RYUSEI Imai is a large fan Bruce Lee and now has a ripped physique to match the martial arts legend.
The 12-year-old is already so robust he can knock over his mum with a kung-fu kick and his gruelling coaching contains two finger press ups.
The Japanese teen has been watching Bruce Lee’s movies since he was one and has set about emulating his hero.
“I need to be as cool as Bruce Lee. I need to transfer as quick as him,” he mentioned
Ryusei trains day by day with stretches and flooring workouts as effectively a muscle coaching and runs exterior.
One video exhibits him knocking over his mum who’s sitting on a chair whereas in one other he might be seen doing press-ups balanced on his fingers.
Referred to as ‘mini Bruce Lee’, he has already amassed practically 500,000 Instagram followers and has appeared on TV in his residence nation.
Ryusei says he additionally attracts consideration at college due to his muscular body.
“In PE class, each time I modify my garments, my pals say ‘your muscle tissues are nice’,” he mentioned.
His mother and father typically performed Lee’s movies for his or her son observed him completely copying scenes.
“I’ve watched his motion pictures since I used to be one yr outdated and tried to be like him,” he mentioned.
“I made lots of errors at first, like I could not get the precise timing.
“Generally I used to be too quick, typically too gradual, however I am getting higher and higher. Now I can imitate his strikes together with the flicks.”
Dad Ryuji mentioned the pair bonded over their devotion to Bruce Lee, who died aged 32 in the summertime of 1973 in Hong Kong.
“I really like Bruce Lee and so does Ryusei,” his father advised Barcroft TV.
“I would like him to dedicate himself to what he loves with an sincere coronary heart. And by no means quit. So long as he remembers that and enjoys himself.”
Ryusei seems to be following within the footsteps of the world’s strongest woman, who as soon as punched down a tree.
Evnika Saavakass soared to boxing fame 5 years in the past when she was filmed throwing 100 punches in only a minute at simply eight-years-old.
Her skills had been instantly noticed at age 4 by her father Rustram Saadvaskass, who’s an expert boxing coach.
In the meantime a boy who was as soon as dubbed the world’s strongest child seems unrecognisable 13 years later.
Liam Hoekstra, from Michigan, gained the identify the “mini hulk” at age three when his insane muscle tissues sparked a media and medical frenzy.
Again in 2014 he starred in a documentary known as The World’s Strongest Toddler the place docs known as him a “medical thriller”.