The transcript below is from the video “Martial Arts Grandmaster: “I Saw Bruce Lee Did The One Inch Punch”” by BruceLeeRealFight.

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Martial arts grandmaster Richard Bustillo attended the 1967 Long Beach International Karate Championships. He was there and he saw Bruce Lee demonstrates his One Inch Punch as well as two fingers pushups. He also witnessed Bruce Lee sparring with one of his students Taky Kimura. From 80s to 90s, Richard Bustillo taught Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, Boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, mixed martial arts and other arts.

Richard Bustillo (Filipino-American martial arts instructor from Hawaii, student of Bruce Lee, and authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts):

He (Bruce Lee) demonstrated his one-inch punch against a volunteer from the audience.

BruceLeeRealFight (YouTube Channel):

Welcome to BruceLeeRealFight Channel.  The man in this video is the late martial arts Grandmaster Richard Bustillo.  He was born in 1942, in Oahu, Hawaii.  He is two years younger than Bruce Lee.  Richard Bustillo met Bruce Lee in 1964, in Long Beach, California, when he was 22-years old.  He saw Bruce Lee demonstrate his one-inch punch.  He also witnessed Bruce Lee sparring with one of his students, Taky Kimura.  That was the first time he heard of the word “Kung Fu”.

Richard Bustillo (Filipino-American martial arts instructor from Hawaii, student of Bruce Lee, and authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts):

Bruce Lee in 1964, my first impression when I saw him doing an exhibition at the International Karate Tournament, one of the first tournaments in California or in the U.S.  They were doing a Chi Sao-type sparring and he demonstrated his speed by having a black belt try to block his punch.  And, he struck and they could not touch him or block his hand speed.

Richard Bustillo (Filipino-American martial arts instructor from Hawaii, student of Bruce Lee, and authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts & Filipino Martial Arts):

Bruce Lee in 1964, my first impression when I saw him doing an exhibition at the International Karate Tournament, one of the first tournaments in California or in the U.S.  They were doing a Chi Sao-type sparring and he demonstrated his speed by having a black belt try to block his punch.  And, he struck and they could not touch him or block his hand speed.

BruceLeeRealFight (YouTube Channel):

Richard Bustillo began studying martial arts at the age of eight in 1950.  In 1952, he learned to box when he was 10 years old and competed in PAL boxing in Hawaii.  Bustillo studied Kajukenbo when he was 14 years old.  In 1961, Bustillo competed in various tournaments such as the Golden Gloves, Silver Gloves, Blue & Gold and other boxing shows in LA.  He was good in martial arts before he met Bruce Lee.

BruceLeeRealFight (YouTube Channel):

However, he was shocked when he sees what Bruce Lee is capable to do at the Long Beach International Karate Championships, such as the Two-Finger Pushups and the One-Inch Punch.  In 1966, Richard Bustillo began his study of Jeet Kune Do with Bruce Lee at the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los Angeles.  In 1984, Bustillo founded the IMB Academy in California.  He taught Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and other arts.  Bustillo was a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame (Instructor of the Year 1989) and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

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He was very popular in the martial arts world, and yes, he was one of Bruce Lee’s students in the 70s.  He became so popular and so successful.  Do you have something to say?  If yes, please leave your comment below.  We would like to hear from you.  Last but not least, please LIKE, Share, Subscribe and ring the notification bell if you love our videos.  Thank  you for watching!

In Loving Memories  Richard Bustillo  January 28, 1942 – March 30, 2017