Bruce Lee beats Gene LeBell

The Judo Champion & master of grappling, Gene LeBell, got his ass kicked by Bruce Lee.
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(Bruce Lee - Student, Friend and Teacher)
BLACK BELT NOVEMBER 1998, VOL. 36

[@DeeManGamez]

I'm pretty sure Bruce Lee would have never said the quote you showed at the start. Period.

[@eron2216]

It was probably taken out of context :P

[@DeeManGamez]

Parker True. :P

[@doomvictor3934]

Exactly. Bruce was confident in his abilities, but this is just assnine.

[@echelon2k8]

According to an article called The Challengers of Bruce Lee: "Another time, Bruce was having dinner with John Tunney, the son of former boxing champion Gene Tunney. ‘Do you think you would have beaten my father?’ asked John. Bruce smiled, ‘To tell you the truth I could beat anyone in the world. Of course, if I sat still and your father hit me, forget it. The question is, could he ever get close to me?’" Not saying that this actually happened, but this story might be where that quote came from.

[@kirkford8972]

@@echelon2k8 exactly Bruce had go go gadget limbs, he could do to martial artists what Ali did to boxers with ease I believe so in essence... "You can't hit what you can't touch"

[@VladieShark]

Bruce Lee learned from a lot of people, including Gene LeBell. I don't understand why some people seem to think that's a bad thing. Bruce Lee wasn't born with superpowers. He was talented but had to be taught styles and techniques, just like everyone else. Gene LaBell was one of many people who contributed to Lee's legendary abilities.

[@tanorlambiazzi8769]

Concordo com vc,outros artistas marciais,foi importante para Bruce Lee,cria o Jet kune dó, absorvendo outras técnicas de artes marciais,um grande abraço para vc,sou do Brasil!

[@StreetLethalRacing]

Lee never ever said the quote in this ridiculous video. “I would never boast about being number one, but would never admit to be number two”. That is what Lee said. And any professional fighter or martial artist would (and should) say the same thing today. It’s called humility....

[@imnotmephisto]

This is like ranking Bruce Wayne and comparing him with actual fighters lol. One of his hustles was selling MA classes. How many UFC fighters actually use Gungfu? How many actually use Jeet Kun Do? Dude was selling the kung fu/wing chung equivalent of Aerobic kickboxing and that whole hustle depended on people really believing that he could fight. Jet Li was the Wushu champion and one of the goats of MA and he doesn't try to scam impressionable weeaboos so nobody needs to think he can actually fight.

[@notimelikethepresent4739]

Bruce had many "teachers" over the years. The person who made this video is obviously not a Martial Artist yet. To understand Martial Arts from Bruce's perspective and from any true Martial Artist's perspective, is to understand that you are always, and will always be, the teacher, and the student. You never stop learning, and you never stop sharing your knowledge with others.

[@dstorm7752]

Gene was playacting here, but Gene was actually a good judoka who could very easily handle tiny Bruce Lee

[@henrijuan7998]

Gene Lebell is a small guy only weighing 165 lbs. A simple google search would suffice. And judging from picture he was not in any great physical condition and carries a good amount of bodyfat. Contrary to popular belief, Bruce Lee weighs 140-145 lbs most of his life and the guy was walking around with less than 10% bodyfat. That's 140-145lbs of almost pure muscle. I don't know who will win between the two. But to say that Gene Lebell would absolute crush Bruce Lee was too much of an exaggeration. The story about Bruce getting picked up by Gene Lebell was from Lebell's own autobiography a few decades after Bruce Lee's death when nobody can corroborate the truth of the story, so take that with a grain of salt lol....

[@simoncox9689]

there where eye wintnesses to the fight @@henrijuan7998

[@nandteclas4840]

Bruce Lee era imbatível!!!

[@tanorlambiazzi8769]

​@@henrijuan7998Obrigado pelo seu comentário,as pessoas fica comentando ,que Gene levantou Bruce Lee,fiquei um pouco triste,mas lendo seu comentário sobre as condições físicas de Bruce Lee,me deixou feliz,vc acha que Bruce Lee pegava pesado com os Dublês,batia neles de verdade?me chamo Tanor Rocha Lambiazzi,sou do Brasil!

[@cotygriffin6543]

"If I tell you I am good, you will think I am lying, if I tell you I am no good, then you will KNOW I am lying. I could beat any man in the world" -Bruce Lee

[@Fla_Law_Dog]

@Coty Griffin, the last part of that quote ("I can beat any man in the world") is not real. It was added on by you or someone else.

