Tom Bleecker

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@righthand7965 4 күн бұрын

Richter is a classic narcissist who is gas lighting you with his goon squad of Flying monkeys..... Sunny side up Mr Bleecker, he's not even a patch on your shoes.

@TomBleecker 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. I've never minded honest critics; in fact, I welcome them. Unfortunately, if this guy wanted to have an adult conversation with me, he went about it the wrong way. Cheers

@righthand7965 4 күн бұрын

Humbled & I totally agree with your character assessment of Mr Richter. All the best Tom, keep em coming 🙏@@TomBleecker

@MartinShannon-e5r 4 күн бұрын

Thanks tom from uk

@TomBleecker 4 күн бұрын

You're welcome.

@righthand7965 4 күн бұрын

Chong E Itsu?

@righthand7965 6 күн бұрын

Raymond Chow killed Lee no doubt..

@jim8506 17 күн бұрын

I met him in 1981

@TomBleecker 17 күн бұрын

Did you see his performance or have a private session?

@kevinkarkour823 18 күн бұрын

Hey Tom, do u think that Raymond knew the coke addiction of Bruce ? He saw his weight loss and his changing behavior so i think he knew And is it true that Raymond and Betty cleaned the room where Bruce died because there was coke and possibly other stuff around before calling the doctor . Thanks !

@TomBleecker 18 күн бұрын

I would have to assume that Raymond knew about Bruce's drug use. I don't know whether Chow and Betty cleaned Betty's bedroom prior to calling the doctor. Cheers

@kirkby0076 23 күн бұрын

Elks etc... Surly The Freemasons are much, much bigger?? Just a thought. Thank you for your videos Tom 👍👍

@TomBleecker 22 күн бұрын

There are presently about six million Freemasons worldwide. Glad you're enjoying my videos. Cheers

@kirkby0076 23 күн бұрын

Michael Jackson's Death etc... Was Possibly The Next Biggest Or Even Bigger Outpouring Of Grief etc... etc... Thank you for your videos Tom.

@johnmontoya2398 24 күн бұрын

I find that the training back then had a sense of urgency and level of excellence that a lot of Karate donos ate lacking...a seriousness of beauty and brutality. Not to say there aren't good dojos..just not many.

@johnmontoya2398 24 күн бұрын

Awesome training.

@808music3 28 күн бұрын

It was a pleasure to sit and listen to your podcasts about Bruce, in his early years in LA. What a story!! I believe Bruce faced alot of discrimination in Hollywood back then, and being a positive person as he was, brings great joy to listen about his life in details. Stay blessed my friend.🙏

@Tuffjobs 28 күн бұрын

Excellent video, Tom. I’ve never touched steroids, however your experience of testosterone matches my late teen years. 17-20. I was ripped and training 3 times a day. My back was covered in boils! It was pure natural late adolescent hormones. By 25 I’d totally lost that aggression and energy. I’d love to get it back! Laurence

@TomBleecker 28 күн бұрын

I don't know how old you are now, but there is testosterone replacement therapy that has become widely used. Cheers

@Tuffjobs 28 күн бұрын

@ my doctor will not prescribe testosterone unless there is a proven deficiency. He says my result is normal. However “normal” at 57 is a very very low level! Thanks, Laurence

@TomBleecker 28 күн бұрын

@@Tuffjobs The normal range for your age is fairly wide: age 50-59: 215-878 ng/dL. At your age, I certainly wouldn't want to go above 900ng/dL. I keep my level around 350-400.

@Tuffjobs 28 күн бұрын

@ hi Tom, I think the units used are different here in the uk. I was assured by my doctor my numbers were normal even though my energy has fallen off a cliff! Of course it doesn’t help we get no sun for six months of the year! Scotland isn’t California! 😎

@KyeXGamer 28 күн бұрын

As a martial artist, I'm struggling with an injury right now. Accurate information nowadays is hard to come by and I'll always appreciate credible sources that take responsibility in ensuring the truth is openly available. Its my first time to learn about you and your connection to Bruce Lee, so I haven't read any of your works. Once I scrounge up the money I'll give your books a respectful read that a diligent writer deserves! Thank you for the wonderful insight in an otherwise confusing/convoluted history of Bruce Lee's back injury.

