Joe Lewis Tries To Teach Bruce Lee Karate........ Then This Happened

Joe and Bruce became great friends after this, Bruce offered Joe the role of Colt in Way Of The Dragon, but Joe refused to lose to Bruce in the movie, he wanted the fight at the end of the movie to be a draw, Bruce said no and they ended up arguing over that fact and the friendship was over. Bruce offered the role of Colt to Chuck instead, and the rest is history.

I was at the world championship in Longbeach 1967. It was awesome, still remember and I’m now 77 years old.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear" ~Bruce Lee

It speaks very highly of Joe Lewis's character that after the demo -- in which Lee clearly out-did him -- Lewis bowed in respect to Bruce. Grace and humility of a bygone era.

I never get tired of watching Bruce. It's amazing how his popularity never seems to fade. Hopefully, if there's a heaven he's looking down and able to see how much he's loved and all the people that he's inspired.

I was in High School in Seattle in 1962 or 63 when Bruce Lee visited my school. We were told that there was going to be an early morning meeting of the Lettermans Club just before an all school assembly. At the meeting was this short young Chinese guy, We were told his name but the name didn't stick at that time. He came around and talked with each of us personally for a few minutes and he was trying to teach a martial art. In 1963 (or so) we didn't know what that was. Anyway, he shook hands with each of us and we were off to the assembly. It was in the school gym. Turns out this guy was the center of that assembly and demonstrated his talents. I even saw him do this punch. He got one of our very husky football players to volunteer to take the punch. After the assembly we soon forgot about the whole thing and went on being 16, 17 year old kids. Years later I managed to put 2 and 2 together and figure out who the guy was. At that time he wasn't famous. That is how I met Bruce Lee. Since then I have been to him and his sons' graves many times as I have family at the same place.

Only if Bruce was around to witness this and see how much he is respected even today

Thanks for the great video of these two legends. My father and Joe Lewis served together in the Marines in 1964-65 and earned their black belts in Shotokan karate (the style developed by the great Gichin Funakoshi) in a dojo in Okinawa. My Dad was the only other heavyweight, so worked with Lewis every day, which he said was brutal, especially his side kick. Lewis earned his black belt in 7 months, my Dad in 11. Besides work, they had little else to do, and focused on their karate day and night. Dad said Lewis would have him hold his feet while he walked on his knuckles on the concrete of the dojo floor and out on the streets and footpaths, until Lewis' striking knuckles were like horns. He said Joe Lewis is the baddest man he ever met.

The thing that I most admired about Bruce Lee was how deep a thinker he was, a great philosopher. His mind made him a great fighter. This gave him an edge. Planting the seeds of doubt in your opponents mind and it will grow into a forest of fear, then you become lumberjack that chops them down.

It’s still amazing to watch Bruce Lee in action. Even after so many years of his passing. Makes you wonder what else he could have shown us if he had been alive for longer.

Bruce asked people to be yourself and find your own path rather than copy/follow others - that's a real true master sole.

A former student of Bruce Lee once asked him 'You teach fighting yet you preach peace, how do you reconcile the 2?' Bruce beautifully replied 'It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war'.

Just phenomenal!!! I’ve idolised him for 48 years now and still am amazed at what he could do (all those years ago) and I’ve still not seen anyone who can replicate him! What an absolute tragedy that he died so young.

Bruce was a legend of all around symmetry and conditioning. He was born special and MADE into what he was. A philosopher and a student

The man in the left side of the screen with the Super 8 camera needs to be found. His films would be a treasure for us!

Bruce was just showing his samples with great safety and concern, it's really amazing to see as he was explaining the guy how dangerous and precise the shot was going to be mind blowing....

A man before his time, it's a damn shame that we get these great ones but we lose them too early in life.

There will never be another Bruce Lee. Taken too early, as he was not done teaching the world, martial arts and philosophy. Bruce Lee was a very, very special human being

Bruce Lee was my hero way back then, in the 1970´s, and still today, in July 2021.

The way he adjusts the position of the chair, knowing full well its time for this guy to sit down. Absolute savage.