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we're here outside Madison Square Garden

for the 1979 World Karate Championships

to my right one of the key organizers of

the event Erin banks who earlier in the

week created great controversy with his

startling new remarks about the death of

Bruce Lee Erin I wonder if you'd mind

repeating some of your remarks for our

TV audience well I believe Bruce Lee was

murdered by something called the touch

of death or the vibrating poem this is

where a person can touch somebody in a

particular area of their body in a way

that can reverse or change the normal

bodily functions the result is that with

him three or four weeks the person will

drop dead so somebody was out to get

Bruce I think so perhaps he just was

revealing too much of the Chinese

martial arts you know like taking the

mystery out of it all

the secret of karate is power internal

power from the ear the vibrating pod how

does it work

its internal power the Chinese

scriptures call it the chief the

Japanese call it to keep its heat that

emanates from Fung right here I see and

this palm is simply placed against any

portion of the body and death will

result in three to four weeks yes it

could and no one would know what

happened to the individual as in the

Bruce Lee case corner therefore the

cause of death is misadventure now all

misadventure means is that they really

don't know what happened to the man the

one thing we do know is that Bruce

wasn't too good of condition to die of

natural causes and I would have been a

freak injury because he knew exactly

where he was what he was doing in terms

of exercise now what portion of the body

is this palm placed upon it could be any

part that's the URI think about it it

all depends on how strong the applied

power is tell me something Erin are you

able to do this I'd like to think so

before he died Bruce was experimenting

with it and show me the basic principle

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is saying then that Bruce was starting

to find out too much about the vibrating

palm and therefore had to be silenced

something like that one last question

who do you think killed Bruce Lee I

really don't know Aaron Aaron

this is Adolf Caesar outside Madison

Square Garden for the 1979 world Karate

Championships

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this was the scene one year ago Madison

Square Garden world Karate Championships

black belt champion dildo is maneuvering

for position against his opponent and

then suddenly he grabs over the eyes and

twists violently ripping them out from

the socket and in a dazzling piece of

children Jeff tossing them to the ground

hello I'm a Tom sees I here at ringside

to bring you the 1979 throw Karate

Championships and the big question on

everybody's mind is who will be bruce

lee's successor and can he live up to

the legend of the king of the martial

arts or the seedings main event is the

welterweight division championship which

most experts agree will go a long way in

determining the eventual successor to

Bruce Lee however not everyone here

agrees with an assumption

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being a powerful type so stay with us it

