- 10/29/2014
Action (1971) 146 minutes ~ Color
Original Title: Tang shan da xiong
Alternate Title: The Big Boss
Chen (Bruce Lee), a country boy decides to live with relatives in the city. Fearing for her son’s life Chen’s mother asks him to take a vow of non-violence before he leaves home. He agrees to take the request and leaves the countryside to live with his Family. His oath is abruptly challenged when he learns that his cousins are linked to a local crime scheme and have gone missing. Chen becomes pressured to destroy the ‘Big Boss’ and the villains involved with his Family’s disappearance, and must take Action. Lee is faced with a choice…break a pledge to his mother…or let his Family die?
Directors: Wei Lo and Chia-hsiang Wu
Writer: Wei Lo
Stars: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi and James Tien
Original Title: Tang shan da xiong
Alternate Title: The Big Boss
Chen (Bruce Lee), a country boy decides to live with relatives in the city. Fearing for her son’s life Chen’s mother asks him to take a vow of non-violence before he leaves home. He agrees to take the request and leaves the countryside to live with his Family. His oath is abruptly challenged when he learns that his cousins are linked to a local crime scheme and have gone missing. Chen becomes pressured to destroy the ‘Big Boss’ and the villains involved with his Family’s disappearance, and must take Action. Lee is faced with a choice…break a pledge to his mother…or let his Family die?
Directors: Wei Lo and Chia-hsiang Wu
Writer: Wei Lo
Stars: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi and James Tien
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Short filmTranscript
00:00:00["The Star-Spangled Banner"]
00:00:30["The Star-Spangled Banner"]
00:00:44We're here outside Madison Square Garden
00:00:46for the 1979 World Karate Championships.
00:00:49To my right, one of the key organizers of the event,
00:00:52Aaron Banks, who earlier in the week
00:00:54created great controversy with his startling new remarks
00:00:57about the death of Bruce Lee
00:00:59Aaron, I wonder if you'd mind repeating
00:01:01some of your remarks for our TV audience.
00:01:04Well, I believe Bruce Lee was murdered
00:01:05by something called the touch of death
00:01:07or the vibrating palm.
00:01:08This is where a person can touch somebody
00:01:10in a particular area of their body
00:01:12in a way that can reverse or change
00:01:14the normal bodily functions.
00:01:16The result is that within three or four weeks,
00:01:19the person will drop dead.
00:01:21So somebody was out to get Bruce.
00:01:23I think so, perhaps he just was revealing
00:01:26too much of the Chinese martial arts.
00:01:28You know, like taking the mystery out of it all.
00:01:31The secret of karate is power,
00:01:34internal power from the ear.
00:01:37The vibrating palm, how does it work?
00:01:40It's internal power.
00:01:41The Chinese scriptures call it the chi,
00:01:43the Japanese call it the ki.
00:01:45It's heat that emanates from the palm, right here.
00:01:48I see, and this palm is simply placed
00:01:50against any portion of the body
00:01:52and death will result in three to four weeks.
00:01:55Yes, it could, and no one would know
00:01:56what happened to the individual as in the Bruce Lee case.
00:01:59Corner there put the cause of death as misadventure.
00:02:01Now all misadventure means is that
00:02:03they really don't know what happened to the man.
00:02:05The one thing we do know is that Bruce
00:02:07was in too good of condition to die of natural causes.
00:02:10And it wouldn't have been a freak injury
00:02:11because he knew exactly where he was,
00:02:13what he was doing in terms of exercise.
00:02:16Now what portion of the body is this palm placed upon?
00:02:19Could be any part, that's the Eury thing about it.
00:02:21It all depends on how strong the applied power is.
00:02:24Tell me something, Aaron, are you able to do this?
00:02:27I'd like to think so.
00:02:28Before he died, Bruce was experimenting with it
00:02:30and showed me the basic principle.
00:02:39Are you saying then that Bruce was starting to find out
00:02:41too much about the vibrating palm
00:02:44and therefore had to be silenced?
00:02:46Something like that.
00:02:47One last question.
00:02:50Who do you think killed Bruce Lee?
00:02:52I really don't know.
00:02:54Aaron?
00:02:55Aaron?
00:03:01This is Adolph Caesar, outside Madison Square Garden
00:03:03for the 1979 World Karate Championships.
00:03:06♪♪
00:03:13With a touch of death, this positive energy
00:03:15is eliminated from the palm of the hand.
00:03:17♪♪
00:03:27♪♪
00:03:37♪♪
00:03:42Case!
00:03:43♪♪
00:03:56Yeah!
00:03:57♪♪
00:04:02This was the scene one year ago,
00:04:04Madison Square Garden, World Karate Championships.
00:04:07Black belt champion Bill Louie
00:04:09is maneuvering for position against his opponent.
00:04:13And then suddenly, he grabs Louie's eyes
00:04:15and twists violently, ripping them out from the sockets
00:04:17and, in a dazzling piece of showmanship,
00:04:19tossing them to the crowd.
00:04:23Hello, I'm Adolph Caesar, here at ringside
00:04:25to bring you the 1979 World Karate Championships.
00:04:28And the big question on everybody's mind is,
00:04:31who will be Bruce Lee's successor?
00:04:33And can he live up to the legend
00:04:35of the King of the Martial Arts?
00:04:38For this evening's main event
00:04:40is the Welterweight Division's Championship Round,
00:04:42which most experts agree will go a long way
00:04:46in determining the eventual successor to Bruce Lee.
00:04:49However, not everyone here agrees with that assumption.
00:04:53And tonight, and during the course of this show,
00:04:55we'll talk to many guests who feel no one has a right
00:04:59to claim Bruce's King of Kung Fu title.
00:05:02So stay with us, it should be a fascinating evening.
00:05:05But before I go any further,
00:05:07let me say a word about the extra-special significance
00:05:10of tonight's competition.
00:05:12Last week, the tournament sponsors announced
00:05:15that they were dedicating this event
00:05:17to the memory and the martial arts legacy of Bruce Lee.
00:05:20Bruce Lee, perhaps the greatest karate expert of them all,
00:05:24certainly the most influential.
00:05:26In fact, many of the guests here tonight
00:05:30owe their skills to Bruce's dedicated training methods
00:05:33and his inspirational leadership.
00:05:35So you better believe they'll be out there tonight
00:05:38giving their something extra in honor of their mentor.
00:05:42Shortly before he died,
00:05:44I did a series of interviews with Bruce.
00:05:47And in them, they show something of his philosophy of life
00:05:51and the martial arts.
00:05:53They also reveal what a special person he was.
00:05:57In this first one, he talks about the mind in martial arts.
00:06:02You must realize that 90% of the martial arts is mental agility
00:06:07and that your body is a weapon that can kill a man.
00:06:11Therefore, you must use this mental power
00:06:14to control your actions.
00:06:16So you're saying that the mind must be trained and conditioned
00:06:19as well as the body.
00:06:21The mind must be cultivated
00:06:24so you can eventually know yourself.
00:06:27Well, how do you cultivate your mind?
00:06:30Mental exercises.
00:06:32Such as what?
00:06:33Yoga.
00:06:36And even Zen.
00:06:38Meditation helps.
00:06:40Then you're performing almost a sort of self-hypnosis.
00:06:44You make it sound so...
00:06:47so mysterious and elusive.
00:06:50But it's really not like that at all.
00:06:53Would you mind elaborating more on that?
00:06:56It's making the mind respond instinctively.
00:07:00You do this by eliminating all variables in behavior.
00:07:03Why are all these variables bad?
