Posted: 10/12/2010 5:11:11 AM EDT
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Physical feats
Lee's phenomenal fitness meant he was capable of performing many exceptional physical feats. The following list includes some of the physical feats that are attributed to Bruce Lee. Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second. Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for several seconds. In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind. Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer. Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks. Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger. Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups. Lee could cause a 300-lb (136.08 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvdv1MwV-C4&feature=related
He was amazing that's for sure. I had forgotten about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q&feature=related LOL |
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Quoted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvdv1MwV-C4&feature=related He was amazing that's for sure. I had forgotten about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q&feature=related LOL nun-chuck ping-pong?! where can I sign up? |
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Pound for pound, and for his day, he was a good fighter. He incorporated grappling and striking.
Would he be so special today? Perhaps not. I still think he is cool.
The scene has changed quite a bit since he passed away but remember, if he had been alive, he would also have adapted to the changes. He was very good at incorporating what worked from various systems and making it his own. |
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Quoted: I had forgotten about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q&feature=related LOL damn! |
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Quoted: Quoted: Pound for pound, and for his day, he was a good fighter. He incorporated grappling and striking. Would he be so special today? Perhaps not. I still think he is cool. The scene has changed quite a bit since he passed away but remember, if he had been alive, he would also have adapted to the changes. He was very good at incorporating what worked from various systems and making it his own. +1 There is only one guy I can think of that exceeds Lee's capabilities is Tony Jaa.. Tony Jaa does not use wires or stunt doubles. Jaa has Muay Thai background.  |
| He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. |
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He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. you've got to be effin kidding me.  founding father of a chuck norris style movie fame, but the Gracie's started the MMA explosion with UFC 1!
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Quoted: Quoted: He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. you've got to be effin kidding me. founding father of a chuck norris style movie fame, but the Gracie's started the MMA explosion with UFC 1!I'm no expert in the matter but isn't Jeet Kun Do the same as MMA fighting? IIRC JKD mixes in all aspects of martial arts and refines them into a new fighting style. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvdv1MwV-C4&feature=related He was amazing that's for sure. I had forgotten about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q&feature=related LOL  Damn!
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Quoted: Quoted: He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. you've got to be effin kidding me. founding father of a chuck norris style movie fame, but the Gracie's started the MMA explosion with UFC 1!Take a look at this, gloves and arm bar.. I wonder how many years was this before MMA ? Humm, I wonder where the term TAP OUT came from? Chuck Norris was not a ground fighter. |
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In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind. 
Van Damme did that one in Blood Sport. And so can I and most anybody. I haven't found instructions yet on the web. Its actually pretty simple. I had a friend that showed me. You have the person lay their hand out flat with a coin. in your hand you have another coin. When you bring your hand down you open it up releasing the coin and at the same time you let your extended fingers (kind of like the hand signal for blah...blah...blah) Your fingers hit their palm and the reaction is their coin pops up into your hand. Action is faster than reaction. You can practice it for 10 mins and be ok at it. |
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He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. you've got to be effin kidding me. founding father of a chuck norris style movie fame, but the Gracie's started the MMA explosion with UFC 1!I'm no expert in the matter but isn't Jeet Kun Do the same as MMA fighting? IIRC JKD mixes in all aspects of martial arts and refines them into a new fighting style. Basically yes. He combined aspects of various arts that worked and taught them as a system. He was initially shunned for his nontraditional style but was later respected for it. Yes, he was exception for his day- he would be exceptional today too. As noted, he was willing to pick and chose parts of different systems and he was constantly evolving. Unlike many martial artist who stick with a single style or two he experimented. As for being a film star, well it makes sense when you think about how hard he worked to introduce his ideas- he wanted people to see it. You can't fault someone for making money either. No telling where he would have ended up if he had lived. |
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Quoted: Didn't he get his ass kicked by Wong Jackman? NO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Jack_Man |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvdv1MwV-C4&feature=related He was amazing that's for sure. I had forgotten about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q&feature=related LOL lol The table tennis one is fake. Bruce was the man. |
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Pound for pound, and for his day, he was a good fighter. He incorporated grappling and striking.
Would he be so special today? Perhaps not. I still think he is cool.
The scene has changed quite a bit since he passed away but remember, if he had been alive, he would also have adapted to the changes. He was very good at incorporating what worked from various systems and making it his own. He literally was the original mixed martial artist. |
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He does not get enough credit for being the Founding Father of MMA, which is exactly what he was. An amazing driven man, and an amazing martial artist. He was doing things with supplements and workouts before anyone had even THOUGHT things like that. His book, 'Tao of Jeet Kune Do' is worth reading, and his philosophy on martial arts described therein is still just as relevant and groundbreaking today as it was the day it was written. Hail to the king. you've got to be effin kidding me. founding father of a chuck norris style movie fame, but the Gracie's started the MMA explosion with UFC 1!Clue. You need one. The Gracie's "popularized" the sport in the US, but sure as hell didn't invent it. In fact Gracie's (Helio side of the family) aren't "MMA" fighters. Their point has been to prove that you didn't need to mix any styles: Gracie Jiu Jitsu was enough to win fights. (ETA - The Carslon side of the family has a more 'mma' pedigree.) |
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I have a friend that was a teenager living in Oakland China Town in the 60's. She remembers when Bruce was run out of San Francisco for making a scene and revealing Family/Tong martial arts secrets. Her family (Gee) knew the family well, but were forced to scorn them for what Bruce did. Pretty crazy shit. |