Karate Teacher Breaks Down BRUCE LEE'S Kicks

In this video I breakdown why Bruce Lee's Kicks are SO POWERFUL!!
But did you now Bruce Lee created JKD! Did you see Bruce Lee Defeated Chuck Norris? Bruce Lee fought a dragon!
Okay this joke is old. Bruce Lee definitely has some dope kicks, hopefully I do a good job of showing you WHY Bruce Lee's Side Kick and Spinning Wheel kick, Roundhouse Kick and more are so technically impressive.
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Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, MMA, UFC, Sensei Seth, Kata, Kumite, Sparring, Fight, Boxing, Kick, Side Kick, Yoko Geri, Roundhouse Kick, Spinning Wheel Kick, Tricking, Bottlecap Challenge

[@SenseiSeth]

If this video gets 100k views I’ll take a JKD class

[@gmkgoat]

Make it happen, lads.

[@icecold-yb1dk]

Yes

[@heirapparent5004]

Do they have any gyms? Can I come? Lol

[@westjt17]

Do a video where you’re the jeet kune do instructo instead lol

[@chrisnorris3641]

I don't know if I ever asked this, but ever hear of Dave Marinoble? I'd recommend doing a Google search. Dude was a 3X world kickboxing Champion, World Grand Champion, and Olympic medal winner.

[@CalShoemaker]

Bruce Lee took those Cha Cha championship hips into martial arts, absolutely had epic hip dexterity.

[@SenseiSeth]

1000%

[@chrisnorris3641]

"It's all in the Hips." -Chubbs a True American man.

[@catocall7323]

Funny enough, if you look at medieval manuscripts about combat arts written by german fight masters, they say that being a good dancer is a great asset for fighting.

[@garrettschelsteder7282]

@@catocall7323 there's actually quite a lot of real fighters and boxer's that use this technique, Anderson Silva, Mike Pirera, and Vasyl Lomachenko, and I definitely encourage everyone to look this one up, his name is Emanuel the Drunken Master Augustus, the man was truly mesmerizing to watch and was Floyd Money Mayweather's toughest opponent

[@jeanackle]

My hips don't lie!

[@MexicanMartialArts]

2:57 this is what I’m here for.

[@SenseiSeth]

Ayoooo GM!

[@treadstoned9915]

Bruh I had to go back like twice to catch it 😂

[@XpBZones]

Grand Master Jesse 🙏

[@mrkingcoco6703]

When we gonna see karate v Mexican karate

[@garrettschelsteder7282]

Ahhh, the founder and Grandmaster of MMA, Mexican Martial Arts

[@josephwilson7484]

Fear the man that practices 1 kick 10,000 times 💪🏾

[@SenseiSeth]

Bam!

[@crotchy7667]

You really don't need to fear that man only for that reason 🤣 What if I told you I practiced a crescent kick 10,000 times in my parent's basement?

[@supremecud147]

@@crotchy7667 bro its a saying calm down ur not clever

[@josephwilson7484]

@@crotchy7667 looooooooool

[@insalubriousdithyramb1742]

What if it's a side kick?

[@NandosN0W]

Bruce Lee was a training machine and way ahead of his time

[@snkneo-geo933]

Then got murdered.

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

@@snkneo-geo933 no, he died of natural (drug) causes

[@TenaciousZen]

A karate person....is going to critique gifted martial artist that did not believe in fixed styles....OK. smdh.

[@markross7385]

@@snkneo-geo933 Everyone in the movie industry knows it. Just scared to talk. Why you think Brandon died? An accident?

[@JackiePupp]

​@thatwolfensteinguy8954 naah died of overtrainning the drug only enhanced it. If he didn't take the drug he probably only would have lived for a couple extra months

[@joshuawilliams1477]

I’m such a big fan of his. He’s definitely a big part of why I got into Martial Arts

[@HeatedFrost]

😂 i got into taekwondo cause of powerrangers then all my friends were into bruce lee so i became a fan too

[@themmaburrito5923]

I got into Muay Thai cause of WWE

[@coolworms7297]

I was a fan of chuck Norris and found a clip of him and Bruce lee fighting in a movie as a kid, so I was a fan on both

[@williamtam8948]

Bruce lee move much quickly than you mind , you didn’t have any reaction Bruce lee already knocked you down

[@Chad-mv6sg]

got into muay thai because its just bad ass, and sumo for brute force.

[@danguillou713]

I always think Bruce is coolest when he has a lesson in mind. Like that first kick, where I wish you had showed the previous ten seconds. His opponent is standing in a traditional karate stance, low, very bladed with one hand chambered and the other extended down and front. It’s the kind of kata strike-a-pose style that Bruce was constantly ragging on. So Bruce kicks the front hand. This does pretty much nothing, more than demonstrate his speed, but it stings and it’s insulting. Opponent rubs his hand and looks annoyed, then gets into his ready stance again. So Bruce whacks the front hand again. Repeat. Now, the third time… the other guy isn’t going to let him do it again, he is prepared to snatch his hand away (and counter, presumably). You can just feel him focus on not letting Bruce smack his hand a third time. And that’s when Bruce kicks him in the face instead. It is beautiful. So, don’t fight stiff like a manequin, don’t pose, don’t repeat yourself a third time and don’t take obvious bait. Good video though.

[@21stcenturyhiphop]

One of THE best onscreen movie kicks I've ever seen

[@geu6270]

He might have mentioned in this breakdown that was the setup for the Q mark kick also. But more than any of that the fucking kick to his arm/hand and wrist was so freakin fast that it had to hurt ole Sensia (due respect) punching bag Bob.