00:07:06They're too unpredictable.
00:07:08Well, that should make it interesting.
00:07:10Such risks are counterproductive to everything you're trying to do.
00:07:17Now, as I mentioned earlier,
00:07:19we have a title bout in the welterweight division later on.
00:07:22However, early in this week,
00:07:24a note of controversy attached itself to this match
00:07:27as well as Bruce Lee himself.
00:07:29Aaron Banks, Mr. Karate,
00:07:31and a key organizer of tonight's match
00:07:33raised new questions about Bruce's death
00:07:35in a series of interviews he gave this reporter, among others.
00:07:40His remarks not only enraged Bruce's friends
00:07:43but also the managers of the two fighters
00:07:45who are fighting tonight here for the championship.
00:07:48They were furious because Banks later went on to imply
00:07:51that the touch of death would kill any heir apparent of Bruce
00:07:54just as it did himself.
00:07:56They called it a cheap trick to publicize the event
00:07:59and castigated Banks for worrying their fighters on the eve of the match
00:08:03with what amounts to a death threat.
00:08:05Recently, Banks demonstrated to this reporter
00:08:09the basic principle behind the touch of death.
00:08:13This is very difficult to do.
00:08:15It's not the kind of thing you get right away.
00:08:18The problem is you have to generate power from such a short distance
00:08:21and really can't depend on any momentum.
00:08:24You've got to concentrate.
00:08:27Concentration is everything.
00:08:29So there we have it, ladies and gentlemen.
00:08:31The stage is set.
00:08:33And tonight, we'll have the answers to these questions.
00:08:36Who will be Bruce Lee's successor?
00:08:39And will he meet the same fate as Bruce?
00:08:43A fate which Aaron Banks calls
00:08:46The Touch of Death.
00:08:48We'll talk more about this later on.
00:08:50But first, let's take another look at a remarkable bout from the past.
00:08:55This one pits badass Bonnie Lee against Fred the Flying Fat Man.
00:09:01The Flying Fat Man sure lives up to his name.
00:09:04This is a comedic or free sparring match
00:09:07where the object is to score points by means of unobstructed movements
00:09:11in target areas on an opponent's body.
00:09:15There. And believe you me, you can't get much more specific than that.
00:09:20And just behind me, down by ringside, is Fred Williamson.
00:09:23Looks like he's having a little trouble with his fans.
00:09:26Wish I had that kind of trouble.
00:09:28But seriously, folks, Fred will be with us later on
00:09:31to talk about his feelings towards Bruce Lee and also this event.
00:09:34So be sure to stay with us for that.
00:09:36Old Fred almost didn't make it here.
00:09:38It's quite a story.
00:09:40How much time do we have? Five minutes?
00:09:43OK, let me divert for a second and tell you about it.
00:09:45It all started around 10 a.m. this morning.
00:10:10Yeah?
00:10:11Your 10 o'clock wake-up call, Mr. Belafonte.
00:10:16What?
00:10:18It's 10 o'clock, Mr. Belafonte. Time to get up.
00:10:2310 o'clock.
00:10:27The wake-up call is for 8 o'clock, not 10 o'clock.
00:10:35My name is not Belafonte.
00:10:37It's Fred Williamson.
00:10:42Oh, shit.
00:10:46Two hours late.
00:10:49Damn.
00:10:54That's what I'm paying $200 a day for, huh?
00:10:59I gotta be downtown in 20 minutes.
00:11:02Fred, forget about it and get back under the covers.
00:11:09Yeah, that's a nice idea, baby, but I gotta get moving.
00:11:13But why? It's just a karate match.
00:11:17Yeah, that's all it is, all right, just a karate match.
00:11:21Somebody's gotta be there to keep reminding him that that's all it is, just a karate match.
00:11:25I mean, who ever heard of fighting for a Bruce Lee title that don't even exist?
00:11:30Besides, I promised I'd be there.
00:11:32You've broken promises before.
00:11:35Last night, you promised you'd satisfy me.
00:11:38And here I am, still wanting...
00:11:43Wanting what? I mean, ain't five times enough for you?
00:11:46Oh, Fred, let's make it a six-pack.
00:11:50Yeah, I'll call room service and get one.
00:11:52Please.
00:11:56Well, I guess they can wait.
00:11:58I guess they can wait.
00:12:15Taxi, taxi.
00:12:19If you don't mind, man, I'm in a hurry.
00:12:23This is my cab. I was here first.
00:12:28Look, I know you're Harry Belafonte and all that, but so what?
00:12:31I'm Jasper Milquetoast.
00:12:33Oh, hey, put me down. What do you think you're doing?
00:12:36Come on, square.
00:12:37Milquetoast.
00:12:38Come on.
00:12:39I am not Belafonte. I am Fred Williamson.
00:12:49Eight million people in New York, and I gotta pick Fred Williamson to start a fight with, huh?
00:12:54Shit.
00:12:57Oh, fiddlesticks.
00:12:59Well, I'll just have to watch the Play-Dohs retreat.
00:13:06Hey, Fred, need a lift?
00:13:18Thanks, my man.
00:13:19All right.
00:13:20This isn't my day.
00:13:21Hmm?
00:13:23First, the hotel doesn't wake me up on time.
00:13:25I can't find a cab, and some clown tries to pick a fight with me.
00:13:30Well, I'm a little late myself,
00:13:32but nothing short of a death in the family is gonna make me miss this event.
00:13:37Yeah, some event.
00:13:39Two guys fighting for Bruce Lee's title that don't even exist.
00:13:42I mean, that's kind of absurd, isn't it?
00:13:44Look, Fred, I just work for the TV networks.
00:13:47I don't have anything to do with it.
00:13:49I just call it like I see it.
00:13:51Yeah, anything for high ratings, huh?
00:13:54I mean, if they want high ratings, why don't they just put me in the ring with you?
00:13:59Save your anger for the TV cameras.
00:14:01I'd like to get over that in my interview.
00:14:03No, it's not anger.
00:14:04It's just professional concern.
00:14:06But don't worry.
00:14:07When the cameras roll, so will I.
00:14:09Well, put on your charisma, my man.
00:14:12Your fans are waiting.
00:14:49Oh, my God.
00:15:20Wow, Harry Belafonte.
00:15:24But he made it, despite 101 obstacles and distractions
00:15:28which would have deterred any less determined man.
00:15:31So you better believe he's really psyched up for tonight's competition.
00:15:35And hold it, hold it just a second.
00:15:37There's a bit of commotion around here.
00:15:40Yes, I do believe Bill Louie has just entered into the arena.
00:15:43Let's see if we can pick him up on one of our remote cameras.
00:15:46Bill Louie, he's quite a showman.
00:15:48And the crowd really loves him.
00:15:50And with good reason, too.
00:15:52For he's one of our most exciting martial artists.
00:15:56Here he is in a demonstration from last year's event.
00:16:01Many people think of Bill as a possible successor to Bruce Lee
00:16:05because of his strong physical resemblance
00:16:07and Bill's mastery of the Lee fighting form.
00:16:10But don't let that fool you.
00:16:12Bill's his own man with his own style.
00:16:14Bill's his own man with his own particular martial arts style.
00:16:18Notice, for example, the lightning-quick use of hands and feet.
00:16:22Karate fans, watch this man.
00:16:24He could be number one before long.
00:16:27He certainly ranks up there on my list of karate champions.
00:16:32And now, action treat for our television audiences.
00:16:35An exclusive interview with international film star and martial arts magician
00:16:39Ron Van Cleef.
00:16:41Live from the gym here in New York
00:16:43Ron is currently training in future defense of his World Karate Championship.
