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Once again one answer was mis-used to once again slander a dead man in making up fables about Bruce Lee and the Wong Man Jack fight.To correct the record, Bruce Lee always considered himself a teacher and martial artist above all other things. Time Magazine recognized that when it made him one of the 100 most influential men of the 20th Century.To answer the question, can a small man hit like a heavyweight, Sam Langford answered that in real life by KOing heavyweights as a welterweight!CREDIT PICTURE ‘ALL THAT’S INTERESTINGA little man can knock out big men, Sam Langford proved it, but it is exceedingly rareSam Langford, who started boxing as a lightweight, and fought the lightweight champ in a non-title bout at that weight, made a living off knocking out heavyweights. In 1903, fighting as a lightweight, first year pro Langford fought and beat world lightweight champion and Hall of Famer Joe Gans in a non-title match. The great Gans refused him a rematch or title shot.Sam Langford was “the Little guy who could whip big ones!”In his autobiography, Dempsey, Jack Dempsey wrote:“There was one man...I wouldn’t fight because I knew he would flatten me. I was afraid of Sam Langford.”,He was 5′7″ tall, (some sources record him as short as 5′6″), and his best fighting weight was under or around 150 pounds. He grew into a solid 175, but he was never, ever, a heavyweight, never weighing more than 185 even at the end of his career.But he was such a great fighter that Langford, at 5′7″ and fighting most of his career at or around 160–170 pounds, is ranked the #122 all time heavyweight! According to Ring, Langford is the highest ranked heavyweight to never hold the title.https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?Vbg%5Bcountry%5D=&Vbg%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&Vbg%5Bsex%5D=M&Vbg%5Bstance%5D=&Vbg%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=In 1903 and 1904, Langford drew and then beat the great boxer (and later trainer of Joe Louis) Jack Blackburn at lightweight, and in August and September 1905, fought him again at welterweight. Six months later, the 156 pound Langford challenged Jack Johnson who had a 60 pound weight advantage! Though he lost, Johnson was impressed enough that he repeated refused Langford a rematch, and refused him a title shot as well.In 1908, Langford, fighting at about or under 160, knocked out heavyweight contenders Joe Jeanette, and Fireman Jim Flynn, who had fought for the heavyweight title in 1906 against Tommy Burns.So having answered the question, that yes, it is possible for a little guy to beat up and knock out big ones - but it ain’t often or likely! - let us turn to the personal attacks and slanders on and about Bruce Lee.As for Bruce Lee and how hard he hit…UFC welterweight Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is unusual among noted mixed martial artists for being a karate stylist. Thompson amassed a 37-0 record as a amateur kickboxer, and 20 matches as a professional kickboxer, before joining the UFC. He is currently 15–4–1 in MMA. Thompson knew Joe Lewis personally and says Lewis told him one of the hardest kicks he'd ever taken was from Bruce Lee. Lewis was a heavyweight kickboxer; Lee was 5-foot-8 and weighed between 130–140 pounds.Thompson says concerning Lee’s ability to hit:“You can't tell me that Bruce Lee is not a hard guy, wasn't a good martial artist, wasn't a good fighter, if you got guys like Joe telling me that."Thompson also said:“I think if he [Lee] was in his prime today, he would be where Conor McGregor is now, he would be that guyIn a 1982 Playboy interview, Sugar Ray Leonard suggested he perfected his jab by watching Lee.Manny Pacquiao, asked by The New York Times to describe his fighting style, quietly said:“Like Bruce Lee."Finally, proof that Lee could hit hard for such a relatlvely small man came in his fight with Yoichi Nakachi where a witness said Lee was able to hit him so hard it lifted him off the ground.Who was Bruce Lee?Newsweek wrote a special edition with stories about Bruce Lee, and they stressed, first and foremost, that Bruce Lee considered himself a teacher, and martial artist, above all other things.The article also said, concerning Bruce Lee’s defeat of Wong Jack Man:“Bruce's victory [over Wong Jack Man] ensured the continuation of his teaching kung fu to all worthy enough to accept his lessons, and it helped solidify his place as one of the art form's greatest champions”https://www.newsweek.com/bruce-lees-battle-against-elders-san-francisco-743073Time Magazine named Lee one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.TIME 100 Persons of The CenturyBruce Lee when he came to America, first lived in Seattle - and had his first run in and actual fight with the Eastern Martial Arts establishment thereBruce first lived in Seattle when he came to the United States, and his early attempts to bring Chinese martial arts to the West aroused considered animosity among traditional martial arts instructors.Most people, including the never was coach, do not know that the Wong Jack Man incident was not the first time Bruce Lee had run afoul of traditional martial artists, and been badgered for a match the traditional master instantly regretted. Lee lived in Seattle prior to moving to California, and the same kind of incident happened there.Bruce Lee had been challenged for similar reasons in Seattle a few years earlier for his advocacy of complete change in martial arts. That fight was also predicated on the content of Bruce’s demonstrations at the time, when local karate practitioner Yoichi Nakachi took issue with Bruce’s martial arts philosophy, and issued a challenge to anyone who would listen.Yoichi pursued Lee and bothered him for weeks. When the two finally fought, Bruce obliterated Yoichi with a rapid series of perfectly places punches and a knockout kick in an 11-second fight that left Nakachi unconscious with a fractured skull.The best account of Lee's fight against Yakachi comes from Bruce Lee: Between Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do by Jesse Glover. Glover, who died in 2012, was Lee's first student and later a well known and respected martial artist in his own right. In Glover's description of the fight, Lee hit Yakachi with a double punch that:“lifted the man completely off the floor and sent him flying 6 feet through the air."This was the forerunner for what happened with Wong Jack Man.Bruce Lee in San Francisco in the 1960’s and the dispute with Wong Jack ManSan Francisco’s Chinatown in the early 1960s was something of an epicenter for martial artists looking for recognition, and Lee had moved there from Seattle to be part of it. The ever growing martial arts community served as a formative teaching ground for many artists on the cutting edge of martial arts.The reasons for the dispute between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man are shrouded in mystery, with the most common theme being Lee's belief that Chinese martial arts training should be open to anyone who wanted to learn, including westerners. In the end, the two agreed to a bout which Jack Man wanted to be a public spectacle, and which Lee wanted to be a private lesson at which he intended to demonstrate the future to Wong Jack Man.The best source for what actually happened between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man is writer Charles Russo's incredibly detailed and massively researched 2016 book "Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America."Russo, a writer and martial arts student who lives in San Francisco, spent a decade working on this book, interviewed over 100 people who were part of these events in 1964, and has written what Matthew Kaplowitz, of thefightnerd.com calls:“A must-have for fans of Bruce Lee and martial arts history.”If you want to know what really happened during this period of Lee's life, including his fight with Wong Jack Man, this book chronicles it.People today, including never was, don't know how