Personally speaking, Mr Carruthers is about the only human on this planet who can truly perform at the same level as Bruce Lee

@Nigga4579

Жыл бұрын

Are you ok? )) No one can repeat another individual especially gifted one..bruce lee was a talent.

@mrt445

Жыл бұрын

Tommy Carruthers is the biggest bs artist going. Bruce would have disliked him. This guy doesn't spar or train fight full contact which you'd expect for someone who claims to be training for the "streets". You'd have to simulate the street environment in some way and he does none of that.

@axelstone3131

8 ай бұрын

@@mrt445funny how you say that when Bruce’s very first student Jesse Glover did a whole video about him literally talking about how gifted he is and is the closest thing to Bruce he’s ever since since Bruce. It’s even on KZread. Go ahead and watch it. I’m sure you conveniently leave that part out when you slag him off online don’t you? You are bitter little man. Every time I see your comments you have nothing but utterly toxic hate spewing from your mouth. You are absolutely pathetic. Tommy is 63 years old you moron. He’s done all the sparring he needs to do. He’s had all the fight experience he needs. His time is spent teaching his students and staying in shape these days. You’re an idiot. If Bruce was alive Tommy would no doubt be his number one student. Bruce would be proud to see someone be able to execute the same technical proficiency of JKD principles and body mechanics which next to nobody seems to be able to do. All these so called “JKD instructors” but almost none of them look anything like Bruce Lee. Even Bruce’s own wife and daughter had Tommy demonstrate JKD twice for Bruce Lee’s birthday celebrations. Pretty good for a so called “bs artist” wonder why they didn’t ask anyone else. You really ought to have your account banned for the amount of bs and misinformation you spread about the guy. KZread is full of cowards like you. Why don’t you be a man and go to his school? See how that works out for you instead of hiding behind your keyboard talking nonsense.

@academyofstreetdance1107

7 ай бұрын

@@mrt445 id agree. No jkd would look the same, and it would have evolved. Tom looks like a copy cat stuck in the 70s

@rotorairgroup8409

7 ай бұрын

For starters Bruce Lee was an actor that played fighter characters. JKD is non existent as a martial art. It uses other martial art techniques but has very little techniques of its own. The top JKD guys in the world have strong background on other systems before starting JKD.

Out of all the ppl that teach JKD have to respect Tommy, trying to achieve what Bruce Lee achieved, speed, strength, flexibility and power. Not many people can hope to even match his skill and dedication.

Hey guys there is no point talking shit when you have money to get a ticket to scotland go and fight this man.

@SkorLord

7 жыл бұрын

YesWhitesDeserveToDie AndIHopeTheyBurnInHell Mhmm

i give this guy big credit . this guy trained over 30 year ( experience) and Bruce lee died at 32 years old. imagine if Bruce was still alive.. there would be over 100 movies of him rest easy bruce

Now this guy is real deal, anyone who really knows something about fighting understands it. His hand speed is just shocking..

I practice Jeet Kune Do. But I must say T.C. is at that level that im reaching myself. Everytime I see one of his videos he motivates me,to keep goikng at it strong.I just want to give Sifu T.C the props he deserve. He is one of the best out there representing JKD like its suppose to represent it. Keep it up Sifu T.C.

@leganjan

6 жыл бұрын

how can he be so fast and extremly strong(stiff)?

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

What level is he on because no one has seen this guy fight

@deadlift1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrt445 as in rules? jkd is for the street m8 not the ring, its about getting the job done as non telegraphically and as fast as possible why dont you go to glasgow to find out

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

@@deadlift1974 JKD fighters would get destroyed by MMA fighters in the ring or the street with no rules. BJJ started in the street. This guy doesn't spar or fight full contact but people act like he's a god. In Brazil they have MMA fights called Vale Tudo where they allow groin shots, eye pokes and hair pulling. This excuse about training for the streets and not the ring is nonsense. JKD fighters wouldn't last in Vale Tudo against trained MMA fighters who will fight under no rules if challenged. Also watch the early Gracie fights where they destroy JKD and Kungfu fighters under no rules.