00:16:47Ron, can you hear me?
00:16:49I can hear you.
00:16:50Good.
00:16:51Who would you say has been the most influential person in your life?
00:16:55Bruce Lee.
00:16:56I met him in 1969 at the National Championship.
00:17:01He gave an exhibition.
00:17:03We talked about martial arts.
00:17:06He introduced me to the Chinese style
00:17:09which developed my fluidity and flexibility.
00:17:14He also got me into movies.
00:17:18I met him in Hong Kong when he was doing Enter the Dragon.
00:17:27We became good friends and grew the martial arts.
00:17:31And you've come a long way since then.
00:17:33I've been world champion three times.
00:17:35Twice as a middleweight and once as a light heavyweight.
00:17:44I've also won 20 tournaments a year as a black belt.
00:17:47Now, Ron, tell me.
00:17:49How did you get started doing this sort of thing?
00:17:51Of martial arts, that is.
00:17:53I've been involved in martial arts since 1955.
00:17:56My father taught me judo and boxing.
00:18:00One day I came home with a black eye
00:18:02and he told me,
00:18:04you better learn how to defend yourself, son.
00:18:06One of the striking similarities between the two of you
00:18:09is the dedication you both have toward training and building up your body.
00:18:13How many hours a day do you work out?
00:18:15I train five hours a day, seven days a week.
00:18:19I do a thousand punches and kicks on the heavy bag every day.
00:18:26Rigorous exercise is a must if your body is to be a weapon.
00:18:32You know, Ron, the question is often asked about him
00:18:35that if he had lived,
00:18:37would he have been as great an action film star as, say, Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson?
00:18:42Do you think he would have?
00:18:44Possibly, but I don't think so.
00:18:46He was really interested in television.
00:18:49He wanted to get on with a television series.
00:18:51Tell me, do you think there will ever be anyone like Bruce Lee
00:18:55in terms of approaching his popularity?
00:18:59I don't think anyone will be as popular as Bruce Lee.
00:19:02He was the prototype.
00:19:04Everyone else is an imitation.
00:19:06I think everyone should develop their own style,
00:19:08their individual style.
00:19:10One last question, Ron.
00:19:13Do you think Bruce Lee died of natural causes?
00:19:16No way.
00:19:18The blow he received to the head
00:19:20could have been caused by any technique.
00:19:29I believe he was murdered.
00:19:31Thank you, Ron.
00:19:32This has been a most interesting conversation.
00:19:35But before we return to our matches, though,
00:19:37I wonder if you could show us another demonstration of your skill.
00:19:42The next feat is what I call
00:19:44the test of courage.
00:19:46I place two carrots on the necks of two of my students
00:19:51and I will attempt to cut these carrots
00:19:53without cutting their heads off.
00:19:56Well, this should be something else.
00:19:58Are we ready?
00:20:06Incredible, Ron. Absolutely incredible.
00:20:09Would you mind doing that trick again?
00:20:11I'm sure it was so fast some of our TV audiences missed it.
00:20:17Amazing.
00:20:20Ron is a complete athlete
00:20:22who practices his karate magic on the street
00:20:24as well as in the gym.
00:20:26Ron Van Cleef is Total Karate.
00:20:35Ooh, she's got class in the end.
00:20:37Hey, baby, what you doing later?
00:20:39Wow, Mommy, stop wearing all that.
00:20:45Hey, babe, wait up.
00:20:48Girls like that are only good for one thing.
00:20:52That's the tightest little ass I've ever seen.
00:20:54She's good for only one thing.
00:20:56We can hit her, bro.
00:21:01Come on.
00:21:06Hey, who's this motherfucker?
00:21:08He's kind of farther than you.
00:21:10He ain't gonna get her if he saw her first.
00:21:27How can I ever repay you?
00:21:30I'm sure Ron has some ideas of his own.
00:21:33But now let's go to the halftime show I promised you,
00:21:36the Bruce Lee story.
00:21:40As you've heard me mention,
00:21:42I was the first to spot Bruce Lee's talent.
00:21:44But if the truth be told,
00:21:46there were many signs of Bruce's ability
00:21:48long before I came on the scene.
00:21:50First, of course, there was the hereditary factor.
00:21:53Bruce's great-grandfather
00:21:55was one of China's greatest samurai master swordsmen
00:21:57of the 19th century,
00:21:59a fact which takes on greater significance
00:22:01when one realizes that Bruce was not only born
00:22:04under the same astrological sign as his great-grandfather,
00:22:07but that he was born on the same day also.
00:22:10As a result, his birth itself was an omen,
00:22:14an omen that became harder to disassociate himself from
00:22:17as he grew up reading stories
00:22:19of his great ancestors' legendary heroics,
00:22:22heroics that could not fail to influence a young boy's mind.
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00:24:39His lifelong obsession with martial arts,
00:24:41an obsession that arose from romanticizing his ancestors,
00:24:44began to disturb his family.
00:24:47The result was a confrontation shortly after his 18th birthday
00:24:51when his older brother returned home to visit
00:24:54after a long absence.
00:24:56♪
00:25:01Welcome home, Master Lee.
00:25:03Things haven't been the same since you've left.
00:25:07Park the car around the back, okay?
00:25:10♪
00:25:18Yesterday I learned some terrific maneuvers in karate class, Sue.
00:25:23Hey, Bruce! Bruce!
00:25:26Jack! Sue, it's my brother. He's come home.
00:25:29Jack!
00:25:31It looks like he's been training again.
00:25:35Ah, yes, he practices every day.
00:25:38Kung fu is his whole life.
00:25:40It worries your mother very, very much.
00:25:42She doesn't know what to do.
00:25:44No kidding.
00:25:45Here's your keys. Anything else?
00:25:47Nah.
00:25:48Then I'll take your bags inside.
00:25:51Jack! Oh, Jack, you look great.
00:25:54Ma! Ma! Guess who's back?
00:25:58I missed you.
00:26:00So much has happened since you left.
00:26:02Karate classes are incredible.
00:26:04Yes.
00:26:05But the folks, they don't want me to be a black belt.
00:26:09Calm down.
00:26:11There'll be plenty of time to talk about it.
00:26:14First, let me say hello to Mom.
00:26:16♪
00:26:22There's Mom.
00:26:24♪
00:26:38I told you he'd come back, Mom.
00:26:42He must have forgot something. Perhaps his family.
00:26:45Please.
00:26:46♪
00:26:49It wasn't nice to run away the way you did.
00:26:55I know.
00:26:57Tell me, do you know what your brother's done while you were away?
00:27:00Yes, he told me.
00:27:02♪
00:27:06More karate lessons.
00:27:08Mother, why are you so upset over my happiness?
00:27:11Ah, your brother has some explaining to do.
00:27:15Oh, brother.
00:27:18Well, whose fault was it?
00:27:21Nobody's.
00:27:23You have a short memory.
00:27:25Who was it that plastered his walls with karate posters?
00:27:28I don't believe this.
00:27:31Boy.
00:27:33♪
00:27:40Don't let her bug you. She does this to me all the time.
00:27:44No kidding.
00:27:46She doesn't know when to stop, and Pop's just as bad.
00:27:49I think they both enjoy it.
00:27:52Bruce, how can you say that?
00:27:55Your mother still deserves some respect.
00:28:00Nothing's changed.
00:28:02♪
00:28:07Boy, it's great to have him back, isn't it?
00:28:12Ma, are you feeling okay?
00:28:15Ah.
00:28:20Ma, I wish you'd look at this from my side.
