Editing Bruce Lee (section)

=== Grappling ===
Lee favored [[cross-training]] between different fighting styles, and had a particular interest in [[grappling]].{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}} Lee trained with several judo practitioners in [[Seattle]] and California, among them Fred Sato, [[Jesse Glover]], [[Taky Kimura]], [[Hayward Nishioka]], and [[Wally Jay]], as well as [[Gene LeBell]].{{sfn|Thomas|1994|pp=97}}{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}} Many of his first students were proficient in judo and other arts, and he learned as much as he taught.{{sfn|Thomas|1994|pp=35}} After befriending LeBell on the set of ''The Green Hornet'', Lee offered to teach him striking arts in exchange for being taught grappling techniques.{{sfn|Polly|2018|pp=187}}{{sfn|Thomas|1994|pp=77}} LeBell had been taught [[catch wrestling]] by prestigious grapplers [[Lou Thesz]] and [[Ed Lewis (wrestler)|Ed Lewis]], and notable techniques of both judo and catch wrestling can be seen in Lee's ''Tao of Jeet Kune Do''.{{sfn|Lee|1975}} He also learned grappling moves from [[hapkido]] master [[Ji Han-jae]].{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}}

According to Glover, Lee only found judo ineffective at the action of getting hold of the opponent.{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}} In their first training together, Glover showed Lee an [[Osotogari|osoto gari]], which Lee considered not a bad technique, but he disliked that Glover had needed to hold onto Lee.{{sfn|Polly|2018|pp=94}} While in Seattle, Lee developed anti-grappling techniques against opponents trying to [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]] him or take him to the ground. Glover recalled Lee "definitely would not go to the ground if he had the opportunity to get you standing up."{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}} Nonetheless, Lee expressed to LeBell a wish to integrate judo into his fighting style.{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}} He incorporated the osoto gari into Jeet Kune Do, among other throws, armlocks and chokeholds from judo.{{sfn|Cheng|1993}}

Although Lee opined that grappling was of little use in [[action choreography]] because it was not visually distinctive,{{sfn|Thomas|1994|pp=77}} he showcased grappling moves in his films, such as ''[[Way of the Dragon]]'', where his character finishes his opponent [[Chuck Norris]] with a [[Neck-crank|neck hold]] inspired by LeBell,{{sfn|Polly|2018|pp=187}} and ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'', whose prolog features Lee [[Submission (combat sports)|submitting]] his opponent [[Sammo Hung]] with an [[armbar]].{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Mathew |title=Bruce Lee and his starring role in the birth of modern mixed martial arts |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3011101/grandfather-mma-bruce-lee-and-his-starring-role-birth |access-date=July 5, 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=May 21, 2019 |archive-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708223800/https://www.scmp.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/article/3011101/grandfather-mma-bruce-lee-and-his-starring-role-birth |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Game of Death]]'' also features Lee and Han-jae exchanging grappling moves, as well as Lee using wrestling against the character played by [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]].{{sfn|Rafiq|2020}}

Lee was also influenced by the training routine of [[The Great Gama]], an Indian/Pakistani [[pehlwani]] wrestling champion known for his grappling strength. Lee incorporated Gama's exercises into his training routine.{{sfn|Little|1998|pp=58}}