@axelstone3131

8 ай бұрын

@@deadlift1974this guy is a moron. He says the same crap in every comment about Tommy. Only close people saw Bruce fight also. So the guy talks nonsense. This is literally all he does. Just leaves comments talking crap about Tommy. I think he’s secret a fan. Probably wants an autograph.

This clip was awesome back in the days on cell phones

@rotorairgroup8409

Ай бұрын

Your comment is a sum of different assumptions without any solid basis. You are welcome to buy the hype. ​@urbcat

The name of the song is, "Tommy's Back". Composed by myself; it features on the Kiflow album (electronic/experimental) and used to be part of Diverz Palace (metal music). For more music, both can be found on myspace by adding /kiflow or /diverzpalace at the end of the myspace address.

All you people that are misjudging JKD, should learn what JKD is all about. It is by no means a "trad MA", its more of a philosophy that almost every UFC fighter today condones and accepts; To learn multiple martial arts and become a more complete fighter, disregarding the tools that are not useful to you and taking in the ones that are. All you MMA-sport fighters that are criticizing JKD and calling it a "trad MA", are just criticizing themselves due to their lack of understanding.

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

JKD was never a complete art because Bruce Lee died too soon. JKD schools are pretty much a group of Bruce Lee fanatics who try to imitate Bruce Lee. MMA is way more complete and it's still evolving

@Nez949

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrt445 I agree to a degree, there are lethal moves that are not allowed in MMA that in a real street fight would be used and more effective than current MMA moves. Groin kicks, Head butts, Palm strikes, finger jabs to the eye ect.

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nez949 Do you know what depresses me. The fact that if Bruce Lee lived longer he would have implemented BJJ into JKD and he would have loved MMA, he possibly would have created something like the UFC before we officially had it in the 90's. JKD practitioners like Tommy Carruthers are trying to act as if he knows how JKD would have turned out or how Bruce Lee would have responded to MMA because Tommy Carruthers hates MMA. Even when Bruce Lee was alive he already knew how to apply the main BJJ submissions because he studied Jui Jitsu. Tommy Carruthers constantly complains about MMA not being realistic eventhough in Brazil they have Vale Tudo MMA fights that have barely any rules. They ALLOW groin shots eye pokes, headbutts and hair pulling but JKD fans continuously act that these MMA events do not exist, and that groin shots and eye pokes are secret techniques that only they're aware of when even untrained people use them all the time... Vale Tudo proves that even with these limited rules BJJ and grappling in general are the determining factors in who wins not who gets eye pokes or who gets kicked in the nuts. anyone can apply a groin kick or eye poke effectively, especially trained MMA fighters. If I can kick to the chest, legs and head I won't struggle to soccer kick someone to the nuts, or if I can punch someone to the face I won't struggle to poke them in the eye..... These are basic things that I shouldn't be telling people. These attacks take seconds to learn but to become a BJJ black belt takes years and Bruce would have been a BJJ black in the 80's in addition to his fantastic striking skills had he lived longer. Tommy Carruthers on the other hand has zero sparring footage of himself proving the effectiveness of his own skills. He only has demonstrations. The funny thing is eventhough he has segments of him punching fast (which doesn't prove that he hits hard or can actually fight) he has choreographed fights that show that he has really slow body movement and footwork when closing the distance. He also thinks he has surpassed Bruce Lee and the Bruce Lee family today hates him for that, but he doesn't need to prove so by actually fighting people, that's the type of person we're dealing with.

@Nez949

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrt445 That is just foolish of Tommy if that is the case, and yes I agree 110% Bruce would have incorporated bjj into JKD had he lived long enough. along with many other MA forms. Krav, silat ect.

@deadlift1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nez949 JKD is WC, boxing a fencing not the rest of the bull shit out there, tommy hits hard but is 62 now but still in incredible shape

At 0:54, that's Bruce Lee's own invention for working the forearms. He had all of his inventions physically created by his friend George Lee. Very innovative.

