Top 10 Reasons Bruce Lee May Have Been Superhuman
10.
The Dragon Flag
Bruce Lee was fanatical about fitness; according to his widow Linda Lee, there was never a
moment Bruce wasn't working out (the guy would watch TV doing full splits).
Of all the muscles in the body, Lee was most concerned with building up his core, as he
believed that the core (stomach area) is used in almost all movement, hence was greatly
important to martial arts.
Is his quest to improve his core strength, Lee invented something now known as the Dragon
Flag, in his honor.
If you couldn't guess already, it's considered one of the most difficult core exercises out
there.
Because Lee didn't mess around.
Stallone may have brought the move to peoples attention in Rocky 4, but Lee took it to another
level, reportedly being able to support his entire frame on the edge of a bench, with
only his shoulders touching anything, all while the rest of his body remained perfectly
rigid and horizontal to the ground.
Just imagine for a second that you'd been scheduled to fight Lee, and heard all of these
rumors about him, only to see him floating in mid air.
You'd run away from that set so fast that you'd explode through time to the premiere
of the movie in which he kicks your ass.
9.
Catching Rice With Chopsticks
Remember that scene in the Karate Kid were Pat Morita catches a fly with chopsticks?
Yeah, Bruce Lee topped that.
It was reported that Bruce was so keen to increase his reflexes, that he would throw
rice into the air and try to catch it on the way down.
Because being able to react to a small piece of rice travelling straight down is clearly
the best way to prepare for large men trying to punch you.
Martial arts!
Although seemingly impractical, the sheer amount of dexterity and skill required for
such a feat meant that his hands had to be permanently balled into fists near women,
so their hips wouldn't detach themselves from their body, and instinctively run towards
him.
Probably.
8.
He Was Too Strong For Regular Heavy Bags
In his time, Lee used a multitude of custom-built exercise machines that were usually created
just for him by a close friend, James Lee.
Some of them were made due to requests from Lee himself; others were built out of sheer
necessity.
Lee's heavy bag is an example of the latter.
Coming from an unknown source, Lee's custom heavy bag literally taunted others with its
immense size.
Normal heavy bags clock in at around 70 pounds, with some clocking in at a much meatier 150.
Lee's weighed THREE-HUNDRED POUNDS.
And it was filled with friggin' metal.
Not because he was showing off, but because he literally couldn't use a lighter, non-metallic
one without breaking it.
There are conflicted, and often confused, stories that claim Lee was able to kick a
heavy bag clear through the ceiling.
Though he may not have ever done that, he did give a guy whiplash by kicking one too
hard.
Seriously.
7.
One-Fingered Pushups.
One-Armed Pullups
How many push-ups could you do right now?
If the answer is anything other than "so many the Earth will think I'm trying to mate with
it," you're just not up to the standards of Bruce Lee.
In his younger days, Lee reportedly liked to show off while training.
And one of his favorite tricks was one-fingered push ups.
It's exactly what it sounds like, and Bruce did them for no other reason than to show
that he could.
What's your party trick?
Bet it seems kind of sucky now, doesn't it?
Bruce's immense strength wasn't just limited to his fingers either; he was also able to
do one-armed pull-ups, with some sources claiming he was able to bust out 50 like it wasn't
even a big deal.
Of course, this ability wasn't unique to Bruce, but the fact he did it simply because he could
kind of makes you proud to live in a world where his biceps existed.
6.
The One-Inch Punch
This is one of Lee's more famous feats, and it's no surprise why.
Lee was able to summon so much power in his arms, that he could knock a fully grown adult
male over from less than an inch away.
That's a feat so impressive that scientists poked around in martial artists' brains, just
to see how such a thing was even possible.
There's even rare footage of Lee doing the one-inch punch on a wooden board, presumably
just so trees watching at home would know their place.
And there are stories about him using it on inner city school kids, because Bruce valued
teaching the next generation.
Lesson one: don't mess with him.
5.
