Chael Sonnen talks Bruce Lee's legacy and the origins of martial arts myths.

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Chael Sonnen talks about the impact of Bruce Lee and the effect Hollywood had on the public perception of martial arts.
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[@o.w.140]

“That guy is a badass” “Yeah but how do you know” “He kicked my ass” “BUT YOU’RE A WIMP” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LeonardTaylor700]

Chael “ Bruce was a wimp, he couldn’t fight a lick “ 😂😂😂

[@brian666belcher1975]

Chael is the king of trolling in MMA 😂👑

[@shawnpatty9666]

He’s wrong about Gene Lebell! Gene Lebell was a judo champion with boxing experience and wrestling! He was known for his submission, finishing holds, and Judo! Gene would have kicked all their asses.

[@redtower8800]

Lyoto Machida is in bellator now Chael You can check out if point karate is real with actions not words

[@redtower8800]

wiremessiah he still teaches Shotokan karate with his brother in their own academy which is point karate mate

[@redtower8800]

wiremessiah machida karate hahaha plz stop it and go google lyoto machida and read the first 10 lines

[@wbigbenw2213]

yeah and also what about wonderboy too he must be fake too... chael made me cringe in this one.

[@eric43085]

Wonderboy?

[@nohbdy1122]

Machida is an MMA fighter who once competed in point karate

[@tommyebert4662]

Chael "how do you know he's a badass" Random guy "well he kicked my butt. Chael "But your a wimp!" Lol

[@oralboytoy]

I agree with Chael in this: Bruce Lee wasn't a fighter. He was a philosopher, author, actor, and had a great physique. Never in his life did he prove fighting competence in formal competitions.

[@gdavis2bn]

formal competitions are fake ..refs ..points ...rounds. Bruce preached about fighting in the streets so why would he enter a formal comp. if nothing he would do is legal? Just asking.

[@gdavis2bn]

@Alex Amaya so why am i not dead or in the hospital or locked up? Im sitting at work in full health talking to you.

[@gdavis2bn]

Growing up in martial arts or participating in any "sports competition that is way more real" the first thing you learn is that the rules are there to prevent the real effects of a fight. Thats the point ...rounds ..refs ..points ect. Even in MMA which is as close as you can get to "real" fighting they don't allow as series of things you would do in a real fight. So again I ask ...why would he enter a formal comp if nothing he is telling you he would actually do is legal?

[@gdavis2bn]

@Alex Amaya Lol that's not true, there are several champs that have gotten their ass whooped in the streets. So winning a controlled fight means nothing. I guess if he wanted people like you to approve he would have cause that's all trophies are for ..to get approval from spectators and those that don't matter. He already had success in his schools and movies. Haters come with the territory. I personally wouldn't waste my time either. Unless I could go directly to them and show them first hand. But different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[@awesome10k64]

@@gdavis2bn Yup true. Most of his movesets are not allowed in any formal competition. His special moves like manipulating minds,, sonic scream, seeing the near future to counter his opponents, and his faster then light punches and kicks. Man his feints leave sonic booms in the air. Imagine what'll happen if he punches someone for real!

[@RamseyDewey]

I love this channel so much.

[@jimmyRusseII]

Bruce was an actor, with literally zero fights to his name besides legends of "street fights". Put it this way, Gene Lebell grabbed him and held him in a fireman's carry for about 5 mins, Bruce was helpless, because he couldn't fight. Dunno what he's n about with Gene though, as he was a legit black belt in Judo

[@callmewisdom]

Glad to finally hear a fighter talk about Lee in a more realistic manner.

[@vampire923]

Bruce Lee is undeniable real deal

[@user-rs2wl1kw4l]

Bruce lee is as real as Batman. He's basically urban legend. "I heard that one time, Bruce KOd 6 people with 1 punch"

[@14danger88]

"Point karate wasn't real then, it isn't real now"" LMAO

[@Shad0wmoses]

^well...isn't that something

[@MrSnakekaplan]

wonderboy.... the dragon.

[@14danger88]

Dynamic Fastener what the fuck my man

[@mark4386]

Dynamic Fastener lmao people find out chael reads the comments and a new meme is born.

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

Machida isn't doing point karate in the UFC. He's doing MMA with karate techiques and footwork. If Machida is still doing point karate in the Octagon, he'll get his ass kicked throwing semi-contact clean strikes.

[@LoLo-ln4eg]

He isn’t saying Bruce Lee was from LA. He’s saying Hollywood created all these guys. Hollywood told you they are all badass so they must be.

[@postersandstuff]

Bruce Lee fought several people before Enter Dragon came along

[@TruOnyxfire]

Bruce Lee didn't start doing any Hollywood movies until AFTER he was already a legend in fighting. He didn't go looking for Hollywood, it came looking for him, in China, where he had already proved his skill.

[@charlescross7868]

@@postersandstuff Bullshit!!!!!!!

[@charlescross7868]

@@TruOnyxfire You're talking out of your ass!!!

[@uliseslimones4905]

@@TruOnyxfire legend as in it was only a rumor spread by his cringey fans and not recorded or confirmed in reality?

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

If Bruce Lee fought in the UFC, Conor McGregor said he would have been a UFC champion for sure. That is also Conor McGregor's Idol.

[@cuzz63]

Conor never met Bruce nor saw him fight. Think about that.

[@ninjaturtlemaster24]

@@cuzz63 I dont think chaels ever met Bruce either...or saw him fight.

[@cuzz63]

@@ninjaturtlemaster24 This is the truth, nobody else saw him fight much either even when he was alive.

[@ninjaturtlemaster24]

@@cuzz63 No. You are wrong. While theres no footage of him fighting.....there's official statements from bob wall, jim Kelly who saw him fight and beat people. They say this as clear as day. Now...whether they are telling the truth or not i dont know. But the fact is they do say it. Both were high ranking senseis too. They were not nobodies.

[@cuzz63]

@@ninjaturtlemaster24 incorrect. Jim Kelly never names anyone that Bruce ever fought, Bob Wall mentions him showing up some random nobody. In fact other than Wong Jack Man they cannot name anyone that Bruce ever fought. Bob Wall said Bruce ego was too fragile and wouldnt risk someone beating him so he didnt fight.

[@profd65]

Bruce Lee had nothing to do with LA--he was a Seattle guy. He went to the University of Washington, he opened his first school in Seattle, he's buried there.

[@christopherking8526]

profd65- THANK YOU!!

[@cheyennew811]

And lived and taught in Oakland.

[@graciederangementsyndrome3669]

Hollywood made Bruce Lee, not Seattle.

[@cheyennew811]

NouseforanamE Bruce went to college in Seattle, then after leaving there moved to Oakland and opened a school.

