My arse, several interviews after he gave after Bruce lee died he put him down. Another “champion” by beating a lad over the hedge. Another hot air balloon
The impact Bruce made on the entire world at just 32 is simply astounding. MMA is the biggest growing sport today, and Bruce is the undisputed father of MMA. What a legacy and imagine if he hadn’t died so young.
Look, I know Dana White (in)famously called Lee the “godfather of mma.” And I truly believe, had he lived, Lee would have embraced MMA. But if you know the history of mma, Bruce Lee literally had nothing to do with it. I get that he was against styles, but that’s not the same thing as MMA. Neither is borrowing a few techniques from other martial arts the same as MMA. The history of MMA comes from Brazilian vale Tudo and Japanese “puroresu.” And it was made popular when the Gracies brought that concept to the United States as the UFC. If Bruce Lee had never existed, we would still have MMA.
Literally the BEST interview regarding Bruce Lee I've ever seen. The most articulate, in depth and interesting insight I've heard in the hundreds of interviews and documentaries in my collection. Bravo, and thank you.
So true! How long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Pat Johnson is absolutely correct. Bruce Lee brought more people into the martial arts world than anybody else. I am from the Caribbean. His influence in the Caribbean is unparalleled. And also Africa, North America, South America, Europe, the rest of Asia. Not to mention the whole world of Mixed Martial Arts. The reverence toward Lee when MMA practitioners talk about him is very moving. What a testament to his charisma and talent. It staggers my mind to think what he would have achieved if he had lived even 1 or 2 more years.
What an awesome treat to listen to first-hand stories about our legend, Bruce Lee. I could listen to people share their stories all day long about the great Bruce Lee. My eyes were as wide as a child's listening.
Thank you for sharing Pat Johnson. Your stories were amazing. According to people like Michael Jai White, Bruce Lee could not kick anyone's ass but honestly, you can see the killer instinct, the anger in his eyes. It transcended even on film. It seems that the people that really knew him respected him and respected his abilities. It is a shame that today, a lot of people trash his name and say he was only a actor.
He definitely wasn’t “just an actor.” He was a really good martial artist and an even better teacher. BUT, what MJW, Norris, Lewis and others said about Lee not really being a fighter and how he would most likely lose to professional fighters is still true.
You don't know what you are talking about. MJW talks a load of shit. He is an actor. Big mouth. I think its jealousy. Bruce Lee would have been to fast
@@davidwebber9511 fkg fanboys. Bruce was iconic no doubt, and my guess is he could beat a lot of guys, but the cold hard fact is he has no verifiable fight wins to be proclaimed an unbeatable fighting machine.
It’s sad that Bruce died right before Enter the Dragon premiered. He never got to see how successful the movie would be. He never got to see how big and popular he became in America and the entire world. He died thinking Hollywood would never accept him
To Pat Johnson great interview I have been a student of Lee since I was a child I am one of those people that he saved my life more than once my teeth and my dignity more than once and like a beautiful teacher I still have a sense of humor and you will never see that anger only with the greatest restraint and compassion but the skills are there and people see me as a foo⛩l🌴🐊🌴🈴️
Why do you Love to run Bruce? You never know when you have to run after someone to beat them up!!! That floored me. I don't think there were many people who could outrun Bruce being so lean and fast. Beautiful anecdote
@Louis Torres You missed my point. An icon is someone most people have heard of especially in a field in which they are familiar. To place Pat Johnson in the same category as Bruce Lee is to not understand the meaning of the word icon. My original comment was directed at Shawn Lewis's comment.
Imagino que por todos los comentarios que PAT JOHNSON esta contando toda la verdad del legendario BRUCE LEE. Me encantaría que alguien traduciera todo al castellano latino. Saludos para todos los alumnos fans y amigos de nuestro maestro BRUCE LEE
It was imposible not to love Bruce Lee, and one of my motives is that he was very humble, in comparison with Chunky Norris!! Steve MaQueen is one of my favorite actor's God rest their souls, they will never die, this 2 stars will live forever in ower ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Well said my friend! Legends never die! Nik how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
So true! Legends never die! Fu how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
So true! Legends never die! Greg how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
PAT JOHNSON you said it all,we all are lucky to even have known him in his own time and ours,legendary man,self made man,inspirational man,thank you for being frank about the little dragon,truth is stranger than fiction,bruce lived larger than life itself,wow
This was a GREAT interview!!! Insightful too.The part about Bruce being angry and why he was angry,brutal honesty and insightful.Someone had to break into hollywood as an asian film star and it was Bruce and it was all about timing.It;s too bad Bruce Lee didn;t live to eat the fruit of his labor after filming Enter The Dragon,as we all know he died before it;s release.
I saw a poster of the late great Bruce Lee on my sister's wall back in the seventies. I didn't know who he was and I asked her, she said Bruce Lee. He had muscle's all over. Great stuff.
