Bruce Lee died because he was allergic to marijuana. He slipped into a coma and died.
Why was he taking the sleeping powder (allegedly containing marijuana)? He suffered from headaches that he developed. Why did a young, healthy, athletic man develop headaches when most practicing martial artists of the day did not? Good question! I offer one explanation.
Correct breathing allows for increased cardiovascular function and stamina. Poor breathing can actually cause capillaries to burst, sometimes even causing death. Fact not speculation. Every well-educated athlete knows this. Ask your doctor.
Bruce Lee did not cause nunchaku's to become illegal. Morons who couldn't handle a nunchaku and damaged themselves and others because they knew nothing about it caused nunchakus to become illegal. Bruce Lee actually hated weapons, using the body as a weapon is enough. The weapons in the movies were just for entertainment.
As I have said; the idiots inspired by BL made Nunchaku illegal. The uneducated and untrained played with a technology they could not understand. (there are no such things as Nunchucks, Numchucks or Nunchackus BTW). Without his insistence on using them in a movie, they would not have gained great, undue exposure.
He was taught to use them by Tadashi Yama^^^^a. My dad introduced the two. He was part of that community at the time...subsequently, so was I. That's how I know the whole story.
No he opened the gates of martial arts to everyone, not some exclusive club.
There was never a restriction on martial arts...except on those deemed by instructors as poor student material. "Opening up" martial arts to everyone has never been a good policy. Just as giving everyone loaded weapons. Would you give children, criminals or the insane loaded weapons? You probably would. Martial arts are not toys. They are loaded weapons.
Battle cries are a natural element of martial arts, correct breathing and imposing your adversary come together in this. Bruce had his own unique way of doing this. He is not responsible for people copying his battle cry.
Lee's own technique is at issue. It is believed to be what killed him. When you demonstrate anything in public entertainment, you
are responsible for inspiring them. That is the reason for the disclaimer "don't attempt at home" etc.
A disgusting statement. You should be ashamed.
Ashamed? For what exactly? His reputation in Hollywood was not a favorable one among the people who had to deal with him closely. A perfect example was his total lack of control with his fight choreography. Stuntmen frequently got injured because he had little, if any, control of his technique. This led to more that one beating by stuntmen who were tired of his conduct.
Control BTW, is a critical feature of martial arts. If you cannot control your technique, it is called poor technique. If you cannot control yourself, it is called bad character. People of bad character are usually not acceptable in the martial arts...unless they are willing to learn to change.
Source? You can really talk some trash.
Fact not trash. Sorry to burst your bubbles, but you need to know. My sources are multiple and real. Yours are fan magazines and movies. Just because you have pictures, doesn't make it real. Ever see the National Enquirer?
People who are truly important to martial arts are people you probably never heard of. It is a community that still closed to anyone not acceptable to those who teach. Bruce Lee did nothing to change this. Thank goodness.