should be a fascinating evening but

before I go any further let me say a

word about the extra special

significance of tonight's competition

last week the tournament sponsors

announced that they were dedicating this

event to the memory and the martial arts

legacy of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee perhaps

the greatest karate expert of them all

certainly the most influential in fact

many of the guests here tonight meant oh

their skills to Bruce's dedicated

training methods and his inspirational

leadership so you better believe they'll

be out there tonight giving their

something extra in honor of their mentor

shortly before he died I did a series of

interviews with Bruce and in them they

show something of his philosophy of life

and the martial arts they also reveal

what a special person he was in this

first one he talks about the mind in

martial arts you must realize that 90%

of the martial arts is mental agility

and that your body is a weapon that can

kill a man therefore you must use this

mental power to control your actions so

you're saying that the mind must be

trained in conditioned as well as the

bottom the mind must be cultivated so

you can eventually know yourself well

how do you cultivate your mind mental

exercises such as what yoga and even Zen

meditation helps then you're performing

almost a sort of self-hypnosis

you make it sound so

so mysterious and elusive

but it's really not like that at all

well would you mind elaborating more on

that it's making the mind respond

instinctively you do this by eliminating

all variables and behaviors but while

all these variables bad they're too

unpredictable well that should make it

interesting such risks are

counterproductive to everything you're

trying to do now as I mentioned earlier

we have a title bout in the welterweight

division later on however early in this

week a note of controversy attached

itself to this match as well as Bruce

Lee himself Erin Bates mr. karate and a

key organizer of tonight's match raised

new questions about Bruce's death in a

series of interviews he gave this

reporter among others his remarks not

only enraged Bruce's friends but also

the managers of the two fighters who are

fighting tonight here for the

championship they were furious because

banks later went on to imply that the

touch of death would kill any heir

apparent of Bruce just as it did himself

they called it a cheap trick to

publicize the event and castigated banks

for worrying their fighters on the eve

of the match with what amounts to a

death threat recently banks demonstrated

to this reporter the basic principle

behind the touch of death this is very

difficult to do the kind of thing you

get right away the problem is you have

to generate power from such a short

distance and really can't depend on any

momentum you've got to concentrate

concentration is everything so there we

have it ladies and gentlemen it's a

stage is set and tonight we'll have the

answers to these questions who will be

Bruce Lee's successor and will he meet

the same fate as Bruce a fate which

Aaron Banks falls

that's this one it's badass bunny leaned

against thread the flying dutchman the

flying fat man sure lives up to his name

this is a cool or free sparring match

where the object is to score points

right there and believe you me you can't

get much more specific than that just

behind me down by ringside his friend

Williamson looks like he's having a

little trouble with his fans wish I had

that kind of trouble but seriously folks

Fred will be with us later on to talk

about his feelings towards Bruce Lee and

also the spin so be sure to stay with us

for that Oh Fred almost didn't make it

here it's quite a story how much time do

we have five minutes okay let me divert

for a second and tell you about it all

started around 10 a.m. this morning

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yeah

wicked calls for eight o'clock not ten

o'clock

my name is not Belafonte it's Fred

Williamson

that's when I'm paying $200 a day for I

gotta be downtown in 20 minutes

right forget about it

I'm get back under the covers yeah

that's a nice idea baby but I gotta get

but why it's just a karate match yeah

that's all it is all right just a karate

match somebody's got to be there to keep

them mining and that's all it is just a

karate mix I mean whoever heard of

fighting for a Bruce Lee Title I don't

even exist I promised you broken

promises before last night you promised

you'd satisfy me and Here I am still

wanting money what I mean ain't five

times enough for you Oh Fred let's make

it a six-pack yeah I'll call room

service and get one I guess they can we

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you know that so what I'm Jasper

milquetoast put me down

come on come on Williams

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eight million people in New York I gotta

pick Fred music oh well I'll just have

to walk the Plato's retreat

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this is my day first the hotel doesn't

wake me up on time I can't find a cab

but some clown tries to pick a favor

well I'm a little late myself but

nothing short of a death in the family

is gonna make me miss this event yeah

some event took us fighting for Bruce

Lee's title doesn't even exist I mean

it's kind of certain look Brad I just

work for the TV networks I don't have

anything to do with it I just call it

like I see it yeah anything for high

ratings huh I mean if they want higher

ratings well they just put me in a ring

with you save your anger for the TV

cameras I'd like to get over that my

interview it's not anger it's just

professional concern but don't worry

when the cameras roll so will that put

on your charisma my man

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Wow Harry Belafonte but he made it

despite a hundred and one obstacles and

distractions which would have deterred

and less determined men so you better

believe he's really psyched up for

tonight's competition hold it hold it

just a second

yes I do belly bill lui has just entered

into the arena let's see if we can pick

him up

he's quite a showman and the crowd

really loves him and with good reason to

four he's one of our most exciting

martial artists here he is in a

demonstration from last year's event

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many people think of Bill as a possible