[@jester7512]

Except he couldn't and he found out more than once.

[@Ice-fg9jc]

@@jester7512 Actually he beat everyone fact

[@jester7512]

@@Ice-fg9jc he loved training with people he couldn't best. Fact. Bolo Yung was one of them. Gene LeBell showed him he had no answer for a grappler.

[@Ice-fg9jc]

@@jester7512 He trained with many people including champion Joe Lewis. You are much mistaken my friend.

[@IpMan19]

@Journeydakyubi Stop fooling around by claiming who said this & who said that. If you found any evidence that could support your argument just simply source it out here. Then we can have another discussion after I look through what is said. Those who keep telling the bullshits without being able to show any proof would simply get banned from further posting in my videos. No one can claim Gene LeBell is Bruce Lee's teacher except Bruce Lee himself.

[@grawakendream8980]

He never lost in the movies because it was written that way. Lebell would have made him his personal hand puppet

[@kingj0n]

You have no idea what you're talking about, this is a fact.

[@marcleon1513]

I love how other martial artists are held to the standard of having a record examined, but Bruce Lee fans somehow rationalize that brue is above those standards

[@bonnie3447]

I do not have a record and can spank any person in all of universe. That's a lie. I have a record but it's mainly due to sexual offenses. I'm not allowed to go near school's anymore. Gene le bell beware 👊🇬🇧

[@bath_cat3314]

Gene was throwing Bruce around all over the place. But that's what made guys like him and Chuck Norris so good. As soon as you beat them with something they'd immediately want to master it on their own

[@theinternetkilledmusic2054]

There should be an age limit on making youtube videos. He never said any of that shit. It is 100% false.

[@texasturner2313]

I don’t get it. What’s the point of the video ?

[@henrijuan7998]

Gene Lebell is a small guy only weighing 165 lbs. A simple google search would suffice. And judging from picture he was not in any great physical condition and carries a good amount of bodyfat. Contrary to popular belief, Bruce Lee weighs 140-145 lbs most of his life and the guy was walking around with less than 10% bodyfat. That's 140-145lbs of almost pure muscle. I don't know who will win between the two. But to say that Gene Lebell would absolute crush Bruce Lee was too much of an exaggeration. The story about Bruce getting picked up by Gene Lebell was from Lebell's own autobiography a few decades after Bruce Lee's death when nobody can corroborate the truth of the story, so take that with a grain of salt lol..

[@notimelikethepresent4739]

@IpMan19 "I'm not a master. I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of a master and the expertise of a master, but I'm still learning. So I'm a student-master. I don't believe in the word 'master.' I consider the master as such when they close the casket." - Bruce Lee -

[@wisekkracker]

uhm, Gene Lebell wrapped Bruce Lee up like a pretzel dudes

[@IpMan19]

You still failed to see the difference by keep calling them champions. They learnt fighting from Bruce Lee who told his idiot students that their point-crediting competition was far away from real fighting. Joe Lewis already publicly admitted this and called Bruce Lee his mentor for training and guiding him in the correct direction as a real fighter.

[@bonnie3447]

How long do we really need to read that text.

[@IpMan19]

LOL, you really don't realise how silly you're for accusing people making claims with no proof as well as making lots of false claims yourself. Joe Lewis stated in a print that he got smash 3 times at the forehead by Bruce Lee in front of his other students. Haven't read that? Talk to Davis Miller.

[@cotygriffin6543]

yes, it was... "If I tell you I am good, you will think I am lying, if I tell you I am no good, then you will KNOW I am lying. I could beat any man in the world" -Bruce Lee

[@stretch4859]

@quickmantan your right even at parties Bruce Lee would captivate an audience just talking about various subjects he was that knowledgeable, like a polymath. He was the one that inspired me not to just get into execise and be fit but also to learn as much as I could about several different subjects too.

[@TheSamrye]

Gene Lebell had nothing but nice things to say about Lee. Lee's son, Brandon even had him in his films.

[@tanorlambiazzi8769]

Mas vc acha que Gene Lebell,levantou Bruce Lee mesmo,Gene Lebell derrotou Bruce Lee?sou do Brasil,me chamo Tanor Rocha Lambiazzi, aguardando sua resposta obrigado!