I LOVE IT! That fight scene was also Bruce showing the failures of traditional martial arts versus what would later become "Having No Way as Way"... He starts using Chines Kung Fu "Gung Fu" as he called it, when "Colt's" superior Karate put him at a disadvantage, you see him shift into a complete martial artist, starting with an application of Ali's footwork. From that point, you get one of the first examples in the application of JKD attributes. Absolute genius. "Game of Death" had a very similar theme, but expanded the examples of challenges. Why THAT movie hasn't been picked up and completed is a mystery. Bruce's notes and storyboard still exist, as do many of the stars. Tarantino dropped the ball on that one, he could have been a legend in Asia, but he chose instead to present Bruce as a clown, for a meh movie.
Wow! What a different side of the story about Bruce Lee! Interesting to hear Pat Johnson side of this story! Pat looks great at an older age! He lost weight... He was the bully against John Saxon in Enter the Dragon! Good job Johnson! ☮️⏳⏳☮️
Excellent interview, congrats to mr Johnson! Calm, sincere, true. One thing only: there is footage showing Lee high kicking before his friendship with Norris.
Indeed! Aikunie how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Thank you so much brother Pat Johnson! You are one of the greatful friend of Bruce Lee. Many try to erase the truth and present Bruce ugly. Some of the interview don't mention the challenges he face as an Asian in America. Those who paid the prize deserve honor but instead some who hasn't make any impact fight those who has paid with their life time and strength. There's are many who has lay the foundation not just Bruce alone but among the first. If someone is good don't hide it instead say it and then when your time comes you will receive your as well. Even if Bruce Lee beat someone in a fight at that time, you don't expect the person to come up and say it. Their name comes and so honored and some are shame.
Thank You Pat Johnson. Those stories I never heard until now. Thank you for sharing these happy memories of Bruce Lee. You are one lucky guy to have spent time and known Bruce Lee and share his inner genius to the world. Well Said Pat!
What an excellent and fair attitude and respect for the Martial Arts Legend. Respect to you sensei Pat Johnson!! I'm also the one inspired to join Martial Arts by legendary Bruce Lee... I owe him a respect forever.
Bruce understood cinema and camera angles. If you’re good at something… use it correctly and master it. Bruce mastered an art and was good at it. So much for competition that Bruce didn’t live to see his business in movies. So sad RIP Bruce.
I wish he was asked the question, that we all would like to know. Who was better and would have won in a real fight...in his opinion. Only those very close to both Bruce and Chuck would probably know...not the millions of fans..
I love Pat Johnson. I have much respect for him. That being said, he's another Chuck Norris loyalist. Just like Chuck, Pat talks about the two "working out" together. The fact is, Chuck Norris was a student of Lee's. Just like Mike Stone, Joe Lewis, Bob Wall among other champion martial artists.
@stevo62ful What evidence? You mean other than Robert Wall, Joe Lewis, Steve McQueen, James Coburn among others talking about how they all trained together at Bruce's Los Angeles home. Chuck was already a world middleweight champion in karate, but wanted to study Bruce's JKD. There's a video of the late Jim Kelly talking about this very subject. Kelly said that Bruce and Norris sparred together very seriously, and he witnessed it. Bruce whipped his butt! He said that nobidy could beat Lee. His exact words were "Bruce was unbeatable!" There are some video's out there where Chuck talked about learning JKD from Lee, but those were when Bruce was still alive. After he died, it was always "We worked out together." Even when filming "Way Of The Dragon," the actor who played the mob boss said he and Chuck were out to dinner one night. He said he asked Norris the question If he and Bruce were to square off for real, who would win. He said that Chuck didn't even hesitate and replied, "Oh, Bruce would win. He's just to fast and powerful. Nobody can beat him!". There's my proof pal!
@@paulsullivan1650 "Trained together" as you put it, is not the same as being his student. Wall and Lewis could be considered non paying students, but I asked only about Norris. The rest of your comment is digressing away from the topic, however you say Kelly saw Bruce and Chuck engage in some serious sparring ! The video I saw, Kelly does not mention names.. If you have seen Jim say specifically he saw a Lee/Norris spar session how would that be possible ? He knew Bruce for about 6 weeks while filming ETD before Bruce died. Most of those 6 weeks were spent filming in Hong Kong, and even when they were filming in the USA, Chuck was unlikely to be around as he wasn't in that movie. The odds of Lee, Kelley and Norris all being together at the same time are slim.
@stevo62ful So what you're doing is either calling Jim Kelly or me a liar. Personally, I'll take Jim's word over yours. And considering you can't even spell his name correctly, I tend to believe him. And if your calling me a liar? Well, personally I don't really care! Last time I'll argue with someone like you over something as trivial as this!
@@paulsullivan1650 Kelly in the interview with the guy with the beard on his left does not name Norris or anyone else. He just says he knows who Bruce sparred with. Is that correct yes or no ? Have you seen another post where Kelly says he has seen Bruce and Norris spar ? Yes or no ?
What a great video , thank you for telling us all this about Bruce Lee. There will never be another Bruce , he was a special human being in every way... Nobody can kick faster than Bruce, his speed was unmatched...
