Bruce Lee vs. Raymond Chow, Leung Ting Time Travel, Elvis & More | The Kung Fu Genius Podcast #48

[@TheKungFuGenius]

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[@Schwartzbruder1]

Ayo dawg, word is bond. -Leung Ting probably

[@Chris-lc5vf]

Appreciate your advice on solo training, pretty good way to train using fight videos. It reminds me of the moment in Creed when Adonis boxes to the Apollo Rocky fight. The Dreison question actually led to an interesting discussion on Leung Ting. Also thanks to Dre for asking my question again! Have a Happy New Year and can't wait for the new season!

[@ramondiaz2851]

Bruce Lee said that training beginning students was harder to spar with because of the awkward rhythm and they usually had no control of distance etc ,so he had to be more careful.

[@brucewayne7831]

Another great podcast! As for non-physical aspects of martial arts; Self-motivation leads to self-discipline. Self-discipline leads to self-cultivation. Self-cultivation leads to self-knowledge. Self-knowledge leads to self-expression.

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Correct U R Bruce Wayne, self knowledge is 1st realize by self discovery , giving your 🧠 the opportunity to analyze & process a discipline that's going to inspire & further your development in any interests in life is 1st driven by the spirit Within

[@brucewayne7831]

The thing people forget about Bruce is he absorbed so many different things because he exposed himself to any art that came his way. Bruce was very lucky to have guys like Jesse Glover (Judo) and James Demille (Boxing/Street Fighting). Bruce was still a teenager when he met those 2 guys who were bigger and tougher than him. Not to mention training with Gene Lebell, Chuck Norris, Mike Stone, and Joe Lewis. Bruce had some tough and great martial artists that were his friends at different stages of life.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Great comment

[@GoldenbellTraining]

48:21 -- Yep, I had one of those super philosophical teachers. The problem was I watched him destroy some other teachers who tried to challenge him. I have a funny story I'm waiting to share about a Small Circle Jujitsu instructor who tried a bunch of pressure point nonsense and left the workshop with his tail tucked between his legs. Problem was my former teacher was just good enough to humiliate people who probably weren't good teachers themselves, but he either lost students who were tired of being confused, or kept students around who hoped to reach his level. I finally realized what was happening when another senior instructor corrected something via a 10-character text message that my teacher had spent 2 years trying to teach me.

[@davidreynolds2126]

If you look closely, Bruce Lee isn’t standing behind Alex. It’s really a poster of Bruce Lee.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

The more you know

[@fernandonunez9689]

"Will viagra keep your wu up". I died on that one 😂

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Hahaha

[@wingchuninapplication6637]

Fundamentals. "Basic + basic = advanced."

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Yup

[@chrispatmore8944]

There’s a well known expression, “the best way to learn is to teach”.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Agreed!

[@sc-mh8hy]

Was listening this while driving. Your wise philosophical voice almost put me in trance🤣👍

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Don’t fall asleep while driving!

[@Mike_The_1950s_Historian]

I'm wondering if we can count Bruce Lee's acting in the episode "Love Chinese Style" from the TV comedy western "Here Come The Brides" as a "period" piece, since that is supposed to be the 1800's (and by coincidence, the setting was Seattle, Washington.) Granted, it was a TV show and not a movie (you were talking about his films), and the setting was a US territory as opposed to Imperial China, and Bruce did not wear the shaved head braided queue and was dressed in western clothing, but 1800's Seattle was contemporaneous with late Ching Dynasty China.😁

[@sergebeelen2380]

Alex Sifu...thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding - his so-so statement that he is the head man of the V(W)ing T(Ch)sun style - of Leung Ting. Love the Podcats, keep up the good work. kind regards Serge

[@TheKungFuGenius]

You are more than welcome!

[@419sinbad]

Happy new year Sifu Alex , Dre , Mike , and dison, have a healthy blessed 2022 . Love your podcasts.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Thank you! Happy New Year to you too!

[@benjaminjensen7402]

This man has alot of knowledge about these topics. Impressive.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Thank you!

[@benjaminjensen7402]

@@TheKungFuGenius welcome. I really enjoy the channel.

[@ehrenthompson7891]

Every time we get a question from Dre… I mean Dreison

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Dreison!

[@ramondiaz2851]

Zen Buddhism connects the physical and mental aspects of martial arts, just like the shoalin temple!! They learn Zen Buddhism .

[@TheKungFuGenius]

According to the fairy tales.

[@johnlee5423]

Mike Stone was recently on the JKD Dialogues with Dwight Wood

[@TheKungFuGenius]

That’s right!