[@TheBlueRage]

Bruce Lee first Student Glover taught him Judo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee "Lee began teaching martial arts in the United States in 1959. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee's Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.[52] Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who continued to teach some of Lee's early techniques. Taky Kimura became Lee's first Assistant Instructor and continued to teach his art and philosophy after Lee's death.[53] Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle."

[@lo-fiFromChicago]

He never lost? What about when he fought Robin?

[@RKosche1]

@IpMan19 I guess it doesn't matter to you that Dan Inosanto, Jerry Poteet, Taky Kimura, Richard Bustillo, Larry Hartsell, Linda Lee, John Little, Tom Bleecker, Diana Lee Inosanto, Shannon Lee, Robert Lee, and others know Gene personally, call him "Uncle Gene" and they all know and agree that Gene was Bruce's grappling instructor.

[@CichlidAsh]

Which book?

[@Jimbo898]

Then there was that time Gene picked up Bruce and Fireman carried him all around the set and Bruce was saying "Put me down or I will kill you"

[@IpMan19]

Yeah, from Gene's own mouth.

[@SuperJuniorquintero]

@@IpMan19 a matter of fact he never admitted that really happened. This comes supposedly from Mike Polly's book. Never Gene Labelle's mouth.

[@wurblewurble]

You're saying that nobody was better than Bruce because if they were, Bruce would have bowed down to them. This is called "circular reasoning." Bruce Lee was a human being, not an invincible god of death. They're just movies.

[@GrappleVision]

@IpMan19 are you serious? this is how combat sports works.... answer one question have you ever trained in anything?

[@MKBlackcollar]

Bruce Lee was picked up by Gene Lebell and couldn't do anything. The guy was a judo expert and fought against boxers. They became friends and crosstrained with each other.

[@sillykuv]

And where’s your proof he couldn’t do anything? You think Bruce stand still for him to put his hand on him?

[@tanorlambiazzi8769]

​@@sillykuvEntão vc acha que Bruce Lee conseguiu contra atacar gene?eu também estranhei, não e possível que Bruce ficou parado,Bruce Lee era um excelente lutador de rua também,sou do Brasil,me chamo Tanor Rocha Lambiazzi, aguardo sua resposta obrigado!

[@BigDogHDSPB]

There’s always someone better that you 🥊

[@rextucker3184]

Back in the day I would watch 30 minutes of Green Hornet to watch Bruce throw ridge hands and side kicks for maybe 20 seconds. Green Hornet bored the hell out of me but Kato made it worth it to tough it out. Bruce was the reason I started taking martial arts and will always be one of the few heroes I will ever have in this life.

[@stanssoapbox]

And yes i know i have been spelling Gene Lebell wrong.

[@mkn.567]

It's semantics really. What do you mean by defeated? understand that a submission is a submission and if you apply it to anyone it will work. It's not hocus pocus esoteric magic. It is body mechanics. Your joints are only meant to rotate in certain directions and not in others. I doubt that Bruce fought Lebell in any kind of head to head battle. Why? because, generally speaking, judo has no striking. And bruce lee is a striker. They probably engaged in a grappling match with Bruce Lee refraining from throwing strikes. I'm sure Bruce thought his speed would be enough, and then i'm sure Lebell tripped him a few times and got him in a hold. It's not exactly "defeated."

[@LoneAkita]

great video. thank you my friend.

[@TheFierForjat]

Gene LeBell was a beast, besides the fact that he is a 10th degree red belt in Judo (fucking out of this world) he was strong as a bear. It is well known that Gene LeBell was the man who introduced Bruce Lee to grappling.

[@echelon2k8]

Not true, Bruce had already been introduced to grappling through Wally Jay back in '62, a few years before first meeting LeBell during The Green Hornet.

[@quan-chi]

then read Lebell's biography. all these American masters are such cheats Who was his mother and why he had such a nice career

[@IpMan19]

@rbrtdornel Gene LeBell was NOT Bruce Lee's teacher. As I said Bruce Lee never mentioned anything of him while he was alive. He was only a patsy in many of Bruce Lee's show. That's their relation. Gene LeBell's influence on Bruce was NOT really as great as most people think. Gene LeBell keeps telling people his relationship with Bruce Lee is soley on the purpose to attract students to his Judo school and as a way to make profits from people buying the products he put on his website.

[@I_Crit_My_Pants]

I mean the thing is... this was acting.... They brought Gene in to replace all the stuntmen that Bruce Lee kept injuring because he insisted it looked fake if he didn't try hard enough. I'm not saying either that Bruce Lee is not a martial artist, nor am I saying that about Gene, they are both incredibly talented fighters AND actors but that's the thing, they never actually fought for real. I think that Gene was able to perform a fight scene that was resulting in all the stunt men getting injured says enough about his strength, pain tolerance and skill.

