OT: Bruce Lee

[Kirk Pacenti]

Just saw this video and had to share it. Bruce Lee (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10153017033810305&set=vb.219039541494265&type=2&theater)is mind-blowingly-good!

Cheers,
KP

[KidWok]

Growing up as a Chinese immigrant with the last name "Lee", I always got asked if I was related to Bruce Lee...It took me years to figure out that saying "yes" was way more fun than saying "no".

I'm pretty sure the ping pong video was a fake though...I think it was a commercial.

Tai

[54ny77]

the ping pong scene was nuts.

i cannot even fathom that. wow. :eek:

[mktng]

was for a Nokia commercial. no?


Bruce Lee is my great uncle.

[br995]

Didn't watch the video (maintaining some semblance of being at work), but the mention of ping pong makes it pretty clear I've already seen it.

And it's fake (http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pingpong.asp).

[crownjewelwl]

my last name is also lee...used to drive me crazy

[Kirk Pacenti]

Didn't watch the video (maintaining some semblance of being at work), but the mention of ping pong makes it pretty clear I've already seen it.

And it's fake (http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pingpong.asp).

That's a bummer - but pretty cool anyway.

[KidWok]

was for a Nokia commercial. no?


Bruce Lee is my great uncle.

No way??!! Mine too!

Tai

[mktng]

Mr. Lee.

I think we're related man. :P

hah.

Bruce Lee is definitely an icon. Unmatched. I always wonder what else he would have accomplished if he was still alive today.

[KidWok]

I was once designing a segment for an urban adventure race here in Seattle and thought it would have been really cool to have racers locate Bruce and Brandon Lees' headstones in the cemetery and then work their way up to Julia's on Broadway in Cap Hill. They would get kissed by a drag queen and then make it all the way back to the checkpoint with the lipstick still on their faces as proof. I would have called that stage "Enter the Drag Queen". We did end up sending the racers to the cemetery, but not the drag show.

Tai

[ultraman6970]

1st time i see the ping pong video, amazing.

[soulspinner]

the ping pong scene was nuts.

i cannot even fathom that. wow. :eek:

As a former section champion in ny I cant either, no way.

[wooly]

Grew up in Chinatown in San Francisco in the 70's. HUGE BRUCE FAN.

[Louis]

As far as I'm concerned, Carl Douglas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUkGIsKvn0) had the last word on this...

[54ny77]

you gave that up for cycling? that's madness!

;)

As a former section champion in ny I cant either, no way.

[Chris]

Fake ping pong aside...I truly believe that Bruce Lee was one of the greatest athletes of our time.

[Ahneida Ride]

My last name is Norris .... :eek:

Believe that ? :banana:

[Ahneida Ride]

Fake ping pong aside...I truly believe that Bruce Lee was one of the greatest athletes of our time.

good actor too ...

[jghall]

Another Bruce Lee fan here. As corny as they were, loved watching his movies. Brings back great memories on my nunchuck days.

Always thought Bruce had to be one of the most fit people on the planet.

[yngpunk]

For you Bruce Lee fans out there, you should watch Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two biographical martial arts films based loosely on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster in the art of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee was a student of Ip Man and there's a funny scene at the end of Ip Man 2

[bluesea]

I'd spent long years in Judo, and the local tournament circuit, but I still thought Bruce was awesome. ;)

[Uncle Jam's Army]

Whenever my kids get started with "Chuck Norris is so tough . . . [fill in ridiculous statement]," I remind them that Bruce Lee kicked his butt in Return of the Dragon. :banana:

[DreaminJohn]

Another Bruce Lee fan here. As corny as they were, loved watching his movies. Brings back great memories on my nunchuck days.

Always thought Bruce had to be one of the most fit people on the planet.

I actually have done a bunch of seminars with Dan Inosanto. Sifu Dan tells a couple of great stories about teaching Bruce Lee the nunchucks. Good times.

[learningtoride]

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[soulspinner]

you gave that up for cycling? that's madness!

;)

Hell no, my reflexes gave it up for me:p

[slidey]

Yup, yup! Bruce Lee is a legend, and so is Ip man. I did see Ip Man, but haven't yet gotten round to Ip Man 2. Is it on netflix?

For you Bruce Lee fans out there, you should watch Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two biographical martial arts films based loosely on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster in the art of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee was a student of Ip Man and there's a funny scene at the end of Ip Man 2

[KidWok]

Yup, yup! Bruce Lee is a legend, and so is Ip man. I did see Ip Man, but haven't yet gotten round to Ip Man 2. Is it on netflix?

It was on Netflix when I had service...Donnie Yen is awesome.

Tai

[slidey]

Ah yes! You're right...added to Queue now. Yup, Donnie Yen is fantastic.

I also liked "Dragon - the Bruce Lee Story". I believe the actor in that is Jason Scott Lee; very good.

It was on Netflix when I had service...Donnie Yen is awesome.

Tai

Now off to my Kung Fu class :banana:

[tuxbailey]

My last name is Lee too and when I was living in South America as a kid in the 80's, every other kid assumed that I know Kung Fu :)

[KidWok]

My last name is Lee too and when I was living in South America as a kid in the 80's, every other kid assumed that I know Kung Fu :)

Having Lee as a last name opens up all sorts of possibilities for naming your children. My oldest son was born in 2008 and I wanted to name him Barack O. Lee. I'm a Civil War buff and thought it would be cool to name a son Ulysses Grant Lee...he could sign off as U.G. Lee.