controversial Bruce Lee was in the early 1960's. When he arrived in the United States, Lee began to advocate for complete modernization, and revolution, in Martial Arts. He wanted it open to everyone, not just Asians. He advocated full contact sparring in training, and nutrition and lifestyle adaptations for any martial artist. He was, at that point in time, a revolutionary in his field, who irritated the entire establishment of existing martial artists.The fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack ManWhile various accounts place between seven to fifteen people at the fight, only three people present could ever be confirmed, other than Lee and Jack Man: Lee’s wife Linda, his friend and student James Lee, and William Chen, a local Tai Chi instructor who was Wong Jack Man's friend.However, because the fight happened behind closed doors, there are contradicting accounts of what really happened. According to Linda Lee’s version of Bruce Lee vs. Wong Jack Man, Lee won the fight within five minutes:“The two came out, bowed formally and then began to fight. Wong adopted a classic stance whereas Bruce, who at the time was still using his Wing Chun style, produced a series of straight punches. Within a minute, Wong’s men were trying to stop the fight as Bruce began to warm to his task. James Lee warned them to let the fight continue. A minute later, with Bruce continuing the attack in earnest, Wong began to backpedal as fast as he could. For an instant, indeed, the scrap threatened to degenerate into a farce as Wong actually turned and ran. But Bruce pounced on him like a springing leopard and brought him to the floor where he began pounding him into a state of demoralization. ‘Is that enough?’ shouted Bruce, ‘That’s enough!’ pleaded his adversary. Bruce demanded a second reply to his question to make sure that he understood this was the end of the fight.”James Lee agreed in general with Linda Lee's account, saying that Bruce Lee "wiped up the floor" with Wong Jack Man, in short order.William Chen, a friend of Wong Jack Man's, and a part of the "traditional" martial art's establishment, stated to those who asked the Bruce Lee vs. Wong Jack Man fight was a "tie" after Wong Jack Man fell during a retreat from Lee. (the other people present said Wong Jack Man was running away and fell)Nor did Wong write the account that people now claim, and he certainly did not want a rematch. What was actually printed in the papers by Wong Jack Man, which is in "Striking Distance," as to a rematch, after he stated he believed he won the original encounter, (despite no one else who was there believing it), was “[Wong] says that in the future he will not argue his case again in the newspaper, and if he is made to fight again, he will instead hold a public exhibition so that everyone can see with their own eyes.” The wording "made to fight" shows no eagerness to meet Lee again, and he never did.In plain English, Wong Jack Man never challenged Lee for a rematch.What was the aftermath of the Lee-Jack Man fight?As for Lee, one result of the fight was that he stopped engaging in such matches, believing that martial arts should be taught as real world survival, not some bout for entertainment.The second result was Lee further revolutionized his fighting style. In "Striking Distance," Russo documents an interview Bruce Lee did with Black Belt Magazine, discussing the fight with Wong Jack Man:“I’d gotten into a fight in San Francisco (a reference, no doubt, to the Bay Area rather than the city) with a Kung-Fu cat, and after a brief encounter the son-of-a-bitch started to run. I chased him and, like a fool, kept punching him behind his head and back. Soon my fists began to swell from hitting his hard head. Right then I realized Wing Chun was not too practical and began to alter my way of fighting.”The major impact of Lee's trouncing of Wong Jack Man, was that he created his own style of fighting, independent of Wing Chun, and incorporated aspects of western boxing, Muay Tai, wrestling, karate, judo, and any modality he thought added a better chance for a martial artist to survive. He wanted to meld and mix different combat arts modalities to emphasize using the best techniques from all of them to survive a real life combat situation.Lee focused on incorporating other martial arts into his style after defeating Wong Jack ManAn excellent example of this new focus on incorporating skills from all combat arts is the decade long collaboration between Jhoon Rhee and Bruce Lee which began in 1963, after the Wong Jack Man fight.Shortly after his fight with Wong Jack Man, Bruce Lee met Jhoon Rhee at Ed Parker’s International Karate Championship in Long Beach, California. The two became friends and frequently discussed the martial arts, and Rhee wound up teaching a few taekwondo kicks to Bruce Lee.And the relationship between Rhee and Lee went both ways - Rhee credited Bruce Lee with having taught him more effective hand striking techniques that didn’t telegraph one’s intent.Rhee was 32 years old; Lee, 23 when they met. Both men were impressed with the other’s skill. They started a friendship and professional collaboration, regularly visiting each other and exchanging letters and ideas for nearly a decade. Lee also attended the Jhoon Rhee Nationals every year from 1966 to 1970.Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee’s widow, said:“Bruce had great respect for Jhoon Rhee’s martial arts and the way he ran his schools. He always considered Jhoon quite a groundbreaker in putting on these highly regarded tournaments. They shared a goal of wanting to expose the American public to real martial arts, more than just the kicking and punching, the discipline and the underlying philosophy.”Further, the great stunt man and judoka “Judo Gene” LaBell has recalled many times though the years his meeting with Lee on the set of the Green Hornet, and the two bonding and teaching each other through the years. LaBell has stated on the record many times how Lee taught him striking, and he taught Lee grappling.LeBell says of Bruce Lee:“He is a world class martial artist, and a wonderful guy…I got close to Bruce Lee and he came down to my school and worked out for over a year privately,” LeBell said in the previous interview. And I went and worked out with him at his school. I taught him judo and wrestling and stuff like that and some finishing holds which he later worked into some movies, and he showed me most of the kicks and striking which even today I use in the movies. A wonderful, wonderful man and a great martial artist.”Lee was far more than an actorAs to the continuing never was slander that Bruce Lee was only an actor, he was, to anyone who actually knows anything about the combat arts, first and foremost a martial artist. He was a teacher, a trainer, a philosopher as well. Acting he used as a way to finance his true love, martial arts, and to spread his message.What was his greatest accomplishment? He was one of the first, and certainly the best known, martial artist to teach poly-combat arts training, use of many modalities, and he was the best known, and perhaps first, advocate for full contact training, nutrition in combat arts, and use of such skills only for real world defense.His importance as a martial artist - not an actor - was emphasized by his being named one of the top 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century by TIME magazine, for his advocacy for the martial arts, and his influence in bringing such training into the mainstream.Jad Seeman traced Lee's development and teaching of Jeet Kune Do, (which literally translates as, “The Way of the Intercepting Fist”), to the evolution of MMA. This is because Jeet Kune Do refers to the process of countering your opponent’s attacks with one of your own, using whatever techniques that the situation prompts. This includes different modalities and skills, as Lee had come to believe after Wong Jack Man, that in a combat situation, certain forms or kata would be too rigid and unresponsive to be used successfully, and