The REAL Reason IP MAN Stopped Teaching BRUCE LEE
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Uncover the real story behind Bruce Lee’s early martial arts journey under the legendary Grandmaster Yip Man.
Forget the Hollywood myths-Bruce Lee wasn’t a secluded disciple training in secret; his path was shaped by cultural tensions, street fights, and rivalries that pushed him to redefine martial arts forever.
This video dives into Bruce’s upbringing in post-war Hong Kong, his introduction to Wing Chun, and the pivotal moments that led Yip Man to stop teaching him directly. Learn how Bruce’s training with Wong Shun Leung and his relentless determination to excel laid the foundation for his revolutionary martial art philosophy, Jeet Kune Do.
Explore the challenges Bruce faced as a mixed-heritage student, the rivalries in Yip Man’s school, and the rooftop battles that tested his mettle.
By blending historical accounts, rare footage, and insights from martial arts legends, this documentary paints a vivid picture of Bruce Lee’s transformation from street fighter to martial arts icon.
Join us as we separate fact from fiction to reveal how Bruce’s journey under Yip Man forever changed martial arts and cinema.
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I enjoyed the video, you're getting closer to the truth.
You have to go back way before Bruce. In China, including Hong Kong it's all about the Ching versus the Ming. This doesn't come out in the western quest for Kung Fu and the questions they ask the Sifus because they have no idea what to ask and the Sifus have no reason to tell the whole story.
Start with the Tai Phoung rebellion, 40 million people died. Learn about the Hakka participation because they became the southern Kung Fu in the Boxer rebellion.
In the Boxer rebellion Christians were targeted along with the Hakka people because of the quasi Christian cause of the emperor who started the Tai Phoung rebellion and this led to the expulsion of foreigners especially missionaries. Islam was also moving down from the north in schools such as Hsing I. This led to the "revolution" because of the religious influence in how the "government", Ching or Ming, should operate and whether Buddhist or Taoist ideologies were sufficient to compete with the West as a nation.
The Kung Fu schools were secret societies networked according to their alliance with the developing GMT (Guo Min Tang) or the communist movement. Kinda like the Masons against the Catholics. Everyone is involved.
"Criminal", triad, activity was to provide funding and logistic support for one side or the other. These battles were not about martial arts or simple street gang beefs, they were about civil war.
Ip Man developed his Wing Chun for use by the secret police while infiltrating cells to capture opposition members for interrogation, that is why he works with the police in Hong Kong and the restaurant union which is "secret" network operating in the open, the reason for the initiations and secret teachings. These operating strategy and tactics meetings, not just advanced techniques.
William Cheung was sent to Ip Man by his father who was in the police force and therefore probably did learn the more advanced skills. Bruce was groomed to be a Kung Fu actor and then movie star to compete with the opposition films because those monies were, like and with the Triads, were providing logistics support. The operas and films contained not just the history of the conflicts but embedded information about future plans, propaganda. Bruce connected with major US players and had immediate access to the Triads and could oppose the Triads film industry in Hong Kong, like the Shaw Brothers. It's not enough just to say "the Triads" you had to know which side a Triad was on, Ching or Ming. Why do you think the TV show Kung Fu came about? It was propaganda for the fusion of the American West with the mythology of the "Shaolin" South which was the home of the GMT.
11:10 you keep saying Bruce's confidence, which was really arrogance
@@JeremyJohansonGreat post!!
any body that has done wing chun for a length of time (those who have trained long enough to be in an actual street fight) knows the stance is for training, not fighting!
the wing chun stance is for the following:
balance so your opponent does not knock you over
reflection & redirection as opposed to hard blocking
to make your muscle reflexes such that your entire body is a shock absorber
Now I hear where AI steals their voice! 😀
Listening to you tell this story of Bruce's early years in Hong Kong was far more interesting and captivating than any biopic of Bruce Lee's life I've seen. I could listen to you talk about Bruce for hours. Excellent work as always brother
I came to the realization recently that some of my favorite bruce lee movies don't even have bruce lee in them, but instead actors playing him. His real life story is far more interesting to me than any character he ever played.
A real human being using his own voice and his own research and editing is way better than all the AI-generated crap. Goldenbell training is the most thoughtful and carefully researched. This guy really digs, because he loves the subject matter.
Word!
agreed
Weird.