[@pashapa11]

Since he is doing all this for a camera isn't the technique always going to be different. He even says that in his own interview. So this is really how to do the action film style of martial arts. :)

[@Llucius1]

I actually miss something the first time I saw this video , to control the distance while making legit movement with speed is actually a crazy thing. It is so easy to miss and just smash the other actor and the amount of control while not losing speed. And probably this is not the fasting speed he could go.

[@rogerwilliams9656]

Bruce lee stated several times during his life that he only kicked for the movies. He said the kicking was just for show and did not like to use kicking in a real fight because it put the striker at a large disadvantage if you are fighting someone in an enclosed area. Bruce said that most fights in with striking or on the ground and rarely end with a kick in the street. So if you have issues with his kicking he did too. Lol

[@nelsbrown3674]

He certainly did use them in sparring, I've heard about him doing to at dojos he visited. Got them stuffed pretty good, too. Maybe that's why he stopped.

[@AztecUnshaven]

A couple things to keep in mind with Bruce's kicks in film, was that Bruce knew how to make the kicks look "flashier" for a film when he wanted to, so in a real scrap he'd often be more fast and direct. His versatility, speed and power with his kicks was often praised by several people like Joe Lewis and Carter Wong; both of who fought full contact and became champions in multiple venues.

[@garrettschelsteder7282]

And, Joe Lewis took pointers from Bruce Lee when Bruce told him certain things for his full contact kickboxing fight's, he told him to use a vertical straight punch to break through the guard of his opponent, and he also told him a few other things that I can't remember and after that Joe Lewis said he was never defeated again

[@AztecUnshaven]

@@garrettschelsteder7282 yep, exactly.

[@garrettschelsteder7282]

@@AztecUnshaven 👍

[@macmcleod1188]

Plus he flat-out had to slow them down so they could be filmed.

[@MrDravenLee]

That first kick he does is amazing. His control flexibility speed and grace is second to none. No one can criticise his talent.

[@terrylin4385]

agreed

[@darealblazegamer2416]

Actually, criticizing his talent is something he would probably do to improve his skills further.

[@MrDravenLee]

@@darealblazegamer2416 He probably would but not by someone who couldn't perform the move as good as him.

[@grodygibsonlcd8038]

Seth critiques the power but with that specific move Bruce focuses on feinting and speed. Bruce prefers being nimble and focuses on velocity and impact, being unpredictable

[@oscarholley891]

But Bruce is not trying to knock him out so he can skip that way and not many can do that

[@PhilDancer]

I would say that pendulum or fast snappy kicks in general can be devasting in a self defence encounter. They don't work as well in a one on one match because both participants are ready to take the kicks.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Exactly what i say

[@Minsang1st]

They’re like flicker jabs. They have a place, but you’re not gonna knock anyone out with them

[@maxretrofitted7785]

I think they can work in a combat sports fight too I love the pendulum step for side kicks and hook kicks off the lead leg. You have to set them up to surprise your opponent though. I would throw a jab and if I see that my opponent wants to parry/pull the jab, I’d fake the jab next time and put a very quick side kick or hook kick up there with the lead leg. Won’t get a knockout but you’ll scramble your opponents brain with data and score a lot of points to the judges

[@longboardreynosa]

As a practitioner of jkd (jerry poteet ac), i can say that you're totally correct, pendulum step is use for stoping the kicks of the oponent, the pendulum is a fast stop kick that is mainly targeted to the knee, so the jkd practitioner can bend inwards the knee of the oponent, probablh dislocating or affecting the inner ligaments of the oponent

[@steaks652]

@@Minsang1st, no just just break they're nose. Ummm.

[@proteus2103]

I think you're a little tough on the pendulum step because you can use the skip to disguise other strikes like hand techniques. Keep in mind I'm completely biased on this : P

[@olivera.2595]

He’s way off saying it leeches power. My strongest kicks are pendulum kicks

[@alanfidelino4141]

The kick around 9:07 is a hook kick in JKD, which is a kick similar to the roundhouse kick but delivered with the lead leg with the straight-up delivery. The pendulum is not just for the movies, it's one of the most basic attacking footwork in JKD. Bruce Lee is a big proponent of bridging the gap.

[@LightsOnTrees]

What's kinda interesting as well is that the big Bruce man - the Lee'inator - spoke about how movie fighting was really far removed from combat. He was happy to do what he needed to do to make a good film.

[@chrisjesmer6773]

I did some seminars with Dan Inosanto and he told us abouta time he was working with Sifu Lee. Sifu Dan was asking him how he would deflect various mid-level & low-line attack and Sifu Lee kept responding with the same technique (something like jahm sao, I think), which basically amounted to him slapping each attack away with his hand. Sifu Dan's response: "That's great for you, Bruce. But, what about us mortals?" He could pull off moves that wouldn't work for other people. Probably had something to do with why he developed JKD. People expected him to teach them what he did, rather than how to maximize their own potential.

[@questions9856]

Thats what JKD was all about. What works best for you. Speaking of Dan, we were at a seminar and he told us about how Bruce was obsessive with takedowns and trained takedowns with Dan for hours a day. That's something I wish more people had seen of Bruce Lee. They see him as a Chinese style martial artist, but really his style was similar to MMA.

[@beanerbeargaming3478]

What gave bruce the power when he did the pendulum step was the fact he had ridiculous twitch muscle strength

[@justalurker3489]

Ok, and how do you know that? Was it said by someone or was it measured somehow?

[@beanerbeargaming3478]

It was said by someone idk who tho

[@justalurker3489]

@@beanerbeargaming3478 I see, I ask because there's a lot of bs stories about Bruce Lee, some of which come from people who knew him but weren't martial artists.

