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As someone who has studied martial arts for over 20 years, I can say
with absolute certainty that Bruce Lee is the greatest martial artist
to have ever lived . So far anyway. I am not saying that someone will
not come along & contribute more than he did , but it's hard to
imagine how. The reasons are this. 1) In his youth, Bruce mastered his
traditional art of Wing Chun Kung Fu. But unlike most other martial
artists, He was not so closed minded that He thought Kung Fu
techniques were the only effective ones - or that they were all
superior to the techniques of other styles of fighting. Bruce realized
that using only traditional Kung Fu or only one fighting style for
that matter was restricting and not ultimately doing the opposite of
what that art was created for, defending yourself.

Bruce wrote a book called The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. It is the greatest
book of all time in terms of martial arts books. Reading that book
made Me truly understand what Bruce Lee truly meant to the world of
martial arts & the world in general. I have been asked in interviews
who I would most like to meet & I always say there are two people
1)Bruce Lee & 2) Elvis Presley. Bruce Lee is the original Mixed
Martial Artist. In his book you will find complex diagrams he drew
outlining his vision of a true unrestricted fighting system. His
philosophy was that anything that worked was part of Jeet Kune Do. He
outline Grappling, Western Boxing, & every other effective means of
defending yourself that he had ever been exposed to. Bruce had the
puching power of a heavyweight boxer at 140 pounds. His speed was
mindblowing. Gordon Solie would have said about Bruce Lee "He's not
quick, He's sudden!".

Along with what he contributed to the fighting aspect of martial arts,
He was just as much a philsopher. What is called Mixed Martial Arts
today has many men who are great fighters, however when you see a guy
like Tank Abbott ( who I personally think has huge heart & gives 100%
everytime he fights) called a martial artist, I think the term is used
out of context. He's a great fighter. double tough. But martial arts
involves discipline & spiritualism. So many guys now fighting pay no
attention to that aspect at all. Bruce Lee is the ultimate martial
artist.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion on the matter. This is mine. 

Sean


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