Bruce Lee - Biography

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DateofBirth 27November1940,SanFrancisco,California,USA

DateofDeath 20July1973,Kowloon,HongKong(cerebraledema)

BirthName LeeJunFan

Height 5'7"(1,71m)

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BruceLeeremainsthegreatesticonofmartialartscinemaandakeyfigureofmodernpopularmedia.HaditnotbeenforBruceLeeandhismoviesintheearly1970s,it'sarguablewhetherornotthemartialartsfilmgenrewouldhaveeverpenetratedandinfluencedmainstreamNorthAmericanandEuropeancinemaandaudiencesthewayithasoverthepastfourdecades.

TheinfluenceofEastAsianmartialartscinemacanbeseentodayinsomanyotherfilmgenresincludingcomedies,action,drama,sciencefiction,horrorandanimation.....andtheyallhavetheirrootsinthephenomenonthatwasBruceLee.

Leewasborn"LeeJunFan"Novembertwentyseventh1940inSanFrancisco,thesonofLeeHoiChuen,asingerwiththeCantoneseOpera.ApproximatelyoneyearlaterthefamilyreturnedtoKowlooninHongKongandattheageoffiveyears,ayoungBrucebeginsappearinginchildren'srolesinminorfilmsincludingTheBirthofMankind(1946)andFuguifuyun(1948).Attheageof12BrucecommencedattendingLaSalleCollege.Brucewaslaterbeatenupbyastreetgang,whichinspiredhimtotakeupmartialartstrainingunderthetutelageof"SifuYipMan"whoschooledBruceinwingchunkungfuforaperiodofapproximatelyfiveyears.ThiswastheonlyformalizedmartialartstrainingeverundertakenbyLee.Thetalented&athleticBrucealsotookupchachadancingandattheageof18wonamajordancechampionshipinHongKong.

HoweverhistemperandquickfistsgothimintroublewiththeHongKongpoliceonnumerousoccasions.HisparentssuggestedthatheheadofftotheUnitedStates.LeelandedinSanFrancisco'sChinatownin1959andworkedinacloserelative'srestaurant.HeeventuallymadehiswaytoSeattle,Washingtonwhereheenrolledatuniversitytostudyphilosophyandfoundthetimetopracticehisbelovedkungfutechniques.In1963LeemetLindaEmery(laterhiswife)andalsoopenedhisfirstkungfuschoolat4750UniversityWay.Duringtheearlyhalfofthe1960sLeebecameassociatedwithmanykeymartialartsfiguresintheUSAincludingkenpokarateexpertEdParkerandtaekwondomasterJhoonRhee.HemadeguestappearancesatnotablemartialartseventsincludingtheLongBeachNationals.ThroughoneofthesetournamentsBrucemetHollywoodhairstylistJaySebringwhointroducedhimtoT.V.producerWilliamDozier.Basedontherunawaysuccessof"Batman"Dozierwaskeentobringthecartooncharacterof"TheGreenHornet"toT.V.andwasonthelookoutforanEastAsianactortoplaytheGreenHornet'ssidekick,"Kato".AroundthistimeBrucealsoopenedasecondkungfuschoolinOakland,CaliforniaandrelocatedtoOaklandtobeclosertoHollywood.