[@BruceLeeInsights]

It’s not only that, Bruce lees pendulum step is a mastery in the technique. His ability to hide his movement is what most guys miss out like this uploader. There is absolutely no change in the rest of his body like height change or sidewise movements which is why it gets hidden so well and also combined this with his precise timing. By the time anything is noticed the kick has already landed way back. Like Bruce Lee says when you practice kicks, it should not be seen but felt. Only someone with high level mastery can do this

[@michaelterrell5061]

I feel like being a dancer helps with being a fighter. Just look at Bruce lee and sugar Ray Robinson for example.

[@SenseiSeth]

Great examples. Movement is movement 👍

[@10INCHCRUSHER]

My boxing teachers had some serious dance moves. Boxers have the serious footwork. More impressive than Martial arts IMO.

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@10INCHCRUSHER Boxing is a martial art my friend. But yes I agree that boxing has the best footwork in martial arts.

[@MyNameAkhim]

Adesanya was a dancer before he was a fighter and he's the middleweight champion

[@chrisnorris3641]

@@10INCHCRUSHER boxing is a Martial art.

[@ives3572]

"Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." - Bruce Lee

[@INDAMOMENTFilms]

Early here on the comments, my first Martial art film I've been introduced with starred with Bruce Lee movies, he's the reason I watched too many Kung Fu movies as a little kid and I loved it!

[@SenseiSeth]

Haha that’s awesome!

[@9usuck0]

He's a really good martial artist. I live near Seattle and talked to people who were friends with his students and they all say he spent a lot of time and energy on form and work outs. He'd just get super into one thing and practice and try being better at it for weeks.

[@razakhan23465]

We need a part 2. There's a whole lot more Bruce Lee kicks in the movies I'd love to get your analysis of... Also, maybe his other techniques.

[@SenseiSeth]

Noted!

[@quantumsword296]

U really thought u were gonna roast bruce lmao he is like a ballerina and a machine gun mixed together

[@chrisnorris3641]

Ya, My thought was, "Careful Sensei. You'll wake the Dragon."

[@aliibnibrahim301]

Seth, you noticed a huge but tiny detail in Bruce’s stand that reveals his martial arts genealogy: his weight is mostly resting in the back foot, instead of the front foot, like they do in box or shotokan karate. This is common to some chinese martial arts like Wing Chun, which he practiced and in which most kicks are done with the front foot; there’s the why of the pendulum, to provide reach to that way of kicking.

[@saiyanleague653]

All Bruce fans know that there are countless LEGIT stories of Bruce getting into real fights, it's ashamed that people try to paint him as ONLY an action star who tried to be a tough guy. When really all they're doing is attacking Bruce for being a victim of his time. Bruce didn't live in 2021, he didn't live in a time, where there are camera's 24/7 recording his EVERY move. Bruce changed so many lives for the better. He is a legend, and his legend is always living.

[@NathanSander777]

That jumping sidekick was probably used with a trampoline. His leaping sidekick in Return of the Dragon is sick. The one where he kicks the guy into a stack of boxes. Great video!

[@catocall7323]

I think the virtue of the pendulum for Bruce Lee is that he liked fighting like a fencer. He would move in and out in similar ways for hand and foot techniques and use the pendulum to cover more distance by surprise. He was looking to deceive and surprise more than overpower.

[@seipeele3437]

It's funny you say that because Mr. Lee was a big fan of fencing. He really liked how they could close the distance and tried to incorporate it into technique. The "pendulum" skip to kick used on bob wall is actually a follow up technique to choose the gap. The technique prior, Bruce snap kicks Bob in the wrist. Then we get this shot of Bruce faking the snap kick, closing the distance to connect with the round house to the face. All JKD tactics right out of his book. Fun to watch 😆

[@catocall7323]

@@seipeele3437 I read his books and practiced Jeet Kun do for a while. There was a method

[@rekcufeht]

As someone who practiced ITF taekwondo for over a decade, I actually really like the pendulum kick. The benefits in a fight is that it's almost like a shooting shotokan jab where people often under estimate the distance and often will eat the kick because of the rapid closing of distance. Furthermore the extra step helps to drive a lot of the body weight forward which adds a lot of power to the kick. Also I'm just biased to side kicks because it's my favorite kick😂

[@rekcufeht]

I also do it less like a pendulum but more of a fast stepping/shifting side kick

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I have used it in streetfights... it works. And that's what it's all about. I usually tap my front foot a few times to create a distraction and see how they react. I'm also training them to think I'm only using it to make them jump... the 3rd or 4th tap they hear is me actually closing the distance with my rear foot, which they assume is my front foot and only to be ignored, so they don't realize what's coming. Pull back and step off the line so they have to re-angle. When they do, step off the line again. I'm very frustrating to fight.

[@myfriend280]

@@TheKitchenerLeslieMe too. I was never shocked that it worked but I was a little shocked that it worked so well it seemed easy. Sometimes when my kicks landed in a street fight I was almost thinking in my mind, “Dude? Why did you let me kick you ? Come on man.” 😆

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@myfriend280 lol

[@MERVILLE3]

And don’t forget that Bruce didn’t come to high kicking until relatively late in life. For me, his kicking is best on the Longstreet episode and in the rooftop fight in Marlowe. As for anyone who wants to get that hip mobility, like Bruce, old school Bill Wallace videos are great as is watching Savate guys training. They’ve specialised drills just for opening the hip

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Well , he did very fast kick in the head in his interview in 1964 demo for green hornet . He just not made it apparent as we know until later

[@arthemas8176]

That's something Chuck Norris made up to get some credit as "the one who taught Bruce Lee how to kick high"

[@brucelevine6517]

The man worked out constantly he worked hard for what he got .Id like to hear from a physicists as to the effectiveness of his Kicks .Those whom criticize just dont understand the mans genius

[@petermorley3910]

Enjoyed this video! I think what Bruce Lee had above all was the ability to make his moves look fantastic on-screen. His speed, coordination, facial expressions etc. showed both a fierceness and a "cool factor". Other martial arts movie stars had their unique thing too. But Bruce Lee just had this sort of unmatched screen charisma that lifts you right off your seat.

