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Originally Posted by DavidI View Post
S, Bruce Lee did not beieve in the "mystical power" of chi. At least according to the 9 books I've read about his life, and some of the individuals who personally trained with him
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The only thing I could add to the debate is that in Dan Inosanto's book, he says that Bruce Lee did talk somewhat dismissively about 'Chi, meditation and internal training. However, halfway down the page of his daily to-do list was an entry entitled "mental cultivation".

So I think Bruce Lee was very aware of the "internal" aspects of martial art but didn't want people to think of it as separate from the "external".
Sorry I don't have any new, insider info on this for you.
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Dwight Woods"

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Martial-Arts-3210/Bruce-Lee-chi.htm

I've read a few books on Bruce too, though it was a very long time ago.
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