What did Bruce Lee's real-life students teach JKD expert Tommy Carruthers? / Jeet Kune Do wisdom

[@VikingSamurai]

It's been brought to my attention that the man pictured next to Bruce Lee at 00:55-01:00 is actually Joseph Hayes and not Jesse Glover. Joseph Hayes is a TKD legend. He served as Captain of the USA team, which would take 2nd place during the first World TKD Championships held in Korea in 1973.

[@williamsmith8790]

Great stuff. Is there more of this interview?

[@axelstone3131]

Next Tommy video Viking? Also, have you learnt anything new about Bruce or JKD or anything since you interviewed Tommy? Also, would love a new Stallone video soon, looks like he’s gearing up to make Expendables 4. I imagine filming will start either towards the end of the year or early 2022.Then maybe demolition man 2 will start mid 2022 or maybe that will be delayed for this supposed film called little America which sounds awesome. Not sure.

[@VikingSamurai]

@@williamsmith8790 Yes, we'll be covering an interesting incident with Donnie Yen, as well as how Tommy wants to help one of the fighters he's training to evolve boxing with JKD concepts.

[@VikingSamurai]

@@axelstone3131 Got some cool Stallone vids in the future. If you haven't seen this, I covered a bunch of his upcoming movies in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/f32pZYVvjNmWr6M ... as far as learning new things about Bruce Lee, Tommy definitely has me appreciating him more as far as his potential fighting ability.

[@axelstone3131]

@@VikingSamurai awesome man, that’s great to hear. Keep these videos coming dude you are one of my favourite channels and you have super interesting people on I don’t really see anywhere else, like Tommy for example. Try and get John little if you can.

[@primitivojdavis]

One of my Judo instructors told me something once that I will always remember. He said to me “if I can make you better at Judo then me, then I am a good teacher. Every teachers aim should be to make his student better than himself”

[@truthserum9456]

My teacher said that also but not until he was dead lol

[@duypham76]

That saying goes to being a parent.

[@rudycuyno874]

Or her self ^^

[@dududu5189]

@@rudycuyno874 Well done White Knight Rudy, but there aren't any females here to see your worship of the matriarchy!

[@rudycuyno874]

@@dududu5189 dude ur comment makes zero sense. U call me a white knight outa no where.

[@Polentaccio]

Where are the subtitles? All kidding aside, I speak 4 languages and English is my mother tongue. Usually I have no issues with any version of English but this one took some work to follow in spots! Carruthers is fantastic though, very realistic approach to JKD.

[@gglendinningok]

That's us natural scots for you, Tommy isn't putting on a "telephone voice", just talkin like he would to another scot, even though they ain''t scottish:)

[@Mo-Reese8043]

Can I be honest bout Mr. Carruthers? when I first saw the videos of his martial arts demonstration‘s or whatever, I was like “cool, I like this dude! He’s really dope!” I was even friends with him on Facebook at one point. I remember posting a couple of videos of #DonnieYen martial arts demonstrations on my page and tommy was just trashing the dude and I was really surprised Because I didn’t think he would be doing stuff like that you know just throwing other martial artists under the bus and so I was thinking.. “Man this guy has a massive massive ego and he’s kind of a dick!” …And that really disappointed me because I thought martial artists were supposed to respect each other‘s craft. Look, I don’t care what level of martial arts you have achieved or what style you’ve trained in there always has to be some form of respect in that field..Dude, Bottom line? While I respect the fact that he’s trained in #Jeetkundo Tommy just isn’t as humble as I thought he was.

[@seppetoni7874]

i know. some of us left him because it got unbearable and it reflects bad on you as a student . still. best teacher i've had so far period. he's a once in a lifetime experience

[@BruceLeeManMythLegend]

TC is pretty much a dick. And the irony of him talking about Ted Wong's fight experience, what experience does TC have? All we have seen is demo's...

[@johncarroll772]

​@@seppetoni7874 could you please elaborate why some left him

[@MrFacundo7]

Very good video Viking!! Tommy Carruthers is a very interesting person and a great matrial artist👍✌

[@nickashton3049]

Jesse Glover wrote a book called:- "Bruce Lee Between Wing Chun & Jeet Kune Do" that's well worth a read.

[@seppetoni7874]

probably the best book on Bruce that has eve been written

[@nickashton3049]

@@seppetoni7874 There's recently published book titled:- "Bruce Lee - Sifu, Friend And Big Brother" by "Doug Palmer" that's also a good read.