This is a great interview by Pat Johnson. He’s also a disciple of Chuck Norris and his Chuck Norris loyalty’s and connection comes out in this interview. Alluding to Chuck influencing Bruce on the importance of high kicking, ( and showing him his round kicks ), isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But it’s incorrect. Bruce used high kicks on film during the Green Hornet. Years before he met Chuck Norris.
Even before that. During the Long Beach tournament demos and during his first screen test for The Green Hornet. I don't think Chuck taught Bruce high kicking as much as they shared the differences between Gung Fu and Tae Kwon Do kicks.
When you held me face-to-face as an infant and said that I do not have a Pedigree? it doesn’t have the Pedegree and handed me back to Diane was is a test of that Pedigree??
Chuck tired to make out that Bruce wasn’t teaching him at some point, said they were just “exchanging” ideas. This got back to Bruce and he was very angry about this. So much so that he ended up writing an apology letter to him saying he was sorry, you can find this by googling “Chuck Norris apology”
Yeah absoultley Bruce did the green hornet, and 2 movies even before meeting Chuck Norris and he was already doing high kicks, and spin kicks, not sure why chuck is saying that.
Grandmaster Pat Johnson, this is the most authentic and honest and respectful presentation I have ever seen about the real Bruce Lee. Bruce was not an island and never wished to be worshiped as a God. A lot of his fans do not realize that when they insult Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis and others they are diminishing Bruce Lee's true legacy of learning from all sources and training with the best. I have tremendous respect for you for setting the record straight.
So true! Anthony how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
I always felt that without Bruce there would never have been a Chuck (I know was a point Karate Champ) but, I don't think Chuck ever really appreciated or acknowledged it.
Great Interview. Wouldn't it have been great to have seen Bruce and Steve McQueen in a movie together?!!! Also Bruce in later life would have been a great producer and director working with all the new martial artists coming along!!! Also the comment about the wind and the wave. Both working together ...but when the wave hit the shore it would stop ...the wind would keep going. I think Pat Johnson was telling us something there about Bruce Lee.
When you help me face-to-face as an infant and said that I do not have a Pedigree? it doesn’t have the Pedegree and handed me back to Diane was is a test of that Pedigree??
What a great analysis of Bruce Lee! Pat speaks with such insight and articulation ! Thank you ! Of course he , like Bob Wall were great bad guys in Enter the Dragon ...Pat telling Roper pay up or else !
Those who are so concerned about what they feel bruce should have proven , should remember! Bruce is gone ,what have you proven or done to accomplish a tenth of what he did. Be concerned with your own journey, not of Bruce's. The fact we still obsess over bruce ,proves he accomplished his goals. Have you accomplished yours? Know. I haven't,but i keep on walking! Rest in Paradise Bruce, Brandon,Pat,James,Robert ,Bob,Jim and all the other who have sincerely perpetuated the legacy and truth about master lee. Also Gene Lebell rip
GREAT interview. I've seen pieces of it before, like the Steve McQueen story (oh, the bitter irony that the most badass Asian ever was a shitty-ass driver, lol), but not the whole thing. And kudos to Pat for stating what isn't stated nearly enough: Lee was a cinematic genius. Thank you. Why has no one come close to equaling him on film? Why does damn near any fight scene anywhere bite something from his movies (anybody remember Yoda hitting a Bruce Lee pose, lol)? That genius is one of the big-ass reasons. And it was cool hearing about Bruce’s ability to fill a character emotionally in his fight scenes; yet another thing he did better than anyone. Speaking of emotion, when he described Bruce as an angry man I thought about how he conveyed that anger so believably on screen. I happen to be a longtime comic fan, and the person I often equate him to is the legendary Jack "King" Kirby. Just like Bruce, he's often remembered for his action scenes-easily the most powerful and energetic ever done-and one of the big reasons they work is their "emotional content." Kirby grew up a poor Jewish kid on the mean streets of Brooklyn in the '20s and '30s; he saw bloody hand-to-hand combat in WW2 just like his co-creation Captain America; he was a nose-to-the-grindstone working class dude who never went to college and resented the hell out of all the guys in suits who ran the comic business and never gave the people who actually made the damn comics a fair shake. Hence, he had a lot of anger. A LOT. But instead of his fists, it exploded from his pencil-BOOM! Pick up any superhero book today and you'll probably see Jack's fingerprints all over the pages. So hail to the King and hail to the Dragon, baby!
Very sad Bruce was lost so young and his son even younger. All that matters is the inspiration he has given to so many to become a better human. He accomplished so much in less than 8 years. Whats truly astounding is how much he still motivates so many of all generations,eras ethnicities, social status. Some say he didn't prove himself in the ring ,he didn't have to,he proved himself in life,as a human and inspiration far more important. Also the limitations of the ring ,rules and regulations. In real life you don't get to say hey you're too big, small,etc i needd someone in my class,you adapt to whats in front of you,as it doesn't matter. As well in Martial arts when i was in it ,they only went by rank,sex not by size, so many times you'd fight someone bigger,smaller ,same whatever. It gives you som much more experience. As the fact is in a real fight everyone has universal weaknesses that can be exploited no matter how big. So then the question is how fast, accurately and powerful can you strike those areas before your opponent . As well you can use a person's strength against them I don't care how big you are the right strike ti the jewels,eyes,liver, throat,knees etc you're going down. That was Bruce's point everyone forgets there are no rules in a real fight period. So best to live your life like that,be ready for anything. Unless you just surrender because they're too big lol. Never surrender
Great interview and amazing how bruce Lee wanted respect from Hollywood, even today asian/Indian cinema is very successful in it's own right but Hollywood just keep ignoring these actors and actresses.