[@aaronscott4984]

Ghost Jockey Bruce Lee only had one Hollywood movie "Enter the Dragon" that was released after his death and he was already a star before that in Martial Arts. His other movies are all Chinese and also weren't big in west until after his death

[@ysff89]

"Bruce Lee is a wuss" - Chael 'I never lost a round' Sonnen

[@187Veto]

typical steroid abuser doesnt know shit about hard work

[@aaronscott4984]

I mean he wasn't a professional fighter but idk what makes him a wuss there was no prize fighting back than or at least nothing that would bring in money besides boxing. But Bruce was a 100% real Martial Artist

[@cdsersd2d]

Yeah...I have to agree. Not being a pro fighter doesn't make anyone a wuss. Back then, there was no internet. A lot of the real fighting was by word of mouth. Obviously, BJJ had the advantage back on those days, but nobody knew it. But even then, Kimura beat Helio Gracie in a fight. Kimura used Judo as his main weapon. Lee was not a pro fighter, but I have massive respect for him as a martial artist.

[@axelstone3131]

king fisher fucking lol. This guy is punch drunk.

[@ramboassgoblin]

Robert Dunning Lol You are obviously new

[@KurNorock]

Bruce wasn't the first to say that mixing martial arts was beneficial. He was just the first popular action movie star to say it. Others have been doing it for thousands of years. Pancration was a mixture of martial arts that was in the original Olympic games in ancient Greece.

[@HECTORARTUROA]

Yeah, but popularize the idea deserves credit even if the people think Bruce was not real... and if I understood good, even Chael recognized that to Bruce.

[@iorekby]

@@HECTORARTUROA That's funny because, as just one example, the founder of Wado Ryu Karate invented his style in the 1939 which was a blend of Shotokan karate and traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu. Bruce Lee did not invent cross training.

[@madsappeal]

Bruce is more a product of the Hong Kong movie scene, than Hollywood. The Hong Kong martial arts movie scene was kind of rowdy back then to be honest. Bruce wasn’t a wimp, but he wasn’t a pro fighter either. He was a martial art enthusiast, and his ideas were very much ahead of his time. But a least you acknowledge that. Bruce is a legend and his influence on martial arts and the popularity of martial arts is hard to exaggerate. He has had a huge impact.

[@pedexzing9913]

I think Chael was saying he's a wimp relative to guys that fight for a living. I think that's true.

[@mohulsrivastava1264]

@@pedexzing9913 you can criticize Bruce lee.....but wimp?!?! Really ??

[@boogeyman1016]

He's a great martial arts influence but he's not a real fighter

[@boogeyman1016]

@@mohulsrivastava1264 he's not a wimp compared to you . But against a legit pro fighter idk

[@timonidas4534]

When fighters with championship backgrounds have said Bruce would have beaten them guys who actually knew him and sparred him I don't think it's accurate to say he was a whimp who couldn't fight.

[@adasga]

Because Bruce Lee was not a prize fighter. But if there was a guy today with his own philosophy of fighting that was not a prize fighter but had sparred Conor, Khabib, Cormier, Lomachenko and GGG and all would admit "he would have kicked my ass in a fight" i wouldn't say that dude can't fight. It is a fact that we have not much footage of Lee outside of his movies, BUT in my opinion the fighters that sparred him are the more credible source of his abilities than searcing for a win loss ratio from a tournament.

[@adasga]

When you someone like Jim Kelly one of the most decorated karate champs of the time saying Lee sparred with champions and was basically untouchable it is more credible than some dude on the internet saying "nope he never sparred with anyone". The argument is idiotic though because there are guys like you who only accept something like seeing a guys boxrec or looking at tournament win loss ratios BUT when you have actual champions of the time speaking about him you disregard it because you know and they don't.

[@niallwatts789]

Would you participate in point fighting (which he laughed at), or make lots of money making movies? Dummy

[@TheChocolateChamp]

adasga You do understand that sparring and real fighting are TOTALLY different right. For all you know Bruce had a glass chin which is why he never competed. That's like an awesome trick shot bowler saying he's the best in the world while winning 0 tournaments against good competition. Makes 0 sense. Yeah he has some moves that are cool but can he actually compete???

[@timonidas4534]

Sheldon Ross according to the best sources available Lee could compete

[@Dinan5iver2]

“I’m not here to tear Bruce Lee down... but Bruce couldn’t fight a lick”.

[@kbreeze6969]

You’re dumber than shit. He’s been gone for almost 50 years, and millions of people around the globe honors his achievements. Like Mozart, greatness is timeless. Some of the most talented MMA fighters have the highest respect for him like Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Stephen Thompson, and many others. You’re probably some bozo that escaped from Ringling Brothers that knows shit about any art of unarmed combat.

[@dutchvanalstyne9372]

First time I ever saw an arm triangle attempted was in game of death

[@kelleyjones9777]

me too,and the first time i saw a double leg and that kick that Holly holm KOed Bethe Correia was in The Way of the Dragon. There are plenty of moves that Bruce did that is used in modern MMA

[@Billyguns82]

It wasn't a triangle armbar it was actually called a crucifix where there's pressure applied on the back of the spine and it doesn't feel good like someone's going to snap your spine where your neck connects

[@siddified]

dutch van alstyne it was a very weird and badly executed crucifix, and somehow wrongly interpreted as an armbar by Bruce. that's what you get if your entire grappling experience is based on only 2 lessons. even from Gene LeBell.

[@chrollo7102]

This is how I know Uncle Chael is the undisputed champion 20 years running. 😊

[@jonathantorhjelm1902]

First of all, he was from seattle and Hollywood Hong Kong. Secondly, there are a lot of guys who credit techniques like the hook kick or reverse jab to Bruce Lee or a lot of them just don't even know where if came from. Now I'm not saying he was necessarily the best but if you ever pick up one of his books his principle is simple: apply the closest weapon to the closest target to minimize energy use and bring down an opponent quicker. You obviously don't grasp the concept of how fast he really was either everyone thinks his 1 inch punch was just a straight punch. All punches are different, yet the same. So are kicks. Maybe try listening to the man instead of the junk before you decide for yourself. Thirdly, I am 5'1 and 110 pounds, and have been able to apply his principles in real fights against up to 5 opponents all bigger than me. Now, perhaps my background of training combined with mixing where they didnt have a background came into play but these comments are very stretched out and I think if Bruce Lee were around today we WOULD see him in the cage, going around from arena to arena because he could and he was a badass.

[@charlescross7868]

Bruce Lee stoled, plagiarized Martial Arts and philosophy! He's a total fraud!

[@mohulsrivastava1264]

@whats up "He was a wimp but he had good philosophy" This argument does not make any sense haha! That's like saying he has good technique and great speed but he isnt a good fighter. What people must realize is. The philosophy is a CONSEQUENCE of his hardwork . When you are a really good fighter you start understanding the nuances behind everything you do. You start developing the right mindset. It's not like he had philosophy but no implementation.thats just silly .philosphys are a result of immense training and a profound experience.