[@pjtheory]

To a man, Bruce Lee's students defined the Little Dragon as being a fanatic. His first girlfriend in Seattle called Bruce a "kinetic genius" and she stated that Lee was always in motion. Unfortunately, Bruce never found the peace of mind that Tommy is referring to in this interview and he remained fanatical to the very end. Prime examples are his experiences on the set of Enter The Dragon. Lee got in not one, but two no holds barred fights with extras/stuntmen on the set of the ETD which is almost unheard of on the set of a Hollywood movie. Bruce once commented to his wife that he found it impossible to "turn off the clock" on his obsessive/fanatical mindset.

[@trash65]

Would like to hear more on Ted wongs only fight

[@stevec7902]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXK8g3espLeHrLc

[@tonymcnamee2741]

So weird! I'm from Glasgow and hearing Tommy on your show is strange to me. Surprised you were understanding so well Viking. 😅

[@WingChunGungFu]

That dude who charged Bruce was not Jerome (aka Jesse Glover). In fact the movie portrays Jerome as his first student once Bruce first opens his “Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute” which is historically inaccurate of course

[@georgespogacich3066]

I finally realized that there was more to life than just martial arts. I was consumed and went overboard myself for half my life.

[@stevec7902]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXK8g3espLeHrLc

[@Awakenedmind333]

Dang. I feel like I’m doing that same thing rn

[@genalex100]

You need to interview John Little !

[@bernardwilliams4071]

Yes! I seen his interviews on kung Fu Genius its so good alot of in sight and strories I did not no how Bruce really taught Joe lewis a lesson in humility Joe claims he never sparred with Bruce

[@Garrett316]

@@bernardwilliams4071 Joe Lewis in at least one interview talked about how Bruce had the hitting power of a heavyweight. Maybe he was being nice, but maybe not. Quite a compliment from a legend like Lewis.

[@Garrett316]

Matthew Polly or even Guru Dan too.

[@bernardwilliams4071]

@@Garrett316 Yeah I saw that he trained with Bruce but for years he said he did not spar with him alot of those guys Chuck Norris Bob Wall over the years took shots a Bruce saying he was not this and that. John little said Ted wong who was close to Bruce Bruce made him a senior instructor said Joe was sparring with one of Bruce students and Joe really hurt his student. Bruce said give me the gloves and he showed Joe that he did not have all the answers. Joe could not touch Bruce joe maybe like all the other guys dont want things to get out of how good Bruce was. They all said they were professional fighters Ted wong told John little they all trained and worked with Bruce they had there chance to do something but they new Bruce was the real deal period.

[@Garrett316]

@@bernardwilliams4071 Wow. I’m interested where you heard that story? I love stories like that.

[@badchadb33]

Chris Kent, Tim Tackett and Burton Richardson would be great to interview.

[@papshank73]

Really enjoyed this interview….no bs and straightforward talking. Also liked the point you made on Blackbelt being the beginning. I think at that stage, you’ve learnt the basics. This is when (imo) you can start becoming the artist.

[@scottishbanjo]

Im really enjoying this interview and not from the martial arts point of view, mature discussion

[@truthserum9456]

Doesn't anyone yet realize that Bruce Lee had the worst case of ocd in recorded history?

[@borisp9163]

Very interesting, I need subtitles seriously, as a not native english speaker I realy struggle to understand Tommy's accent 😕

[@robd1329]

I speak english and cant understand him unless i listen carefully

[@johnlee5423]

Most people from Glasgow cant understand Tommy 😀😀😀

[@seppetoni7874]

been a long time foreign non english native speaking student of his and hav no probs understanding him :D

[@walterevans2118]

Yes, there are some people in all artistic areas that can with rigourous experimental exploration figure things out for themselves even if they tend to be very rare exceptions....Guitarists like Hendrix or Van Halen never had a formal guitar lesson in their lives yet they could play the entire repertoire of all their influences & went on to sonic innovate and re-define the instrument in totally new ways....Same in Martial Art like JKD ...Self taught auto didactics are like this...Bruce DEFINITELY was one. They take the initiative because they have a combination of natural ability which is fully realized by a VISION which goes beyond ground already covered....Being 'fanatical' is the only way to REALLY take the limiters off the ceiling to be honest...But there IS a downside to it......In the words of Malmsteen - 'My life's been SACRIFICED'........Paganini also...Obsessive musicians for instance can see their pursuit of excellence rob them of EVERYTHING ELSE......With psychological ill health,,,,Isolation & other subtler wounds inflicted along the way....They ultimately can watch aghast as they see any chance of a fulfilling contented life slowly waste away before them and TURN TO ASHES IN THEIR HANDS.