that a martial artist would have to able to go beyond his primary training.Bruce Lee and MMALee taught that it simply does not matter where the techniques that you are using come from; it just matters if they are effective in a live combat situation. Also, Lee was the first mainstream martial artist to advocate for total fitness, and what is now cross fit training. He was also the first to publically emphasize the role of nutrition in the combat arts. His theories, and his advocacy, led directly to MMA.When asked about Lee and MMA, UFC president Dana White called Lee:“the father of mixed martial arts.”For those who say that no MMA fighters use Jeet Kune Do techniques today, they are wrong. There are MMA fighters who have trained in Jeet Kune Do and even use it to complement their other skills. Jerome Le Banner and Ben Saunders are two of the more prominent fighters who claimed a background in JKD. They both fight in a southpaw stance, even though they’re right-handed, because Lee taught that it is best to fight with your strong hand forward. (something also done by Sonny Liston, and Mike Tyson, both left handers who fought out of an orthodox stance)Why then do you have people who claim to be conversant with the combat arts claiming in answers that Lee was only an actor, or making up never was stories about him? Because they have an agenda against American boxers and combat artists, and, never source or research their answers but make up stories to suit their own agenda.Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee FightNo answer on Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man is complete without addressing Rick Wing’s 2016 book Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight.First, Rick Wing is a devoted student and follower of Wong Jack Man, and that shines through in every word in this book.The book is essentially an account from Wong and his entourage which the writer takes as gospel and not only never questions, but presents as the undisputed truth.I read through the book and unfortunately it became apparent that there were such serious fundamental flaws to Wings account which for me vacated any credibility in the writers claims.Wing decided to base all of his evidence solely on accounts from a couple of close 'acquaintances' of Wong who were not provably at the fight, and/or those in the community who were disgruntled with the Bruce Lee. Where real evidence is sketchy, Wing instead refers to 'others' or more ambiguous sources to substantiate his more dubious claims.Interviews with friends or acquaintances from Lee's students or friends, or family were never considered, nor, equally importantly, were interviews done with anyone who had shown the slightest belief in Lee and his story. Thus, 2 of the 3 non-combatants were not even interviewed, nor was anyone in the community at that time who supported Lee. Wing attemps to gloss over this but any semblance of historical accuracy and good journalism should demonstrate objectivity in interviewing and fact finding from all sides.In short, this is a book which is wildly biased and made no effort to even talk to people who were actually at the fight.And those are the real facts, not ones from never-was-land!CREDIT TO:https://www.newsweek.com/bruce-lees-battle-against-elders-san-francisco-743073TIME 100 Persons of The CenturyBruce Lee: Between Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do by Jesse GloverCould Bruce Lee win a real fight?Dempsey by Jack DempseySam Langford: Boxing's Greatest Uncrowned Champion by Clay MoyleShowdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight by Rick WingStriking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America by Charlie RussoThe Sundowners: The History of the Black Prizefighter 1870-1930 by Kevin Smith

What happened in the fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man?Only five people have been confirmed to have been there.Three of the five say Lee won easily.One says it was a draw, that when Wong Jack Man went down the fight was ended.Four of the five present agree Wong Jack Man went down. Only Wong Jack Man himself painted what happened as some sort of victory.CREDIT PICTURE YOU-TUBEThe best source for the incident between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man is writer Charles Russo's incredibly detailed and massively researched 2016 book "Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America."Russo, a writer and martial arts student who lives in San Francisco, spent a decade working on this book, interviewed over 100 people who were part of these events in 1964, and has written what Matthew Kaplowitz, of thefightnerd.com calls "A must-have for fans of Bruce Lee and martial arts history." If you want to know what really happened during this period of Lee's life, including his fight with Wong Jack Man, this book chronicles it.People today, including never was, don't know how controversial Bruce Lee was in the early 1960's. When he arrived in the United States, Lee began to advocate for complete modernization, and revolution, in Martial Arts. He wanted it open to everyone, not just Asians. He advocated full contact sparring in training, and nutrition and lifestyle adaptations for any martial artist. He was, at that point in time, a revolutionary in his field, who irritated the entire establishment of existing martial artists.Bruce Lee in SeattleFor instance, most people, including the never was coach, do not know that the Wong Jack Man incident was not the first time Bruce Lee had run afoul of traditional martial artists, and been badgered for a match the traditional master instantly regretted. Lee lived in Seattle prior to moving to California, and the same kind of incident happened there.Bruce Lee had been challenged for similar reasons in Seattle a few years earlier for his advocacy of complete change in martial arts. That fight was also predicated on the content of Bruce’s demonstrations at the time, when local karate practitioner Yoichi Nakachi took issue with Bruce’s martial arts philosophy, and issued a challenge to anyone who would listen.Yoichi pursued Lee and bothered him for weeks. When the two finally fought, Bruce obliterated Yoichi with a rapid series of perfectly places punches and a knockout kick in an 11-second fight that left Nakachi unconscious with a fractured skull. This was the forerunner for what happened with Wong Jack Man.Bruce Lee in San Francisco in the 1960’s and the dispute with Wong Jack ManSan Francisco’s Chinatown in the early 1960s was something of an epicenter for martial artists looking for recognition, and Lee had moved there from Seattle to be part of it. The ever growing martial arts community served as a formative teaching ground for many artists on the cutting edge of martial arts.The reasons for the dispute between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man are shrouded in mystery, with the most commonly accepted theme being Lee's belief that Chinese martial arts training should be open to anyone who wanted to learn, including westerners. In the end, the two agreed to a bout which Jack Man wanted to be a public spectacle, and which Lee wanted to be a private lesson at which he intended to demonstrate the future to Wong Jack Man.The fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack ManWhile various accounts place between seven to fifteen people at the fight, only three people present could ever be confirmed, other than Lee and Jack Man: Lee’s wife Linda, his friend and student James Lee, and William Chen, a local Tai Chi instructor who was Wong Jack Man's friend.However, because the fight happened behind closed doors, there are contradicting accounts of what really happened. According to Linda Lee’s version of Bruce Lee vs. Wong Jack Man, Lee won the fight within five minutes:“The two came out, bowed formally and then began to fight. Wong adopted a classic stance whereas Bruce, who at the time was still using his Wing Chun style, produced a series of straight punches. Within a minute, Wong’s men were trying to stop the fight as Bruce began to warm to his task. James Lee warned them to let the fight continue. A minute later, with Bruce continuing the attack in earnest, Wong began to backpedal as fast as he could. For an instant, indeed, the scrap threatened to degenerate into a farce as Wong actually turned and ran. But Bruce pounced on him like a springing leopard and brought him to the floor where he began pounding him into a state of demoralization. ‘Is that enough?’ shouted Bruce, ‘That’s enough!’ pleaded his adversary. Bruce demanded a second reply to his question to make sure that he understood this was the end of the fight.”Credit "Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America."James Lee agreed in general with Linda Lee's account, saying that Bruce Lee "wiped up the floor" with Wong Jack Man, in short order.William Chen, a friend of Wong Jack Man's, and a part of the "traditional" martial art's establishment, stated to those who asked the Bruce Lee vs. Wong Jack Man fight was a "tie" after Wong Jack Man fell during a retreat from Lee. (the other people present said Wong Jack Man was running away and fell)Nor did Wong write the account that people now claim, and he certainly did not want a rematch. What was actually printed in the papers by Wong Jack Man, which is in "Striking Distance," as to a rematch, after he stated he believed he won the original encounter, (despite no one else who was there believing it), was “[Wong] says that in the future he will not argue his case again in the newspaper, and if he is made to fight again, he will instead hold a public exhibition so that everyone can see with their own eyes.” The wording "made to fight" shows no eagerness to meet Lee again, and he never did.In plain English, Wong Jack Man never challenged Lee for a rematch.What was the aftermath of the Lee-Jack Man fight?As for Lee, one result of the fight was that he stopped engaging in such matches, believing that martial arts should be taught as real world survival, not some bout for entertainment.The second result was Lee further revolutionized his fighting style. In "Striking Distance," Russo documents an interview Bruce Lee did with Black Belt Magazine, discussing the fight with Wong Jack Man:““I’d gotten into a fight in San Francisco (a reference, no doubt, to the Bay Area rather than the city) with a Kung-Fu cat, and after a brief encounter the son-of-a-bitch started to run. I chased him and, like a fool, kept punching him behind his head and back. Soon my fists began to swell from hitting his hard head. Right then I realized Wing Chun was not too practical and began to alter my way of fighting.””Bruce’s Lee evolution into ‘flowing like water”Bruce’s entire thrust in Jeet Kune Do was adapting to your foe by using every tool available, and not being locked into one form or style.The major impact of Lee's trouncing of Wong Jack Man, was that he created his own style of fighting, independent of Wing Chun, and incorporated aspects of western boxing, Muay Tai, wrestling, karate, judo, and any modality he thought added a better chance for a martial artist to survive. He wanted to meld and mix different combat arts modalities to emphasize using the best techniques from all of them to survive a real life combat situation.An excellent example of this new focus on incorporating skills from all combat arts is the decade long collaboration between Jhoon Rhee and Bruce Lee which began in 1963, after the Wong Jack Man fight.Shortly after his fight with Wong Jack Man, Bruce Lee met Jhoon Rhee at Ed Parker’s International Karate Championship in Long Beach, California. The two became friends and frequently discussed the martial arts, and Rhee wound up teaching a few taekwondo kicks to Bruce Lee. Lee’s excellent side kick, for instance, was taught to him to Jhoon Rhee.And the relationship between Rhee and Lee went both ways - Rhee credited Bruce Lee with having taught him more effective hand striking techniques that didn’t telegraph one’s intent.Rhee was 32 years old; Lee, 23 when they met. Both men were impressed with the other’s skill. They started a friendship and professional collaboration, regularly visiting each other and exchanging letters and ideas for nearly a decade. Lee also attended the Jhoon Rhee Nationals every year from 1966 to 1970.Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee’s widow, said, “Bruce had great respect for Jhoon Rhee’s martial arts and the way he ran his schools. He always considered Jhoon quite a groundbreaker in putting on these highly regarded tournaments. They shared a goal of wanting to expose the American public to real martial arts, more than just the kicking and punching, the discipline and the underlying philosophy.”In 1966 Lee met legendary stuntman and judoka “Judo” Gene LeBell, in an incident on the set of Green Hornet. The two became fast friends, and worked out together over the next year, with teaching Gene striking, and LeBell teaching Lee grappling tricks.Gene described their relationship:“I ended up working for The Green Hornet, doing a lot of the shows, and I got close to Bruce Lee and he came down to my school and worked out for over a year privately,” and I went and worked out with him at his school. I taught him judo and wrestling and stuff like that and some finishing holds which he later worked into some movies, and he showed me most of the kicks and striking which even today I use in the movies. A wonderful, wonderful man and a great martial artist.”Could Gene LeBell, the ‘real life Cliff Booth’, beat up Bruce Lee?All of Bruce’s grappling and ground game came from his collaboration with Judo Gene.Bruce Lee was first and foremost a martial artistAs to the continuing never was slander that Bruce Lee was only an actor, he was, to anyone who actually knows anything about the combat arts, first and foremost a martial artist. He was a teacher, a trainer, a philosopher as well. Acting he used as a way to finance his true love, martial arts, and to spread his message.What was his greatest accomplishment? He was one of the first, and certainly the best known, martial artist to teach poly-combat arts training, use of many modalities, and he was the best known, and perhaps first, advocate for full contact training, nutrition in combat arts, and use of such skills only for real world defense.His importance as a martial artist - not an actor - was his being named one of the top 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century by TIME magazine, for his advocacy for the martial arts, and his influence in bringing such training into the mainstream.Jad Seeman traced Lee's development and teaching of Jeet Kune Do, (which literally translates as, “The Way of the Intercepting Fist”), to the evolution of MMA. This is because Jeet Kune Do refers to the process of countering your opponent’s attacks with one of your own, using whatever techniques that the situation prompts. This includes different modalities and skills, as Lee had come to believe after Wong Jack Man, that in a combat situation, certain forms or kata would be too rigid and unresponsive to be used successfully, and that a martial artist would have to able to go beyond his primary training.Why didn’t Lee fight?First of all, outside boxing, about the only internationally known fighting was Muay Thai bouts, and Lee had no interest in those. In fact, according to "Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America” Bruce Lee was simply not interested in public exhibitions, especially those for money and sport. He believed Martial Arts were a philosophy, a way of life, in which certain skills could be used to defend oneself if it became necessary, but public displays were unseemly and wrong.Whether that would have evolved with time is anyone’s guess…Bruce Lee and MMALee taught that it simply does not matter where the techniques that you are using come from; it just matters if they are effective in a live combat situation. Also, Lee was the first mainstream martial artist to advocate for total fitness, and what is now