(continued)
Steve Golden, one of Ed Parker's black belts in kenpo, witnessed
Bruce face a challenge from a TKD black belt.
"It was frightening to see how easy it was for Bruce. The Tae
Kwon Do black belt mentioned that he knew Bruce had good hands, so
Bruce said he would only use his feet. They went pretty hard, and
the guy really tried to kick Bruce. Every time the guy kicked,
Bruce got just barely out of range, and just as the guy’s foot came
down, Bruce held his kick up to the guy’s face—a roundhouse kick
right up to the guy’s nose or a side kick up to the guy’s temple.
This guy was putting everything he had into getting Bruce, and
Bruce was barely putting out any effort. If it was for real, it
would have lasted until the first kick."
World Martial Arts Hall Of Fame member Richard Bustillo, former
student and friend of Bruce, witnessed a man attempt to attack
Bruce with a knife.
“While a few of us were training, a guy asked Bruce if he
actually thought he could stop his attack if he were to charge at
Bruce with his knife. Well, Bruce told this guy to come at him with
the blade, so the guy did. It was so fast when Bruce kicked the
knife right out of the guys hand, before he could take more than
two steps, that we were all left amazed by it…but, perhaps not as
much as the guy who no longer held that knife.”
Herb Jackson, friend and stunt of Bruce, describes
what happened when a man trespassed into Bruce's home backyard and
tried to challenge him.
Lee's eventual celebrity put him in the path of a number of men
who sought to make a name for themselves by causing a confrontation
with Lee. A challenger had invaded Lee's private home in Hong Kong
by trespassing into the backyard to incite Lee in combat. Lee
finished the challenger violently with a kick, infuriated over the
home invasion. Describing the incident, Herb Jackson states,
"One time one fellow got over that wall, got into his yard and
challenged him and he says 'how good are you?' And Bruce was poppin
mad. He [Bruce] says 'he gets the idea, this guy, to come and
invade my home, my own private home, invade it and challenge me.'
He said he got so mad that he gave the hardest kick he ever gave
anyone in his life."
Bob Wall (Ohara from Enter The Dragon) describes what happened
when a movie extra tried to challenge Bruce.
"This kid was good. He was strong and fast, and he was really
trying to punch Bruce's brains in. But Bruce just methodically took
him apart.[32]
Bruce kept moving so well, this kid couldn't touch him...then all
of a sudden, Bruce got him and rammed his ass with the wall and
swept him up, proceeding to drop him and plant his knee into his
opponent's chest, locked his arm out straight, and nailed him in
the face repeatedly." — Bob Wall
→←James W. DeMile was the "Duke" of the Capitol Hill gang in
Seattle and an undefeated heavyweight boxer in the Air Force.
Ed Parker
Jr.: "I remember many times my father (Ed Parker) talking about, pound for
pound, Bruce Lee was the best martial artist, he´d ever
seen
Dan
Inosanto stated, "There's no doubt in my mind that if
Bruce Lee had gone into pro boxing, he could easily have ranked in
the top three in the lightweight division or junior-welterweight
division."
"In a dictionary, you say 'greatest', you say 'Bruce Lee',
that´s the way it is. He is second to no one." — Sugar Ray
Leonard
Over 90% martial artists interviewed by author Steven Barnes
said that Bruce was the best martial artist they had ever seen.
"Bruce Lee is my idol. I try to learn some techniques from him,
especially the quickness of his hands and legs." — Manny
Pacquiao
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_history_of_Bruce_Lee
Who were your first influences
in the Martial arts?
Frank Shamrock
: Bruce Lee & Chuck Norris. Bruce Lee’s philosophies
of taking what works adapting it, also staying at the forefront of
knowledge has had a tremendous impact on me.
http://sfuk.tripod.com/interviews_02/frank_shamrock.html
Please, let the man rest in peace and all of us enjoy the great
contribution he made to the world. There will never be another like
him in a thousand years. If you enjoy him as an actor, then enjoy
his movies. If you want to train like him, do your best and it will
make you a better person and a better warrior in life. If you don't
like Bruce, that is fine but do not ever think, in a million years,
that you could have beaten him. Instead of trying to put down a
legend, which you will never be able to do, why not put your energy
into trying to improve the world or at least contribute something
positive to others.
