I've been a martial artist since I was 15 in 1973, and I'm 60 now, and I've got to say that I really enjoy your channel, now that I've discovered it. Keep up the excellent work! Dr. Jordan A. Moller
Aikidoflow, my LEGENDARY legend is my grandfather. A World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and Contra War. Drafted into the World War II. A real survivor of how to stay alive. A Native American. And I love his quote. At his retirement party. "I'm not a warrior." All those of wars. And he's not a warrior. I love my grandfather.
This is Great, Bruce Lee was my reason for getting into the Martial arts also and after 23 years of studying Aikido and still going strong I get inspired by Bruce Lee's philosophy. Great job guys.
Yes me too, I started way back about '80 taking TKD(Korean Art of self-defense) for about 5 years til it started to get more expensive(I could buy books on the Art for $20 ea. . Later around '96, I started in Aikido, went several times, got some good techniques down(free),I did get to test but since I haven't paid....I didn't advance. I feel I got almost enough to put with my TKD then read several books on JKD(the 4 books on BL's fighting techniques). I got "Tao of Jeet Kune Do", "Entering,to trapping,to grappling" among others,even some Ninjitsu with Stephen K. Hayes and his Sifu Dr. Masaki Hatsumi. Some books on TKD to learn a few up coming forms(just for yucks).
Dang anything you recommend of me doing. I'm trying to learn it and I am reading books and practicing daily with training and meditation. Any tips, books, vids, etc. that you have?
Khai Lee no one should want to be bruce lee. bruce lee himself said you shouldnt try to find a identity and copy it. you need to have confidence in who you are :)
@BlackSH0veldeath bullshit Wise Ass you know nadda Bruce Lee is why MMA exists multiple story go back to your Foil n ya Street Heroin Go bed and wekup see what mummy puts on table 4u for dinner ..prick
@BlackSH0veldeath Bruce grew up as a street fighter... Ya I know many people in MMA did just like me but there will never be another Bruce Lee. Be water my my friend... He was completely against "style" fighting. He really started MMA and would still master it. A 20 yr old in your gym would stand no chance against an 80 yr old Bruce lee. Period! Oh btw y'all can't whoop Jackie or Jet either...
I did Aikido for 2 years, and then switched to Wing Chun. There are so many wing chun techniques that can end with an Aikido technique. This has developped a style named "Chin na"...
Actually wing chun stems from White crane Plum blossom and snake style from a monk named Ng Mui and Chin, Na was a joint manipulation technique which was around as long as the shoalin temple or longer. Aikido is a very young art created by Morihei Ueshiba in the early 1900s. So much of Aikido will show up in other martial arts as it was developed from many other martial arts, he was also a soldier in the Japanese Army.
Draceb yes but did you know that that Aikido comes out of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu which is a sword art art as well and is older than dirt. Its my theory that all Asian arts draw roots in KungFu.
This was great. Never occurred to me that those were aikido techniques. It was cool how your demonstrations looked almost exactly the same way Bruce did it. You realize that Bruce wanted to be authentic and stay true to the different styles he used. Nice.
" I have come to accept life as a process, and am satisfied that in my ever-going process, I am constantly discovering, expanding, finding the cause of my ignorance, in martial art and especially in life. In short, to be real " Bruce Lee
I've been a fan of Bruce Lee since I was a kid (many years ago) and I've been an Aikido practitioner for a few years and I never noticed the Aikido. Great job.
Dear Brother "Aikidoflow," you did an excellent job and have given me a new appreciation for Aikido. Thank you. Being a Bruce Lee fan since the '70s, I realized that he was eclectic and innovative, but since I know very little about O'Sensei's style, I didn't realize that Bruce Lee had incorporated this also into his system. Thanks again.
Bruce Lee is definitely in a class of his own. He will always continue to inspire Martial Arts forever. He truly lived a lot in his 30 some years on Earth.
Bruce Lee was the granddaddy of several generation of inspired martial artists, my father is and always was my first inspiration, Bruce Lee added the fuel to make it a lifetime commitment. RIP to the greatest catalyst in the history of martial arts inspiration.
The beauty and genius of Bruce Lee was that he studied every art that was available absorbing what was useful to him and discarding what was not. Just remember you must know an art before you can discard an art. It is a lifetime journey. Good video and info!
I remember when I sparred with Bruce. He took defeat very graciously and when I was teaching him my style I made sure I was extra patient with him. Because I could see his natural ability. As I later told Foreman when he asked for some help, Bruce was a good student because his Ego let him accept a true Master. R.I.P Bruce Lee,perhaps my best prodigy.
Anyway when I developed Akido it was more for a fleeting meeting on a battlefield where my opponant would rush at me. Once I had threw them aside we would rarely meet again. Obviously the one exeption to this is when I ran into Emporor Hirohito inWW2.....But that's another story..
I've forgotten my exact age after the C.I.A experiments. I even get flashbacks I'm not sure are true or false.When I find the truth you'll be the last to know.
***** I thought you were talking about my old mate Earnest for a minute. Who I tought to use a typewriter. I told him 'keep the sentences short and simple and they will have more effect.'
bruce lee studied a lot of martial arts (for making jeet kune do) and one of them was aikido He was a great martial artist, which is different from a fighter
Thank you for sharing, I would have never thought that Bruce did some Aikido techniques. The way you broke it down and explained it yes he did, he ( Bruce Lee ) moves so fast you can hardly see it. He was definitely an AWESOME teacher and philosopher. Thank you so much for sharing, look forward to seeing more videos Oss!!
9:25 donno that Bruce lee did boxing... I thought all he did was bullshito martial arts.. (sarcasm) he was so fascinated by western boxing. not only Bruce Lee did boxing but most of his techniques of self defence was boxing .. even in his movies "points strikeing" n feint fighting scene resembles more like a boxer.
Thank You for this. I share your passion for Bruce Lee, His techniques, and The Art(s) It/ThemSelves. I began training at Jhoon Goo Rhee's school of Tae Kwon Do in Washington, D.C. in 1972. I was referred by a Friend and immediately began realization that Aikido and other styles were somehow connected. There was an energy there. For me it was a desire for Self discipline and Self control that guided me. Having seen Bruce Lee in movies, certainly I was inspired. I still am. Later in California I studied under Master Byong Yu. That was in 1973. The rest is history. I'm beginning Aikido training soon. Thank You again.
i learn something new about Bruce Lee everyday!A true master martial artist!People who say he was just an actor and not a true fighter because he did not compete in competitions should know this that a master never participates in the same tests and examinations that his students have to undertake to prove their worth!
Greetings from Bangkok, Thailand. Truly amazing, whenever I watch any clip of Bruce Lee, always reminds me of being back in England, watching a movie at the old ODEON Cinema in my home town of Chelmsford, Essex. during the 60's & 70's, the ODEON always showed Bruce Lee movies. Bruce was an inspiration then & even more now, a superb personality & individual. Nice VDO, thanks so much for your detailed explanation of Bruce's fighting style. Growing up in Hongkong & participating in movies with his father certainly helped his ability to grow into an incredible young man, Anglo - Chinese style, also having a good knowledge of Tai Chi, Chi Gong. The Tao, once you develop your energy & realise the truth you have it for life. Awareness, Freedom & Peace , always. Congrats my friend.