successor to Bruce Lee because of the

strong physical resemblance

and Bill's mastery of the Lee fighting

form but don't let that fool you

Bill's his own man with his particular

martial art style notice for example the

lightning quick use of hands and teeth

karate fans watched this man he could be

number one before long he circularly

ranks up there on Magnus from karate

champions and you've come a long way

since then I've been world champion

three times

I've also went 2021 say years of

blacktop now Ron tell me how did you get

started doing this sort of thing of

martial arts that is I've been involved

with martial arts since 1955 my father

taught me

judo and boxing one day I came home with

a black eye and he told me better learn

how to defend his socks I'm one of the

striking similarities between the two of

you is the dedication you both have for

training and building up your body how

many hours a day do you work out I

trained five hours a day seven days a

week I do a thousand punches and kicks

on the heavy bag every day

rigorous exercise is a must if your body

is to be a weapon you know Ron the

question is often asked about him that

if he had lived would he have been as

great an action film star as say yeah

Clint Eastwood or uh Charles Bronson do

you think he would have think so he was

really interested in television he

wanted to get home television series

tell me do you think there will ever be

anyone like Bruce Lee

in terms of approaching his popularity I

don't think anyone will be as popular to

speak he was the prototype everyone

else's imitation I think everyone should

develop their own style individuals one

last question Ron do you think Bruce Lee

died of natural causes no way the globe

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thank you Ron this has been a most

interesting conversation but before we

return to our matches though I wonder if

you could show us another demonstration

of your skill next view is what I call a

test of courage

they placed two carrots on the necks of

two of my students and I will attempt to

cut these carrots without cutting the

heads off well this should be something

else are you ready

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incredible Ron absolutely incredible

would you mind doing that trick again

I'm sure it was so fast some of our TV

audiences missed it

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amazing Ron is a completely who

practices his karate magic on the street

as well as in the gym

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I'm sure ron has some ideas of his own

but now let's go to the halftime show I

promise you the Bruce Lee story as

you've heard me mention I was the first

to spot Bruce Lee's Talent but if the

truth be told there were many signs of

Bruce's ability long before I came on

the scene first of course there was the

hereditary factor

Bruce's great-grandfather was one of

China's greatest Samurai Master

swordsmen of the 19th century a fact

which takes on greater significance when

one realizes that Bruce was not only

born under the same astrological sign as

his great grandfather but that he was

born on the same day also as a result

his birth itself was an omen an omen

that became harder to disassociate

himself from as he grew up reading

stories of his great ancestors legendary

heroics heroics that could not fail to

influence a young boy's mind

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his lifelong obsession with martial arts

an obsession that arose from

romanticizing his ancestors began to

disturb his family the result was a

confrontation shortly after his 18th

birthday when his older brother returned

home to visit after a long absence

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masterly things haven't been the same

since you'd like parked the car around

the back okay

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yesterday I mentioned hey Bruce Bruce

Jack sue it's my brother he's come home

jack

it looks like he's been training again

oh yes he practices every day kung fu is

his whole life it worries him mother

very very much she doesn't know what to

do no kidding

here's our keys anything else then I'll

take your bags inside Jack Oh Jack you

look great ah guess who's back I missed

you so much has happened since you left

karate classes are incredible yes

but the folks they don't want me to be a

black belt

calm down there'll be plenty of time to

talk about it first let me say hello to

mom

there's mom

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I told you he'd come back mom he must

have forgot something perhaps his family

please it wasn't nice to run away the

way you did I know tell me do you know

what your brother's done while you were

away yes he told me

more karate lessons mother why are you

so upset over my happiness ah your

brother has some explaining to do

brother well whose fault was it

nobody's you have a short memory

who was it that plastered his walls with

karate posters I don't believe this

don't let her bug you she does this to

me all the time no kidding

she doesn't know when to stop and pops

just as bad I think they both enjoy it

Bruce how can you say that your mother

still deserves some respect nothing's

changed boy it's great to have him back

isn't it ma are you feeling okay

MA

I wish you'd look at this from my side

we're lucky to be the heirs of a great

fighting tradition I just want to follow

in their footsteps and get yourself

killed

ma karate is our family tradition

just like our business besides it's much

more exciting I'm sure that's just how

his great-grandfather felt in his days

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oh and tell ma han-shan I wish to

challenge him to a duel to kill him as

he killed ting couching the man I want

is more yunchan the rest of you stay out

of my way or you will die

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son will you turn Howard's show yourself