00:28:24We're lucky to be the heirs of a great fighting tradition.
00:28:29I just want to follow in their footsteps.
00:28:33And get yourself killed.
00:28:37Ma, karate is our family tradition.
00:28:41It's like our business.
00:28:43Besides, it's much more exciting.
00:28:45I'm sure that's just how his great-grandfather felt in his days of glory.
00:28:51♪
00:28:58♪
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00:29:12♪
00:29:19♪
00:29:24♪
00:29:29Go and tell Mo Yen Shan I wish to challenge him to a duel.
00:29:34To kill him as he killed Ting Tao Cheng.
00:29:39Kill him!
00:29:43The man I want is Mo Yen Shan.
00:29:47The rest of you stay out of my way or you will die.
00:29:51Go! Kill him!
00:30:12♪
00:30:22Mo Yen Shan! Mo Yen Shan!
00:30:25Cowards, show yourself!
00:30:29Or all your men will die like them.
00:30:32♪
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00:31:17If you only knew.
00:31:19Knew what?
00:31:21I don't understand you.
00:31:24Hey Ma, can I go to the karate matches?
00:31:27You'll have to ask your father.
00:31:32Ma, you should have seen me in karate class today.
00:31:36What happened?
00:31:38Well, I got my black belt.
00:31:43Bruce, that's very good.
00:31:46Proud of me?
00:31:48Of course.
00:31:50Ma!
00:31:54Ma, what's so funny?
00:31:57Pretty soon I'll be as good as great-grandfather was
00:32:01and carry on in the fighting tradition.
00:32:04Can't you see you're over romanticizing again, Bruce?
00:32:08I think it's exciting.
00:32:11Well, you'd think that.
00:32:12I'm not a baby anymore.
00:32:14You know I can think for myself.
00:32:17I'm the best fighter there is.
00:32:19I can whip anyone.
00:32:21I can kill with my bare hands.
00:32:24You don't understand me.
00:32:26I know exactly how you feel, dear.
00:32:29All boys go through this stage, you know.
00:32:31What stage?
00:32:33This is what I want to do with my life.
00:32:36Oh, you're so silly, Bruce.
00:32:39She's humoring me.
00:32:40She's got it all wrong.
00:32:43That isn't the way it was back then.
00:32:46You haven't a chance.
00:32:48I'll overcome you all.
00:33:15Ah!
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00:34:13I can't take it anymore.
00:34:23Why don't we run away, Sue?
00:34:25I had a hard enough time sneaking off to meet you tonight.
00:34:29My brother doesn't like you.
00:34:30He thinks you should get a job.
00:34:33Sue, Sue, wait a second.
00:34:42Please, Bruce, not now.
00:34:44Sue, I have tickets to the karate matches.
00:34:47Don't you want to go with me?
00:34:49I've saved plenty of money.
00:34:53No, keep your money.
00:34:54Use it for your karate lessons.
00:34:56Oh, this is for you.
00:35:01Oh, I was wrong.
00:35:03I'm sorry.
00:35:04It's been very selfish of me.
00:35:07Please forgive me.
00:35:09Oh, Bruce, I know that I'm no longer the most important thing
00:35:13in your life.
00:35:15Please, Sue, don't force me to make a choice.
00:35:18Please, let's not discuss it anymore.
00:35:20But Sue, we've got to have an understanding once and for all.
00:35:23Hey, Bruce, come over here.
00:35:25I want to talk to you.
00:35:32Stay out of this.
00:35:34It's none of your business.
00:35:35Bruce, you're asking for a fat lip.
00:35:37Come on.
00:35:38Cut it out.
00:35:39You had some intelligence.
00:35:40You dropped this guy.
00:35:42He's karate crazy.
00:35:46Wait a second.
00:35:48I know how you feel.
00:35:50I do sound a little crazy.
00:35:52But I love Sue and don't want to hurt her.
00:35:55I'll make good one day.
00:35:56You have to be patient.
00:35:58Give me a chance, and I'll show you what I'm made of.
00:36:02We've been patient.
00:36:04We've put up with this karate talk long enough.
00:36:07Now, when are you going to go out
00:36:08and get yourself a good job?
00:36:10You can't break boards for a living.
00:36:12It doesn't pay.
00:36:14Ask anyone.
00:36:15But you have it all wrong.
00:36:17Oh, so I'm wrong?
00:36:18How much can you make?
00:36:20Can you support a wife and several children?
00:36:23Hey, you haven't finished high school.
00:36:25You have no skills.
00:36:26You have no training.
00:36:27You can't do anything.
00:36:30Sue's got to be crazy.
00:36:32Why did she waste her time with a guy like you?
00:36:35You're a no-good, lazy bum.
00:36:37You think you're such a smart guy.
00:36:39Bug off.
00:36:40You're asking for it.
00:36:42You're nuts.
00:36:43Listen, I'm saying this for the first and last time.
00:36:46If I ever catch you talking to my sister again,
00:36:49I'll take your head off.
00:36:51Brother, what's wrong with you?
00:36:54Don't listen to him.
00:36:55He's only showing off.
00:36:57All right.
00:37:00I understand.
00:37:01You really hate my guts.
00:37:05But let's not leave angry like this.
00:37:10I'm willing to part friends.
00:37:11I don't like European gestures.
00:37:15Well, all right.
00:37:18Well, now are you satisfied, you insensitive brute, you?
00:37:22You'll thank me years from now for this.
00:37:24No, I won't.
00:37:25I'll hate you.
00:37:27Like Bruce does?
00:37:29We'll see what his father has to say about that.
00:37:32Go home.
00:37:33What is it?
00:37:35It's your son.
00:37:37I don't want him going out with my sister.
00:37:39He's putting crazy ideas into her head.
00:37:41Oh, really?
00:37:45Crazy ideas, huh?
00:37:46Sure it isn't the other way around.
00:37:48My sister, she's a good girl.
00:37:50And my parents and I think she has too bright a future
00:37:52to throw it away on a lazy daydreamer like your son,
00:37:55Bruce.
00:37:57So she's a good girl, huh?
00:37:59Then what about the delivery boy?
00:38:01That's nothing but gossip.
00:38:04What proof do you have?
00:38:05How dare you stain our family name
00:38:06with all these vicious and tasteless accusations?
00:38:10Either back up what you're saying,
00:38:11or I'll expect an apology from you this very instant.
00:38:17Before I apologize, take a look at this letter
00:38:22that I just happened to have.
00:38:24It's a letter from my father.
00:38:26Take a look at this letter that I just happened to have.
00:38:34Chuck, last night was great.
00:38:36Let's do it again.
00:38:37Love, Sue.
00:38:38My sister?
00:38:40She wrote all of this?
00:38:43So you see, your sister isn't the angel
00:38:46you thought her to be, is she?
00:38:48How dare you?
00:38:51Dad, what are you saying?
00:38:52Shut up.
00:38:53You've said enough.
00:38:54I'm warning you.
00:38:55If you spread that letter around, I'll kill you.
00:38:57I swear to it, I'll kill you and your rotten son.
00:38:59His father realized that Bruce was driving everyone karate
00:39:03crazy, and felt it was time to have it out
00:39:05with Bruce once and for all.
00:39:07We now must talk.
00:39:09We must clear the air.
00:39:10Well, it's about time.
00:39:13Now I'll be able to sleep at night.
00:39:15I hope so.
00:39:16Ah, then you won't be such a royal pain in the ass, right?
00:39:22Ah, Bruce.
00:39:26Tell me, why do you like to hurt your mother?
00:39:28But I love mother.