@TomBleecker 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comments. If you'll approach Bruce's life with an open, mature mind that hasn't been indoctrinated by the decades of marketing his brand, I believe you'll find the true and full accounting of his life far more compelling than much of what has been promoted. I hope you'll have a full recovery from your back injury, and soon, as Bruce did with his. Happy New Year.

@nivea123 Ай бұрын

Hi Tom, I'm interested to know why you and Linda decided to part ways? You've mentioned a great deal about Brandon, how was your relationship with Shannon? Are you still on speaking terms? Do you think Hollywood should remake a Bruce Lee film taking all this new evidence into consideration?

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

My parting ways with Linda is personal to both of us. That said, I'm comfortable sharing that it was amicable. My sense is that eventually another film will be made on the life and death of Bruce Lee that will be far more truthful than what was portrayed in Universal's THE DRAGON. Happy Holidays

@nicksmith3746 Ай бұрын

Not a flea market. The guy's daughter found and sold them.

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

There are several theories as to who sold those letters to the auction company. The flea market if the source quoted by the company.

@cubiczirconiabeard5366 Ай бұрын

the thumb nail... ...those guys really dressed up for each other back then. BL's characters were always the simple paragon of virtue, absolute truth, destroyer of the superfluous, and omnipotent fighter for justice. Like David Carradine trudging across the endless desert , into the sunset, barefoot, with is satchel.

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

This was two years ago, but I may have chosen that thumbnail because I wanted to make the connection between Bruce Lee and his offer to work for Run Run Shaw.

@cubiczirconiabeard5366 Ай бұрын

@@TomBleecker by back then, I meant the ancient time that the movie was set in, not 2 years ago. In pre ww2 japanese kabuki movies, the japanese samurai dressed really fancy

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

@@cubiczirconiabeard5366 By two years ago, I meant when I selected the thumbnail.

@stevefalletti1885 Ай бұрын

BIG DEAL HE DID DRUGS, what is the problem, his dad and Kung fu teacher were licensed opium smokers, get over all drugs were legal at one time and remember alcohol 🍸 is the worst drug of all and it's legal 😂😢😊

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

The problem isn't that Bruce "did drugs." The issue is the amount of drugs he was doing, specifically cocaine, that may well have been the cause of his early demise (large amounts of cocaine are known to cause brain edema). I suppose you could take the same position with regard to Michael Jackson's early demise due to his drug use, as well as Elvis Presley, and a long list of others. Beside Bruce's drug use possibly being the cause of his death, it had a major negative impact on his personality and his physical actions. I agree with you that alcohol is a problem for millions of people worldwide and that Bruce's father smoked opium, but this doesn't diminish the fact that Bruce's use of drugs was well beyond recreational.

@stevefalletti1885 Ай бұрын

@TomBleecker HIS wife was doing cocaine wasn't she ? It seems it was normal back than through the 70s and 80s also remember he Acomplished what he wanted he had no more Dragons to slay ,they say he liked the song and WHEN I DIE by BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS, THE LINE IF IT'S PEACE YOU FIND IN DYING THEN LET THE TIME BE NEAR , REMEMBER he feared growing old ,seems like he accomplished what he wanted DRUGS or not !!!

@DaleOct23 Ай бұрын

He became a god after his death

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

To some. Very similar to the diehard fans of Elvis, Michael Jackson, and others.

@josephesposito3499 Ай бұрын

Even fe-MALE athletes use steroids to spite looking masculine anyway. LOL.

@screwvo83 Ай бұрын

They did the rapper Pimp C the same . You should listen to what the people saw at rapper "Pimp C"s funeral, from houston rap group UGK with Bun B. It was spooky too.

@screwvo83 Ай бұрын

In the movie "game of death" 1978 reymond chow. It shows the real bruce footage of him fighting Chuck norris, then it flips to the fale bruce and the Light fell as if some bad things were following him.. game of death almost raymond was playing with him

@screwvo83 Ай бұрын

He said he had a crazy headace, someone could have poisoned his drink with arsenic, then betty gives him a pill and its over.. you really dont know how he got the headache. But we know the signs of a person who got poisonied. Match them I have gotten posioned before and it made my head have a crazy headache. I never thoguht about why he could have gotten a headache.. but poisoned for sure, becuz this rapper Pimp C was Poisoned also, and his head was bigger at the funeral, like Bruce.. and its still not a fact that it happened to Pimp becuz the news says he overdoesed off of cough syrup and sleep apneia