[@IpMan19]

What you cited about Bruce was from Gene's own words. And, that are worth shit.

[@I_Crit_My_Pants]

@@IpMan19 Please, make sure your comment makes sense before you post it or I can't roast or agree with you :)

[@FuckFacts]

@IpMan19 You got me there, man, your screen name probably isn't IpMan19, and you probably haven't claimed that Ip Man is the only person who ever taught Bruce, and you probably don't have other videos that try to prove that Wing Chun is the best. Here, buddy. "Soon my fists began to swell from hitting his hard head. Right then I realized Wing Chun was not too practical and began to alter my way of fighting."--Bruce Lee. Study martial arts before you disrespect a master out of pure ignorance.

[@IpMan19]

@TheGreatLyger "if you can't even admit that bruce was bested while training" None of you can yet show me a statement that Gene LeBell said he defeated Bruce Lee himself. So, how could you expect I agree with you on this subject. And seriously, Gene LeBell said he taught Bruce Lee grappling techniques and keeps boasting their friendship and relation in his website & many TV shows, but why had Bruce Lee never mentioned anything about him in his books or any articles he written?

[@GrimDuskStories]

Bruce Lee won every fight because the script said he does.

[@kobyalexander7693]

is there a script in real life?

[@quan-chi]

At the King George V School of England, Robert Randall was known as a leading athlete, and above all a boxing champion. There was bad blood between them. Haven't you read? They lined up solo in front of a large audience at the Mirandor Mansion, which was then a basketball court over the 12th floor. So many people wanted to see a duel between the best Chinese and the best Englishman that if someone thought about selling tickets that day, he would undoubtedly take a heavy load. in the previous doctor's decision, which was presented to him a few days later at the police station, Lee read that the spleen is by nature a very fragile organ, so it breaks relatively easily. the trauma Robert Randall suffered was the so-called immediate rupture because the rupture of the parenchyma and the spleen capsule occurred simultaneously. Immediate excision of the spleen saved Robert's life, but he had to spend in the hospital for the next few weeks and every day he asked about his health, he even tried to visit an Englishman several times, but he did not agree. Due to his young age and the testimony of a number of witnesses, Bruce Lee avoided criminal liability, but the consequence of the proceedings against him was expulsion from La Salle Collage. And in triads like Wo Shing Wo, Yee On and 14K (the most influential and brutal Gang whose extortion methods shocked even old stagers who remembered the Shanghai times), haven't you read Amy Chan's account? Do you know who she was? Didn't you watch the interviews? It was after beating the son of one of the 14K leaders at the "Bay Side Night Club" on Tsimshatsui in October that Lee had to flee to America. Didn't you watch the interviews with John Sakson as he described the fight on Enter the Dragon? You haven't watched the interviews with witnesses of the fight in the gym with a Japanese whose head was kicked like a ball, the frightened thought that he had killed him, and he passed out. I don't want to write to me anymore. I wish you more faith and fruitful searches.

[@MichaelKing-tp6le]

@@quan-chi nonsensical fairly tail

[@quan-chi]

@@MichaelKing-tp6le and I m 🧝‍♂️ Elf

[@MichaelKing-tp6le]

@@quan-chi believe what you want, sensible people know it's not real

[@IpMan19]

@scottconnatser Well, how do I know? Becoz I have read many, might be not all, Bruce Lee's books and articles. Bruce Lee indeed never mentioned a word about this Gene LeBell. Gene LeBell claimed he cross trained with Bruce and both of them had such a good friendship. But why there is not even a picture, not in the screen, showing both of them together? I saw many pictures showing Bruce Lee together with his students including Chuck, Lewis & many others. Why not Gene LeBell?

[@IpMan19]

@SteveSbc406 I've neither said Bruce taught Gene LeBell nor the other way round. It simply means that even they had really exchanged techniques with each other like LeBell said but that still doesn't necessarily lead to a teacher/student relationship. The definition of the word "stupid" is pretty broad, and can be used to describe many different things ->Particularly YOU

[@slobjitsu]

Bruce Lee was not undefeated in the streets, he’d gotten his ass kicked by kids in HK lots of times. As far as the movies go, he got his ass beat by Mako in the Green Hornet

[@guitarttimman]

Gene choked out Steven Seagal, and then, all of a sudden, the video dissappeared? 🤣

[@johngerding8604]

Like any video of Bruce fighting. Ever. 😂

[@MrCarl220]

@IpMan19 Let's remember, if you've seen other footage, Gene was more a grappler and not a boxer, which is what I saw in that match, takedowns and such. Now grant it, the video they have on here that I saw was not the whole thing, but this match was the first MMA probably.