[@creightonfreeman8059]

You interpreted the Mike Stone question differently than I did. What happened is he married a Filipina and retired to the Philippines, or so my first Kenpo teacher told me about 30 years ago. Oddly enough, while in Shenzhen in 2018 I made the acquaintance of an American guy who lives in the Philippines and when he found out I trained martial arts told me that Mike Stone was his neighbor. He said,"come to Philippines and I'll introduce you to him".

[@TheKungFuGenius]

I think I began that answer with “I’m not the most qualified to answer this” before I proceeded to blather on about Elvis.

[@creightonfreeman8059]

Dreison's story about your feinting spell from dim sum reminds me of my reaction to 10,000 year egg and chou doufu. lol

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Haha

[@ramondiaz2851]

Wow!! Run run shaw did a stupid mistake not giving Bruce what he wanted!! Bruce was the hardest worker in Hong Kong cinema 🎥!!

[@kelvendyson1508]

Great episode Alex!!

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Thank you!

[@rademarinkovic4582]

Great Episode again. 😊

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Thank you!

[@SOVWD]

As they say, don't let the "perfect" be the enemy of "good enough". 35:38

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Absolutely!

[@handytechnique6609]

😃👍 Thanks Sifu,good stuff..

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Glad you liked it!

[@eddietours3728]

Another great podcast 😅 that’s not a real leg is a extension of he’s anger 🤣

[@ramondiaz2851]

The path to truth is littered with the dead bodies of the ignorant!!

[@sifusethfaulk]

Hi, Si-Gung, Si-Suk, and Si-Hing! Thank you so much for this podcast. I listen to it every week, and often play it while students are warming up before class! You’ve spoken a bit about using heavy bags for training, but I was wondering if you could give some specific ideas for how to incorporate heavy bag training into Wing Tsun training. Could you offer a few common drills? I’m most curious about how to properly train on the Muay Thai bag and the teardrop bag. I’d also love to hear your thoughts on when and when not to use gloves and or wrist wraps. Cheers!

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Winter ITC topic!

[@dwuonw6438]

Well said, funny you mention gardening, in my area we have the green dragon martial arts, they teach Tai Chi Northern boxing and how to garden, But no Wing Chun Schools or JKD in the Boston area North or South shore and New Hampshire lol their was the Pin Sun in China Town but they closed

[@flasherol3764]

Good KFG Podcast!! :)

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Much appreciated!

[@johnlee5423]

Bruce had a high regard of Mike Stone as a fighter

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Supposedly!

[@johnlee5423]

@@TheKungFuGenius according to the Dan lnosanto, Joe Lewis interview with John Graden.

[@bennyaruba3449]

Keep Dryson.. He keeps things grounded

[@Mike_The_1950s_Historian]

Loving this!👍 I believe you know this already, but I'm going to yap away anyway "just because" (well mostly because there are new KZbin videos on other channels that promote the mythology that you rightly refute.) I believe the philosophical "it's not about fighting" publicity for traditional martial arts can be traced to the early 20th Century Tai Chi instructor Sun Lu Tang, who had a personal interest in Taoism, but who also had an agenda (along with the Central Guo Shu Institute) in making Chinese martial arts more palatable to the Chinese middle-class, who had associated the martial arts of China with street performers, professional soldiers and security firms, criminals(!), and "secret" societies, such as "The Boxers" (I won't pretend to render their actual name in Mandarin), all of whom were held in low regard to the Chinese middle-class. But by remarketing (and standardizing) Chinese martial arts, and mixing in philosophy, well, that's much more "acceptable."😁 I believe the Central Guo Shu Institute took inspiration in that regard from the "Budo" movement in Japan during The Meiji Restoration. It also explains why the so-called "18 weapons of Kung Fu." Obviously, from a historian's standpoint, China had way more weapons than just the official "18." And among those weapons invented by the Chinese were the very first firearms (but again, we can't say that guns were a martial arts weapon, even though "martial" means "military," hence "warfare," when we promote "spirituality," can we?) Again, digging your podcast and I'm sharing it👍

[@DrTzeus]

In my early days my friend had a "big screen" tv as we called them, and I would do exactly that against Segal and a few other DVD's. I had to be careful because "Go Forward" resulted in hitting the screen. The randomness of new video was great, as you mentioned, when UFC came around. Boxing was great, random, and free on cable. I also like to just imitate video as if it is my mirror, good video of the greats or my own Si-Fu and I try to copy exactly.