One more subscriber :) Not sure if Lee trained in Aïkido, but I know he trained in Hapkido under Ji Han-Jae (whom he was introduced to by Jhoon Goo Rhee). And all these techniques you mention here can be found in Hapkido too (which is not a surprise since Aïkido and Hapkido share the same Aïkijujutsu roots). So, in the end, yes : we're all working with the same tool, which is human body, so the techniques are shared between many disciplines ;)
he owned books on every fighting style known , he also studied boxing and various famous boxers. massive respect to the great fella and to all martial artists out there. i am a 51 year old british euraian and am very proud to say that myself and family are distantly related to him, my cousin probably even slightly closer as his mother is german and bruce"s mother Grace ho was half german and the niece of sir Robert Ho Tung who is in my fathers book about our eurasian ancestry in Hong Kong. 'great video..thanks? p.hall
Yes, you´re absolutely right! In terms of style, speed, lightness, coolness, ingenuity, fitness, strength and so on... he might have been the most extraordinary man ever lived on this planet! That´s why he is without any doubt- THE legend!
This video is probably the best Bruce Lee documentary/tribute I've seen in a while. Bruce Lee got me started and till today at age 38, I still mimic him at my fitness gym when I'm working out and hitting the heavy bags. Some people laugh because they don't understand why I'm sounding like an angry cat and looking real mad while I'm hitting the heavy bag. I have to apologize to them and tell them how I was inspired by Bruce Lee. I am a Black Nigerian and some people tease me by calling me "Bruce Leroy"
@@OneaeBlack In 1991 when I was 11 years old, I took Karate lessons for about 7 months, and I earned a Yellow belt and quit taking Karate lessons. Since then I've just been learning from watching Bruce Lee fighting in his movies.
We can be glad that you finally made the the film that you really wanted to do for a long time. Bruce Lee said, IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT A THING YOU'LL NEVER GET IT DONE.
5:00 "Aikido is about energy and blending". Indeed. Ai (harmony) ki (energy) do (way). Or "The way of harmonious energy." Thank you for comparing Bruce Lee and Aikido -- my two favorite martial arts style as well. Namaste.
I did decades of Kyouku-Shin karate, and different styles of Aikido, and watched his movies hundreds of times, never caught these imbedded hidden moves, or the quick removing blocks, but they are so fast that everything blends together, now that we have the technology to actually slow it down, we can reveal more..., thank you for this evaluation...
Hi from italy. This video is illuminating. Master Lee was a Genius showman and A Fighter in My opinion. He was the van Gogh of martial arts. A liberating soul who drove is into a world we simply didnt Know. Respect to you Jason.
Excellent video!! Bruce Lee was a genius and he had an open mind. He incorporated anything that he found useful into the creation and evolving of Jeet Kune Do💪👍👍
Funny I came across this video. I'm 46 now and I did 3 different styles of MA when I was younger over a period of about 11 years. And I remember watching Bruce's movies when they actually came out haha..... anyway the styles I was doing I could see he was using different techniques from different styles. And I remember thinking that this guy is just a master. A man of pure genius and one very seriously dedicated mother. Great vid 👍🏼
People who say Bruce Lee didn't practice aikido don't know enough about him. He actually included drawn out illustrations of aikido techniques in his book "tao of jeet kune do". Page 140 to be exact
Well I just try to inform people of the truth about bruce lee since the JKD community is full of a bunch of loons who don't know what they're doing. (I actually practice JKD but in the way it was meant to be) Therefore nobody seeks the truth since they think he developed a non effective system
Yes. Bruce Lee did several techniques relating to the concepts of Aikido in Enter the Dragon, his last movie. The various throws he did on Sammo Hung at the opening scene and the leg and armpit drops at the final showdown with Han’s guards. A pity he passed on soon or we would get to witness how he could use Aikido to his advantage.
LMFAO hehe i've never seen that one before that's fucking funny i liked the LEE part it was really clear that by the last E you just ran out of shit to say and out of ideas, and just said ummm, yeah.. ok, le'ts go with EXPERT.. sure, that'll do LMFAO
What's awesome is the technique @ 2:37, I've used in "street sparring" scenarios in the past and honestly, I didn't even KNOW it was an Aikido technique. I was in a clinch head to head and when I felt the opponent's arm reach for an underhook, it just seemed natural to turn the arm like that and hold.
Great video! I started doing Judo at 8yo and ventured into some Chinese martial arts as a teenager & cross trained in some Wrestling, Hapkido & Kajukenbo. When I hit 30 I studied Wing Chun under Chris Chan (Chan Kam Shing) in San Francisco, who grew up & trained together with Bruce Lee in Hong Kong under Ip Man. I've naturally used the Hiji Shimi on occasion. Jhoon Goo Rhee is a legend! But Bruce Lee also studied some Northern Styles of Kung Fu long before he left Hong Kong & developed some of his longer ranged kicking techniques during that time. To say, "He learned all of his kicking techniques under, Jhoon Goo Rhee" is a vast assumption! I don't doubt that he learned some & improved some things he already knew under him though... Like I said, Jhoon Goo Rhee is a legend, and wouldn't dare to try & say otherwise about him! Bruce had a knack for finding the best of the best to learn from. Again, great video! I know Aikido gets a bad wrap, some people are too closed minded to look deeper into traditional arts like it. Cheers!
Hi Jason, at first I thought your enthusiasm affect was a bit over-the-top but I was mistaken I quickly saw the honesty and clarity which you communicate in this video. Also kudos for your research and above average editing which also lent clarity to your explanations. Thank You, you made it look effortless but I can see the polished production value in this entire presentation. From the extra close up of you introducing the subject along with periodic interjections to move the pace along. Overall an excellent presentation entertaining and educational. You have some great talent going for you.
Bruce Lee was definitely an extraordinary fast marital artist, no doubt..... he definitely expired me of his philosophy and martial arts to have faith in me and express one's self...
+ShowdownPlease Why are there no vids showing Chan`s martial arts knowledge being backed up by pro`s or semi pro`s? Plus Lee knew nothing about boxing his Akido knowledge was far more impressive!
He actually has no "Aikido Knowledge", it is just so that the same techniques are used in plenty of martial arts, with names coming form the particular language/culture.
BL learned foot work from a famous western style boxer. You can see it in his fight against Chuck Norris at the end of one of his movies. I think he still preferred Kung Fu punches.
Such bs lol. It was common for people in China to study a few different martial arts. It's only since the Cultural Revolution that this truth has been obscured. It pretty much wiped out martial arts in China.
