Since people have been making a vs about everything I thought this would be interesting.Who do you think would win?Assuminng that both were at their peak level and at the same age
“Always be ready”
“right, that’s it!you’ve insulted me, and you’ve insulted the shaolin temple!”-Fish of Furry
the guy who used “modern arts”
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I read in one of Bruce’s books, I can’t recall which, that after working on Jeet Kune Do for some time, Bruce went back to meet with Yip Man. Yip asked Bruce to show his stuff, and then when Bruce made his move, Yip locked him up. Yip then told Bruce to keep practicing.
Can’t remember the book though.
Merciless is Mercy.
WEIRD…could have sworn I read many books and haven’t come across that one.
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I would love to know more about that story. I have always been curious about that one.
-When it comes my turn…will you want me to go?
-For Democracy any man’d give his only begotten son.
Bruce Lee wasnt that great of a fighter. I’ve seen much better. Yip Man would most likely win.
I think it’s safe to say Yip Man had more skill and Bruce Lee an “external” advantage. What’s that old saying, you put a dumb lion in a cage with a really smart chicken, you get chicken mcnuggets 
I think it was the Bruce Story by Linda Lee, so I suppose Bruce didn’t write it.
Merciless is Mercy.
bruce lee would defenitely kick yip man’s ass. if yip man “locked up” bruce lee, that means that bruce let him, out of respect for his old teacher.
anyway, i give it to bruce, he was much more well rounded.
For years, religion did nothing but divide. (killa priest)
Religion is like a prison for the seekers of wisdom. (killa priest)
Hmm.. wasn’t Yip Man famous for beating all those people in Hong Kong?Yip Man has won over 100 recorded fights I think.
When Bruce came to the U.S. Gin Fu Mark[sp?] gave him a swelled eye and taught him about short power.
I think Yip Man would win.
“Always be ready”
“right, that’s it!you’ve insulted me, and you’ve insulted the shaolin temple!”-Fish of Furry
I think Yip Man would of kicked Bruce’s butt. That is, if both were in there physical prime (like you said in the original). Because look at it this way, if you look through the book Budo (with Morihei Ueshiba). In it, at the age of like 60-80, it shows him throwing people in THERE physical prime. This 70 year old man (it doesn’t state the age of him), tossing guys who are much bigger, stronger and in there prime around. I know this is a book, but I doubt Morihei Ueshiba would of forged these photos. Maybe he did.
Just because they are old doesn’t mean they are weaker. Yip Man had more instruction in martial arts than Lee ever did.
PHILBERT
Yeah but how many fights did Bruce win compared to Yip Man?Don’t forget he was famous for being a good fighter ,other than being the Grandmaster of Wing Chun.
“Always be ready”
“right, that’s it!you’ve insulted me, and you’ve insulted the shaolin temple!”-Fish of Furry
“When Bruce came to the U.S. Gin Fu Mark[sp?] gave him a swelled eye and taught him about short power.”
DOn’t think so. read an interview with GFM, never does he claim anything like this. i posted the link a while back… search for it.
Yip Man, all the way!!
Its not what goes in a man that defile’s him, its what comes out.
There can be only one winner
Yip Man. No contest.
‘wing chun men do it with sticky hands’
There are masters.There are fighters.Bruce Lee was not even one of those! Maybe he had a few “kid” school yard things but really,he was more a show off than the real thing.He builded his reputation on flashy tricks only and cinematic charisma.
A master,Yip Man or any others who devote their entire lifes to the study of ONE style are miles ahead of any hot-headed guy with a flicky backfist or sidekick.
Don’t forget that Bruce Lee had just started to scratch the surface of wing chun when he dismissed it as not effective and too traditionnal.The usual reaction of an impatient and not humble enough to learn person.
Luckely for him ,he had the Green Hornet to save 
Les paroles s’envolent.
Les écrits restent!..
i dont think bruce was all that bad. he was really fast, powerful, (seemed to) have good timing and spacing, and was in excellent shape. did he look 36 to you? just because he’s not the best fighter around doesn’t mean that he wasn’t good and that he couldn’t have kicked your a$$.
to answer the thread though . .. i give it to yip without question.
cross training the way bruce did only runs so deep. i don’t think you can put an athelete up against a master and expect the athlete to win.
that’s not a slam on cross training at all. i just think that it’s a whole different ball game when you put anyone up against someone of yips level. do i think yip would beat ken shamrock or whoever is popular these days in the nhb events? absolutely.
maybe i’m wrong, but i doubt it.
where’s my beer?
Not a Bruce worshipper but in all fairness…
From everything I’ve heard, Bruce was a fighter. Most of his friends have made comments about Bruce taking challenges whenever he went over to Hong Kong, and many of them.
Yip Man ate punks like BLee for breakfast in his prime but even in his later years I’d put my money on Yip Man any day.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
–Khalil Gibran
I would have to say considering yip mans reputation , and all of the fights that he won, he would have beat bruce silly. Cmon bruce has 1 documented fight and that has 2 different sides to the story
oh except for all those black belt karate guys he impressed
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