Hayward Nishioka on Bruce Lee & the Martial Way
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Judo legend Sensei Hayward Nishioka sharing some thoughts after teaching the USJF Instructor Certification Course.
More than a great athlete, Nishioka Sensei is also a Master Teacher and prolific author who volunteers his time to help other Judo coaches improve their ability to share the Martial Way.
This will be very controversial for folks who like to think that Lee was always better than everyone at everything.
Just please understand that these are words from a man who loved Bruce Lee as a friend, teacher, and training partner when both were young and when Nishioka Sensei was a tier one Judoka.
Professor Wally Jay, Gene LeBell, and Hayward Nishioka were all experts in a realm that Bruce was still learning, growing, and progressing in with their help at the time that they knew him.
No one is born at master level in anything, we all glean from each other as we learn and share the martial way.
The key concept, as Nishioka Sensei says at the end, is to find that way.
Another honest and candid testimonial from an expert martial artist praising Bruce Lee's capabilites...!!!
This video wouldn't be liked by certain anti-Bruce Lee youtube channels
This legendary master of Judo was our Judo Instructor class at West Valley College, SARATOGA, California in the mid 1970's , very humble, patient, great instructor and had a great sense of humor. Respects Sensei HAYWARD.
Absolutely! Truly an exemplary gentleman!
From what I understand from other martial artists who met him, Bruce Lee could make you feel his power without hurting you. He was truly a Master.
He is a legend that rarely gives interviews, well done!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing, Mr. Nishioka comes off as a nice guy with nothing to prove, a gentleman, his record speaks for itself. Truly a pioneer of judo in the USA ...
Absolutely
A genuine solid gentleman, a person of strong character, knowledge, skill, and wisdom.
We were very honored and grateful to learn from him.
@@OLOHEKAI “ Bruce was the best fighter, physically, I have ever seen, and hit the hardest. I sparred with just about all the top karate men in the sport, even had the wind knocked out of me by a Joe Lewis side kick, but Bruce hit harder than all of them.” Hayward Nishioka
Much respect to Mr. Nishioka! A true legend in his own right. We should also give shine to the great Jesse Glover, a champion Judoka and Bruce's first student in 1959. Jesse went on be one of Bruce's best fighters.
Thank you for this. I love hearing from people who had had first hand interaction with Bruce.
You’re welcome, I have more here on my channel:
Ji Han Jae, was in “Game of Death” and taught Bruce Lee Hapkido
Rick Alemany, trained with Bruce Lee during the Oakland years
Mike Stone & Al Dacascos, both legendary competitors of the 1960’s.
I thought that was the guy from Game of Death!
@@OLOHEKAI I wish you could go back and interview this guy again, and tell him about all the people online that think they're cool saying Bruce Lee was just some actor and couldn't actually fight, I mean these people are rampant now, they're everywhere.
@@counterstrike89 Would love to train with Nishioka Sensei again. He is a wonderful teacher and martial artist.
People like him knew first hand the abilities of their friend. It won’t matter to them what people who never trained with Bruce Lee say now. I’m grateful to have met many outstanding martial artists who were great on their own yet found it valuable to train and learn from Lee. They would not have done so unless that experience was valuable to them.
Truly the epitome of a master of the martial way. We always learn if we're humble.
Amen 🙏🏽
such a gentleman. i also love his honesty when it comes to bruce, that his weakness was in his ground game, apparently cuz he hadn't devoted as much time as he should have.
He certainly would have if he lived longer, he was still so ahead of his time!
@@OLOHEKAI Exactly. Bruce would've gotten into the ground work if he had lived longer i mean look at dan inosanto he became a bjj black belt..so bruce would've done well in grappling/groundwork as well!
Amazing man and wise man too.....❤❤❤❤
@@michaelgondokusumo5336
Very much so!
It was an honor to train with him and learn from him.
🥋
Awesome. Hayward is an amazing legend himself 👍🏽
Coach ( Wrestling 1977 L.A.C.C. ) Is a Pan American Games Judo Gold Medalist . And one the nicest people Ive ever known.
Agreed!
Wonderful person and true gentleman
I was an 18 yr old Turd.... he called me "hard head".
My granddad ❤ He has some crazy stories
@@jasminelee5201
Awesome!
Please share some!
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Awesome interview
Thanks for sharing
Nishioka has admitted he couldnt beat bruce. Shows how good bruces standup was.
Bruce was going into ground fighting later in life
i havent been this excited in ages.
That's my Sensei! :D
Wow , really ?
Hayward was a Pan-Am Judo World-Champion, true legend will not lie. Only Chuck Norris got his butts whooped by Bruce Lee for real and became Bruce's pupil but he still runs his mouth that, "I was a professional fighter, Bruce was not!" When I saw that, Chuck lost my respect.
Bruce lee trained to make it home he wasn't t trying to have a grappling match or a boxing match.
He knows that Bruce Lee changed the views on Asian people, from others.
Like Ali has done for his people.
All 3 are legends on his rights.
