I would have loved to see Bas Rutten beat the shit out of the fake movie fighter Bruce Lee.
Granted he was an excellent Martial Artist but in my opinion he was never the best.
To be the best you prove it in the ring not in the Movies LOL.
Even Chuck Norris & Joe Lewis would have kicked Bruce Lee Black & Blue but they were too polite to hurt his feelings. Yes Bruce shared his knowledge with many brillant Martial Artists but prior to meeting Chuck Norris Bruce Lee could not kick for shit.
Chuck also taught Bruce Kicking Gene Lebell taught Bruce Grappling & Joe Lewis helped Bruce with Western Boxing, In return Bruce taught them his JKD but that was all Bruce really was just an excellent Instructor Movie star & OK Martial Artist. Yes he was well versed in loads of arts & attained incredible skill but hell if you want to talk the talk you must walk the walk that means fighting in the square ring. And the only fights bruce ever had were some silly street fights as a young Punk & His Movies.
His only interesting achievement in my eyes was his demonstration at Longbeach California he did a little sparring & showed off a bit of breaking & his one inch punch. All I can say is yes he was an excellent Martial Artist but he did not open the door to mixed Martial Arts. Hapkido Shorinji Kempo Jiu Jitsu Jukado & Hwarang Do are all Mixed Martial Arts & they were always available to students of the Martial Arts prior Bruce Lee.
So yes JKD is excellent but it was not the first mixed martial arts style.
Granted he was an excellent Martial Artist but in my opinion he was never the best.
To be the best you prove it in the ring not in the Movies LOL.
Even Chuck Norris & Joe Lewis would have kicked Bruce Lee Black & Blue but they were too polite to hurt his feelings. Yes Bruce shared his knowledge with many brillant Martial Artists but prior to meeting Chuck Norris Bruce Lee could not kick for shit.
Chuck also taught Bruce Kicking Gene Lebell taught Bruce Grappling & Joe Lewis helped Bruce with Western Boxing, In return Bruce taught them his JKD but that was all Bruce really was just an excellent Instructor Movie star & OK Martial Artist. Yes he was well versed in loads of arts & attained incredible skill but hell if you want to talk the talk you must walk the walk that means fighting in the square ring. And the only fights bruce ever had were some silly street fights as a young Punk & His Movies.
His only interesting achievement in my eyes was his demonstration at Longbeach California he did a little sparring & showed off a bit of breaking & his one inch punch. All I can say is yes he was an excellent Martial Artist but he did not open the door to mixed Martial Arts. Hapkido Shorinji Kempo Jiu Jitsu Jukado & Hwarang Do are all Mixed Martial Arts & they were always available to students of the Martial Arts prior Bruce Lee.
So yes JKD is excellent but it was not the first mixed martial arts style.
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