another real fighter confirmed Bruce is real. That makes him and Gene Labelle, Chuck, Joe Lewis, Jim Kelly, The Gracies, Dan Inosanto..and many of today's MMA stars. Yet there are still Bruce haters saying Bruce is not a fighter, never compete in any fight, just an actor, started as a child actor, etc.. So bunch of keyboard and keypad warriors knows better than these real fighters and martial artist??
yeah...that 'seagal pooped' thing never happened. Several people that was on the set that day confirmed it as a make believe. While i agree on seagall being an asshole with co-workers, i do think making that story is not a wise thing to do.
Most of in your list are either under the payroll of Bruce Lee family or just paying respect to Bruce Lee for bringing martial arts to hollywood. Which paved the way for more interested people to do Martial Arts. None of them said Bruce Lee was a legitimate fighter. He was athletic but none of them said, he'd beat the shit out of anybody. The ones you listed would fuck up Bruce Lee anyway. Gene Lebell already did btw
He's right about Bruce having "a huge energy". If you look at his movies or his pictures, you can always sense this incredibly powerful aura radiating from him..
Jack Mehan Bruce fought everyday..in the kwoon you dumbfuck..those "competitions" were various SEPERATE private businesses trying to make a buck off the martial artists ,who were TRYING to make a name for themselves to open a dojo..these money making "competitions" did not represent the whole martial arts world but we're like Rave Parties put on by different groups for$$$..they WEREN'T the Olympics.
Jack Mehan And did you not HEAR Benny say Bruce was the best? Are you disrespecting Benny's opinion? Benny's a fighter,yet even he says Bruce was the best.( In real fighting) so you shit on Benny too!
How good it is to see someone who competed at a high level, one of the greatest in history, speaking so highly about BRUCE LEE, idol of all of us, thank you very much, Master Benny Urquidez, for this moment!! 💯🙏☯
I have the utmost respect for Benny. This is the real deal: Top Star. Top Unarmed Martial Artist. Top Instructor. Huge Charisma, fantastic generosity, humility,and strength of character. Long may you go on, Sir.
I never said that he did. Neither did Pheng Vang. Straw man argument. People who actually DID fight in tournaments and back in Bruce's day and had the chance to spar with him had respect for his fighting skill. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ncMIQS0ZLSY.html I don't think these people were liars. Not every skilled martial artist chooses the tournament route.
You may not understand what a straw man argument is. Pheng Vang didn't say Bruce Lee was the best fighter ever. That said the only way to know if fighter A could beat fighter B is if fighter A and fighter B fought or if fighter A beat someone who beat fighter B. Was Bruce Lee unproven in professional fighting? Yep. No argument. Does that mean that anyone who fought professionally could have beaten him? Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows? As for your argument that "fighting is not sparring" well sport fighting is not fighting either. Had Bruce gotten involved in point sparring, which was the main type of contest in the U.S. before he helped Joe Lewis invent American kickboxing, how would that have proven anything more than sparring? Rhetorical question. Bruce didn't like the restrictions of point sparring and wasn't a superfan even of "full contact." Sadly he was dead before MMA. But again, who knows? As for Tiger Woods golf coach, if Tiger said "He beat me in practice golf" I wouldn't dismiss that as not real golf.
@@johndrake5467 ok sure... if you call what they said "lots of respect".... he was mainly talking about himself with a passing word on a demo bruce lee did.... but sure, ok.
I always thought Benny was a pretty scary guy. So scary that in my thoughts I had doubts if Bruce could beat him. But after hearing how much respect he had for Bruce I realized it didn't matter who was better in my mind. Benny respects Bruce. That's good enough for me. And I really liked Benny after that. As great as Benny is he's got class and humility. A real martial artist would never speak against his hero. Martial Arts isn't just about skills. It's also about honor and respect. I think Benny's a real nice guy. Especially when he talks to kids and tells them good things about Bruce.
Thats a rap i take Benny very serious he has fought everyone he traveled the 🌎 he could easily say Bruce was trash and u would atleast have to respect his opinion so for him to say he was the best and he saw his energy he felt his power just from his presence this is the real deal. Thank u Benny much love
he didn't actually say shit about bruce lee.... only a cultist would take so much out of what he said... he was mainly talking about himself... damn you lee cultists.
When you have professionals talk about how fast and powerful Bruce Lee is after they trained with him , then people should take notice when someone else say he was a fake . R.I.P. Mr. Bruce Lee ( Dragon forever )
@@cuzz63 Bullshit. You need to read up on Joe Lewis comments about the man. Far cry from what you state. You don't know shit about Bruce Lee or Joe Lewis.
