Bad Day for Wannabe Bruce Lees

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# Man dressed like Bruce Lee in Geylang gets jail for possessing nunchaku and prohibited weapons

When the police located him, they seized a nunchaku, a five‑speared kunai, as well as knuckledusters from him.

Screenshots from a video showing a man in Singapore doing a nunchaku display while dressed like the late Hong Kong martial arts legend Bruce Lee. (Images: Instagram/sgfollowsall)

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02 Feb 2026 03:21PM(Updated: 25 Feb 2026 12:01PM)

A nunchaku stunt ended in a jail sentence for a man, after he was caught on camera along a street in Geylang, dressed like the late Hong Kong actor and martial arts legend Bruce Lee.

Chinese-language daily Shin Min Daily News reported that Li Hongwei, a 59-year-old from China, claimed to be a martial arts instructor.

He was sentenced to six months and two weeks’ jail and a S$2,000 (US$1,570) fine on Saturday (Jan 31) for violating the Firearms, Explosives and Weapons Control Act and possessing an offensive weapon.

Li was arrested after a video of his nunchaku display went viral on social media last September. A nunchaku, sometimes called “nunchucks”, is a weapon used in martial arts that consists of two rods joined at one end by a chain.

In the video, a man is seen dressed in a yellow jumpsuit with black stripes, reminiscent of Bruce Lee’s iconic outfit from the 1978 film Game of Death.

He is standing on two bollards while swinging a nunchaku, drawing cheers and laughter from onlookers.

One male bystander could be heard calling him “Singapore’s Bruce Lee” in Mandarin.

Acting on the video’s lead, the police began patrolling the area to locate the man and eventually found him along Geylang Lorong 18 in October last year.

From Li, officers seized a nunchaku, a five‑speared kunai (dagger), as well as knuckledusters, which are metal weapons worn over the hand to inflict injury on hitting someone.

He was arrested the same day and released on bail two days later.

In court, he pleaded guilty, stating that he was unfamiliar with Singapore’s laws and that the items were intended for martial arts training and performances.

He also said that he was the only one supporting his parents, a sick wife and an unemployed son, Malaysian news outlet Malay Mail reported.

The prosecution maintained that the nunchaku is considered a weapon and that Li did not hold a valid licence for it.

Prosecutors added that although the nunchaku was used for personal training, the kunai and knuckledusters could still be used to inflict harm or instil fear.

Li could have faced up to three years in prison and a S$40,000 fine under the Firearms, Explosives and Weapons Control Act, and up to two years’ jail or a fine under Section 453(1)(a) of the Penal Code, or both.

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Blackfoot man charged after he allegedly used nunchucks to assault woman

Published at 11:57 am, June 25, 2026 | Updated at 12:05 pm, June 25, 2026

Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com

Melvin Kirk Blackburn | Courtesy Bingham County Jail

BLACKFOOT — A 67-year-old man is facing a serious felony charge after police say that he attacked a woman with nunchucks.

Melvin Kirk Blackburn of Blackfoot was charged with felony aggravated battery with an enhancement due to the use of a deadly weapon. Due to the enhancement, if Blackburn is found guilty, he faces up to 30 years in prison.

EastIdahoNews.com reached out to the Idaho State Public Defender’s Office to get a comment for Blackburn, as it lists a state public defender assigned to him. We will update if we hear back.

According to the court documents, on June 21, officers with the Blackfoot Police Department were dispatched to a home after a report of an ongoing fight. The initial report was that a man was attacking a woman with a machete and that she had hit the man in the face.

Upon their arrival, officers found Blackburn outside of the residence, who told officers that the woman had assaulted him.

The woman was spoken to next and said that Blackburn had returned from the hospital and confronted her about not picking him up.

During an argument between the two, the woman said that while Blackburn was sitting on a stool, he had grabbed a pair of nunchucks and began to use them on the woman.

The woman, who had walked near Blackburn, had tried to stop him, but was hit by the nunchucks.

The document states that the woman managed to knock Blackburn off the stool and ran away.

An officer reported that the woman had a large bruise on her left arm and another bruise on her upper back.

When officers went to talk with Blackburn to hear his side of the story, he told them that he had walked home from the hospital, and once inside the residence, he was attacked by the woman.

Questioned why the woman would attack him, he claims she was upset that he went to the hospital via ambulance the night before.

Further questioning about how the woman assaulted him resulted in Blackburn saying that she had punched him in the face.

After checking Blackburn for injuries, the officer reported that he had none. This was also the same answer from the EMS, who were called in.

The officers reported that, after reading his Miranda Rights, Blackburn’s story of the assault kept changing. When asked if he had used nunchucks to hit the woman, he said he did not.

When asked about the woman’s bruises, he did not know how she had gotten them. After being told of the allegations by the woman, Blackburn said he did grab nunchucks to defend himself, but never used them on the woman.

Blackburn was arrested and taken to the Bingham County Jail.

He is scheduled to appear before Magistrate Judge J. Scott Andrew at 8:30 a.m. on July 2.

Though Blackburn has been charged with these crimes, it does not necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.