[@williamsmith8790]

Tommy Carruthers is always enjoyable to hear speak on the martial arts. He said one thing at the beginning here that many miss when trying to do JKD/Jun Fan like BL. He was told he had the speed and attributes of BL by Jesse Glover. That’s the missing ingredient. That’s why 99% can’t make the lead hand punch work, or intercept, or manage distance and time with that construct. Even when they train diligently they get better, they can fight, but never make it work as advertised.They don’t have the attributes.

[@axelstone3131]

Joe Lewis said in an interview with Danny Inosanto from like 2005? Maybe. It’s on KZbin. He said to Bruce “Bruce, I don’t think most people can even do this” I guess referring to the straight lead maybe? Interesting stuff. Joe flip flops on his opinion of Bruce but he did say things about his lower and speed in one interview which I guess he didn’t want to admit for a long time but finally

[@seppetoni7874]

have you seen his top students? no you haven't

[@williamsmith8790]

@@seppetoni7874 Whose top students? BL, or Tommy, or Joe Lewis?

[@litoloco4fish]

very interesting guy...im so glad they have CC because I couldn't understand lick...love your interviews sr...👍🏼

[@mangoMango-ck3et]

excellent interview, with Tommy Carruthers,,when you watch Tommys early training videos,,,,you know instantly that Tommy this guy from Scotland, ,..is special,his JKD is so quick and direct.,awe inspiring..it really looks like Tommy Carruthers taught himself,,,he is JKD..

[@seanbarker9272]

I like the straightforward way that Scottish people speak

[@Garrett316]

Yes. Irish too

[@responsivepigeons9908]

lol. that's how most of the world talks except americans.

[@mrsbraintrainer3375]

Yes Tommy is the most straight forward talking person you could ever meet

[@stevec7902]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXK8g3espLeHrLc

[@johncarroll772]

I'm from Glasgow and l haven't a clue what he's saying

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

It is interesting to hear him talk but, for me, as for a guy from another side of the world, which is Ukraine, it is hard to understand his Scottish accent. So i had to rewind video back, to hear what he said and then move on lol Yea, i know, it is sounds funny and stupid, but that's the reality. If i didn't understand English language on the level that i understand it these days, i wouldn't be able to understand a thing. Fun fact: Many of my friends thinks that, the English that we learned here in the school back in the days is useless. That they don't need it. Well, it will be funny to dissapoint them, but it's not useless. Especially if people, like me, wanna be able to understand someone from the other side of the world :D But, my friends still thinks that i'm crazy, because i know English that good. Dumb bastards :D

[@waleedthedragon]

Tommy Carruthers My Teacher & Proud

[@t-virusterrance4734]

Hello, Viking Samurai. That is very true, humans get trophies nowadays days for just showing up. What a huge fail, taking away the meaning of a trophy. Anyways, I enjoyed this conversation. Anything positive about Bruce Lee and you'll have my attention. Bruce Lee means alot to me and millions around the world. Nothing but respect for him. The smear campaign will fail, has already failed. TERRANCE OUT

[@Jimquivious]

Really enjoying your channel and the content. I’ve been obsessed with martial arts all my life. I came across your channel by accident after watching one of Michael Bisping’s videos and stumbled across your Bisping / Dux video. (Big UFC fan here) So it got me checking out your other videos and I’ve been watching daily since. I’m a huge life long Bruce Lee fan and I only live about 20 miles away from where Tommy Carruthers teaches - I should really go and train with him. I always knew about him but after seeing and hearing him on your videos and also seeing footage of him it gives me that itch to wanna train. I hold a black belt in Tae Kwon Do but to train with Tommy would be amazing. I’m privileged to live so close to him and I should really jump at the chance!

[@johnpauldaily]

I traveled from USA to train with him. You won’t find a better JKD instructor. I’ve been under him for many years.

[@francot8144]

You can learn about some real fights of bruce lee in this channel: kzbin.info/door/K4FrZ13LVUjWQxnxi2pEfA Joe lewis the man who defeated chuck norris, admitted he was defeated by bruce lee and then became his student, that is a fact joe lewis himself admitted this. Joe said that bruce lee punched like a heavyweight plus bruce was super fast, all these things being said I dont think mjw could have beat bruce lee.