[@truthinbottle99]

...that's because he was a highly skilled martial artist (first and foremost)....and also had acting skills and because of this knew how to sell a camera shot for an unmatched realism....No one, and I mean NO ONE looks/moves the way he does on camera, however, all the other martial arts film stars' movements surprisingly look pretty much the same, and sped up to make them look exciting. They had to do the opposite and slow down Bruce Lee's movements....never heard of that being done with all the others....

[@petermorley3910]

@@truthinbottle99 So true! When I first saw him as Kato in The Green Hornet as a little third grade guy, I was transfixed! That mask. That coolness. That cat-like speed and grace and how he sold the fact that his skills were deadly serious - without any editing tricks as you point out. That's why I can't relate to modern CGI "superheroes". Bruce Lee was the only REAL superhero, not a computer-enhanced facsimile.

[@studiobauhaus7740]

@@petermorley3910 Genius comment! Kato was organic and no special effects and that made it amazing. I remember the episode where The Green Hornet faced Batman and Robin and Kato beat up Robin and you could see the speed difference and how Robin had no chance.

[@ethankim6624]

great video as always! one of the reasons why you're one of my fav youtubers

[@tonyyan7860]

Bruce Lee legs is Call Dragons Whip is about 1000 LB of Force. Combine with his speed & technique. His style of training is what Kobe Emphasize basketball practice. Legends

[@MrGmac2011]

Good analysis. But missed Bruce lee's powerful side kick.

[@deridivisstar884]

His side kick was perfect. Im not even sure why I'm watching this video, All of Bruce Lee's kicks were perfect.

[@timboslice9905]

That kick that you reviewed around 8:30, I always thought that one was a inner crescent kick and that was why his hips didn’t rotate. It’s always looked a little strange to me when I try to view it from a round kick standpoint.

[@SenseiSeth]

I rewatched it a couple times I’d def say roundhouse. He didn’t turn through so you could see his cool shredded bod haha

[@timboslice9905]

@@SenseiSeth Lol. Fair enough. If I tried that kind of kick, the sound of my joints grinding together might end the fight.

[@j.a.h.vandelaak3477]

You are right, it is an inner crescent kick. Not a roundhouse.

[@Saiyan4eva]

Bruce Lee was taught his beautiful kicking techniques by TKD Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee he spent years developing and perfecting them and like you said he had unbelievable hip dexterity & flexibility now if you were to do a breakdown of Chuck Norris's kicking techniques I'd bet you would find alot of faults especially his stiffness in the hips....👊🏽💪🏾✊🏾

[@bamlin52]

I think he was physically and mentally way ahead of his time . He was able also to generate like flicking a switch a moment of extreme power from his big toe to his fist when needed . Impressive. Thanks for the video very interesting.

[@mickaelcousseau8749]

Nice video Seth Bruce used kicks from everywhere and in the 'pendulum' motion, I can recognize Savate It's a kick step to close distance and generate power through speed and motion

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

He knows what it's for my guy that ain't the issue lol

[@Gh0st_0723]

Hey man, your content is consistently awesome. Enjoy the heck out of it. Thanks for that dude.

[@logang3831]

Oh boy, this will be good

[@SenseiSeth]

Heh heh heh

[@TheShepherdFilms]

I enjoy the pendulum step occasionally for throwing off timing...throw a kick with the pendulum step a few times, let your opponent think they have your timing... then switch it up and throw without it...or the opposite. Either way great for throwing your opponent off. But great video either way, Seth.

[@williamwest7008]

How could you be expecting to roast Bruce Lee?? A tiny bit of research would have shown you he's the real deal

[@jerry171460]

He was one of the greatest kicker "in movie" of all time!

[@uberdonkey9721]

Seth, full respect for your practical knowledge on kicks.... You're too humble in this respect. This for me is one of your best videos, because you're clearly talking about stuff you know. I know alot of these kicks are show and not for power. Self defense is different from competition. You give a hook kick to someone's face, regardless of power, an amateur agressor will think twice about continuing.

[@tonytaf107]

I threw a lead leg question mark 2 weeks ago during a sparring. I underestimated the efficiency. Hit like a damn slap. Said sorry to my gym colleague but the coach was like 😍🤤 Worked really well.

[@heirapparent5004]

I learned my wheel/ hook kick watching your videos and practicing on pallets at work. But I always think of "Dragon whips its tail!"

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

That makes me remember that there is a kick called "Dragon tail sweep" its basically the same low kick that you see in fighting games like street fighter and mortal kombat

[@renehinojosa1962]

The power delivered from the pendulum step side kick comes from your body being propelled into the kick. The front kick pendulum step is so so in my opinion but when it is done to deliver a sidekick, the kick is something else.

[@craigjomaia]

The pendulum was also a result of Bruce liking to tap the lead foot down right before the kick. He was of the opinion it primed the muscles and added power. He wrote about it in several of his books.