Mr Urquidez was the first martial artist that I studied under when I was 17. When I say study I mean a book. It was called Training and Fighting skills. I analyzed everything in that book and it was a treasure too me, it changed my life, sent me down a better path as I was a troubled youth. Sadly it was lost over time , I had so many foot notes entered in it. I later moved on to a host of other styles to complete my training. Many years later almost 36 I had forgotton how much influence his book had on me ( I never once watched a video of him ). Now I stumbled on a video of him and it is a tho I have known him my entire life. If anyone reads this and knows him please tell him Thank you. His book set a course in my life like a boat finally finding wind to sail..........Thank you, Mr Urquidez.
I have met Benny the jet as a teenager in pacific fair, Queensland gold coast Australia, i remember him shopping and he had a big suitcase, i walked right up to him bowed and shook his hand, i think that he was a little surprised that a kid in Australia was a fan and recognized him, also shaking his hand felt like shaking a large rough tree branch 😂i instantly thought wow warrior hands. Thank you Sensi Benny for taking the time to greet a fan 😊😂
Bruce had no interest in karate point fighting. Proper full contact didn't even come to America until after he was dead. Benny is a legend in his own right, but dissing Bruce is idiotic. There are far too many elite boxers, elite mma fighters and elite martial artists who idolize the guy. If he wanted to be a world champion, he would have been. 4 and a bit movies made in the 70s and they are still making documentaries about him. Wake up, Bruce was the real deal.
those mma fighters and other athletes never sparred nor saw him sparring so wouldnt know anything about his ability.They are referring to his philosophy and legacy,we cannot talk about someones fighting ability when they never fought anyone legitimate.Full contact kickboxing was in america from the late 60s.
bruce lee is real, naysayers want to test it, people who know and test bruce lee knows he is real, naysayers doubt ? go get sting by hornet, do people experience hornet sting hurt, doubter dont believe then get yourself sting
...and that is why, regardless of how debatable Bruce Lee's actual fighting skills were, he is the greatest martial artist of all time. Because Bruce Lee influenced so many people through his legacy of demos, teaching, philosophy, writing and his movies. Bruce is martial arts defined.
How humble from a guy lkike Benny Urquidez to say that Bruce Lee was the best. Mrs. Urquidez became among the best. Sifu Lee was certainly a great martial arts man that achieved great deeds in a relatively short time. I heard Jeff Speakman say that Ed Parker was the Einstein of martial arts to him. I feel the same way about Bruce. So maybe Bruce was a Isaac Newton... you know great innovators. But Bruce physical prowess were unbelievable. I achieve many of them, but I never was able to do that one inch punch Benny talks about. I like to hear stuff like that from old timers that knew Bruce Lee, because without making Bruce Lee a myth, he was, I think a great man and that in one's martial artist path of learning we should at one time explore a bit of his philosophy on fighting hand to hand. It is like a classic now that you should not miss.
I remember back in the early 70's, I was 15, watching a friend compete in the Kata competition at The Orange Coast College tournament. In walk, the Urquidez's brother's (Including Benny). They were beyond awesome! What a great bunch of Martial Arts Brother's!
Benny got me into boxing as I went from point fighting into Kick boxing (PKA) I got beat by a boxer in sparring and decided to purse boxing and became a Golden Glove Champion.
keith vitali told in a interview that during the shooting of jackie chan's wheels on meals in france (or is it yugoslavia..i forgot) if there wasnt any scene for them that day.. Benny would asked him to wander arround the city. They would walk in every dojos they could find and challenge everybody. It was Benny that did the fight. Keith was there just to accompany Benny. Kieth said "benny was so tough..he beat everybody in those dojos..". This man is a very tough guy. Period...
Benny Urquidez is a true champ, who fought in real fights all over the world, you don't need to think up some unbelievable stories to prove he is real. "Wheels on Meals" was filmed in Barcelona (Spain) by the way.
Benny Urquidez is one of the greatest fighters. We admire your work. I hope to meet you personally one day. We always remember it. Greetings from Chile.
The Tao of jkd pg117-123 has double/single leg takedowns, heelhooks, armlocks, chokes, the Twister, judo throws/trips. It's striking/grappling/wrestling, literally MMA 20 years before UFC 1
I love this man Beni he’s giving he’s respect for Bruce Lee Beni the jet I can listing your interview all the day I make sure that you are ready great fighter who come to ring with no doubt to fight Bruce Lee was very strong ahead of his time I think he said Bruce Lee was real deal
Love both these men. Bennie use to come into our Dojo in the 60s with Alex Chavez. I thought he was a super hero as a kid. Many years later Macado was a Ref for my son as a teen. He was so cool with him at 14 fighting adults. God bless you guys, many generations of fighters to come.