[@mrsbraintrainer3375]

Tommy is the most fascinating person I ever interviewed ♥️ I cringe at the haters on here who probably binge watch his videos trying to steal his stuff, haters most definitely confirm how good you are id rather be hated by people who haven’t achieved anything near what I did than to sit and live a mediocre life bitching about great people on KZbin ✨ get back to learning and loose the negativity 🙄

[@mrsbraintrainer3375]

Confident people will sit and watch this and look for things to learn always being the student, insecure people will watch it and pick use apart and look for evidence and correctness as if their whole life’s are sorted and totally miss and opportunity to grow and appreciate someone’s life long dedication to something that they never done themselves, it’s a lot of failed martial art guys that try to slander tommy people who weren’t quite good enough to make it themselves constant pattern I kept seeing after our podcast together once the ego battering has lessened the facts are people don’t like the fact he speaks the truth and he isn’t scared to say it, you have a guy here trying to get guests who have done amazing things and you disrespect his channel by picking on nonsense god help the people who have to live with some of you on here 🙈🙈 stop allowing your insecurities to spoil a moment you could learn something from this and incase there are any crossed wires see this as constructive criticism and wake up call When you have more self worth you will realise you don’t have to put others down to feel good about yourself I wish you all well change can happen if you want it 😇 Great interview

[@axelstone3131]

Looking sexy hot in your avatar. I’ve seen some of your interview with Tommy it’s good 👍 :)

[@shanetravis8680]

If it wasn't for tommy I would have given up alot of alot of teachers would all ways use to get mad beacuse it take along time me a long time to learn thing even in school his advice is never give up keep going and you get there if your willing to put in the time and effort you will and believe me am a hard person to train and and glade he no give up on me 😅

[@jaieighty6812]

Shat it from Rick Young.

[@adamthirdbourne324]

Tommy is an excellent embassador for JKD IMO. Just watch his earlier highlight clips.

[@itsgleneaton4883]

It’s just to bad I can’t understand him. I’ve seen what he can do and it’s the closets to Bruce that I have seen. But Bruce was much faster when you see his training and demonstrations. I’m surprised he didn’t point that out when he was complemented that he is faster then Bruce was. JKD has become just another word and another style. I’m also surprised that nobody has been more photographed then Bruce and yet he didn’t video tape his sparring matches with top fighters. It’s a shame after how hard and long he trained that the world will never see how good he really was. I think if we did see him in a real fight we would be shocked to see how incredible he was. But now we can just talk about him.

[@stevec7902]

Come and train with Tommy and you will see how fast he is at still 62 years of age, I've done 200 private lessons with him this year and let me tell you from Bruce's students 20 years ago Tommy was faster than Bruce,

[@axelstone3131]

@@stevec7902 I don’t believe he’s faster than Bruce. Not a chance. But from what I’ve seen, Tommy is very very fast. Again it’s hard to say things for certain because Bruce has been gone for 48 years now and he died before HD and 4K so if we could see Bruce shot in ultra definition or in person it would be much easier to say that for certain.

[@axelstone3131]

I agree. Also if anything happens to Tommy what happens to this quality of JKD? Look at the mess that happened after Bruce died. I feel like nothing is really being preserved, even Tommy’s students don’t have his attributes just like Bruce’s students didn’t have his. So it’s going to be very rare to ever seen it performed in person at this level without them. He does have his online lessons which is recorded footage though so there is that which i assume you can see it performed at a high level.

[@stevec7902]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXK8g3espLeHrLc

[@eddiegee2940]

@Steve c Go measure Tommy's fastest punch. If his punch clocks more 118mph ( Bruce's punch ), then Tommy is faster.

[@TigerGrey]

Hard to understand him.

[@BRAWN1228]

I'm 3 minutes in to watching this video and I need subtitles. 🤣🤣 *edit* Now I'm 6 minutes in and by the look on Viking's face, it looks like he needs Subtitles too! Lol! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BRAWN1228]

@@ConanTheCimmerian I put it on through my Bluetooth speaker so I can work around the house while I'm listening, and he's talking so fast that I can't make out most of it. Usually I can follow heavy accents pretty well but it probably doesn't help that I'm not looking at his lips while he's talking.

[@bernardwilliams4071]

Interview John Little and Danny Isanto just Enclpyepdia of Bruce

[@robd1329]

I can only wish! Having Dan Inosanto means your KNOWN in youtube!

[@robd1329]

@@lorenzosteele2531 Dan Inosanto is still alive moron

[@lorenzosteele2531]

@@robd1329 Oops I was wrong sorry. Ted passed my bad. Dident need to call me a moron but whatever.

[@axelstone3131]

I WISH Joe rogan would interview Dan Inosanto but he just won’t.

