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The real video of Bruce Lee, which has been banned for 40 years, punches so fast that even the photographer can’t keep up.

In 1967, Bruce Lee was invited to the International Karate Championship held in the United States, and this was the only time Bruce Lee recorded footage of actual combat.

In the arena, Bruce Lee blindfolded himself and calmly waited for the Japanese master on the opposite side to make a move. The Japanese player attacked with all his strength, but when Bruce Lee crossed his hands, he immediately defused the attack and controlled his opponent in one fell swoop! When he faced off against the world karate champion, Bruce Lee only made one move, which frightened his opponent so much that even the photographers around him didn't catch it!

The top Korean taekwondo master who faced off in the end, Bruce Lee, even used an "inch punch". It seemed that there was no room for exerting any force, but the opponent almost flew out of the field. His strength was evident!

What is the final result of this competition? Where did Bruce Lee's strength come from? Three rounds in a row, please pay attention~

On July 30, 1967, Bruce Lee attended the International Karate Championship held in the United States for the second time at the invitation of Iru Santo. It was also in this year that the Zhenfan Guoshu Hall he founded was officially established. For this reason, he had already participated in the National Karate Championship Competition on May 6 and performed in this competition, but No actual footage was released at the time.

But fortunately, at the National International Karate Championships that Bruce Lee participated in for the second time, in order to record the event at that time, some media broadcast the exhibition live for the first time, which also left a legacy of Bruce Lee for future generations. precious images.

The venue was packed with seats at that time, and people’s eyes were all focused on the center of the arena. In addition to the cameramen, there were also several players who wanted to compete with Bruce Lee.

The opponent in the first game was Bruce Lee's apprentice Kimura Takeyuki. As Bruce Lee's direct coaching disciple, Kimura Takeyuki not only received the true inheritance from his master, but he could even be said to be familiar with his master's moves. The audience originally thought that This was just a very ordinary fight, but something unexpected happened. Bruce Lee in the field actually completely blindfolded his eyes with a cloth tape. At this time, he was completely plunged into darkness. Could it be that he was preparing to fight with his eyes closed? ?

It turns out that Bruce Lee covered his eyes in order to show his disciples the special skill of closing eyes and sticking hands in Jeet Kune Do. So what kind of martial arts skill is the so-called closing eyes and sticking hands? ?

I saw two people standing against each other in the field, Kimura Takeyuki intertwined his hands with his master Bruce Lee. As the referee on the side gave the order to start, Kimura tried his best to move at the first time, trying to distance himself before attacking. However, Bruce Lee's hands were like flowing water, and they kept winding around like a snake. Kimura couldn't move at all for a while. If you take action, you won't be able to fight back! Just when Kimura was trying to retreat from the lower body to increase his strength, Bruce Lee suddenly kicked out and knocked Kimura to the ground before his center of gravity could be restored.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Kimura increased his offensiveness. At this time, Bruce Lee still covered his eyes, but he took the initiative to attack Kimura Takeyuki. A straight right fist passed through Kimura's defense and went straight to the face. As he walked out the door, Kimura leaned back subconsciously, staggered again, lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground again.

In the last round, Kimura was in the hand of Tamari and tried to fight back with the straight punch that his master had just thrown. Unfortunately, his apprentice was not fast enough after all, and was directly wrapped by Bruce Lee's right hand, stopping the punch. With the momentum of a straight punch, Takeyuki Kimura quickly found Bruce Lee's gap, but before he could fight back, his master's left hand struck like lightning and caught his neck. Takeyuki Kimura quickly lowered his head and tried to get rid of it. He entered late, and was pushed to the ground by Bruce Lee again.

When Vicmore came back to his senses, he realized that he could not defend the blow just now, and lowered his proud head. He was experienced and knew that if the punch just hit him, he would have been KO. I can't help but be convinced.

He walked towards Bruce Lee and shook hands with his opponent full of respect. Bruce Lee also responded immediately. The martial artist demeanor of both parties also won the applause of the whole house.

As soon as Vic Moore walked to the sidelines, a Korean taekwondo player wearing a white gi stepped into the court. It was going to be his home court next, but when he saw him facing the host, he suddenly Mi Kai used force and punched the host, knocking him back two steps. And this punch seemed to make him very proud. He looked back at Bruce Lee provocatively. In his heart, he probably still thought that Vic Moore, who was one step ahead of him, was a coward and gave up without even attacking.

Bruce Lee, who never gave up easily in martial arts, was not afraid of provocation. He walked up to the host and whispered to him, telling him that such provocation was nothing. He also planned to conduct another strength test on the host, asking him to wear protective gear on his chest, and patiently telling him how to relieve the force so as not to be injured.

Then, Bruce Lee stood in the same position as the taekwondo player just now. He pushed his right leg on the ground and sent his body forward, punching out. The host fell directly backward on the chair, and even further backward. It slid for several meters before coming to a stop. Without this chair as a support, the host would probably have flown out of the venue!

This Korean taekwondo player seemed to be full of disdain. He felt that the host was cooperating with the performance and was dissatisfied. Ask to go on stage and experience Bruce Lee's punching power in person. And refused to wear protective gear. And this time, Bruce Lee naturally fulfilled his wish.

Bruce Lee did not distance himself from him to leave room for punches. Instead, he put his fingers on the Korean player's chest and punched within this extremely short distance where it was extremely difficult to punch. Immediately afterwards, this "inch punch" came in the blink of an eye. Although the Korean player had used his strength to resist, he still threw his head back and fell back nearly two meters after receiving this punch. When he stood up, his eyes widened in disbelief! Then he lowered his proud head and walked out of the field silently.

