Was rewatching the Bruce Lee Symphony (Gotta just keep on flowing) and saw a clip from this fight.
It is hard to stress how important Bruce Lee was to the western adoption of martial arts and martial sciences. Also his influence on film is still being felt; much of what we enjoy derives from techniques he pioneered. He was the first to popularize the idea that slow motion in a film can emphasize speed. This is also one of the first fights to play with the adaption meme; used to such great effect in Jet Li's Fist of Legend.
Now Chuck Norris deserves a lot of stick for morphing into a deranged right wing asshole; but he is one hell of a martial artist; and this fight really shows him at the height of his power. Some of the choreography/filming techniques are a little rough, but the grace and skill both of these men display is incredible. (Earlier in the film Chuck delivers a lovely Tomo nage throw and follows the roll to a mount and punch). So here's a round of applause for Chuck - the hairiest man in martial arts.
It is hard to stress how important Bruce Lee was to the western adoption of martial arts and martial sciences. Also his influence on film is still being felt; much of what we enjoy derives from techniques he pioneered. He was the first to popularize the idea that slow motion in a film can emphasize speed. This is also one of the first fights to play with the adaption meme; used to such great effect in Jet Li's Fist of Legend.
Now Chuck Norris deserves a lot of stick for morphing into a deranged right wing asshole; but he is one hell of a martial artist; and this fight really shows him at the height of his power. Some of the choreography/filming techniques are a little rough, but the grace and skill both of these men display is incredible. (Earlier in the film Chuck delivers a lovely Tomo nage throw and follows the roll to a mount and punch). So here's a round of applause for Chuck - the hairiest man in martial arts.