It's good to finally hear someone highlighting the influence of Wong Shun Leung in the Bruce Lee story. Usually everyone focusses on the Ip Man connection because of his obvious credentials but ignore Wong, who was the Ip Man school fighting champion and successor, also who was Bruce's main instructor as you have highlighted in this video. Kudos to you!
This is exactly what I was about to say.
Facts!
Yup, i had entirely forgotten about him; he's usually a footnote, when he gets mentioned at all.
Bruce's father was a close friend of Ip Man. Bruce faced racism in his homeland because of his German roots. Despite this fact Ip Man taught him Wing Chun. Bruce who was often involved into street fights beat up the son of a police officer and Bruce Lee's parents fearing repercussions moved the fighting prodigy to the United States to avoid trouble. Living in America had it's challenges. Bruce studied philosophy and graduated with his thesis the Tao of Gung Fu, a philosophy of self defense not to be confused with the Tao of Jeet kune do which he wrote as a book later on. He began teaching American students Gung Fu eventually angering traditional masters of Chinese Martial arts including Ip Man who considered Kung fu should belong only to the Chinese. This was mainly why Ip Man stopped teaching the core of Wing chun to Bruce Lee which comprised of the low kicks. Bruce stopped teaching wing chun since he didn't completely master the art. Therefore he had to create an art of his own that would work for him. He studied boxing, taekwondo and fencing to develop a non telegraphic as well as famous one inch punch. Bruce Lee's involvement in the world of cinema further angered the Chinese masters which led to the famous fight with Wong Jack Man. The result was unclear. Many said Bruce won however the spectators present all spoke with contradictory statements. On the sets of movies Bruce learned Grappling with stuntman gene lebell, notably a leg technique he used in Way of the Dragon. He also trained with Dan Inosanto by adapting Silat hand techniques combined with wing chun and boxing. He became a worldwide sensation with his movies and trained many famous western actors and prior to his tragic passing finally wrote the Tao of Jeet Kune Do. His death also remains a mystery to this day. For all those wondering about Bruce's dance like stances and motions in fight scenes, he was previously had Cha Cha Cha dancing skills
Yeah no Diss to Ip man but gotta agree wong was left in the shadows.
Great upload. Bruce was forced to leave Hong Kong or he would've been arrested and sent to jail for fighting. Hence, he didn't get to master Wing Chun. In the U.S., he reluctantly started teaching Jesse Glover, his first black student, as he didn't appreciate the way his own peers treated him back home due to his mixed race. But in the end, he triumphed over his many challenges.
Also, Ip Man had many students. He didn’t mainly teach Bruce Lee. It was actually one of his other disciples that spent the most time with Bruce with Wing Chun.
@@tchoythao1730 yes, this was in the video...
Bruce was mixed?
@@KydSteez His grandmother was German.
@@Brotherken1234 It's a bit more complicated than that. Found this quote from a biography: In fact, Bruce’s mother, Grace, was one-half English, one-quarter Dutch-Jewish, and one-quarter Han Chinese. Her father, Ho Kom Tong, was half Chinese and half Dutch-Jewish. Her mother was English.
This was the best biopic of Bruce Lee I have ever seen. Great job my friend.
This was far more interesting than any fictionalized Hollywood depictions!
Watch young Bruce Lee his siblings telling his story and it’s very accurate his ex wife only told from her experience witch people said she didn’t tell the truth left out his true friends and his family out of his story and knowing he was very close to his family and friends
I love stories about Bruce that doesn't paint him as an untouchable/unbeatable prodigy throughout his life. It shows a human side where a phenomenon learned MA and one of the first to admit most styles have fluff and flash not suitable for a street fight. I trained in Wing Chun because I couldn't find anywhere that taught JKD because of how I idolized Bruce. MMA shows that he was right. Take the most effective movements from diffrent style and be efficient.
Mostly stories don't paint him that way at all if you study.
MMA is not real MMA . There are too many stupid rules and that is why they have to have weight classes
@easterbuny2226 Not true.
Bruce was the father of MMA
@@mrBeandipkilla The Brazilian mixed martial art Vale Tudo (existing since the 1920s) is the father of MMA. The Gracie family competed in Vale Tudo already before Bruce Lee invented JKD. Rorion Gracie created the UFC championship. Search for the video : "Carlson Gracie vs Waldemar Santana, 1955 " to see the video fight in Vale Tudo 1955.
