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11-28-2006, 08:18 AM
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Today is Bruce Lee's birthday
The Greatest Martial Artist of All Time
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water." - Bruce Lee (1940-1973) Today marks the birth of legendary Chinese-American icon Bruce Lee. Known as a lean, mean fighting machine who single-handedly popularized the martial arts movie genre, Lee also revolutionized fight choreography in film with his lightning-fast kicks and mastery of the nunchucks. But he was more than a movie star. Lee was also a philosophical and innovative martial artist with an original approach to traditional martial art styles. He fought against Chinese tradition by teaching Kung Fu to Westerners, and trained with champions from a variety of fighting systems. This cultural mix led to the invention of his own martial art, Jeet Kune Do, in which Lee embraced the philosophical idea of "being like water." By mimicking the flexibility of water, he avoided set forms and fluidly adapted the most effective elements of as many fighting techniques as possible -- an inspiration to modern mixed martial arts. This, in combination with his extraordinary physical feats and killer physique, inspired many fans to label Bruce Lee as "the greatest martial artist of all time." Here's the yahoo link: http://dir.yahoo.com/thespark/4375/t...st-of-all-time
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11-28-2006, 08:25 AM
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"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see" -Bruce Lee
One of the most amazing people that ever lived.  
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11-28-2006, 09:38 AM
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 Bruce was awesome. I wonder what would've happened had he and Brandon not died the way they did. If they were still a team, I feel they might be unstoppable. Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Tony Jaa are all popular today, because of what Bruce started. They are all very talented and I'm not going to make an argument about who could beat who. We'll never really know.
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11-28-2006, 10:46 AM
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I freaking love that guy.
His Straight-Fist punch is awesome. (the one where he'd put his tips of his finger on your stomache, and uses the momentum and force to hurt you) Yea, the one Uma thurMAN used in KillBill. I modeled my LoveMaking after that. |
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11-28-2006, 10:51 AM
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I believe that punch is called the "One inch punch"...
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11-28-2006, 09:03 PM
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yay, its dan inosanto vs bruce. i dont agree with that fight scene but, its classical & funny. bruce was also a comedian.
my favorite movie by bruce is the chinese connection & return of the dragon. i still get very emotional everytime iwatch the scene when he punches that fat traitor, who killed teacher. why did you kill teacher!!!!!!!!!!!why! why! why...! funny flash movies of bruce, if you havent seen em, yet. http://www.bruceleedivinewind.com/flash.html |
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