Bruce Lee - finger pointing at the moon (commentary in description)

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  • Memorable scene from the Bruce Lee movie "Enter the Dragon" from 1973.
    EXTENSIVE COMMENTARY FOLLOWING... ↴↴↴
    Like the Dao De Jing, this is deep wisdom to ponder and meditate on, not mere text to consume.
    And the world is always in great need of wisdom like this.
    I hope I'm not playing into the hands of intellectual laziness by giving my view on things here. It's just that so many people cannot see the real thing without something artificial pointing the way. I guess it's skillful to apply that approach in very difficult cases, but it is always a tradeoff, taking away deeper understanding by doing some of the walking for the student.
    Then again... there's always plenty more lessons to be learned. Big leaps aren't always feasible.
    Some aspects are difficult to convey accurately, but I'll just approximate. After all, these words are just a help for gaining insight. There's no inherent truth in the words themselves.
    - The student there makes the mistake of trying to perform a move, a kick. That is just the means to an end and indicates why Bruce Lee developed his Jeet Kune Do, his no-technique approach. Technique can distract from the aim and make inflexible. (And also eventually limit our full potential.)
    - When he talks about emotional content, not anger, you might be confused, since anger is an emotion. But that emotion is not appropriate for achieving the goal in that exercise. (It is also further portrayal, form, not authentic. It should rather be called "aggression" there.) Bruce Lee is teaching about an emotional connection to people and things you interact with and to let that define a driving intention; to put the focus on the envisioned result and then make yourself a tool for its manifestation. Ideas and concepts about how to bring that about can become a distraction and make the path to the goal less than optimal. Lack of realization of this wisdom leads to martial arts students neglecting the philosophy side of the art ... about when to fight and why.
    (How do you strike an opponent? ...By intending to.)
    - The concentrating-on-the-finger theme is at least in part about the confusion of means and ends and turning the means into ends, which happens oh so often, especially in people who are more pragmatically than idealistically inclined. It's a huge topic with numerous types of manifestation in our society; far too complex to talk about in great detail here.
    Let's just say that many people yearn for that heavenly glory but keep digging deeper into the finger trying to find it. Then things get more complex, when the real deal is quite simple. But logic cannot see emotion, and when the fear-based rational mind with its confusion schemes is in control, the world of pure emotion is unfathomable. Many people can only experience it by keeping it neatly separated from the rational world view, and external attempts to soften up that barrier and bring both worlds together will be met with resistance.
    The courageous person will seek to face fears whenever they feel strong enough, while the fearful person will avoid this even when given plenty of help and shy away from the smallest of challenges as long as facing them doesn't become unavoidable.
    We're all acting one way or the other depending on the situation. Remember your moments of courage and be inspired by them. With more people showing courage, it becomes easier for the fearful to find their courage, too. (Except maybe for those enslaved by convenience's allure.)
    At least start the journey somewhere!
    When you are fixating on the finger, you know your fear is in control of you.
    ( I have come to this conclusion: Perfection is 50% control. )
    Message to everybody: Beware of taking on challenges that are too great and beware of shying away from challenges that are tiny. Be wise enough to see the difference. The mere act of asking yourself these questions in sincere pursuit of your personal truth helps you gain insight.
    Whatever you do, you become better at it. (So choose your actions well.)
    Life is a game about overcoming fears. And you are never alone in this game! Fear separates, love unites. Let's work together! (Or we will perish alone.)
    P.S.: I recently heard a Bruce Lee quote that I can relate to a lot:
    "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."
    UPDATE: Little edit I made based on this that demonstrates Bruce's combat prowess. ^^ • Bruce Lee Fights Back!
    UPDATE 2: This matter in my flavor: dowlphin.deviantart.com/art/B...
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    I will teach what valuable things I know, and I will never feel bad or inferior for still having so much to learn myself. All that a person can learn in a lifetime is nothing compared to all that there is to learn.
    (Fair Use of brief movie extract for commentary.)
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  • @Dowlphin
    @Dowlphin  Před 2 lety +1726

    *_"Never take the helmet off your opponent, even when they bow."_* - unknown Martian artist

  • @shyampatel999
    @shyampatel999 Před 3 lety +15543

    Bruce lee : dont think ; feel it
    My math teacher : dont feel ; think
    My mind : dont feel ; dont think

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +917

      😆
      (Try both. 😉)
      Notice how it is your mind that tells you not to do either. 😉

    • @MRORACLE11
      @MRORACLE11 Před 3 lety +86

      hahahaa

    • @zeeshawn15
      @zeeshawn15 Před 3 lety +219

      Indian education system...

    • @zeeshawn15
      @zeeshawn15 Před 3 lety +43

      @@thedreamer1530 lol he is a Patel, nd i can kinda relate lol

    • @shyampatel999
      @shyampatel999 Před 3 lety +56

      @@zeeshawn15 look who is talking😂 a man from country with literacy rate of 55😂😂

  • @Prince-bg1sy
    @Prince-bg1sy Před 3 lety +16223

    This child learnt more things in just 2 minutes than me in my whole graduation

    • @tisme9420
      @tisme9420 Před 3 lety +447

      You're not supposed to learn during graduation, the learning happens before it

    • @marnungsangimsong4619
      @marnungsangimsong4619 Před 3 lety +173

      @@tisme9420 he means even after graduation ....