[@steverutledge495]

Bruce Lee created the Western curiosity of martial arts. ...this curiosity created the audience for MMA. The MMA platform gave Chael Sonnen his career. ...he really shouldn't diss Bruce.

[@DaveO84]

Chael i do hope you release an audio autobiography one day. Listening to you talk about MMA and things in general is so entertaining.

[@dxcSOUL]

I hope no one takes Chael seriously. Chael doesn't take Chael seriously. He's fun to listen to and wrong 99% of the time. I'm sure he knows this. He's always working an angle.

[@Apocabacca]

2:15 I thought Chael was headed straight into a semi truck

[@benjaminjensen7834]

Bruce lee is a legend and a inspiration for millions of people,and people will be talking about him for many years to come,i wonder if the same can be said about Chael sonnen.

[@nicholasmessina6406]

Jail is undefeated and undisputed, the combat sports goat

[@mariospiteri8561]

Well said mate 👏👍 who the fuck is chael sonnen 🙏🙏🤣

[@yjallan]

i don't always agree with you Chael but your way of explaining things is so artful, I wish I could have this skill. I am working on this . You are one of my favorite speakers :D

[@AhPhoey]

Chael, all due respect, you have really no idea the history of Bruce Lee. He was from Oakland, not Los Angeles. Bruce Lee was one of the first people to introduce full contact sparring into training. Bruce Lee and Hall of Fame Full Contact Heavyweight kickboxing champion Joe Lewis regularly trained together, using full pads. Lewis was quoted as saying, "I couldn't do a thing with him." Please don't spew stuff you know isn't true about people just for KZbin views. This entire video is a troll.

[@KurNorock]

AhPhoey oh so Bruce Lee's friend said something good about Bruce Lee? Imagine that! Any video of these supposed sparring sessions?

[@henrybrekk4765]

AhPhoey have you seen Bruce Lee box? He looks like a todler. How the fuck can you believe that? God Bruce Lee fans are delusional.

[@smitty7326]

Kur, how many sparring videos do you suppose there are from the 60s? It's not like people would just whip out their cell phone and record.

[@jordanpresnell4697]

Kur Norock yes there are actually videos of bruce lee sparring, and why the fuck is a video your measure of truth when it was 40 years ago and there were barely any live films? You must not be very bright

[@cheyennew811]

No videos, but there were magazine interviews with many full contact champions who worked out with Bruce who verified that he was very good.

[@ackspoetic]

Love that finally someone said “Bruce Lee was a wimp. He couldn’t fight a lick.” Truth. And he was talking about the being in LA, not being from there. ie movie industry. Just like van damme wasn’t from LA nor was Chuck

[@nesking3115]

No ,it’s bullshit ...Much like this idoit himself ..

[@AceofDlamonds]

Bruce wasn't a "wimp". He was a genetically gifted, super powerful dude with an insane work ethic, obsessive...

[@justsomerandomguy9547]

I doubt a 5'7 140 lbs guy is genetically gifted.

[@anubis4202]

Alright @@justsomerandomguy9547

[@AceofDlamonds]

@@justsomerandomguy9547 I mean his strength and power of course, smartass.

[@kaisercronik8249]

This is my favorite video from Chael

[@adeshkumar1063]

Chael is correct. Jcvd and the rest started from la... He was td to leave Belgium to go to Los Angeles to pursue a acting career.

[@haadnaqvi2305]

Bruce did real sparring before it was a common or accepted thing. Bruce by all accounts dominated spars. Bruce loved the realism of boxing and there is training equipment we use today because Bruce was trying to solve a problem. Bruce's lineage can be seen in fighters like Weidman, McCrory, Griffin, McGregor, and Eric paulson

[@jakedooley7530]

Bruce lee never sparred, you idiots are so delusional, get your head out of your ass

[@curtismaul2552]

Point Karate Lyoto Machida former UFC Light Heavyweight champion! Tell me Chael how many times have you been world champion in the UFC?

[@bennyblanco4008]

He's fought champion's and not only held his own but took it to the greatest MMA fighter ever but got caught in a joke in the last seconds. What about you or Bruce?

[@curtismaul2552]

@@bennyblanco4008 Greatest MMA fighter ever? I don't remember him fighting GSP!

[@ranchlife8128]

Machida has a background in Karate but trains MMA. No point fighting as it's useless. If he fought as a pure Karateka he would get smoked like all the others. The era of fake martial arts is over.

[@tailssexe]

SOY BOY PROTEIN CHAE:"N-E-V-E-R CUSSE I CANT BEAT SMALL MEN THEY ALWAYS BEAT MEEEEE"

[@freedomtd]

@@MaratNP dude, you're an absolute idiot. Sonnen is a stellar fighter who fought on the greatest stages ever. Anderson Silva is always listed amongst the top 5 of all time (usually alongside Jon Jones, GSP, and Khabib...) and Chael absolutely manhandled Silva. He's not the FIGHTER some of these guys are, but he is every bit the combat athlete they are.

[@GuerrillaScrila777]

Goat sonnen , happy to see you almost at 1 million unc !!!

[@claudebartman7101]

“Bruce was a wimp.” -Chael the GOAT

[@hmackprotection1]

Claude Bartman, that’s easily one of the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard

[@mastaherosockureye6377]

The epitome of stupidity

[@mastaherosockureye6377]

Claude Bartman Bader will wreck him

[@mastaherosockureye6377]

Agent Zero 23 Lol bs. Chael would be the guy getting thrown into row 10

[@fn4409]

Chael the GOAT?? Ha ha ha. Wow you have very low standards for defining someone as a GOAT don't you? Any FUCKER can post and say whatever they want. This FUCKER is far from being a GOAT of anything. Yeah I would say it to his face. The biggest wimp here is this dude posting this video.

[@jungkookievbts]

Well Conor McGregor Has used Every Bruce lees philosophy And has proved it.

[@michaelr.4878]

Jung Kook - How old are you?

[@danielmh4511]

Michael R. hey idiot, conor has said that on record and praised him many times.

[@optisim0]

I like Conor (w ay less since that bus thing) bu just cauz he says something doesnt mean it's true . Stop acting as if everything he says is the word of god.

[@henrybrekk4765]

Daniel Mh he’s being humble obviously. «Conor mcgregor used every Bruce Lee Philosophy» what the fuck does that Even mean? «Winner by tap out due to Bruce Lee Philosophy, conor mcgregor!»

[@customerservice9602]

Bruce Lee never PANIC WRESTLED against a smaller 40 year old boxer... Which ancient Chinese philosophy covered shitty tattoos??