[@bernardwilliams4071]

@@axelstone3131 No he won't he knows exactly what he is doing regarding his podcast.

[@samweller2099]

Digged this video! Always wondered what happened to Tommy. The subtitles were amazingly wrong! 😆

[@VikingSamurai]

Auto generated from Google lol

[@MatrixCobretti]

I like what Tommy said about you being your best teacher. I think that some of us do depend on our instructors too much instead of just trying to innovate ourselves. The trick is knowing when you are at the point to be able to do that constructively, instead of just feeding your ego.

[@VikingSamurai]

That pretty much ties into where I said "I feel a black belt is the beginning", bc that's really where you can start being your own teacher.. they kinda used this concept in Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon.

[@axelstone3131]

Das it mane

[@MatrixCobretti]

@@VikingSamurai Agreed. Where I feel a lot of people go wrong is in thinking that belts signify fighting ability, they don't. A black belt is a symbol of time spent and dedication, which is why it is a rank treated with a higher level of respect. If someone dedicates themselves to regularly training in anything then they have my respect. If you spend 6 hours a week training to crochet better, that's worthy of my respect.

[@seppetoni7874]

Tommy once said he's not afraid of himself. it all narrows down to time you put into it and feel it out. I remember him telling me about figuring out the correct body allignment it took him about 7 yrs till he had it down. so there is that but at the same time the benefit is huge since you have vast experience in that subject by constantly failing and learning how something doesn't work

[@chetchhoeun2900]

Great interview with Tommy!

[@friektangcalagan5059]

I ddnt undrstand a thing on what he sed!!!

[@mtolivesecurityshipping5455]

Tommy is very hard to understand.

[@adamkane7513]

I'm from England and even I have trouble understanding my Scottish cousins. Glasgow is particularly known for the strong accent.

[@danielspencer6174]

With out wing chun kung fu you would have Bruce Lee way of intercepted fist. You was first European person to learn it .

[@TheRealTomahawk]

It will be interesting, using artificial intelligence to develop our abilities to land a Strike and to defend from a strike

[@jeanbiroute]

Check out the latest Jpe Rogan Podcast he did with Tarantino. They talk about Lee. it's really interesting. You'll like it

[@axelstone3131]

Interesting? That was a crap episode with Tarantino talking a lot of shit

[@walterevans2118]

Mr. Tarantino is a movie buff who just evaluates Bruce by his movie movements without knowing ANYTHING about the actual economic functionality of the JKD Bruce was developing and teaching...... Mr. Tarantino is as daft as a brush.

[@melanodawido]

Viking Samurai ask him if he knows about the meta man ability bruce lee was capable of

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Hard for me to understand the accent but I watched the whole video because of Tommy.

[@DankPope]

Jesse Glover only had a few students who he allowed to teach his style which was taught to him by Bruce. I can show you a document which was written to authorize these few chosen students to carry on his legacy if you are interested in reading it. ✌️🙏

[@VikingSamurai]

Sure, please email [e-mail] thanks!

[@MrDeagles8]

Jesse taught me as a child. Frustrated me with " What do you think?" Hours and hours of chain punching...lol...most " silent" teacher ever had...always watching and then "maybe try this,"

[@superavilyn]

Never heard about this document before. Who is this?

[@DankPope]

@@VikingSamurai hello, it's beens quite along time, I apologize for that. I will be emailing over a copy of the document shortly, all will be explained. 🙏🏻

[@PAUL_BAX3]

I would like to see this also.

[@zibtihaj3213]

Like the interview but it is hard to understand cause of the accent

[@Martialarts1on1]

Another great video Viking!!!🙌

[@TheRealTomahawk]

Jesse Glover said that when he saw Tommy Carruthers he said that Tommy was the closest thing to Bruce Lee he had ever seen before. The thing with Donnie Yen and Tommy Carruther‘s fighting in a movie, Tommy Carruther‘s does Jeet Kune Do, and Donnie Yen does wing Chun. Also JKD uses submission wrestling, judo, Japanese jujitsu submissions as well as small joint finger locks. Therefore Tommy Caruthers being a ‘grandson’ student of Bruce Lee cannot lose to Ip Man because Wing Chun is an inferior martial arts, and Bruce Lee demonstrated that. That is the reason why he created Jeet Kune Do, and why he went and found the truth about martial arts and found kung fu or gung fu whatever you call it, and essentially his martial art was all encompassing. And that beats wing Chun and Ip Man, Donnie Yen. Therefore if Donnie ever wanted Tommy Caruthers to be in his film Tommy crafters has to win. Not only that Tommy Caruthers is the teacher of Jeet Kune Do practitioners, and it is not Donnie yen. There’s no reason for Tommy Caruthers to take you know a backseat or an L to Donnie Yen just because Donnie Yen is a actor. Yeah Tommy Carruthers is the real deal

[@shamounian]

Wrong pic. That is not Jesse Glover, but a Tae Kwon Do black belt that Bruce knew and saw in tournaments.

