Bruce Lee's Techniques In MMA - What JKD Got Right

It’s time to talk about a legend. Bruce Lee was not only a film star, but also one of the first martial artists to train in multiple styles. Bruce Lee developed his style, named Jeet Kune Do, for street fighting, but amazingly, many of the techniques have proven highly effective in MMA. So much so that they have become staples of the sport, despite being widely unknown and underutilized for decades. How is it possible a man with no professional record was so ahead of the curb?
Well, Lee actually trained with several champions, who valued him for both his practicality and his creativity. Having friends from so many different arts exposed Lee to a number of techniques that would not gain popularity for years, or ever generations. Lee carefully considered each technique, recording and testing everything by hard sparring some of the best fighters of his era. His goal was to figure out what worked best from each art. He absorbed what was useful, discarded what was useless, and added what was uniquely his own.
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[@encryptedwifi2921]

The Modern Martial Artist First

[@palereaper]

You really should make a golden age of lightheavyweight series!!! 70s and 80s!!!

[@bestofthebestbruceleegamer8997]

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[@omaralmitwally3475]

Please can you break down Ali's fight with Cleveland Williams, when Ali was undoubtedly at his best. If you do do it please can you also talk about how good Ali would have been if we DID see him at his prime and compare likenesses and differences to SRRs technique? Thank you

[@pancho43]

The Modern Martial Artist good video. Just one question. Why is everything mirrored in this video? Bruce was right side up. Something with copyright? Regards from Serbia🇷🇸

[@eliqk3qt2rg5v]

"The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.” ~ Bruce Lee

[@user-kz7wj5fl9r]

Zeek Banistor You’re wrong. He grew up street fighting, and even sparred a lot with his martial artist co-stars. Name me one person who has come out and said they beat Bruce. I’ll wait.

[@m5a1stuart83]

@Zeek Banistor You are wrong, Donnie Yan and Bruce Lee are the same, they never go into the cage but they done street fight before.

[@user-kz7wj5fl9r]

laurence holden kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ3bintrhsSteac kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHmadWtjmr2mpK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGbNZ4p8i613e6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGaUfH16f7OKiLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWO7h2dpZsuVog kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp2renWqqMd5r8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4nHeGhtbNWrb5Y I don’t think you understand how expensive cameras were back then. They didn’t have smartphones where you could just whip it out and start recording. Do you really think they would want to waste such a precious piece of equipment and take a while setting it up just to record a sparring match? All we can do is look at the information given to us. Here are some things we know: Multiple people have acknowledged exactly how great Bruce was, and how impressive he was. Nobody has come forth and said they beat Bruce, as opposed to the former point. We know that he popularized MMA with his Jeet Kun Do, and he had a body that had literally no fat, and he worked himself to death. No human has ever come close to Bruce Lee’s speed, which I’ll link below this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYKngKVopN2ij9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYPJZWycgruCgqc kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WblomQbKyajK8 He’s also revered by plenty of professional fighters and martial artists today.

[@m5a1stuart83]

@laurence holden Real martial arts use theirs as self defense not for money.

[@antwango]

@@m5a1stuart83 cages didnt exist back then, bruce invented the equipment mma fighters use now as standard

[@markasmaclean7571]

“Jon Jones relies on every single one of Lee’s techniques so it’s worth mentioning lee also advocated using an eye poke like a jab” LMFAO tearing into our favorite upstanding citizen I love it 😂

[@moebetta08]

Absolutely classic shade!

[@UnexpectedWonder]

😁😁😂😂🤣🤣😋😋

[@griffoncs6431]

Hahahaha what an interesting and surely completely unrelated observation...

[@marlboro1771]

lol slipped it in so casually...I thought I misheard it.

[@suburbiajones2268]

It’s Unorthodox but effective.

[@Lenduya]

"Long time champion and upstanding citizen Jon Jones..." I died

[@Adam-B543]

Duy Anh Le hahahahahahahha

[@juliahenriques210]

+1

[@rigoramirez9163]

Was about to comment that myself 😂😂

[@finsmith9907]

Duy Anh Le made me piss meself hahaaaa

[@lethaltechnique6148]

Using all techniques like the eye poke.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

I felt I needed to redo this video as a sort of response to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. I'm sure others have already covered the discrepancies in his behavior and opinions in that movie, but I felt I could at least do this. Also sorry for the delay, was sprucing up Aggressive Defense for the paperback release. Back to a normal schedule from now on.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

I think it showed beautifully that if bruce lee fought a guy that was bigger and knew how to defend himself, hed get his ass kicked. I've heard morons claim hed beat a prime mike tyson and Muhammad ali. He couldnt beat up any heavyweight that knew how to fight even the slightest. One punch and hed have been dead long before he ever got that headache.

[@Jkdnyc]

The Modern Martial Artist as a JKD Instructor, your video is spot.. on , thank u for making this video. Im sure ur already aware of boxing now adapting trapping, and its changing. LOMA best example, of a fighter with no lead, intercepts, and traps. Thanks again.. 🙏🙏

[@DaveCollins123]

If you go beyond the Lee fanboys there are a number of people who knew him at the time who would attest to the portrayal by Tarantino. Even Inosanto has said he could be an arrogant bully....

[@artten5002]

yeah!No random Dragon jump kick from once upon a time in Hollywood. it made no sense aside if they think Bruce actually did that in real life XD And no. Dan inosanto said Bruce worshipped Ali and even preferred boxing more than martial arts and has never been interested in doing 'scraps' behind the scenes. He did pushback on asian stereotypes 'chop chop' martial arts

[@fuyu5979]

At first when it was announce the movie would feature a part of Bruce Lee, was delighted. Plus the retro aspect, etc. But as time passed, with the objections of his daughter, Shannon n others, realized it was more exploitation of his name n reputation ! Will NOT watch that movie ! Kudos for try to set things right. Looking forward to ur next video. Enjoyed ur many past videos for its interesting, informative content n archival films.