You Literally Couldn't Punch Him
Bruce Lee, being a huge star who was famous for being really, really good at fighting
people, naturally spent a lot of his time being challenged to street fights, because
people in the '70s were shockingly stupid.
The fights almost always ended the same way: with Bruce shrugging them off, because fighting
random passers-by served no purpose.
Sometimes though, the challengers just plain insisted, and thus Bruce had to get nasty.
In his life, there were three verified times Lee was challenged to a fight, and none of
his opponents could even land a single hit on him' he was simply too fast.
When he was challenged on the set of Enter the Dragon, Bruce took apart his opponent
by deftly avoiding every blow, and by locking him against a wall.
He then stood him up, and give him a lesson.
Admittedly, I fail to see the logic in teaching a guy who starts random street fights how
to better beat people up.
I won't question it though, purely because I'll be dead one day and I'll have to justify
my decision to Lee and his ghost army.
4.
He Could Grab A Coin Out Of Your Hand, And Replace It With Another Coin
Lee's speed is so legendary that most cheetahs have a photo of him on their walls, and Usain
Bolt has to watch his movies in slow motion.
One of Lee's most impressive feats of speed, was his ability to snatch a coin from your
hand.
The usual protocol would be Lee placing a coin in your hand, after which he'd stand
a few feet away.
He'd then instruct you to close your palm as soon as you saw him move.
When you saw the blur of movement that was Bruce Lee, you'd snap your hand shut and feel
a round object.
Your smugness would only last so long though, since your next sight would be Lee smiling
while holding your coin, leaving you to open your own hand and see a different coin that
Lee had placed there in less than a second.
This was usually the last thing most fans saw before their heads exploded out of frustration.
It's no surprise that Lee died young; he clearly experienced time at twice the rate normal
people do.
3.
He Was Too Fast For Cameras Of The Time To Film
It's an oft-repeated fact that Lee's movements were too fast for cameras to film, so they
had to slow down the footage.
Well, there's some truth to that.
For some reason though, people seem to miss out the coolest part.
When this problem first arose, Lee was on the set of the Green Hornet, where he noted
that all of the fight scenes simply showed him standing still while people fell over
in front of him.
For some reason the show's producer didn't like the idea of a sidekick with magical mind
powers, so he asked Lee to slow down, which he did, which produced a blur instead.
Lee was so fast, that he had to slow down to first be seen as a blur.
This is the first time that sentence has been used about something other than an overweight
person eating.
2.
He Once Dislocated A Guy's Shoulder, With A Slap
If you're going to claim someone has superhuman powers, it makes sense to show them completely
outclassing a regular person.
Because this is Bruce Lee though, how about we have him outclass a highly trained martial
artist instead?
As noted, Bruce required special training equipment that could cope with his power.
On occasion though, he would spar and train with people stupid enough to stand within
kicking distance of Bruce Lee.
That distance, by the way, was also known as any country Bruce Lee was currently in.
In one such case, it's noted that Bruce dislocated a guy's arm during training.
When confronted, Bruce became genuinely confused since according to him, "it was more of a
slap than a punch."
Just read that back; Bruce was so much stronger than regular people, he could dislocate their
shoulders with something he considered a light slap.
Holy crap, what happened when he actually hit someone with full force?
Well ...
1.
His Kicks Literally Sent People Flying Through The Air
For all his strength and training, Bruce Lee rarely ever showed his true power.
Mainly because, as shown, he was capable of injuring people just by standing too close
to them.
However, Bruce did have one trick he liked to use.
One of Lee's most treasured possessions was his training shield, which he reportedly took
everywhere with him.
One of his favorite "pranks" was to have people hold this shield and let him kick them.
During the time he was alive, these were words that undertakers had pre-inscribed on tombstones,
just in case.
The amount of power he put into each kick varied, but it's noted that he could easily
lift people into the air with one of his blows.
When you're able to make other people escape Earth's gravity, simply by kicking them, it's
only a matter of time until God takes notice, and brings you to Heaven
to serve as his personal bodyguard.