Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee: Martial Artist Actor With a fast flurry of kicks and punches you would be down in almost less than a minute. He was the type of person you wouldn’t want to meet on the streets and/or threaten or anger. By using his special techniques he was known as one of the top champions who competed in many martial arts tournaments. His fast movements could startle you as you would have no choice, but to awe in utter amazement as you helplessly watched bodies fly. Who is this incredible man who could strike you so quickly and painfully hard that you wouldn’t even have the chance to know what hit you? The slow mutter of this man’s name could send chills up your spine. His name is Bruce Lee, also known as the Dragon Martial Artist. Born on November 27, 1940 (Year of the Dragon) in San Francisco, California Lee Jun Fan (nicknamed Bruce suggested by the hospital staff) was the son of Grace Ho (mother) and Lee Hoi-Chuen (father). By the time he was there months old, Bruce was already on his early career path when he appeared briefly in a Chinese film being shot in San Francisco. Soon at age eight he played his second role with his new nick name Lee Siu Lung meaning Lee Little Dragon. Lee wasn’t really the one for school as he spent most of his younger days as a member of the many street gangs and movies. By the time he had turned eighteen he had been in twenty films with one of the films (The Orphan) being his first starring role. After his mother agreed to let Bruce take martial arts to learn self-defense, he was soon developing his love for the martial arts. His teacher’s name was the international grandfather Yip Man who taught him everything he needed to know such as the art of Wing Chun (similar to Gung-Fu). With his new fiery passion for the arts he would walk down the streets and scare the daylights out of people with his sudden launches of punches and kicks. Not so long after joining Yip Man’s school he tested his prowess by taking any challenger who he