Do you think bruce lee faught in real life like he did in his movies?

Question

and do you think it worked?

Answer 1

Not really just like anything else it has to be dressed up for hollywood. Now did he use some of the same moves, yes he did, but it was still different because it had to be dressed up to work for a movie. He even talks about it in some of his old interviews.

Armbar, no Bruce Lee didn't start MMA but he was calling for it back in the 60's. Read Tao Jeet Kune Do and you might learn a little something. The Gracie's or Brazilians didn't invent MMA either they took a Japanese art and modified it to suit them. Now the are mostly responsible for the concept getting spread so much here in the us, but jiu jitsu was around well before them and was available to learn here in the states before any of them ever came over here. I was doing Bushindo Japanese Jiu Jitsu in 1990, 3 years before the first UFC and the Gracie JJ explosion.

Answer 2

no, he was always the first to admit that he fought differently.  in films he used elaborate moves meant to awe the viewer. in real life training he used a very scientific approach to utilize the maximum amount of force into the least amount of movement, such as his strong side lead, straight right punch, and one inch punch. by all accounts from his students and colleagues he was just as much if not more impressive for his real life skills as his on screen performances.

Answer 3

not like he did in the movies but yes he did fight in real life. there are stories about him shuting down production of a movie. so he could answer a challange that was made to him.

Answer 4

Bruce didnt do MMA....MMA was created 15 years ago **** boy

Answer 5

no way, movie fighting is movie fighting.

"when bruce lee was serious about a fight, he always reverted to the straight blast" Dan Inosanto.

Answer 6

Bruce Lee was a great action star.

There are legends about his fighting prowess but they are just that, legends. The only ones who can come up with any evidence that his mythical fights against all comers happened are people who have a monetary stake in keeping those myths alive.

Bruce Lee was not a fighter. He never sparred with his students and has no documented cases of every having fought on the street or otherwise.

*edit* I always seem to get some internet tough guy calling me when I say stuff like this. Riddle me this: How is it that a guy with such enormous exposure to video/film equipment has none of his so called 'fights' on film. Not even one shred of film to prove he could actually fight a real human. Oh well, I guess you gotta believe in something.

Answer 7

yes defo i know that when he was making the films he had to slow down his moves as he was too quick for the eye

Answer 8

Now i agree that was the stupidest d**n question everyone knows that he did duh think for once ok geeez

Answer 9

omd man what kind of s stupid question is that??? Ofcourse he did, read about him... he started in a chinese boxing, then wing chun, jeet kune do, he added some MMA too, you should research and see his fights before asking those silly questions man...

Answer 10

From what I understand, there's quite a difference between "real JKD" and "Theatrical JKD"

Most of the differences were covered already - theatrical is flashy, and slow (relatively speaking), while the real stuff was direct and fast.

I've also heard Sijo Bruce Lee was still and quite when sparring - not all bouncy and yelling.  Then he'd just "explode."

If the question was, could he really fight?  Then, yes from all accounts -he kicked butt.

Edit:  I'd just like to address one of the other answers stating that he never sparred with his students.  I don't know where that came from, because I've heard from Dan Inosanto what it was like sparring with him.  I've also seen footage from the Long Beach demo of full contact sparring between Bruce and Dan (prior to this intro, it non-contact "sparring" was the norm).  So I'm inclined to believe he sparred.

In addition, I understand one of the reasons he left Hong Kong was because he was getting in trouble with all the street fights he got in as a punk teenager.  Of course, those aren't documented - so would just be heresay.