    • @MrGalRoz
      @MrGalRoz Před 3 lety +113

      @@marnungsangimsong4619 no i think he really meant during graduation, cause there is usually a graduation ceremony when people talk some life wisdom to inspire and give courage to the graduating students, and sometimes these speaches can be long and in truth no1 really listen or take it to heart, so ye it sort of make sense that i these 2 minutes bruce lee taught him more about life than all the boring shit that went on his graduation ceremony

    • @marnungsangimsong4619
      @marnungsangimsong4619 Před 3 lety +13

      @@MrGalRoz ok

    • @amarmalakar3113
      @amarmalakar3113 Před 3 lety +2

      WG ghaxfdmVxd💪

  • @johnnyzee383
    @johnnyzee383 Před 2 lety +629

    Absolute genius. There will never be anyone like him.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 2 lety +21

      There will be if I have any say in it. 😁

    • @Amornt
      @Amornt Před 2 lety +6

      Bruce Lee it's not a genius, it's a actor...

    • @noleenpeake2164
      @noleenpeake2164 Před 2 lety +6

      You know nothing about Mr Lee, I'm pretty sure you're way 2 young dude, so shhhhh, quiet🤫🤫

    • @kgs3851
      @kgs3851 Před 2 lety +7

      @@Amornt he is genius

    • @imalien5789
      @imalien5789 Před rokem +3

      ​@@kgs3851 he not..

  • @popo-kz9gu
    @popo-kz9gu Před 2 lety +99

    Once a legend said : Martial Arts is not only about fighting. It Teaches us life.

    • @thewiseowl8804
      @thewiseowl8804 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Everything teaches about life. Life is all we know.

    • @Orangeninja5000
      @Orangeninja5000 Před měsícem +2

      It's why I find it amusing when they say Bruce was a martial artist AND a philosopher. Martial arts is philosophy

  • @awesomeguy2736
    @awesomeguy2736 Před 5 lety +7095

    When bruce lee says kick me... you should say promise me u wont hit back!!

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 5 lety +585

      I am imagining how hilarious it would be to see Bruce Lee walk around with a piece of paper taped to his back reading "Kick me".

    • @ArmadusMalaysia
      @ArmadusMalaysia Před 5 lety +66

      @@DowlphinMeanwhile Chuck Norris is written behind Kick Me.

    • @wholesomehoorpari1971
      @wholesomehoorpari1971 Před 5 lety +10

      Xdd

    • @harikumar.g1374
      @harikumar.g1374 Před 5 lety +16

      Awesome guy correct

    • @thunderdomer3631
      @thunderdomer3631 Před 5 lety +12

      awesome guy 😂😂👍🏻

  • @E-spiritual
    @E-spiritual Před 2 lety +4466

    "Don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory"
    I can relate this. I was looking at my beautiful teacher and I missed the subject.

  • @yeungarthur9796
    @yeungarthur9796 Před 11 měsíci +56

    What Bruce Lee teaches is not just martial arts, but Self Mastery

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 11 měsíci +3

      Beyond that is the transcendence of the self.
      Eastern martial arts is still martial arts, and it can affirm a spiritual imbalance where the individual is overemphasized and seen as the foundation of providing common good, kinda like how capitalism claims that selfish motivation benefits the whole.
      Another indication of this easy risk of imbalance is that Bruce Lee, who pushed the concept of eastern (=philosophical) martial arts to its limits, killed himself with it. So even though he helped promote some good things, we should also learn from his ultimate failure. His great ambitions in a self/idol-worshipping industry (movies) became his doom, and in a particularly ugly but telling way because he used (medical) drugs to cope with the obstacles in the path of his ambition.
      True learners embrace this sacrifical lesson, too. We could say it was the last thing that Bruce Lee taught the world, and it put all his other teachings into a more enlightening context.

    • @yong9613
      @yong9613 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Cook Ding philosophy 😉

    • @josephpena6181
      @josephpena6181 Před 2 měsíci

      Shaolin principals not just physical but spiritual and mental training

  • @asharma4490
    @asharma4490 Před 5 měsíci +8

    “We want emotional content, not anger”- if you’re an artist this should be one of your creative pillars to live by. Thank you Bruce Lee

  • @thatdude7217
    @thatdude7217 Před 6 lety +16005

    Bruce lee teaching the ways of ultra instinct

  • @_AnuH
    @_AnuH Před 3 lety +3215

    The kid is like "I'm never gonna come back"😂

  • @Draw_like_a_pro919
    @Draw_like_a_pro919 Před rokem +20

    What a man! He is much like philosophy teacher. He is genuinely a martial artist and a teacher. Martial art doesn't mean a tool of fighting instead it's an art of inner conscience.

  • @ToxicSkull0
    @ToxicSkull0 Před 3 lety +3587

    I love how the kid hesitated to look away from him when he’s turning around

  • @hyproescalier977
    @hyproescalier977 Před 3 lety +4226

    that kid had the luckiest day in his life, being taught by bruce lee must have been a great blessing

  • @kimowilliams7032
    @kimowilliams7032 Před 9 měsíci +8

    I’ve seen this scene 1000x and I STILL love it! Bruce got his points across to the student in a way that only he could. Calm, patient, thoughtful, intuitive, and intimidating af! RIP Master Lee!!! 🔥👑🥋♥️

  • @edwincuma4980
    @edwincuma4980 Před 2 lety +36

    Happy birthday Master Lee. Your teachings will not be forgotten.

  • @SarcasticTruth666
    @SarcasticTruth666 Před 3 lety +5428

    I'm sure this kid might be bragging his grandchildren about being slapped by a *Legend.*

    • @Bombastic.S
      @Bombastic.S Před 3 lety +55

      He is already dead

    • @Binnie_biddie
      @Binnie_biddie Před 3 lety +80

      @@Bombastic.S No he's not 😂

    • @Mayanksharma-ss8xj
      @Mayanksharma-ss8xj Před 3 lety +106

      It would be an honour to get his touch

    • @fortnite_burger
      @fortnite_burger Před 3 lety +10

      @@Binnie_biddie he is dead

    • @jupiter3678
      @jupiter3678 Před 3 lety +86

      @@Bombastic.S The Kid In The Scene? You're Talking About Bruce Lee.
      He Meant The Kid Telling His Grandchildrens Slapped By The Legend Bruce lee. The Kid In The Movie Was Named Stephen Tung Wai And He is Currently at His 50s

  • @slickysaturn7243
    @slickysaturn7243 Před 3 lety +5023

    *Teacher:* What's 99×99
    *Me:* 9801
    *Teacher:* How?
    *Snaps teacher on his head*
    *Me:* Don't think feeeeelllllll

  • @extremelucky1
    @extremelucky1 Před 2 lety +70

    This is one of the biggest life lessons, especially in this generation and generations to come. Bruce Lee was one kind of a human being!