cross fit training. He was also the first to publically emphasize the role of nutrition in the combat arts. His theories, and his advocacy, led directly to MMA.When asked about Lee and MMA, UFC president Dana White called Lee “the father of mixed martial arts.”For those who say that no MMA fighters use Jeet Kune Do techniques today, they are wrong. There are MMA fighters who have trained in Jeet Kune Do and even use it to complement their other skills. Jerome Le Banner and Ben Saunders are two of the more prominent fighters who claimed a background in JKD. They both fight in a southpaw stance, even though they’re right-handed, because Lee taught that it is best to fight with your strong hand forward. (something also done by Sonny Liston, and Mike Tyson, both left handers who fought out of an orthodox stance)Why then do you have people who claim to be conversant with the combat arts claiming in answers that Lee was only an actor, or making up never was stories about him? Because they have an agenda against American boxers and combat artists, and, never source or research their answers but make up stories to suit their own agenda.The problems with Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight as a source of informationNo answer on Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man is complete without addressing Rick Wing’s 2016 book Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight.First, Rick Wing is a devoted student and follower of Wong Jack Man, and that shines through in every word in this book.The book is essentially an account from Wong and his entourage which the writer takes as gospel and not only never questions, but presents as the undisputed truth.I read through the book and unfortunately it became apparent, at least to me, that there were such serious fundamental flaws to Wings account which for me vacated any credibility in the writers claims.Wing decided to base all of his evidence solely on accounts from a couple of close 'acquaintances' of Wong who were not provably at the fight, and/or those in the community who were disgruntled with the Bruce Lee. Where real evidence is sketchy, Wing instead refers to 'others' or more ambiguous sources to substantiate his more dubious claims.Interviews with friends or acquaintances from Lee's students or friends, or family were never considered, nor, equally importantly, were interviews done with anyone who had shown the slightest belief in Lee and his story. Thus, 2 of the 3 non-combatants were not even interviewed, nor was anyone in the community at that time who supported Lee. Wing attempts to gloss over this but any semblance of historical accuracy and good journalism should demonstrate objectivity in interviewing and fact finding from all sides.In short, this is a book which is wildly biased and made no effort to even talk to people who were actually at the fight.And those are the real facts!

Here is the list……ISISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed.World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 canceled.ATHLETICSWorld indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021.World half marathon championships in Gdynia, Poland on March 29 postponed to Oct. 17.Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 canceled.Asian indoor championships in Hangzhou from Feb. 12-13 canceled.Asian cross-country championships in Hong Kong on March 29 postponed.Tokyo Marathon on March 1, restricted to elite runners.Paris Half Marathon on March 1 postponed to Sept. 6.Nagoya Women's Marathon on March 8, restricted to elite runners.Rome Half Marathon on March 8 canceled.New Taipei City Marathon in Taiwan on March 15 canceled.Suzhou Half Marathon in China on March 15 canceled.Barcelona Marathon on March 15 postponed to Oct. 25.New York Half Marathon on March 15 canceled.Seoul Marathon on March 22 canceled.Chongqing International Marathon in China on March 22 canceled.Wuxi Marathon in China on March 22 canceled.Mersin Marathon in Turkey on March 22 postponed.Lisbon Half Marathon on March 22 postponed to Sept. 6.Rome Marathon on March 29 canceled.Madrid Half Marathon on March 29 postponed.Paris Marathon on April 5 postponed to Oct. 18.Milan Marathon in Italy on April 5 postponed.Daegu International Marathon in South Korea on April 5 canceled.Kyiv Half Marathon in Ukraine on April 5 postponed.Wuhan Marathon in China on April 12 canceled.Pyongyang Marathon in North Korea on April 12 canceled.Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon in China on April 12 postponed.Vienna City Marathon on April 19 canceled.Hamburg Marathon on April 19 postponed.Dongying International Marathon in China on April 26 canceled.AUTO RACINGFormula One: Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15: McLaren team withdrew.Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir on March 22, no spectators.Formula One: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 postponed.Formula E: Sanya E-Prix in Japan on March 21 canceled.Formula E: Rome E-Prix on April 4 postponed.Formula E: Jakarta E-Prix on June 6 canceled.BADMINTONChina Masters in Hainan from Feb. 25-March 1 postponed.Asian team championships in Manila from Feb. 11-16: China and Hong Kong withdrew.German Open in Mulheim from March 3-8 canceled.Portuguese International Championships in Caldas da Rainha from March 5-8 canceled.Polish Open in Krakow from March 26-29 postponed.Vietnam International Challenge in Hanoi postponed from March 24-29 to June 2-7.Asia championships moved from Wuhan, China to Manila on April 21-26.BASEBALLMLB: Spring training remaining games canceled; season delayed by two weeks.Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan: Preseason from Feb. 26-March 15, no spectators. Regular season due to start on March 20, postponed.KBO League in South Korea: Preseason from March 14-24 canceled. Regular season due to start on March 28, postponed.Olympic qualifying tournament in Taichung and Dou Liu, Taiwan moved from April 1-5 to June 17-21.BASKETBALLNBA from March 11 suspended.FIBA competitions from March 13 suspended.Women's Olympic qualifying tournament moved from Foshan, China, to Belgrade, Serbia, from Feb. 6-9.3x3 Olympic qualifying tournament in Bengaluru, India from March 18-22 postponed.Asia Cup qualifiers postponed: Philippines vs. Thailand on Feb. 20; Japan vs. China on Feb. 21; China vs. Malaysia on Feb. 24. Matches scheduled for Hong Kong moved to opponents' homes.NCAA tournaments in United States cancel NCAA tournament.South Korean Basketball League: All games from Feb. 25, no spectators. From Feb. 29, suspended.Serie A in Italy: Games on March 7, no spectators. From March 8-13, postponed.EuroLeague: Milan vs. Real Madrid in Milan on March 3; Valencia vs. Milan in Valencia on March 5. Competition from March 12 suspended.EuroLeague Women: Famila Schio vs. Sopron on Feb. 26; Reyer vs. Riga on Feb. 26; USK Praha vs. Famila Schio on March 11; Ekaterinburg vs. Montpellier on March 11, canceled. Competition from March 13 suspended.EuroCup: Brescia vs. Reyer on March 3, Monaco vs. UNICS Kazan on March 4, Darussafaka vs. Bologna on March 5, no spectators. Competition from March 12 suspended.EuroCup Women: Castors Braine vs. Valencia on March 12; Reyer vs. Girona on March 12, canceled. Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida on March 12 canceled. Competition from March 13 suspended.3x3 Asia Cup in Changsa, China from March 13-17 postponed to Sept. 9-13.Basketball Africa League due to start on March 13 delayed.BIATHLONOlympic test event in Zhangjiakou, China from Feb. 27-March 2 canceled.World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic from March 5-8, no spectators.BOXINGAsia-Oceania Olympic qualifier moved from Wuhan, China, to Amman, Jordan, from March 3-11.Americas Olympic qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 26-April 3 suspended.CANOE-KAYAKAsian canoe slalom championships in Pattaya, Thailand on March 22 postponed to April.Asian Olympic canoe sprint qualifying tournament in Pattaya, Thailand on March 26 postponed to April.SPORT CLIMBINGAsian Championships in Chongqing, China from April 25-May 3 to be relocated.Olympic test event in Tokyo on March 6, no athletes and spectators.World Cup in Wujiang, China from April 18-19 canceled.World Cup in Chongqing, China on April 22 canceled.CRICKETIndian Premier League, due to start on March 29, deferred until April 15.India v South Africa ODI series, started on March 12, called off after first ODI was washed outEngland tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled to start on March 19, postponed.MCC v Essex game (March 24 to 27) and World Cricket Committee meeting cancelledMen's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A between Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore and Vanuatu in Malaysia from March 16-26 postponed.Everest Premier League in Nepal, due to start on March 14, postponed.Women's ODI Quadrangular between Thailand, Ireland, Netherlands and Zimbabwe in Chiang Mai, Thailand from April 3-11 canceled.CYCLINGTour of Hainan in China from Feb. 23-March 1 postponed.UAE Tour cancelled on Feb. 27 after 5 of 7 stages.Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy on March 7 canceled.Paris-Nice from March 8-15: Mitchelton-Scott, Ineos, Astana, UAE Team Emirates, CCC, Movistar, Jumbo-Visma teams withdrew. From Stage 2 of 8, no spectators.GP Larciano in Pistoia, Italy on March 8 canceled.Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy from March 11-17 canceled.Ronde van Drenthe (women) in the Netherlands on March 15: Mitchelton-Scott, Movistar, Rally Cycling teams withdrew.Volta ao Alentejo in Portugal from March 18-22 canceled.Milan-San Remo on March 21 canceled.Mountain Bike World Cup in Lousa, Portugal on March 21-22 canceled.Trofeo Alfredo Binda (women) in Cittiglio, Italy on March 22 postponed to June 2.Tour de Normandie in France from March 23-27 canceled.Volta a Catalunya in Spain from March 23-29, no spectators.Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy from March 25-29 canceled.Giro di Sicilia in Italy from April 1-4 canceled.Tour of Chongming Island (women) in China from May 7-9 postponed.Tour of Zhoushan Island in China from May 12-14 postponed.Tour of Taiyuan in China on May 31 postponed.Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California from Oct. 1-4 postponed.EQUESTRIANHong Kong showjumping leg of Longines Masters Series from Feb. 14-16 canceled.FENCINGAnaheim Grand Prix in California on March 13-15 postponed.Men's Saber World Cup in Budapest, Hungary on March 20-22 postponed.Men's Epee World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 20-22 postponed.Sint-Niklaas Women's Saber World Cup: March 20-22Tashkent Women's Epee World Cup: March 20-22Junior and Cadet World Championships (Salt Lake City, Utah): April 3-11African Zonal Olympic Qualifier (Cairo, Egypt): April 15Asian Zonal Olympic Qualifier (Seoul, Korea), April 15-16European Zonal Olympic Qualifier (Madrid, Spain), April 18-19American Zonal Olympic Qualifier (Panama City, Panama), April 18-19FIELD HOCKEYHockey Pro League women's matches between China and Belgium on Feb. 8-9 and Australia on March 14-15 postponed.Australia's Hockey Pro League matches in Spain, Germany and Netherlands from March 14-29 postponed.New Zealand's Hockey Pro League matches in Germany on March 19 and the Netherlands on March 29 postponed.India women's tour of China from March 14-25 canceled.Ireland women's tour of Malaysia in March-April canceled.GOLFUS LPGA TourHonda LPGA Thailand in Pattaya from Feb. 20-23 canceled.HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore from Feb. 27-March 1 canceled.Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island from March 5-8 canceled.European TourKenya Open in Nairobi from March 12-15 canceled.Indian Open in New Delhi from March 19-22 postponed.Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from April 16-19 postponed.China Open in Shenzhen from April 23-26 postponed.Czech Masters in Prague on Aug. 20-23 canceled.Japan LPGA TourDaikin Orchid Ladies in Okinawa from March 5-8 canceled.Meiji Yasuda Life Women's Yokohama Tire Tournament in Konan from March 13-15 canceled.Asia TourRoyal Cup in Pattaya, Thailand from March 12-15 postponed.GYMNASTICSArtistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew.All-Around World Cup in Milwaukee on March 7: Russia team withdrew.Artistic World Cup in Doha, Qatar on March 18-21 postponed to June 3-6.All-Around World Cup in Stuttgart, Germany on March 20-22 canceled.Rhythmic World Cup in Pesaro, Italy on April 3-5 postponed to June 5-7.All-Around World Cup in Tokyo on April 4-5: Russia team withdrew.Artistic Jesolo Cup in Italy on April 4-5 canceled.Trampoline World Cup in Brescia, Italy on April 24-25 postponed to June 19-20.HANDBALLOlympic women's qualifying tournament in Montenegro from March 20-22: China withdrew. Hong Kong declined invitation to attend.HORSE RACINGJapan Racing Association: All races from Feb. 27 to have no spectators.ICE HOCKEYNHL: Suspending play immediatelyWomen's world championship in Nova Scotia, Canada from March 31-April 10 canceled.Women's world championship Division I Group A in Angers, France from April 12-18 canceled.Women's world championship Division I Group B in Katowice, Poland from March 28-April 3 canceled.Women's world championship Division II Group A in Jaca, Spain from March 29-April 3 canceled.Men's world championship Division IV in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from May 3-5 canceled.NCAA Division 1 men's championship in the United States from March 11, no spectators.Women's Challenge Cup of Asia in Manila, Philippines from Feb. 23-28 canceled.Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I in Manila, Philippines from Feb. 23-28 canceled.National League and Swiss League in Switzerland suspended from March 2-15.vChinese clubs in Supreme Hockey League playing home games in Russia.US-Based Professional Women's Hockey Players Association tour of Japan from March 4-7 canceled.JUDOParis Grand Slam on Feb. 8-9: China team withdrew.Dusseldorf Grand Slam in Germany on Feb. 21-23: China team withdrew.Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on March 6-8 canceled.Swiss Open in Winterthur on March 7-8 canceled.Ekaterinburg Grand Slam in Russia on March 13-15 canceled.Santiago Panamerican Open in Chile from March 14-15 canceled.Lima Panamerican Open in Peru from March 21-22 canceled.Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia from March 27-29 canceled.Antalya Grand Prix in Turkey from April 3-5 canceled.MODERN PENTATHLONWorld championships moved from Xiamen to Cancun, Mexico, from May 25-31.World laser run championships moved from Xiamen in May to Weiden, Germany, in August.MOTORCYCLINGMotoGPQatar Grand Prix in Doha on March 8 canceled.Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram on March 22 postponed to Oct. 4.Aragon Grand Prix in Spain moved from Oct. 4 to Sept. 27.Americas Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on April 5 postponed to Nov. 15.Argentina Grand Prix in Termas de Rio Hondo on April 19 postponed to Nov. 22.Valencia Grand Prix in Spain on Nov. 15 moved to Nov. 29.World SuperbikesQatar Round in Lusail on March 15 postponed.Spanish Round in Cadiz on March 29 postponed to Oct. 25.French Round in Magny-Cours on Sept. 27 postponed to Oct. 4.ROWINGWorld Cup I in Sabuadia, Italy from April 10-12 canceled.Asia and Oceania Olympic qualifying regatta in Chungju, South Korea from April 27-30 canceled.European Olympic qualifying regatta in Varese, Italy from April 27-29 canceled.World Cup II in Varese, Italy from May 1-3 canceled.RUGBY LEAGUESuper League: Catalans vs. Leeds in Perpignan on March 14, no spectators.RUGBY UNIONSix Nations: Ireland vs. Italy in Dublin on March 7; Italy vs. England in Rome on March 14; France vs. Ireland in Paris on March 14, postponed.Women's Six Nations: Italy vs. Scotland in Legnano on Feb. 23; Scotland vs. France in Glasgow on March 7; Ireland vs. Italy in Dublin on March 8; Italy vs. England in Padua on March 15; Wales vs. Scotland in Cardiff on March 