Is Bruce Lee really that good at Kung Fu?

The greatness of Bruce Lee does not lie in his great kung fu, or that no one can beat him (this is not true either). His greatness has two points. One is in film, he pioneered the martial arts film and brought Chinese Kung Fu to the big screen in the world; the other is in martial arts, he is eclectic and advocates abandoning sectarian views and developing an open and comprehensive eclectic fighting skills. Bruce Lee was a pioneer of mixed martial arts thought (not necessarily the pioneer or founder). His thoughts and understanding of martial arts were among the leading ones at the time. At the same time, many of his ideas also laid the foundation for the development of mixed martial arts.

As for Bruce Lee's actual combat ability, there are many falsehoods spread on the Internet. There is no first-hand record of Bruce Lee's participation in professional fighting competitions (video recordings, or records of competition results). There were not so many formal professional competitions at that time, and none of them can objectively reflect a fighter's fighting strength like today's professional competitions. platform (and because of this, many authoritative martial artists at the time could not convince everyone of their comments about Bruce Lee). His actual combat results were mostly passed down by word of mouth, with limited reference value.

Of course, to evaluate a fighter's strength, he must be evaluated from the perspective of historical materialism and placed in the general environment of the time. But it can be said with certainty that Bruce Lee's strength is currently only at an average level (in the field of mixed martial arts), even if it is limited to players of the same weight as him.