  • @user-ml9vm6tx4y
    @user-ml9vm6tx4y Před 11 měsíci +9

    he was demonstate his philosophy through his five films he made. true genius

  • @mickey_287
    @mickey_287 Před 3 lety +2838

    Bruce lee: *kicks child in the back*
    Bruce lee: NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR OPPONENT EVEN WHEN YOU WALK AWAY

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +571

      Later that day the annoyed student was looking for some relief with his girlfriend.
      Suddenly Bruce Lee jumps through the bedroom window: _NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR OPPONENT EVEN WHEN YOU ARE MAKING LOVE!_

    • @mickey_287
      @mickey_287 Před 3 lety +70

      @@Dowlphin 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

    • @kindlyhelpmereach99ksubscr56
      @kindlyhelpmereach99ksubscr56 Před 3 lety +44

      @@Dowlphin wtf you are so much ❤️ op you reply to comment

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +74

      @@kindlyhelpmereach99ksubscr56 I have more free time than I want to.
      But this video is also an important teaching.

    • @kindlyhelpmereach99ksubscr56
      @kindlyhelpmereach99ksubscr56 Před 3 lety +17

      @@Dowlphin wats your name buddy and any social media contact

  • @ov1581
    @ov1581 Před 5 lety +2656

    Michael Jackson said: Thinking is the biggest mistake the dancer does. Just feel the Rythme inside.
    That's what Martial Art says!

    • @afsanhussain7762
      @afsanhussain7762 Před 5 lety +44

      mj should've thought before he touched those kids lol

    • @afsanhussain7762
      @afsanhussain7762 Před 5 lety +11

      @Cosmin Stoian thank you for unfolding my eyes to the truth

    • @afsanhussain7762
      @afsanhussain7762 Před 5 lety +5

      @Cosmin Stoian ahh... Nevermind mate

    • @ov1581
      @ov1581 Před 5 lety +20

      @Orbital Nexus , yes exactly. Jackie Chan can Moonwalk. Both Martial Artists and Dancers are flexible!!!!!

    • @afsanhussain7762
      @afsanhussain7762 Před 5 lety +4

      @@thanos9704 I know you're right man, but your mum wasn't complaining, so no biggie 😂

  • @ackerman_san5303
    @ackerman_san5303 Před rokem +17

    He was a great teacher other than an amazing enthusiastic fighter... God l miss those days watching his movies as a kid 🙂💙

  • @khaostheking3070
    @khaostheking3070 Před rokem +15

    Even a Century later He Logic is never undoubted, RIP Bruce Lee

    • @ssdazed6229
      @ssdazed6229 Před rokem +2

      More like half a century, but yeah

  • @filmart430
    @filmart430 Před 4 lety +4852

    2.8K dislikes missed out on all that heavenly glory.

  • @wx..
    @wx.. Před 6 lety +2999

    1:11 - *"Don't think! FFFEEEEEEEEELLLL!"*

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 6 lety +84

      It can be the hardest thing, because it is not something you -do-. If you try to, you fail.
      And when you succeed, you feel all the resistance in society to this approach, the dominion of the mind. But that is just attempts to pull you back from a source of infinite power that the mind fears.

    • @CryptoBates
      @CryptoBates Před 6 lety +42

      When we drive cars on a normal route. We don't need to think

    • @shantanusharma7067
      @shantanusharma7067 Před 6 lety +8

      Dᴏᴡʟᴘʜᴡɪɴ Ultra instinct 😂

    • @415alkeez
      @415alkeez Před 6 lety +11

      Wesley AmaRo
      “Let me think...?” Lol

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 6 lety +10

      415alkeez - Yeah, haha, that line was maybe a bit forced in the script in order to convey a point.

  • @EternalRoman
    @EternalRoman Před 11 měsíci +2

    I love that throughout most Martial Arts whether Japanese or Chinese, the principles are the same.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yeah, they all had plenty of cross-pollination, so to speak. It's because of the Eastern philosophy. You could say the extreme philosophical antithesis to Eastern martial arts is Israeli krav maga. It doesn't get more 'Wild-Western' than that.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 11 měsíci +1

      P.S.: I wrote a commentary on this years ago: dowlphinblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/krav-maga-breeding-the-worlds-most-deadly-cowards/

    • @EternalRoman
      @EternalRoman Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@Dowlphin I agree. The concept of Martial Arts in the "Fight" within one's self on itself is a broader spectrum than just kick, punch, twist or break. It's a self awareness of one's own capabilities, to manage the physical, mental, emotional and there I say spiritual. Hence it is not just an art but a science, and a study of human Co-existence with one self and with everything else.

  • @socialexperiment8045
    @socialexperiment8045 Před 2 lety +8

    This kid is still alive and he is a prolific martial artist instructor for many Hong Kong movies

  • @lordandsaviourshrek8095
    @lordandsaviourshrek8095 Před 3 lety +1564

    Bruce: How do you feel
    Me: let me think
    Bruce: *so you have chosen death*

  • @jooyichen
    @jooyichen Před 3 lety +720

    0:05 "Don't take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow."
    - Nice attention to detail.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +71

      Yep, although probably also because the master doesn't bow nearly as low as the student. In other situations he did bow blindly to an opponent, but a master knows when going against his teachings is alright. The student first has to learn the basics.

