Thanks to him, Hollywood first learned about kung fu. He is also a martial artist, instructor, philosopher, director and founder of Jeet Kune Do! And all this is about one person - the brilliant Bruce Lee, who, unfortunately, died at only 32 years old.
We have as many as two dozen facts proving that Bruce Lee was not an ordinary person, but had truly phenomenal abilities!
Bruce Lee is a martial artist, instructor, philosopher, director and founder of Jeet Kune Do.
1. Slow motion
Bruce Lee perfected his movements to such a speed that he could catch a grain of rice in the air using only chopsticks. He was so fast that the speed of shooting films with his participation was deliberately slowed down so that the audience could see his movements.
2. Coin trick
Bruce Lee could grab a coin lying on a person's open palm and change it to another coin before the person notices his movements and clenched his hand into a fist. He never stopped experimenting with his workouts to get the best results.
3. "Game of death"
Bruce Lee played a major role in the film "The Game of Death" after ... his death. The film contains footage taken at his funeral, with Bruce in the coffin. Since the actor died before filming was completed, some scenes were done with the help of editing and stunt doubles.
4. Don't piss me off
Bruce Lee hit his partner so hard that he broke his arm, with which he defended himself from the blow. It happened when Lee cut his hand with a bottle due to a mistake made by Bob Wall. So he hit him with the other hand in the next scene and miscalculated the force a bit. In fact, Voll was expecting a blow, but did not think that it would be so strong.
5. 11 seconds
In 1962, Bruce Lee managed to make 15 punches and send his opponent to a knockout in a fight that lasted 11 seconds. Also, Bruce Lee fans are still trying to replicate his famous one-inch punch.
6. 50 push-ups on one arm
Bruce Lee could perform 50 push-ups on one arm, resting on the floor only with his thumb and forefinger. He could also pull himself up 50 times on two fingers of one hand. Many of today's athletes are trying to master Lee's push-up technique.
7. Hong Kong Champion
Bruce Lee became the Hong Kong Cha Cha Champion in 1958. The legendary Bruce was only 18 years old.
8. Spinal injury
Bruce Lee managed to overcome a serious spinal injury. As a result of an unsuccessful training, his fourth vertebra was damaged. This meant the end of a career for any athlete, and doctors also said that Bruce would have to learn to walk again within six months and avoid stress for the rest of his life. But Lee proved to the doctors that they were wrong in their verdict. He developed his own therapy and was soon out of the hospital to become even stronger and faster than before.
9. Heaped on Jackie Chan
He once accidentally beat up Jackie Chan. In the movie Enter the Dragon, Jackie was hit hard in the face by a staff from Bruce, but turned the whole incident into a joke and just enjoyed the opportunity to meet and hug his idol.
10. Can of Coca-Cola
Lee could pierce a closed can of Coca-Cola with his finger. Moreover, at that time, banks were made of much thicker tin.
11. Boards are boring to beat
But he stated that “boards are boring to beat because they don’t resist” and preferred sparring with people.
12. Broken pear
While training with Coburn, Bruce Lee broke a 68 kg punching bag. James Coburn was one of the screen stars Lee taught martial arts.
13. Bruce is stronger than Chuck
Chuck does not like to talk about it, but he once admitted that his friend Bruce Lee could easily defeat him in battle.
14. Idol idols
Bruce Lee was a fan of The Great Gum, the only undefeated wrestler in the world. The career of the Great Gam lasted for 50 years.
15. Bruce is a peacemaker
In Bosnian Mostar, a statue of Bruce Lee was erected, because he was liked by all ethnic segments of the population living in this city. The statue was later destroyed by vandals.
16. Lee studied boxing technique
Bruce Lee was a big fan of Muhammad Ali and constantly watched recordings of his fights. Lee studied the movements of a boxer in great detail.
17 Equagesic
Bruce Lee died from an allergic reaction to painkillers. He died at the age of 32 from an allergic reaction to Equagesic.
18.0.05 seconds
The speed of Bruce Lee was officially registered: the reaction and impact from a distance of 1 meter took about five hundredths of a second (0.05 seconds). There is a fight scene where he took down 50 opponents in a few seconds.
19. A quarter German
His mother Grace Ho was half German and Catholic.
20. Yip Man and Bruce
Yip Man, the man who taught Bruce Lee martial arts, opened his own school to earn money for opium. Bruce Lee promised his teacher that he would keep the kung fu technique only for the Chinese and would never show it to foreigners, but he did not keep his promise.