@@Antraeus and he seen the flaw in alot of kung Fu artists not being reality based in real world combat vs anyone and he took what was useful, letgo of all the flashy movie moves he showed on screen but of course in a real fight he wouldn't have relied on he was the smartest fighter no doubt he loved boxing primarily with his kicks hybridized from a bunch of styles even wing Chun tkd karate and Kung Fu arts basically who knows how many he really incorporated but gene lebel sure was a solid grappling teacher for him
@@Antraeus it's the reason why he was never reported a loss despite how many times he was challenged by black belts and world class grapplers highest levels in their arts but he had more tools, wisdom and knowledge and less weak links
Many people were jealous about Bruce, because he was spontaneous, and he was making money. i was a Bruce Lee fan since i was 3/4 years old in 1979/80, my dad used to watch Bruce Lee Films. I started to watch it too years after... Then all of a sudden, i started digging in his history, searching... Boy, did i get allot of stuff, about Bruce Lee. I know stuff about him, that the mass doesn't know about him, like on enter the dragon, on stage, there was a young guy who challenged Bruce Lee, to a real fight, Bruce Accepted, and Bruce beat the shit out of him, and after the fight, Bruce gave the Boy lessons on how to fight, but the boy were real fast in whatever he was doing. second, Bruce was a Street fighter. he had 26 different styles, and combined it into JEET KUNE DO. Bruce Lee is the Father of Mixed Martial Arts!! ENUF SAID!!
1) 1:45 Hiji Shime : you begin in the southpaw stance, and counter the straight two from orthodox: when the two is thrown parry with a right handed clockwise parry trapping the right arm on the left arm and Bruce uses his right arm to pin the left arm of his opponent to his left arm, Lee hooks the left arm with right, then Lee throws a fast left hook punch to his opponents solar plexus, then Lee lowers his weight picks up his opponent with his right arm only and dumps him on his back. 3:11 Kokya Nage and 4:31 5:30 Hiji Shimi Lock. 6:34 Nikkyo & Ikkyo
If it hasn't already been mentioned, an "underground" fighter from the 90's used a lot of Aikido techniques (throws and lock-throws). He obviously was a master of other types of martial arts, also. It was a short-lived 90's PPV-style no-holds-barred style show called "Fight Zone." His nickname was "Badd Karma" and he claimed he was undefeated in underground fighting. This guy showed incredibly advanced Aikido-type of throws. Choreographed or not, it's well worth the look. No opponent could even land an attack due to his incredible defense. And he reminds you that you don't have to be a big heavyweight to do MMA like this.
Interesing video. Thank you for making it. In the intro to the video you mentioned that some people might not believe that he also studied Aikido. One only has to take a look at his book, "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do," to know that he did apply aikido techniques in his style as it was mentioned in that book.
Bruce was a student of every fighting style worldwide so it would make sense he would incorporate some Aikido into his fighting. If you go through his fight scenes from all the films you will see elements of Gung Fu, Wing Chun, Karate, Kendo, Savate, Aikido, Judo, Hapkido, Arnis/Escrima, American Boxing and even some Ninja stealth techniques. His fight scenes are almost masterclasses in technique study.
What my Sensei told me was that Jeet Kune Do roughly translates to "what ever works." When I was a kid I had always heard that Bruce Lee was a 10th degree black belt. According to my Sensei he never went past 3rd degree or Dan depending on the style. He did this, however, in several different styles (some of which are mentioned in the video). Bruce Lee took from all of this and used "what ever works."If any of this is in error; I will not be offended by corrections.
Bruce learned a lot of styles and used whatever worked for him. He was brilliant really, if it works be like water and let it flow... why put limits on oneself? Truly Bruce Lee had the absolute correct approach to martial arts. When everyone else was stuck in one style, he was using all the styles and is why he was so good at what he did.
I studied in Wing Chun, and energy of the Yin Yang is every very part of the Chinese Martial arts. weather you practice long fist or wing chun. The ancient Shaolin Temple monks do this and Grand Master Yip Man was extremely good at using his energy in balance. There are a few recent movies somewhat based on Yip Man. ..and they show how chi is very important to exercises like the wing chun practice Pac Sao watch it and you will see how the transfer of light or soft is balanced wight heavy or heard strenghts..great post and am glad you can appreciate the Chinese chi energy in martial arts. I myself ?? enjoy wing chun cause you don't have to be big in strength or size...great post though and again thanks.
This was a great video. It shows the intense passion and technical innovation Bruce Lee continually developed. Intrigued by why some of his grappling moves were labeled Aikido? Aikido is an absolutely beautiful and elegant martial art where the practitioners blend into and manipulate their opponent's energy. However, couldn't his techniques be labeled as Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Hapkido, Aiki Jitsu, or Sambo methods? Or couldn't his techniques be related to the multiplicity of wrestling styles emanating throughout history from Africa, ancient Egypt, the Philippines, Mongolia, India, Indonesian Silat, and English country wrestling among others world-wide. Isn't the aim of all grappling arts to blend with and utilize their opponent's energy to the advantage of the grappling practitioner? I know O Sensei Uyeshiba's Aikido was awesome! But I bet if we could time travel to 300 B.C. and show this video to some Indian warriors I bet ya someone would say wow that dude fights like my cousin!
I'm not surprised about this, it's was his whole existence to show us, the world, what we are capable of as long as our imagination isn't hindered by small mind.
There's no doubt Bruce Lee was aware and had an appreciation of aikido. In a Bruce Lee documentary somewhere here on UA-cam is his celeb friend, collaborator, and student, (the late) James Coburn saying how Bruce Lee came back from Hong Kong dejected at the state of Chinese martial arts and cited being inspired by more contemporary martial arts of the time including aikido. That's James Coburn quoting Bruce Lee. However, I would refrain from getting overly excited. He was a a collector of techniques having had hundreds of martial arts books in his library so he may not have actually formally practiced aikido. He may have seen demos, books, and home movies and chose to incorporate them in his choreography. Just because it's in the movies does not mean the portrayer is an expert on it even if it is Bruce Lee. Else, Mel Gibson would be a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Lethal Weapon), Christian Bale would be an expert in Keysi (The Dark Knight), and Jason Statham would be a krav maga expert. In movies, they tend to use fight choreography that looks flashy and Bruce Lee is getting a lot of help selling the moves with his stuntmen (including a young Jackie Chan) who are sacrificing themselves to make it look exciting. It's not all Bruce Lee's prowess and ki doing the throws! Secondly Bruce Lee knew several hapkido masters, including Ji-Han Jae so he may have been incorporating aikido's cousin, hapkido, rather than aikido although the kokyu nages are distinctively trademark aikido moves whereas hapkido favours more joint lock throws similar to kotegaeshi. However, it is still exciting and inspiring to see that the most iconic martial arts figure of all time had an appreciation for aikido.
I don't think that Bruce Lee needed a choreographer like a lot of actors need today, he had his own style and he used a lot of the same moves in all his movies because he was one of the youngest advance martial artists at his age at the time he was martial arts
A lot of things you said I feel it's correct except the part Mel Gibson, Christian bale etc .. yes expert choreographers directing and helping them to make the actor appear professional fighter but not in the case of Bruce lee. In his case he himself is a highly professionally trained and a genius fighting choreographer himself with many ideas. But besides being instensely trained I think bruce lee had the God's gift of reflexes ... and may have had the an advantage of having a slight strong bone structure from parents. Even if he had a strong bone structure he cannot he stronger then blacks. They are god gifted atheletes. But Bruce seems to be having the advantage of great reflex .. that he polished with hard work and passionate training.. I think through his demonstration God wants us to see that you don't have to be huge, tall, very strong, to be able to defend yourself.. It's amazing that Bruce was only average height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and so lean .. light weight person yet he is considered to be the best fighter ever in the world..