Then, the highlight of the day took place. The inviter of the conference, Ilusanto (the future Filipino short stick king), will compete with Bruce Lee in the Jeet Kune Do full-contact fighting that spans the ages. This is also the pioneering work of MMA mixed martial arts in the future.

Because it was an exhibition match, both of them wore protective gear in order to avoid injury.

Iru Santo came up with a side kick, but Bruce Lee dodged it with one side of his body. He continued to observe the opponent's movements, only throwing light punches to look for opportunities.

At this time, Ilusanto was forcing Bruce Lee, who was on defense, into a corner. He stepped forward and punched straight, intending to succeed in one fell swoop. But Bruce Lee made a feint with his right hand to attract the opponent's attention, and then hit the opponent's ribs with his left hook. Irusando quickly avoided it, and the situation of cornering and suppression was broken by Bruce Lee.

After the fight resumed, Irusanto jumped up and punched several times in a row. Bruce Lee pushed his opponent out of the way and overturned him with a sweeping kick. He followed up with a lock. throat. Irusando, who was lying on the ground, was about to turn over and fight back when he saw Bruce Lee punching him directly in front of him with two fast punches. He was about to close his eyes and take the punch, but found that Bruce Lee had already withdrawn his punches!

This kind of point-and-shoot in fierce battle made Iru Sandu admire him. After bowing deeply to this long-respected opponent, he waved and left the field.

Martial arts competition is the ideological expression of martial artists.

After the game, Bruce Lee modestly and confidently introduced traditional Chinese martial arts to the martial arts colleagues and the audience in the center of the venue, and also introduced his training philosophy for many years - "The wise man enjoys water" to everyone present.

It is said that "a wise man enjoys water." This martial arts master embodies the temperament of being as still as a cold pool and as dynamic as a stormy sea. While strong and confident, it also conveys an eclectic, inclusive, honest and humble attitude from the inside out. Whether it was technique or thought, Bruce Lee's charm impressed everyone present.

When Bruce Lee was describing his water philosophy, his expression and body language revealed strong arrogance and confidence. As a martial artist, one really needs to convey this aggressiveness and confidence in his own abilities through his expressions and body language, just as he does with every opponent he faces.

But this does not mean that he despises his opponents. Bruce Lee will also respect every opponent and be cautious in battle. What he did was to reflect the opponent's every move like water, dissolve the opponent's offensive like a stream of water, and launch an attack like a wave to win with one blow.

More than just competing on the court, Bruce Lee has been implementing his "philosophy of water" throughout his life.

Bruce Lee was born in the United States on November 27, 1940. When he was 6 months old, he returned to Hong Kong with his parents. What is unexpected is that Bruce Lee was only 3 months old. At that time, he made his debut on the movie screen as a child actor. Since then, he has been active on major screens and participated in many works. Although his childhood life was full of real hardships, it also shaped his flexible and open mind.

In 1953, under the recommendation of Zhang Zhuoqing, Bruce Lee became a disciple of Ip Man and learned Wing Chun. Before that, he had dabbled in Tai Chi, Hong Quan, Cai Li Fuquan and other boxing techniques.

After returning to the United States, he learned boxing from Brother Edward, fencing from Li Zhongchen, and judo from Shuzo Kato. He also integrated French kickboxing, taekwondo and other martial arts to create his own boxing school "Jeet Kune Do".

Since the late Qing Dynasty and the Japanese fascist invasion, the Chinese people have been bullied by foreign invaders, and the social status of overseas Chinese abroad is extremely low. Therefore, the traditional Chinese martial arts community at that time, including martial arts schools in Chinatowns in various countries, did not support teaching boxing techniques to foreigners.

Bruce Lee not only communicated extensively with people in the foreign martial arts community and dabbled in the essence of boxing techniques from various countries, but also integrated and mastered the creation of his own Jeet Kune Do, attracting students from all over the world, including many celebrities in the cultural and sports circles. The influence is evident.

Unlike the inherent prejudice against Chinese in overseas society at that time, Bruce Lee neither smoked nor drank. You must insist on training for more than 2 hours every day. In addition to maintaining the peak state of martial arts skills, he also uses his actions to convey a new image of the Chinese people to foreign societies.

He also flexibly conveyed the spirit of Chinese martial arts and the integrity of the Chinese nation through movies and other literary and artistic forms that foreigners loved, creating "The Green Hornet", "Fist of Fury" and "The Raptors" Excellent works such as "Crossing the River" once set off a Chinese kung fu craze in the United States at that time. For a long time, Chinese kung fu-themed movies accounted for more than half of the box office in theaters.

Through his own efforts, Bruce Lee changed the social marginal status of overseas Chinese, made countless foreigners respect Chinese culture, aroused their interest in exploration, and promoted positive exchanges between Chinese and foreign cultures.

In August 1964, he also married Linda Emery, an Irish-American white girl, and they had a son and a daughter. It became a beautiful story about Sino-foreign marriage at that time.

Bruce Lee is like a sea that embraces all rivers, absorbing all excellent cultural ideas for his own use, and creating his own lifelong career. Like flowing water, it is invisible and adapts to the ideology and cultural communication methods of foreign countries. With his words and deeds, even his punches and kicks, he created a new world for the Chinese people's international image.

Although Bruce Lee unfortunately died in a filming accident in 1993, he passed away at the age of only 28 years old. However, his martial arts concepts, personality charm, and inclusive thoughts have deeply melted into the hearts of thousands of fans. They are also conveying the greatness and far-reaching influence of this idol all the time, inspiring generations of people to be patriotic and self-reliant. , work hard and forge ahead.