What are your thoughts on Bruce Lee?

[bmd]

Many people think of him as the greatest fighter of all-time who could never be beaten.

What do you think?

[fiddy]

Deep respect for him as a philosopher

[HardwoodLegend]

He had such an intense magnetism. I worshipped him as a god growing up and imitated him frequently.

Seeing him in a fighting stance with that piercing and penetrating gaze as he studies his opponent is still such a powerful image. I wish he had made more films and teamed up with Shaw Brothers Studios at some point.

No comment on his status as a legitimate fighter since I don't have the knowledge or information on that, but he was exciting to watch on screen and gave that illusion of invincibility off well with the powerful physique and lightning fast moves.

[bmulls]

He was an actor

[ClutchOver9000]

he was not the mythical fighter that so many claim him to be but he was absolutely a martial arts/fitness pioneer, an aspect of his which was balanced very well by his charm and skill in acting.

[bagelred]

As far as fictional characters go, he was pretty cool.

[daj0264]

Anderson Silva would kill him

[tpols]

Anderson Silva would kill him

In the same way stephon marbury could've destroyed bob cousy in a game of one on one.. Doesn't really mean much.

[Rameek]

he was not the mythical fighter that so many claim him to be but he was absolutely a martial arts/fitness pioneer, an aspect of his which was balanced very well by his charm and skill in acting.

[COLOR="Navy"]I loved everything you said after "but".

How do you know he wasnt the fighter he claimed to be? How do you know he was a mythical fighter? Instead of Legendary fighter?

I believe that he was every bit the fighter claimed to be in China. He would have been exposed for being a fraud very easily!
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[HardwoodLegend]

In the same way stephon marbury could've destroyed bob cousy in a game of one on one.. Doesn't really mean much.

Bruce Lee was farther ahead of his time in his own discipline than Cousy was in his.

I see what you're getting at, but Lee vs. Silva would be a more contentious match-up since Bruce stacks up closer in terms of training and nutrition.

He was an actor

An actor with years of serious training and study behind him though.

He was a high caliber athlete.

[nathanjizzle]

there was a thread on reddit about bruce lee, one redditor recounted his memory of bruce while he was being trained by someone close to bruce lee at a gym. bruce would go to that gym and teach or watch a few times.

the redditor told of how bruce had intense inner energy and presence, and his punches on the punching bag were deafening. so no, bruce isnt just a mythological legend he was the real deal. its like a tiger to a lion, why can a tiger always beat up on a lion when they are physically the same thing, because tigers have great fighting energy and spirit in them, bruces was off the charts.

[Zan Tabak]

Bruce is an all time legend, on and off the screen.

But when it comes to martial arts movies Jackie Chan is even more of a legend imo. I admit this, even though I'm a huge Bruce Lee fan.

[Brunch@Five]

A friend of mine who is into martial arts, has 3 black belts in tae-kwon-do told me that Bruce Lee was an insanely fit athlete, but his technique was supposedly not nearly up to his fitness level. He said that Jackie Chan had better technique.

[Zan Tabak]

Bruce Lee really never had a chance to continue the martial arts movies though.

True, but it is what it is.

[Rasheed1]

Deep respect for him as a philosopher

me too.. this is what I respect most about him. I have alot of his quotes in a book I keep. Wish I could have been lucky enough to meet and train under him when he was living.