There are a few sayings in kenpo that go something like, "big circles lead to big problems" or "the smaller the circle the better" or "where a line ends a circle begins".
Anyway, it is nice to hear those teachings wrapped up in a saying, but until you actually see it in action it may not mean much.
Above is a link to a video on Facebook that shows exactly how effective a small circle can be from a recent boxing match between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford.
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"If you know boxing, you’ll know how hard this combo is to throw, even just on the bag, but never mind in a fight with Canelo Alvarez and actually landing the bloody thing.
There’s no denying that Crawford is the pound-for-pound king right now.
For me, he’s the GOAT.
That was an absolute masterclass performance against, in my opinion, one of the greatest of all time: Canelo."
Most people know Bruce Lee played an enforcer in the James Garner film "Marlowe" (1969) but most don't know Garner was actually one of the many celebrity students who trained with Bruce Lee.
While he may not have been as devoted as Steve McQueen or James Coburn he did more than just receive "on the set" instruction. Here Garner demonstrates some basic board breaking ability. Garner also seemed to be genuinely interested in the study of martial arts for personal rather than professional reasons. He never really seemed to try and incorporate martial arts into any of his films and to the contrary was just as likely to "take a beating" as he was to dish one out. This is in sharp contrast to other Hollywood celebrities of the time with very minimal training who tried to present themselves as experts, especially in films.
The film also seems to have been an effort of two of Lee's students, Stirling Silliphant (writer) and James Garner, to help their teacher break into Hollywood films. This was one of the few Hollywood film roles Lee was able to get before returning to Hong Kong to make films for Golden Harvest. "Enter the Dragon" was a Warner Bros. film but of course shot on location in Hong Kong.
Lee might have had a minor role in Marlowe, but he certainly made the most of it.
"Winslow Wong, that is I."
After watching Bruce Lee tear up James Garner's office in "Marlowe" (1969) it makes me wonder if Mr. Parker used that scene as inspiration for his scene in "Revenge of the Pink Panther" (1978).
I've never seen it really discussed anywhere but you have to figure he did, he and Bruce Lee were good friends and Bruce Lee had just died a few years earlier.
I can see where Mr. Parker would use this scene as a way to pay homage to his friend.
(watch Mr. Parker's scene in Revenge of the Pink Panther here:)
