The 165lbs of twisted steel…
Published August 15th, 2007 in Misc.Mr. Bruce Lee, the Pride of Hong Kong by way of America
* Lee’s striking speed from 3 feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.
* Lee could spring a 235lb opponent 15 feet away with a one inch punch.
* Lee’s combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film at 24fps, so many scenes were shot in 32fps to put Lee in slow motion. Normally martial arts films are sped up.
* In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person’s open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.
* Lee could perform push ups using only his thumbs.
* Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.
* Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.
* Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger.
* Lee performed 50 reps of 1 arm chin-ups.
* From a standing position, Lee could hold a 125lb barbell straight out.
* Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches thick.
* Lee performed a side kick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150-pound punching bag
* Lee could cause a 300-lb bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick.
* In a move that has been dubbed “Dragon Flag”, Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.
* Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened steel cans of Coca-Cola, at a time before cans were made of the softer aluminum metal.
* Lee would use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood.
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