I'll be the first one to say he was fast and powerful. He deserves respect. However many of you tele-chi religious warriors claim that he is the best and greatest and no one past present or future could measure up to him. He was a MAN in fact, he DIED remember? People are in awe of his skills, but they are watching movies! with coreographed fights. I've seen Rey Mysterio do some INSANE sh!t but thats kayfabe! Then there people talking about all his fights in Hong Kong, well show me some reports, some witnesses. SOMETHING to prove you aren't just making it up.
As for who could beat him up, we will never know. He's dead. Are there people who are the Bruce Lee's of our time, DEFINITELY. They are well rounded and experienced and we HAVE SEEN them fight and win.
2006-09-30 11:56:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
His one inch punch? Yeah I've seen it. If you stand squared off with a chair behind you I could push you down with my PINKY. One Inch Punch isn't incredible, It's a push. No one with half a brain stands in a horse stance to fight.
2006-09-30 12:04:36 · update #1
I agree that he could most likely not do very well in the UFC against the bigger guys who train specifically for the fights they engage in. In fact, they are almost the ultimate JKD fighters. He always said do what's practical. I've read 2 biographies by him and there were eyewitnesses to his fights with specific descriptions of him winning,in at least one fight by grappling and beating the guys head into a concrete step.
In raw speed, he was faster than any UFC guy, but they could most likely take his punishment and grapple him to the ground.
I alos agree that the one inch punch was a parlor trick.
2006-09-30 17:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bruce Lee was not so important in martial arts as a fighter, but he brought Chinese style martial arts into the open. I met him several times in Hong Kong, and yes, the stage fights were choreographed as are all other martial art movies. He was a man and he did die as a result of a reaction to a medication, but that in neither here nor there. We are all mortals and you too will die, You should attend the martial arts fights in Fukien Province in the city of Xiamin and you would see some of the best non-professionals.
2006-09-30 12:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he was a man. If not for Bruce Lee bringing martial arts to the attention of the world, you probably wouldn't have the opportunity to be training right now.
As for Mysterio, he is obviously a great athlete, but you do know that wrestling is all choreographed? Fake? Entertainment purposes only?
2006-10-01 09:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't invincible, but he was a great Martial Artist who understood the full potential of Martial Arts; he understood both aspects of Martial Arts; the physical and the spiritual (he studied philosophy in college, and applied that knowledge to Martial Arts) side.
He studied almost every fighting discipline that was available at the time, and used particular techniques from each discipline to better and further himself in his own training.
There were countless people who challenged him, and most often, he won against his opponents; so I'd say he was the greatest Martial Artist of the 20th century, and it is far too difficult to compare anyone else to him.
the main question about the "Bruce Lee's" of our time is, do they understand Martial Arts the way he did? I doubt it.
As far as who these individuals are is a matter of opinion of who you ask since there's no set standard or criteria for determining the mantle of being the best Martial Artist.
and as for your reference to Rey Mysterio, He too is in a choreographed fight complete with acrobatics, and rehearsing daily until every match begins.
there is footage of Bruce, you'll have to request it from the Jeet Kune Do Nucleus, the foundation that was created in his name, and you may have to buy the copies of that footage and several people from the sets of the movies that he worked on, including the producers of the movies who shared thier memories of what happened during the filming.
he also has unreleased footage of his training, but there is one movie that was released by Warner Bros. Home Video called the Curse of The Dragon that shows some of his abilities as well as features comments from the people he knew and worked or trained with.
So as far as your proof you're lookin for, you'll have to do some research to find what you're lookin for.
and his "One inch punch" he's used; it's more than simply pushing someone down into the chair, it's using the energy from the body mechanics stemming from the ball fo the foot, through the leg into the hips and through the arm, to the fist; which looks more like a twitch of the body to perform the technique.
So yeah Bruce Lee was the greatest Martial Artist of the 20th century in my opinion. I have read his best and most difinitive book "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" and it has helped me understand my training in ways I couldn't before.
2006-09-30 16:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he was a man, and yes, he died like any other human being, but what makes him stand out is that he made kung fu cool, paved the way for the likes of Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris, who said Bruce Lee "Pound for pound, was probably the strongest man on earth." Bruce Lee's strength was not only muscular, but a spiritual force that propelled that physical strength.
2006-09-30 12:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mad About Purple 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At the time he was revolutionary, had created his own martial arts style. And got it out there in Film.
He died young, as did his son. A shame.
It's like saying the new Mustang could whip *** over the old Mustang. It's disrepectful to the 'nth degree. Without the Old, the new could not exist.
2006-09-30 12:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its because of the conditions in which he died. But Bruce Lee did accomplish alot in his short life, some bad and some good. He's considered one of the fathers of the mixed martial arts (he developed his own style called Jeet Kune Do). Actually, one of his fights is recorded on one of his movies.
2006-09-30 12:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by JPH 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree that his fighting ability may be exaggerated. But, I don't think anyone influenced the martial arts world, especially in the western world, more than he did. His early death, like Marylin Monroe, and James Dean, made him into a legend.
2006-09-30 12:01:17 · answer #8 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. I agree. Bruce Lee, Tupac, and Elvis are all on an island sipping cool drinks. (Tupac's is more like a foety of Eight Ball).
2006-09-30 11:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Speaking_Up 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You've never seen his one inch punch?
2006-09-30 11:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by stupidgenius624 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