[@redbulldog]

It is unsubstantiated that lack of evidence means STUF

[@IpMan19]

Common sense would tell you that 'he could' doesn't necessarily mean 'he would'.

[@IpMan19]

@Azrael561 It's not clear what you disagree with me on. So, are you just trying to say that grappling is the best of all martial arts, people who can grapple will take all, and Gene LeBell is a better fighter becoz Bruce didn't know any grappling before he taught him? WTF??

[@montecasart]

People who try to be Bruce Lee's HATERS don't understand what he means and has meant for the promotion of martial arts in the world!

[@NicoyaJudoka1]

I hope you realize this is a T.V show .

[@IpMan19]

You still saying the documenties and those people are biased towards Bruce WITHOUT any reasonable basis. Yeah, lots of people who were around with Bruce they said Bruce was a great fighter not just a movie star. Bob Wall is one of them. If what these people said don't seem trustworthy for you, then what made you think Gene LeBell's comments are the only trustworthy sources? Bruce trained with dozens, can't even say how many, Gene LeBell was only a miniature & jealous hater to Bruce.

[@FlipNasty1]

Umm... no he didnt

[@snakeeagle6930]

Gene is the hollywood ninja.

[@IpMan19]

@Theobrothers sharing your knowledge with others doesn't not necessarily lead to a teacher-student relationship, there's not even any solid proof that Gene LeBell did taught Bruce Lee grappling. And the point is Bruce Lee never called Gene LeBell teacher or student.

[@IpMan19]

@WorldMilitia Your claiming, "in every lee book there is pictures of grappling", but when did Bruce Lee ever mentioned anything about Gene LeBell? "Dan even talk s about bruce training with Le Bell", like again, source it. I don't want to see the genuine article, not anything that is created out from no evidence. As they are all rubbish to me. No one can tag or determine who's Bruce Lee's teacher except Bruce himself.

[@Trid3nt861]

It was Gene Lebelle who taught Bruce grapples and throws from Judo.

[@leinad667]

um.........You do realize this is a movie right?

[@cleancountershot3941]

At the time idk maybe. If he were alive today competing in the ufc he’d just be another top 5 flyweight

[@TheJASM4collection]

Finally, you brag about how great a martial artist and fighter Lee was, which I agree, but you also downplay his abilities with your very last comment to me. Lee doing a Judo throw on LeBell just shows you how good he was at learning any martial art he was taught. If you're going to boast, brag and cling onto the guys legacy, legend and accolades, you need to stick to your guns and not play both sides like typical Lee fanboy.

[@100JAD.]

In a real fight, weight is so important. when fighters of the extreme wight difference fight each other (like Gene and Bruce) it is highly unlikely that the smaller person can beat the bigger one.

[@CichlidAsh]

Your source material for these comments tend to be from documenties that are biased towards Bruce or art talking about Bruce more ability as a trainer or martial actor. Lets see what people who are not getting commision for a show think watch?v=TWZBSBab-Es or watch?v=CDk1r0Uv8ks as Gene knows and has worked with both I guess he is best to call it right?

[@earlybird3]

Bruce Lee never said he can beat any man in the world.

[@IpMan19]

It's not a suitable analogy to compare one's fighting ability with how good he's at playing tennis. Fighting competition in Bruce Lee's time is totally different from today's competitions like American UFC, China's SanShou or Japan's K1. And after all, how do you know Bruce Lee never tested himself in real fighting? I can easily name a few who claimed to have sparred with him, Bob Wall, Jim Kelly, Bolo Yeung etc.

[@notimelikethepresent4739]

@IpMan19 Martial Artists don't have an issue being called a student, or calling someone a teacher. The idea is they are humble enough to admit when they have learned something of value from another. Not really sure, other than your lack of understanding regarding Martial Arts Philosophy, why you seem to be stuck on this concept. Perhaps you might want to research Bruce's own words, he talks quite a bit about teachers and students.

[@carl_anderson9315]

If you want to put the name of Bruce Lee down, at least write a real quote. Bruce Lee never said that in his life.