Bruce'sscreentestwassuccessful,and"TheGreenHornet"starringVanWilliamsairedin1966withmixedsuccess.Hisfightscenesweresometimesobscuredbyunrevealingcameraangles,buthisdedicationwassuchthatheinsistedhischaracterbehavelikeaperfectbodyguard,keepinghiseyesonwhoevermightbeathreattohisemployerexceptwhenthescriptmadethisimpossible.Theshowwassurprisinglyterminatedafteronlyoneseason(twentysixepisodes),butbythistimeLeewasreceivingmorefanmailthantheshow'snominalstar.HethenopenedathirdbranchofhiskungfuschoolinLosAngelesandbeganprovidingpersonalizedmartialartstrainingtocelebritiesincludingfilmstarsSteveMcQueenandJamesCoburnaswellasscreenwriterStirlingSilliphant.InadditionherefinedhispriorknowledgeofwingchunandincorporatedaspectsofotherfightingstylessuchastraditionalboxingandOkinawankarate.Healsodevelopedhisownuniquestyle"JeetKuneDo"(WayoftheInterceptingFist).Anotherfilmopportunitythencamehiswayashelandedthesmallroleofastandovermannamed"WinslowWong"whointimidatesprivateeyeJamesGarnerinL'investigatoreMarlowe(1969).WongpaysavisittoGarnerandproceedstodemolishtheinvestigator'sofficewithhisfistsandfeet,finishingoffwithaspectacularhighkickthatshattersthelightfixture.Withthisfurtherexposureofhistalents,Brucethenscoredseveralguestappearancesasamartialarts

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instructortoblindprivateeyeJamesFranciscusontheTVseriesLongstreet(1971).

WithhisminorsuccessinHollywoodandmoneyinhispocket,BrucereturnedforavisittoHongKongandwasapproachedbyfilmproducerRaymondChowwhohadrecentlystarted"GoldenHarvest"productions.ChowwaskeentoutilizeLee'sstrongpopularityamongstyoungChinesefans,andofferedhimtheleadrolein_Tangshadaxiong(1971)_(A.K.A."TheBigBoss").ThefilmwasdirectedbyWeiLo,shotinThailandonaverylowbudgetandinterriblelivingconditionsforcastandcrew.However,whenitopenedinHongKongthefilmwasanenormoushit.ChowknewhehadstruckboxofficegoldwithLeeandquicklyassembledanotherscriptentitledDallaCinaconfurore(1972)(A.K.A."TheChineseConnection",A.K.A."FistofFury").Thesecondfilm(withaslightlybiggerbudget)wasagaindirectedbyWeiLoandwassetinShanghaiintheyear1900,withLeereturningtohisschooltofindthathisbelovedmasterhasbeenpoisonedbythelocalJapanesekarateschool.Onceagainheuncoverstheevildoersandsetsaboutseekingrevengeonthoseresponsibleformurderinghisteacher.Thefilmfeaturesseveralsuperbfightsequencesand,atthefilm'sconclusion,LeerefusestosurrendertotheJapaneselawandseeminglyleapstohisdeathinahailofpolicebullets.

OncemoreHongKongstreetswerejammedwiththousandsofferventChinesemoviefanswhocouldnotgetenoughofthefearlessBruceLee,andhissecondfilmwentontobreaktheboxofficerecordssetbythefirst!Leethensetuphisownproductioncompany,ConcordProductions,andsetaboutguidinghisfilmcareerpersonallybywriting,directingandactinginhisnextfilm,_Menglongguojiang(1972)_(A.K.A."WayoftheDragon",A.K.A."ReturnofTheDragon").Abiggerbudgetmeantbetterlocationsandopponents,withthenewfilmsetinRome,ItalyandadditionallystarringhapkidoexpertIngSikWhang,karatelegendRobertWallandseventimeU.S.karatechampionChuckNorris.Bruceplaysaseeminglysimplecountryboysenttoassistatacousin'srestaurantinRomeandfindshiscousinsarebeingbulliedbylocalthugsforprotection.

BynowLee'sremarkablesuccessinEastAsiahadcometotheattentionofHollywoodfilmexecutivesandascriptwashastilywrittenpitchinghimasasecretagentpenetratinganislandfortress.WarnerBros.financedthefilmandalsoinsistedonBmovietoughguyJohnSaxonstarringalongsideLeetogivethefilmwiderappeal.ThefilmculminateswithanothershowstoppingfightsequencebetweenLeeandthekeyvillain,Han,inamazeofmirrors.ShootingwascompletedinandaroundHongKonginearly1973andinthesubsequentweeksBrucewasinvolvedincompletingoverdubsandloopingforthefinalcut.VariousreportsfromfriendsandcoworkerscitethathewasnotfeelingwellduringthisperiodandonJulytwentieth1973helaydownattheapartmentofactressBettyTingPeiaftertakingaheadachetabletandwaslaterunabletoberevived.AdoctorwascalledandLeewastakentohospitalbyambulanceandpronounceddeadthatevening.Theofficialfindingwasdeathduetoacerebraledema,causedbyareactiontotheheadachetablet.