OMG what a frekin powerhouse of speed thanks for posting 5 stars.

This guy looks awesome. Would love to go to one of his seminars.

To all who think he's not fast or find any negativity in his techniques....Please post a video of how FAST AND FLAWLESS "YOUR" TECHNIQUES ARE. I'll wait

@kingschultz8299

4 жыл бұрын

Why not post a video of Carruthers taking part in a real fight? If we had real evidence of his fighting ability, instead of demos and exhibitions, less people would talk smack.

@Rotaks

4 жыл бұрын

And then WHAT?????????????? If that will make the Carruther faster? What a dump philosophy.

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

When was the last time anyone saw Tommy Carruthers fight full contact? He really isn't that good. He just shows demos but never demonstrates his skills by sparring with resisting opponents

@kingdaleclarke

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrt445 and like all the others like him he will never step up ,he looks good on film that's it ,real life ? Will never happen,all show and no go

@mrt445

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingdaleclarke Someone claiming to be one of his students told me that Tommy doesn't spar or fight full contact because he believes it doesn't simulate an actual street fight..... but apparently demonstrations on stationary opponents and talking about fighting somehow do...

Man I love Jeet Kune Do. Most epic martial art ever.

@Agus_Nicodemo

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

For all of everyone's talk I doubt very much that anyone would attempt to fight him. He has enough discipline to perform the menuevers with speed and accuracy and yet do it without severely injuring someone. If you are a martial artist of any regard then you would be well aware of the fact that to hold back and yet perform as well as he does, it takes supreme skill. I, for one, appreciate a man who has enough discipline to keep this type of deadly speed and power in check.

I think Mr. Tommy Carruthers is very good. I must say of all the Jeet Kune Do Jun-fan instructors i have seen...his one of the best in our days.

"months of following and filming" and we get 92 seconds....... And a good chunk of that was him doing exercises that have nothing to do with combat. I've yet to see this guy explain a concept or demonstrate a technique with an explanation and I'm beginning to wonder whether he's the real deal or just a bloke with a couple of flash moves.

@dynastyflygon Actually I've seen him in person. That's his real speed.

@Itemtotem

3 жыл бұрын

Carruthers is the man

@danielwilliamson275

2 жыл бұрын

He looks faster in some bits than others.

Give this man his due. He is very skilled. Are MMA fighters tough? Of course. But on the streets there is only one rule. Survive. I would bet that Mr. Carruthers would survive!

Impressive, love it.

thats some serious speed put a bruce lee mask on tommy and would think it was bruce lee

Omg I love this guy wish I could train with him that would be kick ass.

Great stuff for sure!

Very good fallower of Bruce Lee. Fastest fighting skills 👍👍. I am also the student of Bruce Lee

TAKE THIS VIDEO DOWN BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE MY IMAGE

@spacearabica

9 жыл бұрын

It would have been more professional of you to just send the uploader a private message with all the details of the infrigement they may or may not be guilty of.

@user-oz3qe3fi3w

9 жыл бұрын

вы сможете в реале так драться ??? Не является ли это всего лишь подражанием Брюсу ли? У брюса ли это реально получалось так как он занимался вин чун и имел ту наработанную реакцию которая появилась в результате долгих тренировок винн чун.

@MrRosuv

9 жыл бұрын

TOMMY CARRUTHERS omg troll

how about a real fight brolol

@leejou2

10 жыл бұрын

You volunteer?

@62Power

9 жыл бұрын

leejou2 Why should he volunteer ? he never claimed that he can beat carruthers or that he is a fighter in the first place . But TC teaches people and pretends to be such a good fighter so it is normal that people want to see him fighting for real to convince ourselves ...thats just natural is it not ? All we see though is him with cooperative partners etc. I would like to see him fighting men like Shamrock , Bas Rutten , Dan Henderson , Marcos Maidana , Mark Hunt or whatever ..to prove himself ....until then you shouldnt be surprised that people write things like Arthur

@leejou2

9 жыл бұрын

Oh, he pretends? You would be suprissed after your nuts got cracked and lights got off.

