“Dragon Forever”: Rare Image of Bruce Lee With His Favorite Weapon Makes Fans Reminisce the Golden Days

Published 05/02/2023, 5:07 PM EDT

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Bruce Lee gave martial arts a fresh perspective with his fighting style. He created techniques that were fast and effective in knocking down opponents in less than a minute. Lee also mastered the use of several martial art weapons like kali sticks, swords, and bo staffs. Recently, a resurfaced image of the master using his favorite martial art weapon made the internet remember his legacy. Nevertheless, a fun fact about this weapon, is that Lee hated it at the beginning. 

A few hours ago, Lee’s memoir Instagram page shared an image of the master using his favorite martial art weapon in one of his super hit films, Enter The Dragon in 1973. Not just this film, the master used it in his very first venture, Fist of Fury as well. 

Bruce Lee poses with his favorite weapon 

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The latest Instagram post of Lee’s memoir page featured Bruce Lee posing with his favorite martial art weapon, Nunchucks. In the black and white picture captioned, “The Dragon 🐉” the master donned his iconic yellow jumpsuit with black stripes. Moreover, it looked like the Little Phoenix was using his Nunchucks on someone. 

 

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Surprisingly, Lee was not a fan of this martial art weapon. Dan Insanto, Lee’s martial art teacher, revealed in the documentary, I am Bruce Lee that the legend believed Nunchucks were “worthless pieces of junk.” However, Insanto changed his perspective toward the weapon during the training session for Fist of Fury. Lee had to use Nunchucks in a few scenes in his 1972 film. Hence, Insanto taught him the weapon’s techniques. In three months, Lee grew highly fascinated by it as he became a pro at maneuvering the weapons. 

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Nevertheless, in his five martial arts films, the master has used Nunchucks four times. Clearly, it was his favorite weapon which he did not realize at first. Seeing the iconic picture of Bruce Lee using Nunchucks, fans became nostalgic for the master. 

Bruce Lee’s image stirs excitement among fans

Coming across the beautiful picture of the master using his nun chucks, fans hailed him as “The dragon🐉 doing nunchucks” and “Dragon Forever.”

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A fan noticed the color combination in the picture and wrote, “Black And White Golden Dragon.”

The game of the death 🐉🐉” commented a fan in which the master had used the weapon. 

Some fans remembered the master’s legacy and wrote, “🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏 the amazing Bruce Lee the legendary master 😍🔥❤️” and “You are the real dragon 🐉 🥋👊🏽”

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Bruce Lee stepped out of his comfort zone and learned to use nun chucks, unaware of how popular his performance with the weapon would get with his fans.

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