Fansworldwidewereshatteredthattheirvirileidolhadpassedatsuchayoungage,andnearlythirtythousandfansfiledpasthiscoffininHongKong.Asecond,muchsmallerceremonywasheldinSeattle,WashingtonandBrucewaslaidtorestatLakeViewCemetaryinSeattlewithpallbearersincludingSteveMcQueen,JamesCoburnandDanInosanto.I3dell'OperazioneDrago(1973)waslaterreleasedinthemainlandUnitedStates,andwasahugehitwithaudiencesthere,whichthenpromptedNationalGeneralfilmstoactivelydistributehisthreepriormoviestoU.S.theatres...eachwasaboxofficesmash.

FansthroughouttheworldwerestillhungryformoreBruceLeefilmsandthusremainingfootage(completedbeforehisdeath)ofLeefightingseveralopponentsincludingDanInosanto,HughO'BrianandKareemAbdulJabbarwascraftedintoanotherfilmtitledL'ultimocombattimentodiChen(1978).ThefilmusedalookalikeandshadowycameraworktobesubstitutedfortherealLeeinnumerousscenes.ThefilmisapooradditiontothelineupandisonlysavedbythefinaltwentyminutesandthefootageoftherealBruceLeebattlinghiswayupthetower.AmazinglythissameshoddyprocesswasusedtocreateL'ultimasfidadiBruceLee(1981)(A.K.A."GameofDeathII"),withalookalikeandmorestuntdoublesinterwovenwithafewbriefminutesoffootageoftherealBruceLee.

TragicallyhissonBrandonLee,anactorandmartialartistlikehisfather,waskilledinafreakaccidentonthesetofIlcorvoTheCrow(1994).

BruceLeewasnotonlyanamazingathleteandmartialartistbuthepossessedgenuinesuperstarcharismaandthroughahandfuloffilmsheleftbehindanindelibleimpressiononthetapestryofmoderncinema.

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LindaLeeCadwell (17August196420July1973)(hisdeath)(2children)

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Oftenhadasceneinhisfilmswhereinafight,hegetswounded.Standingstunned,hetasteshisownbloodandthenhegoesberserkwipingoutanyopponentinhispath.

Madeanimalsoundswhenhefoughttounnervehisfoesandfocushisstrength.HischaracterswereoftenproudlyChineseandbattledfoeswhoraciallyoppressedhispeopleasinwhenhesmasheda"NodogsorChineseallowed"signwithaflyingkick



UseofJeetKunDo,aformofmartialartsheinventedhimselfinwhichfreedomofreactionwasfarmoreimportantthanrigidform

Bowlhaircut

Lightningfastmovesandreflexes

Extremelywelldefinedbodyandmuscles

Fightingshirtless

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Ranked#100inEmpire(UK)magazine's"TheTop100MovieStarsofAllTime"list.[October1997]

FatherofBrandonLeeandShannonLee.

DiedofbrainedemainHongKongatage32.

Heisconsideredthegreatestmartialartistofthe20thcentury.

DevelopedhismartialartstylecalledJeetKuneDo(WayoftheInterceptingFist)whichismoreofanideaofbeingflexibleandpracticalwithlearningmartialarts

InterredatLakeViewCemetery,Seattle,Washington,USA.

WhileTheGreenHornet(1966)TVserieswasinproduction,BrucemadeseveralpromotionalappearancesasKatobutmadeapointtoneverdothestandardmartialartstuntslikebreakingboards,whichhefelthadnothingtodowithwhatmartialartsareabout.