00:39:29Love your mother?
00:39:31Ha, you do nothing but bring her grief and sorrow.
00:39:34You know, if he'd been taught to respect us at an early age,
00:39:38this wouldn't have happened.
00:39:40Ah, what's happened to today's youth?
00:39:42Gone to hell.
00:39:44Papa, do you mean to tell me that you never wanted
00:39:47to be like great-grandfather?
00:39:49A samurai warrior?
00:39:50The greatest samurai.
00:39:52He was the king of them all.
00:39:54Oh, I guess I thought about it once or twice.
00:39:58Then you understand.
00:39:59Papa, I want this more than anything in the world.
00:40:03It's my whole life.
00:40:05I want to be the best.
00:40:08So you want to be the greatest.
00:40:09Don't you remember what I told you about the touch of death
00:40:11and how it haunted and destroyed your great-grandfather?
00:40:14Sure, but that's nothing but a lot of superstitious mumbo
00:40:17jumbo.
00:40:18So you really think so, huh?
00:40:20Do you realize your great-grandfather's death
00:40:22is still a mystery, huh?
00:40:24They found him by a roadside, his body and face all distorted.
00:40:27That's what the martial arts did to your great-grandfather.
00:40:30He never had any peace.
00:40:31No, you can't!
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00:42:18Hello, ma'am?
00:42:19Alex, what's this?
00:42:20Consomme doctor's orders.
00:42:21Consomme?
00:42:22Can you bring me a steak?
00:42:27How do you want it?
00:42:28Medium rare.
00:42:30You know it's no good for you.
00:42:32Get it.
00:42:35Papa?
00:42:38Like I was saying before, if I could go to the matches.
00:42:40Shut up about these stupid matches, will you?
00:42:41And you stop your sulking now.
00:42:45Uh, Bruce?
00:42:48Did you finish your homework assignment on the art of the Ming Dynasty?
00:42:51Well, it's almost done.
00:42:52Up to your room.
00:42:53Yes, sir.
00:42:56Hurry!
00:42:58Right now!
00:42:59Could I do it tonight?
00:43:00It should have been finished yesterday.
00:43:04Please, Honorable Father.
00:43:07No.
00:43:15Su! Su!
00:43:19Oh, Jack! Have you seen Su?
00:43:22I think she went to the movies. She should be back pretty soon.
00:43:25Gee, that's odd. We had a date this afternoon.
00:43:30Su!
00:43:33Driving you crazy with all that karate talk, huh?
00:43:39Although Jack understood what Su was going through, she still sought other advice.
00:43:44So she went to the wise old caretaker, who had long served the Li household,
00:43:48to understand Bruce's obsession with his martial arts ancestry.
00:43:53It all began long ago, in a remote village where there lived an exciting samurai warrior,
00:43:58a real legend, a living champion.
00:44:14Help! Help!
00:44:44Hmm.
00:45:04No! No, no, no!
00:45:12I told you!
00:45:15No!
00:45:17Oh, my goodness!
00:45:18Ah, yes.
00:45:20He was known as the greatest fighting warrior throughout the land,
00:45:24but his family was forever cursed.
00:45:27However, that's only one side of the story,
00:45:30for it wasn't long before Bruce's great-grandfather tired of killing
00:45:34and settled down with his wife and child to a peaceful existence.
00:45:38This peace was often disturbed, for his reputation attracted many who sought his assistance.
00:45:43Listen, Chan.
00:45:45General Hai's death has created an important vacancy in our council,
00:45:49which I wonder if you'll consider taking.
00:45:51The fringe benefits are nice,
00:45:53and you'll be adequately furnished with the house of your own.
00:45:56You'll be accountable only to His Highness, with you on the council.
00:46:05You're quite generous, Your Highness, yet I must refuse.
00:46:09Hmm?
00:46:13If I go on, there'll be no end to it.
00:46:18There's been too much bloodshed.
00:46:21Please, I wish you to have this sword to protect Your Highness.
00:46:26I would deem it an honor if you would.
00:46:28Here.
00:46:31Hmm.
00:46:32I rather think you should reconsider,
00:46:35for others may surely want to challenge you.
00:46:37There is really nothing to reconsider.
00:46:39Consider?
00:46:41No disrespect intended, Your Highness.
00:46:43Our house is here.
00:46:44As it happens, we are thinking of retiring.
00:46:47I shall have my house to attend.
00:46:49Too wild.
00:46:50My husband will fish.
00:46:53Bruce's ancestor, Chan Lee, spent the next five years living a sheltered existence.
00:46:58That calm, though, was shattered when he confronted another
00:47:01in an endless parade of warriors who wanted to challenge him.
00:47:09Ah!
00:47:11Ah!
00:47:37Forgive the intrusion.
00:47:39Tan Chan Fee asked me to extend to you his warmest greetings, Chan.
00:47:45Tan Chan Fee.
00:47:47I don't know the gentleman.
00:47:49Hey!
00:47:52Gotta take the red!
00:47:54Kung fu!
00:48:01Sure, Master Chan.
00:48:02Meanwhile, back at Chan's house, things were heating up.
00:48:09Forgive me!
00:48:13Your name is Chan.
00:48:16Chan!
00:48:18The gentleman thinks that we're just playing, eh?
00:48:23No, quite the contrary.
00:48:26Stop that, you hear?
00:48:27You take us for idiots?
00:48:30He speaks like a woman.
00:48:33That's right.
00:48:34You mustn't be angry with her, Lu Chow.
00:48:36You might get the little girl mad at us.
00:48:39Ha ha!
00:48:44She just needs a little gentle prodding, that's all,
00:48:46and she'll come with us piecemeal.
00:48:48Isn't that so, Lu Chow?
00:48:50Why do you always ask me?
00:48:56Let's show this little man who we are.
00:49:00We are the warriors known as the H.C. Lannisters.
00:49:05Let us show him a thing or two.
00:49:10Oh, no!
00:49:12Oh, no!
00:49:39Oh!
00:50:07Mimi!
00:50:08Rendang, what happened?
00:50:09She was attacked quite brutally.
00:50:11They came to your house.
00:50:13No.
00:50:15No.
00:50:16No!
00:50:18To Chan, this meant only one thing.
00:50:21Revenge.
00:50:28Jack.
00:50:33I'm leaving home.
00:50:34What?
00:50:35I'm running away from home, Jack.
00:50:37It's the only way to follow in the footsteps of Great Grandpa.
00:50:41And so, Bruce, with nothing more than the clothes on his back,
00:50:45left home to pursue his dream, never to return again.
00:50:50Father, I...
00:50:52I know.
00:50:59It's Bruce.
00:51:01He's gone.
00:51:02He left me a note this morning.
00:51:05I never thought it would have come to this.
00:51:09And he had such a promising future.
00:51:13But all that is nothing more than a dream to us now.
00:51:16Nothing more than just a dream.
00:51:19A waste.
00:51:20Such a terrible waste.
00:51:25Papa, it was Bruce's decision to do this.
00:51:29It was Bruce's decision to do this.
00:51:32Oh, it's all your fault. Why did you have to come home again?
00:51:35All he did was open old wounds.
00:51:37Well...
00:51:38But...
00:51:39He followed your example and ran away.
00:51:41But Papa...
00:51:42But what?
00:51:43I tried.
00:51:44Yeah, you tried.
00:51:45Oh, no.
00:51:46Tried like hell.
00:51:47No more.
00:51:48For those crazy ideas about inner peace that you brought home from the big city of God knows where.
00:51:50You crazy kid.
00:51:53Papa, let's drop it all.
