The internet has claimed that the video is of Bruce Lee playing table tennis with nunchucks. However, this video of Bruce Lee has been Debunked as Fake.
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Bruce Lee Playing Table Tennis with Nunchaku Proved Fake
The Bruce Lee Ping-Pong with Nunchaku clip has been proved to be fake because it is very unlikely that nunchakus would be allowed at a ping-pong tournament since they are traditional martial art weapons. Also, there is no evidence that Bruce Lee was even playing table tennis at all.
In the video, Lee is shown to have been playing table tennis with two nunchakus. So, Bruce Lee Ping-Pong with Nunchaku clip is a fake.
According to legend, “Lee came back into view holding two nunchucks and challenged anyone in the room to a game. Again, Lee’s opponents – either out of awe or fear – declined.”
Lee later wrote: “It would be my worst nightmare come true if someone grabbed nunchakus and started swinging them around”. The nunchaku Bruce Lee is holding in the video disproves this statement because he does exactly that with great ease.
This led many to believe that the Bruce Lee Ping-Pong with Nunchaku clip was created as a joke by his friends without him knowing about it, although there is no evidence to suggest such an act occurred.
What is Bruce Lee’s Nunchucks Made of ?
Bruce Lee’s nunchaku in the video was made out of two wooden sticks, one eight inches long and the other seven inches long. They are connected with a steel chain that is almost 10 inches long.
The length of the stocks and the amount of chain between them varies depending on whether or not Bruce Lee wanted his weapon to rotate quickly or slowly while performing different combos.
Who Was Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director and founder of the Jeet Kune Do combat sport. Bruce Lee is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. To read more check this guide How to Play Ping Pong (Table Tennis Rules)
When Was Bruce Lee Born?
Lee was born on November 27, 1940, in San Francisco’s Chinatown. His father was from Hong Kong and his mother was a Cantonese-speaking immigrant from Daishan county of Zhejiang province in China. At age 18 he moved to the United States to teach Wing Chun. Bruce then met Linda and they married in 1964, settling in California.
Bruce appeared as Kato, The Green Hornet’s sidekick, on a television series. He was later cast as the lead role in the TV show The Green Hornet and had planned to continue acting after the series end but it was canceled due to poor ratings. A low point early in his career occurred when he served as an extra in the movie Primrose Path where he played a piano player without any speaking lines.
When did Bruce Lee Die?
Lee died on July 20, 1973, at age 32 from cerebral edema caused by hypersensitivity to an ingredient found in some over-the-counter pain medications that he is believed to have taken.
After his death, the movie industry created the film The Way of the Dragon in which he starred. He was posthumously awarded The Golden Horse Award for Best Actor. A TV series called Kung Fu that premiered in 1972, starring David Carradine as a Shaolin monk who wanders through the American Old West earned several Emmy Awards and ran for three seasons. Later another show called Kung Fu: The Next Generation aired for one month before being canceled due to low ratings despite critical acclaim.
Bruce Lee Achivements
While he lived, however, he collected an honorary degree from the University of Washington, membership to Britain’s St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, a Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute Instructor Certificate from Yip Man, a Founder’s Diploma from the Wing Chun School, and an honorary ninth-degree Black Belt from the Taekwondo Association. He was also named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Important People of the Century. In 2004 he was voted as one of ‘The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time’ by Entertainment Weekly as well as being one of Madison Avenue’s 100 Most Effective.
In addition to his martial arts legacy, he is often cited as a pioneering force in both martial arts cinema and Chinese popular culture. Way Of The Dragon (released in 1972) propelled him to stardom, but it wasn’t until he returned to Hong Kong that he became an instant legend for his roles in Fist Of Fury (released in 1972) and Enter The Dragon (1973, released posthumously).