    • @nikosfilipino
      @nikosfilipino Před 2 lety +18

      @@Dowlphin i wouldn't even say it's going against his teachings. It about understanding the principle behind a teaching, knowing WHY we shouldn't take our eyes off our opponent. When we understand the principle behind things, it frees us to make decisions rather than blindly following orders, blindly following technique.

    • @paultran6968
      @paultran6968 Před 2 lety +1

      Never take your eyes off the... He mixed culture from the U. S. A .

    • @mik3anims488
      @mik3anims488 Před 2 lety +1

      It means never take your eyes off against your opponent, it only does when they're fighting

    • @choosenone2die
      @choosenone2die Před 2 lety +1

      Later in the movie Bruce Lee bow without looking at Ohara. Talk about not applying your own advice !!!

  • @varnikakaushik5986
    @varnikakaushik5986 Před 8 měsíci +7

    What a refined practical learning..
    Bruce Lee was a philosopher indeed..

  • @zainzaidi4149
    @zainzaidi4149 Před 7 měsíci +5

    The way he say "what was that"😂😂😂

  • @jeremytheonlyone
    @jeremytheonlyone Před 6 lety +870

    Never take your eyes off the opponent even when you bow.
    You can forgive but never forget.

    • @jeneralgod
      @jeneralgod Před 6 lety +9

      Jeremy Ng good quotes, but if you dont forget, then you're moving on

    • @markelder6497
      @markelder6497 Před 6 lety +20

      To me this means don’t get lost in just feeling. Balance absolute everywhere in Nature.

    • @waddefaq4325
      @waddefaq4325 Před 5 lety +2

      Actually it also have deepest meaning. Its mean, in ur life, whatever u do, or u accept lost,or u try ignore, always alert to arround and whatever whats coming next.

    • @ArmadusMalaysia
      @ArmadusMalaysia Před 5 lety

      Chuck Norris doesn't need to keep eyes on opponent while bowing, opponent needs to keep eyes on Chuck Norris bowing.

    • @destinyraider100roblox5
      @destinyraider100roblox5 Před 5 lety

      Pops em in the back of the head.

  • @TheKenchi01
    @TheKenchi01 Před 5 lety +911

    His depth in philosophy in extraordinary! Master Lee we miss you so much.

    • @bigchainring1977
      @bigchainring1977 Před 5 lety +21

      Read the stuff he wrote... written word lives on to eternity.

    • @tejasranger
      @tejasranger Před 5 lety +3

      @@bigchainring1977 what you suggest we read generally curious

    • @ArmadusMalaysia
      @ArmadusMalaysia Před 5 lety +4

      While philosophy's depth in Chuck Norris is beyond extraordinary.

    • @j4fahrenheit
      @j4fahrenheit Před 5 lety +1

      matt crichton what books

    • @halosam2963
      @halosam2963 Před 5 lety +4

      Bruce Lee wrote a bit. You can find his books online.

  • @connerblalock2734
    @connerblalock2734 Před 2 lety +11

    I want more of him 😭 I wish he was here he was so inspirational

  • @devonnarevell1249
    @devonnarevell1249 Před 2 lety +6

    How could anyone thumbs down a legend!!!

  • @cianorquillas6903
    @cianorquillas6903 Před 4 lety +2302

    Mu favorite part is
    “Let me think”
    Bruce: “smack” dont think feeellll

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 4 lety +116

      Then 50 ninjas jump out of the bushes with swords drawn and surround Bruce and his student: "Greetings from the kingpin. He is disappointed with you. You don't call, you don't write..."
      Bruce: "OK, new plan. ... Don't feel! Think!!!"

    • @cianorquillas6903
      @cianorquillas6903 Před 4 lety +7

      Dowlphwin hahahahahah

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 4 lety +5

      @Seto Kaiba Seeeeeeeeeoul! 😜

    • @ItsRayAlexeez
      @ItsRayAlexeez Před 3 lety

      haha

    • @bigball3947
      @bigball3947 Před 3 lety +2

      I bet he did feeeeeel that smack

  • @bruh.2526
    @bruh.2526 Před 3 lety +1984

    Bruce Lee: "Dont think, Feeeel"
    Me during math class: *92749339483049÷9293949484933=* *I feel the answer. It's 69*

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +255

      That comment has a certain message that is deeper (😏) than people think, but had I witten it, the result of the division would actually have been 69. 😆
      (I like it really deep. 😎)

    • @marius2129
      @marius2129 Před 3 lety +54

      Bruh he still liking comments what a legend

    • @youtubeadsarecancer785
      @youtubeadsarecancer785 Před 3 lety +57

      i Feel it, its 9.9795399

    • @NOONE-cd4gu
      @NOONE-cd4gu Před 3 lety +5

      Wot

    • @Bombastic.S
      @Bombastic.S Před 3 lety +3

      Now stuck over 69 likes

  • @venezzrok871
    @venezzrok871 Před rokem +4

    After 12 years of meditating on the heavenly glory the kid suddenly broke through and ascended, never to be seen by mere mortals again.

  • @aserodriguez1425
    @aserodriguez1425 Před 2 lety +1

    He's was just so brilliant and awesome, there will NEVER BE ANOTHER😭❤️

  • @PopExpo
    @PopExpo Před 3 lety +901

    Whether your a fighter or not, athlete or Musician, you can apply this lesson to anything that requires skill.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +70

      Yes, as is so typical of Eastern martial arts - half fighting, half philosophy. Half how-to, half when-and-why.
      *Balance brings health.*
      (Slight 😉 at Bruce's grave.)