@62Power

9 жыл бұрын

leejou2 what kind of answer is that ?what does this have to do with ME ? I didnt say that I can beat him ..wtf ? I am just saying that if you want to show people how to fight you need to be a proven person . no matter how many nice fast moves you can do in front of a trainingspartner or in the air it is not enough to claim to be a good fighter you know ? you also go to a doctor when you are ill and not to a guy who claims that he knows medicine and tries to prove it to you that he knows medicine by showing how he can make a nice soup when you have a cold it is simple logic I dont understand what there is to misunderstand ....btw. maybe carruthers is one of the best fighters in the world ....who knows ...but as long as he doesnt prove it and actually shows how he is fighting then it is just talking nothing more with what can he back it up ? who has he fought ? who has he beaten ? any fight records ? and yes I know he was a boxer a long time ago but thats not what I mean ....thats "just sport" to you guys anyway so I want to know who has TC fought using JKD succesfully so his students , friends , people who question him and even enemies can see ? that would make things a lot easier for everybody including TC and dont come with the "he was a bouncer and beat people" stuff ...I know people who havent trained much or anything at all and kicked ass on the street ....beating some drunk ass troublemakers in front of a club doesnt prove that he is a good fighter I want to see him to take on a "sport fighter" like Jerome Lebanner , Mark Hunt , Overreeem , Anderson Silva , Dan Henderson etc. ...doesnt matter ...some kind of pro ...THEN people will say "ok that guy is really what his fans claim to be " you guys praise him as if he is god lol so then it is fair to demand that he fights good fighters to prove himself instead of some vids like this and stories how he beat scottish partypeople

@leejou2

9 жыл бұрын

I see you watch a lot of sports. When tommy fights he kicks in the nuts, knees and eye jabs. Thats what sportsmen never expects, becuase he trains in a set pattern of rules and doesnt look out side of it. Now see his speed. Thats how he eyjabs you. Thats what you never expect, nor silva, or henderson or who ever. the real fight happens outside of system rules and ring, where you dont know a persons abilyties and dont have time to try out. thats how tommy goes fast for groin, eyes, knees, whats ever first available. You would wonder, kid.

Ahhh so good I love how light he is on his toes ! Amazing !

WTF!!! HOLLY COW - that was a 1 HANDED pull up at the end!!!...MUCH MUCH RESPECT!

This is Amazing!

@banarelo JKD means pure learning. Apart from Bruce, a lot of JKD fighters have introduced scratches of modern Martial Arts such as Thai boxing, Brazilian jujitsu and Krav Maga to their own JKD. As i said before: Every single fighter forges his own JKD. This is what makes it just unique.

this guy rocks!! dont mess with him!!

This guy looks even faster than the legendary bruce lee. Does tommy Carruthers hold classes or seminars anywhere. One of the best ive seen.

no one comes close to Bruce Lee. He remains a legend.

I actually want to see him fight for real

Tommy has over 30 years experience in the martial arts which includes military self-defence techniques,Judo,Jiu-Jitsu,wrestling,Karate,boxing,VingTsun (4years with Nino Bernardo's clan), Non-Classical Gung Fu & finally Jeet Kune Do. Whilst training in western boxing, Tommy made something of a name for himself and became the subject of several tempting offers 2 turn professional. "But still 2 Tommy, even though he seemed 2 excel in boxing, it was not JKD." (from Bio Page)

AWESOME, THATS WHY I PRATICE JKD, THANK YOU!

the smartest reply yet! you win,...flawless victory

Awesome!, i use go to his dojo back 1996-1997 when it was in hydepark st, dont know if its still their though. On sunday's we use to get the best hardcore workout ever. I would love to go back, but i probably collapse with my current fitness.

He is a MACHINE ! ! ! This is Fighting !

Wow. Thats a one handed chin-up at the end. Awesome.