[@TheJASM4collection]

@IpMan19 Gene LeBell never said he got his ass kicked by Lee. He said "Bruce Lee kicked hard for a little guy and if he was bigger, Lee could hurt him." If you're going to quote someone, do it right.

[@IpMan19]

You said: Chuck Norris has a story about how Bruce couldn't time his defense against Chuck's spin kick one day, and got hit over and over because he was parrying too fast/soon, until Chuck explained it. So? ---And I'm asking for this evidence. Bruce said he could beat anyone in the world and was afraid of no opponent. He couldn't prove it as there are billions, but by saying that, it already means he was open for anyone who's not happy to challenge him.

[@TheJTcreate]

That claim is taken out of context. Bruce can be cocky but not that cocky. He like to tease people and have fun, but he actually had a strong humble side (which you had to have to break Chinese cultural tradition and conjure up an idea like mixed martial arts). For the most part, the Chuck story is true. Bruce didn't put much emphasis on the quick high kick until he met Chuck. Bruce was still in the midst of deconstructing his whole Gung Fu Wing Chun world and learning new power techniques from boxing, Judo and even fencing for stance, balance and posture. It was Gene Labell who helped Bruce learn a lot about grappling. Bruce may have been a master, but he really was the eternal student.

[@Davegoode23]

Is there also a vid titled "Burt Ward fights Bruce Lee to a draw"?

[@Davegoode23]

bulldogzkmf2007 Which was my point.

[@Davegoode23]

bulldogzkmf2007 Yes.Both are staged fights.Considering Gene LeBell's career was spent making other people look good you could make a clip with just about anyone beating him.And how many tourneys did Joe Lewis,Mike Stone,etcetera win before meeting Bruce Lee?

[@tanaumaga1643]

bulldogzkmf2007 Joe Lewis didn't think he could "fight worth a damn." (QUOTE).

[@tanaumaga1643]

bulldogzkmf2007 Really? That's cool. I wish I met him.

[@IpMan19]

***** I don't take shits from those cowards who big talk themselves after Lee's dead. I take what was spoken public when Lee was around. Bruce said in an interview for a martial art post that he trained Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis and Mike Stones, all the champions like a mother would her child. And that's publicly recorded and circulated when Bruce and them were all around. None of those champs countered that back then.

[@mangene101]

Gene Lebell never beat Bruce Lee. Gene Lebell even admits to getting his ass kicked a number of times before he even knew Bruce's name. However I love both of them.

[@dansaenz1825]

sinkingships offools right, lets see your record! Exactly, stfu little girl.

[@mangene101]

bulldogzkmf2007 Bruce getting choked out in training isn't the same as a real fight. Fighters usually go easy/tap out early in training to avoid injuries. They exchanged techniques for sure, but I wont believe for one second that Gene could beat Bruce in a real streetfight. So unless you have proof, you should shut up.

[@tanaumaga1643]

bulldogzkmf2007 Do you know where to find the article in that magazine?

[@nihilistlemon1995]

@@mangene101 Bruce Lee never fought aside from movies , the burden of proof is on you proving Bruce Lee is a good at street fight .

[@nighthammerhero7058]

@@mangene101 I'll fucking kick bruce lees ass in street fighting.

[@billycris2878]

Bruce Lee lost one fight when he was younger that's why his teacher thought him in private

[@Linux4UnMe]

LoL at all the Arguments..... c'mon.... They are BOTH Legends

[@kirecorp]

I love how people claim that Bruce publicly admitted, when no one knows that. People say that he said Ali would kill him, but from where I see it, it's just a rumor. Fuck internet you can't just believe what everyone tells you

[@essenzderkraft]

bruce knew alot from books and he learned some Judo at highschool plus Jessie Glover showed him some takedowns but lateron as bruce anderstood the mechanics he would just use simple techniques followed by an ending choke or a strike to vital points like groin , eyes or throat. Therefore the idea was almost allways to survive a real fight without wheightclasses and rulesets.

[@ruger51995]

Didn't learn judo in highschool. He did take judo classes in seattle at the college apparently. Do better journalism.

[@joeygonzo]

LOL GamingStop's source is the movie Dragon. lol

[@DeanofMean94]

WHERE IS THE PROOF ON WIKI? LLOLLLL...

