- He was a martial artist, actor, teacher, and philosopher.
He is widely considered to be one of the most influential
martial artists of all time.
He is often credited with helping change the way Asians
were presented in American films.
He is Bruce Lee and here are his top 10 rules for success.
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- You see, actually, I do not teach, you know, karate
because I do not believe in styles anymore.
I do not believe that there is such thing as
Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting
or whatever way of fighting because unless human being
have three arms and four legs,
we will have a different form of fighting,
but basically we have only two hands and two feet.
So styles tend to not only separate man
because they have their own doctrines and then
the doctrine became the gospel truth, you know,
that you cannot change.
But if you do not have style,
if you just say, well, here I am, as a human being,
how can I express myself totally and completely?
Now that way you won't create a style because style
is a crystallization, you know?
That way it's a process of continuing growth.
When I look around, I always learn something.
That is, to be always yourself and to express yourself.
To have faith to yourself.
Do not go out and look for a successful personality
and duplicate it.
Now that seems to me that that is the prevalent thing
happening in Hong Kong.
Like they always copy mannerism, but they never start
from the very root of his being and that is how can I be me?
A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.
Not thinking, yet not dreaming.
Ready for whatever may come.
When the opponent expand, I contract.
When he contracts, I expand.
When there is an opportunity, I do not hit.
It hits all by itself.
Often times people come up and say,
"Hey Bruce, are you really that good?"
I said, well, if I tell you I'm good
probably you will say I'm boasting.
But if I tell you I'm no good, you'll know I'm lying.
I said empty your mind.
Be formless, be shapeless.
Like water.
Now you put water into a cup
it becomes the cup.
You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle.
You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.
Now water can flow or it can crash.
Be water my friend.
In case you have missed the recent news,
Jeet Kune Do, of which I am the founder
has been elected and accepted into the
Black Belt Hall of Fame in America.
This marks the first time a recently developed
form of martial art is nationally accepted
though Jeet Kune Do is not thousands
or even hundreds of years old.
It started in around 1965
by a dedicated and intensified man called Bruce Lee
and my martial art is something that no serious
martial artist can ignore.
I have no fear of opponent in front of me
but I am very self-sufficient.
They do not bother me
and that should I fight
should I do anything
I have made up my mind and that's it, baby.
You better kill me before.
What was that, an exhibition?
We need emotional content.
Try again.
That's it.
How did it feel to you?
- Let me think.
- Don't think, feel.
It is like a finger pointing a way to the moon.
Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss
all that heavenly glory.
- Well, you know, everyone talks to me about Bruce Lee
because Bruce Lee and I were very good friends
and we trained together for like three years
before he left for Hong Kong to pursue his movie career.
I didn't hear anything from Bruce for like two years.
Then out of the blue, Bruce calls me.
He says, "I've done two movies in Hong Kong
and they're really successful.
I want to do a movie now with a fight scene
that everyone will remember
and I want to do the fight scene in the coliseum in Rome
and I want you to be my opponent."
At that time I held the world title
and kiddingly I say to Bruce, "Well who wins, Bruce?"
And he said, "I win, I'm the star of this movie!"
And I said, "Oh, I see.
You want to beat the world champion."
He says, "No, I don't, I want to kill the world champion."
(screams)
- Thank you guys for watching.
I made this video because the B-Thong asked me to.
So if there's a famous entrepreneur you want me
to profile next, leave it in the comments below
and I'll see what I can do.
I'd also love to know which of Bruce Lee's tips
you find most relevant, most helpful, most practical.
Leave a comment below and I'm curious to see
how the discussion goes.
Thank you so much for watching.
Continue to believe and I'll see you soon.