[@jaypeve]

I’m thinking in the streets the fighting styles, martial arts or self defense that some say don’t work in real combat, I think do work against someone that is not a martial artist, or someone that has no experience in fighting or is not an aggressive fighter or if you can’t be aggressive, So if you can get aggressive if needed, if you’re attacker is not experienced in fighting or martial arts or just wants your money but not get in a fight or get hit, then karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu or others can work, If the two opponents in a street are martial artists then you shouldn’t be fighting because you should try to avoid the fight and martial arts should teach you not to get in fights, But unfortunately ego and pride, misunderstandings or people with bad intentions are also learning martial arts

[@TheGhostPlanet]

Just watch the clip of David Carradine on the Dick Cavett show. Really weird.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

I’ll have to check it out

[@wolf3001]

KFG what do you know about Yip Man's time with Yuen Kay San? I have read that his family had lived with them after his grandfather's home was burned and he had learned Chi Sau from them or something along those lines. There was also some issues with the Ip Man movie although I don't believe I have seen much about it in English.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Great question!

[@paulclaerhout6997]

I had a Chinese language version of Leung Ting's book that I got from a friend in China. I can't read Chinese so several years ago I sold it on Ebay after finding an English version in a used book store. I remember that someone from New York bought it. Might it have been you? Are you still friendly enough with Leung Ting to interview him for your show?

[@TheKungFuGenius]

I bought mine in Hong Kong and Vancouver years ago

[@action2068]

Great podcast Sifu Alex as usual. Every week I look forward to hearing what you have to say about WC and martial arts in general. I was born and raised in Red Bank NJ in the 70s and 80s and have been into Martial Arts since I was about 8. Long story short I always wanted to get into WC but couldn’t find a local school so I got into other styles. I attended Martins Karate Studio, Buddy Amatos Karate Academy (he claimed to teach kung fu and ninjutsu but that turned to be false). Never really felt comfortable in those styles so I started training with a couple of local kids who claimed they new Praying Mantis kung fu. Anyway…I am now 53 living in Florida and I want to get back into martial arts specifically WC but the closest school is an hr and a 1/2 away. I enrolled in a distant course with Sifu Sam Chan of the IWCMAA and now I have a few questions. How much of a difference is there between the WT lineage and Sifu Chan’s? The other question…is it possible to learn the system in a distant course and last why does WT have 116 wooden dummy moves while others have 108? Keep the information coming.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Great comment! Such a coincidence - I grew up in Lincroft and practiced Karate in Ref Bank! I also went to Martins Studio once for a seminar or belt promotion! My family used to eat at Hunan Mandarin right next door to an Amatos. What a small world! In general I don’t comment on other Wing Chun instructors, but usually there are differences across the various lineages.

[@action2068]

@@TheKungFuGenius Thank you for the quick reply. Looking forward to your next podcast. Happy New Year Sifu!

[@action2068]

I just watched your podcast #15 and you basically answered the first part of my question. Thank you again!

[@Garrett316]

You might have answered this question before, but I have to ask again: Despite his limited knowledge of Wing Chun and having no black belts, would you still consider Bruce Lee a Martial Arts Master and why?

[@johnlee5423]

Not many people know this but Bruce Lee was taught the 12 deadly hidden movements of wing Chun by Master Wong so Bruce was definitely a Master.

[@Garrett316]

@@johnlee5423 Very cool. Do you have a source where I can read that info? I’m a sucker for stuff like that, but I need a source.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

He’s trolling you Moe

[@ehrenthompson7891]

Not to disparage a Black Belt ( it’s a great accomplishment when truly earned) but a black belt does not signify mastery ( hence 1st Dan). I have known plenty who really were not a master of any regard. Any black belt worth anything will tell you that it is the first step towards proficiency because you have learned enough fundamentals. You might gain a level of mastery but never fully. You never arrive. Lee never said he was a master. In the end, it comes down the person. If they train hard, they will be good regardless of belt. Most people I have know do not train that hard. I have been in multiple schools and have know martial artists. Lee obviously trained hard. There is not enough Hollywood magic to make anyone look that good.

[@jasonkeaton5140]

When I die, I hope ther is a tribunal with hello Gracie yip man z Bruce etc They will ask " what is the riddle of violence?" If I do not answer , they will laugh and cast me off the mat! Conan reference I felt lok

[@krabong888]

Steven Seagal Made An Aikido Movie (IP Man ripoff) OMG check this out its the best wing chun movie ever ? lol

[@bigodashow]

Hi KFG, I wanted to see if you knew Sifu Klaus Brand? I understand he studied in WC in Germany & with so many WT people in Europe I wondered if he trained in the LT lineage & broke away. Just curious.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Never met him

[@Schwartzbruder1]

Yes. He was WT then went independent.

[@bigodashow]

@@Schwartzbruder1 Thank you

[@pomejuice]

I’ve been enjoying your podcasts, looking forward to many more. Wondering if anyone knows why Bruce Lee’s sock had a big bulge in it after the slow motion side kick to O’Hara in ETD? An ice pack perhaps due to injury?