@screwvo83 Ай бұрын

I wonder if thats why Raymond chow decided to change the story of "The Game Of Death" and then add a bullet on the film cast. Is strange cuz it happened to Brandon

@ThePowerIsInYourHead Ай бұрын

What a live you lived... Great time to be on Earth 🙂

@Laurn-w8i Ай бұрын

Alex on that Dragon stuff 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

@Laurn-w8i Ай бұрын

Tom . This one okay........Tell it as it Was.💗🩷💕🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️

@Laurn-w8i Ай бұрын

Tell Them TOM 💕🩷💗🧾🧾🧾🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️

@regsymes1377 Ай бұрын

No lee was not or had he ever ever been saint bruce and neither had he ever ever claimed to be. He was just a flesh and blood human being. But as often happens of course the legend has now taken over and developed a life of its own. While the flesh and blood reality off the man haas been left behind. But that doesnt make lee any less a person,he was just human

@TomBleecker Ай бұрын

I agree with you. The "Saint Bruce" brand was marketed after Bruce died. I personally feel that Bruce would not have allowed himself to be marketed in any other manner than 100 percent truthful. After all, he was constantly calling out people for pretending to be what they weren't.

@jedeao5 Ай бұрын

Incrível ❤

@jacknjill3000 2 ай бұрын

And Little Richard on getting caught up with drugs and sleeping around.

@808music3 2 ай бұрын

Bruce died broke ,would have been a major disaster for the Lee family back in 73. I assume his money management was very poor. This is how mr chow must have taken an advantage of the situation.

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Although Bruce technically was nearly broke when he died, he was owed a lot of money by Chow. The problem was that Bruce had never signed any contracts with Chow and when Bruce died, Chow held all the purse strings. Eventually, Chow was forced to pay Bruce what was owed, which amounted to over two-million dollars in the early 1980s when he settled.

@colmjulian5257 2 ай бұрын

Next time you come to Dublin , let me know 🇮🇪

@colmjulian5257 2 ай бұрын

Wow I am so happy to have discovered this channel. I read unsettled matters , years ago. It was disturbing to have the myth destroyed , to some degree; but I knew I was getting the truth. And that has been proven ; eg the stories about Bob Baker and the low box office receipts of way of the dragon

@XavierJustice-is2or 2 ай бұрын

The worse thing that happened to martial arts was a chair, headphones and hours of talking while sitting down; instead of training. It’s ironic, fanatics who never met Bruce Lee, go about it like they broke bread with the man and watch him pee. And paradoxical, that their algorithm thrives on “talking about Bruce Lee” for two to three hours. You know how many punch and kicks you can reps you can log in 3 hours

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Hasn't happened in American Kenpo. Thanks for your post. Cheers kzbin.info/www/bejne/sITZaaRmec2Hjac

@JohnStrobel-o7w 2 ай бұрын

You handled that with class Tom, whilst the same cannot be said for this Alex KFG guy. The fact he actually tried to get you on his channel then turned against you, speaks volumes! You should know that Alex comes from the Leung Ting lineage of Wing Tsun but is regarded as a very incompetent joke that tries hard to promote himself. At EWTO headquarters in Heidelberg, Instructors and students often play videos of Alex Richter doing Wing Tsun for the comedic value as he is so physically incompetent. When he left Leung Ting's organization he did not know the full system, so I have no idea where he is meant to have learned the rest of the system from or if he picked it up from books and videos. Alex Richter is a very poor fighter too, however to be fair he has never claimed to be otherwise or put himself up there with tough fighters in the Wing Tsun lineage, Mr Bean would beat Alex in a no rules fight. Whilst you actually met and knew Bruce Lee, Alex obviously never did but unbelievably he seeks to criticize you and considers himself an authority on all things Bruce Lee. The way Alex tries to dissect your book is laughable because you could do that with any such book e.g. Bruce Lee died and the official verdict was given but any biographical author is then going to give surrounding circumstances and their views. The fact is your book told it all first, and was the first to show the real Bruce Lee warts and all, whilst these KZbinrs like Alex are completely irrelevant!

