or Khabib in a pathetic demise. No, Lee was only a movie fighter who only fought paid stuntmen who had to obey the movie scripts he wrote. Yes, only a self pleasing movie fighter.
And you're an troll
You sound like you once fought Bruce Lee. Place and time please.
@@bechelerroseme6821 it's ok Mr, Roseme, their will always be people or numskulls, who criticize brue Lil. But their an old saying, to really know him" is to fight him. what he doesn't know about the dragon" his vilosity and hand speed,and leg speed was like a cobra, you could not penetrate or intercept his movement. He was unstoppable" let leave it at that". Let them talk"
You sound dumb everyone you mentioned even said in interviews that they was inspired by Bruce and that’s he’s the greatest. 🤡