BruceLeeJunFanYuenKam(BruceLee'sfullbirthname)wasbornintheyearofthedragon(1940),atthehourofthedragon(between6:00AM8:00AM).

WasanaccomplisheddancerandHongKongchachachachampion.

AnotedbrawlerinHongKong,LeereceivedformaltraininginwingchununderlegendarysifuYipMan.HelatertrainedinavarietyofartsbeforecreatinghisJeetKuneDostyle.

Weighedonly128poundsatthetimeofhisdeath.

Sufferedaseriousbackinjurywhileattemptingagoodmorning(involvesholdingabarbellacrosstheshouldersandbendingforward,keepinglegsandbackstraight).Duringhisrecuperationhewroteseveralbooksonthemartialarts.

HisstudentsinJeetKuneDomartialartsincludedKareemAbdulJabbar,SteveMcQueen,andJamesCoburn.

Hisfather,LeeHoichuen,wasChinese.Hismother,GraceHo,isdescribedasbeingofmixedChineseandEuropean(usuallystatedasGerman)descent.

HisdevelopmentofJeetKuneDocamepartiallyoutofanincidentwithhisschool.ArivalmartialartistchallengedhimtoadueloverhisdecisiontoteachnonChinesestudents.Leeacceptedthechallengeandwontheduelbutlaterthoughtthatthefighttooktoolongbecausehismartialarttechniquewastoorigidandformalistic.Thushedecidedtodevelopabettersystemwithanemphasisonpracticalityandflexibility.

Wasconstantlychallengedbymovieextrasandothermenseekingtogainfamebybeatinghiminafight.

LeftforSeattlein1958with$100.GavechachachalessonstofirstclasspassengerstoearnextramoneyduringshipridetoUS.

WassoughtafterforinstructionbyestablishedmartialartistssuchasJoeLewisandChuckNorris.

FaceddiscriminationfromotherChinesekungfumasterswhentryingtolearnothermartialartsstyles.Wouldusuallygotothenumber3or4maninacertainsystemtolearnitinexchangeforteachingwhatheknew.

Demandforhisprivatelessonsgrewsohighthathishourlyratesoaredto$275perhour.

Hislastmovie,L'ultimocombattimentodiChen(1978),washisfirstfilmtobeshotwithsound,unlikemostofhisearlierfilmswhichwerefilmedwithoutsoundandlaterdubbedinbytheactors.SomeofthelostfootagewaslatershowninBruceLeeLaleggenda(2000).YoucanhearhisownvoicespeakingEnglishandCantonese.Hadhenotdied,hischaracter'snameinthismoviewouldhavebeenHaiTien.

SpokeEnglish,Cantonese,Mandarin,andJapanese.



Wasabletonameeverysinglekaratetermandperformedthemwithdeadaccuracy.

AdoptedhislegendarynunchakuroutineinhismoviesfromthelegendarykaratemasterHidehiko"Hidy"Ochiai.ThetwometattheLosAngelesYMCAinthemid1960s.

Earned$30,000forhisfirsttwofeaturefilms.

Developedatrickforshowingoffhisspeed:apersonheldacoinandclosedhishandand,asheclosedit,Leewouldtakeitandcouldevenswapthecoinforanother.

Hisdeathwasconsideredtobeunder'extraordinarilybizarre'circumstancesbymanyexperts.Manypeopleclaimedthatitwastheworkof'Oni'(JapaneseforDemonsorevilspirits),whileothersclaimedhewascursed.Thetheoryofthe'CurseofBruceLee'carriedovertotheextremelybizarredeathofhisson,BrandonLee,whowasshotandkilledduringthefilmingofIlcorvoTheCrow(1994)in1993.

Beforehittingitbigasamoviestarheoftentrainedwiththemartialartsworld'sbiggeststars,manyofwhomwouldlatterbecomecelebritiesintheirownright,suchasworldkaratechampionChuckNorris.Despiterumorsandreportstothecontrary,LeewasneverNorris'sinstructor.Theytrainedtogether,oftentradingtechniquesandideas,butneverhadastudentteacherrelationship.