or all your men will die like them

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if you only knew your what I don't

understand you

hey ma can I go to the karate matches

you'll have to ask your father MA you

should have seen me in karate class

today what happened well hmm I got my

black belt Bruce that's very good to me

of course ma what's so funny

pretty soon I'll be as good as

great-grandfather was and carry on in

the fighting tradition can't you see

you're overruled mantis I sing again

Bruce I think it's exciting well you'd

think that I'm not a baby anymore you

know I can think for myself I'm the best

fighter there is I can whip anyone I can

kill with my bare hands you don't

understand me I know exactly how you

feel dear Oh boys go through this stage

you know what stage this is what I want

to do with my life oh you're so silly

proves she's humoring me she's got it

all wrong that isn't the way it was back

then

you having a chance

hello it cut you all

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I can't take it anymore

why don't we run away soon I had a hard

enough time sneaking off to meet you

tonight my brother doesn't like you he

thinks you should get a job but karate

means everything to me and I don't well

sue sue wait a second please Bruce not

now

sue I have tickets to the karate matches

don't you want to go with me I've saved

plenty of money no keep your money use

it for your karate lessons oh this is

for you I was wrong barri it's been very

selfish of me please forgive me Oh Bruce

I know that I'm no longer the most

important thing in your life please sue

don't force me to make a choice please

let's not discuss it anymore but sue

we've got to have an understanding once

and for all

hey booth come over here I want to talk

to you

stay out of this it's none of your

business

booth you're asking for a fat lip come

on cut it out you had some intelligence

you dropped this guy

if karate ain't crazy wait a second I

know how you feel I do sound a little

crazy but I love su and don't want to

hurt her I'll make good one day you have

to be patient give me a chance and I'll

show you what I'm made of

we've been patient we put up with this

karate talk long enough now when you're

going to go out and get yourself a good

job

you can't break bones we're living it

doesn't pay ask anyone but you have it

all wrong

oh so I'm wrong how much can you make

can you support your wife and several

children hey you haven't finished high

school you have no skills you have no

training you can't do anything Sue's got

to be crazy

what did she wasted time with a guy like

you you're a no-good lazy bum you think

you're such a smart guy

bug off you're asking for it you're nuts

listen I'm saying this for the first and

last time if I ever catch you talking to

my sister again I'll take your head off

brother what's wrong with you don't

listen to him he's only showing off all

right I understand you really hate my

guts but let's not leave angry like this

I'm willing to part friends I don't like

European gestures alright well now are

you satisfied you insensitive brute you

you'll thank me yours from now for this

no I won't hate you like Bruce does

we'll see what his father has to say

about that go home what is it it's your

son I don't want him going out with my

sister he's putting crazy ideas into her

head oh really

crazy ideas huh sure it isn't the other

way around

my sister she's a good girl and my

parents and I think Jess to brighter

future throw it away on a lazy day

dreamer like your son Bruce so she's a

good girl huh then what about the

delivery boy that's nothing but gossip

what proof do you have

how dare you stain our family name with

all these vicious and tasteless

accusations either back up what you're

saying

well I'll expect an apology from you

this very instant before I apologize

take a look at this letter that I just

happen to have my sister she wrote all

of this so you see your sister isn't the

angel you thought it would be is she how

dare you dad what are you saying

shut up you've said enough I'm warning

you if you spread that letter around

I'll kill you I swear to it I'll kill

you when you're rotten son his father

realized that Bruce was driving everyone

karate crazy and felt it was time to

have it out with Bruce once and for all

we now must talk we must clear the air

well it's about time

now I'll be able to sleep at night I

hope so ah then you won't be such a

royal pain in the ass right ah Bruce

tell me why do you like to hurt your

mother but I love mother love your

mother ha you do nothing but bring her

grief and sorrow

you know if he'd been taught to respect

us at an early age this wouldn't have

happened ah what's happened to today's

youth gone to hell

papa do you mean to tell me that you

never wanted to be like

great-grandfather samurai warrior the

greatest samurai he was the king of them

all oh I guess I thought about it once

or twice then you understand Papa I want

this more than anything in the world

it's my whole life I want to be the best

so you want to be the greatest don't you

remember what I told you about the touch

of death and I would haunted and

destroyed a great grandfather sure but

that's nothing but a lot of

superstitious mumbo-jumbo so you really

think so huh do you realize your great

grandfather's death is still a mystery

huh he founded by a roadside is body and

face all distorted that's what the

martial arts did to your great

grandfather you never had any peace

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you will always have to defend it wasn't

