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Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, which showcased early elements of MMA. Photo: Golden Harvest and Warner Bros
Martial arts

Martial Arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a healthy claim to being the birthplace of modern mixed martial arts. One of the sport’s earliest progenitors was Bruce Lee and his jeet kune do fight style, but there was a time when Hong Kong was the epicentre of global MMA, with one of the earliest professional fight leagues attracting some of the biggest names in martial arts.

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Bruce Lee returns to spotlight in ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ documentary

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Actor and martial artist Bruce Lee poses for a Warner Bros publicity still for the film ‘Enter the Dragon’ in 1973 in Hong Kong. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Video | Decades after his death, Bruce Lee's legacy lives on

Nearly 50 years after his death, Bruce Lee’s martial arts and philosophy still influences lives
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‘Hong Kong Shaun’ earns BJJ black belt after US triumph

Shaun Kiatvongcharoen earns black belt after eight years and demands more testing for performance-enhancing drugs in future BJJ competitions.

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‘Ip Man’ star Donnie Yen donates HK$1 million to Wuhan medical workers

The 56-year-old star and film producer posts a 28-second video clip on Weibo thanking frontline medical staff in Wuhan.

A sombre Donnie Yen thanks medical workers in his 28-second video clip on Weibo. Photo: Weibo
Bruce Lee

The Takedown | Bruce Lee vs Conor McGregor: who would win in a fight?

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MMA

Hong Kong-Filipino Muay Thai champion on ‘always being the foreigner’

Three-time local Muay Thai champion Michael Dacuno used to have a target on his back because he was ‘brown’ – now it’s because he is a nightmare in the ring.

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee blasts fake martial arts ‘cowards’ in rare phone recording

In recently unearthed call, Lee praises boxing and rails at ‘amateur, pathetic’ tai chi and self defence practitioners, saying they embarrass true martial artists.

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Hong Kong’s UFC academy star back for her ‘biggest’ fight

Six months at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai has Ramona Pascual raring to go after ‘so many hard times thinking I would never fight again’.

Ramona Pascual recovers in the sauna at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. Photos: Handout
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Could Gene LeBell, the ‘real life Cliff Booth’, beat up Bruce Lee?

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Bruce Lee would never show off on set, says former protégé

Dan Inosanto, who starred with martial arts icon in ‘Game of Death’, weighs in on Quentin Tarantino controversy saying Lee would always show humility.

Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee in ‘Game of Death’. Photo: YouTube
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Sensei Says | Bruce Lee should have been in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ ending

Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood blockbuster doesn’t sit well with most Bruce Lee fans – here’s an alternate ending to make things right

Mike Moh as Bruce Lee in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. Photo: Handout
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Bruce Lee’s legacy ‘flushed down the toilet’ by Tarantino, says daughter

Shannon Lee says her father comes across as arrogant – ‘not someone who had to work triple as hard to accomplish what was naturally given to many others’.

Bruce Lee

Sensei Says | Bruce Lee’s depiction in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is problematic

Asian icon and martial arts superstar is essentially reduced to being a comedy punchline in Tarantino’s latest opus, making frustrations of Lee’s daughter understandable

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‘It’s a fine line’: the pressure of playing Bruce Lee for Tarantino

Martial arts star Mike Moh steals the show in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ cameo – but says portraying Lee on screen has responsibilities.

Mike Moh plays Bruce Lee in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. Photo: Handout
Bruce Lee

Tarantino thrusts Bruce Lee’s impact back into the spotlight

Latest opus from maverick filmmaker features cameo from martial arts legend, in nod to impact ‘Little Dragon’ was starting to have in Hollywood in late 1960s.

Brad Pitt’s character fights Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Bruce Lee’s pioneering diet and fitness regime revealed

Enter The Dragon star was ahead of his time, reaping benefits of strength and conditioning training 50 years ago – and drinking a blend of entire raw hamburgers.

Martial arts

Palatnikov wants to make more history for Hong Kong in UFC

The 30-year-old hopes he is putting his city on the MMA map and inspiring a new generation of champions after winning AFC middleweight title in South Korea

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