[@jaythomson5185]

What about Joe Lewis the kick boxer said he was undefeated when bruce was helping him out. That's gotta count for something.

[@mandag34]

Interesting, a lot of information I did not know.

[@gvx33]

Best video Chael has ever made

[@cameronmachado1774]

Bruce Lee trained in the Bay Area, not LA. Come on, chael. he was a part of a famous Hong Kong family

[@revo1974]

Exactly, and even L.A. was far different back in the 60's than it is today.

[@davenportbarbell734]

Crypto Cam hahahahaha

[@cameronmachado1774]

Rise Gym what's so funny? Bruce Lee trained at the Chinatown ymca and in Oakland, CA.

[@davenportbarbell734]

Crypto Cam do you know what a mark is?

[@cameronmachado1774]

Rise Gym that term is from pro wrestling. Chael is a smark like myself.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Bruce invented jeet kune do and trained with all the world champions back then, his book jeet kune do art of tau has a lot of grappling moves, he did armbars/triangle choke/gelatin choke..., not to mention that his house was like a gym...

[@MrSnakekaplan]

I know the armbar your'e talking about, the point of the comment was that bruce was using real techniques not bullshit. He hadn't mastered everything yet but he died young and was having to teach himself a lot of what he was doing because MMA gyms didn't exist back then. You have to remember there weren't BJJ gyms everywhere and he could just look things up on the internet. He's famous because he did it in the era when you were basically following maps of legends about techniques draped in mystery.

[@SalmanAwan464]

Gelatin choke? Do you shove jell-o in your opponent's mouth in that move.

[@viktorcheng2061]

Jesus Hitler dude showed the world what an armbar was he fucked up Sammo Hung’s arm in Enter the Dragon way before Royce Gracie did. he my be an actor But I did not even think of ground martial arts like BJJ.

[@viktorcheng2061]

Jesus Hitler he learned bjj, and no it wasn’t done properly. Mind you no one thought bjj was useful in a streetfight back then until Royce Gracie destroyed everyone in the UFC with it.

[@kangasify]

What i under stand about Bruce Lee are that the one that can get in the first move got an advatage. Do you think chi sao training are a good training ground or something else?

[@lekcindr]

Hilarious. Not sure which is more entertaining the video or the comments but it's providing an amusing start to my day lol

[@antonioridah172]

Funny how this guy say Bruce is a fake when Mike Tyson said Bruce was a train Killer be like water, John Jones said Bruce was real,Connor said Bruce would be champion he was nibble, Jim Kelly said Bruce was untouchable, champion Mike stone told Joe Lewis RIP to go train with Bruce u will become a better fighter and he did,Joe Lewis said Bruce hit like a heavyweight and use to nail him the UFC great Anderson Silver worships Bruce and practice Jeet kune do with Bruce Lee student Dan so saying he wasn't real and all these guys love him who can really fight I go with what they say over guys on the internet hating a guy cause he didn't prize fight or tape his street fights that he had in Hong Kong on roof tops bare knuckles that all the O.Gs in his time said was real. ✌

[@ElmortoSen]

are you having a stroke?

[@drasticvoice499]

@@ElmortoSen u just can't read.

[@ocrawford77]

Long time bruce fan here. If Chael does at least admit the Bruce was ahead of his time as far as fighting philosophy goes, doesn't that make bruce the best at that time period by default? It's like saying the one eyed man isn't king, if you get what im saying. I mean his physical attributes aren't questionable. Why is it so hard to believe that he was a legit bad ass? It's a shame how people who try and tarnish someones credibility just to get likes these days.

[@jewellui]

mitch dan exactly, a lot of the training Bruce Lee did was ground breaking. Without question he was one of the best in the world.

[@suntzu7727]

He's not right. The concept of mixed martial arts has been here for thousands of years. Second, philosophy without the ability to implement it is useless. And his physical attributes are very questionable, that's why his more impressive acclaimed feats were never recorded .

[@iorekby]

@@suntzu7727 "Physical attributes". He was slight and fast, and had a good range of movement. But he also almost crippled himself doing a fairly rudimentary weight lifting exercise. Hardly the ultimate specimen. You get good at fighting by training to fight and then fighting people. We've no actual footage of Bruce Lee ever fighting any properly trained fighter. Hence why Chael isn't wrong. Also, Bruce's "philosophy" was a rip off of old Chinese philosophy and Jiddu Krishnamurti, dumbed down for a juvenile audience of the time. He simply repackaged and sold it as his own. I do actually respect the guy, he was a talented actor and a good businessman. Pretending to fight is a better way to make money that actually having to fight and get hurt and exposed. But there's no evidence he was a good fighter.

[@siddified]

Flying monk totally agree. pankration has been around for thousands of years. Historic European Martial Arts included grappling, throwing and striking, MuayThai, LethWei, Japanese samurai jujutsu, Okinawan karate, Sanda, Filipino Martial Arts, ValeTudo etc all existed before Lee. in his day plenty of martial artists were cross training, Muhammad Ali being an interesting example of those.

[@zirkattwell3992]

When I found out about The UFC in the early nineties... I was relieved that finally somebody dared to challenge the status quo.... Appreciate all you're doing to break down this "Berlin" mythical wall of fake martial artists.... Name and Shame them all...

[@jabbahursty]

craziest chael video yet :)

[@axelstone3131]

Also competing isn’t real ffs. Fighting in the cage isn’t real .

[@awesome10k64]

Yeah it's just a hallucination

[@HettesKvek]

Wasn't the oblique kick a move promoted by Bruce? You could say that Jon Jones popularized it for mma, but he had to discover it from somewhere.

[@marcosleon215]

Lol that's basically a side kick Bruce learned it in karate but if he fought any wrestler he would've got smashed and ragdolled

[@TH-eo9vo]

@@marcosleon215 wrong

[@byob7728]

Oblique kick is a savate move renamed by joe rogan

[@pedexzing9913]

@@marcosleon215 Or judoka or BJJ practitioner.

[@boogeyman1016]

It's from Savate I believe

[@martinbradley1062]

Couldnt agree more chael!!!!

[@JungleScene]

In chucks defense, he also has a Machado BJJ blackbelt, tkd blackbelt, and judo blackbelt. He's not just some karate guy...

[@danielmayen6545]

Me and my cousin while drinking one night got into a legit fight because he kept insisting that Bruce Lee could beat Mike Tyson in a physical altercation.

[@danielmayen6545]

iAm Rossi I love my cousin. Hes like a brother to me. We disagree. We slug it out. We have a beer and a good laugh after, like real men.

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

If there are 25 main reasons there are drunken fights, this would be how 1 out of 25 ways these fights get started. I remember people generations before me get into fights as to whether this guy from the Philippines had beaten Bruce Lee or not

[@mannygarcia9101]

Two Yakuza thugs on ninja bikes with katanas and silenced uzis going to pull up on you bro

[@Mdrnsamurai]

Epic Lesson from The Bad Guy! So Gangsta!