[@Dr.Dahkness]

Interesting a video with seth's favorite kick SIDE KICK but great video also a flying sidekick is definitely not a kick i use alot😅

[@andyusfca]

Sensei Seth, I just want to say great job analyzing Bruce Lee's kicks. I have seen so many people writing thingd about Bruce Lee being overrated or overhyped, because they saw one video or even picture of him performing a certain move or fitness routine.

[@re1398]

Bruce is an absolute legend.His influence and contributions to martial arts especially Kickboxing and MMA are incredible, and its crazy that many of his techniques are still widely used til today.The only thing you can dislike the man are some of his ignorant fanboys.

[@zachb.6606]

You mean the guys who are like "he once kicked a 200 lb. bag of sand up 3 flights of stairs" or "he could have totally taken Ali in a fight"?

[@tcgim]

@@zachb.6606 Bruce was a big fan of Ali,.

[@isaacyeon6334]

@@tcgim even admitted Ali would defeat him

[@zachb.6606]

@@ShakurMonno What makes you think Ali couldn't also use street techniques in a no-holds barred fight? It's just that he also happens that he was a professional fighter. Unlike Lee.

[@myfriend280]

@@zachb.6606There are rational reasons to believe Bruce would have a fair chance of defeating Ali in a hypothetical street fight. It’s not fan boy stuff. Ever landed a finger jab on someone ? I have. Ever landed a groin kick with shoes on ? I have. Those are size nullifying techniques. Yes, Ali could deploy them as well but Bruce specifically trained for them. That’s not to say Bruce would limit himself to those techniques but it demonstrates how immediately we’ve already equalized the size advantage of Ali and simultaneously we’ve also equalized his competitive experience advantage because both techniques are outside his lifelong competition training. Ali wouldn’t have a speed advantage. He was fast for a heavyweight but nowhere near as fast as Bruce. When you combine Ali’s hand speed & power with his size advantage that’s where the extreme danger lies with Bruce. Those advantages would be impossible to overcome in a boxing match but they would not be indomitable in a street fight. Kicks throw boxers off if the fighter knows what he’s doing. I’m not guaranteeing victory for either guy and I’m not presenting an exhaustive analysis but what I am doing is establishing a baseline starting point. That fight is not so simple to predict. My money would be on Bruce landing a low kick to a soft target or a knee to end the fight but there’s all kinds of ways it could go. Including in Ali’s favor. But my money would be on Bruce.

[@bactran9724]

Great analysis Sensei Seth. The Enter the Dragon kick looked like a inside cresent kick to me...

[@crotchy7667]

This is a good video. I was a big fan of Bruce Lee from when I was a kid and I remembered thinking sometimes his kicks were cool and sometimes they seemed unpolished compared to the amazing things I see Tae Kwon Do people do. I appreciate Bruce Lee's kicking ability more now, thanks to your video!

[@jerelivey2042]

GREAT video bro!! And great KNOWLEDGE dropping!!

[@auronguy]

This really could've done well with a look at his running sidekick (either in the alley training scene in way of the dragon or his fight vs Bob Wall in Enter the Dragon). Arguably the kick he's best known for

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

I've caught so many guys with a hook kick as thry're starting to launch thier own...but I had to get Bill Wallace type flexibility to pull it off, took me about 2 years to get it down pat. Wallace's book "Dynamic strtching and Kicking" is a must read, as well as Bruce's "Tao Of JKD".

[@kluska4654]

I hate idiots trying to insult Bruce Lee because they think they know something about martial arts. So-called youtube specialists. You have my respect man, want more

[@tor13128]

well, there are many advantages to bringing his back leg forward. the advantages will benefit him in the whole scheme of things far more than throwing the kicks for power. the fact bruce lee didn't do a standard perfect technique kick in those situations shows he knows what he's doing, else other actors would just do the perfect standard kick cause the opposing actor will let you for sure. bruce doesn't do that telling you that step is a JKD philosophy.

[@romanrst-pierre9327]

surprised you didnt show any footage of his sparring at the long beach tournament

[@seipeele3437]

Yeah, Bruce really sticks to wing chun / JKD tactics. Little to no kicks.

[@failcompilation6135]

@@seipeele3437 nope.

[@failcompilation6135]

This tournament shows an outdated version of him and his JKD. It's also just a show-fight in many ways (and the other things he's shown are a mix of reality and show + training too). JKD itself is just too powerful for a safe full-contact-sparring. And if you wonder what a real fight looks like in JKD... It's an eye-jab or kick to the knee and the fight is over.

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

@@failcompilation6135 That’s the most bullshit I’ve ever seen in a comment before. I’ve done JKD for 10+ years and I’ve sparred with MMA guys a lot. Instead of kicking the groin I kick the inner thigh, and instead of kicking the knee I just kick the shin. Sparring is key to learning how to fight and you can’t learn without it. Speaking of knees: Don’t assume you can just kick a knee and the fight will be over. Those are the words of someone that’s never fought before. Just look at any Jon Jones fight and see how hard it is to break a knee.

