I said in my last post, Lee practiced on Hong Kong's streets as a young adult. When I say this I mean he fought in Chinese Underground/Street Fights, where there are no rules. He fought well enough to survive there, and only got better as time went on.
I also stated that Lee was practically the father of MMA and it was his idea to create a martial arts league to truly reflect the nature of a fight: no rules, other than to win at all costs. Even UFC/MMA doesn't live up to this, as there are rules against throat, eye, and groin strikes. The reason Lee wouldn't fight in any leagues is because he didn't like the fact that there were rules. The Shaolin monk who trained Lee (Yip Man) made sure that Lee didn't focus on showmanship, rather on practicality; this was due to Lee's Chinese and German heritage.
As for the actor vs. true martial artist, to the trained eye, it is easy to tell when martial artists in movies are jus acting versus when they truly know what they are doing, and have really trained. Bruce Lee wasn't an actor, he was a martial artist who happened to act as well. When Lee lived in America, he had his own martial arts school, where he trained martial artists such as Will Stape, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Chuck Norris. All of these students still state that, while they themselves are legends in martial arts, Bruce Lee was in a class all his own, and still none of them believe they could beat Bruce in a fair fight.
Another point I'd like to address is what was claimed as Bruce Lee's supposed vulnerability to grappling, and groundwork. This is untrue. The reason Bruce never really showcased throws and grapples was because, for a martial artist, strikes are the most effective means of fighting, especially against a group, because, while Jiu Jitsu is effective one-on-one, it leaves the practitioner vulnerable while on the ground when fighting multiple people. Also, when martial artists who have achieved their black belt spar, throws often open up options for the opponent to perform a reversal, if not performed perfectly every time.
Lee most certainly could do Jiu Jitsu proficiently, however, he was always careful about when and where he used it, and who he used it on.
Originally posted by jmoul
It is pretty hard to dog pile a guy who is literally kicking your ass into the next century. *Maybe* one will get to him, but that thug will likely take an elbow or a knee to the guts.
He literally kicks them into the next century? I don't think you understand what that word means.
Originally posted by jmoulNot really, he could only attack one thug at a time. Worst case scenario two-three thugs get injured.
It is pretty hard to dog pile a guy who is literally kicking your ass into the next century. *Maybe* one will get to him, but that thug will likely take an elbow or a knee to the guts.
Bruce Lee wanking is ridiculous here.