Lee’s father Lee Hoi Chuen, a Cantonese Opera singer, was on tour in San Francisco. On November 27, 1940, his son was born. Originally named Lee Jun Fan, he was later named Bruce Lee by an attending nurse. In 1941, Lee Hoi Chuen and his wife and four children, moved back to their hometown of Kowloon of Hong Kong. Bruce was only three months old. Young Bruce appeared in his first film at the age of three months, when he served as the stand-in for an American baby in Golden Gate Girl. He appears in 20 more films in Southeast Asia during his later years of childhood lastly being in the film, The Orphan at age 18.

In 1953, Bruce becomes involved in many street fights. Because of this he joins a martial arts form called Wing Chun Gung Fu, under Sifu Yip Man. In 1959, just after six years of training, he ge

Although Bruce attended Catholic schools during his childhood, he was not religious. He could recite the Bible by heart but never mentioned God. Bruce had only a year left at the University of Washington, where he majored in philosophy, when he left for Oakland. He was not a good student—“barely made passing grades.” But he was erudite in Oriental philosophy (Taoism, Zen, etc.) and seemed to have been influenced more by Oriental philosophy than Christianity.

After converting his style of kung fu to jeet kune do, Bruce regretted ever having coined the term. “I hate to label any fighting into a style,” he explained. “Fighting should not be stylized. When you fight, you should prepare to handle yourself against any kind of an opponent, whether he is a boxer, judoist, or wrestler.”

Lee neither smoked nor drank, and he strove to keep physically fit at all times. Even before breakfast, he started the day with a mile-and-a-half run with his Great Dane dog Bobo, two-finger push-ups, and additional workouts in the afternoon. On weekends, he headed for Chinatown for more sparring. The five-foot seven-inch, 145-pound advocate of Kung Fu was as springy as a cat, and his hands were quicker than the eye.

As a pupil of his style, Jeet Kune Do, I can realize the meaning of the art when compared to the numberless forms of other countries. It just seems right to use the best techniques to conquer an opponent with the least exert of energy possible. I think Bruce Lee’s approach to the martial arts community is one that should be recognized by the numerous people studying the art of Jeet Kune Do.

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