[@failcompilation6135]

@@ricksterdrummer2170 u've wasted 10+yrs then my guy. Just f'ing around xD Tbh there is no final truth^^ Also yes, sparring is important! There are other ways of training that won't be a risk for u and your partner too (so still NO, "JKD" itself is way too powerful for that even with protective gear if you don't limitate it at least). Also "JKD" can be any attack/defense (mostly both at the same time) but we try to keep it simple. So awareness, staying calm, eyes, groin, knee, the right stance, movement/s etc. at the beginning. But it's necessary to research your own experience, absorb what's useful and reject the rest (it's daily decrease not increase) and add what's specifically your own. Btw Wing Chun is just one example for things you should know about to become a "JKD" Master. It's better too have an answer for a block even tho very few people can block a simple, direct and effective attack. But you shouldn't just learn 100's of techniques just for the sake of it... Which would confuse yourself in a fight where you're supposed to feel(not as example by falling into rage with adrenaline) not to (over)think.. and also that won't help with the uhm what is it called in english muscle memory¿ Better repeat 1 kick 1000 times than 1000 kicks one time. And yes, a kick to the shin is a very good way of stopping an attack or keeping distance but not to end a fight. And also yes, about the knee we can argue (as I said it's just an example). But if you hit it correctly it will do fatal damage. I mean you could fight against someone with really thick legs, thick glasses and no feelings in their balls at all... But the chance that eyes, groin or knee (or throat, ears, solar plexus, neck.....) or at least one of those 3 are strikable and will knock out the opponent are very high and likely. We try to make it fast so you can fight against 2 people or get away from the danger zone quicker and so on... We always attack the closest targets with our closest weapon. For me JKD means simple, direct and effective but also flow "just keep on flowing". You can find flow in many things. It's that point where you just let go to me. Being in the flow I did stuff I'd never think could even be possible :0 If you have the muscle memory for good (working good for YOURSELF) attacks/counters while being in the flow you're basically unstoppable if no one pulls a gun or you get unlucky. In the end the best way to train is to actually fight. A sparring is training in which you can't go to your limits. Maybe in like boxing but not if you're training on not just knocking someone out but to do them... you know. But that's not what we're training for, we train for expression, expressing our selfs. To be healthy fit and those things getting rif of anger you name it.

[@ehisey]

11:31 in that is a pretty classic picture position for old TKD jumping kicks. Which is where he picked it up from. The basic side kick, and pendulum came mostly from Savate I believe.

[@OverSooll]

nobody ever did this kind of analysis before, super interesting and confirms he was for real and legit , thanks Sensei

[@craigjomaia]

Look harder. There are several videos analyzing Bruce's kicks and punches. Some have the moves broken down to super slow speed so you can actually see all the little extras that are often too subtle or fast to catch in regular viewing.

[@LordsoftheLongBoxShow]

Bruce Lee has said in his books and interviews that kicks are for movies and it takes faster a punch to hit your opponent in the face than a kick. That's why he started adopting western boxing into JKD

[@game9848]

Sensei Seth coming through with cool BEATS and MARTIAL ARTS education lesson on Bruce Le...PRICELESS. I always wonder who taught Bruce Lee all these Karate/Taekwondo kicks(Chuck Norris, Bob Wall, Ed Parker, Jon Ree, etc...)?

[@baiyuchin60]

Jhoon Ree taught Bruce Lee the kicking

[@MarginalSC]

Pendulum step does have a use in just breaking up your rhythm from time to time. I found in sparring if I broke it out every once and a while, it'd confuse people just enough.

[@kurohikes5857]

I like your videos. But all the Martial arts people trashing Bruce Lee (lightweight trash or heavy) gets old. Bruce Lee was more than a fighter, philosopher or actor... For a lot of people he was a symbol. He represents inclusion and respect. Asian people weren't even considered people in the west, especially in America... Then along came Bruce Lee and all of a sudden Chinese people and other Asian people started to hold their heads a little higher... He was hope and inspiration to people. People who were always just tossed in the shitter or called "china-men". No martial artist will ever be what Bruce was and is for the people who were left out. The ones who weren't cool or even liked... Bruce Lee showed westerners that Chinese people are PEOPLE. Everyone forgets that. Bruce was a special human and there are no others like him. Anyone who talks about Bruce Lee needs to remember you are not talking about a mere mortal, you're talking about an idea, a dream... You're talking about hope and respect. Bruce Lee is a hero. I'm not saying you're being disrespectful, I just wanted to say this in a place where smart and decent people might actually read it. #SomethingToConsider Love your videos - keep it up.

[@lancehobbs8012]

No, firemen are heros to be respected . Bruce was an actor who liked opium amd saying a lot of flowery stuff

[@Vesciroth]

It doesn't sound like you watched the video before commenting because he doesn't trash Bruce Lee at all. He said that several of the Bruce Lee kicks in the video were extremely impressive (and looked powerful) to him even as a professional martial artist, and that all of the kicks he saw were technically sound, looked cool, and would hurt quite a bit (even the flashier kicks that were more for showing off Bruce's speed and jumping power for the movies).

[@kurohikes5857]

@@Vesciroth perhaps you didn’t read my comment. I didn’t accuse him of trashing Bruce.

[@williamwest7008]

@@Vesciroth And you didn't read the last part of his comment

[@williamwest7008]

I completely agree and well said buddy

[@pk1342]

The beauty of the first kick is actually in the set up. He used the pendulum to send in rapid straight kicks as jabs with his lead leg. Then followed it up with the question mark kick. The reason he's using that pendulum step is to lure the opponent into reacting to the same initial movement so that he doesn't see the feint coming. I know it's all choreographed but he legitimately tried to write the fight scenes with realistic fighting strategies and tactics. The kick doesn't necessarily need power as the KO factor comes from being hit by something unexpected

[@victorsos100]

Obviously Martial Arts fighting has evolved throughout the years in movies and in real life. The sad part is that he died so young he never got the chance to push his fighting style any further. So many people have been influenced by his movies and real life story that it kinda sucks he didn't get to see his impact on the movie and fighting business.

[@deridivisstar884]

Seth... His wheel kick was so fast he didn't need to set it up lol. People forget how fast he was.

[@vesuvius2444]

It's cool seeing how close some of those movie kicks got to the other people. That in itself is great control.