    • @ivans.191
      @ivans.191 Před 2 lety +17

      Feeeeeeel

    • @Realpilotboyy
      @Realpilotboyy Před 2 lety +9

      You are 100 percent right

    • @Prakriti_Senpai
      @Prakriti_Senpai Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah

    • @WomanSlayer69420
      @WomanSlayer69420 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Dowlphin so that’s how you give it 200%.

  • @coolrider9938
    @coolrider9938 Před 5 lety +2435

    I couldn't stop laughing when he hits him again and again,...
    😅

  • @jjustinjjames5357
    @jjustinjjames5357 Před rokem

    Whatever it is in our lives, create. Listen. Create.
    Be yourself. Express yourself. With all the emotional content that you can feel.
    Thank you, teacher.
    Xxxooo

  • @CT-6210
    @CT-6210 Před rokem +6

    "Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory." - Bruce Lee
    That's the first thing which came to my mind after I started playing video games on my 4K TV.😂

  • @robintrongdio9704
    @robintrongdio9704 Před 3 lety +403

    Student: *Breathes
    Bruce Lee: I’m fluent in over 6 millions forms of slapping your head

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +29

      Ah, so THIS is why masters keep telling their students to focus on their breath! 😆

  • @Aryan-hd2fl
    @Aryan-hd2fl Před 3 lety +3307

    “What was that? An Exhibition? We need emotional content. Now try again!”
    What did Bruce Lee mean by “Emotional Content?” He was describing the feeling of being totally present in your body and connected to your own life force. A spiritual life force that is the energy of creation. This force helps you become a human being from moment to moment. When you are creating emotional content, you are creating in awareness, openness and receptivity to everything around you. You are in a state of relating to your surroundings. You are not in isolation-you are connected.
    “Don’t think, FEEL.”
    Don’t pull yourself out of a real moment by thinking and intellectualizing. Stay in the moment and be totally present for the total experience.
    Emotional content is also about the creation of art. Art is the communication of authentic feelings. We are all artists of our own lives. Bruce Lee believed that art is the work of enlightenment. And the origin of enlightenment comes from understating your own heart and living whole-heartedly.
    Action step for this week: release yourself to spontaneous action when you’re inspired by your own spiritual life force.

    • @petes0746
      @petes0746 Před 3 lety +96

      Thank you so much for this! Awesome explanation

    • @sovereignboss1841
      @sovereignboss1841 Před 3 lety +121

      Finally the big brain guy deciphered the ways of ultra instinct

    • @sovereignboss1841
      @sovereignboss1841 Před 3 lety +52

      This is too much Underrated

    • @thejoyofruben
      @thejoyofruben Před 3 lety +18

      Thanks!

    • @mitboricha9
      @mitboricha9 Před 3 lety +14

      Hard to take this whole in mere one go After all we aren't B. R. Ambedkar (who is considered symbol of knowledge in world)

  • @pharmatube5165
    @pharmatube5165 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Within less than 2 minutes, Bruce Lee taught us not only martial arts but also wisdoms.

  • @venkataramanramanathan4221
    @venkataramanramanathan4221 Před 2 lety +16

    What a great artist...human Lee!! Within short span of his life he exhibit the true nature martial arts...world still feels his tremors

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 2 lety

      Are you saying earthquakes since then have been aftershocks of his one inch punches? 🤔😄

    • @arthurstuwell2482
      @arthurstuwell2482 Před 2 lety +1

      "human Lee" wtf

  • @DeckyStrikesBack
    @DeckyStrikesBack Před 4 lety +716

    I learned more watching this clip than I did at 12 years of school.

    • @CleversonSantos
      @CleversonSantos Před 4 lety +45

      Your school must be a shitty one then....

    • @shadowthefirst5115
      @shadowthefirst5115 Před 4 lety +73

      @@CleversonSantos every school is shitty education system. You would had known that if u werent as dumb.

    • @darkseid856
      @darkseid856 Před 4 lety +45

      Schools = wastage of time especially with their useless tests.

    • @shashankgulati6935
      @shashankgulati6935 Před 4 lety +2

      I want to watch that movie.
      Which one is this?

    • @DeckyStrikesBack
      @DeckyStrikesBack Před 4 lety +13

      @@shashankgulati6935 Enter The Dragon. Enjoy!

  • @shadowseven717
    @shadowseven717 Před 2 lety +645

    "Don't concentrate on my finger or you'll miss all the heavenly glory"
    My grandpa told me this and when i asked,grandpa where did you heard of this? He said My boy i have learned that from Bruce Lee, my grandpa really respected Bruce Lee and i do too

  • @pharmatube5165
    @pharmatube5165 Před 2 lety +6

    Bruce Lee is not only the great fighter but also the man with wisdom.

    • @josephpena6181
      @josephpena6181 Před 2 měsíci

      That shaolin not just Bruce lee but he was good student

  • @devsajee1899
    @devsajee1899 Před 2 lety +2

    Don't think. feeeeeeeel....
    Best line ever! 🤣

  • @ankushsingh7287
    @ankushsingh7287 Před 3 lety +2418

    Fun fact: After this class he never came back again😂🤣

  • @missionpupa
    @missionpupa Před 3 lety +344

    Bruce understood that thinking is your enemy. Reflexes are faster than your ability to think. He talks about emotion and feeling, but what he really talks about is instinct.

    • @eliqk3qt2rg5v
      @eliqk3qt2rg5v Před 3 lety +11

      Sounds like ultra instinct and what's its based on called mushin.

    • @ichirakuramenguy4604
      @ichirakuramenguy4604 Před 3 lety +15

      @@eliqk3qt2rg5v fuck u kakarot

    • @sandyhodson4934
      @sandyhodson4934 Před 3 lety +3

      Actually in boxing. It is a thinking game but what a great movie

    • @missionpupa
      @missionpupa Před 3 lety +11

      @@sandyhodson4934 no, chess is a thinking game. Do you think chess players are also great boxers?