Raj So true! how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
"You forget interests" "Let me straighten it out with Freddie" "You take advantage, Roper!" "Come on, fellas! What are we fighting for?" "Its the dough, Roper, or weve gotta break some shit!! You got it?? Freddie says its for your own good".
@@nathrob2437 GTFOH with that bullshit! Bruce would pummel these clowns any day and ANYTIME. Wtf you talking about, boy?! You apparently better study up on whom Bruce was, because you know absolutely nothing.
Nath Rob Bruce mastered keeping his distance literally it wouldn’t matter, if your better than Bruce he will train too be better than you sounds unrealistic and a myth but too many facts from great martial artist
Agreed! Legends never die! Sw how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
The best I've seen of someone who knew Bruce articulated simply and profoundly. Not to nitpick but he was off on the weightlifting aspect. Bruce was one of the very first athletes to know difference between bodybuilding and weightlifting using muscular groups in synchronicity.He used the term "real world power" derived from such lifting. John Littles book The art of expressing the human body is Bruce's writings on lifting. Anyway this guy is just like Bruce honest direct not sugarcoating anything!
Tarrantino was a putz for portraying Lee the way he did, thats NO respect..You think he woulda done this if Bruce was alive?!....I highly doubt it...Its easy to take a shot at Lee now.. As for the keyboard warriors and "Johnny Come Lately's" who think Bruce was an over rated hype, I say this "jackals always band together to pull down a lion" Peace
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It’s amazing what Bruce packed into 32years of life!
What a class act Pat Johnson is.
My arse, several interviews after he gave after Bruce lee died he put him down. Another “champion” by beating a lad over the hedge. Another hot air balloon
RIP Pat Johnson. The brilliant man who trained the Karate Kid cast.
Very eloquently put Pat ...you honour the Bruce Lee legacy well.👍👍
The impact Bruce made on the entire world at just 32 is simply astounding. MMA is the biggest growing sport today, and Bruce is the undisputed father of MMA. What a legacy and imagine if he hadn’t died so young.
Bwahahaha! Total BS!
@@karlyoung5089 100% true
Look, I know Dana White (in)famously called Lee the “godfather of mma.” And I truly believe, had he lived, Lee would have embraced MMA. But if you know the history of mma, Bruce Lee literally had nothing to do with it. I get that he was against styles, but that’s not the same thing as MMA. Neither is borrowing a few techniques from other martial arts the same as MMA. The history of MMA comes from Brazilian vale Tudo and Japanese “puroresu.” And it was made popular when the Gracies brought that concept to the United States as the UFC. If Bruce Lee had never existed, we would still have MMA.
Literally the BEST interview regarding Bruce Lee I've ever seen. The most articulate, in depth and interesting insight I've heard in the hundreds of interviews and documentaries in my collection. Bravo, and thank you.
I agree!!
I agree a 100% and was going to say about the same thing
Agreed. What a wonderful man.
I like this guy. Seems really honourable and honest. And articulately explains himself
So true! How long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Pat Johnson is absolutely correct. Bruce Lee brought more people into the martial arts world than anybody else. I am from the Caribbean. His influence in the Caribbean is unparalleled. And also Africa, North America, South America, Europe, the rest of Asia. Not to mention the whole world of Mixed Martial Arts. The reverence toward Lee when MMA practitioners talk about him is very moving. What a testament to his charisma and talent. It staggers my mind to think what he would have achieved if he had lived even 1 or 2 more years.
What an awesome treat to listen to first-hand stories about our legend, Bruce Lee. I could listen to people share their stories all day long about the great Bruce Lee. My eyes were as wide as a child's listening.
Thank you for sharing Pat Johnson. Your stories were amazing. According to people like Michael Jai White, Bruce Lee could not kick anyone's ass but honestly, you can see the killer instinct, the anger in his eyes. It transcended even on film. It seems that the people that really knew him respected him and respected his abilities. It is a shame that today, a lot of people trash his name and say he was only a actor.
It really angers me inside when people say that he was just an actor. Bruce Lee was something special, and it will never be a another one like him.
He definitely wasn’t “just an actor.” He was a really good martial artist and an even better teacher. BUT, what MJW, Norris, Lewis and others said about Lee not really being a fighter and how he would most likely lose to professional fighters is still true.
You don't know what you are talking about. MJW talks a load of shit. He is an actor. Big mouth. I think its jealousy. Bruce Lee would have been to fast
@@davidwebber9511 fkg fanboys. Bruce was iconic no doubt, and my guess is he could beat a lot of guys, but the cold hard fact is he has no verifiable fight wins to be proclaimed an unbeatable fighting machine.
