he’s got more going for him than just his fists of fury welcome to
his fists of fury welcome to
his fists of fury welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten coolest
down our picks for the top ten coolest
down our picks for the top ten coolest things about Bruce Lee oh don’t hit back
things about Bruce Lee oh don’t hit back
things about Bruce Lee oh don’t hit back for this list we’ve narrowed down the
for this list we’ve narrowed down the
for this list we’ve narrowed down the most interesting facts that made Bruce
most interesting facts that made Bruce
most interesting facts that made Bruce Lee stand out from his peers as opposed
Lee stand out from his peers as opposed
Lee stand out from his peers as opposed to simply listing major fights he had or
to simply listing major fights he had or
to simply listing major fights he had or successful movies he was involved with
the myth is that Bruce Lee was
the myth is that Bruce Lee was invincible and never lost a fight in his
invincible and never lost a fight in his
invincible and never lost a fight in his life
and in fact the only real proof to the
and in fact the only real proof to the contrary are tales of fights he lost in
contrary are tales of fights he lost in
contrary are tales of fights he lost in his early teen years growing up in Hong
his early teen years growing up in Hong
his early teen years growing up in Hong Kong like when he was jumped beaten and
Kong like when he was jumped beaten and
Kong like when he was jumped beaten and robbed by a gang of boys Bruce was so
robbed by a gang of boys Bruce was so
robbed by a gang of boys Bruce was so embarrassed and upset he dedicated his
embarrassed and upset he dedicated his
embarrassed and upset he dedicated his time to training to become a martial
time to training to become a martial
time to training to become a martial artist and we all know how that worked
artist and we all know how that worked
artist and we all know how that worked out
out
out [Music]
say wouldn’t that make a great movie
say wouldn’t that make a great movie we all have inner demons to fight we
we all have inner demons to fight we
we all have inner demons to fight we call this demons fear and hatred and
call this demons fear and hatred and
call this demons fear and hatred and anger
anger
anger if you don’t conquer them then damn life
if you don’t conquer them then damn life
if you don’t conquer them then damn life a hundred years is a tragedy
a hundred years is a tragedy
a hundred years is a tragedy number nine Bruce Lee was a dancing pro
not only could Bruce Lee pack a punch
not only could Bruce Lee pack a punch during his fights his dancing shoes
during his fights his dancing shoes
during his fights his dancing shoes packed a punch all their own he took up
packed a punch all their own he took up
packed a punch all their own he took up cha-cha dancing after he started taking
cha-cha dancing after he started taking
cha-cha dancing after he started taking wing chun and he entered a contest when
wing chun and he entered a contest when
wing chun and he entered a contest when he was just 18 years old
he was just 18 years old
he was just 18 years old the end result he became the 1958 Hong
the end result he became the 1958 Hong
the end result he became the 1958 Hong Kong cha-cha champion and when he first
Kong cha-cha champion and when he first
Kong cha-cha champion and when he first travelled to America he made cash by
travelled to America he made cash by
travelled to America he made cash by teaching locals how to dance won and of
teaching locals how to dance won and of
teaching locals how to dance won and of course his skill on his feet paid
course his skill on his feet paid
course his skill on his feet paid dividends in the martial arts world
number 8 Bruce Lee was too strong for
number 8 Bruce Lee was too strong for punching bags for normal puny humans
punching bags for normal puny humans
punching bags for normal puny humans regular heavy punching bags usually
regular heavy punching bags usually
regular heavy punching bags usually weigh around 70 pounds each with some
weigh around 70 pounds each with some
weigh around 70 pounds each with some more substantial ones weighing more than
more substantial ones weighing more than
more substantial ones weighing more than twice that at 150 pounds but for a
twice that at 150 pounds but for a
twice that at 150 pounds but for a fighter like Bruce Lee that was hardly
fighter like Bruce Lee that was hardly
fighter like Bruce Lee that was hardly any weight at all
in fact his strikes were so strong that
in fact his strikes were so strong that he apparently needed his punching bags
he apparently needed his punching bags
he apparently needed his punching bags to weigh a whopping 300 pounds he also
to weigh a whopping 300 pounds he also
to weigh a whopping 300 pounds he also needed those bags to be full of metal
needed those bags to be full of metal
needed those bags to be full of metal otherwise the bag would be too easy for
otherwise the bag would be too easy for
otherwise the bag would be too easy for him to kick clean through number seven
him to kick clean through number seven
him to kick clean through number seven Bruce Lee used the vampire taunt there
Bruce Lee used the vampire taunt there
Bruce Lee used the vampire taunt there are reasons why Bruce Lee’s opponents
are reasons why Bruce Lee’s opponents
are reasons why Bruce Lee’s opponents shouldn’t have let him taste his own
shouldn’t have let him taste his own
shouldn’t have let him taste his own blood why because it made him an even
blood why because it made him an even