00:51:56No way.
00:51:59Sorry.
00:52:00Uh-huh.
00:52:01Perhaps you'd like to forget it was your fault, too.
00:52:07Well, he's on his own now, I guess.
00:52:10Papa...
00:52:12Like he wanted.
00:52:15I don't think you ever really understood him.
00:52:17I knew it just had to end this way.
00:52:21Maybe he'll find the happiness he seeks.
00:52:24He certainly didn't find it here.
00:52:27Yes.
00:52:30Maybe it was my fault.
00:52:32I'm through judging him.
00:52:34Let our ancestors do that.
00:52:38After all, it's their reputation he has to live up to.
00:52:42His fate is now in their hands.
00:52:59Hey!
00:53:29Ah!
00:53:59Huh?
00:54:05Ah!
00:54:29Ah!
00:54:34He has a lot to live up to.
00:54:37Perhaps too much.
00:54:38I hope he finds happiness.
00:54:41Well, there's nothing more we can do.
00:54:44Now.
00:54:45Ah!
00:54:54Upon leaving home, Bruce visited several Hong Kong film studios
00:54:58trying to find work as a martial arts performer.
00:55:01He knew this was the fastest way to build a reputation
00:55:04and gain the respect needed to become a samurai soldier of fortune
00:55:08like his great ancestor.
00:55:10He had no luck until one day...
00:55:12What can I do for you, Mr. Lee?
00:55:14Do you have a job for me in your picture?
00:55:17It depends. What can you do?
00:55:19I can do karate.
00:55:21I'm also a practitioner of the other major martial arts.
00:55:25Jeet Kune Do.
00:55:27Aikido.
00:55:28Kung Fu.
00:55:29Some of this stuff involves stunt work and can be pretty dangerous.
00:55:32Will your family approve?
00:55:34My family has no say in the matter.
00:55:36I hope you're not one of those spoiled kids
00:55:38who thinks it's too important to get his hands dirty.
00:55:40There's no way.
00:55:42Then you've got the job.
00:55:44Now, like I told you, some of this stuff is pretty dangerous.
00:55:47You'll have to do a lot of hand-to-hand combat.
00:55:50Three or four guys are gonna jump you at one time.
00:55:52If you don't know what you're doing,
00:55:54then you're going to get seriously hurt.
00:55:56Now, I'm not promising you anything.
00:55:58This is a low-budget Chinese picture.
00:56:00But if it turns out okay,
00:56:02you'll get some international exposure.
00:56:04Now, from what I understand,
00:56:06they're putting together some sort of comic strip for American television
00:56:09which features a martial arts character.
00:56:11So if you play your cards right...
00:56:13I could get an audition, possibly a contract,
00:56:15to appear in American pictures...
00:56:17Yeah, sure.
00:56:19...and become more famous than my ancestors.
00:56:21Right, kid.
00:56:23But one thing. Let's get this picture done first.
00:56:25Now, listen.
00:56:27Take this card, come to this address tomorrow morning,
00:56:30and we'll have the wardrobe department ready with your new clothes.
00:56:33Roos did that film, and he did it well.
00:56:36He was a natural talent
00:56:38with a charisma that movie cameras were able to capture.
00:56:41Here he is in a scene from that film.
00:56:47After that role, he was, as the producer promised,
00:56:50given a screen test for American television.
00:56:53Bruce Lee screen test.
00:56:55Scene eight, take one.
00:56:59The results were overwhelming,
00:57:01and Bruce was immediately given a Hollywood contract.
00:57:04This was important,
00:57:06for it gave him the credibility he needed
00:57:08to be able to speak out on the martial arts.
00:57:10Yet, though Bruce was widely respected by his peers,
00:57:13he never did feel at home
00:57:15amidst the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood.
00:57:17All he really wanted
00:57:19was to popularize his great-grandfather's fighting techniques,
00:57:22and he felt the fastest way to do this
00:57:24was to become one of the world's most respected,
00:57:27action-oriented film stars.
00:57:29American audiences got their first exposure of Bruce
00:57:32during the run of the Green Hornet TV series.
00:57:35Meanwhile, he was expanding his film career
00:57:38in a wide variety of motion pictures.
00:57:40During these early years,
00:57:42he created many memorable characters,
00:57:44the most popular of which was undoubtedly Kato.
00:58:06Seems like there's nothing happening around here today.
00:58:11Ain't nothing happening here today.
00:58:21Hey, look at that. Check it out.
00:58:23What you got?
00:58:28Shit! Fucking cantaloupe tits.
00:58:32I sure love to get my hands on some of that.
00:58:35What are you waiting for? Come on.
00:58:37Hey, let's get the guys.
00:58:57Hey, I got a 10-inch surprise for you, baby.
00:59:01Oh, shit.
00:59:03Oh, you piece of...
00:59:30Oh, shit!
01:00:01Baby, I got a 10-inch surprise for you.
01:00:09Please, please, somebody!
01:00:12Oh, my God!
01:00:14Oh, my God!
01:00:16Oh, my God!
01:00:18Oh, my God!
01:00:25Oh, my God!
01:00:27Oh, my God!
01:00:29Oh, my God!
01:00:31This guy's bothering you?
01:00:33Yeah.
01:00:35You guys have no class.
01:00:39Who's this clean-cut and bright eyes?
01:00:43You really shouldn't have done that.
01:00:51Hey, baby. Hey, give me a hand.
01:00:55Cut him off, please.
01:00:57Give me that.
01:00:59Come on, man.
01:01:01Cut your fucking ass.
01:01:08What the fuck are you?
01:01:24Oh, shit, I'm getting the fuck out of here.
01:01:37You all right?
01:01:39My bird! My bird!
01:01:44Hand over the purse.
01:01:46I don't think my friends want it like that.
01:01:50What friends?
01:01:55Oh!
01:02:08You're asking for it, mother.
01:02:10Let's get him, man.
01:02:12Come on. Come on.
01:02:14Come on, let's get this sucker.
01:02:16Let's get him.
01:02:24Oh, my God!
01:02:55Ah!
01:03:04Ah!
01:03:06Ah!
01:03:25Ah!
01:03:48I believe this is yours.
01:03:50Why, thank you.
01:03:52Who are you, anyway?
01:03:55The name's Louie, Bill Louie.
01:03:58Thank you so much.
01:04:01I'd like to stay, but duty calls.
01:04:08Who was that man?
01:04:10He said his name was Louie, Bill Louie.
01:04:22Oh, my God!
01:04:52This clip of Bruce Lai, perhaps the most famous Lee imitator.
01:04:56Although the moves are technically accurate,
01:04:58the power is noticeably absent.
01:05:01Let us gain more light into this,
01:05:03the key area of Bruce's personality from one of his friends.
01:05:07Aaron Banks, you knew Bruce well around this time.
01:05:10What was he like?
01:05:12We met while he was doing the Green Hornet.
01:05:14He was a great guy with a fine sense of humor,
01:05:16and he was always experimenting with new things in the martial arts.
01:05:19When you got together, what did you two discuss?
01:05:22Well, we spent most of our time
01:05:24complimenting each other about our various accomplishments.
01:05:28All finished.
01:05:31That's quite a scrapbook.
01:05:33You really accomplished a lot.
01:05:35Thank you, but I don't think so.
01:05:37You've done more in a few years
01:05:39than most men have done in a lifetime.
01:05:41Don't you agree?
01:05:43Nope. Aaron, it's you who've done a lot.
01:05:45You're the number one promoter of martial arts in the world.
