Remembering Bruce Lee

[zujjkiol]

HONG KONG - BRUCE Lee's wife and daughter on Tuesday unveiled an exhibition of the late gongfu actor's personal items, photographs and movie posters in Hong Kong.

The exhibit, which includes a boxing head guard and a pair of sunglasses used by Lee, is part of a tribute at the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival to the late actor, who died at the age of 32 on July 20, 1973. The festival is also hosting a seminar on his work on Sunday and screening nine of his movies in honour of what would have been his 70th birthday later this year.

'I think that he would be thrilled to know that his legacy has gone on and on for as long as it has and that it will continue to go on and inspire people for many, many more years to come,' said Lee's daughter Shannon Lee Keasler, 40, who attended the opening ceremony with her mother Linda Lee Cadwell, 65.

Lee became a chest-thumping source of Chinese pride by portraying characters that defended the Chinese and the working class from oppressors in films such as Return Of The Dragon. He died in Hong Kong in 1973 from swelling of the brain.

'I think my father continues to be really influential because he was unique. There hasn't really been anyone like him,' Lee Keasler said.

She said earlier that plans to convert her father's old house in Hong Kong - now used as an hourly love motel - into a museum and to build a new museum in Seattle, where Lee studied and taught martial arts, are in the fund-raising stage. -- Associated Press

 

[elephanto]

convert her father's old house in Hong Kong - now used as an hourly love motel - into a museum

I am sure the customers are inspired by the unique 'cat wails' & 'wooooo-yorrrrrrr' screams of Lee's fighting style .... in fact only the sounds are reminiscient of the old house' old owner these days ....

 

[Sideswipe]

That Channel 8 drama Bruce Lee story at 12 am weekdays ( ended already? ) is quite good to watch although they shouldn't have changed real life incidents like how Lee won the karate competitions when he was only a guest performer, not a contestant and why they made Lee so cocky and arrogant in the show...

 

[kensington]

I am sure the customers are inspired by the unique 'cat wails' & 'wooooo-yorrrrrrr' screams of Lee's fighting style .... in fact only the sounds are reminiscient of the old house' old owner these days ....

and along with plenty of pumpings and you know what other stretching and bonding orgasmic exercises, hahahaha....That house really lives up to its former owner's prowess and expectations.

 

[Ramseth]

Legend has it that one day, Bruce Lee approached Chuck Norris (Karate world champion and Hollywood star)...

BL : Hey Chuck, I'm working on a new movie. I'm planning a good fight scene at the Roman Colosseum. Can you be my co-star?

CN : Come on Bruce. You know I've never worked in Chinese movies before. And presumably, you're the star in the movie and you want to beat me in the scene.

BL : Actually, in the scene, I'm supposed to kill you, bare handed.

CN : Hahaha!!! Let's say, if you can beat me in a gentleman's sparring match, I'll consider taking a look at your script.

BL : OK, done.

As they said, the rest is history. Chuck Norris took up the role Bruce Lee offered in The Way Of The Dragon and that fight scene became and remains the greatest one-to-one fight scene in the history of movies, worldwide.

Bruce Lee's inch strike without special effect is still unmatched by any martial artisits or movie stars till today in terms of lightning speed and awesome spectacle. In fist fighting, a swinging of the arm is required gather momentum and strength. Bruce Lee didn't need that swing; his was sudden but power loaded strike within an inch.

In martial legworks, Jet Li's Huang Feihong Wuying Jiao is crap special effect compared to Bruce Lee's Flying 3 Kicks. He could leap high enough and kick fast enough to deliver 3 kicks midair before he landed. I don't think anyone ever since have achieved that. Jackie Chan's action stunts look comical compared to him.

Not only as creme de la creme pugilist, Bruce Lee was also par excellence as an actor. His facial expressions, diction and intonation in dialogies, body language gestures are all immortally remembered, studied and imitated by top actors since.

 

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That's my house..

The rundown house at 41 Cumberland Road in Hong Kong’s quiet Kowloon Tong district might escape the notice of passers-by if it weren’t for a sign signaling that it is a “love hotel”.
Rooms are offered for rent by the hour, with a discount rate of HK$205 (US$25) buying amorous couples three hours in a tatty room off a narrow hallway decorated with a poster of a topless blonde.
It is a far cry from when the building was the home of kung fu icon Bruce Lee in the years before his untimely death in 1973 at the age of 32.

“The house has definitely been altered,” said Shannon Lee, the actor’s daughter, who recalled snickering when she learned about the home’s love hotel status in her mid-teens.
In glaring contrast to its current appearance, the now 40-year-old Lee remembers a Japanese-style pond out front, pets running around and plenty of exercise space for her father.
“I have very fond memories of it – my father definitely valued his privacy and there was space for him to work out and the kids to run around.”
The fact that guests walk in the footsteps of the kung fu star might have faded into the mists of time had it not been for fans who rallied behind a plan to turn the hotel into a Lee memorial.
Following a public uproar, billionaire owner Yu Pang-lin agreed to cancel plans to sell the property, which he says is worth HK$100 million, and instead donate it to honour Lee’s legacy.
Yu has said the home should be renovated to include a museum, library, a cinema and martial arts area.
Others, including Bruce Lee Club chairman Wong Yiu-keung, want the original floor plan preserved so visitors can imagine how it looked when the actor lived there.
“It should be a memorial house. After all it’s his former residence,” Wong said.
Lee – who was credited with catapulting the martial arts film genre into the mainstream with films including “Fists of Fury” and the posthumously released “Enter the Dragon” – died after a severe reaction to pain medication.
His widow, now living in the US, has provided a rough blueprint of the home’s original layout to help restoration efforts.
“My mom is definitely behind it,” Shannon Lee said.
“I’m really in favour of (the memorial). It could be great for Hong Kong and great for my father and his legacy. I think the primary goal should be to preserve the house as much as possible to its original condition.
“The draw of this space was that it was his home,” she added. “That makes it very unique.”
A local design contest ended last month, but the memorial’s final look, building costs, who will pay them and when it opens remain unclear.
The tourism board is hoping the attraction can draw visitors from inside and outside the city, and boost Hong Kong’s hard-hit film industry.
A statue of Lee sits on Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars, but the daily South China Morning Post has described the lack of a more significant memorial to the Hong Kong-raised hero as a “travesty.”