[@VikingSamurai]

You're wrong, that pic is literally used on a book about Jesse Glover. Just Google him, several images of the same guy.

[@shamounian]

@@VikingSamurai let's try this again. The young black man IS NOT JESSE. He is a tae kwon do black belt. Let me get you the info to correct yourself and be humble about it.

[@shamounian]

@@VikingSamurai here you go: www.lacancha.com/hayeshof2.html. His name is Joseph Hayes. Now apologize to me for being a jerk.

[@theflyingninja1]

@@shamounian Has the pic been changed, because I see Jesse Glover on it 🤔

[@shamounian]

@@theflyingninja1 brother, all I know is that the pic is of Joseph Hayes. Jesse may have included it to show Lee at a tournament or someone else mistakenly included it. I don't know.

[@axelstone3131]

I’m waiting for the next video now. Damn it ended to soon.

[@AGC828]

Begs the quesiton. If one student of JKD thinks this way about JKD/Ted wong as a "teacher"....how many more share the same views?? And if so....why stick around ? Why spend years??? If all one picked up was to "chip away at what doesnt work...."??? Some how I'm not surprised to learn "...Ted Wong never fought....". It's not like that isnt common. For some that doesn't matter. Some just "study MA" for exercise. I mrean, really, that IS what MA really is. Or a sport. It would be naive to think otherwise IMHO...

[@daweilee1986]

Thed pic at the 0.59 mark isn't Jesse Glover

[@apothecarysteed1566]

I think reviewing this skit from MADTV teasing Van Damme and Seagal would net you a tremendous amount of views: “One True Impact” kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5-ppoOblN2Fb5I Incredible Van Damme impression!

[@xyon9090]

You should add captions/subtitles in this video. I'm sure I'm not the only one having a hard time trying to understand what he's saying because of the accent.

[@truthserum9456]

Major marble mouth no disrespect intended

[@RM-306]

Loving the Bruce Lee content!

[@69sifu]

That first picture was not Jessie glover.

[@VikingSamurai]

I think I made a pinned comment clearing that up that mistake.

[@69sifu]

@@VikingSamurai good boy 👍

[@sayedzen2181]

Great video Have you heard anything about Bruce Lee's new servicing letters to Bob Baker

[@PAUL_BAX3]

Interesting...did you make it through the books I sent you?

[@alisupra8172]

wish I was in Bruce Lee Time.

[@seanbarker9272]

Nah man America was racist as shit back then

[@alisupra8172]

@@seanbarker9272 unfortunately man.

[@MatrixCobretti]

Me too brother, it was a great time for exploration, innovation, and establishing yourself. It had it's downsides like any other time, but I'd rather be there than here. Imagine the knowledge that was available in those circles back then! It must've really been an experience!

[@alisupra8172]

@@MatrixCobretti Definitely you right bro that's what I'm talking about, where legends is born his speed though is blowing my mind and that knowledge, philosophy he have just unbelievable, and boys these days them saying I can beat Bruce Lee they make me laugh really.

[@MatrixCobretti]

@@alisupra8172 They are impudent, lowbrow fools. Anyone who goes around saying they could beat someone who was an innovator is not the real deal. I don't care if they wear a championship belt, they still aren't for real. Philosophy and spirituality is the beauty of martial arts, the successful blending of mind, body, and spirit is the ultimate goal that any man can achieve, I think. If acting like a WWE mouthpiece and insulting your peers as well as the wisdom of your elders is all you aspire to, then I truly pity you.

[@troybowen3024]

Can You Do Some Videos On How To Get Martial Arts Balance

[@axelstone3131]

Would love to see more of Tommy. Gotta clear up the stuff about about JKD. Nobody seems to know what Bruce was doing and I think you have the ability to clear things up with Tommy’s help

[@VikingSamurai]

Thanks Axel!

[@axelstone3131]

@@VikingSamurai 👍

[@axelstone3131]

@@VikingSamurai Looks like my comment got deleted cause I left a link. I said see if you can get a copy of Bruce Lee’s fighting method the complete edition. I have the book myself. It’s available on Amazon

[@VikingSamurai]

@@axelstone3131 Amazon had 2 left in stock, I just got one of them... thanks for the recommendation. Perhaps I'll cover it here on the channel in the future!