[@leegionxavier]

🐨The quote you used at the start of this video should have read, "I fear no man"🥋🐨

[@IpMan19]

@SteveSbc406 The two sentences that appear at the "0:30" NEVER need to oppose each other. Again, it only means even Gene LeBell cross trained with Bruce that still doesn't lead to a teacher/student relationship. Just as two scientists working out together on a scientific project, they may exchange their ideas, but neither of them should call each other teacher/student.

[@ave383]

Common sense would tell you that because of Bruce Lee's fame he had the access to contact and train with any martial arts master at that time.

[@IpMan19]

gene was not bruce's teacher, simply no evidence that bruce ever called him teacher, having taught one something doesn't necessarily make you one's teacher. gene lebell is just making jokes in "I AM BRUCE LEE"

[@zigzzagz5732]

Lol....look how weirdly invested you are in all this? If you teach something to someone, you are "the teacher" of that thing to the individual you taught it to. Bruce Lee doesn't need to recognize him in that for it to be so. A man has a thousand teachers in his life but for some bizarre reason you want to cling to Ip Man. Bruce Lee learned the forms from Ip Man to cast aside form. Bruce, in the end was his own teacher. His own creation.

[@dss103]

@IpMan19 They exchanged moves and he trained with Gene for over a year, which translates as he became a student of ground fighting and therefore, a student of Gene Lebel. Gene was also a student of Bruce. I dont get why someone would get mad over this. That's how you learn martial arts lol

[@TheJASM4collection]

@IpMan19 Unproven stories huh? How come you're the only one who denies them?

[@IpMan19]

@TheJASM4collection It's not I'm the only one denied his stories. It's only the Gene LeBell fanboys who believe deeply in those craps. I've given you evidences which are Gene LeBell's own words that he got ass kicked by Bruce Lee. Can you show me the vice versa?

[@abelmarquez3533]

Oh he is teaching bruce lee mma future. Who the fuck has books.

[@Newman8881]

'PREDATOR11910' is going to have a sweet sweet love with Pinky Gene Lebell

[@waterhead001]

I remember reading that Bruce Lee was defeated by a Judo practitioner. I can't remember where I read it or who defeated him, this was about 20 years ago.

[@IpMan19]

Not another surprise! Since Bruce died, many shitholes claimed to have defeated him, most of them do this privately to their own students or friends.

[@streetswilson]

waterhead001 it was judo gene lebell who grabbed bruce and lifted him up over his head and ran around the movie set with him in the air to prove how easily he could beat him while bruce lee angrily yelled to put him down. After that Bruce started learning Judo from Gene.

[@streetswilson]

No dumbass. How pathetic can you possibly be? Are you 10 years old? How would someone be scared of their own judo student who they could choke to death at any second they felt like? He picked Bruce up over his head like he was nothing because Bruce Lee was a small asian man and he could do absolutely nothing about it. He was embarrassed in front of hundreds of witnesses and he knew it, thats why he started learning judo from gene. You're one of these losers who can't seperate real life from from hollywood. Stop disrespecting Bruce Lee and his philosophy on martial arts with you're stupidity. He doesn't need you're pathetic childs fantasy version of reality to help him, he's already the most influential martial artist of all time bcause he learned from things like this. The adults are speaking, go to you're room.

[@IpMan19]

***** How pathetic was this dick-tucked old guy called gene lebell who claimed he had embarrassed bruce in front of hundreds hiding his face between his own buttocks when bruce told tens of millions of being afraid no opponent, lol?

[@Supermomo2007]

+streetswilson and where did you read it?

[@25536lennix]

@Shonaripa ip man is from english word if i remember

[@IpMan19]

@Azrael561 The first Martial Artist who said he didn't believe in any style of Bruce, not Gene. It's also becoz of that Bruce created the Martial Art called Jeet Kune Do and is known to be the father of MMA until now. You said Lee never contributed and competed? How much do you know about MMA?

[@GrappleVision]

question......have you ever trained in anything ipman19? do you not understand that which is the most fundamental to the fight game? YOU HAVE TO LEARN IT FIRST! THEN YOU CAN USE IT! seriously , if you can't even admit that bruce was bested while training, you have delusions that some of us cannot possibly begin to fix.

[@cq6705]

Didn’t that Shaolin Monk exiled to San Francisco beat Bruce?

[@IpMan19]

@skywalker71903 "I don't trust anybody." You should trust nobody except Joe Lewis himself. He admitted the triple punch counter in an interview but he said it was not a sparring so he didn't lose to Bruce Lee though. "Now answer me about Gary Elms, it looks like he don't exist" I don't know about Gary Elms and never mentioned about this person here. But where is your proof that Joe Lewis claims Lee refused to sparr with him?