blood why because it made him an even better fighter well in the middle of a
better fighter well in the middle of a
better fighter well in the middle of a battle in his film Enter the Dragon he
battle in his film Enter the Dragon he
battle in his film Enter the Dragon he licks the blood from one of his wounds
licks the blood from one of his wounds
licks the blood from one of his wounds and uses that as motivation we guess to
and uses that as motivation we guess to
and uses that as motivation we guess to whoop his opponent
whoop his opponent
whoop his opponent [Music]
if anything tasting blood gave Bruce an
if anything tasting blood gave Bruce an even bigger advantage against you than
even bigger advantage against you than
even bigger advantage against you than he already had because no one makes him
he already had because no one makes him
he already had because no one makes him bleed his own blood number six
bleed his own blood number six
bleed his own blood number six Bruce Lee was too fast to film if you
Bruce Lee was too fast to film if you
Bruce Lee was too fast to film if you told someone you thought Bruce Lee was
told someone you thought Bruce Lee was
told someone you thought Bruce Lee was superhuman back in his day it would be
superhuman back in his day it would be
superhuman back in his day it would be hard even for those who filmed his
hard even for those who filmed his
hard even for those who filmed his movies to disagree with you while
movies to disagree with you while
movies to disagree with you while filming The Green Hornet his punches and
filming The Green Hornet his punches and
filming The Green Hornet his punches and kicks turned out to be so fast that he
kicks turned out to be so fast that he
kicks turned out to be so fast that he looked like a blur
looked like a blur
looked like a blur [Music]
[Music]
[Music] because of that his footage needed to be
because of that his footage needed to be
because of that his footage needed to be refilmed at a higher rate so they could
refilmed at a higher rate so they could
refilmed at a higher rate so they could capture his awesomeness on camera there
capture his awesomeness on camera there
capture his awesomeness on camera there is a finger jab
is a finger jab
is a finger jab there’s the punch there was the back
there’s the punch there was the back
there’s the punch there was the back fist and then low of course then they
fist and then low of course then they
fist and then low of course then they used lay straight at a gone or come up
used lay straight at a gone or come up
used lay straight at a gone or come up number five Bruce Lee was a chopstick
number five Bruce Lee was a chopstick
number five Bruce Lee was a chopstick master even while he was eating Bruce
master even while he was eating Bruce
master even while he was eating Bruce Lee was showing off his
Lee was showing off his
Lee was showing off his out-of-this-world skills in fact as a
out-of-this-world skills in fact as a
out-of-this-world skills in fact as a means of improving the quickness of his
means of improving the quickness of his
means of improving the quickness of his reflexes he would take his chopsticks
reflexes he would take his chopsticks
reflexes he would take his chopsticks throw grains of rice in the air and then
throw grains of rice in the air and then
throw grains of rice in the air and then catch the mid-flight as they were coming
catch the mid-flight as they were coming
catch the mid-flight as they were coming down and you thought mr. Miyagi catching
down and you thought mr. Miyagi catching
down and you thought mr. Miyagi catching flies with chopsticks and the karate kid
flies with chopsticks and the karate kid
flies with chopsticks and the karate kid was cool and we’ll catch fly with
was cool and we’ll catch fly with
was cool and we’ll catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything catch one
number four Bruce Lee mastered the
number four Bruce Lee mastered the one-inch punch if there’s anything that
one-inch punch if there’s anything that
one-inch punch if there’s anything that should indicate to you just how strong
should indicate to you just how strong
should indicate to you just how strong and focused Bruce Lee was it’s this his
and focused Bruce Lee was it’s this his
and focused Bruce Lee was it’s this his punches were so powerful that he could
punches were so powerful that he could
punches were so powerful that he could land a devastating blow against his
land a devastating blow against his
land a devastating blow against his opponents from not even an inch away and
opponents from not even an inch away and
opponents from not even an inch away and send them flying he was so good at it
send them flying he was so good at it
send them flying he was so good at it that he could even break wooden boards
that he could even break wooden boards
that he could even break wooden boards from that distance and also apparently
from that distance and also apparently
from that distance and also apparently taught his punch to inner-city kids but
taught his punch to inner-city kids but
taught his punch to inner-city kids but we’re betting no one has ever pulled it
we’re betting no one has ever pulled it
we’re betting no one has ever pulled it off quite like Bruce
number three Bruce Lee did two fingered
number three Bruce Lee did two fingered exercises
exercises
exercises Bruce’s workout routine was just as
Bruce’s workout routine was just as
Bruce’s workout routine was just as intense as his movies and his fighting
intense as his movies and his fighting
intense as his movies and his fighting abilities need proof he could not only
