[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]kaisermetal wrote:
Bruce Lee was just a skinny asian actor with “tales” about his glory days on china, which no ones has recorded or ever saw.
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Your statement is neither fair, nor accurate.
Now, I am sure we are all incredibly sick of hearing people attribute super human feats to Bruce Lee. And I do not beleive he was always the best fighter on his sets, let alone the world. But a great many very well respected coaches have said that he taught them things, oppened their eyes, and changed the way martial arts was taught and practiced in the west.
Joe Lewis was a fantastic fighter. He gives Bruce Lee a ton of credit when asked.
Dan Inosanto is a walking compendium of martial arts knowledge. He credits Bruce Lee with being his teacher and essentually creating JKD.
Prof. Wally Jay spoke well of Bruce Lee’s technique.
Gene LeBell also says Bruce Lee was legitimate.
These are men of proven, documented skill and understanding of the martial arts.
I know Sentoguy has posted some of what he has heard about Bruce Lee from his own instructors.
Now, again I am not saying he was the greatest fighter, or teacher of all time. I honestly think Inosanto and Lewis did/do a hell of a lot more to make the principles Lee developed workable as a system/concept. But if giants such as Inosanto and Lewis say Lee helped them be who they are, I will not call them liars.
Make no mistake about it. Your post is calling them liars, or fools. You are implying that the man they consider a teacher and source of knowledge was a hoax and they are too foolish to know it, or that they are willfully misrepresenting the truth.
Now, I think I know where your reaction comes from. You are tired of hearing ludicrous claims of his prowess and are over reacting by making an equally ludicrous claim of his inadequacy. That may seem all well and good to you. It is just a forum. Except, you are calling a teacher of one of Sento’s teacher’s (Joe Lewis, currently battling cancer if you remember) a fraud. That is a very serious accusation to make. I freely admit to being a walking anachronism in many ways. My views on martial arts being one of them.
I don’t mean this to seem like an attack on you. I am taking the time to write this for two reasons. The first, is that I consider Sentoguy a credit to this board and Joe Lewis is battling for his life. I would not want this thread to cause any pain for Sento. Even though he is more than capable of fighting his own battles, I would not want him to be hurt by something he reads on this board.
The second, and biggest reason, is that I think you are better than what you have posted here. I understand the urge to use hyperbole to counter act hyperbole. But maybe the truth is a better tool?
Regards,
Robert A[/quote]
great post