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Created on: May 21, 2009   Last Updated: May 24, 2009

Bruce Lee was an iconic legend to the world of martial arts and kung fu film in the late 1960's early 1970's, sadly he passed away at the early age of 32 and was burred at Lakeview cemetery in Seattle in late July 1973. Bruce Lee supposedly died from taking a headache tablet, he apparently lay down for a sleep and never woke up, his body mass was an extreme mystery seeing he was build like a brick and weight an estimated 7 stone! There are many different theories on how he died and we may never find out the truth. The theory and execution of the one inch punch is quite mind blowing, Bruce had a strict workout regimen to make his body, mind and internal energy great than anyone else's which enabled him to execute this amazing manoeuvre. The whole concept of the one inch punch wasn't the stretch of his body but coordination of the bodies movement and release of internal energy otherwise know as Chi or Ki in the martial arts world. This energy takes many years to build and isn't visible so critics are always asking questions weather it is real or is not.

Watching the demonstration video you will notice how he shifted his body side to side before striking, building up energy from the legs and up out through the arm for a stronger and more effective strike. This power is built up in the body through kata training and Tai Chi, you can increase and store internal energy through breathing into the daintier in the stomach and chest. Using this through perfect timing, movement and breath can make a strike as strong as being hit like a car, Bruce Lee was a true master of martial arts advanced methods and beyond. Bruce Lee made this look easy, he never lost a fight and made other master looks foolish, Bruce was a master of Wing Chun, a form very similar to sticky hands. The one inch punch was a great example to show that another form of strength can be used other than muscle and mass, his demonstrations such as the one inch punch and one finger press ups were proof of his internal power.

His new methods shocked the world of martial arts, his views and methods build the style of Jeet kun do which is basically the form of what MMA is today. His demonstration grew across the world and his career rocketed in the film industry. One of Bruce Lee's stunt men on set said in an interview it felt like being hit by car when Bruce hit you, the extensive training he went through every day is nothing anyone even knew off. Bruce took his fitness levels to a level know body had even known and understood everything about the body and mind.

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