Legend of Bruce Lee and some facts you never knew about

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Who doesn't believe Bruce Lee is the king of Martial arts? If you are one of them as I am, you are going to love these facts about the Master.

Excerpts from "10 Kick Ass Facts About Bruce Lee"

Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973). Image: Lexinatrix [Flickr] through Neatorama

3. Bruce Lee Never Lost a Fight
Well, actually he lost a fight only once in his life: when he was 13 years old. This loss actually prompted Bruce to learn martial arts from a Wing Chun master named Yip Man. After other students learned that Bruce wasn’t pure Chinese, they refused to let him train in their class. Yip Man had to train him privately.

8. Bruce Lee was Strong
In 1964, Bruce was invited to a karate championship in Long Beach, California. There he performed his famous "One Inch Punch," where he would deliver a devastating blow from only an inch away, sending his opponent flying back!

Bob Baker of Stockton, whom Bruce hit, said "I told Bruce not to do this type of demonstration again. When he punched me that last time, I had to stay home from work because the pain in my chest was unbearable."

… and Fast!
Most martial art films are sped up to make fighting scenes appear fast, but not Bruce Lee’s. His moves were too fast to be captured on the regular 24 frames per second film - so they had to film him at 32 fps, and run the film slower so you can see his moves.

Read more interesting things about Bruce Lee at Neatorama.

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