This work you do in storytelling is so important in keeping Bruce Lee's legacy alive - Thank you for posting
I always thought Bruce's training with Wong Shun Leung started for the prank of him telling the other students lessons were cancelled to he could get a private lesson from Ip Man and not the other way around. Great video!
I heard the same story from my Sifu.
Dude I accidentally found your narrative on Bruce Lee and I couldn’t stop watching. I grew up in the 70s watching Lees’ movies but really didn’t know the real story. Good job telling the story.
Most authentic and honest story of Bruce Lee's origins I've ever heard. No recently made Hollywood movies have ever been honest or down his life story justice. You got a Knew sub and thanks for the incredible video, Well researched.💪🏻 As someone whos dabbled in wing Chung and a martial artist/self defense practitioner myself, i loved this.❤️💯🇬🇧
Bruce Li is the real one!
It's fake and gay. Actor... But grew up on the streets...🙄
@@DaveSCameron wtf? Are you on drugs?
My father was a HUGE Bruce Lee fan ❤. Oh how i miss my dad😢 rip jake n bruce 🕊️
JUST CAUGHT YOUR EARLY YEARS OF BRUCE LEE. I' II BE BACK 4 MORE ! KEEPTHE GOOD WORK.
Thank you. Thank you so very much. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. Interesting take on the topic. I train in Wing Chun for many years and read a lot of books and articles on the subject. Gotta say I’ve never heard this side of things in regard to William Cheung fighting Bruce because of a Triads? Cheung and Bruce were friends from the beginning.
From everything I’ve read, the two remained friends until Lee’s death. I’ve heard rumors of Cheung Father possibly being a corrupt Police Chief too. Again, rumors, Could be, dunno 🤷🏾♂️. Hong Kong in those days… gangster!
I think another important missing fact in this story. Cheung and WSL were both assigned by Yip Man to continue Lee’s lessons after he was forced out. Cheung was 3 years ahead of Bruce in Wing Chun, And WSL was senior to Cheung by a few months in WC. Also, he was older than both Lee and Cheung by 5 years.
After school William and Bruce would train outside the city limits in an old barn. I believe Peter Lee would sometimes be there too, But don’t quote me. Peter was an amateur fencing 🤺 competitor. When Cheung left for school in Australia. Bruce was full time training with WSL until he departed for the states. Bruce Lee’s first student Jesse Glover mentioned that Bruce would often talked about William Cheung and WSL as the best street fighters he had ever seen. They both played a major role in Lee’s early development.
I had no idea about any of Bruce Lee's early days, thanks for putting this together so well.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I feel like I learned more about Bruce Lee from this video than any documentary I've ever seen about him.
I studied JKD in LA with Dan Inosanto and Chris Kent... about 40 years ago. I'm 62 now, and I'm going to my 'first intro class' at a local JKD school. I'm not going to tell anyone that I ever studied when I was younger. I'm out of shape and I don't want to dishonor my teachers. I am excited, though, and many times more patient than I was when I was younger. Training in martial arts was always the thing I enjoyed the most in athletics. Thank you for this great video. It has given me great inspiration to start training again. 😊
Thanks!
Book Wrath of the Dragon : Real fights of Bruce Lee by John Little. Read it folks. Best Book about Bruce Lee you can get!
Thanks for the recommendation! If you haven't already done so you may want to check out Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly.
@Adara007 i have that one but wrath is way better
Bro, this is so well done it's pro level, like something worth purchasing
He would also learned Choy Li Fut from a friend, Vince Lacey at Saint Frances school. When he was doing Wing Chun class Hence, where he learn his iconic side low stance, high, and side kicks. Later he would learn western Boxing at his school than he would continue learning Choy Li Fut from Richard lung while he taught Richard wing chun in the states. Great channel by the way !
Could be,..because Bruce claimed his only teacher was Yip Man…☯️
Nothing more dangerous than a person who will stop at nothing to achieve a goal.
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
What about an idiot with a gun?
A man with nothing to lose is by far more dangerous
I saw that video, it was called ww2.
@@deadsi 🤣😂😅
I attended a Chu Shong-tin Wing Chun workshop in 1993 in Adelaide. He was a nice humble guy. A quiet man with a loud talent.