Yeah...don't think too long about that...your brain might start hurting.

Tai

[Louis]

Having Lee as a last name opens up all sorts of possibilities for naming your children.

Or maybe Sean Michael Lee, aka :)

[UberBike]

Whenever my kids get started with "Chuck Norris is so tough . . . [fill in ridiculous statement]," I remind them that Bruce Lee kicked his butt in Return of the Dragon. :banana:

Watching that when I was young I kept thinking of the old skinny nerd and athletic twin bit, and laughed thinking he could pass Gilligan's brother.

[UberBike]

I remember play fights where everyone wanted to be Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. I cant remember anyone calling themselves Chuck Norris.
I even recall a few friends naming themselves Jackie Black Chan. heh.

[victoryfactory]

Another Bruce Lee fan here. As corny as they were, loved watching his movies. Brings back great memories on my nunchuck days.

Always thought Bruce had to be one of the most fit people on the planet.

Hmmmm...
"Nunchuck Daze"
Mind if I use that name for my rock band?

VF

[William]

I actually have done a bunch of seminars with Dan Inosanto. Sifu Dan tells a couple of great stories about teaching Bruce Lee the nunchucks. Good times.

Guro Dan has great stuff. Going to one of his seminars can be like trying to catch water in your mouth from a fire hose. So much knowledge, so little time.:cool:






William

[Chris]

Guro Dan has great stuff. Going to one of his seminars can be like trying to catch water in your mouth from a fire hose. So much knowledge, so little time.:cool:






William

But the water that gets in your mouth becomes the mouth...

[DreaminJohn]

Guro Dan has great stuff. Going to one of his seminars can be like trying to catch water in your mouth from a fire hose. So much knowledge, so little time.:cool:


William

I completely agree. I got a lot more out of them when I learned to "absorb what is useful" (trying to keep the Bruce Lee thing going here).

Watching him do a version of this was the absolute highlight for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9igSoJHEdUo

He said inside 12 ft he would win EVERY time. At 18 ft the cop had a "chance".

I recommend to anyone interested in Bruce Lee to do a little research on Guro Dan.

[jghall]

Hmmmm...
"Nunchuck Daze"
Mind if I use that name for my rock band?

VF

It's all yours. As long as I get a complimentary concert t-shirt.

[William]

I completely agree. I got a lot more out of them when I learned to "absorb what is useful" (trying to keep the Bruce Lee thing going here).

Watching him do a version of this was the absolute highlight for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9igSoJHEdUo

He said inside 12 ft he would win EVERY time. At 18 ft the cop had a "chance".

I recommend to anyone interested in Bruce Lee to do a little research on Guro Dan.


Yes, the 21' rule. That was a clip out of "Surviving Edged Weapons". A good reality check video. GT Gaje was in that as well.


But the water that gets in your mouth becomes the mouth...

Aka: the "Spitting Cobra" form. :)



William

[verticaldoug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8VnFb5KFj0

I suspect a Muay Thai champ could have torn him to shreds.
The same with Judo.

[William]

"I'm too hot to handle and too cold to hold!"

"Snap into a Slim Jim!"

http://royalrumbler.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/randy-savage.jpeg







William

PS: I kid of course!;):)

[learningtoride]

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[beungood]

For you Bruce Lee fans out there, you should watch Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two biographical martial arts films based loosely on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster in the art of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee was a student of Ip Man and there's a funny scene at the end of Ip Man 2

My Sifu trained with Ip Man in the 50's and also had Bruce Lee as a classmate. He has some cool stories!

[tigoat]

Brandon was a great martial art actor too and I was a fan. It's a shame that he didn't speak any Cantonese like his dad could. Bruce Lee was great for one generation but nowadays with MMA, Kung Fu is not so great anymore.

[Duende]

Bruce Lee invented MMA.

And while these days MMA is primarily comprised of boxing/kickboxing and grappling arts.

You still find some Kung fu in the ring. Anderson Silva anyone?

Practiced and taught Martial Arts for twenty plus years and during that time I've been made aware of many of Bruce's achievements. There's many documented well know full contact fights that Bruce had.

It wasn't easy for him being partially German and growing up in Hong Kong. Most likely the reason he never finished Wing Chun. As Yip Man was old school and Kung Fu systems were only taught completely to people of pure Chinese descent.

[bobswire]

For you Bruce Lee fans out there, you should watch Ip Man and Ip Man 2, two biographical martial arts films based loosely on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster in the art of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee was a student of Ip Man and there's a funny scene at the end of Ip Man 2

Yes, big fan of Chinese martial art films, Netflix is your friend!

[gary135r]

The Ping pong scene was not Bruce Lee. I've studied and read Bruce's work for decades. If you look closely you can tell it's not him. There were a lot of Bruce Lee clones. Kinda like Elvis

[redir]

Personally I think MMA is boring.

Lee was a bigger than life character like Ali.

[CaliFly]

Personally I think MMA is boring.

Lee was a bigger than life character like Ali.

This. The personalities of Lee and Ali were bigger than their abilities as fighters. To get really cliche, they transcended the sport. Who do we have nowadays?