OneofhismartialartsstudentswasJamesBondstarGeorgeLazenby.

InhisfirstandonlymeetingwithI3dell'OperazioneDrago(1973)composerLaloSchifrin,BrucetoldhimthatheoftentrainstotheMissioneimpossibile(1966)theme.

Masteredatechniquecalled"TheOneInchPunch",inwhichhecoulddeliveradevastatingblowyethavehisfisttravelthedistanceofonemereinch(2.54cm)beforestrikinganopponent.

HisfirstmajorU.S.projectwastheroleofKatointhetelevisionseriesTheGreenHornet(1966).HejokedthathegotthisrolebecausehewastheonlyOrientalactorwhocouldproperlypronouncetheleadcharacter'sname:"BrittReid".

MortalKombatcharacter"LiuKang"wasinspiredbyhim,completewiththecharacteristicanimalnoises.

WhenElvisPresley'sandEdParker'sunfinishedmartialartsfilm"NewGladiators"wasfoundin2003,therewas20minutesofLee'sdemonstrationatamartialartsdisplayinthemid'60sfoundalongwithit.

Isoftenhonoredinvideogames.In"MortalKombat"games,thecharacterLiuKangwasanobvioustributetoLee.Then,inSuperStreetFighterII:TheNewChallengers(1993),acharacternamedFeiLongwasintroducedbearinganuncannyresemblanceinbothlooksandfightingstyletoLee.Alessergame,WorldHeroes(1992),alsocopiedLeeasKimDragon.Lastly,the"Tekken"gamesdidthetributetohimnotonce,buttwice.FirstwithMarshallLaw,thenwithhissonForrestLawforthethirdinstallmentofTekken.Alongwiththis,hisfightingstylewashonoredinVirtuaFighter(1993)withJackyBryant,inDeadorAlive(1997)withJannLeeandinthe"SoulCalibur"seriesasMaxi.

(2004September)HasastatueplacedinthecountryBosnia.Aftermanyyearsofwarandreligioussplits,Lee'sfigureistocommendhiswork,tosuccessfullybridgeculturegapsintheworld.

Hisfather,HoiChuenLee(b.February1901,diedFebruary8,1965)wasapopularstageactoranddied8daysafterBrandonLeewasborn.

LeewastrainedbyYipManfrom19541957&WongShunLeungfrom19571958.

DefeatedBritishboxerGaryElmsbyknockoutinthethirdroundinthe1958HongKongamateurboxingchampionshipsbyusingWingChuntrapsandhigh/lowlevelstraightpunches.BeforehemetElmsinthefinals,heknockedoutthreeboxersinthefirstround.HawkingsCheung,hisfellowWingChunstreetfighter,witnessedtheevent.

LeeknockedoutWongJackManinOakland,CA,ina1965noholdsbarredchallengematch.ItwasLee'slastofficialfight.Itlastedthreeminutes.

LeeknockedoutChung,aChoyLiFutfighter,inHongKongina1958FullContactmatch.ThematchwasrefereedbySheunLeungWong.

LeeknockedoutUechiin10secondsina1962FullContactmatchinSeattle.ItwasrefereedbyJesseGlover.

Hadfoursiblings,twosistersandtwobrothers:PhoebeLee(b.1938),AgnesLee,olderbrotherandfencingchampionPeterLee,andyoungerbrotherandmusicianRobertLee.SomesourcesclaimhealsohadabrotherJameswhodiedofBlackLungin1972butJamesYimmLeewasinfacthistrainingpartnerandnothisbrother.

SonofHoiChuenLee

Hewasagangleaderinhisteenageyears.Thenameofhisgroupwasknownas"TheTigersof



JunctionStreet".

UFCPresidentDanaWhiteconsidersBruceLeeas"thefatherofMixedMartialArts".

