Bruce Lee’s one-inch punch kung fu moment recreated in Ip Man 4
- Ip Man 4’s latest trailer gives martial arts another teaser to the successful franchise
- Bruce Lee’s famous demonstration in Long Beach, California is recreated in the movie
It's one of the most iconic moments in Bruce Lee’s career and fight fans will be able to relive it in the latest instalment of the hugely successful Ip Man franchise.
Lee’s one-inch punch – where from a single inch away, the martial arts legend was able to muster an explosive blow that could knock opponents clean off the ground – comes to life again on the big screen. Lee demonstrated his prowess in Long Beach, California in August 1964 a few years before he became a TV star, playing Kato in the hit series, The Green Hornet.
The one-inch punch is wing chun’s basic punch and one of the kung fu legend’s most famous strikes. The then 23-year-old Lee mastered it before he showed it to the world when he struck a volunteer, Bob Baker of Stockton, California, sending him careering towards a chair. The Jeet Kune Do founder also demonstrated his power “punch” in the exact way against world karate champion Joe Lewis, who would train with Lee.
The star of the Big Boss and Enter The Dragon also showed his famous two-finger push-ups to the martial arts community for the first time at the Long Beach international karate championships.
Which brings us to Ip Man 4: The Finale, starring Donnie Yen Ji-dan, who reprises the role that made him a household name when the original Ip Man enjoyed considerable praise from critics and movie goers alike in 2008. The latest Ip Man movie opens in theatres on December 20 in Hong Kong.