Bruce Lee uses Aikido

Bruce Lee uses Aikido

Bruce Lee Biography / Documentary / Story of an Exceptional Life

[claredin]

Hayato Shihan demonstrates how to perform Yokomenuchi Shihonage and, yes, the Yokomenuchi is the uke's (the attacker, if you'd like to think of attackers and defenders) strike. What Bruce is doing can't even be called Sumi Otoshi because there's never a secure grapple. However, his move does use the Aikido principles of blending with the opponent and using circular movement to redirect the opponents energy.

[alanmalcheski]

This reminds me of a circling hands drill, done while kneeling. Certain movements can have surprisingly dramatic effects, causing the opponent to twist and flip with seemingly little effort. Very cool. Most people don't know Bruce worked for golden harvest...

[graboart]

It's sumi otoshi- but it's actually aikido. :) But the following technics in aikido training video- there is no any sumi otoshi. Those are shihonage, and iriminage.

[valiblue]

yokomen uchi is the attack, I think what Bruce Lee used is sumi otoshi