‘He’s grabbing the hair on my chest’: Action legend Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee had an on-screen animal fight, fooling too many fans

Bruce Lee is a pioneer of martial arts in the West. While realistic martial arts fight scenes involving daredevil stunts were prevalent in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee introduced them to Hollywood. In fact, Lee was Hollywood’s first martial arts icon. Lee captured the audience’s attention with his charisma and skills.

Like Lee, Chuck Norris also gained popularity as an on-screen martial artist in the early 70s. In 1972, Bruce Lee cast Chuck Norris in his film The Way of the Dragon. While the film was incredibly successful, the iconic fight scene between Lee and Norris remained the film’s highlight. However, Norris once revealed an animal moment from the fight scene, fooling many fans.

The funny revelation of Chuck Norris

In a rare ’70s interview, Chuck Norris revealed what happened during the fight scene with Lee. Shortly after the fight begins, Norris’ character, Colt, finds success against Bruce. “There’s a scene where I throw Bruce to the ground. He grabs the hair on my chest, and as if pulling it out, “ Norris said. “Of course he does for real, but I got this letter from a man…” Norris also added.

Norris said that of the thousands of letters he received from fans, one letter amused him. The fan had seen Return of the Dragon 26 times with his son. However, even after so many views, he couldn’t be sure that Lee had pulled out the hair. “He said, ‘Did Bruce really pull your hair out of your chest? “” revealed Chuck Norris.

“He said, ‘If he did, you really are a stallion. “” Norris told the interviewer. The letter amused Norris so much that he couldn’t help but clarify the devoted fan’s doubts. “I answered him saying ‘No! Nope!'” Norris said.

Chuck Norris also said fans write to him often. Many of them had seen the film “18, 19, 20 times and because of the fights” said the martial artist. Norris also said he felt incredible when the film grossed nearly $130 million worldwide, but the production budget was only $150,000.

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris are more similar than you think

Besides being martial arts experts, Lee and Norris also created new styles. Lee had learned Wing Chun under Grandmaster Ip Man and later combined it with several disciplines to establish Jeet Kun Do. Similarly, Norris also combined different styles with one main fighting style.

Chuck Norris learned Tang Soo Do in Korea. Later Norris combined Tang Soo Do with 12 other martial arts to create Chun Kuk Do.

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Bruce Lee had an eye for realism. While grabbing an opponent’s chest hair might seem animalistic, Lee made it realistic enough to fool many fans.