I am learning English and it is difficult for me to understand everything, but if someone could write me a summary I would be grateful
He is correct. Martial art is an improper term. Martial science, or martial way. If you want art try painting or dancing.
Fred Sato.
bruce was the real deal. Why would i wanna be on the ground in the middle of the street the goal is to get in get out he was brutal.
The interviewer just ignored the fact that Bruce didn't emphasise grappling and switched immediately to inosanto and bustillo. Who cares what they do.
Gene LeBell taught Bruce Lee even more Judo and Catch wrestling.
@davidtice4972
According to John Little the Bruce Lee historian, not once that his name appeared in Bruce's day time diaries, didn’t even have his phone number. Those who were on the set like Van Williams say that it never happened and if Gene did grab Bruce like he claimed, Bruce would not let that happen. You would think that if Bruce learned from Gene for a year there would be proof of some kind besides from just one person.
Source:
m.ruclips.net/video/pQTSCK_lQzk/видео.html
@@SuperMaryu767Larry hartsell said labell taught bruce stuff
@@Danny-el7ok Only Labell and his students say that.
@@SuperMaryu767 Larry hartsell said that numerous times that he taught bruce stuff Larry had no need to tell lies in the 80sand 90s when Larry published books labell went to him and said that's my stuff in Yr book so Larry had to mention labells name
@@Danny-el7ok anyone can publish a book and claim it’s real, nothing from bruce even in his day time journal mention his name.
how do u spell chris cotto?
I think is spelled “Kato”
Chris Kato, Fred Sato, Jesse Glover and Wally Jay were the early grappling influences for Bruce.
Quite a different story to the BS Beerdy spouts: ruclips.net/video/NFz2BsI11uQ/видео.html
Interesting
Actually the same person but a different conversation because Bruce Lee was amazing at his 1 inch punch and did impress many Judoka and others with his skills.
I’m doing more research on his grappling which he surely was evolving and growing in before his passing.
Gene LeBell taught Bruce Lee grappling.
@davidtice4972
According to John Little, the Bruce Lee historian that nothing in Bruce’s notes especially his daily planner does it mention Gene's name or training with him, no phone number, no address to his school and the only one who claims this is only Gene. It’s fake and trying to get publicity.
proof:
ruclips.net/user/live-ohuv7kHfZQ?feature=share
No he didn’t smh. Lebell always changing his stories smh. His mother was marketing maverick.
@youngnguyen2012 Larry Hartsell in his book Trapping to Grappling said thank God Gene LeBell taught Bruce Lee grappling.
Jesse glover, here Hayward Nishioka, Wally, etc are all Judo expert. idk about taught maybe expose.
Just like high kick, jhoon rhee and chuck norris claim that they taught BL high kick but you see BL doing high kick in the interview of the Green Hornets. I really think BL asking them about it as icebreaker. that's just my theory@@davidtice4972
Bruce practice to kato 1960.to 1965 😊
I met more that a few real martial artist , that actually knew Bruce lee. Sorry Joan , you don’t know what you are talking about!! Bruce never had a school in SF. From a senior black belt in 4 disciplines.
Bruce good actor. he lost against Jack man wong and closed his San Francisco school as the loser of challenge match must do and started looking outside of wingchun for answers... if Bruce had less pride he might have been able to really learn from Jack man wong who was a northern shaolin master...,
@Joan Stone. Matt Polly spent seven years on his Lee bio
Btw he also wrote American Shaolin..recently fought mma after two years.
Anyway Polly has best research. Wong top man Chin was there. Chin was the broker for the fight. Chin confirms accts of Linda Lee and James Lee. Wong lost..running from room to room.
Later, Lee friend drove to San Francisco Chinatown to gauge mood of the big fight. Dead. He knew then that Lee had won.
Also Bruce kept his school open.
Also James' son recalls his dad and Uncle Bruce came home in a good mood.
Also excellent info on channels Kung Fu Genius and John Little.
Get the real on Gene Lebell
@@jakemay637 sorry Bruce closed his school ,left town, abandoned wing Chun .
Chinese culture dictates if you lose challenge match you close school and leave town end of story.
@@joanstone6740 @Joan Stone. I never heard your story, so went on Bruce Lee Was Here with timeline of Bruce's life...egs..
Nov 1964. Wong fight.
Feb 1965. Brandon born in Oakland CA.
Feb. 5 1965. Screen test for Number One Son/ 20th Century Fox
Sept 21 1965. Lee signs contract with Fox.
March 1 1966 Lee family moves to Los Angeles.
Have to recheck but likelyJamesLee died in 1965.
With the opportunity in Hollywood plus the death of his friend plus the long timeline from the Wong fight late 1964 to Lee's moving more than one year later there doesn't seem to be much water in your story.
But if you have more end of story...?👁️👁️
PS it was James Lee's wife who died prior to the Wjm fight
Jajaja ridiculo
Good to hear from Sensei Nishioka, memories of the Dragon
Love this anymore of his clips
That was it for video; this was on the last day of the USJF Master Instructor Course held at my school