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

I've received numerous emails and Facebook PM expressing much of what you wrote in your comments. Many who watched Richter's videos trashing me and UM (many said they couldn't watch beyond five or ten minutes) easily understood why I, from the outset, had no interest in being a guest on his podcast. Thanks for your comments. Cheers

@TheFiestyhick 2 ай бұрын

I kind of doubt Alex is as much of a pathetic Wing Chun practitioner as you say. He's got a successful studio in NY City, which is highly competitive in Kung Fu schools and he has people in Europe and even Hong Kong that respect him. Even some highly respected Hong Kong Sifu seem to respect the guy. Maybe he's not highest level Sifu, but he also doesn't seem to be the mega loser you claim.

@JohnStrobel-o7w 2 ай бұрын

@@TheFiestyhick Since when does success mean any good, albeit a small success at that, Ashida Kim - Ninjitisu, Carter Hargreaves - Jeet Kune Do are far more successful and well known than Alex Richter. You should view videos of Alex, Ashida, Carter then decide yourself on their respective abilities. In Wing Chun, Wing Tsun circles he is viewed as a physically incompetent joke. As for his knowledge, he left Leung Ting's organization IWTA / EWTO without knowing the full system and with huge gaps in his knowledge, you can easily verify that - just email or contact Leung Ting's organization and ask if he learned the full system. Nobody is saying he is a mega loser as you put it, but he is a very poor martial artist and poor fighter. You can ask Alex directly where he learned all the Wing Tsun system from, maybe he is transparent about that and states where he got the blanks filled in and learned the rest of the system. As for his character he wanted Tom Bleeker on his show, then later turned against him. He cannot take criticism even if constructive, and will block you or delete comments. He gets most upset when you question the effectiveness of Wing Tsun for modern combat.

@Cullers77 2 ай бұрын

You've got to wonder about someone who is content to name himself 'Kung Fu Genius'. I was hostile to your book when I first read the book UM, it shed light into darker corners of Bruce's life which did something most other bio's didn't and that is show he was human. He had flaws. Additionally, your closeness over the decades with Bruce's network meant you had time to hear so many different views and like all of us, speculate. It's seldom (if ever) that an author writes the ultimate biography but the more biographies you see, the more rounded the perspective becomes. Unlike many biographies, yours doesn't try and create that ultimate biography, it gives the reader a change to ponder questions most leave untold. You are a quality writer Tom and I enjoyed UM and your superb bio of Benny Urquidez. Ignore parasites like Reichter who seek their fame on the back of the amount of hours spent writing Unsettled Matters etc not to mention the considerable expense incurred. It's easier to knock someone who had put those miles in than to do it yourself. Keep it going.

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

It's always encouraging when a highly perceptive adult enters the realm of Bruce Lee. Your kind words are much appreciated. Cheers

@DrTzeus 2 ай бұрын

I see you deleted my comment? What are you affraid of? Weird a Trumpian has to censor so much....

@littleaussiedigger 2 ай бұрын

Tom your a good man I’ve enjoyed all your videos on Bruce because you knew him his family friends in your book which I’ve read several times over the years mentioned the bob baker situation you was right about it for someone who wasn’t even BORN when Bruce walked the earth to constantly say he knows more about Bruce than people who knew him shows ignorance

@Giorgekaka69 2 ай бұрын

Yo vi ese video de ese tipo y me parecio extraño lo que decia de usted.saludos👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

@simban00 2 ай бұрын

Imagine MGM made a picture with Elvis and Bruce Lee. Elvis playing a drug agent Bruce Lee playing some gang leader dealing drugs and weapons And when Agent Elvis finally tracks him down and meets up with him they get into this iconic battle like Chuck and Bruce did. That would have made cinematic history. I wonder who they would have chosen to win the legendary fight.

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Ha! You have quite a fertile imagination. I like an ending that would have Bruce and his gang doing a show-stopping dance number (vis-a-vis "West Side Story") to Elvis singing along with a powerful Broadway-style orchestra. Or perhaps a bizarre production number like the one in "The Producers" Springtime for Hitler" kzbin.info/www/bejne/paeml2yMh7Ghers

@simban00 2 ай бұрын

@TomBleecker I think your imagination is better than mine. Bruce Lee did win a dance contest when he was younger and Elvis as we know for certain was a great singer and dancer. A musical movie with these two far exceeds my imagination. But they were both gifted entertainers, to be honest with you they might have even pulled it off doing a musical. But I think it would have been more along the lines of a star is born rather than West side story

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

@@simban00 As I recall, prior to the release of ETD, the idea of doing a movie with Elvis was floating around, although nothing was ever officially offered.

