“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~Bruce Lee
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Anybody who doesn't know who Bruce Lee is, or who has never heard of the name of this legendary icon, must have been smokin' some good in a cave thousands of miles from civilization. The legendary master martial artist dominated the American and Asian box offices during the 1970's and was virtually every youngsters hero of choice during the days of p-funk, bell-bottom jeans and disco boogie.
Plenty of kids, of all colors and hue's, were inspired to make their own home-made nunchaku's, or nunchucks ("a traditional Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope") due to Bruce's masterful display of this deadly weapon in movies like Enter the Dragon. As celebrated as he was and still remains in America, Bruce continues to get major love from Asian fans, followers and loyal disciples.
a MENTAL WEAPON_____________________________
As bad as brother Bruce was, as a world renowned master martial artist and big screen 'swagg-meister', there was another side beyond his external persona; dude's philosophy and hunger for wisdom, knowledge and understanding was just as important as a way of life as his physical commitments.
"Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in his films.[12] He initially trained in Wing Chun, but he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favoring instead to use techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist)." One of the methods of fighting and self-defense that Bruce studied and integrated into his fighting philosophy and practice was the art and style of boxing, inspired by "the greatest of all-time" - Muhammad Ali.
As far as swagg is concerned, 'B-Lee' was doin'-it big. This cat was charismatic, cool, wise, highly intelligent, educated, humble, disciplined, balanced, super athletic, fearless and one of film histories most legendary talents. Unlike some other martial arts film actors, Lee was real with his. In other words, "don't let the smooth taste fool you"; Bruce has been puttin'-it-down since way back. Theaters were packed with eager fans waiting to see Bruce do his thing in one of several of his highly anticipated films. On April 28,1993 this legendary figure won a star on the (Hollywood) Walk of Fame, located at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. Of 32 film and TV performances to his credit, the list of hits that entertained 70's fans include:
Fists of Fury (yr. 1971)
Longstreet (yr. 1971)
The Chinese Connection (yr. 1972)
The Way of the Dragon (yr. 1972)
Bruce Lee and I (yr. 1973)
Enter the Dragon (yr. 1973)
As popular, we cannot fail to mention Bruce's popular role as 'Kato' in The Green Hornet and Batman television series'. With plenty of swagg, flow, style and rhythm - Bruce Lee is 'master-swagg' status up in this piece!
"Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves.
This difference between self-actualization and self-image
actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image”
~Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee...Like Water
Jun Fan Gung Fu
"Lee began teaching martial arts in the United States in 1959. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally Bruce Lee's Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.[33] Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner Jesse Glover, who later became his first assistant instructor. Lee opened his first martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in Seattle.
Lee dropped out of college in the spring of 1964 and moved to Oakland to live with James Yimm Lee (嚴鏡海). James Lee was twenty years senior to Bruce Lee and a well known Chinese martial artist in the area. Together, they founded the second Jun Fan martial art studio in Oakland. James Lee was also responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to Ed Parker, royalty of the U.S. martial arts world and organiser of the Long Beach International Karate Championships at which Bruce Lee was later "discovered" by Hollywood."
*Source Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee
BRUCE LEE: Baddest in the game!
While at the studio working on some dubbing for the movie - Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee collapsed and died on May 10, 1973. "There was no visible external injury; however, according to autopsy reports, his brain
had swollen considerably, from 1,400 to 1,575 grams (a 13% increase).
Lee was 32 years old. The only substance found during the autopsy was
Equagesic. On 15 October 2005, Chow stated in an interview that Lee died
from an allergic reaction
to the muscle relaxant (meprobamate) in Equagesic, which he described
as a common ingredient in painkillers. When the doctors announced Lee's
death officially, it was ruled a "death by misadventure."
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