A_skinny_geek_107: Bruce Lee could have beaten Fedor easily! They had to slow down the camera just to catch his movements he was so fast! He invented numchucks and was the first person to ever do MMA. He could even punch through a phone book!
Yeah, it's about goddamn time we did this. Bruce Lee is the most discussed Martial Artist in history. He's also the most over-hyped, romanticized, and commercialized figure in the industry.
If you've spent any significant time on an Internet discussion forum, I'm sure you've run into comments like the one above. Generally they're made by 140 lb. nerds who can't do 10 pushups without ralphing up their Cheetos and Mountain Dew. They're no doubt comforted by the idea that a seemingly likewise-scrawny person could be the toughest man on the planet. It provides them hope that someday, if they yell "wooooaaaaaa" and flail around by themselves in their rooms enough, they won't get stuffed into their lockers or have their ass cheeks superglued together.
And there's also an entire industry of memorabilia and merchandise about the man. Yeah, we're about to take a huge.... look at that too. For f&*k's sake, there's Bruce Lee bowling pins. Come on, seriously?
We don't dispute that Bruce had an impact on the Martial Arts. What we're disputing are the myths and BS about him being virtually superhuman, or his superior fighting ability off-screen. Not to mention his fortune cookie philosophy blended with crap Jigoro Kano figured out 60+ years earlier.
But truly, this month is more dedicated to the nerdiots who've elevated Lee to a demi-god than the man himself or his true legacy. We're going to sift through that legacy and show the facts, not the myth, of Lee Jun-Fan.
Yeah, it's about goddamn time we did this. Bruce Lee is the most discussed Martial Artist in history. He's also the most over-hyped, romanticized, and commercialized figure in the industry.
If you've spent any significant time on an Internet discussion forum, I'm sure you've run into comments like the one above. Generally they're made by 140 lb. nerds who can't do 10 pushups without ralphing up their Cheetos and Mountain Dew. They're no doubt comforted by the idea that a seemingly likewise-scrawny person could be the toughest man on the planet. It provides them hope that someday, if they yell "wooooaaaaaa" and flail around by themselves in their rooms enough, they won't get stuffed into their lockers or have their ass cheeks superglued together.
And there's also an entire industry of memorabilia and merchandise about the man. Yeah, we're about to take a huge.... look at that too. For f&*k's sake, there's Bruce Lee bowling pins. Come on, seriously?
We don't dispute that Bruce had an impact on the Martial Arts. What we're disputing are the myths and BS about him being virtually superhuman, or his superior fighting ability off-screen. Not to mention his fortune cookie philosophy blended with crap Jigoro Kano figured out 60+ years earlier.
But truly, this month is more dedicated to the nerdiots who've elevated Lee to a demi-god than the man himself or his true legacy. We're going to sift through that legacy and show the facts, not the myth, of Lee Jun-Fan.
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