[@DOMDZ90911]

"Drink water, my friends" - Jon Jones' alcoholism therapist

[@DOMDZ90911]

@Zeek Banistor no, dude of course not. I would never make fun of upstanding citizens like jon jones. I bet he's the pride of their community.

[@DOMDZ90911]

@Zeek Banistor You must be new here. Don't worry old man I'll take what you said to heart and stop making fun of Jones. I wish him the very best. You have a good day now sir

[@forcesightknight]

No matter how you look at it, without Bruce Lee we might very well still be towing the line of a rope and trading blows in the sand like meat heads. The man opened the martial arts to all and without him MMA wouldn't be where it is today.

[@Africanus1]

What a lie, martial art was there before and after him. He is not the father of modern MMA!

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Kind of a moronic opinion

[@Wis_Dom]

@@Africanus1 Prove it.

[@Africanus1]

@@Wis_Dom Prove that he was. He’s dead and barely ever competed in anything. Tell us all about his championships!

[@Wis_Dom]

@@Africanus1 This video proves it dumbass! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sushi_Pirate]

I cringe when people disrespect Bruce. Respect!

[@KingJinzo2125]

SushiPirate it’s hilarious how real fighters always give him his respect, but keyboard warriors refuse to give him his props

[@KingJinzo2125]

Alex Amaya prime example of a keyboard warrior not giving him his credit. Even after watching the video and seeing only a couple of the things that he inspired for modern mma you still disrespect him. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have an official record, the fact that Chuck Norris was on record saying he’s scared of Bruce Lee, and the fact that his techniques are still being used 50 years later should be more than enough🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jDiddyi]

@Alex Amaya Bruce isn't a cartoon character lol

[@onlyrog5]

They just don't understand martial arts

[@KingJinzo2125]

Alex Amaya “he never mastered anything to the point where he could teach” did you not know that he had multiple schools open and his best students opened schools of their own? And even if Bruce isn’t the originator of these techniques and cross training, the fact that he put it on the grand stage for everyone to see is what made him the father of mma. Especially back then when the crossing of styles was still kind of frowned upon, he singlehandedly opened the world up to the same philosophies that you see 50 years later

[@sheadoherty7434]

I use trapping in boxing, its tough with gloves, but it constantly catches people off guard and opens them up beautifully

[@zmogushibridas2992]

i am type of guy who train like tony ferguson in living room

[@antwango]

@@zmogushibridas2992 in sunglasses naked from waist to bottom

[@nhlfan1001]

it's very effective and very common in boxing. what i sometimes do is i pull their arms down while clinching, turn them, push off, and throw my right hook while their arm is still down. I'll admit it's a little bit dirty but it's mostly legal

[@MasterFatness]

The thing about trapping in boxing vs. MMA is that you can't legally grab or push your opponents arms or gloves in boxing, but there are no rules saying you can't punch your opponents arms or gloves, so from a boxing perspective it is tehnically legal to punch the hand away. Another example would be Joe Louis "hooking" Jim Braddock's left hand to make way for his knockout right hand. It's a legitimate move.

[@bestofthebestbruceleegamer8997]

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[@WhiteMastiff]

"Longtime champion and upstanding citizen Jon Jones" ROFL

[@zGJungle]

Damn right he has a problem, he thinks he can do what ever the hell he wants, with no repercussions, just a general scum bag, a scum bag with talent.

[@Moowe291]

You are all over these comments counter arguing every comment just for the sake of arguing. Jon Jones pokes eyes, he is not a good person for that. its not impossible to avoid that mistake.

[@stevenbudaya2140]

@Zeek Banistor him being a drunk driver is aabsolutely undefendable, here you are all over the comments section calljng people children and getting into arguments defending a drunk driver. Youre fanboying an eye poking criminal, loser. Maybe one day you'll realize how devastating the possibility of drunk drivers are.

[@UnexpectedWonder]

😁😁😂😂🤣🤣😋😋

[@dezd8802]

I'm glad you caught that joke. Lol

[@9usuck0]

So One of Bruce Lee's first students, Jesse Glover was a close friend to my teacher. I have heard a lot about Bruce and one of Bruce's teachers from this man. A lot of Bruce's style came from this teacher in Seattle and Bruce Lee's own abstract thinking. From what I was told mixed training wasn't exceptional. A lot of Asia did it, but the one's doing it weren't parts of school. Like they were entertainers and/or sketcher people. But this man from Seattle was an old entertainer who was apparently one of Bruce's huge influences. Bruce was just the first one to openly cross train and call out purists in the Eastern arts. He was also, from what I told a very talented and hard working martial artist.

[@9usuck0]

@Zeek Banistor never said he was a fighter. He's been in fights. He could fight. Also, that's such a stupid phrase. Everyone is a fighter. Everyone has the potential to be in a fight. But yeah, I'd argue you don't know anything. Because I've interacted with people who said they couldn't touch Bruce in training or light sparring and those people have thrown me around the room.

[@9usuck0]

@Zeek Banistor, dude. I have first hand experience with the guy taught by Jesse. Jesse told everyone he couldn't touch Bruce, none of those students could touch Jesse, I'm just competent in fighting and I couldn't touch them. I am better at defending myself than the average person and these guys destroy me in training. I can't even feel what is happening besides the end results of pain. So I don't care what articles say about what he or someone else "says". Because these guys I know are some of the most honest I know. They don't bullshit when it comes to defending themselves and useful martial arts. One of them was Jesse Glover's best friend and the others were students of him. I'll trust their words over your ignorance.

