HONG KONG Nov 27, 2006 (AP)— A theme park with a statue and memorial hall will be built at Bruce Lee’s southern Chinese ancestral home of Shunde, the president of his fan club said Monday.
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I have no idea where Shunde is, but now I’d like to check it out. In a related vein, I’ve forgotten how amazing Bruce was as a martial artist and a philosopher. Here’s some interview footage with him.
Erik Paulson is one of the trailblazers in early MMA, being among the first to train and compete in hybrid martial arts. He’s like a modern day Bruce Lee, putting together the best aspects of BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai, Catch wrestling, Sambo, Savate, and JKD into a fighting system he’s dubbed Combat Submission Wrestling. His expertise in leg locks makes his groundfighting style really dangerous since everything from the waist down is vulnerable to dozens of attacks in any given position. Seriously, his knowledge of leg submissions is encyclopedic. You’ll see him coaching and working Josh Barnett’s corner at Pride events. Erik is a super cool guy too. Very down to earth and just a good human being.
Oh, and if you ever get the chance to take one of his seminars or visit his school down in Anaheim, you might want to take a notepad because you’ll learn like 20 different techniques in the span of an hour. He definitely makes it worth the money.
It looks like his site has had a facelift recently, and there are some Grappling Magazine instructionals available for download showcasing some of his no gi submissions:
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! Here’s a great highlight reel of Ali, whom I consider to be the greatest sport fighter in our modern times. Not just for his skill in fighting, but also for his colorful personality and what he has accomplished in a social sense.
Also, here is a list of quotes from the champ. A few of my favorites:
“I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.”
“Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.”
“I’ll beat him so bad he’ll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.”
This may be old news for some of you, but I figure there is at least one monkey meathead who hasn’t seen Skop.com’s UltraActive Kung Fu Remixer. Bruce rules.
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Oh Mylanta. Whole lotta ass kicking over at Saitama Super Arena this weekend, but the ass kicking that exceeded all ass kickings was Wandy vs. Crocop. The staredown was the best. Crocop’s signature stoic “I’m your daddy” stare vs. Wandy’s bouncy stare which usually foretells a mauling.
Fuck yeah.
Josh Barnett made a good showing defeating Nog in a split decision. The pear-shaped pugilist was then unable to beat Crocop. Afterwards, Crocop broke down in an uncharacteristic fit of emotion and confessed in his post-fight interview with Frank Trigg that he was ready to retire if he had not come out on top last night.
Who else wants to see Chuck vs. Crocop? *Raises hand*
