Originally Posted by
KPM
Hey Spencer!
I think the questio is, if inch power is so 'out there' already and all Martial Arts use it, why had nobody demonstrated anything before Bruce in the 1960's?
---Gung Fu in general was not as well known as Karate in the 1960's. The Gung Fu that was demonstrated publically was lion dancing and flashy forms. So its no wonder that no one had publically displayed "inch power" prior to Bruce.
So if all Martial Arts has this, it may well be because of Bruce.
---No, I don't think so. Bruce may have been very influential, but I think "inch power" had been part of most southern Gung Fu styles for a long time before him!
And Bruce had this because of Wing Chun imho as inch power is considered a speciality of our style more so than any other Chinese style/system from North or South!
---Now that's where Bruce's influence is most likely seen! Wing Chun became known for its "inch power" due to Bruce Lee. But that doesn't mean that Wing Chun is better at it than other styles. If Bruce's background had been in SPM, then its likely SPM would have gotten all of the acclaim rather than WCK. And from what I've seen, styles like SPM and Bak Mei put more emphasis on "inch power" than WCK does.