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Originally Posted by IPON
I think this is the point. I completely understand what Ghost is saying when Bruce is mentioned it is like he was some unstoppable God. Now could he fight I am sure he could, was he an unstoppable force of nature ...no. And it is cultish in the JKD comunity one somewhat off remark of bruce or any JKD person is always met with somekind of brainwashed remarks. There is some good JKD but to be honest it really is a small amount becuase of how bastardized the style/philosophy is.
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yeah... many people do twist things out of proportion. i just felt that it wasn't fair for people to brush his fighting abilities off just cos he didn't compete, had no filmed fight footage, and was a movie star. if we simply write him off as a fighter cos of these few factors, then we're writing off a good lot of people, masters and instructors. i don't know why people don't see his one-time boxing victory or open demonstrations with thousands of witnesses as an indication that he could at least fight. he wasn't demonstrating flashy moves, kicks or somersaults like many demonstrations consist of. he demonstrated actual contact stuff that wasn't pre-arranged like other demonstrations. i never said Godlike, just that he could fight. i mean, it's a big difference if they brushed him off cos there were witnesses that saw him lose fights or challenges consistently. but to date, it's the other way round. he's no God, no one is.. but i'm sure he wasn't a pushover either.
i hope people disputing this can give some concrete statements or evidence that really proved he couldn't fight, not blind assumptions, because so far in all the other boards, i have seen none but generalized insults and comments over his ability. look, even accounts on why he couldn't fight, given by people who knew him, would be interesting to see too. at least something to even the scales of his Godhood.
not competing is simply not good enough to cancel someone off as an able fighter. i'm sure we all have friends that we know, who can really handle themselves well in most situations, but refuse to compete because of personal principles or some code of ethics they refuse to budge from. maybe bruce really didn't dare to compete cos he couldn't fight, i don't know, but can we see some real evidence of that, instead of blind assumptions?