@simban00 2 ай бұрын

@@TomBleecker is it true Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali were going to have an actual ring match

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

@@simban00 This is the sort of thing that the Madison Avenue type marketing of the Saint Bruce brand has created. The idea of Bruce fighting Muhammad Ali in the ring is absolutely absurd.

@casNJ 2 ай бұрын

Excellent book! I read it in one sitting and I've re-read it, at least a dozen times! I still have three copies of the original first release! Great job!

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you found the content worthy of your time and learned from it.

@Will-sh8kl 2 ай бұрын

No need to defend yourself against no nothing scrubs. These are Bruce Lee fans with, at most, book knowledge. I had to unsub from KFG because he's just so damn annoying. Keep up the great work Tom. We know who conveys the truth about Bruce. 🙏

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support. Although I had initially planned to ignore this guy, the sheer number of people who wanted me to respond is why I did so. Richter certainly appears to have a lot of time on his hands. Hopefully, he'll find better ways to spend it.

@XavierJustice-is2or 2 ай бұрын

Hours upon hours wasted instead of training.

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

@@XavierJustice-is2or I'm assuming you're referring to the genius.

@Jimquivious 2 ай бұрын

Glad to see you’re doing well Mr. Bleecker. Bruce is an idol of mine.

@antonysmith6457 2 ай бұрын

Hi Tom, Bruce, for me personally, inspired me and still does, despite his flaws. Enjoy your videos. Deepest sympathy for Amy. Never realised she passed. She came across as a real nice lady. Warmest wishes! Tony 👍👍🇬🇧

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Amy was an extremely pleasant and highly intelligent and perceptive lady. I have fond memories of the several days I spent interviewing her on Vashon Island.

@antonysmith6457 2 ай бұрын

🙏🙏

@mozfonky 2 ай бұрын

Amy Sanbo isn't dead is she?

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

My understanding is that she passed some time ago. As I recall, I learned of Amy's passing from her daughter.

@BrokeBrad1 2 ай бұрын

Mr Bleeker, do you think Bruce died in his sleep like Betty said or do you think he was doing drugs with her and had an episode like on May 10 and died?

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

That's an excellent question, for which I honestly don't have an answer. The only one who would know for sure is Betty and those she may have shared this with in confidence.

@johncarroll772 2 ай бұрын

Just ignore the Trump haters. We Maga worshippers love our adjudicated Rapist , insurrectionist, convicted criminal President.

@BrokeBrad1 2 ай бұрын

I bet he's really upset now that Trump won. Lol

@JOHNROBERTCRUZ 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting your views & counterpoints...Bruce Lee was a great human being with flaws like anyone else...One can learn continued inspirational Self Defense & Acting Success Lessons from his life...as well as, extremely cautionary lessons from the circumstances surrounding... where he was... and with whom when he died...May God rest Bruce Lee in peace...And to you Tom Bleecker...Best wishes on continued health, happiness, & success...Peace...😊

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. My best to you.

@JOHNROBERTCRUZ 2 ай бұрын

@TomBleecker Your welcome...Your book helped me see Bruce in his humanity... like he wanted to be remembered... " As a Human Being. " ...

@RonLeggett-q8u 2 ай бұрын

Who cares what Bruce did in his personal life he was a true inspiration😮

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

Many people have cared about what Bruce did in his personal life, hence all the books and even a biographical film. He was far more than one-dimensional. As an aside, many people have learned from his mistakes.

@RonLeggett-q8u 2 ай бұрын

@ I meant about the drug letters Not anything else

@TomBleecker 2 ай бұрын

@@RonLeggett-q8u Many consider Bruce's heavy drug use to be his biggest mistake in life and the most important lesson that others can benefit from. The number of highly talented people who have died prematurely because of drugs and alcohol abuse is astounding. As an aside, it's entirely possible that his heavy cocaine use is what caused his fatal brain edema. Bruce was an entirely different person before he got into heavy drug use. A wise man once pointed out that drugs can be beneficial for achieving a short-term goal but will destroy a person seeking anything long term. Many have felt this is what Bruce was talking about when he said to Linda, "I don't know how much longer I can keep this up."

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