It’s sad that Bruce died right before Enter the Dragon premiered. He never got to see how successful the movie would be. He never got to see how big and popular he became in America and the entire world. He died thinking Hollywood would never accept him
Damn that's sad🥺🥺😭
RIP Pat. Great story. Hope you and the cast are having a good time up there in heaven.
Pat thank you for sharing. Your positivity comes through loud and clear. Respect and best wishes.
"Never tell a guy what you're gonna do to him until you're sitting on his chest" might be one of the most badass things that I've ever heard
Thank you Pat Johnson for sharing your memorable valuable experience with Bruce. Bruce was indeed a complex and philosophical individual.
Even if it was 1 hour I would've still watched it.
Hope this puts all the doubters wrong a phenomenal martial arts master my idol no one will ever replace such a talented human being
Pat Johnson is an awesome cat! Saw him in "ENTER THE DRAGON".
Pat, you are awesome man. Lot of respect for the man you are, very humble person to speak about Bruce Lee.
Rest in Paradise Pat Johnson Dec 31-39 -Nov 5-23
What an absolutely fantastic interview!!!!
I agree this is the best interview About our treasured Sifu Lee.
RIP Pat Johnson. I didn't even know he passed before I looked at this a little while ago on the 5th of this month Nov 2023. Just a few days ago.
To Pat Johnson great interview I have been a student of Lee since I was a child I am one of those people that he saved my life more than once my teeth and my dignity more than once and like a beautiful teacher I still have a sense of humor and you will never see that anger only with the greatest restraint and compassion but the skills are there and people see me as a foo⛩l🌴🐊🌴🈴️
Why do you Love to run Bruce? You never know when you have to run after someone to beat them up!!! That floored me. I don't think there were many people who could outrun Bruce being so lean and fast. Beautiful anecdote
Amazing story from an icon about an icon
What? Never heard of this guy. You are too generous and delusional.
Never heard of Pat Johnson before this video 😔
@Louis Torres You missed my point. An icon is someone most people have heard of especially in a field in which they are familiar. To place Pat Johnson in the same category as Bruce Lee is to not understand the meaning of the word icon. My original comment was directed at Shawn Lewis's comment.
Imagino que por todos los comentarios que PAT JOHNSON esta contando toda la verdad del legendario BRUCE LEE. Me encantaría que alguien traduciera todo al castellano latino. Saludos para todos los alumnos fans y amigos de nuestro maestro BRUCE LEE
A humble man s cleververness is something so so so special
It was imposible not to love Bruce Lee, and one of my motives is that he was very humble, in comparison with Chunky Norris!! Steve MaQueen is one of my favorite actor's God rest their souls, they will never die, this 2 stars will live forever in ower ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Well said my friend! Legends never die! Nik how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Amazing interview! Thanks for sharing the memories of a legend.
Wow! Pat Johnson.
Very impressive informative n insightful video about Bruce Lee. Learned n reminded the legacy of Bruce Lee.
Thanks !
So true! Legends never die! Fu how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Wow! What a great interview!
I'm impressed by what Pat Johnson has shared with the audience. He knows what he's talking about. 👍
The Myth, the Man, The Legend..
So true! Legends never die! Greg how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Excellent in depth coverage of Bruce Lee delivered articulately. Thank you.
Thanks Pat for sharing the personal side of the great legend.
PAT JOHNSON you said it all,we all are lucky to even have known him in his own time and ours,legendary man,self made man,inspirational man,thank you for being frank about the little dragon,truth is stranger than fiction,bruce lived larger than life itself,wow
This was a GREAT interview!!! Insightful too.The part about Bruce being angry and why he was angry,brutal honesty and insightful.Someone had to break into hollywood as an asian film star and it was Bruce and it was all about timing.It;s too bad Bruce Lee didn;t live to eat the fruit of his labor after filming Enter The Dragon,as we all know he died before it;s release.
I love the Steve autograph picture story two of my favourite film stars thank you so much for sharing🙂
You're welcome 😉
I saw a poster of the late great Bruce Lee on my sister's wall back in the seventies. I didn't know who he was and I asked her, she said Bruce Lee. He had muscle's all over. Great stuff.
I LOVE IT! That fight scene was also Bruce showing the failures of traditional martial arts versus what would later become "Having No Way as Way"... He starts using Chines Kung Fu "Gung Fu" as he called it, when "Colt's" superior Karate put him at a disadvantage, you see him shift into a complete martial artist, starting with an application of Ali's footwork. From that point, you get one of the first examples in the application of JKD attributes. Absolute genius. "Game of Death" had a very similar theme, but expanded the examples of challenges. Why THAT movie hasn't been picked up and completed is a mystery. Bruce's notes and storyboard still exist, as do many of the stars. Tarantino dropped the ball on that one, he could have been a legend in Asia, but he chose instead to present Bruce as a clown, for a meh movie.
