New Angle backs up Grandmaster Vic Moore's statements 50 years ago about the day Bruce Lee challenged him to a Speed Test at the 1967 Long beach Internationals.

For the past 50 years it has been promoted in books and videos that National Karate Champion Vic Moore was unable to block ANY of Bruce Lee's punches. Even the most recent restored footage of Lee's demonstration removes these events altogether.

As referenced in a 1960s article @ 4:21, stating:

"1967 - Vic Moore and Bruce Lee (the famous Bruce Lee) put on a match of speed at the Internationals in California. Vic beat Bruce Lee 4 out of 6 times. (Facts to prove it)"

Grandmaster Moore's audio commentary was recorded years before this footage was shown. He was going off of memory and it's the same story he has told all these years.

1. @ 2:50 and @ 4:35 - He blocked several strikes to the chest. Specifically, a Palm Heel Block being the 1st of 4.
2. @ 4:44 - Bruce Lee being surprised/embarrassed.
3. @ 4:32 - 5:16 The count of 4 strikes Bruce attempts from spectator Point of View.
4. @ 5:10 - Bruce patting him on his right arm admitting how fast Vic Moore was.
5. @ 5:19 - The Stadium Angle (the really clean color footage released a couple years ago), makes an EDIT removing Vic Moore's first 4 blocks. It then cuts to the profile view of Lee doing only two head strikes from 2 feet away. It is this footage that was referenced as proof of Moore not being able to block Lee. Which we see now was never the case.
6. @ 5:25 - Vic Moore telling Lee the speed drill was to block punches to chest, not the head. And them laughing before concluding the demo.

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