[@CSEgp]

he said "To tell you the truth, I can beat anyone in the world" - same gist to 'any man'.

[@feckingud]

Even mastering chinese boxing you can not master judo on a second video. This is 2 sports evolving.

[@IpMan19]

No professional fight doesn't mean he couldn't fight. In fact, many good fighters don't necessary bother to enter the ring. 'Professional' is a word for the people who rely on making money out of the subject. So, Gene Lebell is not a professional fighter either. Gene is an actor and a JOKE.

[@johngerding8604]

He's a 10th degree red belt in judo. You can find real videos of him fighting. What about Bruce?

[@ruger51995]

Bruce definitely lost fights in his life when he was a teen in China . id even go as far to say he lost some in seattle and THATS what made him go nuts with learning everything and turned him into the best martial artist that ever lived. I personally dont care if he lost fights it doesnt make him any less human in fact its what motivates people to get better. Towards the end of his life he was unatoppable. Thats a fact that everyone says

[@quan-chi]

At the King George V School of England, Robert Randall was known as a leading athlete, and above all a boxing champion. There was bad blood between them. Haven't you read? They lined up solo in front of a large audience at the Mirandor Mansion, which was then a basketball court over the 12th floor. So many people wanted to see a duel between the best Chinese and the best Englishman that if someone thought about selling tickets that day, he would undoubtedly take a heavy load. in the previous doctor's decision, which was presented to him a few days later at the police station, Lee read that the spleen is by nature a very fragile organ, so it breaks relatively easily. the trauma Robert Randall suffered was the so-called immediate rupture because the rupture of the parenchyma and the spleen capsule occurred simultaneously. Immediate excision of the spleen saved Robert's life, but he had to spend in the hospital for the next few weeks and every day he asked about his health, he even tried to visit an Englishman several times, but he did not agree. Due to his young age and the testimony of a number of witnesses, Bruce Lee avoided criminal liability, but the consequence of the proceedings against him was expulsion from La Salle Collage. And in triads like Wo Shing Wo, Yee On and 14K (the most influential and brutal Gang whose extortion methods shocked even old stagers who remembered the Shanghai times), haven't you read Amy Chan's account? Do you know who she was? Didn't you watch the interviews? It was after beating the son of one of the 14K leaders at the "Bay Side Night Club" on Tsimshatsui in October that Lee had to flee to America. Didn't you watch the interviews with John Sakson as he described the fight on Enter the Dragon? You haven't watched the interviews with witnesses of the fight in the gym with a Japanese whose head was kicked like a ball, the frightened thought that he had killed him, and he passed out. I don't want to write to me anymore. I wish you more faith and fruitful searches.

[@Stadt101]

pretty obvious you're very miss informed about Gene, Gene was known for his mixing of styles and was one of the orig. Cage fighters introduce a mix of styles Judo and Grappling was his mix. now Bruce studied under Gene at his gym for over a year. Gene spent maybe a months worth of time at Bruce's anyone wanna bet Bruce couldn't defend Gene's attack and once on the ground Bruce's style is void and he knew it, which is why he spent so much time with Gene.

[@IpMan19]

No one could ever tell if any boxer was able to beat him. Are you saying if he couldn't one in a 'sport' then he'll surely lose any fight?? You still can't separate the difference. Furthermore, good at boxing doesn't not mean good at fighting and vice versa.

[@MrBingping]

gene taught him grappling, but when have u ever seen him use it? he didnt need to his strikes were deadly fast and powerful.

[@TenteixSaigo]

@IpMan19 You never read the Tao of Jeet Kun Do, have you?

[@daveyboy728]

is all you do hate on gene labell man? And by definition anyone who teaches you something is your teacher, it doesnt matter if they were your teacher for 5 minutes or 5 years, he's still your teacher if he teaches you shit lol, there's no arguing that.

[@IpMan19]

@SkemeKOS SkemeKOS, show me where the article or book or interview whatever that Gene said he choked out Bruce Lee is found. I'm bored with all these stupid meaningless arguments that have never been proved to be true. Only after you found it then come back & talk again.

[@shel0016]

labelle like norriss got jealous and would never admit how good lee was..But labelle never challenged Lee to a real match and lee.would kick labelle to the.floor regularly. Showing lee.wrestling and judo moves is not fighting him lol. Jim kelly knew labelle and still stated lee was above everyone. So there you go..