[@rblxduelist]

@Zeek Banistor lol your so fake its funny your responding to every comment on bruce lee saying he wasn't a real fighter and" protending" your a fan of his work while criticising him at the same time. Your the fakest "fan" there is. "I happen to have studied bruce lee my entire life and read every article about him" lmao u haven't done shit you just respond to every comment hating on his legacy. The truth is we will never know just how good bruce lee was at fighting or if he could fight at all. But you can't say he wasn't a fighter without evidence. His philosophy and the moves he perfected are used in mma today. Sidekick ,oblique kick , you need to stop being ignorant and accept the fact he most likely could fight . Didnt bruce lee himself say that " a man who has trained boxing and wrestling for 1 year can defeat a life long martial artist" . We know lee was not deluded he knew kung fu didn't work which is why he changed from wing chub to taekwondo ' ,judo , boxing, and muay thai. He knew mixing those styles up could create something more than single styles. Jeet kune do =mma So pretty much your claims of it not working are bs because jeet kune do is mma

[@rblxduelist]

@Zeek Banistor he wasnt a tournament fighter because the rules went against his philosophy completely you have to understand that there weren't any mma tournaments at the time. No ufc no bellator no pride . There was only single style tournaments like karate tournaments muay thai tournaments ,judo tournaments where bruce couldnt use his mixed martial arts. Which is why he said he sticked to street fighting he also didn't believe in rules and was totally with eye gauging and groin kicking opponents. And probably pulling hair as well. He said use anything as a weapon to win a fight. So the answer is no he was not a professional fighter. But he was alledgedly a street fighter with high knowledge of mma. Mma is meant for self defence all these people thinking you need a belt or promotion to be a good fighter are deluded. In fact did you know most mma fighters in the octagon lose in street fights because they have bad conditioning without gloves. And end up breaking their hand. Also they are weighed down by their jeans/tracksuits and heavy shoes meaning high kicks are too slow and risky. But then look at bruce lee in his video where he sparred his student look how fast his high kick was with full protective gear on . Lees moves when making movies were so fast they had to slow the footage down so you could see his movements . If you study his movement in this video I'll try find it for ya you can compare it to the early mma guys in ufc and it was 10 times better. He was ahead of his time . But would probably lose to the fighters that are here now . But before people had well rounded skills bruce lee sure had good techniques kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWauc6F3YpeBeMk

[@9usuck0]

@@lucabaki that is the problem with fast guys. You can't stay "fast" your whole life.

[@minecraftotalwar]

Not only that, but just like Willie Pep, he too talked about the advantages of moving the back leg first for better movement, like in the “slide and step”. And the way Bruce jabs is very similar to the gazelle punch.

[@minecraftotalwar]

JKD has a lot of great techniques, it's a shame it is not as widespread

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

@@minecraftotalwar Well, it works best as a philosophy, which is what I feel Bruce wanted it to be anyway. It's a way of thinking that promotes keeping what works and discarding what doesn't. Bruce was very much against the trappings of styles for the sake of tradition. In a way, it is widespread, because it's not a concrete form but rather a fluid mindset.

[@bullmeatt]

@@minecraftotalwar JKD has no techniques. It is anything that works for your body type ;) it really should be the first thing any MMA fighter learns as they begin training, read the tao of JKD during recovery periods.

[@jovanleon7]

@@bullmeatt I can see why people would think that, but jkd does have its own techniques. They are variants taken from various arts that Bruce considered useful and then he would add his own twist on them to make them more powerful and effective and uniquely his own.

[@jovanleon7]

@Zeek Banistor you're just another ignorant clueless fool. Bruce never spar let alone fight? Lmao

[@OldManFrank]

*I practiced JKD for about a year and the main thing I got from it was the philosophy. I have trained in a lot of styles over the years but, I always pick and choose the useful/useless and adapt the techniques for me.*

[@casiosean2]

The feint into a roundhouse is actually a staple in Tae Kwan Do. Fighters would switch quickly between their lead legs almost like a running man to keep the opponent guessing as to which leg would eventually land the kick. However, if you watch most Tae Kwan Do sparring matches, you can see the risk heavily weighs on if the opponent chooses the right moment to counter. Skilled fighters understand this move is a pretty much make or break moment. If the opponent chooses to intercept whilst switching stances, they could more often than not swipe the fighter to the floor. The feint though can be used with a number of finishing kicks. It can be used to pounce forward and ending with a front kick aimed above the waist. This combination if connected properly usually sends the opponent backwards and typically out of breath. I've seen the feint used with a high front kick to the chin which almost always knocks the opponent out. A lot of TKD sparring matches are actually pretty bloody, even with the head guard and torso pads. Most people assume wearing these pads brings down credibility of TKD, but they fail to grasp that the pads are necessary for the very fact that most TKD strikes are focused on the head and torso. Besides, as a former fighter myself, I will gladly attest to the necessity of them. The pads themselves are not as thick as they seem, in fact the purpose is to dissipate the impact from a heel or shin kick. They still hurt by the way. Hope this sheds a little info on the use of feints, forgive me for the continuous rant on after that. :)

[@produccionesmbj6914]

Amazing

[@fuyu5979]

Kudos for Bruce Lee video. He was an innovator before his time ! He was an all around martial artist, who was never satisfied with the limitations of each style. Constantly learning, incorporating what is useful n discarding what creates limitations. Wish your video was more in-depth in his technique, etc.

[@helltronical5756]

@Zeek Banistor he did participate in street fights.

[@albernard180]

@Zeek Banistor he was. He fought allot of guys. Never lost a fight. The famous monk fight last 7 minutes because the guy ran the entire time

[@Cozmicsaber]

@Zeek Banistor I just wish you were a real warrior instead you just "fight" with keys. You've been trying to fight with people in every comment you fucking dork.