    • @thatswhatshesaid8569
      @thatswhatshesaid8569 Před 3 lety +2

      Very true

  • @wingzacademy369
    @wingzacademy369 Před 2 lety +2

    Pure wisdom it has more depth for applying to many walks of life than just martial arts

  • @smite594
    @smite594 Před 2 lety +1

    Great thanks for the description 🙏🙏🙏

  • @misterbcovers
    @misterbcovers Před 3 lety +715

    Lesson learned: Concentrate on the target and feel the execution with emotion.

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 Před 3 lety +73

    "I said 'emotional content'....not anger!"
    This helped me growing up, no joke.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +3

      How so?

    • @dilipcag
      @dilipcag Před 3 lety

      Can u explain more about how to bring emotion in our goal

    • @adamgondrong503
      @adamgondrong503 Před 2 lety +6

      @@dilipcag " Anger can be usefull if you control it. " ~Kratos

    • @robwalsh9843
      @robwalsh9843 Před 2 lety +2

      Pardon my late response.
      I had problems as a kid controlling my temper and dealing with frustration. It would work its way into other things I did, like playing music or building things. Hearing one of the most revered action movie badasses say that emotional content doesn't mean anger or rage just had an effect on me as a kid. I pursued martial arts and philosophy, and it helped me mature out of the angst period.

    • @RKMHERBALPRODUCTS
      @RKMHERBALPRODUCTS Před 2 lety +3

      @@adamgondrong503 I think controlling anger is not a good one...the more you control the more strong it returns...just feel the anger...let it pass through your body...

  • @TheSinlessAssassin
    @TheSinlessAssassin Před 10 měsíci +1

    Damn thanks for the lengthy commentary. It helps me understand this scene a whole lot more. I was like..."ANGER is an emotion though. What's the difference between anger and emotional content?"

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Always great to hear someone actually reading it. 😁👍 Lots of people are missing the commentary even through it's clearly pointed at in the title. … I guess those people are not even concentrating on the finger. 😏
      Well, as the old saying goes: _When the student is ready, the video description appears._ 😄

  • @MbahMu9829
    @MbahMu9829 Před 2 lety +1

    Bruce Lee is so ahead of his time. The interwebs wasn't been invented yet he already spoken about content creation.

  • @itsoknottobeok5687
    @itsoknottobeok5687 Před 3 lety +52

    "Don't take your eyes off your opponent even when you bow" this lesson means a lot in life

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +12

      So many people you think you can trust but can't.
      Expecting too much from others is a weakness that leads to brief phases of empowerment. Not doing so is a strength under constant weakening influences.

  • @skeletonboi3077
    @skeletonboi3077 Před 3 lety +280

    Bruce Lee: "How is this scene?"
    Me: "Let me thin-"
    Bruce Lee: *Whack* "Don't think, feeellllll!"

  • @noleenpeake2164
    @noleenpeake2164 Před 2 lety

    Legend of all Legends, he is a the real goat, he's martial arts was just incredible, was constantly developing, learning, teaching, even created his own art, Mr Bruce Lee, 2 this day,we're still impacted by your untimely passing, rest in peace Legend.❤️❤️❤️

  • @shalevsaada7596
    @shalevsaada7596 Před 2 lety

    oh wow that was one of the wisest things i ever heard bruce lee is one man of a kind

  • @DivineAtheistWannabe
    @DivineAtheistWannabe Před 3 lety +466

    Bruce Lee: "k, that about wraps up this lesson. That'll be $200. Cash or cheque?"
    Student: "Wait, what?"

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +40

      That's the part of life they never show on TV.
      (Along those lines, also be very skeptical about Shaolin monastery documentaries and such.)

    • @reyanshmalik8999
      @reyanshmalik8999 Před 3 lety +3

      Need another smack haha.. But i will pay 400$ if I could meet that legend..

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +2

      @Zayd Noor Today's lesson: *Teacher-to-student microtransaction of force*

    • @mi-ka-eltheguardian3837
      @mi-ka-eltheguardian3837 Před 3 lety +1

      Actually Bruce Lee charged $ 275 per hour by the time He was training movie stars

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety

      @@mi-ka-eltheguardian3837 Sounds like a price adjusted for small-profile actors, hah. (Well, OK, back then inflation was probably significantly lower.)

  • @JPAS-YT
    @JPAS-YT Před 3 lety +195

    Bruce Lee : We need emotional content.
    Content Creators watching this : practicing slapping.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +3

      For focused study: ➡️ czcams.com/video/lY6JpNmz7L4/video.html

    • @ywlan
      @ywlan Před 3 lety +1

      Gold

  • @Leon81927
    @Leon81927 Před 2 lety

    The best teacher for ever

  • @akhilpillai7847
    @akhilpillai7847 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Bro, that's true wisdom🤘🏻

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 4 lety +687

    I see CZcams recommendations has brought us all together again.

