Nicholas Raymond 
When Bruce Lee was filming Enter the Dragon, he was infamously challenged to a real fight by an extra in the movie. Today, actual footage of Bruce Lee’s real fights are scarcely available, and even less so back in 1973. As an actor known for being an expert in kung fu, many were curious about whether or not Bruce Lee’s skills could be utilized effectively in real-life, including the Enter the Dragon extra. Notably, despite the contract-related fight between Warner Bros. and Bruce Lee, the actor still starred in Enter the Dragon. Apart from laying the foundation for what would become one of the greatest martial arts films of all time, this also paved the way for Bruce Lee, challenged by an extra, to reveal his real skills to a small audience.
Enter the Dragon, the movie that turned Lee into an international martial arts icon, was the final film the actor was able to complete before his death in July 1973. When the movie was in production, Lee had already starred in three martial arts films for Hong Kong studio Golden Harvest: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, and Way of the Dragon. He had also filmed a portion of another Golden Harvest movie, Game of Death. Because of the fighting he did in his movies, Lee revolutionized the way people viewed Eastern martial arts and was instrumental in starting the kung fu craze of the 1970s.
Bruce Lee’s reputation came with the consequence of people often wanting to see for themselves just how good he was. An example of this occurred in 1973 when Bruce Lee was busy filming Enter the Dragon in Hong Kong. Bolo Yeung, who played a villain in the movie, revealed in an interview that Lee was challenged by one of the film’s extras. According to Yeung, this person wanted to test out his Jeet Kune Do, a martial arts style and philosophy founded by Lee himself. Lee accepted the challenge, and the fight began. According to Yeung, both combatants were able to land blows, but Lee was too fast for him. He won the fight with a high kick. His speed in the match was described as “incredible” [via YouTube].
This Was The Outcome When An Extra Challenged Bruce Lee
There are multiple accounts of the Bruce Lee fight on Enter The Dragon‘s set, but Yeung’s is the most reliable. Apart from Lee, Yeung has also worked with Jean-Claude Van Damme in martial arts movies, not to mention the fact that he was a villain in Enter the Dragon. In short, Yeung is more than capable of properly assessing the fight between Bruce Lee and the Enter the Dragon extra. Meanwhile, others have claimed that the extra taunted Lee into fighting him and that instead of firing him after the fight, Lee simply sent him back to work. It’s also been said that this wasn’t an isolated incident. Some say that Lee fought with other extras on the set of Enter the Dragon as well.
Allegedly, this was a problem that Lee faced for years. Like the protagonists in countless kung fu movies, Bruce Lee’s skills made him a target for people who wanted to prove that they were better than him. Bruce Lee reportedly received a lot of challenges from people who doubted the effectiveness of Jeet Kune Do in real fights. However, making sure his moves had practical use had always been the most important concern for Bruce Lee. In fact, Jeet Kune Do was created because Bruce Lee had concerns about traditional kung fu styles and wanted to develop a form of martial arts that could be used in real-life situations.
Was Bruce Lee Actually That Good At Fighting?
The short answer is yes. Bruce Lee was as much of a fighter as he was a teacher, which led him to develop Jeet Kune Do, also known as “The Way of the Intercepting Fist.” Jeet Kune Do is not a fighting style. Rather, it’s a fighting philosophy that emphasizes formlessness, adapting to the situation at hand, and not being bogged down by any single style or prescribed way of fighting. Essentially, Jeet Kune Do laid the foundations for modern MMA, which can still be observed in professional fighters that push the sport to its limits. Even before Bruce Lee came to the U.S., he was getting into violent street fights. Apart from leading a gang called Junction Street Eight Tigers back in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was also famously trained by Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, who was just one of Lee’s many instructors. Combined, Bruce Lee’s real fights in the streets, kung fu training, and extensive movie stunt work resulted in a fighter who could definitely hold his own among professional fighters today. Besides, the results of Bruce Lee’s fight with an Enter the Dragon extra speak for themselves.
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