[@jean4j_]

@Zeek Banistor What kind of major did you study to do a paper on Bruce Lee? Sounds awesome

[@CBHDK59]

before Bruce there has been many martial arts innovators and founders. hell Bruce wasn't even born yet. this idea of jkd simplicity, efficiency economical and direct can be found in boxing, Thai boxing, savate, shorinji kempo. there a different between inventing and adding and Bruce adding to form a style. he didn't invent anything. the man who first thought of kicks and punch is the man who invented.

[@duchi882]

The only thing I'm surprised about is how it took this long for MMA fighters to finally utilize Jeet Kune Do techniques and fighting principles into their fighting arsenal in the Cage

[@castle_45]

sorry to destroy your bubble but he didn’t invent those techniques. side kicks and oblique kicks were already there in traditional martial arts. mma was just very grappling heavy in the beginning because strikers had no ground game. when they developed takedown defence, more striking came into play.

[@Troll_vs.]

@@castle_45 dam the ass hurt is real

[@ariantheassasin206]

@@castle_45 well its true he didnt invent them but Bruce lee did popularized them

[@castle_45]

SubOptimal Sage i can smell your tears all the way up here

[@castle_45]

ARIAN THE ASSASIN did he? what’s the evidence for that?

[@jc8153]

*JKD was MMA before it was cool*

[@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech]

More practical than MMA, you can use it for self defense. The problem with MMA is its designed for sports style of fighting. Very obvious from Ju-Jitsu. Judo is better. The way they train in Jujitsu ignores the groin, in a street fight for your life. Your opponent will definitely attack that area.

[@axelstone3131]

It’s nothing like mma and was created for a completely different goal.

[@casbot71]

So true about what he could've developed in grappling. It's a tragedy he never got to _complete his work_ and apply his stripped down philosophy to the grappling arts, and like a sculptor remove what is unnecessary to depict the subject, leaving the statute behind.

[@bullmeatt]

imagine he got to learn BJJ and added that to everything else he had going on? This guy is the grandfather of MMA and was 60 years ahead of his time

[@frankstidham1439]

Old school is not respected enough. Great video.

[@bennettfender1546]

Nice to see you finally breakdown grappling my personal favorite kind of fighting.

[@mr.b3837]

'Upstanding citizen' Jon Jones.... lolzzz!

[@brokenknight4938]

Mr. B ikr I got it too

[@mr.b3837]

@Zeek Banistor As a matter of fact, I do! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpu1Yolsq9SDqbM

[@brokenknight4938]

Mr. B you won that argument my man

[@zGJungle]

@Zeek Banistor People in wheel chairs have no choice but to use them, Jones has a choice in every shitty situation he faces, he CHOOSES to make the WRONG choice, completely uncomparable.

[@zGJungle]

@Zeek Banistor what is he addicted to? Doing what ever he wants, when ever he wants with zero cares for repercussions, nothing to do with drugs, cocaine does not make you make stupid choices, weed does not make you make shitty choices, his own choices are made entirely by him, and the more people that feel pitty for a successful multi millionaire, with every opportunity in life to make the right choices, the more he feel right in doing so because he always gets forgiven.

[@guanjun1178]

Bruce was a visionary, no question. Volumes can be written about him, and have been. He was so ahead of his time, it's unreal. Yes, some put him on an unrealistic pedestal, making ridiculous claims. Were he still alive, Bruce no doubt would have quashed these claims quickly. Bruce was a realist, always seeking truth, not bullshit.

[@eyoutube1]

Thank you for this. Bruce Lee gets little credit for MMA. He's the OG who proved it first.

[@duchi882]

Self-knowledge is the basis of Jeet Kune Do because it is effective, not only for the individual's martial art, but also for his life as a human being. Learning Jeet Kune Do is not a matter seeking knowledge or accumulating stylized pattern, but is discovering the cause of ignorance. If people say Jeet Kune Do is different from "this" or from "that," then let the name of Jeet Kune Do be wiped out, for that is what it is, just a name. Please don't fuss over it *-The Tao of Jeet Kune Do* (Page 208)

[@Himothy474]

Jeet kune do is like every other art meant to hurt people nothing more nothing less

[@cry9297]

@@Himothy474 in that case, you are incredibly shallow

[@Himothy474]

@@cry9297 its because I'm dealing in reality. If you dont like to hurt people why do you train In marital arts?

[@cry9297]

@@Himothy474 to train your body, mind, learn the philosophies of the art that have been built for centuries. Martial arts began as a tool for the weak to defend against the strong. But after centuries, culture grows. To say martial arts is nothing but a way to cause harm, is to say religions are groups of crazy people.

[@Himothy474]

@@cry9297 religions are groups of crazy people. I've gone to Catholic school and church for many years. What's in the bible is not being taught in schools or churches. All combat is meant to do harm. Theb philosophy is win. The loser goes to the hospital or morgue.