a beautiful father's talking has made me

hungry it's time I had some lunch for

was eating is that all you can think of

I'm hungry but what about Bruce well

it's something to consider give me some

time to think

thank you for understanding papa

hmm does that mean I can continue

studying martial arts well I don't know

well then can I go to the matches this

afternoon karate matches why of course

karate matches Oh - can I have something

to eat for lunch please this is your

lunch what's this

consomme doctor's orders

consomme can you bring me a steak how do

you want it medium rare you know it's no

good for you get it uh-huh

Papa like I was saying before if I could

go to the man about these stupid matches

with you and you stop your sulky now

Bruce did you finish your homework

assignment on the art of the Ming

Dynasty well that's honest on up to your

room yes sir all right right now could I

do it tonight it should have been

finished yesterday

please honorable father no

sous-sous Oh jack have you seen sue I

think she went to the movies she should

be back pretty soon

gee that's odd we had a date this

afternoon so driving you crazy with all

that karate talkin although Jack

understood what sue was going through

she still sought other advice so she

went to the wise old caretaker who had

long served the lis household to

understand Bruce's obsession with his

martial arts ancestry it all began long

ago in a remote village where they lived

an exciting samurai warrior a real

legend a living champion

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yes he was known as the greatest

fighting warrior throughout the land but

his family was forever cursed

however that's only one side of the

story for it wasn't long before Bruce's

great-grandfather tired of killing and

settled down with his wife and child to

a peaceful existence this piece was

often disturbed for his reputation

attracted many who sought his assistance

mr. Chan general highs death has created

an important vacancy in our Council

which I wonder if you were considered

taking the fringe benefits are nice and

you'll be adequately furnished with the

house of your own you'll be accountable

only to his highness with you are the

counts you're quite generous your

highness yet I must refuse there's been

too much bloodshed please I wish you to

have this sword to protect your highness

I would deem it an honor if you would I

rather think you should reconsider for

others may surely want to challenge you

there is really nothing to be considered

no disrespect intended your highness our

house is here as it happens we are

thinking of retiring I shall have my

house to attend to Bruce's ancestor Chan

ladies spent the next five years living

a sheltered existence that calm though

was shattered when he confronted another

in an endless parade of warriors who

wanted to challenge him

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forgive the intrusion

tangent they asked me to extend to you

his warmest greetings can back at Jan's

house things were heating up her name is

Chan the gentleman thinks that we're

just playing no quite the contrary stop

that you're here you take us for idiots

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be angry with Lulu Chao you might get

the little girl did it need a little

gentle prodding that's all and she'll

come with us peace Nuno you nuts only

cow why do you always ask me make sure

this little man oh yeah we are the

Warriors known as 8c lunch day let it

show

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Mimi and I what happened she was

attacked quite brutally came to your

house - Jan this meant only one thing

red jack I'm leaving home what I'm

running away from home jack

it's the only way to follow in the

footsteps of great grandpa and so rules

with nothing more than the clothes on

his back left home to pursue his dream

never to return again

father I I know

it's Bruce he's gone

he left me a note this morning I never

thought it would have come to this and

they had such a promising future but all

there is nothing more than a dream to us

now nothing more than just a dream a

waste such a terrible waste papa

it was Bruce's decision to do this oh

it's all your fault

why did you have to come home again only

they was open old wounds well but he

followed your example and ran away

but Papa but what I tried yeah you try

oh no I like hell no more for those

crazy ideas about inner peace that you

brought home from the big city and God

knows where you crazy kid papa let's top

it all no way sorry

uh-huh perhaps you'd like to forget it

was your fault too well he's on his own

now I guess like he wanted I don't think

you ever really understood him I'm you

it just had to end this way maybe you'll

find the happiness he seeks he certainly

didn't find it here yes maybe it was my

fault

I'm through judging him did our

ancestors do that

after all it's their reputation he has

to live up to his fate is now in their

hands

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he has a lot to live up to perhaps too