15; France vs. Ireland in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on March 15, postponed.Pro14: Zebre vs. Ospreys on Feb. 29; Treviso vs. Ulster on Feb. 29; Cardiff vs. Zebre on March 21; Treviso vs. Munster on March 21; Munster vs. Treviso on March 27; Zebre vs. Connacht on March 27, postponed.Super Rugby: Sunwolves vs. ACT Brumbies on March 8 moved from Osaka, Japan to Canberra, Australia. Sunwolves vs. Crusaders on March 14 moved from Tokyo to Brisbane, Australia.Japan's Top League: Round 7 on Feb. 29-March 1 and Round 8 on March 7-8 postponed. All matches suspended from March 14-31.Hong Kong Sevens moved from April 3-5 to Oct. 16-18.Singapore Sevens moved from April 11-12 to Oct. 10-11.Asia women's championship in Hong Kong moved from March 14-22 to May 8-16.Olympic test event (Asia Sevens Invitational) in Tokyo from April 25-26 canceled.SAILINGClipper Round the World Race moved sixth leg stopover in Qingdao, China to Subic Bay, Philippines from March 11-21.Asian Nacra 17 Championship in Shanghai from March 1-6 moved to Genoa, Italy, from April 12-19.Asian 49erFX Championship in Hainan, China from March 20-29 moved to Genoa, Italy, from April 12-19.SHOOTINGWorld Cup in New Delhi from March 15-26 postponed to May 5-12 and June 2-9.Olympic test event in Tokyo from April 16-26 canceled.SKATINGShort track speed skating world championships in Seoul from March 13-15 postponed.Figure skating world championships in Montreal from March 16-22 canceled.SKIINGAlpine World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from March 18-22 canceled.Alpine World Cup in Yanqing, China from Feb. 15-16 canceled.Nordic World Cup in Oslo, Norway from March 6-8, no spectators.Engadin Skimarathon in Switzerland on March 8 canceled.Snowboard World Cup in Livigno, Italy on March 10 canceled.Ski Jumping World Cup in Trondheim, Norway on March 11-12, no spectators.Alpine World Cup in Are, Sweden on March 12-14, canceled.Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia on March 13-15, no spectators.Ski Jumping World Cup in Vikersund, Norway on March 13-15, no spectators.Snowboard World Cup in Winterberg, Germany on March 14-15 canceled.Alpine World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia from March 14-15, canceled.Alpine Europa Cup Finals in Saalbach and Reiteralm, Austria from March 16-22 canceled.World ski flying championships in Planica, Slovenia from March 17-22, no spectators.Ski jumping World Cup in Chaikovsky, Russia on March 18-20, no spectators.Junior ski cross and snowboard cross world championships in Saint-Lary, France from March 19-25 canceled.Snowboard World Cup in Spindleruv Mlýn, Czech Republic on March 20-21 canceled.SNOOKERChina Open in Beijing from March 30-April 5 postponed.SOCCERAsian Champions League: Matches involving Chinese clubs Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG postponed to April-May. Beijing FC allowed to play from Feb. 18. Matches involving South Korean clubs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and FC Seoul to be played with no spectators from March 3. Matches involving Iranian clubs Esteghlal, Persepolis, Shahr Khodro, Sepahan on March 2-3 postponed. All West Zone group matches from March 2 postponed. East Zone matches postponed to May 19-20 (Match Day 3), May 26-27, (Match Day 4), June 16-17 (Match Day 5), and June 23-24 (Match Day 6). Round of 16 postponed to Aug. 11-12 and 25-26, quarterfinals to Sept. 15-16 and 29-30, and the semifinals to Oct. 20-21 and 27-28.Champions League: Valencia vs. Atalanta on March 10; Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund on March 11; Juventus vs. Lyon on March 17; Barcelona vs. Napoli on March 18; Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea on March 18, no spectators.Europa League: Inter Milan vs. Getafe on March 12; Sevilla vs. Roma on March 12, Basel vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on March 19, postponed. Inter Milan vs. Ludogorets on Feb. 27; Olympiakos vs. Wolverhampton on March 12; LASK vs. Manchester United on March 12; Wolfsburg vs. Shakhtar Donetsk on March 12; Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Basel on March 12; Getafe vs. Inter Milan on March 19; Roma vs. Sevilla on March 19, Copenhagen vs. Istanbul Basaksehir on March 19; Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rangers on March 19, no spectators.Asian women's Olympic qualifying Group B tournament relocated from Wuhan to Sydney from Feb. 3-13. China vs. South Korea playoffs on March 6 and 11 postponed to April 9 and 14, and postponed to June 1-10; China home game in Sydney. Vietnam vs. Australia in C?m Ph? on March 11, no spectators.Asia World Cup qualifying: China vs. Maldives on March 26 and vs. Guam on March 31 moved to Buriram, Thailand, no spectators. Matches from March 23-April 9 postponed: China vs. Maldives, Philippines vs. Guam, Maldives vs. Syria, Guam vs. China, China vs. Philippines, Guam vs. Syria, China vs. Syria, Philippins vs. Maldives, Australia vs. Kuwait, Nepal vs. Taiwan, Kuwait vs. Jordan, Nepal vs. Australia, Australia vs. Taiwan, Nepal vs. Jordan, Taiwan vs. Kuwait, Australia vs. Jordan, Iran vs. Hong Kong, Bahrain vs. Cambodia, Hong Kong vs. Iraq, Cambodia vs. Iran, Iran vs. Bahrain, Iraq vs. Cambodia, Iran vs. Iraq, Bahrain vs. Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia vs. Yemen, Palestine vs. Singapore, Yemen vs. Uzbekistan, Singapore vs. Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia vs. Palestine, Uzbekistan vs. Singapore, Saudi Arabia vs. Uzbekistan, Palestine vs. Yemen, Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan, India vs. Qatar, Afghanistan vs. Oman, Qatar vs. Bangladesh, Bangladesh vs. India, Oman vs. Qatar, Bangladesh vs. Oman, India vs. Afghanistan, Japan vs. Myanmar, Tajikistan vs. Mongolia, Myanmar vs. Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia vs. Japan, Japan vs. Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan vs. Mongolia, Japan vs. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan vs. Myanmar, United Arab Emirates vs. Malaysia, Thailand vs. Indonesia, Malaysia vs. Vietnam, Indonesia vs. United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates vs. Thailand, Vietnam vs. Indonesia, Thailand vs. Malaysia, United Arab Emirates vs. Vietnam, South Korea vs. Turkmenistan, North Korea vs. Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan vs. Lebanon, Sri Lanka vs. South Korea, South Korea vs. North Korea, Lebanon vs. Sri Lanka, South Korea vs. Lebanon, North Korea vs. Turkmenistan.Euro 2020 qualifying playoffs: Slovakia vs. Ireland in Bratislava on March 26, no spectators.Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Montenegro vs. Ireland in Budva on March 11, no spectators.English Premier League: Manchester City vs. Arsenal on March 11 postponed.La Liga and Segunda Division matches from March 10, no spectators. La Liga from March 12 suspended.Copa del Rey final: Real Sociedad vs. Athletic Bilbao in Seville on April 18 postponed.Serie A, B, C, D and Women's Serie A matches in Lombardy and Veneto regions postponed from Feb. 22. Serie A: 6 matches on Feb. 29-March 2 postponed. All matches from March 4, no spectators.Italian Cup semifinals: Juventus vs. AC Milan on March 4, Napoli vs. Inter Milan on March 5, postponed. Final moved from May 13 to May 20.Bundesliga: Cologne vs. Borussia Monchengladbach on March 11; Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Paderborn on March 13; Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke on March 14; Cologne vs. Mainz on March 14; Hoffenheim vs. Hertha Berlino on March 14; Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich on March 14; Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Monchengladbach on March 15; Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg on March 15; Werder Bremen vs. Bayer Leverkusen on March 16, no spectators.French league: Strasbourg vs. Paris Saint-Germain on March 7, postponed. All matches in Ligue 1 and 2 from March 13, no spectators.French League Cup final: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Lyon