I dragged the whole family to the cemetery. Yes, yes, here, at Lake View Cemetery, my childhood idol and one-of-a-kind superman, Bruce Lee, is buried next to his son Brandon Lee. Then, in the early 90s, admiring the abilities of this man, I had no idea that Bruce was outstanding not because of the cinema, but despite all the limitations that the cinema of that time had.
Bruce became the founder of a new school of martial arts (which is written on his tombstone) - jetkundo, his students were stars, and a short career as a film actor - Bruce Lee starred in only 5 Hollywood films- spawned the phenomenon Bruceploitation”- a wave of cheap second-rate films with actors who look like Bruce, a total of 168 such fakes were counted.
So why? It's very simple - read these 15 facts proving that Bruce Lee was a superman, which I did not know and I think you will also be interested.
1. Bruce was too fast for the camera
Bruce Lee could strike in 0.05 seconds from a distance of 1m and in 0.08 seconds from a meter and a half. On ordinary film (24 frames per second), such a blow was not visible - on one frame Bruce is standing, and on the next he is already standing again, but the opponent is writhing in pain. So on the first takes of the Green Hornet ( Green Hornet) around Bruce, who was standing almost motionless, rivals magically scattered, which did not suit the producers in any way.
While action videos are usually sped up for dynamism, the directors asked Bruce to beat slower and filmed him with cutting-edge technology at the time at 32 frames per second and then slowed it down. And even so, all that has been achieved is very blurry movements […].
2. Bruce could do two-finger push-ups half a hundred times.
On numerous occasions, Bruce Lee publicly demonstrated 50 push-ups on one arm, resting on the floor only with his thumb and forefinger, simply because he could.
Pulling up 50 times on two fingers of one hand was not a problem for him either.
Bruce could hold a 32-kg kettlebell in an outstretched hand for several seconds.
3. Bruce could hold the press for half an hour in any position
4. Bruce did over 8,000 exercises every day.
His daily allowance included 5,000 punches, 2,000 sidekicks, 360 waist twists, 100 sit-up twists, 200 leaning twists, 100 leg raises. and 200 pull-ups of the knees to the chest (frog kick). And that's not counting the workouts!
Even when Bruce was not training, he often performed various exercises in Everyday life- during the day, for example, when watching TV. He was a fan of abdominal training.
5. Bruce was too strong for a punching bag.
With one side kick, Bruce Lee could break a standard 150 lb (68 kg) punching bag, so the training bags were made to order for him - twice as heavy (300 lb) and with a metal base. Rumor has it that Bruce could send even such a pear to the ceiling with one side kick.
6. Bruce could deliver a crushing blow from a distance of 3 cm
In 1964, Bruce Lee was invited to the karate championship in Log Beach, California to demonstrate his famous One Inch Punch.
Bob Baker, the man in the video, then asked Bruce not to make any more such demonstrations, as he had to stay home the next day due to unbearable chest pains.
7. Bruce could send a man flying with one punch.
Bruce was so much stronger than ordinary people that he almost never hit at full strength, but there are cases when he kicked an assistant holding his training shield flying.
And once he displaced a guy's shoulder with what he called a "light slap."
His punch was unblockable - he punched the US karate champion (Vic Moore) after he warned him about it... Of course, the punch was not full force because then he would not be able to repeat it 8 times.
8. Bruce never lost a fight
In fact, Bruce Lee lost a fight only once in his life: when he was 13 years old. It was this defeat that prompted him to study martial art. After the other students found out that Bruce was not a full-blooded Chinese, they demanded that he stop training with them. The teacher had to deal with him individually.
After that, Bruce really did not lose a single fight, both in street fights and in international competitions. Moreover, few people even managed to hit him. Your very own quick fight he held in 1962, knocking out an opponent in 11 seconds, landing 15 punches and one kick.
9. Bruce was a great boxer, dancer and poet
In 1958, Bruce Lee won two tournaments at once - the Hong Kong Cha-cha championship and the boxing championship. Poetry was his secret passion. According to experts, he produced very good poems.
10. Bruce could pierce an unopened can of Cola with his fingers.
And in those days, the layer of aluminum from which the container was made was much thicker than today.
He could also break a board 15 cm thick.