Respect , dope episode ; my workouts and the way I train martial arts is heavily influence by Bruce Lee . Peace Be Upon Him
My older Brother trained with Jin Fu Mark a student of Wing Chun the one thing I remember my Brother always telling me is ( this art is meant to make people humble not bullies and the moment you forget that it backfires on you), it always made me a better man just in life, and when going into combat you just have to let it flow, most of the time when they're coming at you they shouldn't even know what you're about to do, weather it's to incapacitate or subdue, and never lose sight of just how dangerous you can be †
Definitely appreciate the history of the man I looked up to growing up. Bruce Lee was a man of LIGHT, having Compassion wit' KINDNESS. A LEGEND for sure...
So far for people who say Bruce did no fight professionally in competition: he had a huge streetfight experience. That’s worthmore than a karate point match like Chuck Norris competed in. Don’t forget Bruce influences by Western boxing.
He was a golden glove boxer, never fought professionally, you are wrong
@rocarr180 he wasn't no golden glove boxer
@ true. But I think all the streetfights really count.
@@Guile1117 did I say that? Learn how to read media answers. I was answering another writer
@VTVT1306 I did you said true to that guys comment, so you were agreeing with him
Racism. Dan Inosanto said just as much in an interview, as Bruce Lee has a Caucasian grandparent.
Yeep. A german grandmother I believe. (My source was an old 70s martial arts "facts" book) yknow how accurate those were. So take it as you see fit.
Bruce Lee was 1 quarter German, IP Man status in Hong Kong was threatened if he taught to non 100 % chinese
Some claim that Ipman wanted to train him however others objected.
@@MrCODEmaster999 they didn't object, they rejected bruise lee
1/2 German (mother side)…thus,Bruce is 1/4 Caucasian….
Your narration, cadence and enunciation are excellent and very polished and professional.
😮😮😮😮
yes very soothing interesting voice
would listen again
Man I thought I knew a lot about Bruce Lee but you've taught me things I didn't know. I can tell it's legit no nonsense.
The story that Bruce Lee told about himself is so appealing because it fits into the hero's journey arc, and it feeds into a lot of the magical thinking mindset grindset stuff, where this dude just spouted profound wisdom and had superhuman abilities. The reality is a lot more complicated and, in many ways, completely at odds with how he portrayed himself.
One of the best explanations of the Bruce's early life...!!! Well done...!
THIS IS A FIRE BIO VIDEO OF BRUCE LEE. PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ONE CONTINUING.
From what I've been told, Duncan Leung, a childhood friend of Bruce, was the person that introduced him to Yip Man. One of the reasons people didn't like Bruce was he would show up at the school and lie to the other students that the school was closed for the day so he could get 1 on 1 training. Sifu Leung is a friend of my Wing Chun school in Seattle.
Yes sir read Wing Chun Warrior
@zealzilla8346 where can I get that?
Sir, what an awesome video you made of Bruce Lee. It was thorough and in-depth. I enjoyed it very much.
This is one of the most important presentations I've ever seen regarding Bruce Lee. Not only because of the concise history of his growth as a martial artist, but above all for the tribute due to Master Ip Man. 10/10
Excellent man great story telling keeping the Dragons legacy alive and respected.
I was born in 65 when Bruce and ip Man were practicing together and I am so grateful for their knowledge because I have the ability and the stealth and the longevity to have been Incorporated in their abilities through the use of another individual that I met when I was 14 years old who was the third Dan in the art of Jeet kun do ☯️🌄✍️🤔 my blessing is prayers and thoughts will always go out to Bruce and his family as well which I consider a part of my family as a part of the whole yin yang ☯️
Excellent content sir, I always knew the basic story but you filled in all the gaps with details that I wasn't aware of. Thank you.
Bruce Lee bridged the gap between East and West. We loved him and his influence on martial arts. Thank you, sir!
Just wanted to say thank you so much for the information and the opportunity to enjoy the video 👍🏾
Despite all of Bruce’s supposed training in wing chun, he was already moving away from it by 1968, late stage JKD bares little resemblance to wing chun. The structure, footwork and body mechanics are completely different, namely due to the boxing/fencing
I've discussed some of this in other videos, but what does 1968 have to do with THIS topic? We're only talking about what happened in Hong Kong.