    • @MrCute-dx4ks
      @MrCute-dx4ks Před 4 lety +2

      Yahhh

    • @malayu3802
      @malayu3802 Před 4 lety +7

      Haven't seen you in a while bro

    • @HI-rj4yt
      @HI-rj4yt Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah

    • @Abotb-pf7ku
      @Abotb-pf7ku Před 4 lety +5

      Yeah but i think all of your life is on youtube

    • @isa2758
      @isa2758 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Abotb-pf7ku you know if you sees him everywhere...thats mean you are everywhere too dude

  • @CamilaLee_
    @CamilaLee_ Před 5 lety +265

    I remember my dad telling me "never take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow" and yea now I see where he learnt that

    • @gpr5259
      @gpr5259 Před 4 lety +15

      That kid is your dad?😮

    • @NAboy-
      @NAboy- Před 4 lety +26

      You guys are idiots, he meant that his dad has seen it from this scene. Hahaha

    • @iLieOfficial
      @iLieOfficial Před 4 lety +6

      Same here my dad said the same when i was a kid

    • @CharlesDamianoBLC
      @CharlesDamianoBLC Před 4 lety +3

      lol...He was the Greatest of all time and love that he would always include a philosophical message in all his teachings! How long have you bee a Bruce Lee fan? If you like Bruce Lee please visit my Bruce Lee CZcams channel and please join our growing Bruce Lee community by subscribing. You will love the channel. Thanks Charles

    • @Noorist
      @Noorist Před 4 lety +1

      Hahahahahahaha😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @journeymanX
    @journeymanX Před rokem +3

    A lot of kids don't know this masterpiece?
    It's enter the dragon,this scene is as iconic as bruce lee
    Now i know where mr miyagi got the idea of making eye contact when bowing

  • @jonroux9291
    @jonroux9291 Před rokem

    That kid had an experience that most people never had. Not only was he lucky enough to interact with the greatest martial artist of all time, but Bruce Lee actually touched him. I'd love to be able to say that Bruce Lee smacked me on the back of the head. 😊

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před rokem

      Don't concentrate on the finger. 😉

  • @haikalt.9279
    @haikalt.9279 Před 6 lety +1309

    Bruce Lee: Kick me
    *xXBrucexLeeXx left the match*

  • @sasharichardson9127
    @sasharichardson9127 Před 3 lety +306

    Still a legendary and timeless scene. Some of the greatest words of wisdom here....... We all miss him...............................

    • @deadslowcopycat7026
      @deadslowcopycat7026 Před 3 lety +3

      Can you tell the movie name pls

    • @hoomanbean3238
      @hoomanbean3238 Před 3 lety +2

      @@deadslowcopycat7026 "Enter the Dragon"... It is written in the description...

  • @MichaelMyers689
    @MichaelMyers689 Před měsícem +1

    RIP Bruce Lee
    (1940-1973)
    Gone too soon but NEVER forgotten as The Legendary Dragon

  • @Blank-fe6wi
    @Blank-fe6wi Před 2 lety

    The greatest teacher alive

  • @vibhav1322
    @vibhav1322 Před 3 lety +85

    "Emotional content , not anger"
    Kid was literary smiling

  • @thesazbak5342
    @thesazbak5342 Před 5 lety +66

    When he says that "you will miss out on all the glory", it reminded me of how people experience everything nowadays. Through the lens of their camera in their phone. Every time I go on holiday I just enjoy the present directly instead of watching it through a screen.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 5 lety +4

      The Chinese are particularly deeply into this sad state, in part due to the culture, in part due to their very 'mental' education system. Vacation to them means seeking out good settings for shooting photos and then moving on. Can be stressful. Many photos need to be shot and shared on social media to show others how happy you are.
      I did the same years ago. Went to Hawai'i for three months. Could have brought my camera/camcorder. Decided against it because it would be too distracting from the valuable experience to look for photo opportunities all the time. Plus carrying that thing around, keeping batteries charged, having to guard against theft. - It was supposed to be a spiritual journey, so no camera. And later, brief and appropriate opportunities to still make some enjoyable, creative photos offered themselves naturally.

    • @RamaSivamani
      @RamaSivamani Před 4 lety

      @@Dowlphin True although I think there is a difference between snapshots and more contemplative photography. With the latter I remember locations very clearly since I would take the time to listen, look and feel what a location says to me before setting up a tripod and camera. With snapshots its click and gone without listening and feeling a locations first.

    • @Tomukam-fs9di
      @Tomukam-fs9di Před 3 lety

      nice thought

  • @365daysgamer
    @365daysgamer Před rokem +1

    So satisfying to watch

  • @hectormedina7198
    @hectormedina7198 Před rokem +1

    Priceless memories.

  • @arvin6606
    @arvin6606 Před 3 lety +297

    Student in the old days:
    Student nowadays: you dare to slap me?

  • @leeburkai9830
    @leeburkai9830 Před 3 lety +339

    Roaring tigers are not angry. They are naturally ferocious.

    • @DiamondsRexpensive
      @DiamondsRexpensive Před 3 lety +8

      Look up the vids of: "human does something cute with tiger, or tiger cub"

  • @mfs353
    @mfs353 Před 2 lety +16

    god rest his soul, what a legend

  • @StrivingFR
    @StrivingFR Před rokem

    That intense concentration lol. Something Im slowly learning and gaining by Gods will.🙏🏿❤️

  • @bigboy8508
    @bigboy8508 Před 5 lety +41

    *"Don't concentrate on the finger, or you'll miss all the heavenly glory", Bruce Lee's like Shakespeare*

  • @srivatsarai9406
    @srivatsarai9406 Před 3 lety +208

    1:12 is a pure meme material 😂

  • @tamilbeginners8431
    @tamilbeginners8431 Před 2 lety +2

    the walk of lee after teaching was priceless 🤣🤣

  • @remix_jd5064
    @remix_jd5064 Před rokem

    Happy birthday to the king 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🇨🇳🥋💥🐲 Thank you for all, we’ll never forget you ❤️💛

  • @cuauhtemocmorisco3493
    @cuauhtemocmorisco3493 Před 6 lety +719

    Look at how the student kicks for the two times. His kicks are linear and too forward as well as very direct. Then the third kick is more fluid and natural, timed just perfectly but the kick itself isnt aiming at its target because as soon as the student thinks he needs too land his kick in the right spot he messes up. That goes for everything in the real world. Anyone ever had those moments when their doing something but then automatically start too think what exactly their doing in that moment and then they mess up? I think bruce was meaning to not think but in that moment just go with the flow and let whatever it is that your doing be done by itself without you having to think or worry about it because the work will be done with more easy timing, more fluidity, more easy feeling but when you start too think about what it is that your set out too do your movements become stiff, linear, straightforward, obvious,etc. So if your doing something dont worry about whether if your going to finish it perfectly or are going to get their rather feel that what your doing will be done all by itself by you going along with it.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 6 lety +52

      The principle in an analogy: Imagine you got $1000 in your handbag and someone grabs it and tries to run with it. All your actions in that moment will be focused on the heavenly glory, not on the finger. xD

    • @SanjFX
      @SanjFX Před 6 lety +10

      So basically ultra instinct haha!

