Do you like martial arts? If the answer is yes, it is very likely that you know who Lee Jun-Fan is, better known as Bruce Lee .This character was born in the United States, but of Chinese origin was not only a famous martial artist, filmmaker , actor, philosopher and writer, but he was a super man who overcame every difficulty and achieved anything he put in his mind .Come to know some facts about Bruce Lee.Enjoy them!
5 facts about Bruce Lee that VERY FEW know
Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco, California, on November 27, 1940 and died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973. He dedicated his life to martial arts. He focused on seeking perfection and truth and created his own philosophy of life and combat technique that later became known as Jeet Kune Do; where they mix different boxing techniques, Thai boxing, Karate, Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu.
The charisma and professionalism of Bruce Lee aroused the passion for martial arts in the West, and became a super star that broke the barriers of race and nationality.
Some facts about Bruce Lee:
5.He was Chachacha Champion
Before Bruce Lee left Hong Kong, he had acquired a special ability; he would not only become the best in martial arts in the world, but also had a gift for dancing, more particularly for Chachacha.
Bruce Lee started dancing like a hobby a year after he started his kung fu lessons seriously.At first, the dance classes were to impress a girl, but it turned out that they actually did incredibly well.
Intuiting that dance would help her improve her foot movements, balance and the coordination of his body, began to pay much more attention and practice more and more often , while practicing kung fu.
In 1958, when Bruce was 18 years old , is co I win in the Chachacha champion of Hong Kong.
4.Challenged to share the art of Kung Fu
Formerly, kung fu was an almost secret art that only people born in China could access .
In 1964, Bruce Lee began teaching martial arts in California to all the people who wanted to learn, including Caucasians and blacks, because they believed that all knowledge should be shared and that if people were going to hurt each other they didn't need the kung fu to do it.
It was at this moment that the Chinese community began to dislike Bruce Lee.
One day, several men showed up at his dojo.One of them had a roll of paper, which explained that the man who held him, called Wong Jack Man, had been chosen as a representative of the Chinese community to challenge Bruce Lee to a fight; if he lost, I could not teach Kung Fu to people who were not of Chinese origin anymore .
Bruce Lee won the fight, which according to the witnesses, did not last more than a few minutes.the star continued to teach kung fu to anyone who would like to learn.
3.Famous students
One of the facts about Bruce Lee who is widely mentioned everywhere in how he had to overcome many obstacles in his career as an actor due to his Asian background, but despite this, perhaps you did not know that caught the attention of many celebrities willing to learn of his teachings. Among them Steve McQueen, Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, James Coburn, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Because Bruce Lee was getting a lot of attention from celebrities and didn't want to give the impression that with a few classes anyone could know of Kung Fu , raised their rate to $ 250 Americans the time. The funny thing is that the higher the price, the more celebrities contacted him.
2.He gave Jackie Chan a beating, unintentionally
Jackie Chan appeared in some of Bruce Lee's movies and made scenes that don't seem made for a mere mortal; among them I make the highest fall recorded from a building, even broke a record!
1.Too fast to the camera
As we mentioned earlier, Bruce Lee was a super man, and he had the power to be amazingly fast; his punches and kicks were sometimes much faster than the human eye.
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