Bruce Lee and Jet Li are some of the most legendary silver screen warriors in history. Their personal history and training is also very important, but they have one important thing in common: they both kick from behind like no other.
First, a quick look at their fighting bios suggests that both superstars are top notch. Standing just over 5 feet by 7 inches, Bruce has a slight height advantage over Jet Li, who is just over 5 feet by 5 inches tall. Jet Li, however, has more formal awards than Bruce Lee. Jet Li spent his youth competing in wushu championships as part of the country’s most elite martial artists. Bruce Lee was a rebellious teenager who accidentally became interested in kung fu and began to learn Wing Chun under the influence of Yip (Yip) Man, the legendary master of the creative arts.
Would Jet Li Beat Bruce Lee?
Jet Li is a skilled martial artist and perhaps one of the most brilliant gems of the Chinese martial arts training system. However, it is debatable how well he would have done in a real fight. As Jet Li himself says on his website, at a very young age, his training was mainly focused on politically sensitive performances with carefully rehearsed choreography. When he was a boy, he traveled the world with an elite group of martial artists, so when he had to demonstrate his skills in front of, say, President Richard Nixon, he didn’t do it by kicking Sly Dick in the air. nose. There’s also the fact that even if he was a real fighter, his favorite martial art is still wushu, which, as the Neurologica blog points out, is quite vulnerable against a fairly versatile MMA fighter. The prospect of a real fight with Bruce Lee doesn’t look too good for Lee at the moment, but let’s see!
Bruce Lee Almost Win Jet Li:
Bruce Lee’s fame-driven personality and penchant for defying tradition made many classic martial artists blush. This resulted in quite a few opponents getting in his way, and Lee did struggle with some of his traditionalist detractors. Bruce reportedly knocked out a karateka named Yoichi Nakachi in just 11 seconds by punching his opponent in the skull so hard that it broke. Skilled kung fu master Wong Jack Man performed significantly better, but Lee still managed to get him to give up in about seven minutes. This fight took place in 1964.
Just imagine what a fully dedicated Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee, in his prime, could do with a traditional Chinese martial artist, especially one like Jet Li, who focused his skills on performance rather than punching in the face. .
So, based on all this, Bruce Lee could probably just end the fight with one inch. even Chuck Norris—a legitimate and near-invincible fighter who personally knew Lee and sparred with him—praises the Jeet Kune Do master’s abilities to the skies and becomes oddly evasive and philosophical when asked which of them would win in a fight. struggle.
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