[@pk1342]

And I agree with a few of the others, the way of the dragon round house kick and then side kick segment needs to be included in this.

[@robbyakbarsyah7719]

Kicking with lead foot will almost always faster...and bruces philosphy of fighting is to intercept strikes with a faster strike. for a movie...that pendulum kicks looks totally badass, in a real fight, you have to be so precise in hitting the right target...if its connected especially to jaw, neck or temporal bone...and yes its a legit Knock out kick

[@johnlloyddy7016]

I've sneaked that pendulum step kick in many times during sparring back in the day, especially when my opponent tries to step in with a punch after I take a step back. It catches them by surprise and makes them hesitate to try lunging in again making it easier for me to maintain proper punching distance.

[@ElDrHouse2010]

Pendulum Step is alright. But it's risky against a good low kicker since you are stepping in, then kicking if you get too predictable the opponent can send you off balance so easily with a simple low kick. It will possibly trade though, your leg for his face. If he can take a face kick you will end up in the ground & that is a terrible position.

[@shanehen]

I think you hit it right in the beginning. The purpose is to film a movie, and that first kick looks awesome.

[@belikewater2413]

Takes big balls to take on the legend that is… Did a good job brother OSU

[@Xeme.]

Could you give tutorials on how to improve hip dexterity? Im curious on the best ways to improve hips

[@JHKuen]

Bruce was real inspiration to me , through following him in the early 80s I devoted my life to Bruce’s kicking style, and believe me they work, I have been in many street fights and competitions and they do work very well, Bruce was way before his time, he was always looking for what worked in real fight situations and he was constantly on search for new ideas and developing it,

[@jibbygibs25]

Damn, do you wanna make a video about that? I just started practicing kicks, im a little bit rust at it.

[@axelstone3131]

I can’t take people who criticise Bruce’s abilities or techniques seriously. The guy is considered on another level. I’ve seen him do things in his movies with his kicking ability and speed I’ve never once seen anyone come close to in UFC or anywhere else. His ability to snap his kicks and punches is something a large majority of people cannot do. Even Dan Inosanto who was one of Bruce’s best friends is on film saying what Bruce did a lot of things most people simply can’t do. Most people can’t even do what Bruce could do. It’s a fact, even now. So when people go and criticise him I just cannot take them seriously. It’s also important to remember back then he was a pioneer for fight choreography and was trying to figure things out as he went along, So it was probably very difficult to capture techniques properly on film. His skill set in game of death is truly something spectacular, especially against Kareem. I can’t imagine many people having the bottle to even want to do a pretend fight against a guy that’s almost two feet taller than them and he demonstrated exactly how you would take a guy of that size apart perfectly.

[@axelstone3131]

@@Lok17347 probably not. He’s just another KZbin mouth piece. I doubt he’s even really a black belt, plus, being a black belt these days means nothing.

[@Seanobi32]

The side kick pendulum step adds power and can also be used to close the distance to setup power hooks but I'm fully on board with your improving pun game.

[@SenseiSeth]

I disagree

[@douglasmacneil4474]

@@SenseiSeth adds pushing power. Really not possible to dispute that. Whether it's more explosive is the real question

[@SenseiSeth]

I mean.. it doesn’t, your body goes away from the kick. It takes away pushing power

[@douglasmacneil4474]

@@SenseiSeth no, people with bad habits lean away. They do that with slides too. The step isn't what causes the lean. Lack of hip mobility does. If you do it incorrectly (I would proffer most do) than yes. If done correctly it has a lot more pushing than sliding in.

[@SenseiSeth]

@@douglasmacneil4474 Bruce Lee leans away here

[@PerunaMuayThai]

Forgive me because I just started watching. I believe he said that he used flashy kicks in movies for entertainment but did not teach students to use them. When I was in a school of his lineage we didn't have them.

[@rupin]

You should have seen How Bruce set up the question mark kick. You didn’t see the whole thing

[@SenseiSeth]

I’ll go back later!

[@TwistedMist77]

I copy the oblique kick and the side kick that can break ribs and move heavy bags. I practice those a lot. Im muy thai kickboxing and sparring a lot im orthodox mostly and switch to southpaw sometimes for that side kick and some obliques and heavy jabs but ill go back to orthodox pretty quickly and be in muy thai stance.

[@frazeesutphen4482]

I feel like the pendulum step is the same as that little drop people do with their hands in boxing. It adds power, sure but it telegraphs the move you are about to make

[@irishninja9857]

Dude the pendulum step is awesome? You can cover a lot of distance with min effort and if you do it right you shouldn't have any power loss. Its all in how you transfer your weight into the kick. If you just swap your feet plant and throw the kick then yeah you will have a loss of power because there is no forward momentum. You get that initial burst of power from when you explode off the back foot and as you plant that back foot again you can really dig it in as you extend the kick giving you even more power. Works great with side kicks and front kicks. Crescent and axe kicks work too but they are higher risk. You could use it to cover distance and clear someones guard and then switch to boxing. I think you should explore it more.

[@moustachio334]

The kick at 11:20 was off a trampoline I believe lol. Before that fight the bad guy throws a bird cage into a tree and it perfectly lands in place on a branch with some movie magic. It is pretty funny to watch.

[@roberttallafer2299]

The reason for the power loss with the pendulum is because the weight shift gets your feet off the ground, it’s not because of leaning back. In pendulum step you aren’t supposed to be swinging your upper body back, the upper body should stay centered as much as possible. The pendulum switches your rear foot from back to right under the center of your weight. Your feet are off the ground so, no base to drive your kick through. Since pendulum step is a weight shift it would benefit downward angled attacks more than upward angled ones(Bruce lee roundhouse). It would give more power to say, a downward angled side kick because of the weight transfer. You just can’t get any weight behind the kick if it’s angled upward.