So cool, Tommy is the best!

I saw him in Caserta (Italy) and I he is really incredible...I've studied bjj,Muay Thay and made some match but I can tell you that Tommy is the number one!!!! He is faster then in this video..I was really impressed by him.For me he is the new Bruce Lee

thank you. so well said.

Damn those moves are fast!

I'm both scared and impressed... Awesome

none is more important than the other, they all compliment eachother

If I wasn't a Wing Chun guy, this would definitely be the style of choice. Awesome.

can i just ask. how difficult it is to kickbox in Jeans? thank you. Great video too!

my favorite indeed !!!

i love watching this guy, i really wish he lived near me so i could train under him, he's truely impressive.

i just got so happy by watching this

The quicker your punches and kicks gather speed, the more momentum your punches and kicks will have. Momentum translates into force. The real drawback of performing quick rabbit punches is that you have to counteract your momentum in order to pull back your fist/foot for the next quick strike. Mastering quick strikes allows you to use your opponent's body parts to counter your momentum, instead of using your own strength to counter your momentum. Masters' strikes are both quick and deadly.

NEVER limit yourself with rules or civil philosophies when it comes to a real fight.When you do that, you are establishing rules that create weaknesses.When you create weaknesses you risk getting hurt or even killed.

That is speed, true speed - read about this fellow many times - but never saw footage - incredible. Don't dis this guy, not unless you're quicker. !!!

The song is called, "Tommy's Back". I composed it for the video. You can hear this song, and other examples of my work on my myspace page (which can be found underneath 'director', in the video's info box)

@mmalizard hahahaha, pretty sure this guy would dominate his weight class. No one would be faster than him, they'd be out before they knew the fight started.

Tommy's Skill Level is Crazy!! BUT the craziest thing is Tommy was trained by one of Bruce Lees Original Students... So imagine How Sick his trainer was.. Then try to imagine Bruce Lees Actual Skill Level!!! (YOU CANT)

Scientifically speaking... Strength = amount of force used against an object (Work) Speed = rate at which an object moves or changes position (Time) Power = Amount of Work expended over a period of Time So neither speed alone nor strength alone automatically equates to power. Just like you can have a guy who's very strong but is slow, you can have a very fast guy who's not but is weak. Guys like Bruce Lee are exceptional in that he could lift heavy weights and had blinding speed.

Wow. The one armed chin-up was the most impressive.

Yes you can train with Tommy, he teaches in Scotland. There are quite a few JKD teachers in California.

@DDL999 It's called Tommy's Back by the band Diverz Palace. It was written for the showreel.

FANTASTICO IL VERO JKD!!!

thanks a lot ;)

FateSubzero, That's exactly right. One of the main characteristics of Jeet Kune Do philosophy is that it incorporates aspects of different martial arts that work and leaves out the wasteful unnecessary movements that can leave you open.

Because if your that good it's very hard to stay unnoticed....think about it.

Wow, he's moving, but his opponents, whether wooden or flesh, aren't. That's amazing.

You NEVER know when the other person is gonna fight dirty.Also by doing this you are letting the opponent dictate how the fight itself plays out.Fights are spontaneous controlled chaos in motion and you can never tell what the other person might be thinking.If you have a shot take it.

He doesn't teach his students to spar but he teaches them to fight full contact.

A lot of people say this guy doesn't have any power. Speed is power :)

@ichdermetzger It's a tune that I composed myself for the showreel. It's called Tommy's Back. For more music that I've written you can check out my myspace pages (just enter the names after the main webpage address): /diverzpalace (for metal music) and /kiflow (for electronic) Cheers.

LEGEND

@EdDy4RheelZ Another question. Could you direct me to where Carruthers said that his stuff is too deadly for the ring? Just want to read it myself. thanks.