[@panchopantera7]

Nice Work Brother! Been sitting here going nuts about some MMA fans who don't get who Bruce Lee was or did for fighting. As you mention he was moving forward so fast, I guess some people still haven't caught up. 1995 was when I discover his teachings in The Tao of Jeet kune Do. I've told every student of mine to get the book, for it should be the textbook of this particular subject. You need a textbook for Math, History, Science so I Thought the subject of fighting SHOULD have a text book. But the first time I saw Jon Jones use a sidekick I knew where he got it from. In fact I can tell what fighters have been influenced by that book. One can tell right away. It used to drive me crazy when Joe Rogan was calling the OBLIQUE KICK FROM SAVATE an "Elliptical kick" but back in those days the sport was still in its infancy. Fighters only relied on Muay Thai and BJJ and just like that they thought they were ready to jump into the Octagon and well, they paid the consequences when they would encounter a SAMBO fighter for instance. Now, the fights are getting better, more sophisticated and exciting in terms of strategy and action...there is just more MEAT in that bone, let's just say. There ARE 2 types of fighters, The Street Fighter and the Schooled Fighter. God help the man who decides to go up against a "SCHOOLED-STREET FIGHTER" . Masvidal is a perfect example a little more schooling for that street fighter and it will make him unstoppable but who knows maybe he is already there. Watch out for guys who come from places where you don't get arrested for street fighting. They don't just want to win, They wanna teach you a lesson. So just because you see an Actor or a teacher or an architect, does not mean that, that man or woman has had a sheltered life. Look deeper or you might just pay the price. Thank you for clearing some of those doubts and as always... OUTSTANDING WORK!

[@isaacyeon6334]

Every move Bruce did was in MMA and its gobsmacking to see a bunch of nut jobs doubting his skill

[@nixonsuddens6577]

4:24 i think its pretty cool how bruce lee liked the idea of ankle locks/heel hooks, especially bc he was living in a time where ankle locks were for the most part discarded/frowned upon..

[@calleclear1875]

Brilliant as usual. Enjoying your Aggressive Defense book too.

[@suburbiajones2268]

I’ve been trying to explain this to people for years, with the help of your channel I finally have a visual aid

[@studiobauhaus7740]

The move at 4:42 is from Muhammad Ali. Ali perfected it in the first fight with Sonny Liston. Lee was a genius to incorporate the different styles into one.

[@Anlineoffline]

I hope the UFC doesn’t claim this video

[@minecraftotalwar]

Finally. I've asked this for so long. Thank you!!

[@jasonthelegomaniac5399]

OH MY GOSH!!! this kind of video is finally out. THANK YOU!!!

[@jasonthelegomaniac5399]

@Zeek Banistor haha

[@OldWorldNY]

These are all literally perfect tactics 👏🔥🙏 thanks a ton for the knowledge brother

[@ScooBdont]

I wish taking a hard shot to the groin would make you go unconscious like the guy at 4:35 in the video. You could wake back up after the worst part was over.

[@gregorytyse597]

hey dave, this 63yr old absolutely love your videos, they're well-paced, informative and accurately researched. you missed one glaring technique of lee that he used in his epic colosseum duel with norris. a very famous boxing technique that was favored and very effectively used by (both) floyd mayweather and the greatest ali. floyd's father called it a "pull-counterpunch" and ali (clay at the time) coined the phrase "the anchor-punch" which he famously used to knockout liston in lewiston, maine. depending on the lenght of the clip, lee uses the pull-counter-punch on norris at approx the 5:25 mark of the 9-min clip and approx the 5:38 mark of the 10-min clip. keep up your wonderful work young man.

[@rahulramsaha7266]

Great video as always ! The first kick is actually also a stapple of Savate called the "chassé latéral bas" Savate fighters/FrenchBoxers use it all the time and usually set up other kicks from there

[@IDREPUBLIC]

Love the channel. Spot on every time. Very interested in your breakdown of Lopez vs. Loma. 💪🏅💪

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[@Sazerrider]

This video shows that Bruce Lee knew what he was doing and not just an ACTOR. He kept training and learning new things from different martial artists/fighters.

[@RyanMclain]

good shit(per usual), great topic. but.. David, that (...citizen jones) its worth mentioning line was pure unadulterated GOLD! perfection. Absolutely wonderful. literally lol'd @4am loud and long, had to rewind 3-4x and cannot tell you how much needed that was and coming at the best time possible. (tyvm for that btw) but even if not what I needed, helping so much, it would have been great anyway. well as said well done,man. thanka

[@keithjackson1354]

That’s crazy much love man❤️

[@TheLuconic]

I truly believe if Bruce was still alive, he would eventually add a ton of grappling techniques and added clinching in a very fast but proffecient way. After all, when someone is hungry like Bruce, he wouldn't just stick to striking. He would expand in all fields if given the chance. Which is why it's a total shame he died young. But dying is terrible alone.

[@511dydy]

Im really impressed. I knew he was revolutionary, but didnt expect he started to explore ground game and submissions... If only he didnt die so young, mma might have started to become popular a lot sooner.

[@i-v-l9335]

Bruce learned some judo from Gene Le Bell during his Kanto days.

[@j86sk41]

Good on you! Love this video and your interview on Southpaw podcast. You nailed it. And I'm glad you spoke up as a lot of people have no idea just how much of an impact Bruce Lee had on the world of martial arts. And Tarantino is an Orientalist who has no clue what he's talking about.

[@user-hs5nu1yh4i]

Oh this was a fabulous analysis. Thank you for your insight!

[@renehinojosa1962]

What people dont realize is that by the 1970s, right before he died, Lee had evolved JKD to the point where it looked like MMA. People that saw him training at that time had difficulty in describing what they saw. Unfortunately, by that time there was no known footage that showed this phase of his training. By that time, Lee had dropped wing chun and all that trapping and was concentrating on grappling. I trained with Hartsell, a student of Lee's, and he talked about Bruce's progress by the time he died.

[@combatsportlover6919]

Yet Trapping is effective in both MMA and Boxing. So there isn't a reason to drop it.

[@SilverforceX]

Lee constantly evolved, learning new techniques. He's already an expert in strikes & wing chun, so ofc his later training with be more on Judo and grappling.

[@t0ny_708]

"Long time champion and upstanding citizen"...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm a big fan but that was spot on

[@BruceLeon83]

Man.. Every time I hear the name Bruce Lee my ears are hype, and I see the practicality of his Art JKD in fighting.. I feel this crazy fire inside me. I mean energy! It ROCKS.