Stuntmen have been there and will always be there yet there's a great difference when it comes to Bruce Lee. Somewhere Bruce said " I don't act, I'm just doing my things... And this is the foundation of his uniqueness. No actor, no martial artist is as famous in the UA-cam like him, those seemingly against him they don't reduce him in aught except adding more and more to his fame. Someone said that last e in Lee stands for everlasting, it is yes indeed I agree and I deem that statement very devine. Nothing good and full of modest except it's devine, the statement is having both qualities. Bruce's work is everlasting, much younger generations today are as enthusiastic to his work as though they were made and done just a moment ago. Many who have tried to tarnish his image ended up having their own tarnished.
@@TheGreenfrog140 I've never known it to be scientific that blacks have stronger bones than those of other races, you can just tell us if it is scientifically. The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him once said "the best of a human body is in its smallness" that is in having a bigger body one is having more fats and in having a smaller body one is having lesser fats. It's normally determined in percentage of body weight. According to the doctors who medically checked Bruce Lee's body or healthy shortly before his death, they said he was having zero percent of fats in his body in other words he was a complete and pure mass of muscles and bones, for that sake they termed him the fittest man in the world. I don't know if this record has ever been broken to-date. According to physics of motion, energy and mass e=Mc square, the faster you are in motion the heavier you become, very much the same way a fired bullet can cause a creature weighing many many heavier to even taken airbone and flung down a distance away. We are all in awe of bullets. Bruce developed himself into something I'd dare say bigger than bullets, why because bullets have no will of themselves.. I again dare say he must have inherited some secrets from his teacher Ip man in matter of eating and frugality and keeping lean and also meditation when once he said " you must empty your mind... He meant you've to spend alot of time doing meditation. Meditation once blended with frugal healthy eating and a determination to become the best the product produced is the Bruce Lee we know.
I believe he was an inspiration for millions of people in include in that and since that time I'm doing martial arts more than 30 yrs he is the only one understand every single style in the world and get a perfection of that
I think Aikido is very compatible with Wing chuan kung fu. Both are suitable for close combat and do not use great power. That is, they agree with each other in terms of softly controlling stiffness. Bruce Lee was a well-known Seattle dojo in the United States, and Judo was practiced, but it was surprising that Aikido was incorporated into the this movie, Enter the dragon. Because it was accomplished in 1973, 15 years before Steven Seagal came out. Thanks a lot for posted.
Bruce Lee was the first MMA fighter. He started in Wing Chun but also did boxing, fencing, Judo, wrestling, estrema. He also trained with weights made home made protein shakes and was accomplished Chacha dancer.
Bruce knew himself and his physique really well and knew which techniques worked for him and which ones did not from various martial arts like aikido, karate, fencing, savate, kung-fu etc., not just based on his physique but also his fighting experience, so he took all of that which worked for him and put it together to make a "way" called "Jeet Kun Do", so he was more wholistic in his way as a fighter. If someone asks him anytime whether he wanted JKD to be like something written on stone, he would say "be like water, my friend, water can flow or it can crash", so by that it means "whatever suits you or works out for you can be JKD for you".
Brilliant analysis. Forms of Aikido are often used without people even realising. Take Floyd Mayweather and look at hes defensive style... punches beimg gently redirected away, totally different than blocking. He basically blends with the energy and redirects and it worked very well. There is always something to learn
I've been a martial artist since I was 15 in 1973, and I'm 60 now, and I've got to say that I really enjoy your channel, now that I've discovered it. Keep up the excellent work! Dr. Jordan A. Moller
B=BADASS
R=Revolutionary
U=Ultimate
C=Charismatic
E=Expert
L=LEGENDARY
E=Extraordinary
E=Everlasting
clever!
Aikidoflow, so is Aikido.
Aikidoflow, my LEGENDARY legend is my grandfather. A World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War and Contra War. Drafted into the World War II. A real survivor of how to stay alive. A Native American. And I love his quote. At his retirement party.
"I'm not a warrior."
All those of wars. And he's not a warrior. I love my grandfather.
If I was an idiot I would say B=Bullshit, and then I wouldn't have enough time to say anything else
Johnathan Grey Love the Acronym 👊❕
This is Great, Bruce Lee was my reason for getting into the Martial arts also and after 23 years of studying Aikido and still going strong I get inspired by Bruce Lee's philosophy. Great job guys.
I'm with you, I still get excited watching him!
23 years training, that's fantastic!
Yes me too, I started way back about '80 taking TKD(Korean Art of self-defense) for about 5 years til it started to get more expensive(I could buy books on the Art for $20 ea. . Later around '96, I started in Aikido, went several times, got some good techniques down(free),I did get to test but since I haven't paid....I didn't advance. I feel I got almost enough to put with my TKD then read several books on JKD(the 4 books on BL's fighting techniques). I got "Tao of Jeet Kune Do", "Entering,to trapping,to grappling" among others,even some Ninjitsu with Stephen K. Hayes and his Sifu Dr. Masaki Hatsumi. Some books on TKD to learn a few up coming forms(just for yucks).
Same for me I first took up learning Judo then went in to Shotokan Karate for many years till my age caught up to me with the body aches etc
Dang anything you recommend of me doing. I'm trying to learn it and I am reading books and practicing daily with training and meditation. Any tips, books, vids, etc. that you have?
Wonderful analysis. Bruce's Jeet Kuen Do is always evolving with ideas and technique from various style. He is truly the ultimate martial artist.
Agreed, very in-depth and the examples were argued well with plenty of evidence
Also Shaolin Kenpo Karate or Nippon Kenpo Karate both hybrid Mixed Martial Arts
Bruce Lee is a Legend. No one can be Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee combined all martial arts and make it his own, one great martial art.
Khai Lee no one should want to be bruce lee. bruce lee himself said you shouldnt try to find a identity and copy it. you need to have confidence in who you are :)
@@n0simpathy304 Assimilate Bruce Lee and improve the Borg martial arts component
That is why is all about combining skills
@BlackSH0veldeath bullshit Wise Ass you know nadda
Bruce Lee is why MMA exists multiple story go back to your Foil n ya Street Heroin
Go bed and wekup see what mummy puts on table 4u for dinner ..prick
@BlackSH0veldeath Bruce grew up as a street fighter... Ya I know many people in MMA did just like me but there will never be another Bruce Lee. Be water my my friend... He was completely against "style" fighting. He really started MMA and would still master it. A 20 yr old in your gym would stand no chance against an 80 yr old Bruce lee. Period!
Oh btw y'all can't whoop Jackie or Jet either...
Fun Fact: The uke (attacker) at minute 5:48 is than stuntman Chan Kong-san. You may have heard of him...he also goes by the name JACKIE CHAN!
Gregory W. lol..nice
Bravo sir, bravo 👏 I love fun factoids 👍
Jackie Chan another great LEGEND
Amazing Cameo Legendary.
I did Aikido for 2 years, and then switched to Wing Chun. There are so many wing chun techniques that can end with an Aikido technique. This has developped a style named "Chin na"...
