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Bruce Lee – Don’t Sweat the Technique

September 23, 2009 | Author: Matthew | Filed under: Martial Arts, Movies, modern arts

While doing research for my previous article (you’ll notice the term sweat appearing in both of these posts), I ran across an awesome youtube video. Someone set a montage of clips from Bruce Lee movies to the tune of ‘don’t sweat the technique’ by Eric B. and Rakim. It makes for a very enjoyable watch.

It’s easy to forget what made Bruce Lee so dynamic and dominant. Check out a little bit of this video and you’ll remember:

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For anyone who hasn’t had the pleasure of seeing a Bruce Lee movie, I recommend them highly. Here is a helpful hand in locating them:

Enter the Dragon (The most famous film. A martial arts epic!)

Return of the Dragon (Actually filmed before Enter the Dragon but renamed in America to capitalize off the success of Enter. Still Awesome)

Chinese Connection (Some consider this movie to have the best plot and message)

Fists of Fury (Bruce Lee’s breakout film)

Game of Death (This one is barely a movie, but still has good fight sequences)

Bruce Lee always preached fluidity and economy of motion. Certainly he didn’t sweat the technique, which is one reason why he was so great!

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For those of you who have seen the movies, help the newbies with your recommendations in the comments below!

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  • Remo1366
    My vote,Chinese Connection, for it's excellent plot and some great fight scenes.Really,you can't go wrong, just grab one and enjoy the way the man moved...truly like water.
  • agreed - it's all money in the bank.
  • Great find!

    Regarding the poll, I voted for enter the dragon. However, I do think that if Game of Death was finished with the remaining fights and movie it would have outclassed most fighting films ever produced up to this day. He was planning on having Taky Kimura apparently as one of the pagoda masters and probably would have went for a couple more great fighters of the day. Such a shame that the good die young.
  • What about dragon - a bruce lee story?

    Pffft!
  • Well Bruce Lee wasn't in that. So NOPE.
  • Dang! I hate you by the way..


    Just FYI.

    <3
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  • I've actually just noticed... In that video... Bruce hardly (as apposed to popular belief) ever chokes up on his nunchaku. Once or twice when he's making a transition, and then his slides back down.

    How about that?!
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