Wow! What a different side of the story about Bruce Lee! Interesting to hear Pat Johnson side of this story! Pat looks great at an older age! He lost weight... He was the bully against John Saxon in Enter the Dragon! Good job Johnson! ☮️⏳⏳☮️
At first glance I thought it was Bill Wallace
It's the dough, Roper, or we gotta break something.
@@heartfanjim01 right Roper ya best get out of town! Ha ha ! Good job Johnson and Roper!!
Excellent interview, congrats to mr Johnson! Calm, sincere, true.
One thing only: there is footage showing Lee high kicking before his friendship with Norris.
What a wonderful video and very informative interview...I'd be watching this over and over several times...!!!
Brilliantly stated Pat! Much respect to you sir!
What a candid recollection about the one and only Bruce Lee (李小龙). Thank you Onionsan
No problem 😉
Indeed! Aikunie how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Thank so much for posting this interview . . Amazing . . a devoted fan since I was 10 . .it's great to hear these wonderful stories♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much brother Pat Johnson! You are one of the greatful friend of Bruce Lee. Many try to erase the truth and present Bruce ugly. Some of the interview don't mention the challenges he face as an Asian in America. Those who paid the prize deserve honor but instead some who hasn't make any impact fight those who has paid with their life time and strength. There's are many who has lay the foundation not just Bruce alone but among the first. If someone is good don't hide it instead say it and then when your time comes you will receive your as well. Even if Bruce Lee beat someone in a fight at that time, you don't expect the person to come up and say it. Their name comes and so honored and some are shame.
Thank You Pat Johnson. Those stories I never heard until now. Thank you for sharing these happy memories of Bruce Lee. You are one lucky guy to have spent time and known Bruce Lee and share his inner genius to the world. Well Said Pat!
Bruce saved me from a fight when l was mimicking, rubbing my nose, etc. It stopped my opponent who thought that l must have known Kung Fu.
What an excellent and fair attitude and respect for the Martial Arts Legend. Respect to you sensei Pat Johnson!! I'm also the one inspired to join Martial Arts by legendary Bruce Lee... I owe him a respect forever.
Bruce understood cinema and camera angles.
If you’re good at something… use it correctly and master it. Bruce mastered an art and was good at it.
So much for competition that Bruce didn’t live to see his business in movies. So sad
RIP Bruce.
You know Bruce and Chinese American better than anyone's!
Chuck Norris: "So Bruce, why do you like to run?"
Bruce: "You never know when you have to catch somebody and beat them up"
Hilarious!
It was a funny comment however Bruce liked running to improve stamina and endurance for fighting.
I wish he was asked the question, that we all would like to know.
Who was better and would have won in a real fight...in his opinion.
Only those very close to both Bruce and Chuck would probably know...not the millions of fans..
Pat already answered that... when he was talking about Mcqueen driving....lol
Legend, RIP.
PLEASE let Pat do a cameo on, "Cobra Kai!"
I think he already did.
I love Pat Johnson. I have much respect for him. That being said, he's another Chuck Norris loyalist. Just like Chuck, Pat talks about the two "working out" together. The fact is, Chuck Norris was a student of Lee's. Just like Mike Stone, Joe Lewis, Bob Wall among other champion martial artists.
I would think Pat would know better than you. What evidence do you have that Chuck was a student. ?
@stevo62ful What evidence? You mean other than Robert Wall, Joe Lewis, Steve McQueen, James Coburn among others talking about how they all trained together at Bruce's Los Angeles home. Chuck was already a world middleweight champion in karate, but wanted to study Bruce's JKD. There's a video of the late Jim Kelly talking about this very subject. Kelly said that Bruce and Norris sparred together very seriously, and he witnessed it. Bruce whipped his butt! He said that nobidy could beat Lee. His exact words were "Bruce was unbeatable!" There are some video's out there where Chuck talked about learning JKD from Lee, but those were when Bruce was still alive. After he died, it was always "We worked out together." Even when filming "Way Of The Dragon," the actor who played the mob boss said he and Chuck were out to dinner one night. He said he asked Norris the question If he and Bruce were to square off for real, who would win. He said that Chuck didn't even hesitate and replied, "Oh, Bruce would win. He's just to fast and powerful. Nobody can beat him!". There's my proof pal!
@@paulsullivan1650 "Trained together" as you put it, is not the same as being his student. Wall and Lewis could be considered non paying students, but I asked only about Norris. The rest of your comment is digressing away from the topic, however you say Kelly saw Bruce and Chuck engage in some serious sparring ! The video I saw, Kelly does not mention names.. If you have seen Jim say specifically he saw a Lee/Norris spar session how would that be possible ? He knew Bruce for about 6 weeks while filming ETD before Bruce died. Most of those 6 weeks were spent filming in Hong Kong, and even when they were filming in the USA, Chuck was unlikely to be around as he wasn't in that movie. The odds of Lee, Kelley and Norris all being together at the same time are slim.
@stevo62ful So what you're doing is either calling Jim Kelly or me a liar.
