Showing posts with label Ted Wong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ted Wong. Show all posts

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Bruce Lee Sparring Footage

I've been on YouTube alot recently, looking for interesting videos on Bruce Lee and Ted Wong. Here are some good ones I've found of Bruce Lee at the Long Beach International Karate Tournament :



Here's one in color:



I noticed the History Channel logo on the bottom. I wonder if there's more of this footage, in particular, of the sparring done in the first clip? That would be outstanding!

And a few videos dedicated to Ted Wong (RIP):



Saturday, December 11, 2010

RIP Sifu Ted Wong, 1937-2010

Sifu Ted Wong passed away on November 24, 2010. He died of stage 4 melanoma cancer (internal melanoma) which was diagnosed in October 2010. Our thoughts and prayers to the Wong family.



Sifu Wong was the last private student of Bruce Lee and was considered by many to be Bruce Lee's protege. Sifu Wong was there to witness & learn the last stages of Jeet Kune Do (JKD) before Bruce Lee's death in 1973.



For the last 10 years I have been learning JKD with a group that teaches and follows Sifu Wong's lineage of JKD. I had the privilege of being instructed by Sifu Wong in both public and private seminars. Sifu Wong was always gracious with his time, was very humble when sharing his knowledge of JKD and always encouraged our group to not only be good JKD practitioners but to be good people above all else.

Since his passing, I've noticed a lot of videos have started popping up on YouTube regarding Sifu Wong. The following video isn't new (it was uploaded over 2 years ago), but I consider it to be one of the best:



Rest in peace, Sifu Wong, and thank you. I'm sure you're training with Sigong Bruce once again. We'll do our best to continue training what Bruce taught you and keep JKD alive for future generations.

Friday, May 29, 2009

JKD: Perspective from Ted Wong

Since I've fessed up to being a big Bruce Lee fan, Jeet Kune Do (JKD) is something I've dabbled in here and there.

Here's an interesting clip about JKD by Ted Wong, Bruce Lee's last student (and considered by some to be Bruce's protege). Enjoy!