The Bruce Lee Story

1940 is the year of the dragon, in that year in a hospital in San Francisco was born Lee Hsiao Lung. Doctors who deal with the birth of the baby, gave him an English name, Bruce. Thus, the legend was born.

Bruce Lee

When 6-year-old Bruce had little acting for the first time in a movie called "A Beginning Of A Boy." This is not surprising because his father Lee Hoi Chun was a film actor.

Actually, Bruce is a fragile child, including children, and even he is hard to eat. So when he got into a fight, he lost street style. At that time, he was 14 years old. After discussion with his mother, he decided to learn martial arts.

Types of martial arts that he learned the Wing Chun, he studied with Sifu Yip Man. He also studied with master kung fu Sung Siu Hon. Usually it takes three weeks to control 30 moves Siu Hon Sung. Bruce Lee just needs three nights only. Besides, Bruce Lee also received from his fathers fencing skills. There is one unique thing, Bruce Lee is not only adept at martial arts. Apparently, he was smart to dance cha-cha and even in 1958, he won the trophy Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship.

Over time, Bruce Lee wanted to test his martial arts skills in a real fight. So he was involved in street fights. Police warn the mother if Bruce did not stop his actions then he will be arrested. Then his father made ​​the decision to send Bruce to the U.S. to become a more responsible jawab.Dengan armed with U.S. $ 100 he went to his native San Francisco by ship. On the way Bruce is still time to make money by giving cha-cha dance courses.In San Francisco, Bruce entrusted to his father's friend, Ruby Chow, a restaurant owner. Bruce worked in the restaurant. After finishing high school, Bruce was keen to build his physique. For him not enough just being a martial arts expert is good, it must be the best.Bruce was then decided to go to college in Seattle and majored in philosophy. At university, he met a fellow Asian called Taki Kimura Kimura has experienced a series of racist attacks. Based on compassion, Bruce motivates Kimura to enhance self-esteem by his martial arts training. This is the forerunner of kung fu martial arts school and not long after the school was established. The school is open to the public or for anyone interested. In stark contrast to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, kung fu is the secret knowledge that should not be taught to people at random. Only an honorable man who must learn kung fu.

In 1961, he met a girl named Linda Emery. They fall in love, get married, then followed Shannon Brandon was born two years later.

1964, in a karate tournament, Bruce demonstrates the stance one inch punch is legendary. A television producer Bruce was very impressed with the performance of the full intensity and concentration. Then he made the approach on the part of Bruce Lee. After going through the screening test, Bruce finally got the role as Kato in Green Hornet film. Kato is only a supporting role in the film, but its popularity to beat its main role, especially in Hong Kong

Van Williams, star of the Green Hornet, told of the many stunt-man wounded by Bruce movement, consequently hard to find stunt-man who is willing to work with Bruce. Bruce also has a very rapid movement to be captured by the camera so that Bruce was forced to slow down the movement.

Once the project "Green Hornet" after Bruce opened again a kung fu school called "Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute". This is where Bruce Lee nunchaku learned to use weapons. The socialite was studying kung fu in this place like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Coburn, and Steve McQueen. Bruce's popularity also increased and this increase the value of a Bruce Lee, for a one-hour practice session for a set price 300US $.

Bruce Lee

New school it was Bruce also created Jeet Kune Do techniques, cutting techniques of attack. Bruce believes the attack cut better and faster than in the past to withstand the attack.In 1967, Bruce starred in "A Man Called Ironside", as a martial arts master, Bruce often did his own stunts without a stunt-man. His film career continues, until finally he could fulfill what is aspired to be paid is more expensive than Steve McQueen film.With particular consideration of Bruce decided to continue his film career in Hong Kong. Starred in several films, Bruce is now considered a national hero. Not content with that, he opened his own company because he wanted to write a screenplay, directed, starred in the next film. Bruce was again successful, some film production company is selling well.

After many films are made and successes achieved, on May 10, 1973 Bruce suddenly collapsed during the half hour when completing dubbing for "Enter The Dragon". The doctor gave him a prescription Manatol, medications to treat symptoms of brain swelling (brain development).

On July 20, 1973, Bruce plans to meet with Raymond Chow and Betty Ting Pei, who would become one of the stars in the film "Game of Death". At home Betty, Bruce complained of headache and then he drank Aguagesic, migraine headaches Betty who used to be consumed. Then Bruce lay down, apparently asleep when the attack came back brain swelling. Bruce eventually died in the emergency room Queen Elizabeth Hospital.