[@TheKungFuGenius]

I think it was padding they used when Bruce gave Bob that kick to the neck. I think they forgot to remove it in the following scene.

[@pomejuice]

@@TheKungFuGenius I think the side kick came before the neck kick but I suppose they don’t always do things in the order we end up seeing them? Your answer makes sense, thank you.

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Thinking & fighting like Bruce Lee isn't as easy as it seems. Even he had to learn from someone or somewhere. I believe Bruce required skills from other martial arts to compensate the Wing Chun studies he missed while here in THE USA 🇺🇸 ! If a novice doesn't have the knowledge to achieve better skills than the school he or she is part of it doesn't matter incomplete a fighter that is. People will NEVER GROW UP AS FIGHTERS THEMSELVES IF THEY KEEP COMPARING THEMSELVES TO A LEGEND LIKE Bruce Lee!! STOP WASTING YOURSELVES 😒!! GET WITH TIMES ( 2021 & Beyond) & GET WITH YOUR TRAINING!!!

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Training along in a covid ridden Society shouldn't have no bearing to your training at all. U started your training 1st with a teacher once you master the skills U were taught U train & spar with others & U will do fine. No sickness or pandemic should ever hamper your skills if they are TRULY A PART OF U!!!

[@garrettt4316]

Hello hello! My question is based off the knuckles we use in Wing Tsun, I’ve heard you mention we utilize the bottom 3 knuckles for the straight punch, why do other lineages only use 2? Or even in other martial arts like boxing where they try to utilize the top two. Thanks for reading!

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Great question, I’ll get to it on a future episode. The quick answer is that it has more to do with your wrist alignment than the actual knuckles that you’re landing with. Check out Jack Dempsey‘s book “championship fighting“ for details.

[@garrettt4316]

@@TheKungFuGenius thanks so much!

[@icanmanifest]

This should be good

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Hope so!

[@shoohoo4152]

Can you react to the DK Yoo(Bruce Lee wannabe) vs Bradley Scott boxing exhibition? Thanks

[@TheKungFuGenius]

The next episode will discuss DK although I recorded it before the fight. I was still right though lol

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Sifu , I heard Bruce never liked dressing in those ching Dynasty outfits because stereotype views Chinese gotta from ignorant Westerners. He was very proud of being Chinese as I would myself walking in his shoes

[@BASED-SENSEI]

U inspire me while I'm cleaning toilets!!! KFG IS THE BEST!!!

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Inspiration is king!

[@wolf3001]

LOL im an Environmental Service Specialist at a hospital most of my day is Kung Fu and cleaning.

[@BASED-SENSEI]

@@wolf3001 u made my day...I thought I'm the only janitor that practices wing chun and escrima kali...have an awesome day

[@BASED-SENSEI]

@@wolf3001 sorry i didn't mean to call u a janitor...I'm a custodial artist I mean

[@wolf3001]

@@BASED-SENSEI I say im a janitor and my boss says your not just a janitor. Im a janitor with a fancy title. I clean a unit with 30 mental patients.

[@willsess7340]

Mona Fong RRS's mistress and head of production caused RC to pack up and leave. She created the monster that became GH. Tell Dre to bitchslap Dreison. Or even better...let me do it. See you in Canada.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

Yup!

[@Garrett316]

I have a question, and you don’t have to answer it on your show: If Wing Chun had a belt ranking like Karate, what belt would Bruce Lee be?

[@TheKungFuGenius]

3-stripe half blue/green belt with two stars.

[@Garrett316]

@@TheKungFuGenius Is that a decent ranking or amateur?

[@TheKungFuGenius]

It might be an attempt at humor in answering an impossible question

[@JKDVIPER]

We try to watch other stuff but it doesn’t translate? Too much bologna out there.

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Another Dumb Question from a fan had 12 tons of hash in his system. Pal ,leave the cracked alone. Stupid out of the 🌍 question is quite annoying😡!!! Ask ?? Liked "if I can my 👃 cleaned & my witts in check, I finally know what day of the week it is!"

[@colreef]

Last one of 2021 going to be good.(I hope lol)

[@TheKungFuGenius]

It might suck

[@colreef]

@@TheKungFuGenius I doubt it Mr KFG.Youre too good! That's enough smoke blowing ! Lol

[@awildarodriguez3454]

I don't like purefannity words so I don't like the introduction.not nice down 👎

[@TheKungFuGenius]

You also don’t seem to like spelling or punctuation. It must be incredibly difficult to be you!

[@awildarodriguez3454]

@@TheKungFuGenius I am sure of myself,, but is a bad habit to use so much Purefannity Sir happy New year's.

[@TheKungFuGenius]

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