 

[kensington]

Chuck Norris was once asked by a sports reporter, "who is the best fighter in the world?"

His reply "Bruce Lee"

The reporter asked again, "why?"

His now famous answer, "because no one beats Bruce Lee."

 

[elephanto]

too bad he is really like a meteor across our skies .... so bright so brief yet so enduring .....

He was very dedicated to his craft .... trained like mad ....
There will never be another .....

 

[Ramseth]

Bruce Lee used to be invited to events to perform demos. Classic Bruce Lee live stunt demos include the one in which Bruce Lee asked his opponent, are you ready? Opponent stood poised on guard and replied, I'm ready. Bruce Lee would ask again, are you sure you're ready? Opponent, replied yes, sur... Pock! Knock out!

When fighting or sparring, the fighter in ready onguard state looks at opponent's shoulder and waist for warnings of direction of movements to guard against. Against Bruce Lee, there's no guard except ability to absorb blows and pains well enough to recover and retaliate with heavier blows. That standard of fitness and martial skills is of world championship levels already, but even Chuck Norris conceded defeat.

There's only one martial discipline that could possibly beat Bruce Lee. That's boxing. Outweigh him by far in terms of both bodyweight and punchweight. Guard the vital bodypoints, absorb the blows and await the chance of a heavy knockout blow. But then, in boxing rules, that'd be unfair fight between heavyweight and lightweight.

 

[aurvandil]

There's only one martial discipline that could possibly beat Bruce Lee. That's boxing. Outweigh him by far in terms of both bodyweight and punchweight. Guard the vital bodypoints, absorb the blows and await the chance of a heavy knockout blow. But then, in boxing rules, that'd be unfair fight between heavyweight and lightweight.

It is too bad that Bruce Lee was born too early. I would pay a lot of $$$ to watch him fight against top muay-thai fighters. Not 100% sure that he would win.

 

[streetcry]

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[Ramseth]

It is too bad that Bruce Lee was born too early. I would pay a lot of $$$ to watch him fight against top muay-thai fighters. Not 100% sure that he would win.

You're born too late. He had fought Muay Thai champions before. He loved it because it allows use of legs (unlike boxing). He won, as Chuck Norris said, no one beats Bruce Lee. Muay Thai is very good at using elbows and knees as weapons to inflct pains on fleshier parts of the body. But it becomes easy to anticipate movements for trained pugilists. Muay Thai boxers aren't trained to leap; they're trained to stand their ground as stably as possible. To put it simply, Bruce Lee could stand three feet away and there's no way the Muay Thai boxer could hit him. But he could hit the Muay Thai in split second and withdraw back to position out of range.

Thais generally admire Bruce Lee buy in Muay Thai circles, they still avoid mentioning him. Thais still see Muay Thai as superior to Chinese (or other) martial arts but Bruce Lee was just an exception.

 

[aurvandil]

You're born too late. He had fought Muay Thai champions before.

Send me leh ... I only know of those boring fights with westerners.

 

[Frankiestine]

It is sad that his own son mirror his ill fated life...:(

I remembered catching the first of his few movies THE BIG BOSS at Jurong Drive in...I think this was followed by FIST OF FURY, ENTER THE DRAGON and the incompleted GAME OF DEATH...were there any other movies in between these few?

 

[postnew]

Jackie Chan's sidekick role in 'Enter The Dragon'.

 

[Frankiestine]

I didn't know that Jackie Chan actually had a role in Enter the Dragon?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Have u guys heard of rumors that bruce lee was killed by some silat exponent from indonesia?

The problem is that only indon media reported on it.

Now bruce lee is a world icon. Not only does the chinese media follow up on news on him so does the western media. If such a thing had really transpired that silat exponent would have become world famous.

Obviously that was BS thought up by the racist indon media that hates chinese ppl and would even create lies to elavate themselves.

 

[Ramseth]

I didn't know that Jackie Chan actually had a role in Enter the Dragon?

Sammo Hung 洪金宝 also had a cameo role in Game Of Death one of opening scenes in a boxing ring. In fact, Sammo Hung was the martial arts instructor 武术指导 (for other actors) in that movie. Sammo Hung, though fattish, is a true pugilist technically. Jackie Chan is crap stuntsman.

 

[Frankiestine]

Yes I remembered catching Sammo in one of BL movies...and got a real kick out of his spoof ENTER THE FAT DRAGON many years later..

 

[postnew]

Bruce lee is 大哥 but Sammo Hung is 大哥大.