R.I.P Bruce Lee but....

[Julius Rain]

JKD is NOT a ring SPORT. I spent a number of years learning to kick you in the balls and run off. I learnt to hit you first and run off.

What don't you understand about this difference?

The punching was the same as when I was boxing - except we hit pads with NO gloves - you don't get to wear gloves on the street. When boxing I felt I could punch through walls because my hands were taped.

One 'technique' I was able to transfer from JKD to boxing was when you are is opposite stance, they jab, you jab bridging across theirs and pivot. Both as defence as the bridge deflects their punch down and in the essence of JKD an attacking move. I was able to use this sparring with a professional boxer.

We kicked and got kicked wearing shoes/trainers - no barefoot crap.

First time I ever sparred was with a karate guy who sparred every week. Guess how that went. He was jumping spinning kicking all over the place barefoot and kicked the shit out of his legs.

I'm not saying there has not been a load of shit spouted about Lee but it's like saying everything about Krav Maga is shit because no one in the UFC is doing it. It was never designed to be.

It don't take years to learn to kick someone in balls and ran off. Anybody without training can do that. What makes you think that is special and would easily end a fight or even landing it on somebody who expect that. It the same thing you people say, mma or boxing is a sport and has rules. mma fighter or boxer will still be the same fighter inside the ring or not. You don't think they are not aware of this and you don't think if they decide to kick you in your balls they wont do it because they handicap themselves with rules to satisfy politicians and those other pussies?

Here if you don't want to listen to me listen to Bas Rutten a real fucking fighter!

[Julius Rain]

I'm disappointed in how many of you are deluded. I don't have time to reply to all of you but fuck it. You guys can go ahead a pay hundreds of dollars to so called "masters" and believe the nonsense art and think its all effective.

This is my personal opinion and you guys can have yours. Bruce Lee is an actor not a figher. JKD is Bruce Lees creation. I give him credit for going outside of his traditional kung fu or wing chun but my problem with him is he gets all the credit because of his fame. The real fighters unknown will always have more of my respect. Like I said, Bruce was good at talking or teaching about how to swim but he stayed on the shoreline while real guys who trained to test themselves fought in Pancrase, Pride, UFC were the true fathers of MMA. Bruce talked about cross training and actually calling it his own "JKD" but like a good actor he was never really it.

By the way Missy, I don't know who you know or train with but gloves or shoes vs bare hands or bare foot, none of that even matters. If you can fight you can fight with or without wraps or clothes or shoes.