[@axelstone3131]

@@VikingSamurai awesome man! Really glad to hear that :)

[@joejazz67]

great interview Rick James "I wish I had more hands so I could give 4 thumbs up"

[@gregcummings2826]

I guess whoever did the video editing to this must think all black people look alike! Lol...the black guy in the photo standing next to Bruce Lee wearing the Gi is not Jesse Glover! That's Tae Kwon Do practioner Joseph Hayes. Also the black guy pointed out from the movie Dragon was not the black guy that supposedly was Jesse Glover renamed Jerome Sprout in the film

[@VikingSamurai]

Someone else pointed out Joseph Hayes. Unfortunately that picture cane up when I googled "Jesse Glover and Bruce Lee".

[@daweilee1986]

So funny you used that pic at 15:20, I've been watching Judgement night the last couple days

[@VikingSamurai]

Amazing film!

[@daweilee1986]

@@VikingSamurai I first watched it as a kid and it scared the crap out of me lol

[@indyphillipconner6252]

Bruce Lee is the best

[@ocean2zx]

I appreciate your channel and keep up the good work.

[@БердышКувалдов]

"Спасибо " за мудрость с корявым переводом только зачем такая мудрость непонятная.

[@edwardtindel3312]

hard to understand him,,

[@BumsnotDead]

All his students are imitators. I think bruce lee shouldnt be followed because his jkd was used only in the movies. No fights in the ring, and so on.

[@GarciaGungFuJKD]

This is cool!!!

[@axelstone3131]

First!!!!

[@axelstone3131]

Viking you should get Bruce’s “fighting method” book. Get the revised and updated edition. The single volume that collects all 4.

[@Diggy22]

15:15 I love that movie 😁

[@VikingSamurai]

One of my faves!

[@axelstone3131]

He didn’t really say anything new or unknown that he knows about Bruce which is a shame.

[@Diggy22]

Tommy didn't know Bruce; he trained with his students.

[@axelstone3131]

@@Diggy22 no that’s not what I’m saying. Viking asked him if any of his students told Tommy anything that’s not well known about Bruce, and Tommy didn’t actually answer that question.

[@responsivepigeons9908]

@@axelstone3131 well. ok. i see. but tommy teaches somethings that attack of thee great cheeseburger he decided to share with everyone about take what's your own. he says that bruce meant to take what he teaches and use that. but other people will just potato potata misinterpret what he is truly saying. it will be sad when tommy passes away because i think bruce lee's real knowledge will boom shaka laka fade away among all the jkd liars.

[@GATSU1979]

@@axelstone3131 probably because all of Bruce's students have been asked those type of question a thousand times and it's all out there and tommy probably gets that question all the time......when I was young I used to idolize bruce the legend, the myth...after training with Tommy I learned more about Bruce and started to see him differently and my illusion of Bruce shattered but in the best way possible as Bruce's words of not idolizing and copying people really hit home....one of the things that Tommy told me about Bruce was he had anger issues....I just couldn't imagine that to be true cause he was my idol but that started off the process of thinking for myself and I stopped idolizing Bruce Lee the star

[@axelstone3131]

@@GATSU1979 well I’ve known Bruce was a “human being” but truly exceptional at what he did for a long time. I’ve known about his temper, I knew he smoked weed etc so that stuff isn’t surprising. You trained with Tommy in person? How long? And how was it?

[@lorenzosteele2531]

Where can I meet this dude?

[@responsivepigeons9908]

www.tommycarruthers.com/

[@lorenzosteele2531]

@@responsivepigeons9908 Thank you cool profile pic I watched it not the whole thing up until like season 2 or sum with that nigga that go through walls

[@topaz3623]

Ted Wong Didn't recognize Tommy Carruther! He Had a Certificate from Ted, Sigung Ted Broken the Cert. Of him, tommy had a bad record from twjkd group!

[@axelstone3131]

You shouldn’t spread false information. Tommy is the only guy who has whoever achieved similar attributes to Bruce Lee.

[@axelstone3131]

You have a weird channel.

[@topaz3623]

@@axelstone3131 NO, maybe you! Who is your source? My sifu Rodney Hitchcock was there when he was broken the certificate... he told that to us. Where are you get your info??

[@axelstone3131]

@@topaz3623 when he was broken the certificate? The f are you talking about? Nobody cares about your no name sifu. JKD isn’t a Chinese martial art. The term sifu shouldn’t even be used. Tommy would kick your Sifu’s ass.