much I hope he finds happiness well

there's nothing more we can do now

upon leaving home we visited several

Hong Kong film studios trying to find

work as a martial arts performer he knew

this was the fastest way to build a

reputation and gain the respect needed

to become a samurai soldier of fortune

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he had known until one day mr. Liu do

you have a job for me in your picture it

depends what can you do I can do karate

I'm also a practitioner of the other

major martial arts

jeet kune do-- aikido kungfu some of

this stuff involves not working it can

be pretty dangerous will your family

approve my family has no say in the

matter

I hope you're not one of those spoiled

kids it's just too important to get his

hands dirty

there's no weight then you've got the

job now like I told you some of this

stuff is pretty dangerous you'll have to

do a lot of hand-to-hand combat 3 or 4

guys are gonna jump you at one time

if you don't know what you're doing

you're going to get seriously hurt

now I'm not promise you this is a

low-budget Chinese picture but if it

turns out okay you'll get some

international exposure now what I

understand the thing to get is some sort

of

for American television which features a

Marshall what's character so if you play

a Cartwright I could get an audition

possibly a contract to appear in

American pictures yes sure and become

more famous than my ancestors break you

but one thing let's gets this picture

done first yeah let's take this card

come to this address tomorrow morning

and we'll have the water departed ready

with your new clothes Ruth did that film

and he did it well he was a natural

talent with a tremendous charisma that

movie cameras were able to capture here

he is in a scene from that film

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after that role he was as the producer

promised given a screen test for

American television briefly screen test

scene eight take one was immediately

given a Hollywood contract this was

important or it gave him the credibility

he needed to be able to speak out on the

martial art yet though Bruce was widely

respected by his peers he never did feel

at home amidst the tinsel and glamour of

Hollywood all he really wanted was to

popularize his great-grandfather's

fighting technique and he felt the

fastest way to do this was to become one

of the world's most respected

action-oriented film stars American

audiences got their first exposure of

Bruce during the run of the Green Hornet

TV series meanwhile he was expanding his

film career in a wide variety of motion

pictures during these early years he

created many memorable characters the

most popular of which was undoubtedly

Kato

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like there's nothing happening around

here today Hey look at that

check it out [ __ ] [ __ ] cantaloupe

tits I sure love to get my hands on some

of that you waiting for come on

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guys have no plan

who's this clean-cut and bright eyes you

really shouldn't have done that

oh [ __ ] I'm gonna [ __ ] out of here

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I don't think

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mother

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I believe this yours

alright thank you who are you anyway

believe it's Louie bill oh thank you so

much I'd like to stay but duty calls

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his name is Louie

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that bill the interpretation of cato

