The truth of the Wong Jack Man Vs Bruce Lee fight will always remain a mystery but it did have a great effect on Bruce Lee. Whether he won the fight or not, but Bruce Lee realized that he need to bring reform in his fighting style and develop a more practical style.
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While giving an interview to a magazine, Bruce said that he had a fight with someone in San Francisco and the person started running soon to save himself. Lee said that he kept punching him at back and at his head but Lee soon realized that his fists started to swell, making him realize that Wing Chun is not a practical style.
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After Bruce Lee gave an interview in the magazine and said that he defeated someone without taking Wong’s name, Wong published his version of the fight in a Chinese daily in San Francisco. Wong also gave an invitation of a public fight if Bruce Lee had problem with what he has written in the newspaper. Surprisingly, Lee had a history of reacting to every provocation but this time, he remained silent.
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After not being happy with Wing Chun, Bruce Lee developed a more practical style of fighting which he names as “Jeet Kune Do”. It was developed by combining the features of Wing Chun, wrestling, western boxing, fencing and taekwondo. It was designed keeping in mind to exert a maximum effect in minimal movement.
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Many believe that it is Wong Jack Man who had the upper hand in the fight as Wong Jack Man went to work the next day of the fight with just a mark under his eye. If Bruce Lee would have beaten him as he and his wife claimed then Wong must have got some serious injuries.
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