01:05:47No, Bruce, it's you who's been
01:05:49the number one promoter of martial arts.
01:05:51Hey, while we're here,
01:05:53come on, show me that new maneuver you've been working on.
01:05:56Occasionally, though,
01:05:58you would show me one of the maneuvers he was working on.
01:06:00Watch closely, Aaron.
01:06:02It's a very fast and deadly maneuver.
01:06:04That is a pretty sharp maneuver.
01:06:06It's something I've been working on for a while, my friend.
01:06:09Is it related to the Touch of Death principle
01:06:12you recently rediscovered?
01:06:14A variation of it.
01:06:16Psychological.
01:06:18Get it?
01:06:20Very much so.
01:06:22What are you smiling at, Aaron?
01:06:24That looks just like what one of my students
01:06:27at the Karate Academy is working on.
01:06:29He's working on it because I showed it to him.
01:06:32That extra footwork you added
01:06:34really gives it a whole new dimension.
01:06:36You better believe it.
01:06:38Splits the attention.
01:06:40It's really meant to distract you, Aaron.
01:06:42Can I teach it to the fighters I train?
01:06:44Even though you're the best handler of fights around,
01:06:47I don't think so.
01:06:49That's the way you feel.
01:06:51I'll go along with it 100%.
01:06:53So you can see,
01:06:55Bruce was really a very good-natured fellow.
01:06:57Thank you, Aaron,
01:06:59for that interesting glimpse of Bruce's choir design.
01:07:01I know you have to get back to the scorers' table,
01:07:03so I won't keep you any longer.
01:07:07So there you have it, the Bruce Lee story.
01:07:09The early years.
01:07:11Told by the people who knew him best.
01:07:13A story which gives great insight
01:07:15into an often ignored, but nevertheless
01:07:17critical part of his life.
01:07:19I hope you've enjoyed our little halftime show.
01:07:24Ah, but life goes on.
01:07:26So let's return to the present
01:07:28and another exciting match.
01:07:30This one featuring the incredible skill
01:07:32of Teruyuka Higa
01:07:34and his Okinawa Kempo Karate Academy.
01:07:36Higa is highly respected by his peers
01:07:38for his insistence on maintaining
01:07:40the traditional aspects of martial arts.
01:07:42Yet despite this,
01:07:44he always manages to thrill his audience
01:07:46with some exciting new display,
01:07:48like the one you're seeing now.
01:07:50It just goes to show you
01:07:52that the traditional and innovative
01:07:54can find a happy marriage in the martial arts.
01:08:00And now let's look at a scene right out of
01:08:02I Am a Fugitive from a Karate Chain Gang.
01:08:08Look at those taggers go at it.
01:08:10There's no love lost there.
01:08:12Now kids,
01:08:14I know this looks like a lot of fun,
01:08:16but I don't advise you do this
01:08:18without parental supervision.
01:08:20It can be very dangerous.
01:08:26And now let's watch
01:08:28as a couple of Higa students
01:08:30engage in a little freestyle sparring.
01:08:32You've undoubtedly noticed
01:08:34that they look somewhat like fencers,
01:08:36but all that protection is necessary
01:08:38for a straight kick can be just as dangerous
01:08:40as a sharp blade.
01:08:42This is a very good exercise
01:08:44in developing timing, balance,
01:08:46and overall coordination.
01:08:48Higa is a strong proponent of
01:08:50stressing the basics,
01:08:52and the skills of his students reflect that.
01:08:58Higa students are setting up
01:09:00for their next demonstration,
01:09:02but what's this?
01:09:04The crowd in appreciation
01:09:06giving him a rousing ovation.
01:09:08Listen to those fans.
01:09:10But Higa's not one to rest on his laurels,
01:09:12and he's already out there for his next demo.
01:09:16This is a two-on-one attack using sticks.
01:09:18Look at those moves.
01:09:20Reflexes so quick that his own body
01:09:22doesn't know what it's going to do next.
01:09:24Give him a hand, ladies and gentlemen.
01:09:26He really deserves it.
01:09:28And now,
01:09:30in keeping with Higa's penchant
01:09:32for innovation,
01:09:34he has prepared a real treat
01:09:36for us tonight.
01:09:38A feat never before performed
01:09:40in the United States.
01:09:42The crowd can sense the significance of this.
01:09:44There's an electricity in the atmosphere
01:09:46that's hard to describe.
01:09:48Higa is readying himself now
01:09:50as his assistant places the sledgehammer.
01:09:52The other students are leaving the ring area
01:09:54to avoid any distraction
01:09:56and to give everyone the best possible view.
01:10:02The nervous excitement fills the air.
01:10:06Higa's assistant measures his stroke
01:10:08very carefully.
01:10:10The slightest miscalculation
01:10:12could shatter Higa's arm beyond repair.
01:10:14It's time for Higa to show
01:10:16what he's capable of.
01:10:18The slightest miscalculation
01:10:20could shatter Higa's arm beyond repair.
01:10:22If this goes as planned,
01:10:24Higa's arm will split the boards in half
01:10:26while itself withstanding injury.
01:10:30He's done it!
01:10:32But wait, he's not finished yet.
01:10:34There are still some boards unbroken.
01:10:36They set up quickly, eh?
01:10:38Yes, the remaining boards are shattered.
01:10:40What an effort.
01:10:42You can see how emotionally draining that was.
01:10:44But let's hope Higa can summon the strength
01:10:46of his students in front of this appreciative crowd.
01:10:48That Terry Yuka Higa,
01:10:50he's really something else.
01:10:52Don't you think so, Fred?
01:10:54I don't.
01:10:56As I mentioned earlier,
01:10:58not everyone here this afternoon
01:11:00feels that this afternoon's bout will accurately
01:11:02determine Bruce Lee's successor.
01:11:04Many feel that there's no way
01:11:06anyone can make such a claim to Bruce's title.
01:11:08Perhaps the most vocal of these people
01:11:10is the man sitting here next to me.
01:11:12I'm speaking, of course, about
01:11:14international film star and former
01:11:16pro football player, Fred Williamson.
01:11:18Fred, would you mind
01:11:20repeating some of your views for our TV audience?
01:11:22Well, these are not just my views at all.
01:11:24These are the facts.
01:11:26And the fact is that this match
01:11:28is just another fight between two good
01:11:30karate fighters.
01:11:32I mean, it's an insult to Bruce Lee
01:11:34to think that either one of them could succeed him.
01:11:36Well, tell me, what about your martial arts background?
01:11:38Do you think you're as good as Bruce Lee?
01:11:40Why should I have to be?
01:11:42Why should they?
01:11:44Bruce Lee was great at what he did.
01:11:46I'm fantastic at what I do.
01:11:48But you're avoiding the question.
01:11:50What about the martial arts?
01:11:52Do you really feel that you have the skills
01:11:54necessary to live up to Bruce's reputation?
01:11:56Look, Adolph, I do all of my
01:11:58karate fighting in all my films.
01:12:00I do all my stunts.
01:12:02I mean, they didn't call me the hammer for nothing.
01:12:04Well, Fred, you do present a most convincing argument.
01:12:06But as we both know,
01:12:08it's the public that decides these things.
01:12:10And it's been the public who has labeled
01:12:12this match the one that will determine
01:12:14Bruce's successor.
01:12:16Well, unfortunately,
01:12:18there's nothing I can do about that.
01:12:20But I feel that in order to achieve
01:12:22the success that Bruce Lee reached,
01:12:24one has to be physically developed
01:12:26as well as mentally developed.
01:12:28I mean, these two things have to become one.
