Here's What Happened When Jim Kelly Challenged Bruce Lee

Описание: Bruce Lee vs Jim Kelly 1971: The Legendary Speed Challenge at Long Beach International Karate Championships!

Long Beach, California. December 1971. Ed Parker's International Karate Championships – America's biggest karate tournament, drawing 3,000 spectators and top fighters like Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, and Benny "The Jet" Urquiaz. Jim Kelly, the undefeated Shorin-ryu karate middleweight champion (6ft, 185lbs, iconic Afro), just swept the world middleweight karate title with lightning-fast strikes. Fresh off victory, he's at the post-tournament press conference with 50 journalists, cameras rolling.

A reporter asks: "Jim Kelly, one of America's fastest karateka – are you faster than Bruce Lee?" The room hushes. Everyone knows Bruce Lee's legend: one-inch punch, two-finger push-ups, Jeet Kune Do, blurring speed from Green Hornet demos.
Jim grins confidently: "I don't think – I KNOW I'm the fastest. Period."
From the back: Bruce Lee (5'7", 135lbs, black turtleneck) stands. He was observing the Long Beach Karate Championships. Calmly approaches: "You say you're faster than me? Prove it. Right here, right now."

Jim can't back down. They clear space for an impromptu speed test – strikes only. In the next 17 seconds, Bruce Lee effortlessly deflects Jim's fastest punches (jab, cross, hook, spinning backfist), taps his chest, and schools him: "Tournament speed vs real combat timing."
This sparked respect, training under Bruce, and their iconic Enter the Dragon (1973) co-starring with John Saxon – Bruce Lee's final film, Jim as cool Williams. Blaxploitation karate legend meets kung fu icon!
Dramatic reconstruction based on Jim Kelly's 1971 Long Beach win, attendee accounts, Ed Parker histories, and their real Bruce Lee Jim Kelly friendship.

TimeStamps
00:00 Intro to Bruce Lee vs Jim Kelly 1971 Speed Challenge
01:20 Jim Kelly Wins 1971 Karate Championship Gold
04:14 Bruce Lee Challenges Jim Kelly Live
08:13 Bruce Lee vs Jim Kelly 17-Second Test
11:35 Jim Kelly Joins Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon

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