Everything BRUCE LEE including the Martial Arts of Jeet Kune Do

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Everything BRUCE LEE including the Martial Arts of Jeet Kune Do

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"Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco on November 27, 1940 in the year of the Dragon. Lee was raised, however in Hong Kong where he began his first formal training in martial arts with Wing Chung Master Yip Man when he was 13. At the age of 18, Bruce Lee returned to the United States and attended the University of Washington in Seattle where, as a philosophy student, he began to train students in the art of the Chinese Gung Fu. Lee met his wife Linda during this time and opened his first school, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute. Lee later opened schools in Oakland and Los Angles while he and Linda raised their son, Brandon, and daughter, Shannon, Lee quickly began to develop new ideas about martial arts and training based on many of his experiences, leading him to the creation of his own art called Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee went on to train many private celebrity student, such as Steve McQueen and James Coburn, and became a celebrity in his own right with his entree in American media via The Green Hornet and, of course, his later films, which catapulted him to iconic status. Bruce Lee's life, however, was cut short when he died on July 20, 1973 in Hong Kong from a cerebral edema caused by an allergic reaction to a pain medication. Lee was 32. His final resting place is Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington." -brucelee.com

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Everything BRUCE LEE including the Martial Arts of Jeet Kune Do

decked out cool..

Bruce and Brandon Lee.

BRANDON LEE 1965-1993

BRANDON LEE 1965-1993

BRANDON LEE 1965-1993. Brandon Lee died of a fatal gunshot wound on March 31, 1993 after an accidental shooting on the set of the film, "The Crow" (1994)

BRANDON LEE (1965-1993) in the lead role of film, "The Crow" (1994)

According to Dan Inosanto, Lee was interested the martial arts weapon -nunchuku long before it became popular amongst martial artists in the west, and it was certainly his use of it in films that popularised it among martial arts cinemagoers.

Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's Daughter and younger sister to Brandon Lee.

Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's Daughter

Film still: Lee in the film, the "Game of Death" (1978)

Film still: Lee battles with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in film, "Game of Death" (1978). The movie was discontinued when Lee died in '73 and completed at the later date.

Infant Bruce Lee and his mother Grace Ho whose ethnicity was half-Chinese and half-Caucasian. Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940 in the Chinese Zodiac year of the Dragon.

Lee and his father, Lee Hoi-Chuen. Bruce Lee's mother, Grace Ho was half-Chinese and Caucasian.

How fast did Bruce Lee punch? super fast.

Bruce Lee developed a martial art that was particular to him and he called it Jeet Kune Do.

The flying kick.. whoa core strength.

From Left to Right: Mike Stone, Lee Marvin, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee

Lee battles with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in film, "Game of Death" (1978). Jabbar was a student of Lee's school, Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee and son, Brandon.

This man obviously adored his son, Brandon.

Lee's early courtship with his wife Linda.

Incredible abdominal muscles.. It's well known that Lee took his workouts very serious and even wrote articles about "fitness".

Lee battling Chuck Norris in film, "The Way of the Dragon" (1972)

Lee with his wife -Linda, daughter -Shannon and son -Brandon.

Jeet Kune Do is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by Lee with direct, non classical and straightforward movements.

Nunchaku (Nunchucks) were popularized by Bruce Lee in his movies

Lee felt combat was spontaneous, and that a martial artist cannot predict it, only react to it, and that a good martial artist should "Be like water" and move fluidly without hesitation. -wikipedia

Lee with his son Brandon Lee.

Bruce Lee and his son, Brandon Lee.

Must be circa: '70s.. don't think I've ever seen Lee with a mustache.

Lee working out with Chung Master Yip Man.

Lee demonstrates his two-finger push-up!

Lee said that Jeet Kune Do is a a "style without style" or "the art of fighting without fighting". His style works with minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed.

Lee wrote about his style of martial arts: "... I hope to free my followers from clinging to styles, patterns, or molds. Remember that Jeet Kune Do is merely a name used, a mirror in which to see 'ourselves'. . . "

The English name, BRUCE, was given to him as a baby boy by a nurse in the Jackson Street Hospital, San Francisco.

Steve McQueen and Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee and his son, Brandon Lee. Brandon Lee went on to star in the film, "The Crow" (1994) .

Lee’s suc­cess did not come eas­ily. In fact, he had to over­come sev­eral obsta­cles, includ­ing racism, set­backs and a debil­i­tat­ing phys­i­cal injury.

Lee as the character, Kato (right) with Britt Reid as the Green Hornet (left).

Bruce Lee with student at his school, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute.

In 1964, at the age of 24, Lee appeared at the Long Beach Inter­na­tional Karate Cham­pi­onships, where he amazed the crowd by per­form­ing feats like two-finger push-ups.

Lee had an incred­i­ble depth and bal­anced his phys­i­cal skills with East­ern and West­ern phi­los­o­phy, he kept an exten­sive library and filled vol­umes of note­books with his own writing.

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris

Bruce Lee's Chinese name: (Lee Xiao Loong, Lee Jun Fan)

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Lee’s success did not come easily. In fact, he had to overcome several obstacles, including racism, setbacks and a debilitating physical injury.

In 1964, at the age of 24, Lee appeared at the Long Beach International Karate Championships, where he amazed the crowd by performing feats like two-finger push-ups.

Lee had an incredible depth and balanced his physical skills with Eastern and Western philosophy, he kept an extensive library and filled volumes of notebooks with his own writing.