suggests another interesting aspect of

Bruce's career namely the incredible

amount of accumulation that loosely

inspired few stars in any medium have

been copied as frequently as Bruce some

of the imitators were remarkably good

but none ever captured the spirit and

charisma of Bruce's personality witness

for example this clip of Bruce Lai

perhaps the most famously imitator

although the moves are technically

accurate the power is noticeably absent

let us gain more light into this the key

area of Bruce's personality from one of

his friends erin banks you knew Bruce

well around this time what was he like

we met while he was doing the Green

Hornet it was a great guy with a fine

sense of humor and he was always

experimenting with new things in the

martial arts when you got together what

did you two discuss well we spend most

of our time complimenting each other

about our various accomplishments I'll

finish

that's quite a scrapbook you're really

accomplished a lot thank you but I don't

think so you've done more in a few years

and most men done in a lifetime don't

you agree no Aaron it's you who've done

a lot you're the number one promoter of

martial arts in the world

no buts that you who's been the number

one promoter of martial arts while we're

here show me that new maneuver you've

been working occasionally though you

would show me one of the maneuvers he

was working on

watch closely Aaron it's a very fast and

deadly maneuver that is a pretty sharp

maneuver it's something I've been

working on for a while my friend is it

related to the touch of death principle

you were recently rediscovered a

variation of it hustle psychological get

it

gorillas what are you smiling at Aaron

that looks just like what one of my

students at the karate academy is

working on he's working on it because I

showed it to him extra footwork you air

it really gives it a whole new dimension

you better believe it splits the

attention it's really meant to distract

you Aaron can I teach it to the fighters

I trained even though you're the best

handler fights around I don't think so

that's the way you feel I'll go along

with it 100% so you can see Bruce was

really a very good-natured fella Thank

You Aaron your that interesting glimpse

of Bruce is quite a sight I know you

have to get back to this bores tables I

won't keep you any longer

thank you so there you have it the Bruce

Lee story their early years told by the

people who knew him best a colorful

story which gives great insight into an

often ignored but nevertheless critical

part of his life I hope you've enjoyed a

little halftime show ah but life goes on

so let's rip this one featuring the

incredible skill of Terry new behavior

and his Okinawa Kempo karate academy

Hina is highly respected by his peers

for his insistence on maintaining the

traditional aspects of martial art yet

despite this he always manages to

thrillers audience with some exciting

new display

the one you're seeing now it just goes

to show you that the traditional and

innovative

marriage

and now let's look at the scene right

out of the I am a fugitive from a karate

JJ

look at those Tigers go at it there's no

love lost there

some kids I know this looks like a lot

of fun but I don't advise you do this

without parental supervision it can be

very dangerous

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now let's watch as a couple of Higgins

students engage in a little freestyle

sparring you undoubtedly notice that

they look somewhat like pencils but all

that protection is necessary for a

screen kick can be just as dangerous as

a sharp blade this is a very good

exercise and developing timing balance

overall coordination Iger is a strong

pressing the basis and the skills of his

students work like that

even students at seven

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using steak look at those moves reflex

are so quick that his old buddy doesn't

know what is going to do next

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in keeping the higest penchant for

innovation he has prepared a real treat

for us tonight a feat never before

performed in the United States the crowd

can sense the significance of this

there's an electricity in the atmosphere

that's hard to describe

Higa is readying himself now as his

assistant places the sledgehammer the

other students are leading living area

floor boys in distraction and to get

everyone the best possible view

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excitement fills the air

Vitas assistant measures his stroke very

carefully a slightest miscalculation

could shatter he goes on beyond repair

if this goes as planned he goes bomb

will split the board's in half while

itself withstanding injury he's not

finished yet there are still some boards

unbroken they set up quickly yes yes the

remaining

see how emotionally draining

but let's hope we've open some in the

strength to take one

be seated

Terry you think you get he's really

something else don't you think so Fred

as I mentioned earlier not everyone here

this afternoon feels that this afternoon

without will accurately determined Bruce

Lee's successor many feel that there's

no way anyone can make such a claim to

Bruce's touch perhaps the most vocal of

these people is the man sitting here

next to me I'm speaking of course about

international film star and former pro

football player Fred Williamson Fred

would you mind repeating some of your

views for our TV audience well these are

not just my views at all I mean these

are the facts and the fact there that

this match is just another fight between

two good karate fighters I mean it's an

insult to Bruce Lee but think that

either one of them could succeed well

dummy what about your martial arts

background do you think you're as good

as Bruce Lee why should I have to be why

should they wish he was great at what he

did but you're avoiding the question

what about the martial arts do you

really feel that you have the skills

necessary to live up to Bruce's

reputation look Adolf

I do all of my karate fighting in all my

films I do all my stunts I mean they

didn't call me the hammer

nothing of RAD you do present a most

convincing argument but as we both know

it's the public that decides these

things and it's been the public who has

labelled this match the one that will

determine Rosa's successor well

unfortunately there's nothing I can do

about that but I feel that in order to

achieve the success that Bruce Lee

reached one has to be physically

developed as well as mentally develop I

mean these two things have to become one

but in the meantime

well thank you very much Fred Williamson

for your observations and good luck in

your quest to be the best

I don't let's get back to some reaction

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karate fans will recognize that man in

