KUNG FU vs. KARATE
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Chuck, simply cause he was a middle wieght and bruce was a light weight
I think they were friends, or at least knew eachother, they had to, they dominated the sport in their day. Chuck is no wanna be, he was the FIRST whitey recognized as a master by asia. Chuck fought in the diamand nationals in minneapolis every year back then, he was feared and took oppenents out with ease. In karate middle weight and light heavy weight are the toughest, you have the most competition, lightining quick, and they leave a huge ass bruise when they hit, lightwieths and heavy weights will tag you for the point, no power behind it most of the time, light heavys only have one tag ...the hammer, if your lucky its a punch and not a kick
a lot of people got into karate cause of chuck, bruce was more like a cartoon character
He studied Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do, both Korean martial arts, and became the first Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. This was a first in 4,500 years of tradition. He held the world middleweight karate champion title for six years, and was named Black Belt magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1969.
I think they were friends, or at least knew eachother, they had to, they dominated the sport in their day. Chuck is no wanna be, he was the FIRST whitey recognized as a master by asia. Chuck fought in the diamand nationals in minneapolis every year back then, he was feared and took oppenents out with ease. In karate middle weight and light heavy weight are the toughest, you have the most competition, lightining quick, and they leave a huge ass bruise when they hit, lightwieths and heavy weights will tag you for the point, no power behind it most of the time, light heavys only have one tag ...the hammer, if your lucky its a punch and not a kick
a lot of people got into karate cause of chuck, bruce was more like a cartoon character
He studied Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do, both Korean martial arts, and became the first Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. This was a first in 4,500 years of tradition. He held the world middleweight karate champion title for six years, and was named Black Belt magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1969.
correct me if im wrong, but didnt chuck train under bruce at one time early in his career... i think bruce lee is the baddest mofo ever to live. the many was literally the strongest man ever pound for pound and did i mention quick as h##l. he was an innovator of the sport and i dont ever remember hearing of chuck beating him ever. i thought bruce never lost... if ever chuck or anybody for that matter beat him will somebody PLEASe show some evidence.... a good friend of mine is a big fan of his.. myself i like MMA.. UFC,P.R.I.D.E.ete... 
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TONY60 said:
First of all, I must say Chuck isn't that great of a fighter anymore... more about this later. As to beating all of us on this site, maybe the rest of you, but I have fought on 3 US teams in World Open tournaments Full contact, and have been the captain once. I have fought people that would easily dispatch Chuck or Bruce in the peak of their training; side note, I got my butt handed to me by most of the people these people. Trust me, I have trained with Bruce's wife, and in his school.
Now back to the matter at hand. Before the fateful meeting of Chuck and Bruce, Norris was the superior fighter. However after training with each other for many years, Bruce became the better of the two.
No disrespect to either of these men, they are both extremely good fighters, but far from the top. I have paid my tribute to Bruce Lee's grave, as well as Brandon Lee's grave... Kinda had to, they are right next to each other.
scottchristian said:correct me if im wrong, but didnt chuck train under bruce at one time early in his career... i think bruce lee is the baddest mofo ever to live. the many was literally the strongest man ever pound for pound and did i mention quick as h##l. he was an innovator of the sport and i dont ever remember hearing of chuck beating him ever. i thought bruce never lost... if ever chuck or anybody for that matter beat him will somebody PLEASe show some evidence.... a good friend of mine is a big fan of his.. myself i like MMA.. UFC,P.R.I.D.E.ete...
There were several that beat Bruce Lee. There was a tournament that Chuck beat Bruce in. As well when Bruce Lee first started teaching in Seattle, and had to fight for the right to teach, he did lose that fight, as well as had his back broken. Even if it was a cheap shot, it was in the middle of a fight, and as the quote goes "All fair in love and war."