Personally, I'll take Jim's word over yours. And considering you can't even spell his name correctly, I tend to believe him. And if your calling me a liar? Well, personally I don't really care! Last time I'll argue with someone like you over something as trivial as this!
@@paulsullivan1650 Kelly in the interview with the guy with the beard on his left does not name Norris or anyone else. He just says he knows who Bruce sparred with. Is that correct yes or no ?
Have you seen another post where Kelly says he has seen Bruce and Norris spar ? Yes or no ?
😁😁😁beautiful driven story
Thank you for sharing. Great interview
What a great video , thank you for telling us all this about Bruce Lee.
There will never be another Bruce , he was a special human being in every way...
Nobody can kick faster than Bruce, his speed was unmatched...
His accuracy is unmatched as well.
This is a great interview by Pat Johnson. He’s also a disciple of Chuck Norris and his Chuck Norris loyalty’s and connection comes out in this interview.
Alluding to Chuck influencing Bruce on the importance of high kicking, ( and showing him his round kicks ), isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But it’s incorrect. Bruce used high kicks on film during the Green Hornet. Years before he met Chuck Norris.
Even before that. During the Long Beach tournament demos and during his first screen test for The Green Hornet. I don't think Chuck taught Bruce high kicking as much as they shared the differences between Gung Fu and Tae Kwon Do kicks.
When you held me face-to-face as an infant and said that I do not have a Pedigree? it doesn’t have the Pedegree and handed me back to Diane was is a test of that Pedigree??
Chuck tired to make out that Bruce wasn’t teaching him at some point, said they were just “exchanging” ideas. This got back to Bruce and he was very angry about this. So much so that he ended up writing an apology letter to him saying he was sorry, you can find this by googling “Chuck Norris apology”
Yeah absoultley Bruce did the green hornet, and 2 movies even before meeting Chuck Norris and he was already doing high kicks, and spin kicks, not sure why chuck is saying that.
@@axelstone3131 Bruce Lee couldn't teach Chuck Norris anything. One was a legitimate fighters. The other was a 5'6" 130 pound actor.
Great stories. You have my gratitude.
Beat interview by far I've seen, thankyou...
Grandmaster Pat Johnson, this is the most authentic and honest and respectful presentation I have ever seen about the real Bruce Lee. Bruce was not an island and never wished to be worshiped as a God. A lot of his fans do not realize that when they insult Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis and others they are diminishing Bruce Lee's true legacy of learning from all sources and training with the best. I have tremendous respect for you for setting the record straight.
So true! Anthony how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
I trained with a black belt awarded by Chuck Norris at his studio and he told me that Bruce whipped Chuck in sparring.Yeah, I'm in my 60's.
It's worst kept secret in history
I always felt that without Bruce there would never have been a Chuck (I know was a point Karate Champ) but, I don't think Chuck ever really appreciated or acknowledged it.
@@leanidis300 You are totally wrong! That's total bullshit!!!
Chuck is a piece of shit
they actually had a closed-door match
f'reals
Great Interview. Wouldn't it have been great to have seen Bruce and Steve McQueen in a movie together?!!! Also Bruce in later life would have been a great producer and director working with all the new martial artists coming along!!! Also the comment about the wind and the wave. Both working together ...but when the wave hit the shore it would stop ...the wind would keep going. I think Pat Johnson was telling us something there about Bruce Lee.
James - Big time !
When you help me face-to-face as an infant and said that I do not have a Pedigree? it doesn’t have the Pedegree and handed me back to Diane was is a test of that Pedigree??
I've heard these stories of Bruce Lee driving and their always funny 😄😄😄
I heard people scare of his martial arts but didn't know his driving skill (or lack of) was more scary. 😅
He is a Legend and his Legacy, which will go on and on
What a great analysis of Bruce Lee! Pat speaks with such insight and articulation ! Thank you ! Of course he , like Bob Wall were great bad guys in Enter the Dragon ...Pat telling Roper pay up or else !
Thank you, Pat!
Those who are so concerned about what they feel bruce should have proven , should remember! Bruce is gone ,what have you proven or done to accomplish a tenth of what he did. Be concerned with your own journey, not of Bruce's. The fact we still obsess over bruce ,proves he accomplished his goals. Have you accomplished yours? Know. I haven't,but i keep on walking! Rest in Paradise Bruce, Brandon,Pat,James,Robert ,Bob,Jim and all the other who have sincerely perpetuated the legacy and truth about master lee. Also Gene Lebell rip
great story and great telling!
Outstanding true story telling. Very detailed slow speaking.
GREAT interview. I've seen pieces of it before, like the Steve McQueen story (oh, the bitter irony that the most badass Asian ever was a shitty-ass driver, lol), but not the whole thing. And kudos to Pat for stating what isn't stated nearly enough: Lee was a cinematic genius. Thank you. Why has no one come close to equaling him on film? Why does damn near any fight scene anywhere bite something from his movies (anybody remember Yoda hitting a Bruce Lee pose, lol)? That genius is one of the big-ass reasons. And it was cool hearing about Bruce’s ability to fill a character emotionally in his fight scenes; yet another thing he did better than anyone.