red white and blue has Ritchie Veritate

what's this one of the sparring partners

appears to be hurt

looks like Barrett be put a little too

much power into that kick the fighters

do wear protective padding but that's

not much protection against that kind of

brute force fortunately for this fellow

he can manage to walk away from a kick

like that that's probably the worst

stomach ache you'll ever have but

seriously folks he appears to be okay

Bharathi also looks to be regaining his

composure something he'll really need to

do because they're now setting up for

Richie's main attraction household name

as a result of his recent appearances on

the Johnny Carson show it was there he

slashed 13 climbing boards to pieces

with a hammer fist incurring in the

process serious third-degree burns he

won't be performing that trick tonight

not because he's afraid but because his

doctors have forbidden it in order to

compensate for this cutback though he's

added another board bringing the total

to 14 if he swishes this it will be a

new world record and what a record it

would be especially considering the

handicaps he's had to overcome

for instance when he was 2 he lost the

sight in one eye in a tragic accident

loss of sight in an eye means a

reduction of depth perception making

even simple acts of coordination very

difficult over the years his peers have

been amazed at his ability to maintain

control over his techniques without

perception another handicap has been a

serious blood disease he's had since he

was 17 it's dormant now but he's had to

suffer through heart attacks and

periods of incapacitation in learning to

live with it he's just about ready to

begin so we better lower our voices as

the height of concentration was required

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Richard gave everything

he has every right to feel

Cedillo's fan

they know what he's had to go

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well there's not much you can do for an

encore after that

just pick up the pieces

and now it's time for the big doing a

big one the main event

what a world away full-contact karate

championship

we

what's discussed in the press this week

because it explained to be the

determinant of loose leaves such as

and much discussed because of the entire

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both fighters are starting off

cautiously feeling each other out one is

undefeated in 15 bow snig Lea has 30

wins and only two losses in full contact

50 and now look at but he appears to be

coming on strong with a series of

machinery niggly is waiting for an

opening watch out cyclone Miglia speed

up with the pencil - and there it is

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even though piggley is the crowd

favorite tonight because he's literally

fighting in his own backyard having been

born and raised in Brooklyn

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they're really going at it now

toe-to-toe trading punches

Hey look as exchange

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they can pick it as well

looking for that opening wood will

provide a picnic garden there's the bell

ending round one boy that was some

exchange it's not to imagine how someone

can last move ten rounds of that by the

way each round is scored on a 10-point

must system with three judges the

referee not being allowed to score

word is apparently coming down from the

press box that niggly I won the first

round on a split decision two of the

judges going with [ __ ] Lea and one with

one

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what he's in with a lot right incentives

Miglia bouncing off the ropes he's

covering up no nicknames doing that

alright

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garden is empty now the fighters have

gone home the building is closed for the

night what have we discovered from all

this a new champion

perhaps a successor to Bruce Lee

I doubt it well you see what most heir

apparents the rules seem to forget is

that to be the best you must beat the

best and Bruce Lee was the best and he

can no longer be beaten so all else is

just speculation and I for one am glad

why should we try to topple his legacy

its existence I think has such a

positive influence to sum it all up I

cannot help but recall Ron Van Cleef's

remark about Bruce he was the prototype

everything else is just an imitation

the secret of karate is power the

internal power from the ear the

vibrating car how does it work

its internal power

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I did kill my bear in order to achieve a

successful Bruce Lee reached 100

physical

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