Wrath of the Dragon: The Real Fights of Bruce Lee
Wrath of the Dragon, The Real Fights of Bruce Lee. John Little, 2023, ECW Press, Ontario, Canada
Wasn't sure it was going to be my sort of thing, but enjoyed it a lot.
In his early fights Bruce often used 'vertical punches' and 'chain punches' to great success. Ben our Kung Fu sifu has done quite a bit of training with us on the latter.
Quite often hear questions about ‘how big was Bruce Lee?’
He was often referred to as the ‘little dragon’.
Searching through the Kindle version of the book we can find references to his height and weight…
So around 5’7.5 to 5’8, which compares to the current…
…average height of adult males in Western countries varies, but it is generally around 178 cm (approximately 5 feet 10 inches). In the United States, the average height for adult males is about 175.3 cm (or 5 feet 9 inches). Globally, the average height for adult males is approximately 170 cm (about 5 feet 7 inches).
— Sorry, lost the source for this stat! But probably Wikipedia.
And just under 10 stone at his heaviest (~64 kg).
So, IMHO you could not say that he was that little, or at least not ‘short’.
Updated 04-Mar-2025 to include stats on Bruce’s height and weight pulled from the book.