AlongsideMuhammadAli,LeeiscitedasamajorinfluencebymanyK1andMMAchampions:BasRutten,Jose"Pele'LandiJons,WanderleiSilva,'EmilianenkoFedor',Norifumi"Kid'Yamamoto,RobKaman,RamonDekkers,FrankShamrock,MuriloRua,MaurcioShogun,'JeromeLeBanner','CarlosNewton',RemyBonjasky,JeremyHorn,DavidLoiseauandTitoOrtiz,amongothers.

TomarktheoccasionofwhatwouldhavebeenLee's65thbirthday(27November2005),abronzestatueofatoplessBruceadoptingamartialartsstancewasunveiledinHongKong,effectivelykickingoffaweeklongBruceLeefestival.

InthepopularNintendogameseries,Pokmon,thefightingtypemonsterHitmonleeisbasedonLee.

AccordingtoHongKongstuntmanPhillipKo,Leewaschallengedbyatiger/cranekungfustylist,anextraonI3dell'OperazioneDrago(1973),whoclaimedLeewasaphony.Lee,whowasfuriousattheclaim,acceptedthechallengetoprovethathismartialartswereindeedtherealdeal.Thefight,whichtookplaceonthefilmset,onlylasted30seconds,withBrucepummelinghischallengerwithaseriesofstraightpunchestotheface,lowlinekickstohisshins/knees/thighsandfinallyendedwiththeguybeingsmashedtothewallwithhishairpulledandhisarmstrappedbyBruce.AfterLeeforcedthekungfustylisttosubmit,heshowedsomeclassbytellinghimtogobacktoworkinsteadoffiringhim.Thisfightwaswitnessedbythefilm'sproducer,FredWeintraub,andRobertWall.

ThereisacharacterintheanimeandmangaShamanKingthatisveryheavilybasedonhim.AlsoacharacterinspiredbyaLeelikecharacterappearedintheYugiohmanga.

ChosenbyGoldseaAsianAmericanDailyasoneofthe"100MostInspiringAsianAmericansofAllTime".(ranked#2).

Onceperformedakicksofastithadbesloweddownbyeditorsforfearitwouldlooklikeitwasspedup.

Wascapableofdoingpushupswitha250poundmanonhisbackandcoulddopushupswithonlyonefinger.

Wasonly160poundsathisheaviest.

Bollywoodmadeasongforhimasatribute:"LetsdanceforthegreatguyBruceLee",composedbyBappiLahiriandfromthemovieMorchha(1980).

PersonalQuotes(25)

Absorbwhatisuseful,Discardwhatisnot,Addwhatisuniquelyyourown.

Simplicityisthelaststepofart.

Ateacherisneveragiveroftruthheisaguide,apointertothetruththateachstudentmustfindforhimself.Agoodteacherismerelyacatalyst.

Whenanopportunityinafightpresentsitself,"I"don'thit,"it"hitsallbyitself.

Emptyyourmind.Becomeformlessandshapelesslikewater.Whenwaterispouredintoacup,itbecomesthecup.Whenwaterispouredintoateapot,itbecomestheteapot.Bewater,myfriend.

Toknowoneselfistostudyoneselfinactionwithanotherperson.Ifyouwanttounderstandthetruthinmartialarts,toseeanyopponentclearly,youmustthrowawaythenotionofstylesorschools,prejudices,likesanddislikes,andsoforth.Then,yourmindwillceaseallconflictandcometorest.Inthissilence,youwillseetotallyandfreshly.

Ifearnotthemanwhohaspracticed10,000kicksonce,butIfearthemanwhohaspracticedonekick10,000times.

Thekeytoimmortalityisfirstlivingalifeworthremembering.

Don'tthink,feel!Itislikeafingerpointingawaytothemoon.Don'tconcentrateonthefingeroryouwillmissallthatheavenlyglory.

Aquicktemperwillmakeafoolofyousoonenough.

Idon'tbelieveindifferentwaysoffightingnow.Imean,unlesshumanbeingshave3armsand3legs,thenwewillhaveadifferentwayoffighting.ButbasicallyweallhavetwoarmsandtwolegssothatiswhyIbelievethereshouldbeonlyonewayoffightingandthatisnoway.