Besides, Wing Chun is still the foundation for JFJKD. It doesn't matter what appears to be different when Bruce still had the attributes from training Wing Chun for 12 years.
That doesn't just vanish.
@ yeh that’s true. This video is about his early years, and yes, of course, his attributes he picked up weren’t lost when he changed things, but jfjkf kept changing until the 70’s and people teach it as it was in the 60’s with a heavy emphasis on trapping which Bruce removed altogether from the curriculum in 71.
As Ted Wong said, imagine Jkd as an apple, where wing chun in the beginning was the core of JKD, and the flesh being Jkd. You don’t eat the core of the apple, you eat the flesh and throw the core away. Jkd by 73 was pretty much fencing and boxing with little to no wing chun.
But yeh I’m not trying to argue with you or anything like that. I’ve just noticed that many other people, are stuck on this period of Bruce’s martial arts development, not understanding that he moved beyond it.
As Jesse Glover said, Bruce went beyond style. Even when he sparred Wong Sheung Leung in April 1973 in his Kowloon Tong home, Wong said Bruce used “his method” there was no mention of anything wing chun.
@@axelstone3131his method was to be formless, shapeless like water. jkd was always evolving. an acquired skill simply doesn't get forgotten
@ and what does that look like when it comes down to practical application? You don’t even underhand what he’s talking about. He’s talking about adaptability, but adaptability starts by having a structure, good body mechanic and footwork. You don’t know what he’s even talking about. Having no form doesn’t mean being “formless” it means being able to adapt to any style by going beyond style. Look into the progressive weapons chart.
Quoting him won’t get you Bruce Lee like skills either. You have to actually train.
"People don't get the kind of speed and power that is required in effective Gung Fu from just doing techniques. Bruce's power was the result of his body development which he pushed to such a high level that he was approaching maximum human tolerances. His ligament and tendon strength was stronger than that of normal athletes, because of the hundreds of thousands of movements that he had done against different kinds of pressure, weights, springs, bodies and gravity. His muscle tone was such that when he flexed his arm the muscles were as hard as stones. This maximum development in muscle tone enable Bruce to push for their maximum level of development. Everyone doesn't have to develop the same strength that Bruce did, but they do have to strengthen certain areas of their body until these areas are stronger than comparable areas on stronger people. Most of these areas are generally under developed on even the most highly trained athletes".
- Jesse Glover.
“As in boxing or fencing, JKD is a step by step process where every move must be repeated many times". Bruce Lee
“It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is.”
- Bruce Lee
"The majority of people who practice
Jeet Kune Do are mixed up, they think it should be a part of Wing Chun, a part of MMA, a part of Thai boxing, a part of wrestling, you know, a part of Wing Chun, which this is completely incorrect. You don't go from style to style, you go from distance to target or target to distance. Longest weapon to the nearest target and the most direct and efficient route possible, that is Jeet Kune Do."
- Tommy Carruthers
In this case, Bruce’s “evolution” was towards simplicity, not complexity, so no he wasn’t adding new things over time or mixing things. He was discarding and finding more effective and direct methods.
Bruce Lee never gave up Wing Chun. He used it as needed and a as a foundation. That's the principal of Jeet Kune Do. Wing Chun and many other disciplines, tools in the masters tool belt.
Never knew about this stuff. I remember the 90s film about his life but it didn't really cover this stuff or much of anything about his formal training and lessons from Yip Man. Thanks for sharing this, it was really well done.
This video and your narration is just next level, awesome work. Always a pleasure watching your channel.
Another wonderful exploration and documentation... thank you as always, beautiful work.
Really good video. Not particularly interested in the subject but your video was so good I couldn’t stop watching.
I have to say, in all the years of back stories and of Bruce's credentials, this is the best back story of him I've seen and heard from anyone, really. This was done tastefully and simple. And no glamours and BS. Just facts. Well done.
PRINCE!! This is Adam from grad school. Congratulations on your successful channel! I just clicked on a cool looking Bruce Lee video in my feed and heard your voice narrating!
What's up, Adam! Still planning to cover HunterXHunter on a new channel. My daughter has been keeping me too busy to get started, but hopefully soon!
Merry Christmas, Bro! Hope the family is doing awesome!