    • @gregm7902
      @gregm7902 Před 6 lety +5

      Listen to him kicking do not think about it

    • @vishnuprasad7470
      @vishnuprasad7470 Před 6 lety +4

      Acid Drop Baby lol. beautiful explanation...

    • @user-xc3li8jk9j
      @user-xc3li8jk9j Před 6 lety +2

      Acid Drop Baby lol Awesome comprehension, thanx!

  • @kavinpandi1484
    @kavinpandi1484 Před 3 lety +492

    "Never take your eyes off your opponent even when you bow" - Bruce Lee's lesson to all countries on facing China

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 3 lety +41

      And my lesson to all countries facing the USA would be to carry a shield and make no agreements with them at all.

    • @kavinpandi1484
      @kavinpandi1484 Před 3 lety +11

      @@Dowlphin u got burnt?! I am not an american. Check out the scientists proof now. The corona 19 is actually lab product

    • @CorruptinMind
      @CorruptinMind Před 3 lety +5

      @@kavinpandi1484 Bruce Lee is a Chinese nationalist. He wouldn't approve of this

    • @kavinpandi1484
      @kavinpandi1484 Před 3 lety

      @@CorruptinMind a Chinese nationalist won't ask a faulty Chinese government?

    • @hunterzolomom9480
      @hunterzolomom9480 Před 2 lety +3

      @Kaichou can we confirm that Bruce lee was a commie ? i doubt , dont think Bruce would aprove mao and xiji inhuman way of government.

  • @yagyeshkumar6435
    @yagyeshkumar6435 Před rokem +1

    Today's kids need this type of instructor

  • @javi9436
    @javi9436 Před 8 měsíci

    Bruce was a extraordinary man. His philosophy is incredible!!! A genius!!!

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 8 měsíci

      Eh, he studied and learned from the best. How much he actually put those teachings into own practice might be hard to say. Some principles were very useful for his Jeet Kune Do, which took a lot from Wing Chun and such, but he is also the guy who couldn't find a proper work-life balance and killed himself through seeking external remedies to maintain his extreme path. - We could call it the inevitable business entanglements of being a big movie star. In the end that defeated him and 'capped his philsophy', thereby kinda implying retroactively that his style/system/approach wasn't sustainable.

  • @MikeDunn
    @MikeDunn Před 3 lety +597

    Good thing it was a two minute lesson. At the going rate, kid would've been slapped a thousand times in a one hour session.

    • @namuh5799
      @namuh5799 Před 3 lety +16

      No 90 times

    • @MikeDunn
      @MikeDunn Před 3 lety +5

      @@namuh5799 STFU

    • @namuh5799
      @namuh5799 Před 3 lety +15

      @@MikeDunn wtf chill dude it was quick maths

    • @HelloHello-en3zb
      @HelloHello-en3zb Před 3 lety +3

      @@namuh5799 😂

    • @MikeDunn
      @MikeDunn Před 3 lety +3

      @@namuh5799 Totally unnecessary. Did you really think I was being literal when I said a thousand times?

  • @larrygarcia6356
    @larrygarcia6356 Před 4 lety +46

    What I really like about Mr. Lee was the fact even though he was so serious about his craft, he still had a great sense of humor.

  • @mohamdsayed3539
    @mohamdsayed3539 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for subtitle

  • @trunksthesaiyanroyal5373
    @trunksthesaiyanroyal5373 Před 2 lety +3

    It's weird I have known Bruce Lee for so many years but this is one of the few times I heard him speak.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, I think the first time I heard him speak was a voice bit from this scene in a WoW video compilation, and back then I wasn't even aware that was Bruce Lee.

  • @Rasshin
    @Rasshin Před 3 lety +31

    "Don't concentrate on the finger
    or you will miss all that heavenly glory "👏👏👏👏

  • @fcbfreviews
    @fcbfreviews Před 4 lety +733

    When the student kick
    bruce lee: emotional content
    he kicks again
    Bruce lee : emotional content not anger
    He kicks again
    Bruce lee: yes
    Bruce lee : how did it feel
    Student: let me think
    Slap his head
    Bruce lee: dont think feel
    Whats his trying to teach us
    U dont have time to think in a fight u have to feel ur opponent instead
    Bruce lee: a finger pointing to the moon dont only look at the figer or u will miss all of the glory
    Student : bows
    Bruce lee : never take ur eyes of ur opponent even if ur bowing
    The meaning is when u kick dont look at ur leg (finger) look at ur opponent (moon) or u will miss the kick or get punch and since u focused on ur leg instead of the opponenet
    Never lay ur eyes off ur opponent
    @brucelee

  • @kgunitkeese17
    @kgunitkeese17 Před rokem +1

    Just Bruce still being alive and having a role as a Jedi Master.

  • @hafsarahat9827
    @hafsarahat9827 Před 5 dny +1

    I can't stop my laugh because of these fast continuous slaps.😂

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin  Před 5 dny +1

      Be sure to check out the 'supercut' in the description. 😁

    • @hafsarahat9827
      @hafsarahat9827 Před 5 dny +1

      ​@@Dowlphin satisfying 😅