Seems like yesterday.
November 27,1940 - July 20,1973
What might have been.
November 27,1940 - July 20,1973
What might have been.
RIP Bruce Lee, 40 years
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I can watch any of his movies completely transfixed. My wife laughs at me, but then she falls under his spell. He was charismatic and an absolute specimen physically.
Is it true he was a fan of the Veg?
Bruce Lee used to make Chuck Norris whip up Williams into a nice lather for a good shave.
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Had Bruce Lee lived, there would be no such thing as a Chuck Norris joke.
I wanted to be like him growing up.
Yes, I know it's fake.
but the fact that this sort of thing seems "credible" ... "plausible" ... "hey, I know it's impossible, but Bruce Lee could do it" ... speaks volumes about his skill and the impact it had on us all.
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Wow, 40 years. Really makes you think about how quickly time passes.
Haha ... nice "Crouching Dragon" ping pong ... of course, Bruce Lee never went in for the hidden cables and "special effects" ... well, apart from the special hole-in-wall capabilities.
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His book the Tao of Jute Keen Do is a great book. He did the illustrations. He was a serious martial artist before an actor. It truly was a shame when he died.
The only person since who comes even close to his speed is Jett Lee.
Jet Li is great, but probably the polar opposite to Bruce, as far as a martial arts actor goes. Jet rose to prominence in China thanks to being a national champ for the Beijing Wushu Team. That is to say, he is extremely technically proficient and precise in his movements. Bruce, on the other hand, rejected a lot of traditional martial arts, particularly Chinese ones, as being a "classical mess". He was all about distilling and using what he felt worked best from many different sources, with the ultimate goal being combat. In other words, Bruce could fight, and that was his main goal. His speed came from constant training to win fights, rather than impress judges in competition.
I like both actors, but in my mind there has never been a movie star who could match BL for speed, no special effects required.
Some fun facts about Bruce Lee:
1. Chuck Norris, Steve McQueen, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Roman Polanski were all students of Bruce Lee.
2. Movie makers actually had to ask Bruce Lee to slow down his moves because many of his moves looked blurry at full speed, which didn't look good on camera.
3. Bruce lee was 5 foot 6" tall and 125-130 lbs for most of his adult life.
4. Bruce Lee was one of the original pioneers of mixed martial arts.
1. Chuck Norris, Steve McQueen, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Roman Polanski were all students of Bruce Lee.
2. Movie makers actually had to ask Bruce Lee to slow down his moves because many of his moves looked blurry at full speed, which didn't look good on camera.
3. Bruce lee was 5 foot 6" tall and 125-130 lbs for most of his adult life.
4. Bruce Lee was one of the original pioneers of mixed martial arts.
Also, RIP Pat Tillman
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To say Bruce Lee was just an actor with no real fighting ability is a lame thing to say. Of course you would not have said that to his face would you. My former sensei Hayward Nishioka (judo black belt pan-am champion) was at the 1970's Long Beach Martial arts exhibition. Bruce demonstrated the one inch punch on him. Upon being hit my sensei flew back a couple of feet on to a chair. Now how is that for no fighting ability - was that acting?
Did not think so, neither did the thousands of spectators.
Anybody, being hit with such force would collapse - regardless of how long you have been practicing. Bruce was also much faster than anyone else. Tremendous power combined with lightning speed will always prevail, and Mr. Lee possessed both.
Did not think so, neither did the thousands of spectators.
Anybody, being hit with such force would collapse - regardless of how long you have been practicing. Bruce was also much faster than anyone else. Tremendous power combined with lightning speed will always prevail, and Mr. Lee possessed both.
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Can't believe its 40 years already!
He grew up on the streets of HK, and studied martial arts to survive the streets. Back then, it was nasty.
What amazes me is that he was the only actor I know who gets away with 'bad' acting and 'cat squeal' in his movie fight scenes. He made it look 'believable'.
I love his choreographed fight in his first big movie filmed in Bangkok - the one at the ice factory against a bunch of thugs.
He grew up on the streets of HK, and studied martial arts to survive the streets. Back then, it was nasty.
What amazes me is that he was the only actor I know who gets away with 'bad' acting and 'cat squeal' in his movie fight scenes. He made it look 'believable'.
I love his choreographed fight in his first big movie filmed in Bangkok - the one at the ice factory against a bunch of thugs.
