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I never got into Bruce lee but I always feel like he’s respected for the philosophy not the execution. You are talking about an era where martial arts were more niche and unknown.The guy has fanboys on every corner, i see videos and comments on youtube by guys saying that bruce would dominate the ufc, he hits harder than a heavyweight and moves like a flyweight, i saw a comment with shit load of likes saying that bruce would beat michael jai white in a fight, yeah, you heard it right... A tiny Asian man that stood at 5ft6 150lbs soaking wet beating up a 6ft2 200+lbs jacked mulitple black belt life time martial artist. He also hits harder than Mike Tyson... Who are these individuals that spread this type of misinformation?
I dont get it, he has no proffesional fights on his record, in anything... And there is no footage of him fighting or competing against any pro or known fighter.
At least chuck norris has a karate record.
It seems its better to fake it till you make it than actually doing it for real.
Can someone explain it to me, what impresses you?
He's athletic, looks good in movies, has cool quotes, the one inch punch that has no tie in with actual fighting where your opponet doesnt stand there and let you hit him (in most cases) and oh dear, worst case scenario pushes you back slightly.
I look at him the same way i look Steven Seagal, at least Seagal taught Silva that front kick.
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It’s like old musicians. The Beatles aren’t better than some of the music today in production quality etc, but their level of understanding pre internet and free information is absolutely amazing. Thats Bruce lee to me. May not actually have done well in mma, or even competition, but he was thinking about fighting in a way far far removed from the current time.
He also realised long ago the importance of athleticism. Look at all the mcdojo owners from that time. All fat and beer bellies. Bruce lee was a specimen (a small one but still impressive)
I think if you want to have a realistic take of Bruce lee, compare him to the other people doing what he was doing at that time. He would have killed seagal, size not making a difference because Bruce lee was an athlete, whereas seagal was a slimy rat lol. Fight philosophy would have helped too, because lee seemed obsessed with quickly and violently dispatching an opponent.
I also don’t think the one inch punch was designed as an efficient move, more as a show of physics and how the power of a punch isn’t generated through hand speed of wind up.
Not a big fan of lee tbh, never watched much of him or his quotes, that’s just how I’ve always viewed what I’ve seen of him.
The people who idolize him are the same people that ate up every word of mcgregor when he was talking about being a master of movement. Some people don’t want to respect an art form, they want to groupie somebody and live vicariously through them. They want to believe in larger than life characters.
Who can blame them, I’ll admit I was a bit disappointed when I got into MMA, and there weren’t really many people that looked a step above everybody else. Like in a movie for eg. took a while until young me started respecting the fact that every fight is a risk, no matter how outstanding you look. And it makes people’s streaks more impressive even if they don’t look like the movie unleashed.