[@dandan9134]

I Enjoy your videos so much man

[@spacedude0569]

0:46 This counter blwos my mind every time i see it.. beautiful

[@spacedude0569]

@Zeek Banistor Nobody ever has done that and if that was full power the guy is out cold even though he didnt have a record he is 100% a fighter and would probebly do bits in the ufc

[@wonphi]

@Zeek Banistor Dude, Bruce Lee never said he wasn't a fighter. He is not a prize/pro fighter (a person who fights for money) but he is a fighter. He stated in an interview if he was in a fight (any fight), he is totally self sufficient and any opponent does not bother him, he trains every part of his body and thus prepared. (Look at pictures of his knuckles, it's conditioned to heck). Look it up. Second, he grew up street fighting on the roofs of Hong Kong as a young teenager, though this is not professional fighting, many fighting instincts and grit are learned during this time, such as the case with BJ Penn and other fighters like Masvidal, McGregor and many more. Lastly, one of his students, Joe Lewis an American point karate champion who later pioneered FULL CONTACT American Kick Boxing such as the ones matches fought by Benny the Jet Urquidez, Don Wilson, and even for more modern names Wonder Boy Thompson, who competed in these prior to his UFC career (the rawest full contact fighting allowing punches, kicks, in some circles knees prior to MMA becoming main stream), who was a HEAVY WEIGHT champion, and sparred Bruce Lee stated he was fastest fighter he had seen and even though Bruce was only 145lb or so and 5 foot 7 inches tall, had the power of a heavy weight in his strikes (He is known to have propelled a 300lb heavy bag till it hit the roof with his side kick). You can look all this up to with interviews on youtube. I'd say Bruce was a real fighter, understood combat well, thus was able to pioneer modern fighting concepts way back then, unfortunately due to his death, it only took over 40 years before modern MMA fighers understood the craft and the importance of seeminglessly incorporating striking, grappling, and wrestling all into one to make what you call a complete FIGHTER, not only that but to cross train and condition for fighting as well. Bruce created the first open finger fighting gloves by modifying kendo gloves, prior to this any gloves were boxing gloves only, these gloves are no different, just bulkier than MMA gloves of today - this allowed for combat to flow into striking, grappling, and wrestling (Like an MMA fight today keep in mind even the first UFC fighters did not do this not cross train like UFC athletes today) whilst fighting as using boxing gloves will limit all this, he created the idea of using pads for striking in a time where there was no designated striking pads by using modified foot ball equipment to allow for striking whilst training foot work and distancing with a partner a staple of all striking combat sports training now a days - keep in mind, this was not main stream at all in the 60's and 70's. No body who is not a fighter would understand this. Put this into perspective, it was in 1970 he had already thought of all this, he was WAY ahead of his time. Any body who has the audacity to say Bruce Lee wasn't a fighter knowing what the man has really done, understood and accomplished, themselves, are not fighters. If it's just ignorance, then be educated first before jumping to conclusions.

[@MrRazmut]

@@wonphi bruce was a bad dude but come on, he wasn't superman. Stop with the "he could make a 300 pound bag hit the ceiling with a sidekick" lmao no, he could not. No one his size could, it doesn't matter how fast they are and how good their technique is. That's just physics. Bruce didn't hit like a heavyweight, it's physically impossible for a 145 pound person to hit like anywhere near as hard as a heavyweight

[@wonphi]

@@MrRazmut all ive stated are facts witnessed by his students. Joe Lewis stated that Bruce could do all that. And it's possible to launch a 300lb heavy bag to hit the roof. Ive seen a 150ln martial artist do that to a 200lb bag man, and he was just 18 years old without the technique Bruce had, though he was reaaly good for his age.

[@jeffreychan2753]

@@MrRazmut I dare you try 10,00 kick one leg

[@LuckyBird551]

People don't realize that Bruce Lee fought against others in actual fights several times. According to Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon's director) during filming in Hong Kong, the stunt men and extras for the movie (you know, all those guys in white gis in the bad guy's island) would often challenge Bruce Lee to fight them, to which he always said yes, and would always beat them within one minute. This is not Bruce's telling the story, this is Robert Clouse.

[@adebayoekundayo7704]

More and more of your videos! Great content

[@jeffeldredge1608]

May Sensei Lee Rest In Peace. I think Jon Jones would rate very high on Master Lee’s current GOAT list. We never had a chance to actually see Master Lee fight. With current MMA, where would he be weight wise? 110 - 120 max. I would put my money on Master Lee against anyone currently fighting. No sweat. I think Master Lee enjoyed teaching his method and philosophy than actually taking it to the Octagon level. Remember also, he was an Actor his whole life.

[@ariantheassasin206]

AWESOME NEW VID YESS!!! AND A VIDEO ABIUT BRUCE LEE MAN YOU GIVING ME HEART ATTACK BECAUSE OF EXCITEMENT DANMMM I CANT WAIT IM TIRED AS HELL LETS ENJOY AND LEARN FOR NEXT TRAINING SESSION

[@gatorcroc7212]

Finally a video Bruce Lee :D!

[@frankwilliams3036]

This is the best analysis of how Bruce Lee’s style and moreover techniques have drastically effected modern fighting in general and the MMA specifically. Many people try to dismiss Bruce Lee as a fighter, but real fighters know better.

[@pepecow235]

wow..... why have I not seen this channel earlier? xD Great stuff honestly.

[@who_am_ii]

CASSIUS CLAY VS SONNY LISTON FIGHT BREAKDOWN PLEASE!

[@isaacdiakite3264]

Or Dempsey VS Willard.