Congrats on having a daughter! Family is doing great, the big kids grew up and moved out, we have one left in the house. Looking forward to the Hunter Hunter. Praying for health for your fam and joy in your work
Brother, this video was much more complete than I have seen. I have been a Bruce Lee fan since the early 1970's when I was in college while starting Tae Kwondo. You did an excellent job. It was very much
needed. Blessings to you!
Damn… this made me nod my head a few times as a final piece fell into place to explain so many connections in these great men’s stories.
I find it amazing hearing these stories about Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is one of the reasons why I took martial arts in the first place and why I studied it so hard and so vividly. But martial arts is such a powerful weapon that tend to lack the ability to not use it that much Due to not causing harm to other people. I truly believe that I would have been something extra extraordinary, but I gave it up quite a few years ago, and I lack the ability to even just practice and study that being said martial arts is a beautiful technique and extra extraordinary weapon is used accurately. Bruce Lee has paid the way for many martial arts in today’s society all over the world. He will always be the legend of martial arts. May he rest in peace.
nothing like gud GBT video on Bruce while eating breakfast, thanks GB for the videos I do truly enjoy them.
Cool vid. As a student of Cheung's lineage this filled some holes of things I heard. Nice.
Nice work ,the whole thing sounds logical,Bruce just had exceptional drive vision and determination and manifested it into reality. We should all strive to find what our true will and passion is in life and make it happen just as Bruce Lee has done. He will always remain a source of true inspiration for generations to come
I thought it was going to be click bait. I watched the whole thing. Great story telling.
Very well done storytelling... Great work!
Bro this video is top tier I greatly appreciate the effort and research you put into this story. You’re telling his story with so much detail and passion it’s beautiful bro keep it up
I really enjoyed this video. Keep it up I pray you hit a million in no time
Man idk what algorithm brought me here, but you got that smooth Art Laboe going on, it’s nice to just smoke and watch your videos! Keep doing your thing brotha! ❤
I think Bruce’s greatest strength was his respect of other people and their martial arts.
I trained with Yip Man’s two sons at the headquarters in Kowloon in 1997. There were a bunch of old guys who were contemporaries of Bruce Lee who still trained there.
One night at dim sum, I asked them about training with Bruce. They were universally “meh”. The consensus was that his skill level was average, but his passion was high. We continued eating until one man, who had been training longer than anyone else alive, punched me in the shoulder and exclaimed happily, “Bruce Lee taught me to cha cha!”
Wing Chun, middle of the pack. Cha cha? Champion of Hong Kong!
Some people tend to hate on Bruce Lee because they couldn't do unbelievable things Bruce Lee did. When its something beyond their understanding and their skill set then they must question it with doubt, or just imaging and making excuses to say Bruce Lee is a fictional artist portrayed by Hoollywood as a Legend.
I agree! 100%
jackie chan has first hand experience of getting defeated by bruce lee in 2 seconds
"because they couldn't do unbelievable things Bruce Lee did" yeah all real comabt sport athlete's that have to argue that at least half of his claims are bullshit and the other half is at least an overestimate of reality... and fights against your deciples and nothing else is soem Segal level bullshit and a big "this is fraud" flag!
@@Benlamofficial another bs artist and not a real fighter...
Never heard that about Jackie chan. Love his films, a martial artist who is like an opera dancer, but not a pro fighter. I know he was a stunt man for 1 or 2 Bruce Lee films, so I am guessing it happened during those times, or was it like a sparring session between them?
Would like to know how many of these actors were real champions. I know Chuck Norris & Benny ‘the jet’ Urquidez were pro champions. Some great martial artists in films but not all were champions.
Love hearing the truth - especially about being bullied and targeted as a youngster - your dedication to truth is admirable
You're a good story teller I might subscribe just because I like how you tell stories.
Bruce Lee is and will always be a legend and the greatest fighter that ever lived
"greatest fighter that ever lived"? Based on? Pretty wild claim.
This is a game changer Ive been introduced to wing chung as well sparred against wing chung this talk has impressed me to vecome a student Thankbu
I am at expert at human performance, biomechanics and sports stuff. That is why every time I watch Bruce Lee I study how is knows Anatomy so well and can move in a way to take advantage in every way and not waste a movement. He is an absolute master at manipulating someone else's movements against them. His fluid movements and lack of predictability is just shocking. Don't forget his speed. I had watched videos about him over 20 years ago talking about he studied Anatomy at a very high level. He knew how to move you to get the result he wanted. The guy studied so much more than just throwing punches or kicks. He was a student in every way.
shannon lee should hire you to narrate all bruce lee docs
Shannon Lee is more interested in the prestige of being the daughter of Bruce Lee.