[@edgarmorales7855]

Thank you brother for your knowledge!!!!

[@uncleiroh7967]

Bruce Lee was an actor.

[@AlbertManiscalco]

and actor who had many street fights in his life...in hong kong he went looking for them. he didn't believe in sport competition with rules..thats not what he was about for him. kung fu is all about groin strikes and eye pokes...speed becomes paramount...take out someones eyes it can eliminate weight and size advantage. use your head. even MMA with gloves and rules can go the way of jujitsu where it becomes a sport and it evolves to where its not as effective when someone starts punching you in the head. the gracies saw it happening to their art and changed their curriculum

[@AlbertManiscalco]

youre right i didn't, but it was evident i his understanding of all martial arts. also nobody stepped up and said they beat him in hong kong, also he fought on set in hong kong in front of many witnesses. his speed is well documented. he could take out an eye and win in the street. he trained speed above all. if you choose to think he was a pussy be my guest, but he wouldn't be so driven and yet live a lie. you dont get that confident from puffing yourself up alone. his confidence came from testing himself.

[@cuzz63]

So kid fights in Hong Kong against random nobodies means what? He never fought anyone of any known skills. He didnt even injure the one dude he is known to have fought.

[@AlbertManiscalco]

cuzz63 it means he tested his theories and applied them later. countless street fights against “nobodies”>sport fighting

[@AlbertManiscalco]

cuzz63 i get it its cool to bash a dead man and the father of mma. the bottom line is his speed was unmatched and he punched well above his weight, so for chael or anyone else to call him a wimp is a joke. it remains a mystery to claim he couldn’t actually fight and you cant prove or disprove his actual abilities, however his speed agility and power were obvious or he wouldn’t have become a superstar. there is no reason to assume his skills wouldn’t transfer to a cage fight.

[@ManrantsonMRA]

Keeping it real. Bruce was a child actor with some athletic abilities who had a hobby that was martial arts. He merged both areas into his philosophies and created his own martial art good on him but overall he was a real fighter as any actor who plays a doctor in a movie is a doctor.

[@josh7693]

Nobody on earth thinks Bruce would be an amazing fighter, but he was light years ahead of his time mentally about mma and understood a deep understanding of it. Bruce inspired millions and if anything he would be an amazing coach to have sitting behind you ring side.

[@josh7693]

@Happy Corona-virus dozens of times yes

[@myfriend280]

@@josh7693 Actually, many people who are world champions and former world champions do indeed think Bruce would have been an amazing competitive fighter.

[@davenportbarbell734]

This is amazing

[@danf8047]

So this segment is not about the great Bruce Lee but LA and wimps lol

[@celile8279]

I wouldn’t call Bruce a wuss. He’s got speed and endurance - two things you said were most important in a fight on another video. He also has power for his size. And he’s an intelligent fighter. I’ve yet to see anyone who’s quick as Bruce. The UFC guys need a team of coaches and trainers to prepare for a fight. Bruce did most of it himself. I’m not saying he’s invincible - he’s still human. Actually during his time, he probably was invincible.

[@irafreedomgreyhawkbuckner3530]

What you have never seen is anyone who was just as confident in their own propaganda. Let's say if you over talk, overly out brag,boast my skills and credentials louder than everyone else in the room and you have just one person with you helping you spread your propaganda and then your glamour begins to draw the crowd then in most everyday common circles no one of the average folks will want to challenge you and even if one rises to the challenge his confidence he's questioning because your glamour has overshadowed his abilities and he will second quess himself and make mistakes and loose the challenge. But if I am not fazed by your talk then your mental warfare will not work especially because I know that I have kicked ass in real life circumstances and overcame the odds and been proven victorious time after time, I have been hit for real without pads in real fights on the street, in the bar, on the field etc etc etc then you are now facing the fight of your life because your glamour irritates me and your bragging makes my desire to shut down not just you but the falseness of you and your fables because I looked into your eyes and see that all of your talk is a fabrication and not reality and I pick you up and run you through the wall and then German release suplex through the coffee table then once again through the entertainment center then I apply the rear naked choke long enough to weaken your blood flow and quickly transition into the crippler cross face which really is a painful maneuver and I mean painful because I have used it in real life situations and left grown men crying on the ground now your glamour has been covered in shit and shines no more but just for shits and giggles after you have tapped out I jump from the couch and macho man Randy Savage elbow drop you square in the sternum dead center adding insult to injury now I have totally killed the man the myth and what legend. And I am The Man...

[@slimz]

LMAO! Thanks for the laugh! Guess no one is as tough as the Gangster from West Linn Oregon! 😆

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

I'm a say this, I got respect for Bruce Lee and this probably Chael Sonnen's most entertaining video.

[@ujjayisoundsystem]

Point Karate wasn't real? LOL See how Machida ruled... Check out Michael Venom Page (he will dominate UFC) Looking at striking technique of most MMA fighters is like watching beginners at point fighting.

[@tailssexe]

Cause fake UFC guys like him are B's artist, they one-dimensional

[@axelstone3131]

Oh dear, chael you sound very ignorant about Bruce. Bruce couldn’t fight and was a wimp? Based on what evidence? Did you know him? Nope. Ask bob wall and everyone who is still around that knew him. This argument that he couldn’t fight is absurd and seriously needs to stop.

[@axelstone3131]

No one will remember you in 45 years.

[@Outdoorpizzaoven]

Based on what evidence is Bruce Lee a tough guy? Some of his followers told a couple stories? Lol grow up

[@axelstone3131]

@@Outdoorpizzaoven tough guy? No one is tough when their eyes, throat, or groin has been destroyed, you grow up. Sport fighting isn’t real nor is it reflective of reality, you’re living in a fantasy.

[@paradisemime]

I love listening to uncle Sonnen

[@jackhartsough3]

That's the thing that drives me crazy is he never competed

[@GuildofKnightlyArts]

Finally, someone who actually has the balls to tell the true about the greatest myth of martial arts- Bruce Lee.

[@user-qe7bt9dz1l]

Why would it take balls though?!?? It’s as easy as saying it.