[@vatoslocos5379]

Muhammad ali you son of a bitch

[@cv4809]

@Nikolaij Brouiller why did he call him yellow bastard

[@omaralmitwally3475]

​@@vatoslocos5379 I dont think he meant it to insult Ali, but to reference the fact that Ali still held his birth name at the time of the first fight in '64...

[@engagementengagement8836]

Vatos Locos it’s Cassius clay

[@jashardwallington]

That sidekick to the thigh is in savate thou kung fu aslo has that and oblique kicks

[@alstone4253]

Yeah that's where Bruce got that kick from, he studied Savate a lot

[@ScoutJoe]

but kung fu is older than savate so I guess savate copied that kick

[@mr.q337]

Many traditional martial art have useful strike, Lee is the first one to be a able to take what useful and throw the bullshit out in the trash

[@gosunflower]

Awesome vid with relevant clips

[@JacobPalmerr]

Very informative,thanks

[@OnofreTheThird]

You should consider throwing up some Amazon affiliate links when you reference books. I'm about to purchase Tao of Jeet Kune Do, but I would've been down to buy through an affiliate link to support you.

[@TainoMantis]

Great Video! Bruce Lee also made it very clear before he died that Jeet Kune Do was an unfinished product that was supposed to evolve with the martial artist. Ironically enough, he brought back "mixing" martial arts techniques and being open to teaching - and was hated by many Chinese traditionalists. Yet the originators of many of those traditional martial arts mixed many techniques (wrestling, grappling, striking) to come up with the style.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@DaveCollins123]

That was all done in the West 100 years before Lee. Even JKD is really just old school boxing and savate....virtually nothing Chinese in it. He had to find stuff that worked so dropped the ‘arts’ stuff....

[@TainoMantis]

@@DaveCollins123 You just repeated everything I did, with a few added stupid points. "Virtually nothing Chinese in it". Except that Bruce Lee's base was Wing Chun. He had to add those other techniques by "mixing" them like I said. Drop the 'arts' stuff. Like in mixed martial ARTS, right?

[@DaveCollins123]

@@TainoMantis he had to drop his Chinese and oriental arts because he had to admit THEY DO NOT WORK...outside of films that is LOL

[@TainoMantis]

@@DaveCollins123 "he had to drop his Chinese and oriental arts". He didn't DROP THEM, you mongoloid. He added to its base with other techniques that included boxing, KARATE (another oriental art), jujitsu (another oriental art), fencing principles, etc. "THEY DO NOT WORK". Then why are these other MMA fighters using specific Wing Chun principles? Or Karate principles? What's the matter? No response to your 'arts' shit statement? Dumbass troll.

[@swordpen6351]

Awesome video!

[@THEPRINCEOFKINGZ]

I remember asking u to do a this video and u didn't disappoint at all......this proves that to this day no professional fighter was as advanced or effective as Bruce Lee was

[@YoGribouillie]

2:30 in savate we do that feint

[@user-fs8hk7qs9d]

You cannot simply "learn" JKD, JKD is merely a term used for I have no style. Lee would never want you to learn JKD as a style, but to learn it as a way to find your true self and your best self. Bruce purposely never finished it so it can be a small base for a person to start of as, and expand by yourself from there. And if something were to ever fail, you go back to that base and evolve yourself from there. Think of it as a beat to a song. The beat doesn't come with the lyrics you have to figure that out for yourself. But the beat helps you find what kind of song you might attempt, but it still doesn't write the lyrics for you.

[@jamesprice6291]

Nunchucks your right, JKD is a philosophy not necessarily a style

[@i-v-l9335]

@@jamesprice6291 Zangief hurricane spin is a philosophy, not necessarily a style.

[@combatsportlover6919]

Jeet Kune Do translated means Intercepting Fist which is essentially a Simultaneous Counter Attack. So yes there is a style and concept.

[@kiabahjoe470]

We need a part two for this

[@m.a.z4329]

Love your videos dude, keep up the good work,make more videos on Muhammed Ali they are fun to watch

[@NYMartialArtsAcademy]

This is a cool video. Yup many JKD moves have proven effective in MMA. Dana white called Bruce Lee “The Grandfather of MMA.” Even in his notes you see flicker jab to double leg. He died is 1967 and was so ahead of his time. In modern times we’ve incorporated much more wrestling into our curriculum because that’s where it was headed. Dictating where the fight goes with distance control from old school JKD and incorporating wrestling takedown defense is a good mix. 3 elements to combat striking, grappling and weapon. A compete martial artist needs to understand all. Unfortunately on KZbin you mostly see trapping representing JKD but a Bruce incorporates much more striking from 1967-1973. He studied boxing and took principles from fencing, like interception, and applied it to hand the hand. Many different kicks exists in our art besides just the side kick. Jkd kicks include roundhouse kick, front kick, sidekick. You do see boxers and kickboxers trap the hands all the time. It’s one way to deal with the pillar or shell defense. We also include foul tactics (eye gouges and groin strikes as examples) in our curriculum because at the end of the day they’re effective. However, can’t only solely on them. Footwork and technical striking plus grappling is obviously needed as well. Thanks for this breakdown. You always put out great stuff.!

[@abshalbmohan406]

Father of mma legend Bruce lee 🔥

[@masivatak]

Great analysis

[@dx5soundlabs939]

refreshing to see someone actually acknowledge how prominent his techniques are becoming as MMA advances

[@jashardwallington]

Thats the point of jkd your own personal style

[@i-v-l9335]

Yeah except that your own personal style might not be worth beans. I'm not talking personally, I'm meaning conceptually. This is where any dumbo can say he practices JKD as he does a Zangief hurricane spin. Hope you enjoyed the laugh.

[@K9boxing]

I'm a 2 Time World Champion🥊 and I like the pick and return I show it on my channel K9BOXING Good breakdown Whoever running this channel

[@amjaminal4618]

Outstanding analysis.