As we can see you don´t know yet that Chinese Martial Arts are the oldest ones...Almost all other martial arts descend from Chinese Kung Fu.
Eduardo Fortuna Iirc, chinese martial arts actually came from Indian martial arts.
Actually wing chun stems from White crane Plum blossom and snake style from a monk named Ng Mui and Chin, Na was a joint manipulation technique which was around as long as the shoalin temple or longer. Aikido is a very young art created by Morihei Ueshiba in the early 1900s. So much of Aikido will show up in other martial arts as it was developed from many other martial arts, he was also a soldier in the Japanese Army.
Thank you for the information.
Draceb yes but did you know that that Aikido comes out of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu which is a sword art art as well and is older than dirt. Its my theory that all Asian arts draw roots in KungFu.
Thank you so much for showing Aikido in Bruce Lee’s Style!
This was great. Never occurred to me that those were aikido techniques. It was cool how your demonstrations looked almost exactly the same way Bruce did it. You realize that Bruce wanted to be authentic and stay true to the different styles he used. Nice.
" I have come to accept life as a process, and am satisfied that in my ever-going process, I am constantly discovering, expanding, finding the cause of my ignorance, in martial art and especially in life. In short, to be real "
Bruce Lee
I've been a fan of Bruce Lee since I was a kid (many years ago) and I've been an Aikido practitioner for a few years and I never noticed the Aikido. Great job.
Thank you.
Dear Brother "Aikidoflow," you did an excellent job and have given me a new appreciation for Aikido. Thank you. Being a Bruce Lee fan since the '70s, I realized that he was eclectic and innovative, but since I know very little about O'Sensei's style, I didn't realize that Bruce Lee had incorporated this also into his system. Thanks again.
thank you.
Honestly you deserve more subscribers. I really enjoy watching you guys. Fun!
When they are ready they will find us, but until then we have people like you to support us and thats all we need!
Indeed Bruce Lee is fantastic and you're fantastic as well for your beautifully articulated presentation about this martial art legend. Thanks
another great clip from Aikido flow!
Thank you
Bruce Lee is definitely in a class of his own. He will always continue to inspire Martial Arts forever. He truly lived a lot in his 30 some years on Earth.
I agree April!!...Im planning a great video about him soon, keep watching.
Aikidoflow ok I will.
Bruce Lee was the granddaddy of several generation of inspired martial artists, my father is and always was my first inspiration, Bruce Lee added the fuel to make it a lifetime commitment. RIP to the greatest catalyst in the history of martial arts inspiration.
The beauty and genius of Bruce Lee was that he studied every art that was available absorbing what was useful to him and discarding what was not. Just remember you must know an art before you can discard an art. It is a lifetime journey. Good video and info!
I remember when I sparred with Bruce. He took defeat very graciously and when I was teaching him my style I made sure I was extra patient with him. Because I could see his natural ability. As I later told Foreman when he asked for some help, Bruce was a good student because his Ego let him accept a true Master. R.I.P Bruce Lee,perhaps my best prodigy.
Anyway when I developed Akido it was more for a fleeting meeting on a battlefield where my opponant would rush at me. Once I had threw them aside we would rarely meet again. Obviously the one exeption to this is when I ran into Emporor Hirohito inWW2.....But that's another story..
@Simon Taylor How old was he at the time,3?? How did you beat him? With a rattle? lol
I've forgotten my exact age after the C.I.A experiments. I even get flashbacks I'm not sure are true or false.When I find the truth you'll be the last to know.
Simon Taylor @That's good then.Atleast I know :)
*****
I thought you were talking about my old mate Earnest for a minute. Who I tought to use a typewriter. I told him 'keep the sentences short and simple and they will have more effect.'
bruce lee studied a lot of martial arts (for making jeet kune do) and one of them was aikido
He was a great martial artist, which is different from a fighter
True
Thank you for sharing, I would have never thought that Bruce did some Aikido techniques. The way you broke it down and explained it yes he did, he ( Bruce Lee ) moves so fast you can hardly see it. He was definitely an AWESOME teacher and philosopher. Thank you so much for sharing, look forward to seeing more videos Oss!!
Jason, your enthusiasm and energy made this video fantastic...the one and only Bruce Lee with your zeal...perfect combination for a video!
Bruce lee inspired us all.
You got that right! All styles loved him
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u r welcome
9:25 donno that Bruce lee did boxing... I thought all he did was bullshito martial arts.. (sarcasm) he was so fascinated by western boxing.
not only Bruce Lee did boxing but most of his techniques of self defence was boxing .. even in his movies "points strikeing" n feint fighting scene resembles more like a boxer.
Thank You for this.
I share your passion for Bruce Lee, His techniques, and The Art(s) It/ThemSelves.
I began training at Jhoon Goo Rhee's school of Tae Kwon Do in Washington, D.C. in 1972. I was referred by a Friend and immediately began realization that Aikido and other styles were somehow connected. There was an energy there. For me it was a desire for Self discipline and Self control that guided me. Having seen Bruce Lee in movies, certainly I was inspired. I still am.
Later in California I studied under Master Byong Yu. That was in 1973. The rest is history.
I'm beginning Aikido training soon.
Thank You again.
Thanks for the video and great breakdown of the moves that Bruce Lee used.
Franklin Nanai thank you
i learn something new about Bruce Lee everyday!A true master martial artist!People who say he was just an actor and not a true fighter because he did not compete in competitions should know this that a master never participates in the same tests and examinations that his students have to undertake to prove their worth!
Greetings from Bangkok, Thailand. Truly amazing, whenever I watch any clip of Bruce Lee, always reminds me of being back in England, watching a movie at the old ODEON Cinema in my home town of Chelmsford, Essex. during the 60's & 70's, the ODEON always showed Bruce Lee movies. Bruce was an inspiration then & even more now, a superb personality & individual. Nice VDO, thanks so much for your detailed explanation of Bruce's fighting style. Growing up in Hongkong & participating in movies with his father certainly helped his ability to grow into an incredible young man, Anglo - Chinese style, also having a good knowledge of Tai Chi, Chi Gong. The Tao, once you develop your energy & realise the truth you have it for life. Awareness, Freedom & Peace , always. Congrats my friend.
Nice video. Bruce Lee enlightened many of us, he helped us find our own guiding lights.
One more subscriber :) Not sure if Lee trained in Aïkido, but I know he trained in Hapkido under Ji Han-Jae (whom he was introduced to by Jhoon Goo Rhee). And all these techniques you mention here can be found in Hapkido too (which is not a surprise since Aïkido and Hapkido share the same Aïkijujutsu roots). So, in the end, yes : we're all working with the same tool, which is human body, so the techniques are shared between many disciplines ;)
nice points
Dude, your enthusiasm is going to make you famous. Nothing is more catching, except persistence. But, what do I know?
he owned books on every fighting style known , he also studied boxing and various famous boxers. massive respect to the great fella and to all martial artists out there. i am a 51 year old british euraian and am very proud to say that myself and family are distantly related to him, my cousin probably even slightly closer as his mother is german and bruce"s mother Grace ho was half german and the niece of sir Robert Ho Tung who is in my fathers book about our eurasian ancestry in Hong Kong. 'great video..thanks? p.hall
Yes, you´re absolutely right! In terms of style, speed, lightness, coolness, ingenuity, fitness, strength and so on... he might have been the most extraordinary man ever lived on this planet! That´s why he is without any doubt- THE legend!