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

​@@user-qe7bt9dz1lLook at the comments and see why

[@vampire923]

i can sit on a dead lion also and bla bla taken picture, but when the lion wake up , i will stop bla bla and run. when bruce lee is alive, no one bla bla in front in him, he will show you his power. this is true

[@JAAnewboy]

Lmao the Bruce lee fanboys hate the truth that their hero was a 100 pound small Chinese man that couldn’t beat a highschool wrestler in an MMA fight 😂😂😂 thank you chael as always

[@JohnSmith-fr5gg]

I'm agnostic about the whole thing. I think it's a touchy subject because people are sentimental about Lee, Norris , etc. because they grew up watching these guys and they have been an inspiration to a lot of today's MMA athletes. I know I myself as a child loved all these guys. They are in a sense people's child hood heroes. Had UFC existed back when these guys were in their prime who's to say they wouldn't have been able to adapt and had some success? It's hard to say one way or another, but I think Chael had some valid points. Chael is a legit fighter and has fought some of the baddest of the baddest and knows how it feels to lock up and be in a clinch with some of the most dangerous guys on the planet. Anyone having been in so many real brutal grappling matches and risked death numerous times.. such as Chael. Their opinion does carry a certain amount of weight. IMO anyway.

[@Scott9II]

Spot on...

[@brob8204]

Chael just said, "Bruce was a wimp; Bruce couldn't fight a lick." Shocking. I've never heard anyone say that about the man. Had to watch it twice just to make sure that's what I heard. One thing about C. Sonnen, he's definitely not afraid to ruffle some feathers. But, talk about disrespectful! SMH

[@iorekby]

Okay how about this: Do you have any proof that Bruce Lee could fight? Bruce was around at a time where there was filmed fights of full contact boxing, wrestling and Judo at the Olympics, professional boxers, and a then little known family called the Gracies were involved with Vale Tudo fights in Brazil.... where's the film of Bruce Lee fighting anyone? It's just anecdotes from people who were very friendly with Bruce, with a very romantic view of the guy. There's not actually any evidence the guy could fight worth a damn though.

[@indieg0006]

better make sure Sensei Seagal doesn't hear this Chael P!!

[@TruOnyxfire]

Or what? He'll pass out on top of him after walking across the room? Seagal is a joke, no one takes him seriously.

[@ofc.haryaahla4434]

Well said Chael... well said.

[@JoiningAllMinds]

Am I the only person that got the "final destination" feeling when the MacK Truck was merging in the back????

[@fabb7papa496]

The things Bruce did back then I'm pretty sure you can't do now! But besides the point calling Bruce Lee out when you personally didn't know him when you didn't feel his strength is kind of none sense. I bet before you raise you hand on him Bruce would hit you 5 times and just Bc he went into martial art movies doesn't mean his not an martial artist and better than anyone and much more dedicated. Maybe you should listen to those people who knew him personally Bc one thing for sure his name doesn't survive just Bc he did few movies and his life was cut short but Bc he was good at what he did and people respected that and his strength and conditioning is way stronger than most of your MMA fighters to bad his not around to prove you wrong Bc I'm pretty sure saying these to his face would have resulted to have a different opinion about him. I normally enjoy your posts but this one sir you have it dead wrong.

[@moises6534]

Lmao so triggered that chael told the truth about your Chinese twink

[@iorekby]

Simple question: Where are the videos of Bruce Lee fighting people properly? Answer: They don't exist because he did;t fight anyone properly ever. That's what Chael is basing it on. He has probably met guys like Judo Gene too who knew all about Bruce and worked with him. I'd say Chael probably has a better idea about Bruce Lee than 99.99% of his delusional fanboys. And it's hypocritical to criticise Chael for not knowing Bruce, yet almost none of his fanboys never met Bruce or actually ever saw him fight. But they still think he went round destroying people in street fights or behind the scenes on move sets. Judo Gene, by the way, told Ronda Rousey to not do MMA but go straight to the movies it was easier to make money as a stunt person on a movie than to have to actually fight people. That's the mentality guys like Gene and Bruce have: pretending to look tough on screen is smarter than trying to actually fight people and then getting exposed.

[@tjsho417]

@@iorekby Bruce Lee may have been a fake fighter buy Gene Lebel was a legit Judoka and could legit fight.

[@brianfp8081]

You ve got to love how Chael so easily dismisses Bruce as being “a wimp, Bruce couldn’t t fight a lick” giving no evidence of this claim, while simultaneously ignoring the fact that his assertion directly contradicts the eyewitness reports of literally anyone who had ever seen him fight, spar, train, or teach martial arts, which he devoted his entire life to. Considering that the number of people who witnessed him fight was at least in the thousands, and that numerous sources confirm that he was a symbol of celebrity action movie stars, who constantly attracted challengers in street fight scenarios; many people wanted to get a notch on their belt from beating Bruce lee. According to virtually all firsthand accounts, he never lost a confrontation. (And before people start claiming that those are all just myths, stories, and legends, it s worth noting that a lot of those eyewitnesses and first generation students are still alive, incidentally) I m not saying that Bruce Lee was definitely the greatest fighter of all time, but where there is that much smoke, there has to be some kind of fire...

[@mrrhombus716]

You can find thousand of eyewitnesses to UFOs. Eyewitness testimony isn't worth much.

[@brianfp8081]

Mr Rhombus It depends on the context. However, your example is a pretty poor one, as Unidentified Flying Objects obviously do exist, the fact in question is whether they are experimental aircraft or alien in origin. I m not a big believer in intelligent life on other planets, but it s obvious that UFO s do exist. To compare using your example on more similar terms, if 100,000 people out of a city of 800,000 say that they have all seen unidentifiable aircraft at one time or another, would you conclude that they were all either delusional or lying, or would you conclude that it was highly likely that they saw what they report that they saw? (And that there could be a military/Air Force base nearby that tests next-generation aircraft...)

[@mrrhombus716]

I mean UFOs in the alien context clearly, not the literal sense.

[@brianfp8081]

But those eyewitnesses would have no way of differentiating between the two! All they know is that they are looking at a UFO and reporting on it. Why should there be the restriction of it having to be alien in origin? Your example just wasn’t a very good analogy,

[@mrrhombus716]

No you misunderstand. You can find literally thousands of people who will claim to have seen grey aliens, or who say they have been abducted and had experiments on them. My use of the term UFO might be a bit early 2000s, but we have eyewitnesses to stupid crap that never happened.

[@step9624]

Chael is a legend

[@pw8691]

Perfect breakdown

[@dannychu2014]

This is a flawed breakdown. Surely some of the best fighters in those times would have called out Bruce Lee by then but where are those people? Video, newspaper, magazines??? None..why??? If Bruce was a phoney, they would have called him out so hard but guess what...none! At least no major badass one. So maybe, the people that trained and knew Bruce Lee and praised him are the exact people that knew how good he really was!

[@panthershockey4453]

god i love this man

[@TwoInfinityAndBeyond]

How do you make the assumption that he wasn't a good fighter? There is no footage of him fighting whatsoever except for one sparring exhibition video, but that's not enough to come to that conclusion. The only thing we know is that he was fast and he had extraordinary technique. Much more impressive than the average martial artist.

[@cuzz63]

Because proven fighters fight other people with known skills. Why do people claim someone was an elite fighter when the person didnt fight anyone?