01:12:30But in the meantime,
01:12:32go see one of my movies and you'll know what I'm talking about.
01:12:34Well, thank you very much, Fred Williamson,
01:12:36for your observations,
01:12:38and good luck in your quest to be the best.
01:12:40Right on.
01:12:44Let's get back to some ring action.
01:12:52Karate fans will recognize
01:12:54that man in red, white, and blue
01:12:56as Richie Barathe. What's this?
01:12:58One of his sparring partners appears to be hurt.
01:13:00Looks like Barathe put a little
01:13:02too much power into that kick.
01:13:04The fighters do wear protective padding,
01:13:06but that's not much protection against
01:13:08that kind of brute force.
01:13:10Fortunately for this fellow, he can manage
01:13:12to walk away from a kick like that.
01:13:14That's probably the worst stomachache you'll ever have.
01:13:16But seriously, folks,
01:13:18he appears to be okay.
01:13:20Barathe also looks to be regaining
01:13:22his composure, something he'll really need
01:13:24to do because they're now setting up
01:13:26for Richie's main attraction.
01:13:28Barathe is fast becoming
01:13:30a household name as a result of his
01:13:32recent appearances on the Johnny Carson show.
01:13:34It was there he smashed
01:13:3613 flaming boards to pieces with a hammer fist,
01:13:38incurring in the process
01:13:40serious third-degree burns.
01:13:42He won't be performing that trick tonight,
01:13:44not because he's afraid, but because
01:13:46his doctors have forbidden it.
01:13:48In order to compensate for this cutback, though,
01:13:50he's added another board,
01:13:52bringing the total to 14.
01:13:54If he smashes this, it will be
01:13:56a new world record. And what
01:13:58a record it would be, especially
01:14:00considering the handicaps he's had to overcome.
01:14:02For instance, when he was
01:14:04two, he lost the sight in one eye
01:14:06in a tragic accident.
01:14:08Loss of sight in an eye perception,
01:14:10making even simple acts of coordination
01:14:12very difficult.
01:14:14Over the years, his peers have been
01:14:16amazed at his ability to maintain
01:14:18control over his techniques without
01:14:20depth of perception. Another handicap
01:14:22has been a serious blood disease
01:14:24he's had since he was 17.
01:14:26It's dormant now, but he's had to
01:14:28suffer through heart attacks and
01:14:30periods of incapacitation in learning
01:14:32to live with it. He's just about ready
01:14:34to begin, so we'd better lower our
01:14:36voices, as the height of concentration
01:14:38is required.
01:14:40He's done it! He's done it!
01:14:42A new world record!
01:14:44Richard J. Baradine has
01:14:46beaten the best. He has
01:14:48every right to feel proud.
01:14:50Listen to those fans.
01:14:52They know what he's had to go through
01:14:54during his career.
01:14:56He's been a champion.
01:14:58He's been a champion.
01:15:00He's been a champion.
01:15:02He's been a champion.
01:15:04He's been a champion.
01:15:06He's been a champion.
01:15:08They know what he's had to go through
01:15:10to reach this moment.
01:15:18Well, there's not much you can do
01:15:20for an encore after that, except
01:15:22just pick up the pieces.
01:15:26And now it's time for the big two
01:15:28and the big one. The main event
01:15:30for the well-awaited bowl contact
01:15:32karate championship of the world.
01:15:34Louis Neglia versus John
01:15:36Singlone's blood. A match much
01:15:38discussed in the press this week
01:15:40because of its claim to be the determinant
01:15:42of Bruce Lee's successor, and much
01:15:44discussed because of the entire
01:15:46touch-of-death controversy which surrounds it.
01:15:48Here we see not only a winner,
01:15:50but an answer to the following question.
01:15:52Will that winner, in succeeding Bruce,
01:15:54also inherit his so-called
01:15:56purse?
01:15:58And there's the bell.
01:16:00Both fighters are starting off cautiously,
01:16:02feeling each other out.
01:16:04Blood is undefeated
01:16:06in 15 bouts.
01:16:08Neglia has 30 wins
01:16:10and only two losses in full contact.
01:16:12And now, look at Blood.
01:16:14He appears to be coming on strong
01:16:16with a series of uppercut and combination flurries.
01:16:18Neglia is in the lead.
01:16:20And now, look at Blood.
01:16:22He appears to be coming on strong
01:16:24with a series of uppercut and combination flurries.
01:16:26Neglia is waiting for an opening.
01:16:28Watch out, Cyclone.
01:16:30Neglia's feet have the potential to...
01:16:32And there it is, his deadly kick.
01:16:34Blood is back on the offensive.
01:16:36Even though Blood is the champion,
01:16:38Neglia is the crowd favorite tonight
01:16:40because he's literally fighting in his own backyard,
01:16:42having been born and raised in Brooklyn.
01:16:56They're really going at it now,
01:16:58toe-to-toe, trading punches.
01:17:00Hey, look at this exchange.
01:17:02They're both taking
01:17:04a lot of punishment.
01:17:06But they're tough.
01:17:08They can take it as well as kick it out.
01:17:12Both fighters are on the attack,
01:17:14looking for that opening, which will provide a quick knockout.
01:17:16And there's the bell,
01:17:18ending round one.
01:17:20Boy, that was some exchange.
01:17:22It's hard to imagine
01:17:24how someone can last through ten rounds of that.
01:17:26By the way,
01:17:28each round is scored on a ten-point-must system
01:17:30with three judges,
01:17:32the referee not being allowed to score.
01:17:34Word is apparently
01:17:36coming down from the press box
01:17:38that Neglia won the first round on a split decision.
01:17:40Two of the judges going with Neglia
01:17:42and one with Blood.
01:17:44And there's the bell for round two.
01:17:50Blood leads in with a hard right
01:17:52and Neglia bouncing off the ropes.
01:17:54He's covering up.
01:17:56Now Neglia's on the attack.
01:17:58A right, a left, another right, and Blood is down.
01:18:00The referee is motioning Neglia to a neutral corner.
01:18:02Blood is obviously hurt.
01:18:06The referee is giving him a mandatory eight-count.
01:18:10And Blood says he's okay.
01:18:22And they're back at it.
01:18:24This is turning into one hell of a fight.
01:18:52The crowd goes wild.
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01:21:08The garden is empty now.
01:21:10The fighters have gone home.
01:21:12The building is closed for the night.
01:21:16What have we discovered from all this?
01:21:18A new champion?
01:21:20Perhaps.
01:21:24A successor to Bruce Lee?
01:21:26I doubt it.
01:21:28Well, you see,
01:21:30what most heir apparents to Bruce seem to forget
01:21:32is that to be the best,
01:21:34you must beat the best.
01:21:36And Bruce Lee was the best.
01:21:38And Bruce Lee was the best.
01:21:40And he can no longer be beaten.
01:21:42So all else is just speculation.
01:21:48And I, for one, am glad.
01:21:50But why should we try to topple his legacy?
01:21:54Its existence, I think,
01:21:56has such a positive influence.
01:21:58To sum it all up,
01:22:00I cannot help but recall
01:22:02Ron Van Cleef's remark about Bruce.
01:22:04He was the prototype.
01:22:06Everything else
01:22:08is just an imitation.
01:22:26The secret of karate is power.
01:22:28Internal power from the ear.
01:22:30The vibrating palm.
01:22:32How does it work?
01:22:34How does it work?
01:22:36It's internal power.
01:22:38Some of the stuff involved
01:22:40can be pretty dangerous.
01:22:46In order to achieve the success
01:22:48that Bruce Lee reached,
01:22:50one has to be physically...
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