I must say you are a very very good presenter. Your charisma charms the viewer.
This video is probably the best Bruce Lee documentary/tribute I've seen in a while.
Bruce Lee got me started and till today at age 38, I still mimic him at my fitness gym when I'm working out and hitting the heavy bags. Some people laugh because they don't understand why I'm sounding like an angry cat and looking real mad while I'm hitting the heavy bag. I have to apologize to them and tell them how I was inspired by Bruce Lee. I am a Black Nigerian and some people tease me by calling me "Bruce Leroy"
Art Of Peace!!!
Aikido Art Boxer?
@@OneaeBlack In 1991 when I was 11 years old, I took Karate lessons for about 7 months, and I earned a Yellow belt and quit taking Karate lessons. Since then I've just been learning from watching Bruce Lee fighting in his movies.
@@emekaadibe5553 Nice!!!
@@emekaadibe5553 What Better Teacher?
We can be glad that you finally made the the film that you really wanted to do for a long time. Bruce Lee said, IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT A THING YOU'LL NEVER GET IT DONE.
5:00 "Aikido is about energy and blending". Indeed. Ai (harmony) ki (energy) do (way). Or "The way of harmonious energy."
Thank you for comparing Bruce Lee and Aikido -- my two favorite martial arts style as well.
Namaste.
I did decades of Kyouku-Shin karate, and different styles of Aikido, and watched his movies hundreds of times, never caught these imbedded hidden moves, or the quick removing blocks, but they are so fast that everything blends together, now that we have the technology to actually slow it down, we can reveal more..., thank you for this evaluation...
Man you guys rule..I'm addicted-I can't stop watching. Keep 'em comin'.
Hi from italy. This video is illuminating. Master Lee was a Genius showman and A Fighter in My opinion. He was the van Gogh of martial arts. A liberating soul who drove is into a world we simply didnt Know. Respect to you Jason.
He was the dragon and hes flowing still with his statue in china
Excellent tribute to SIFU Bruce Lee, I salute you Sir for producing this marvellous and informative video tq, Richard D'Cruz.
Excellent video!! Bruce Lee was a genius and he had an open mind. He incorporated anything that he found useful into the creation and evolving of Jeet Kune Do💪👍👍
Funny I came across this video. I'm 46 now and I did 3 different styles of MA when I was younger over a period of about 11 years. And I remember watching Bruce's movies when they actually came out haha..... anyway the styles I was doing I could see he was using different techniques from different styles. And I remember thinking that this guy is just a master. A man of pure genius and one very seriously dedicated mother. Great vid 👍🏼
Bruce Lee was unequivocally the best marital artist that ever lived. thank you for the analysis.
The commentator is superb! And articulates the subject matter SPOT ON !
thank you David
This is a beautiful breakdown and clearly makes me rewatch the "Chinese Connection" with gusto as Aikido was the featured style in the film.
I'm back watching this brilliant video. Jason, it is a thrill to see your martial arts expertise matched with your sourced passion for 'The Don'.
Bruce Lee was the Balance between fysical and mental strength. Thanks for posting.
AWESOME ANALYSIS. I always wondered about these techniques, I know he used Judo grappling I think in the movies.
People who say Bruce Lee didn't practice aikido don't know enough about him. He actually included drawn out illustrations of aikido techniques in his book "tao of jeet kune do". Page 140 to be exact
Normally fans of Bruce Lee never saw his movies or read his books.
They only know maybe Billy Lo from Mortal Kombat, the videogame :D
That nunchuck guy that's something I didn't know, good comment
Well I just try to inform people of the truth about bruce lee since the JKD community is full of a bunch of loons who don't know what they're doing. (I actually practice JKD but in the way it was meant to be) Therefore nobody seeks the truth since they think he developed a non effective system
Yes. Bruce Lee did several techniques relating to the concepts of Aikido in Enter the Dragon, his last movie. The various throws he did on Sammo Hung at the opening scene and the leg and armpit drops at the final showdown with Han’s guards. A pity he passed on soon or we would get to witness how he could use Aikido to his advantage.
excellent videography. Narrator has great commentary and no slouch in the charisma department himself.
BRUCE=B-est R-eally U-nique C-hairismatic E-xpert
LEE=L-ovely E-xciting E-ntertainer
LMFAO hehe
i've never seen that one before
that's fucking funny
i liked the LEE part
it was really clear that by the last E you just ran out of shit to say and out of ideas, and just said
ummm, yeah.. ok, le'ts go with EXPERT.. sure, that'll do
LMFAO
sorry i meant to say ENTERTAINER.. not EXPERT
Dooley David see corrections up top.
Your presentation is highly praiseworthy.You did it from your heart.I appreciate it very much.Thanks a lot
What's awesome is the technique @ 2:37, I've used in "street sparring" scenarios in the past and honestly, I didn't even KNOW it was an Aikido technique. I was in a clinch head to head and when I felt the opponent's arm reach for an underhook, it just seemed natural to turn the arm like that and hold.
Well put together video! Bruce proved there's no end to mastering knowledge when putting it into action. One of a kind.
Great video analysis and break down of techniques....Repetition of training techniques will allow one to execute correctly and swiftly when needed.
Tremendous reverence for Mr. Lee. Thank you.
What I like most about Bruce Lee are his philosophy and using his brain!
Great video! I started doing Judo at 8yo and ventured into some Chinese martial arts as a teenager & cross trained in some Wrestling, Hapkido & Kajukenbo. When I hit 30 I studied Wing Chun under Chris Chan (Chan Kam Shing) in San Francisco, who grew up & trained together with Bruce Lee in Hong Kong under Ip Man.
I've naturally used the Hiji Shimi on occasion. Jhoon Goo Rhee is a legend! But Bruce Lee also studied some Northern Styles of Kung Fu long before he left Hong Kong & developed some of his longer ranged kicking techniques during that time. To say, "He learned all of his kicking techniques under, Jhoon Goo Rhee" is a vast assumption! I don't doubt that he learned some & improved some things he already knew under him though... Like I said, Jhoon Goo Rhee is a legend, and wouldn't dare to try & say otherwise about him! Bruce had a knack for finding the best of the best to learn from. Again, great video! I know Aikido gets a bad wrap, some people are too closed minded to look deeper into traditional arts like it. Cheers!
Nico V very interesting good comment thank you.
love it bruce has been my hero when was 17 and still is my hero
Aikidoflow great video! I really like how you say Bruce Lee at the end of each step.. He was ahead in times of mixing it up for sure. Real mma...
I tell people all the time that he was the first mma fighter in modern times because of him we have the ufc they consider him the father of modern mma
Hi Jason, at first I thought your enthusiasm affect was a bit over-the-top but I was mistaken I quickly saw the honesty and clarity which you communicate in this video. Also kudos for your research and above average editing which also lent clarity to your explanations. Thank You, you made it look effortless but I can see the polished production value in this entire presentation. From the extra close up of you introducing the subject along with periodic interjections to move the pace along. Overall an excellent presentation entertaining and educational. You have some great talent going for you.