EXCELENTE VIDEO! MUCHAS FELICITACIONES AL SEÑOR QUE APARECE EN DICHO VIDEO!.. SALUDOS CORDIALES!....

i give this guy his dues and i watch all kinds of fighting competitions ( ufc, muy thai, jujitsu, etc.) but in today's world, the best fighting styles are the ones that teach survival training. like the israeli krav maga. although bruce lee was so skilled it wouldn't matter

DAMN he is SOOOOOOO fast

Everyone who said that this is shit knows nothing about martial arts! You are talking about real fight and so on, but this is real! Look closer! He has awesome speed, awesome precision, awesome focus & awesome control! CONTROL! True master. Respect.

@franklouuu Look up Moti Horenstein, who started MA at age 5, was a junior champ in Israel, and studied Krav Magda. He fought in early MMA, before there were extensive rules in place. His record is 1 win, 6 losses. His 1st bout was against Mark Coleman - also his 1st bout - a pure wrestler with NO martial arts training. Coleman took Horenstein to the ground and beat him to a pulp. His second bout was against Mark Kerr, another wrestler with no MA training.

Jeet Kune Do is an "interpretation" - that is just revolutionary.

i like the music man!

if they ever make a worthy bruce lee videogame, i hope this guy does the motion capture work for it.

that kick at :47 is brutal, that would probably cause damage to almost anyone regardless of their conditioning

does this dude fight? i have been looking for fight videos and cant find any the description says that its a Tommy Carruthers vers so and so but its just him showing how fast he is

tommy needs more vids on youtube.

great guy, great video and great song...what's the name of the song?

last quote, "The other weakness is, when clans are formed, the people of a clan will hold their kind of martial art as the only truth and do not dare to reform or improve it. Thus they are confined in their own tiny little world. Their students become machines which imitate martial art forms." sound much like you?

@Furegious Since you called this piece "Tommy's Back" --was there like a time when he was injured or something? And like now he's "back" ? Lol sorry I was just wondering.

Bruce Lee never intended jkd to be a martial art in itself, in his Tau book he states that once you've read it you should throw it away as its only a suggestion,, not a ruled structure for training in. jkd is supposed to be a mindset towards other arts to form your own. so your right in the way that it becomes each persons own martial art

i was thinking more along the lines of "aaah, ref he poked me in the eye" (winces around like a pansy) , "do you need a few minutes?" "oh yes please.Boy I sure am glad youre not allowed to do that in real life...." This was an actual transcript from a Brock Lesnar fight.

Dudes a beast

@southtxguitarist That was also something bruce lee criticised in traditional martial arts. They were static and worried too much with useless moves. So he created JKD which is more a philosophy than a school. He said that people should learn simple and effective moves and discard the useless moves. He also said that fighters should have the liberty to fight the way they like instead of copying mannerisms. And finally, one should learn for several martial arts.

RESPECT!

@TOWinkworthIpswich : (continued) to block , evade or deflect an attack. Which is also why I said the the fight starts well before the first punch is throw. Before the attack you should have been checking for exit routes. The moment you suspect that you could be attacked is when the fight starts, the only difference is the level at which you counter attack. Simply being alert of your surrounding & noticing exit routes & possible obstacles is already a form of self defense. ...

best jeet kun do videos ive seen so far even better than bruce lee himself

hey anyone know what would be a better choice for a strking martial art out of shotokon karate or muay thai ? I'm looking into this as refards to if I was in a street fight

Wowee, this dude is badass...

That's why martial arts legends like Chuck Norris and Dan Insanto decide to train in BJJ and work that hard to get a black belt in BJJ.

Yeah, bro!!!

I want to see this dude in UFC. If he did this crazy shit and won, he would be the most popular dude in UFC. Millions of dollars to be made.

with the speed tommy Carruthers is fighting everyone is chanceless. i mean that guy is realy fast! there are fighters, and there is a Tommy Carruthers. i search the internet every day to find better fighters but the search stopt when i got the first look of him. bruce lee would be proud that at least one person knows what he is realy doing. now this is jeet kune do! GO TOMMY!!! bruce loves ya!

Sad that the footage is sped up in so many shots. It makes him look extraordinarily fast. It exaggerates the truth.