I was surfing on the web and came across a Karate pioneer named Mas Oyama. I began learning about his exploits and skills. Along the way, his supporters derided his contemporary Bruce Lee as being an "actor", who was a "fake", and "untested".

Now, correct me if I am wrong, but Bruce Lee was much admired and revered IN HIS DAY for his fighting skill, physical fitness, and innovation. Bruce Lee gave many demonstrations of his fighting skill and martial arts theories. In fact, many of these demonstrations were against reigning kickboxing and karate champions in their prime.

Bruce Lee's concept of martial arts was to provide a practical and effective regimen for REAL LIFE STREET COMBAT. This is lost on his detractors. To Bruce Lee, the contemporary martial arts disciplines were too heavily laden with "forms" and "choreographed movements", that would prove too difficult to use in actual combat. Difficult in the sense, that many of the offensive and defensive movements required a specific sequence and a little cooperation from your opponent.

Many regard Bruce Lee's innovations and theories as harkening the concept of "mixed martial arts", as we know them today. No less an authority than UFC President Dana White has labeled Bruce Lee, "as the father of mixed martial arts". Legendary kickboxer and Tae Kwan Do Master Chuck Norris has said that, "no one he knew of could have defeated Bruce Lee in a real fight". This, coming from a man who was himself a world kickboxing champion. The last few years of his life, Bruce Lee was regarded as "one of the most dangerous men in the world". I know everyone is entitled to his opinion. But, I have seen Bruce Lee's demonstrations and I do not think many men, even many "masters", could have challenged Lee to a "real fight" with any reasonable chance of success.

he created jeet kune do!

he was a beast!

definately not a poseur

the man from what ive read was a great open minded philosopher, as well as a martial arts legend. I agree his quickness and speed was elite, they say their were street basketball players better than jordan, if so I guess a worldwide unknown possibly could have contended with him, still hard too think of any one matching his technique, intelligence or speed to power ratio.

R.I.P Bruce Lee a legend Anna x

bruce lee was the man definitely a tiger have you seen another martial artist ripped like that one of a kind.