| Bruce Lee was big on improving his forearm strength. | | | | that point. |
| It may be in part because of the style of martial art he | | | | What all this leads me to is that Bruce Lee may have |
| was brought up on which was called Wing Chun. This | | | | been using this concept that he studied in his younger |
| style is more of a close quarters style of fighting and | | | | years to deliver what was called his One Inch Punch. |
| believes the shortest distance between two points is a | | | | Bruce first demonstrated this punch at a Karate |
| straight line so it may be more advantageous to have | | | | tournament in 1964. It was a very focused punch from |
| a strong arm to deliver a strong blow from close in. | | | | one inch distance from the volunteers chest and would |
| In Wing Chun, the attack is taken through the shortest | | | | send him stumbling back into a chair that Lee had |
| path along the center line. The punch is started from | | | | placed some six feet behind. |
| the fighters chest area and delivered into the | | | | There are more fundamentals to the technique in that |
| opponents core or chest. Wing Chun fighters have a | | | | Bruce used his whole body in such a way that he was |
| good understanding of balance and control of their | | | | able to transfer more energy into the punch. He would |
| energy to block and deliver a punch at the same time | | | | use his feet and rear leg to help snap the punch |
| with the same hand. When the punch is thrown, it | | | | outward. This close in punch with that much power |
| starts from in front of the chest in most cases so the | | | | could really have the capability to throw off an |
| force needed to deliver it must start immediately from | | | | opponent. |