What’s most remarkable to note in the video is Bruce Lee’s speed and impeccable timing. Several effortless counters later, and Bruce wraps his arm around his opponent’s neck and trips him to the ground. You still see this in recent MMA, where it’s used to measure distance and keep an opponent from being able to rush in. Lee then eschews the traditional hands up posture, instead holding one hand far out in front of him. The person who kicked, the video then helpfully explains, is Bruce Lee. The footage starts off with two men clad in protective gear from head to toe (as was the law back then) circling each other until one darts in and gets smoothly kicked to the face with a lightning fast kick. That didn’t stop Lee from cleaning the mats with him, and it’s nothing like many of the ridiculous martial arts demonstrations you’re used to where a master tosses his students around. The video shows Lee fighting one of his own pupils, Ted Wong, who was reputed to be one of Bruce’s best students. As it stands, there’s only one clip of Lee putting his kung-fu to actual intended use, and it’s just appeared online in restored form. For a martial artist as famous as Bruce Lee, there’s surprisingly little footage of him from competitions or real fights.
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