abilities need proof he could not only
abilities need proof he could not only do more push-ups and pull-ups than your
do more push-ups and pull-ups than your
do more push-ups and pull-ups than your average health nut but he could also do
average health nut but he could also do
average health nut but he could also do it while barely needing to use his limbs
it while barely needing to use his limbs
it while barely needing to use his limbs one-armed pull-ups or two-fingered
one-armed pull-ups or two-fingered
one-armed pull-ups or two-fingered push-ups anyone he also sat in an
push-ups anyone he also sat in an
push-ups anyone he also sat in an elevated V position for upwards of
elevated V position for upwards of
elevated V position for upwards of thirty minutes although you may think
thirty minutes although you may think
thirty minutes although you may think it’s showboating on his part let’s be
it’s showboating on his part let’s be
it’s showboating on his part let’s be honest you’d probably do it too if you
honest you’d probably do it too if you
honest you’d probably do it too if you could number two Bruce Lee created jeet
could number two Bruce Lee created jeet
could number two Bruce Lee created jeet kune do– martial art is be combative
kune do– martial art is be combative
kune do– martial art is be combative form of the art of expressing the human
form of the art of expressing the human
form of the art of expressing the human body though bruce lee has a reputation
body though bruce lee has a reputation
body though bruce lee has a reputation for being one of the best mixed martial
for being one of the best mixed martial
for being one of the best mixed martial artists of all time he was also a
artists of all time he was also a
artists of all time he was also a pioneer of many different aspects of his
pioneer of many different aspects of his
pioneer of many different aspects of his craft martial art include all the
craft martial art include all the
craft martial art include all the combative arts like karate karate judo
combative arts like karate karate judo
combative arts like karate karate judo Chinese going for Chinese boxing
Chinese going for Chinese boxing
Chinese going for Chinese boxing whatever you call it
whatever you call it
whatever you call it one example is his creation of a hybrid
one example is his creation of a hybrid
one example is his creation of a hybrid martial arts style listen to the beat
martial arts style listen to the beat
martial arts style listen to the beat and listen to my rule
and listen to my rule
and listen to my rule [Music]
[Music]
[Music] translated into English as the way of
translated into English as the way of
translated into English as the way of the intercepting fist jeet kune do–
the intercepting fist jeet kune do–
the intercepting fist jeet kune do– combines martial arts with philosophy
combines martial arts with philosophy
combines martial arts with philosophy and teaches its practitioners ways to
and teaches its practitioners ways to
and teaches its practitioners ways to improve their skills as well as help
improve their skills as well as help
improve their skills as well as help them discover themselves badass to us
before we unveil our top pick here are a
before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music] MT Oh mind be formless shapeless like
MT Oh mind be formless shapeless like
MT Oh mind be formless shapeless like water now you put water into a cup it
water now you put water into a cup it
water now you put water into a cup it becomes the cup you put water into a
becomes the cup you put water into a
becomes the cup you put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle you’re
bottle it becomes the bottle you’re
bottle it becomes the bottle you’re putting in a teapot it becomes the
putting in a teapot it becomes the
putting in a teapot it becomes the teapot number one Bruce Lee beat Chuck
teapot number one Bruce Lee beat Chuck
teapot number one Bruce Lee beat Chuck Norris although Chuck Norris’s fighting
Norris although Chuck Norris’s fighting
Norris although Chuck Norris’s fighting skills are praised and revered to no end
skills are praised and revered to no end
skills are praised and revered to no end by some even to this day there was one
by some even to this day there was one
by some even to this day there was one thing he never quite accomplished
thing he never quite accomplished
thing he never quite accomplished beating Bruce Lee in fact the complete
beating Bruce Lee in fact the complete
beating Bruce Lee in fact the complete opposite happened in the film way of the
opposite happened in the film way of the
opposite happened in the film way of the Dragon Bruce and Chuck square off for
Dragon Bruce and Chuck square off for
Dragon Bruce and Chuck square off for almost 10 minutes
though Chuck puts up a good fight at
though Chuck puts up a good fight at first heat Bruce and a kitten stare each
first heat Bruce and a kitten stare each
first heat Bruce and a kitten stare each other down before Bruce takes the
other down before Bruce takes the
other down before Bruce takes the contest when Chuck Norris goes to sleep
contest when Chuck Norris goes to sleep
contest when Chuck Norris goes to sleep he checks the closet for Bruce Lee
he checks the closet for Bruce Lee
he checks the closet for Bruce Lee [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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do you agree with our list what do you think is the coolest thing about Bruce
think is the coolest thing about Bruce
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