First, a disclaimer: I am not a martial artist, although I am a fan of the martial arts. I just want to say how much I appreciate your martial arts videos: They are very well done and informative. Thank you for all the time and care you put into crafting them. They are very educational and interesting!
Thanks for the amazing video
So glad Wong gets the recognition he deserves finally - he was the man!
Great video. Really well done and well explained. I appreciate the research you've done to make this video
I'm like, why do i know this voice .. then it clicked .. Urban Acolyte .. good to hear your voice again my brotha .. great video as always!
THATS SO COOL. i took wing chun for a short while. wish id have kept going. i love learning about the history of it and the well known people who have studied it as well. thanks for this video man! good stuff!
Very good! Bruce's 'The Tao of Jeet Kun Do' whose 1st edition I bought (soft cover) has been a lifetime inspiration for my life and music and gave me hope against the bullies in my military School! Thank you Bruce for being OUR hero and role model in perseverance, focus and dedication! Your inspiration helped me in my life succeed more than I could dream of. Still my hero at 63! A very good documentary as well, thank you!
Excellent video, very informative and very interesting. Thanks for posting.
My boxing coach knew Bruce Lee. He doesn’t have much nice to say about the man. I didn’t realize how well he knew him until he showed me photos of them together.
Great video, I watched it all the way through, very interesting!
Bruce Lee had the mentality what really led him bettering himself becoming a realistic martial artist fighter. Regardless of what any so called MMA fighters thinks whether he was a real martial artist or not. Just because he wasn't in any organized ring fighting, didn't mean he wasn't a skilled fighter. Hence! It has gotten to the point Bruce Lee has became a threat unintentionally to the other martial artists because he has become just that good. That's what set him far apart from other martial artists
He was not a threat to other non fighters. The legit fighters in those days didnt consider him a fighter.
Great video bro. This is the best Bruce Lee story on youtube that I have heard yet. That da8d most of the others are your videos also so I may be a little biased.
Bruce was the original martial artist badass. He will always be a legend. A man who dies way too young.
Youre videos and top quality. Thank you for making these amazing videos
I really enjoyed this biography and your telling of the true history of BL. Great content. I'll look for more that you create because this is great content. Thank you.
outstanding work love your stuff. Thank you. JKD
Thanks for clearing things up because I have been saying for a long time that Bruce's first encounter with martial arts wasn't wing chung, but I had friends who didn't believe me, so thanks for the story.
Your videos are always well researched and well made. Keep up the good work!
This story is astounding, thought provoking and absolutely inspiring! Thank you
Loved the video, and I really enjoyed it. Puts a real perspective on who Bruce was and what drove him. Should put a damper on all those people out there who question his real fighting abilities. Those who say he never got in the ring or recorded fights, etc. He appears to have more real fights than most people today. Constantly in trouble and being chased by the Triads, serious stuff. He only wanted to learn what was real. Not some ring fights. Great video, I'd like to see more like this. Thanks.
Thank you for your hard work and excellent Narration. Bruce Lee was a childhood hero of mine and I couldn't tell you how many arguments I would get into about Bruce Lee vs. anyone. Thank you again for this awesome truth about a lifetime hero.
A brilliant, captivating & informative account, thank you for sharing👍
I found the story quite interesting and I appreciate all the hard work that was put into this documentary. Thank you so much and I did learn a lot about Bruce Lee. Thank you.
This is the best documentary of bruce ive ever watched. Very informative.
every time I think I've learned every thing about Bruce,.. Thank You!
There's a lot more to come. Working on a video that goes in-depth about the one-inch punch right now.
I listen to a lot of audiobooks and deeply enjoy a articulate melodic voice, and listening to your narration was very pleasant. You should consider voice work and audiobook narration.
Loved the video bro. Dad really loves his bruce lee movies and his spaghetti Westerns.
Tight Work Sir !!! Keep Up The Good Work !!!
I Love This Content! More please!😎
Spectacular video and story on one of the hardest and most unique martial artist and human being to ever live!
Your content, presentation, and delivery were all excellent. Thank you. 🙏!!