An image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson WongAn image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson Wong
An image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson Wong
Martial Arts /  Kung Fu

Bruce Lee’s disgust for fake martial arts ‘cowards’ revealed in rare phone call recording

  • In a recently unearthed conversation, Hong Kong martial arts icon praises effectiveness of boxing and also discusses Muay Thai
  • Lee rails against ‘pathetic looking, very amateur’ tai chi and self defence practitioners, saying they embarrass true martial artists
Topic |   Bruce Lee
Nick Atkin
Nick Atkin

Updated: 4:22pm, 1 Jun, 2020

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An image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson WongAn image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson Wong
An image from the Bruce Lee Exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of his death, held at Prince Edward in July 2018. Photo: Winson Wong
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