Speaking of emotion, when he described Bruce as an angry man I thought about how he conveyed that anger so believably on screen. I happen to be a longtime comic fan, and the person I often equate him to is the legendary Jack "King" Kirby. Just like Bruce, he's often remembered for his action scenes-easily the most powerful and energetic ever done-and one of the big reasons they work is their "emotional content." Kirby grew up a poor Jewish kid on the mean streets of Brooklyn in the '20s and '30s; he saw bloody hand-to-hand combat in WW2 just like his co-creation Captain America; he was a nose-to-the-grindstone working class dude who never went to college and resented the hell out of all the guys in suits who ran the comic business and never gave the people who actually made the damn comics a fair shake. Hence, he had a lot of anger. A LOT. But instead of his fists, it exploded from his pencil-BOOM! Pick up any superhero book today and you'll probably see Jack's fingerprints all over the pages. So hail to the King and hail to the Dragon, baby!
Thank you for upload this video
You're welcome 😉
Very sad Bruce was lost so young and his son even younger.
All that matters is the inspiration he has given to so many to become a better human. He accomplished so much in less than 8 years.
Whats truly astounding is how much he still motivates so many of all generations,eras ethnicities, social status.
Some say he didn't prove himself in the ring ,he didn't have to,he proved himself in life,as a human and inspiration far more important.
Also the limitations of the ring ,rules and regulations. In real life you don't get to say hey you're too big, small,etc i needd someone in my class,you adapt to whats in front of you,as it doesn't matter. As well in Martial arts when i was in it ,they only went by rank,sex not by size, so many times you'd fight someone bigger,smaller ,same whatever. It gives you som much more experience. As the fact is in a real fight everyone has universal weaknesses that can be exploited no matter how big. So then the question is how fast, accurately and powerful can you strike those areas before your opponent . As well you can use a person's strength against them
I don't care how big you are the right strike ti the jewels,eyes,liver, throat,knees etc you're going down. That was Bruce's point everyone forgets there are no rules in a real fight period. So best to live your life like that,be ready for anything. Unless you just surrender because they're too big lol. Never surrender
Best interview
Rip to both Bruce And Brandon Lee And Pat Johnson☯️🏯🥋🪦⚰️🪦⚰️🪦⚰️
This is phenomenal, just subscribed, notifications bell on!!!
Great interview and amazing how bruce Lee wanted respect from Hollywood, even today asian/Indian cinema is very successful in it's own right but Hollywood just keep ignoring these actors and actresses.
Raj So true! how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Real JKD = using any technique from any style so long as it works, but using it better
"It's dough Roper or we got to break something ! "
"You forget interests" "Let me straighten it out with Freddie" "You take advantage, Roper!" "Come on, fellas! What are we fighting for?" "Its the dough, Roper, or weve gotta break some shit!! You got it?? Freddie says its for your own good".
Thank you Pat Jonhson, alwaya have good memories in Martia Arts.
Rest in Peace Master Pat Johnson
Omg Rest in Power sir
Nice interview.
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN UFC CHAMPION 👍
Easily and in any weight class.
@@Decimator-jh4gu no, his ground game isn't good enough to make that statement, now if you was talking k1 maybe
@@nathrob2437 GTFOH with that bullshit! Bruce would pummel these clowns any day and ANYTIME. Wtf you talking about, boy?! You apparently better study up on whom Bruce was, because you know absolutely nothing.
Nath Rob Bruce mastered keeping his distance literally it wouldn’t matter, if your better than Bruce he will train too be better than you sounds unrealistic and a myth but too many facts from great martial artist
Agreed! Legends never die! Sw how long you been a Bruce Lee fan? Sine you are a fan please visit my Bruce Lee RUclips Channel and please join our Bruce Lee community by subscribing! Thanks and I know you will enjoy the channel! Best Charles
Wind & Tide ... Great Analogy !!!
Great friend to speak up for you!
Remember The Legend
It's the dough Roper or we gotta break somethin'
The best I've seen of someone who knew Bruce articulated simply and profoundly. Not to nitpick but he was off on the weightlifting aspect. Bruce was one of the very first athletes to know difference between bodybuilding and weightlifting using muscular groups in synchronicity.He used the term "real world power" derived from such lifting. John Littles book The art of expressing the human body is Bruce's writings on lifting. Anyway this guy is just like Bruce honest direct not sugarcoating anything!
Face eachother, bow.
Pat Johnson, creator of wax on wax off in karate kid. Awesome.
Excellent 👍
An angry man with the skill set he had shitttttt
R.I.P Pat E Johnson!
I hope Tarantino see this...
Tarrantino was a putz for portraying Lee the way he did, thats NO respect..You think he woulda done this if Bruce was alive?!....I highly doubt it...Its easy to take a shot at Lee now.. As for the keyboard warriors and "Johnny Come Lately's" who think Bruce was an over rated hype, I say this "jackals always band together to pull down a lion"
Peace
He didn't lol
Well Said!!!