in Paris on April 4 postponed.Algarve Cup final in Portugal on March 11: Italy vs. Germany canceled.Chinese Super League, due to start on Feb. 22, delayed.Iran Pro League: All matches from Feb. 24, no spectators; season suspended from March 4-April 2.J League in Japan: All matches from Feb. 25 postponed.K League in South Korea, due to start on Feb. 29, delayed.Swiss Super League and Challenge League from Feb. 28-March 23 postponed.V League in Vietnam from March 7, no spectators.First League and Second League in Bulgaria from March 8, no spectators.Romania, all league matches from March 9, no spectators.Primeira Liga in Portugal from March 10, no spectators.Ekstraklasa in Poland from March 10, no spectators.Austrian Bundesliga and 2nd Liga from March 10 postponed.Premier League in Egypt from March 10, no spectators.Denmark, all leagues from March 11 suspended.Major League Soccer in United States: Seattle vs. Dallas on March 21 postponed.AFC Cup: All group stage and playoff matches in east zone delayed to April 7.Asian men's futsal championship in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from Feb. 26-March 8 postponed to Aug. 5-16.Qatar Airways International in Doha with Belgium, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland from March 26-30 canceled.Men's friendlies: Japan vs. South Africa on March 27 canceled. France vs. Ukraine on March 27; France vs. Finland on March 31, no spectators.Women's friendlies: France vs. North Macedonia on April 10, no spectators.SUMOSpring Tournament in Osaka, Japan from March 8-22, no spectators.SWIMMINGAsian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled.Diving Grand Prix in Madrid from Feb. 14-16: China team withdrew.Diving world series event in Beijing from March 7-9 canceled.Italy Olympic trials in Riccione from March 17-21 canceled.South America championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 25-29 canceled.Nordic Tour: Bergen Festival in Norway from March 28-30 canceled.China Olympic trials in Qingdao from March 28-April 4 moved to May 10-16.African championships in Durban, South Africa from April 17-22 postponed.TABLE TENNISWorld team championships in Busan, South Korea, postponed from May 22-29 to June 21-28.Japan Open in Kitakyushu on April 21-26 postponed.South Korea Open in Busan on June 16-21 suspended.Australian Open in Geelong on June 23-28 suspended.TAEKWONDOAsian Olympic qualifying tournament on April 10-11 moved from Wuxi, China to Amman, Jordan.TENNISDavis Cup: China forfeited World Group I playoff vs. Romania in Piatra Neamt on March 6-7.Davis Cup: Japan vs. Ecuador qualifier in Miki on March 6-7, no spectators.Davis Cup: Italy vs. South Korea in Cagliari on March 6-7, no spectators.Fed Cup Finals in Budapest, Hungary from April 14-19 (with France, Australia, United States, Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland) postponed.Fed Cup playoffs on April 17-18 (Poland vs. Brazil, Mexico vs. Britain, Serbia vs. Canada, Latvia vs. India, Japan vs. Ukraine, Romania vs. Italy, Argentina vs. Kazakhstan, Netherlands vs. China), postponed:Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tournament moved from Dongguan, China to Dubai, United Arab Emirates from March 3-7.ATP, ITF: Suspend events for six weeks over coronavirus.WTA: Xi'an Open in China from April 13-19 canceled.WTA: Kunming Open in Anning, China from April 27-May 3 canceled.ATP Challenger TourBergamo Challenger final in Italy on Feb. 23 canceled.Qujing Challenger in China from March 2-8 canceled.Zhuhai Challenger in China from March 9-15 canceled.Shenzhen Challenger in China from March 16-22 canceled.Madrid Challenger from March 23-29 postponed to October.Zhangjiagang Challenger in China from March 23-29 canceled.Taipei Challenger in Taiwan from March 30-April 5 postponed.Nanchang Challenger in China from April 6-12 canceled.Changsha Challenger in China from April 13-19 canceled.Anning Challenger in China from April 20-26 canceled.Seoul Challenger in South Korea from April 27-May 3 postponed to August.Busan Challenger in South Korea from May 4-10 postponed to August.Gwangju Challenger in South Korea from May 11-17 postponed to August.Samarkand Challenger in Uzbekistan from May 11-17 canceled.TRIATHLONAbu Dhabi world series event on March 7 postponed.Olympic mixed relay qualifier moved from Chengdu, China on May 9 to Valencia, Spain on May 1.World Cup in Chengdu, China on May 10 postponed.World Cup in Arzachena, Italy on May 30 postponed to October.Asian Cup in Tainan, Taiwan on March 8, in Beihai, China on April 5, and Dexing, China on April 11 postponed.VOLLEYBALLBeach volleyball World Cup in Yangzhou, China from April 22-26 postponed.WATER POLOOlympic women's qualifying tournament in Trieste, Italy from March 8-15 postponed.WEIGHTLIFTINGAsian championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 16-25 postponed. Originally moved from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.East Asian championships in Seoul from Feb. 26-March 3 postponed.Junior world championships in Bucharest, Romania from March 14-24 canceled.African championships in Vacoas, Mauritius from April 13-20 canceled.European championships in Moscow from April 13-21 postponed to June 13-21.WRESTLINGAsian championships in New Delhi from Feb. 20-23: China, North Korea, Turkmenistan teams withdrew.Asian Olympic qualifying event from March 27-29 moved from Xi'an, China to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan withdrew as host on Feb. 29.OTHERSItaly declares all sports events without spectators from March 4; suspends all sports from March 9.Iran suspends all sports events from Feb. 24 for 10 days; suspends all sports indefinitely from March 5.Greece declares all sports events without spectators from March 8-22.Bulgaria declares all sports events without spectators from March 8.Slovakia suspends all sports events from March 10.Tokyo Olympic training of volunteers in Japan postponed from February to May.Tokyo Olympic flame lighting dress rehearsal in Olympia, Greece on March 11; flame lighting on March 12, no spectators.Chinese Anti-Doping Agency suspended testing from Feb. 3-21.Winter X Games events in Chongli, China from Feb. 21-23 postponed.Singapore athlete of the year awards on Feb. 26 postponed.International Boxing Association's European Continental Forum in Assisi, Italy on Feb. 29 canceled.International Boxing Association's African Continental Forum in Casablanca, Morocco from March 13-15 postponed.World Chess Federation's presidential council meeting moved from China to United Arab Emirates on Feb. 28-29.World University cross-country championships in Marrakech, Morocco on March 7 postponed.International Weightlifting Federation Congress in Bucharest, Romania on March 13 canceled.World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport in Monte Carlo from March 12-14 postponed to Feb. 11-13, 2021.World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 17-18 canceled.FIFA Council meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on March 20 moved to Zurich in June-July.Association of Southeast Asian Nations Para Games in the Philippines from March 20-28 postponed.Hong Kong sports stars awards on March 24 postponed.XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships (offroad triathlon, duathlon) in Taiwan from March 28-29 canceled.Gulf Cooperation Council Games in Kuwait from April 3-14 postponed.International Equestrian Federation Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 6-7 moved to online.Asian Football Confederation Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16 postponed.SportAccord summit in Beijing moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 19-24.FIFA Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 5 postponed to Sept. 18.International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Congress on June 20 moved from Shanghai to Antwerp, Belgium.Singapore bans spectators at National School Games from January-August.University Athletic Association of the Philippines postponed all sports events.