Why are some of the best fighters in the world short.?

Question

e.g bruce lee 5'7''

tony jaa 5'6''

chuck norris 5'10''

Answer 1

I am 5'-9, and I don't feel short. LOL

Fighting skill has nothing to do with height, weight, hair color, or shoe size.  A good or great fighter will be able to use his (or her) strengths while shutting down their opponents strengths.

Answer 2

the best fighters / the most well known fighters are asian  and they just tend to be smaller than westerners. chuck norris small but not that small really, its just western martail artist dont really get the same kind of exposier as and to some degree probably havent had as much training to make them great, as asian children ahve to do a martial art

Answer 3

Okay Bruce Lee Tony Jaa and Chuck Norris are not the best fighters in the world. And Chuck Norris isnt exactly short average height for a male is 5-8.  I think that shorter guys always have to prove they can bang , because people wont mess with the big tall guy , and they will think hey im gunna go s***w with that little guy and thats usually a big mistake. Shorter fighters also seem to be more sharp, agile, and agressive , as fighters above 6ft seem to be very sloppy and dangly and not very in your face. But there is aceptions ofcource to this rule , height is just hieght.

Answer 4

Napoleon complex aka short man syndrome

Answer 5

The same reason some are tall and some are medium height.

Height makes no difference.  Training, natural skill, toughness, pain tolerance, and heart make the difference.

Answer 6

Jet Li is legit.

Answer 7

Jet Li is another member of the vertically challenged club, I love watching Jet Li do his wushu thing.  It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. But these guys are mostly stage combat, I would look to guys like Shean Sherk or Matt Hughes, real fighters and short guys.

There are also tons of guys you have never heard of who are soldiers, they fight daily for a living, for survival, not for points or a knock out or submission.  

Any short touch guy, who is willing to eat a few punches to get inside for his game will be a good fighter, just as a tall man (Muhammad Ali) was willing to eat a few punches to rest before exploding on his opponent.

Answer 8

yer bruce lee, jackie chan, jet li, tony jaa are all small i gues cas there cinese except tony jaa hes thai.