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FattyDingDong on 12 December 2014

A Bruce Lee impersonator is gaining Internet stardom in Afghanistan, thanks to his Facebook page and imitations of famous Bruce Lee moves and poses.

 

“I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star,” Abbas Alizada, or “Bruce Hazara,” as his Facebook page calls him, told Reuters.

 

Alizada trains twice a week to achieve his goal. From a poor family of 10 children, Alizada’s parents couldn’t afford to send him to a martial arts academy, but a trainer mentored him anyway. Now, he wants to make it to the big screen and bring some good press to Afghanistan in the process.

 

“The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war … I am happy that my story is a positive one,” Alizada said.

So... you may be thinking "There are a billion Chinese people on this earth, how the heck did Bruce Lee's reincarnation show up in Afghanistan of all the places".   Well, Afghanistan has dozens of different ethnic groups, Abbas Alizada belongs to the Hazara tribe - Mongolian mixed with Persian people. Many believe that the Hazaras were originally Genghis Khan's men who settled in Afghanistan and married local women. 

Anyways, what do you think? Does he look like Bruce Lee? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPfzrZmHrjg

PS, Video thumbnail is posted down below.



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FattyDingDong on 12 December 2014
FattyDingDong said:

A Bruce Lee impersonator is gaining Internet stardom in Afghanistan, thanks to his Facebook page and imitations of famous Bruce Lee moves and poses.

 

“I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star,” Abbas Alizada, or “Bruce Hazara,” as his Facebook page calls him, told Reuters.

 

Alizada trains twice a week to achieve his goal. From a poor family of 10 children, Alizada’s parents couldn’t afford to send him to a martial arts academy, but a trainer mentored him anyway. Now, he wants to make it to the big screen and bring some good press to Afghanistan in the process.

 

“The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war … I am happy that my story is a positive one,” Alizada said.

So... you may be thinking "There are a billion Chinese people on this earth, how the heck did Bruce Lee's reincarnation show up in Afghanistan of all the places".   Well, Afghanistan has dozens of different ethnic groups, Abbas Alizada belongs to the Hazara tribe - Mongolian mixed with Persian people. Many believe that the Hazaras were originally Genghis Khan's men who settled in Afghanistan and married local women. 

Anyways, what do you think? Does he look like Bruce Lee? 

PS, Video is posted down below.



I trust no one, not even myself.

FattyDingDong on 12 December 2014
FattyDingDong said:
FattyDingDong said:

A Bruce Lee impersonator is gaining Internet stardom in Afghanistan, thanks to his Facebook page and imitations of famous Bruce Lee moves and poses.

 

“I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star,” Abbas Alizada, or “Bruce Hazara,” as his Facebook page calls him, told Reuters.

 

Alizada trains twice a week to achieve his goal. From a poor family of 10 children, Alizada’s parents couldn’t afford to send him to a martial arts academy, but a trainer mentored him anyway. Now, he wants to make it to the big screen and bring some good press to Afghanistan in the process.

 

“The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war … I am happy that my story is a positive one,” Alizada said.

So... you may be thinking "There are a billion Chinese people on this earth, how the heck did Bruce Lee's reincarnation show up in Afghanistan of all the places".   Well, Afghanistan has dozens of different ethnic groups, Abbas Alizada belongs to the Hazara tribe - Mongolian mixed with Persian people. Many believe that the Hazaras were originally Genghis Khan's men who settled in Afghanistan and married local women. 

Anyways, what do you think? Does he look like Bruce Lee? 

PS, Video is posted down below.




I trust no one, not even myself.

Zanten on 12 December 2014

He does look a lot like him, absolutely, though if he's just training twice a week, he might have a great deal of trouble living up to the original. o.o Seriously, Half of what I heard Bruce Lee had done in terms of physical prowess sounds like a bad Chuck Norris joke. I'm not even sure where to draw the line between fact and fiction; 1 inch punching a man so hard his target stumbled back into a chair. Able to move so fast he could take a penny and leave a dime in your hand before you could close it. Crazy stuff.



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FattyDingDong on 12 December 2014
Zanten said:
He does look a lot like him, absolutely, though if he's just training twice a week, he might have a great deal of trouble living up to the original. o.o Seriously, Half of what I heard Bruce Lee had done in terms of physical prowess sounds like a bad Chuck Norris joke. I'm not even sure where to draw the line between fact and fiction; 1 inch punching a man so hard his target stumbled back into a chair. Able to move so fast he could take a penny and leave a dime in your hand before you could close it. Crazy stuff.


You have to understand that he is not avoiding training because he's lazy but because he has to work 5 days a week to support a family of 12. In Afghanistanyou are considered lucky if you can feed your family.



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green_sky on 12 December 2014

That's a Bruce Lee's lookalike alright. Has the same kind of style too. Well good luck to the guy.