Wow. Just imagine looking over your division and seeing chuck norris and joe lewis and knowing you have to fight them and being 14 on top of it. Much respect sensei urquidez.
Wow. This Story is very spirituell to me. Seeing the high level of Energie of a Fighter. There are always mysticle experiences around real martial Artists. Not many like to talk about it in puplik. Thanks fore this inspiring Story from real man of martial Art.
God for all of the talk about Lee fighting these current, pampered superstars, Him fighting Benny? That would have been incredible... and both great sports /pure connoisseurs of the Arts
One of the producers of enter the dragon Paul heller clearly stated that realistically bruce was the best of all of the other fighters. He went on to say bruce was incredibly fast and had timing also reflexes he defied anyone to match to this day. Fred weintraub advised bruce when challenged to fight them after the film was completed. Ian Robinson uk.
Benny is soo humble. I can never forget watching a you tube video where he held a kicking pad for Chuck Norris and how he said Wow! Then shook his hand like it was hurt to make Chuck feel good. The kick was obviously lack any power lol. This many is humble, nice, gentleman and a good human being.
Thank you for sharing this video!!!!!! That’s amazing video!!!!!!! two legends talk about the greatest legend of all times and peoples sent by the Almighty, Bruce Lee !!!
I love the Machado family. All their lineage and students.the fact that these masters have taken the time to say kind words about bruce is so beautiful. .if he was alive..and was Brandon..they would be right by your side.for master urquidez I always refer to one of best fight scenes of all time ..with Jackie chan.the swinging hook kick blowing out candles.at my kenpo school we would rent those on VHS. I would sit in middle splits and watch all of the jet's tapes.and of course the epic ground system of my brother's the Machado's brilliant submission systems.💯🔥🥋😊 bruce is smiling from heaven
that's not what he said.... you people will see anything, no matter how benign.... he never said a word about bruce lee being the "real thing"..... he mostly talked about himself.
Daniel listen I never said he said that.I know that Bruce Lee was the real thing because I met Richard Bustillo personally,he was one of Bruce Lee’s very first students,and I know Jessie Glover was Bruce Lee’s first student in Seattle
@@tumbel99 bro.... come on man..... first off... what do you mean by the real thing? great philosophy, absolutely.... charismatic, without a doubt... great fighter, totally doubtful. great martial artist, absolutely. lemme just tell you.... people's students.... worship them 99 percent of the time... even today, even in little towns with small town instructors. so saying his students said something, is de facto not allowed as evidence. ALL evidence... common sense... point to a good martial artist... with a focus on the artist aspect.
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For one of the greatest to say Bruce was the best then every hater must STFU and bow down to the GOAT Bruce Lee . He didn’t say Chuck Norris or Joe Lewis or Mike Stone. Once again, he said, Bruce Lee.
Benny your a cool dude 😎 bro.... I can listen to Benny all day but I'm sure he'll give me a jumping turning back kick ,or something out the door haha.... A very humble guy. I've seen other martial artists docos but watching this gentleman, wow.... And talking about energy? I know of that energy and it's awesome. Hehehe Is Benny still with us in 2019? Does anyone know? Coz I'm gonna watch more of him 👍💪🤜🤛👌
After all of these years I just Google Benny's age and realized that he's 65 years old. I got into boxing via attempted to get into PKA Kick boxing after point fighting and became a Golden Glove boxing Champion. Thanks Benny for the inspiration.
To answer the question of people saying that Bruce Lee is for real as a fighter but he never actually fought the answer is simple. Anybody who is great at a sport and sees someone with talent for whatever it is they do and say that person is real can't really know unless that person gets into the ring so to speak. There have been unbelievably great golfers that nobody ever heard of but we're thought of to be great. Tennis the same. It only means something if you actually compete at the highest level and succeed. Bruce was awesome in front of the camera. That is where he shined let it be.
Yes, I saw a guy on the local basketball court running rings around the other local guys and knew he was NBA caliber until the college hoopsters showed up. Benny hero worshipped Bruce, he saw a demo as a kid and never saw Bruce actually fight.
This is so beautiful to hear masters talk about other legends.i love the Machado family and their brilliance in martial arts. I wish he was around to hear the jet talk about him.this brings tears to my eyes.💯🔥🥋😊