Very nice comment, thank you.
08:16 that look is still crackin' me up, after all these yrs. and 1,000 views!
Bruce Lee was definitely an extraordinary fast marital artist, no doubt..... he definitely expired me of his philosophy and martial arts to have faith in me and express one's self...
Awesome job bro. Thank you very much, congratulations and greetings from Uruguay.
At 5:45 you can see Jackie Chan
Actually, that's Jackie Chan's evil twin... Kelly Chan.
YES! I was going to comment on it, glad someone else saw it.
+ShowdownPlease Why are there no vids showing Chan`s martial arts knowledge being backed up by pro`s or semi pro`s? Plus Lee knew nothing about boxing his Akido knowledge was far more impressive!
He actually has no "Aikido Knowledge", it is just so that the same techniques are used in plenty of martial arts, with names coming form the particular language/culture.
BL learned foot work from a famous western style boxer. You can see it in his fight against Chuck Norris at the end of one of his movies. I think he still preferred Kung Fu punches.
Thank you, comprehended and much appreciated.
bruce lee is the real founder of mma and the first mix martial arts artist...
Such bs lol. It was common for people in China to study a few different martial arts. It's only since the Cultural Revolution that this truth has been obscured. It pretty much wiped out martial arts in China.
@@Antraeus and he seen the flaw in alot of kung Fu artists not being reality based in real world combat vs anyone and he took what was useful, letgo of all the flashy movie moves he showed on screen but of course in a real fight he wouldn't have relied on he was the smartest fighter no doubt he loved boxing primarily with his kicks hybridized from a bunch of styles even wing Chun tkd karate and Kung Fu arts basically who knows how many he really incorporated but gene lebel sure was a solid grappling teacher for him
@@Antraeus it's the reason why he was never reported a loss despite how many times he was challenged by black belts and world class grapplers highest levels in their arts but he had more tools, wisdom and knowledge and less weak links
@@immortalsmoke509 Chuck Norris needed Martial Arts. But Martial Arts needed Bruce Lee. ;)
@BlackSH0veldeath no he would have mix 'everything' we have today.
Many people were jealous about Bruce, because he was spontaneous, and he was making money.
i was a Bruce Lee fan since i was 3/4 years old in 1979/80, my dad used to watch Bruce Lee Films.
I started to watch it too years after...
Then all of a sudden, i started digging in his history, searching...
Boy, did i get allot of stuff, about Bruce Lee.
I know stuff about him, that the mass doesn't know about him, like on enter the dragon, on stage, there was a young guy who challenged Bruce Lee, to a real fight, Bruce Accepted, and Bruce beat the shit out of him, and after the fight, Bruce gave the Boy lessons on how to fight, but the boy were real fast in whatever he was doing.
second, Bruce was a Street fighter.
he had 26 different styles, and combined it into JEET KUNE DO.
Bruce Lee is the Father of Mixed Martial Arts!!
ENUF SAID!!
1) 1:45 Hiji Shime : you begin in the southpaw stance, and counter the straight two from orthodox: when the two is thrown parry with a right handed clockwise parry trapping the right arm on the left arm and Bruce uses his right arm to pin the left arm of his opponent to his left arm, Lee hooks the left arm with right, then Lee throws a fast left hook punch to his opponents solar plexus, then Lee lowers his weight picks up his opponent with his right arm only and dumps him on his back.
3:11 Kokya Nage and 4:31
5:30 Hiji Shimi Lock.
6:34 Nikkyo & Ikkyo
If it hasn't already been mentioned, an "underground" fighter from the 90's used a lot of Aikido techniques (throws and lock-throws). He obviously was a master of other types of martial arts, also. It was a short-lived 90's PPV-style no-holds-barred style show called "Fight Zone." His nickname was "Badd Karma" and he claimed he was undefeated in underground fighting. This guy showed incredibly advanced Aikido-type of throws. Choreographed or not, it's well worth the look. No opponent could even land an attack due to his incredible defense. And he reminds you that you don't have to be a big heavyweight to do MMA like this.
Interesing video. Thank you for making it.
In the intro to the video you mentioned that some people might not believe that he also studied Aikido. One only has to take a look at his book, "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do," to know that he did apply aikido techniques in his style as it was mentioned in that book.
Thank you. That was informative, interesting and entertaining. Your own passion for what you do came through very strongly,
thx
Bruce was a student of every fighting style worldwide so it would make sense he would incorporate some Aikido into his fighting. If you go through his fight scenes from all the films you will see elements of Gung Fu, Wing Chun, Karate, Kendo, Savate, Aikido, Judo, Hapkido, Arnis/Escrima, American Boxing and even some Ninja stealth techniques. His fight scenes are almost masterclasses in technique study.
Nice comment.
Must be watched many times for a better understanding!
I'm glad you pointed that out, I found the same thing when I was watching the clips before I made the video!..Nice point thank you.
What my Sensei told me was that Jeet Kune Do roughly translates to "what ever works." When I was a kid I had always heard that Bruce Lee was a 10th degree black belt. According to my Sensei he never went past 3rd degree or Dan depending on the style. He did this, however, in several different styles (some of which are mentioned in the video). Bruce Lee took from all of this and used "what ever works."If any of this is in error; I will not be offended by corrections.
Bruce learned a lot of styles and used whatever worked for him. He was brilliant really, if it works be like water and let it flow... why put limits on oneself? Truly Bruce Lee had the absolute correct approach to martial arts. When everyone else was stuck in one style, he was using all the styles and is why he was so good at what he did.
FROM EGYPT .............. THANK YOU FOR THE TECHNICS DETAILS .
That was fun to watch ,you are awesome! Bruce Lee was and is to this day number one!
Very nice video. You truly show a lot of respect and admiration for Sijo Bruce too. I love your channel too!
I studied in Wing Chun, and energy of the Yin Yang is every very part of the Chinese Martial arts. weather you practice long fist or wing chun. The ancient Shaolin Temple monks do this and Grand Master Yip Man was extremely good at using his energy in balance. There are a few recent movies somewhat based on Yip Man. ..and they show how chi is very important to exercises like the wing chun practice Pac Sao watch it and you will see how the transfer of light or soft is balanced wight heavy or heard strenghts..great post and am glad you can appreciate the Chinese chi energy in martial arts. I myself ?? enjoy wing chun cause you don't have to be big in strength or size...great post though and again thanks.
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Bruce Lee will always be "The Man".
Great video.
I'm with you on that one.
A nice-to-see video! Thanks for this opportunity!
thank you.
This was a great video. It shows the intense passion and technical innovation Bruce Lee continually developed. Intrigued by why some of his grappling moves were labeled Aikido? Aikido is an absolutely beautiful and elegant martial art where the practitioners blend into and manipulate their opponent's energy. However, couldn't his techniques be labeled as Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Hapkido, Aiki Jitsu, or Sambo methods? Or couldn't his techniques be related to the multiplicity of wrestling styles emanating throughout history from Africa, ancient Egypt, the Philippines, Mongolia, India, Indonesian Silat, and English country wrestling among others world-wide. Isn't the aim of all grappling arts to blend with and utilize their opponent's energy to the advantage of the grappling practitioner? I know O Sensei Uyeshiba's Aikido was awesome! But I bet if we could time travel to 300 B.C. and show this video to some Indian warriors I bet ya someone would say wow that dude fights like my cousin!