[@LowdownRebel]

i feel the power in the pendulum step like a stepping long punch, just your striking out leg at the right time (somewhere the time the skip leg lands, or slightly after, its a sweet spot)

[@randalwung8715]

Bruce's kicking is like everything else he did on screen; you can analyze it technically and make criticisms and say you've seen people who are better or faster or fancier or whatever, but at the end of the day, decade after decade, whose work is remembered like his? No one's. Why? Because it’s fused with storytelling, emotion, artistry, and honest self-expression; it imparts messages and lessons that, years later, make you go, “Oh, NOW I get what he was doing”; it’s believable to the point where he’s the ONLY action star who fuels heated, endless arguments about how he’d do in MMA or if he could beat Ali. So were his kicks “perfect”? Maybe not. But the real question is: Does it matter?

[@BGvideo]

awesome job man! can I suggest something? there are plenty of photo banks (Gettyimages, etc) where you can buy UFC pictures of those moves you are mentioning in your video... Like for example, Thompson kicks, etc. You might get much more traction with the video content by adding those shots in :) all the best!

[@TheDotComKid84]

Awesome content! Ossss!

[@Bedrockbrendan]

Joe Lewis wrote a book where he talked about the difference between Lee's cinematic style and the style he tended to adopt in sparring and personal training. Don't know how accurate it is. Can't remember which Joe Lewis book it was, and don't know how reliable it was.

[@AVarStunts]

Joe Lewis did know Lee though so…

[@smac919]

I read a very interesting article about Bruce recently about his love for.. Recreational fun he had. lol I’ve got to say I was not surprised.

[@AztecUnshaven]

the cocaine letters eh?

[@enricobaschenis4257]

finally the secret to his power

[@garrettschelsteder7282]

He consumed marijuana to obtain flow state

[@arcturus0448]

Hey Seth, have you thought about making a video about olympic karate? discussing the rules and your opinions and such?

[@anthonyurso9366]

The pendulum step for side kick has a lot of power and pendulum step is good to close distance

[@badnationmusic]

Hey, Sensei Seth, just recently found your channel and love it. There is a fair amount of Bruce Lee content on your channel and I have to admit I am a huge fan of Bruce, so I kind do have a dog in this fight, I will try and avoid showing too much Bias here. When it comes to critiques of Bruce, a lot of modern fighters/practitioners seem, in my opinion, to demonstrate a little of biases based on very little knowledge of Bruce. I am 56 years old, when I was an early teen Bruce was still alive and he was my role model and the reason I studied martial arts as well. That being said, I understand many of the criticisms modern fighters/practitioners seem to have about Bruce and the methodology (JKD) he formulated. Many of the videos. I've seen, including yours, don't take into consideration a lot of things about Bruce including the time he was living in when he came up with his theories and methodologies, and even if the rebuttal is that you, and others, say you do consider this, it never comes across in the videos. You have a video titled "Bruce Lee's ONLY fight, maybe it would be better to elaborate and include that the black and white sparing video that gets referenced over and over again is labeled as his only "recorded" fight. Those that knew him best (admittedly not me) have stories of Bruce destroying people not only in sparring but also in actual fights. Being as famouse as he was along with his criticisms of the traditional martial arts styles he was never shy about speaking about, even in public forums, you can imagine that he might have had quite a large target on his back that other big name traditional practitioners of his day would want to take a poke at. I could probably write an essay here but, my suggestion to you would be, if you really want to get to know more about Bruce you should make a video/s of you spending the day with one of Bruce's protege, who knew him better than any of us, Guru Dan Innosanto. He may be able to clear up some things about Bruce. Just my two cents. Thanks once again, love the channel keep up the good work.

[@xdxdavdav446]

11.46 , in some of the green hornet episodes, he did a standing jump, using both legs to perform a jump kick just like he did in the big boss, the green hornet scenes are 1 take, wide shots.

[@MrInalienable]

The clip in enter the dragon where he keeps his body facing forward and he kicks Han on the side of his head is a crescent kick not a roundhouse, just like in a couple of clips later that you recognised it as a crescent kick in the big boss.

[@MrLu777]

I have seen this first fake kick a lot in competitions and while in the kumite with classmates. It make you open yourself for a second attack back in the late 70s. The second part of the kick is the part that gets you. I learned that in Kempo. Fake front kick hook kick next or fake front kick with round kick.

[@cringusmoss9937]

7:34 I'm pretty sure the "flicky" kick is intended to be a body shot. Check out the way his foot snakes inside along the ribs and his weight transfers forward. With a slight adjustment he would basically be riding your ribs to the ground with his shin after kicking you twice before you hit the ground.

[@nunninkav]

Akido Flow did a great break down of the Hidden Aikido moves in Bruce Lee action fights. It is a great video homage to Bruce as is this one from Seth.

[@titot2370]

The pendulum kick is often used in Muay Thai. A pendulum teep to the face/chin will easily knock out an opponent moving forwards.

[@adamminar7471]

Yesterday I've seen the pendulum kick video from like year ago and here it is again. When you talk about loosing power I totally agree and kind of disagree. I totally agree when talking about roundhouse kick. Don't know about question mark kick.. I guess there is not power comming from initial movement anyway. But what I thought about the whole time was side kick. Specifically video of Scott Adkins teaching what he calles power side kick. I think this "pendulum kind of step" is what actually makes the sidekick work (ads power without loosing too much speed) even though sidekicks don't work