[@antwanali3484]

Great video man.

[@davidcezar2531]

Bruce lê o maior lutador de kun Fu do mundo bom de técnica pena que já se foi tão jovem

[@demkikun7783]

I'm kinda salty that a lot of people still think Bruce Lee was a fake martial artist. Great video, David!

[@LouKiss]

Nice video. the use of the pendulum footwork which comes from fencing and Savate can also be recognized. Trapping (or Hand immobilization) also pins the opponents hand to themselves. too bad there are only a few JKD instructors out there that see this potential in MMA.

[@ariantheassasin206]

Didnt geoege foreman also used that traping thing from wing chun or is it diffrent from this man awesome video btw

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

Yeah he did but it's even harder to keep a hold in boxing and even with no gloves you can't hold onto the wrist for more than half a second usually, so most boxers don't go for it.

[@juliahenriques210]

The main thing with Foreman is he trained old school boxing as well, from a time without gloves. Techniques were quite similar to wing chun back then. Actual wing chun fighting without artificial forms looks a lot like mid-range to inside kickboxing... because it is.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@@juliahenriques210 that garbage has never been used in boxing. Mma either. Because 99% of its ineffective dance routines.

[@VictorAHunter]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 so hand trapping onset work?

[@ariantheassasin206]

@@VictorAHunter if George foreman used them than it definitly worked in my opinion

[@Groomsman]

I wonder what would be more beneficial, learning JKD or learning all of the ancestor arts to JKD individually. Or if there’s a difference at all

[@minecraftotalwar]

Be water

[@johnengooyen]

If you have the time, I'd say do a deep dive on the original styles. For instance, the boxing portions of JKD I didn't fully understand until I spent a year in pure boxing. Disclaimer: I never been to a JKD class so I can't give you a fair comparison if studying JKD right off the bat is a better route. I've read the book and tried to implement it into my own regimen.

[@hugom2418]

Groomsman JKD is not a combination of the several arts Lee learned and used, rather a philosophy or set a principles anyone can employ in order to express yourself and free yourself from the limitations of styles and fixed patterns. But if I have to answer I think learning JKD would be different from learning individually since the way the techniques are used and their combination with other principles is unique (like using wing chun trapping with a more boxing like stance instead of the more squared wing chun stance)

[@user-fs8hk7qs9d]

You cannot simply "learn" JKD, JKD is merely a term used for I have no style. Lee would never want you to learn JKD as a style, but to learn it as a way to find your true self and your best self. Bruce purposely never finished it so it can be a small base for a person to start of as, and expand by yourself from there. And if something were to ever fail, you go back to that base and evolve yourself from there. Think of it as a beat to a song. The beat doesn't come with the lyrics you have to figure that out for yourself. But the beat helps you find what kind of song you might attempt, but it still doesn't write the lyrics for you.

[@ThePitOnlineDojo]

great video... thank you

[@BobBobby-uh9zz]

Great video!

[@JHFreedman]

I strongly recommend watching/listening to Steve Golden for some core JKD stuff. He did a pretty good interview with The Dudes of Kung Fu podcast. More research into controlling timing, distance, rhythm, and energy would make a great JKD series.

[@lography6917]

Bruce Lee vs Cliff Booth from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, breakdown please

[@TheJonas973]

I'll have to give that oblique feint roundhouse a shot next sparring session

[@staffordshirebullterrierli7411]

New sub. New favourite channel ❤️

[@ricardoblasio439]

Upstanding citizen! You wrong for that one. Lol

[@anthonypautin]

Omg I know 😂

[@onelove2230]

JKD is nothing compared to the art of the picogram that Jon Jones has perfected 😤

[@jashardwallington]

That is a sacred art 🙏😂😂😂😂

[@diablormma]

The fact you even said this proves you don't understand JKD

[@diablormma]

@Zeek Banistor How bout mma hall of famer Erik Paulson? Or those he trained?

[@diablormma]

@Zeek Banistor Jkd is not just simply notes people put together... Jkd is a complete systy more than MMA

[@diablormma]

@Zeek Banistor First you should spell it correctly Jeet Kune Do 2nd if you basing the effectiveness of a fight system based a portion of a man notes of course you gonna think it's ineffective What if you did that for ever art I would guess you have the same impression bout those arts too? There are many qualified instructors of the art besides well written books Bruce didn't leave some notes and that's his art... He trained many students and a handful were certified by Bruce himself What does having abb in another art have to do with jkd and it's effectiveness?

[@locksmithdb5987]

Being relaxed in a fight is a big one!

[@Profmorphious123]

I have always told my students will work with constant training and practice over and over to train your nervous system. This will improve and quicken your reaction times along with using perefreal vision and seeing the whole body of you opponent. Circling your opponent shifting and sliding to avoid hits and strikes.

[@ranaamir9073]

noice

[@thepolticalone961]

The original style bender

[@The10thManRules]

BL died when I was two years old. I'll still waiting for him to return. Bruce Lee 2024

[@piajappi138]

Very fancy,clean and fast attacks.. Thats bruce Lee..

[@quentinwade8506]

At only 5 foot 7 I still can't help but think if Bruce could've gotten the chance to compete in the UFC he would've dominated. His dedication was so far ahead of its time.

[@i-v-l9335]

Lightweight division is that small.

[@panchopantera7]

btw Finger Jabs and Jones, ...."just throwing it out there"....Laughing laughing Laughing -just throwing it out there. Finger Man, Finger Man, Finger Man

[@biohazard724]

What?

[@planetfeelgood17]

Great!! Thank~You!!

[@devenirgriego]

Thank you men for honoring the memory of Bruce Lee