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BRUCE LEE

Bruce Lee was perhaps the greatest Martial-Artist ever. He was born in San Francisco, California on November 27th, 1940. A few months after his birth, Bruce and his family move back to Hong Kong. Bruce starred in a number of films as a child. His first starring role was actually when he was six years old! It was a role in a film titled "Little Orphan Sam".
At the age of 12, Bruce begins taking Martial-Arts instruction from the legendary Sifu Yap-Man, a master of the art of "Wing-Chun" gung-fu. During the next few years, when he was not practicing his art, he could be found in the movie studios with his father. At the age of 18, due to the numerous streetfights he was involved in, Bruce alone was forced …show more content…

He also gets a small role in the film "Marlowe". Sometime after the film "Marlowe" is made, Bruce marries Linda. Months later, he opens his first "Jun-Fan Institute", where he continues to share his knowledge of Martial-Arts.
Word spreads that Bruce Lee is teaching the "sacred" Martial-Arts to foreigners. Bruce is "warned" by various other instructors of his "violation of the sacred law". According to the instructors, it was considered forbidden to teach the "sacred" Martial-Arts to anyone who wasn't of Asian decent. Bruce argued this, saying that he wanted to show the beauty of their culture to the world. The instructors laid down an ultimatium. Bruce was to either teach only Asians, or stop teaching altogether. Bruce refused their instructions, vowing to teach whoever wanted to learn. Needless to say, the instructors were not pleased, and challenged Bruce to fight Wong Jack Man, another Martial Arts master in the area. The rules were set, if Bruce lost, he was to stop teaching. If he won, he would be able to teach who he pleased. There has been alot of speculation concerning the true outcome of this battle, even some 25 years later. Publicly, all that is known, is that Bruce won, barely. After this fight, Bruce decides to re-evaluate his fighting technique, because the fight "should have been over in seconds". This

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