I'm not surprised about this, it's was his whole existence to show us, the world, what we are capable of as long as our imagination isn't hindered by small mind.
There's no doubt Bruce Lee was aware and had an appreciation of aikido. In a Bruce Lee documentary somewhere here on UA-cam is his celeb friend, collaborator, and student, (the late) James Coburn saying how Bruce Lee came back from Hong Kong dejected at the state of Chinese martial arts and cited being inspired by more contemporary martial arts of the time including aikido. That's James Coburn quoting Bruce Lee.
However, I would refrain from getting overly excited. He was a a collector of techniques having had hundreds of martial arts books in his library so he may not have actually formally practiced aikido. He may have seen demos, books, and home movies and chose to incorporate them in his choreography.
Just because it's in the movies does not mean the portrayer is an expert on it even if it is Bruce Lee. Else, Mel Gibson would be a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Lethal Weapon), Christian Bale would be an expert in Keysi (The Dark Knight), and Jason Statham would be a krav maga expert.
In movies, they tend to use fight choreography that looks flashy and Bruce Lee is getting a lot of help selling the moves with his stuntmen (including a young Jackie Chan) who are sacrificing themselves to make it look exciting. It's not all Bruce Lee's prowess and ki doing the throws!
Secondly Bruce Lee knew several hapkido masters, including Ji-Han Jae so he may have been incorporating aikido's cousin, hapkido, rather than aikido although the kokyu nages are distinctively trademark aikido moves whereas hapkido favours more joint lock throws similar to kotegaeshi.
However, it is still exciting and inspiring to see that the most iconic martial arts figure of all time had an appreciation for aikido.
I don't think that Bruce Lee needed a choreographer like a lot of actors need today, he had his own style and he used a lot of the same moves in all his movies because he was one of the youngest advance martial artists at his age at the time he was martial arts
A lot of things you said I feel it's correct except the part Mel Gibson, Christian bale etc .. yes expert choreographers directing and helping them to make the actor appear professional fighter but not in the case of Bruce lee. In his case he himself is a highly professionally trained and a genius fighting choreographer himself with many ideas.
But besides being instensely trained I think bruce lee had the God's gift of reflexes ... and may have had the an advantage of having a slight strong bone structure from parents. Even if he had a strong bone structure he cannot he stronger then blacks. They are god gifted atheletes. But Bruce seems to be having the advantage of great reflex .. that he polished with hard work and passionate training..
I think through his demonstration God wants us to see that you don't have to be huge, tall, very strong, to be able to defend yourself..
It's amazing that Bruce was only average height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and so lean .. light weight person yet he is considered to be the best fighter ever in the world..
Stuntmen have been there and will always be there yet there's a great difference when it comes to Bruce Lee. Somewhere Bruce said " I don't act, I'm just doing my things... And this is the foundation of his uniqueness. No actor, no martial artist is as famous in the UA-cam like him, those seemingly against him they don't reduce him in aught except adding more and more to his fame. Someone said that last e in Lee stands for everlasting, it is yes indeed I agree and I deem that statement very devine. Nothing good and full of modest except it's devine, the statement is having both qualities. Bruce's work is everlasting, much younger generations today are as enthusiastic to his work as though they were made and done just a moment ago. Many who have tried to tarnish his image ended up having their own tarnished.
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I've never known it to be scientific that blacks have stronger bones than those of other races, you can just tell us if it is scientifically. The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him once said "the best of a human body is in its smallness" that is in having a bigger body one is having more fats and in having a smaller body one is having lesser fats. It's normally determined in percentage of body weight. According to the doctors who medically checked Bruce Lee's body or healthy shortly before his death, they said he was having zero percent of fats in his body in other words he was a complete and pure mass of muscles and bones, for that sake they termed him the fittest man in the world. I don't know if this record has ever been broken to-date. According to physics of motion, energy and mass e=Mc square, the faster you are in motion the heavier you become, very much the same way a fired bullet can cause a creature weighing many many heavier to even taken airbone and flung down a distance away. We are all in awe of bullets. Bruce developed himself into something I'd dare say bigger than bullets, why because bullets have no will of themselves.. I again dare say he must have inherited some secrets from his teacher Ip man in matter of eating and frugality and keeping lean and also meditation when once he said " you must empty your mind... He meant you've to spend alot of time doing meditation. Meditation once blended with frugal healthy eating and a determination to become the best the product produced is the Bruce Lee we know.
Thank you for that last statement. We all do the same thing... I found this very nicely done. Please continue doing so.. Take care!!! Many blessings..
Thank you
I believe he was an inspiration for millions of people in include in that and since that time I'm doing martial arts
more than 30 yrs he is the only one understand every single style in the world and get a perfection of that
thank you for a great post!!!
you have an eloquent way of explaining, keep up the fantastic work!
Interesting video. Good background music.
Thanks
Anthony
Thanks for that, I really enjoy getting that music right
I watched this fight tricks in Bruce lee movie.but I really listened now the tricks.thank you sir😍😍😘😘😘
I think Aikido is very compatible with Wing chuan kung fu.
Both are suitable for close combat and do not use great power.
That is, they agree with each other in terms of softly controlling stiffness.
Bruce Lee was a well-known Seattle dojo in the United States, and Judo was practiced, but it was surprising that Aikido was incorporated into the this movie, Enter the dragon.
Because it was accomplished in 1973, 15 years before Steven Seagal came out.
Thanks a lot for posted.
Bruce Lee was the first MMA fighter. He started in Wing Chun but also did boxing, fencing, Judo, wrestling, estrema. He also trained with weights made home made protein shakes and was accomplished Chacha dancer.
Bruce knew himself and his physique really well and knew which techniques worked for him and which ones did not from various martial arts like aikido, karate, fencing, savate, kung-fu etc., not just based on his physique but also his fighting experience, so he took all of that which worked for him and put it together to make a "way" called "Jeet Kun Do", so he was more wholistic in his way as a fighter.
If someone asks him anytime whether he wanted JKD to be like something written on stone, he would say "be like water, my friend, water can flow or it can crash", so by that it means "whatever suits you or works out for you can be JKD for you".
One day I have to come visit London and come practice and exchange ideas in Aikido with you guys.
It would be great to meet you.
Brilliant analysis. Forms of Aikido are often used without people even realising. Take Floyd Mayweather and look at hes defensive style... punches beimg gently redirected away, totally different than blocking. He basically blends with the energy and redirects and it worked very well. There is always something to learn
BRUCE LEE IS SUPREME HERO FOR ME AND MANY GENERATIONS , ALL MY RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR VIDEO !
Thank you, it’s one of my favourite videos
Bruce Lee was awesome. Unbelievable martial artist. Speed and power.
Hey there its everything right what you say and i agree 100 % , Bruce lee is my idol 2 :)
Brilliant video, every word the truth. FANTASTIC.