Thank you for these videos on Bruce! I have just realized that you love him just as much as I do! I can listen to you talk about him all day, every day… As a side note, when I was in college in South Carolina, I was watching a documentary about Bruce while all alone on campus during the summer break, and I got so impressed by his ability to perform one hand two finger push ups that I set up a goal for myself to achieve that! Well, you could say I was a bit overconfident to even consider that I could ever come close to this amazing feat, but I just loved Bruce so I started trying and one day, believe it or not, I succeeded! I was so proud of myself that I made a video of it (that’s later, when I was doing my Master’s in Hawaii) and uploaded it on YouTube. To my huge surprise, that video collected about 1.5 million views in a very short period of time! Anyway, I just thought that I would share my story about my fascination with Bruce Lee… 🙂
In my opinion you are the only person I know who can actually tell the people who Bruce lee was. There are so many other authors out there written books on Bruce, but of what I have seen about your videos and other information you have given l can clearly say you are the one genuine gentleman is telling like it is. Bless you Mr Bleecker.
So many horror stories from the last war. The dead are forgotten. Just to talk about one man who life was typical of many and l believe he wanted to be the best and he wanted it his way. He is dead and let it rest. Many people who have just as much talent and inner potential, never had the breaks due to poverty or born too soon.
What a fascinating interview Tom. Both Amy and Lonny talking about Bruce Lee before he became "Bruce Lee." A couple of things I noticed. Bruce had this terrific grip that Dan Insosanto once said, "Could take you to the floor." Another fan said that Jim Kelly backed this up. And Bruce uses it to get Amy's attention. Also Amy mentioned his skinny calves. In a recent discussion on Charles Damiano's Bruce Lee Collection channel, he said Bruce wore the shin guards at the beginning of Enter the Dragon to cover them up. Can't wait for the next one.
Beautiful work Tom another great interview with A LOT of insight into what made Bruce tick, how he actually behaved, and conducted himself during, his time in Seattle and during, his time at UW (Washington University). Both Lonny and Amy, brought crucial details to, light.
There’s a kind of irony with Bruce’s anti-Japanese sentiment shown in his movies, his younger years under Japanese occupation in Hong Kong. He moves to America and his closest confidants are Japanese (Amy and Taky)
Mr Bleeker, Uncle Lonny did get interned but I am not sure if he went to the same internment camp. I am playing your videos to my mother (Sanbo). I know she will enjoy them.
My uncle survived the Japanese river kwai railroad in Burma. He never lost his hatred for the Japanese. Of course his grip is going to bruise a female.
I’m getting bored of the man( Bruce Lee) that everyone think him as a great god of martial arts. Only difference is that, his head was screwed on, and ambitious about succeeding g in life. Anyone can do the same thing.
Amy Sanbo Video Series, Video 1 of 3 Videos
Tom Bleecker
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Segments of Tom Bleecker's live interview recordings with Amy Sanbo and Lonny Kaneko on Vashon Island in September 1992.