1. CINEMORE
  2. movie
  3. Enter the Dragon
  4. What does "Don't think! Feel!" in Bruce Lee's Gospel "Enter the Dragon" mean?
What does "Don't think! Feel!" in Bruce Lee's Gospel "Enter the Dragon" mean?

(c) 2019 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

What does "Don't think! Feel!" in Bruce Lee's Gospel "Enter the Dragon" mean?

PAGES


True theory: “Don’t think! Feel it!”



Have you ever had an experience like this?


The same route home every day. "Oh, I should take a little detour today and stop at the convenience store to buy shampoo," I think, but I end up walking straight home. And the moment I arrive home and try to wash my hair in the bath, I regret it when I see the empty shampoo bottle. I obey the traffic lights along the way and avoid the bicycles coming from the opposite direction, so it's not like I was completely unconscious. Even though I'm aware of it, I still unconsciously walk home.


In "Enter the Dragon," Bruce has a conversation with the Shaolin monk, played by Roy Chao, about fighting. When the monk asks Bruce what he thinks about during a fight, Bruce responds:


“There is no enemy, because there is no ‘I’. A good fight is like a game played in complete seriousness. If the opponent pushes, you pull back; if the opponent pulls back, you push. When the opportunity arises, ‘I’ do not attack. (He thrusts out his fist.) ‘This’ is already attacking.”



“Enter the Dragon” (c) 2019 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Let's say you practice the same punch hundreds or thousands of times every day, aiming at a vital spot. When you get into a match and you're dodging or parrying your opponent's punches and kicks, there comes a moment when your opponent's guard lets down. At that moment, would you consciously think, "I'll lightly clench my fist, snap it, twist my hips and shoulders, and put the weight of my entire upper body onto my fist to punch!"?


Perhaps, while being aware of the opponent's weaknesses, he unconsciously throws the same punches he does every day in the same way as always. If you space out, you will naturally go home.


In other words, you consciously check your opponent's movements and respond to them, but the moment a good opportunity to attack arises, you unconsciously strike your opponent. You train until you can do that. And logic like "clench your fist lightly and snap it" will only produce results when you put it into practice. If you are obsessed with logic, you will not get brilliant results.


This is "Don't think! Feel!"



PAGES

Share this article

Email magazine registration
  1. CINEMORE
  2. movie
  3. Enter the Dragon
  4. What does "Don't think! Feel!" in Bruce Lee's Gospel "Enter the Dragon" mean?