[@suntzu7727]

His technique sucked.

[@pedexzing9913]

Watching him on that heavy bag was enough. Really poor technique. No power or speed.

[@vampire923]

watch some poor video of bruce lee, those are casual video, those video does not show the real bruce lee, those who live in bruce lee era and experience the real deal, those who know bruce lee and experience him, they have say, fighters of today who doesn't exist yet in bruce lee era, you have no say, just because he is gone and can not show you his power, his insane speed and technic that you can not handle

[@vampire923]

always video video, just because i didn't see a live t rex and i said it didn't exist. that is narrow mind

[@tariqkhan-fp6qn]

Chael Sonnen fought Bruce Lee and won he is still undefeated ....

[@stevenharrison5755]

Born and raised in LA, and this man speaks truth. Sure, you can go down the list nowadays and throw out a few Champs, but LA is full of weenies.

[@challanboggs3772]

Always thought Gene was pretty legit.

[@jacopodanglars4836]

and Joe Lewis, Joe said BL is the only man that hit him the hardest.

[@intempe]

Meanwhile, Helio, Carlson, and the other Gracies were fighting for reals.

[@memysurname7521]

True. The fact this has so little upvotes is weird. Brazilian guys were doing this "mix to be a better fighter" way before Bruce. Zeca Floriano, the Gracies, Ivan Gomez, Euclides Pereira, etc. Bruce came way later.

[@sinister0077]

Ok, I've seen too many Final Destination movies. My focus was on the coming disaster from 2:00 - 2:25

[@ankryth]

I love the wimp part lol

[@jonnies]

Bruce Lee lost a decision to a punching bag. Look at the video of him hitting that thing. It’s embarrassing by today’s standards.

[@m.thomasfury1890]

jonnies take some video of yourself with a bag a show us how it's done!

[@m.thomasfury1890]

Then i will do the same

[@jonnies]

You go first

[@Ksegger]

I'm with Chael on this, I never bought into all the Bruce Lee fairy tales out there, but he was an entertaining actor to watch in films

[@0subscribers706]

Rich Piano have you seen lee punch the bag? Because he’s terrible at it.

[@0subscribers706]

Rich Piano what?

[@GM-mm1hp]

Rich Piano you mean some of his best friends telling inconsistent stories ya ok

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

There's rarely any martial artists on film that I would watch more than Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. They're great at film. People shouldn't mistake film and real life as the same though, as much as they really insist that they want to. They're not real life fighters.

[@celile8279]

Bob Murphy a punch is a punch bro. You ain’t gonna be punching the right-correct-good-technique-boxers way in a real fight often. And I’m sure Bruce knows how to throw a punch, especially if you can barely see it coming.

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

Chael is right on this one 100%.

[@LupusRexRgis]

Well said.

[@xingyimaster1987]

A few mistakes chael, firstly Bruce Lee got this philosophy of use what works from any art from being in many Street fights in his life. This is from the time he was involved with gang fights in Hong Kong to challenging other martial artists in America. He was also a boxing champion in his youth so he proved himself in the ring, but then geared his art towards Street fighting and no rules. I agree the other people you mentioned are wimps like seagal, van damme and norris but gene lebell had the first nhb fights in the West and proved the power of grappling against striking when he took boxer milo savage down and choked him. Gene lebell was no wimp and neither was Bruce Lee.

[@doctorllama2507]

Van damme was a kickboxing and karate champion and chuck norris did kickboxing but Seagal is a fat wimp

[@overlordvasco6963]

In any type of combat speed kills...and Bruce was lightning fast. Maybe some of the myths aren't true but a wimp? I dont think so

[@humann5682]

Yeah but it's easy to look fast when you get multiple takes, choreograph the fight scenes to make other people look slow and get them to stand there while you pretend to hit them..... Point I am making is people are using the pretence of movies to assess a guys functional fighting skills. It's bonkers. It's like people arguing that Tom Hanks could beat Usain Bolt in a foot race because "look at his Hanks moved in Forrest Gump".

[@serafeimstefanou5877]