[@axelstone3131]

@@topaz3623 🤣

[@Nar1214]

JKD expert in real fight or only theory only?

[@responsivepigeons9908]

well. ok. i see. but tommy teaches somethings that attack of thee great cheeseburger he decided to share with everyone about take what's your own. he says that bruce meant to take what he teaches and use that. but other people will just potato potata misinterpret what he is truly saying. it will be sad when tommy passes away because i think bruce lee's real knowledge will boom shaka laka fade away among all the jkd liars.

[@bilbobaggins4403]

Now we know that Bruce Lee was a coke fiend. Makes sense .

[@adamb7120]

Wrong clip of jerome sprout

[@marcocastoldi7403]

Who teached jkd to Tommy ????

[@axelstone3131]

Been waiting for this mane

[@johnhendricks8140]

Guys like you fellas make me want to get out there and train.

[@mrt445]

You should interview Brad Allan

[@Shaki123]

I am sure Brad doesn't want anything to do with a Channel that doesn't keep it's facts straight.

[@mrt445]

@@Shaki123 Which facts are you talking about?

[@axelstone3131]

Nobody knows who that is. Not the moron from fight bible is it?

[@mrt445]

@@axelstone3131 If you don't know who is then you don't have to worry. It's that simple.

[@Shaki123]

@@axelstone3131 you truly are a dumb person. Brad Allen is legendary and very famous in this world. He was a JC Stunt Team member and is now a major coordinator in Hollywood. He was the bad guy in Gorgeous. However, he surely won't do this channel since only forgotten people show up here.

[@mrt445]

I've not once seen this guy spar. He hasn't proved anything considering that MMA and Vale Tudo were around when he was all the rage 12+ year ago

[@axelstone3131]

Why would he? Doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder or feel the need to prove anything. Believe it or not a lot of people don’t give a shit about MMA or competing.

[@TotalMeltdown2]

@@axelstone3131 But if he did... little Tommy would get demolished 😂

[@mrt445]

@@axelstone3131 MMA practitioners know more about actual fighting than someone who earns a living trying to imitate Bruce Lee, and in his mind believes that he surpassed Bruce Lee somehow when neither him or Bruce Lee were proven fighters. In fact 10+ years ago Tommy was submitted by a BJJ black belt in an actual Street fight lol.

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

@@mrt445 How do you know the fight happened? It does not seem very likely at all.

[@mrt445]

@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 He said so on his official website at the time that it happened but claimed that he won the rematch. He couldn't lie about that fight because plenty of people witnessed it. Why would you be shocked at someone like him who never spars or fights full contact losing an actual fight?

[@andrewlinesjah4538]

There is only one authentic student of Bruce Lee And even he could not grasp JEET KUNE DO But he through multiple arts was the best " DAN INOSANTO "

[@thaSBzone]

Taky Kimura was the highest ranked student of Bruce Lee from the Seattle school, and James Lee ran the Oakland school. So where do you get your facts? 🤔

[@gbody2617]

I could understand what he was saying but at the same time I lost him. I've been in over 100+ street fights during the 80s, 90s, 00s, to now and I know what it feels like to rake the eyes for reals and what it does and to kick the balls and to break an arm and to choke someone out and I'll tell you that the true warrior goes beyond what they're learning in a school curriculum. I bought books and videos and replayed the fights in my mind and learned the correct movements from a hand to hand confrontation. I got into fights during a rougher time in a rough city I won't mention but it's been mentioned in movies and it's always to what it's known for and back in those days the kids growing up were naturally tough. It wasn't a martial arts flashy fight by any means but it was a fight that was martial if that makes sense. I know the deep feeling in thought during a real life or death situation and the concentration one needs to have during these kinds of incidents. Whoever reads this and you don't understand them, you never will and don't try to make up years because I started as soon as I got to 1st grade and by the time high school came, I was already known and I was one of the guys to beat and believe me there were many who wanted to be that one but found out differently. I wanted to do pro boxing and had this dream match with De La Hoya and I would daydream I'm getting beat up and I throw this spinning roundhouse kick and KO him but I get disqualified and the truth would be I lost a sport match but won a real one and this is why I never went into pro boxing or kickboxing or MMA. I'm not interested in sport fighting or fame or any of that and I'm confident to say had I gone down that road, I have no doubt I would've been a big name so all of these Gen Z weenies saying that crap if it doesn't work in a cage or ring then it's bullshit, I say that statement alone is BS and you dweebs saying this are the ones who've never had a taste of reality.