Ifyoualwaysputlimitsonwhatyoucando,physicaloranythingelse,it'llspreadoverintotherestofyourlife.It'llspreadoverintoyourwork,intoyourmortality,intoyourentirebeing.Therearenolimits.Thereareplateaus,butyoumustnotstaythere,youmustgobeyondthem.Ifitkillsyou,itkillsyou.



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There'snochallengeinbreakingaboard.Boardsdon'thitback.

EversinceIwasachildIhavehadthisinstinctiveurgeforexpansionandgrowth.Tome,thefunctionanddutyofaqualityhumanbeingisthesincereandhonestdevelopmentofone'spotential.

Loveislikeafriendshipcaughtonfire.Inthebeginningaflame,verypretty,oftenhotandfierce,butstillonlylightandflickering.Aslovegrowsolder,ourheartsmatureandourlovebecomesascoals,deepburningandunquenchable.

Noticethatthestiffesttreeismosteasilycracked,whilethebambooorwillowsurvivesbybendingwiththewind.

Martialartisultimatelyanathleticexpressionofthedynamichumanbody.Moreimportantyet,isthepersonwhoisexpressinghisownsoul.

Ihavealwaysbeenamartialartistbychoice,anactorbyprofession,butaboveall,amactualisingmyselftobeanartistoflife.

Agoalisnotalwaysmeanttobereacheditoftenservessimplyassomethingtoaimat.

Themartialartsareultimatelyselfknowledge.Apunchorakickisnottoknockthehelloutoftheguyinfront,buttoknockthehelloutofyourego,yourfear,oryourhangups.

Firstofall,thewordsuperstarreallyturnsmeoffandI'lltellyouwhy.Theword"star"man,it'sanillusion.it'ssomethingwhatthepubliccallsyou.Youshouldlookupononeselfasanactor,man.Imeanyouwouldbeverypleasedifsomebodysaid(puncheshisfistintohisopenhand)"man,youareasuperactor!"itismuchbetterthan,youknow,superstar.

I'mnotinthisworldtoliveuptoyourexpectationsandyou'renotinthisworldtoliveuptomine.

YouknowwhatIwanttothinkofmyself?Asahumanbeing.Because,ImeanIdon'twanttosoundlikeaskConfucius,sayyyyyy(joking)butunderthesky,undertheheaven,man,thereisbutonefamily.Itjustsohappensthatpeoplearedifferent.

Firstofall,thewordsuperstarreallyturnsmeoffandI'lltellyouwhy.Theword"star"man,it'sanillusion.it'ssomethingwhatthepubliccallsyou.Youshouldlookupononeselfasanactor,man.Imeanyouwouldbeverypleasedifsomebodysaid(puncheshisfistintohisopenhand)"man,youareasuperactor!"itismuchbetterthan,youknow,superstar.

EversinceTheBigBossthereseemstobeawave,ahotwaveinfact,offinding"anotherBruceLee"amongalltypesofpeople,particularlymartialartists.Rangingfromkaratemen,hapkidomen,judomen,etcetera,etcetera.Forgettingaboutwhetherornottheypossesstheabilitytoact,justsolongastheycanhalfwaydecentkickorpunchandknowafewtricksorgimmicks,theproducerswillmakethema"star."Now,let'sstopabouthere.Isitthatsimpletobecomeastar?Well,Icanassureyouit'snotthatsimple.Also,Icantellyouthatasmore(of)BruceLee'sfilmsareshown,theaudiencewillsoonrealizenotonlyinactingabilitybutinphysicalskillaswelltheywillseethedifference.Ofcourse,"Itisonlymoviemaking,"peoplewillsay,butcertainlytheaudiencesarenotsoinsensitiveastonotbeabletoseeandjudgeforthemselves.

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TheGreenHornet(1966) $400/episode

Longstreet(1971) $2.000/episode

Tangshandaxiong(1971) $7.500

Jingwumen(1972) $7.500

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