Bruce Lee had at least one real fight with a karate master, Yoichi Nakachi. Also, we know Bruce Lee sparred with karate experts, and we know what karate experts said about him… In 1960 at age 19, Bruce fought Yoichi Nakachi, a Japanese black belt in Karate and Judo. Yoichi had pursued Bruce for weeks, wanting a match, and they had finally agreed to fight on a handball court at a local YMCA. Ed Hart timed the fight, which lasted just 22 seconds. (According to Doug Palmer the actual time was 11 seconds but Hart doubled it, not wanting to embarrass Yoichi!). Bruce hit Yoichi with a flurry of punches, then kicked him in the head, knocked him out cold, and fractured his skull. Yoichi ended up in the hospital. "This guy was a black belt in Karate and Judo," said Jesse Glover, Lee's first student. "He was fast, and his technique was excellent." The Japanese fighter arrived in his all-white karate gi with a black sash around his waist. Lee wore street clothes. Yoichi assumed a karate stance. Lee stood with his hands at his sides. Yoichi threw a kick. Lee parried it, then all hell broke loose. "Bruce straight punched the guy, landing punch after punch, all the way across the room," recalls Ed Hart. "The guy was punching back, but his punches just weren't getting there. He came off the wall and tried to grab Bruce, but Bruce spun him and hit him with both hands - one in the face and the other in the chest - and the guy flew through the air and landed on the floor on one knee." Lee closed the distance rapidly, then launched a front kick that ending up flush on Yoichi’s face with such force that he flipped over backward, ending up on his chest. "I hollered, 'Stop!' Glover says, "and the guy was out cold. He looked like he was dead." Most of Bruce Lee’s other interactions with Karate experts were more of the sparring variety. And we know what Karate experts who sparred and trained with Bruce said about him… Chuck Norris won six consecutive middleweight Karate championships and opened a chain of Karate schools, but he became a student of Bruce Lee. Norris told Black Belt, “The truth is Lee was a formidable opponent with a chiselled physique and technique… Lee was lightning fast, very agile and incredibly strong for his size.” There is a 1973 handwritten letter from Chuck Norris to Bruce Lee, on Norris’s official letterhead, in which Norris admitted that he was a student of Bruce Lee and said it was a privilege to learn from him. I take the letter to be a lame apology for Norris making public statements in which he tried to make himself out to be Lee’s equal or superior and said they were training together rather than Lee teaching him. Other people may have different interpretations of the letter, but it leaves no doubt that Norris was Lee’s student and that he learned from him in a student-teacher relationship. Here is the letter, followed by a photograph of the handwritten letter on Norris’s stationary. The original letter is in the possession of Dan Inosanto and can be viewed at the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts in Marina Del Rey, California. “Dear Bruce, Just a note to wish you great success on the movie and to clarify any misinterpretations you have heard about our training together. I have told hundreds of people I have trained with you. My ego is not such that I am ashamed of it. It was a privilege learning from you. One thing I never do is mention you in the same breath with Kung Fu. I mention you as a master of the Martial Arts because of your proficiency in all of them, so I always say you are a master of your own Art. Anyway that is enough of that. Bruce, I hope 1973 is a great year for you and give my regards to Linda and the kids. Take care, Chuck” William Cheung said Bruce Lee defeated Chuck Norris and that Norris became Lee’s student after he was defeated. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who took lessons from Bruce Lee, said that when Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee sparred, Norris’s face look like an apple. Mike Stone was nicknamed the “Animal” and he won a record 91 consecutive matches in Karate tournaments. Mike Stone also became a student of Bruce Lee. Joe Lewis was nicknamed “the Muhammad Ali of Karate” and has been called "the greatest Karate fighter of all time." But he too became a student of Bruce Lee. Herb Jackson said the great Joe Lewis “couldn’t touch” Lee when they sparred. According to Jake May, in an online discussion, Dan Inosanto told friends that he witnessed Joe Lewis and Bruce Lee spar and Joe was helpless to hit Bruce. And Joe seemed to confirm this himself… Joe Lewis, voted by top fighters and promoters as the greatest karate fighter of all time, was awed by Lee’s speed and ability. During a video demonstration of Lee’s speed punch, Lewis that he couldn’t hit Bruce with it because he went into “zen mode” and “you couldn’t hit him with a bullet, he was so fast.” The great Joe Lewis admitted that he was unable to hit Bruce. I have placed a link to the video at the bottom of this page. In a video Joe Lewis said, “He had blinding speed, especially with his hands.” Joe Lewis has a video on KZbin titled “What Bruce Lee Taught Me.” Now he teaches others what Bruce Lee taught him. Why would all-time great martial artists like Joe Lewis, Chuck Norris and Mike Stone seek training from someone who “was not a fighter”? It makes no sense to say that Bruce Lee was “just an actor.” Expert witness testimony is accepted in courts, but Bruce Lee’s detractors deny the testimony of experts and ignore other evidence when they claim he was “just a celebrity” and “not really a fighter.” Again, why would the greatest martial artists of his era go to Bruce Lee for training, if he wasn’t a great martial artist and a great fighter? That would be like going to Sylvester Stallone for boxing lessons - it makes no sense whatsoever. From what I understand, Chuck Norris studied under Bruce Lee for two years. Surely great martial artists would have recognized if their teacher didn’t know more than they did, and would have canceled the lessons as a waste of time and money. As noted in the comments by Esosa: “All these guys, including Norris and Lewis, paying him his due as the real deal, what more do ya want? I mean, I’m a karateka myself and I know about their humongous egos. So if these guys were willing to train under Lee…?” In the comments Dave Owens observed: “A buddy of mine is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He later went on to study Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He said it's the difference between tiddly winks and chess.” Dave later added: “He summed it up in that Bruce Lee took every single martial art attack from every discipline and then he figured out a counter for each one. It resembles nothing else. There aren't too many Jeet Kun Do studios because it's so stinking hard to master! You just about have to get a black belt in each discipline before you can even be a white belt in JKD.” It also bears noting that Bruce Lee’s detractors have a timing problem. They make it sound as if Lee had no martial arts credentials and that, after his death, other martial artists tried to “piggyback” on his fame as an actor. But that makes no sense because the best-known martial artists studied under Bruce Lee before he became famous for his movies. If they had all piggybacked after the fact, the detractors might have a case, but Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis and Mike Stone became students of Lee’s after his demonstrations at the 1967 Long Beach Tournament, based on what Lee was doing in the martial arts world, not on his future fame in martial arts movies, which was unknowable at the time. Jim Kelly won Karate tournaments and he, too, trained under Bruce Lee. Jim Kelly said Bruce Lee was: "Untouchable" "the Michael Jordan of martial arts" "the Greatest" "a level above everybody else" Hayward Nishioka was a Judo and Karate expert who told John Little that Bruce Lee was “on a different level” and that “you couldn’t grab him.” Tsutomu Ohshima, the great sensei, observed that Bruce Lee made Japanese karateka look foolish. Mitoshi Uyehara, the founder of Black Belt Magazine, told John Little than “none of them [the other martial artists he knew] were at Bruce Lee’s level.” Bruce Lee performed demonstrations at the George Dillman Karate Institute in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1967. George Dillman, a karate instructor and Muhammad Ali bodyguard, later admitted that he was unable to compare with Bruce. They sparred and Dillman was unable to hit Lee. Skipper Mullins was a Karate expert who was friends with Joe Lewis. Mullins taught martial arts in the Marines and also to FBI agents. He won seven championships and had a career tournament record of around 1,100 wins with only 15 losses. According to his brother Dan Mullins, Skipper Mullins said that he would choose Bruce Lee in any street confirmation and that Lee was a phenomenal martial artist. Bruce Lee did demonstrations at the 1967 Long Beach International Karate Tournament, which was hosted by Ed Parker, a Karate master who taught Karate to Elvis Presley. During his demonstrations at the Long Beach Karate Tournament, Bruce Lee beat Dan Inosanto in an exhibition match (which was recorded). Inosanto later became a Bruce Lee student. Jim Kelley recalled Bruce beating everyone, and the participants included names like Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, Jhoon Goo Rhee, Ed Parker, Vic Moore and himself. As further evidence we have the fact that some of the biggest names in martial arts soon became students of Bruce’s after the Long Beach Tournament. In September 1967, Bruce Lee began training martial arts champion Mike Stone. In October 1967, Chuck Norris became a student of Bruce Lee. In January 1968, Bruce began giving private lessons to Karate champion Joe Lewis.

[@rainchazzer6308]

anyone else got stressed seeing that truck coming closer and closer ?

[@whofarted8643]

You are 100% correct sir

[@Michael-fx1gs]

"But you're a wimp!"😄🤣

[@KaliCarter]

Aside from the whole "Bruce Lee was a wimp" part, I really enjoyed your podcast as usual.

[@krick_mufc9291]

Damn Chael! Some shots being fired today!! For all those getting offended by his comments on Bruce... this is typical Chael why are you surprised? When he says he's never lost a round or some other outlandish comment we all laugh and applaud and talk about it. It doesn't mean what he's saying about Bruce is necessarily true but it's vintage chael p sonnen. That's why we love him!

[@arjunapartha]

Lord Chael, you just passed my exit Btw...props on not just your flawless lane change, technique (I caught it) but your most excellent half-lotus cruising position (I use it as well-provides much plexus relief) Also while on cruise control in the truck, you may go full-lotus on a longer voyage, but only if you're on I-5 and only if you're an Oregon Gangster.