11. Bruce could jump 2.5 meters from a standing position.
What he demonstrated in the film Marlow, where he knocked out a light bulb in a jump.
12. Bruce could catch a grain of rice with his chopsticks.
Trying to develop his reflexes more, Bruce Lee trained to catch a grain of rice in flight with chopsticks. [...]
13. Bruce could light a match with nunchucks
Bruce Lee glued a matchbox striker to the nunchucks and could deliver such an accurate strike that they gently struck the match and set it on fire. By the way, the assistant held a match in his teeth.
And here's what he could play nunchucks in table tennis- a fake made in 2008 for advertising Nokia N96 ...
14. Bruce could change the coin in your hand faster than you can make a fist.
15. Bruce is cooler than Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris was one of Bruce Lee's students, his friend and one of those who carried his coffin at the funeral in Seattle. Bruce "defeated" Chuck in Way of the Dragon [ …], and when Chuck Norris was asked who would win in a death match, he replied: "Bruce, of course, no one can beat him."
In 1970, Bruce Lee suffered a back injury that made it impossible to play sports anymore. He trained with a 45-kg kettlebell without warming up and ended up in the hospital with a pinched spine. Doctors said that at best, Bruce would be able to lead a normal life without serious stress, and that for six months he would learn to walk again. Soon he left the hospital on his own two feet and became even stronger and faster than before.
However, back pain still caused his death (if we discard the conspiracy theory) three years later, on May 10, 1973, when an unusual allergic reaction in the brain to painkillers interrupted the life of the one-of-a-kind superman - Bruce Lee.
By the way, real video footage of Bruce Lee lying in a coffin was included in his latest film - Game of Death, where Bruce's character allegedly faked his death.
This is how Bruce Lee's grave looks today in Seattle, where he is buried next to his son, Brandon Lee, who also died under mysterious circumstances on the set of the movie The Crow (on the map).
Every day in this part of the cemetery is very crowded, many fans even drive through the cemetery in cars, just like through the Drive-Thru in McDonald's - the asshole.
By the way, since Seattle is a city founded by lumberjacks (what are you talking about), many of these brave guys are buried in this cemetery, some of whom died in battles in the First World War.
At Faktruma there are as many as two dozen facts proving that Bruce Lee was not an ordinary person, but had truly phenomenal abilities!
Bruce Lee is a martial artist, instructor, philosopher, director and founder of Jeet Kune Do.
1. Slow motion
Photo source: Kulturologia.ruBruce Lee perfected his movements to such a speed that he could catch a grain of rice in the air using only chopsticks. He was so fast that the speed of shooting films with his participation was deliberately slowed down so that the audience could see his movements.
2. Coin trick
Bruce Lee could grab a coin lying on a person's open palm and change it to another coin before the person notices his movements and clenched his hand into a fist. He never stopped experimenting with his workouts to get the best results.
3. "Game of death"
Bruce Lee played a major role in the film "The Game of Death" after ... his death. The film contains footage taken at his funeral, with Bruce in the coffin. Since the actor died before filming was completed, some scenes were done with the help of editing and stunt doubles.
4. Don't piss me off
Bruce Lee hit his partner so hard that he broke his arm, with which he defended himself from the blow. It happened when Lee cut his hand with a bottle due to a mistake made by Bob Wall. So he hit him with the other hand in the next scene and miscalculated the force a bit. In fact, Voll was expecting a blow, but did not think that it would be so strong.
5. 11 seconds
In 1962, Bruce Lee managed to make 15 punches and send his opponent to a knockout in a fight that lasted 11 seconds. Also, Bruce Lee fans are still trying to replicate his famous one-inch punch.
6. 50 push-ups on one arm
Bruce Lee could perform 50 push-ups on one arm, resting on the floor only with his thumb and forefinger. He could also pull himself up 50 times on two fingers of one hand. Many of today's athletes are trying to master Lee's push-up technique.
7. Hong Kong Champion
Bruce Lee became the Hong Kong Cha Cha Champion in 1958. The legendary Bruce was only 18 years old.
8. Spinal injury
Bruce Lee managed to overcome a serious spinal injury. As a result of an unsuccessful training, his fourth vertebra was damaged. This meant the end of a career for any athlete, and doctors also said that Bruce would have to learn to walk again within six months and avoid stress for the rest of his life. But Lee proved to the doctors that they were wrong in their verdict. He developed his own therapy and was soon out of the hospital to become even stronger and faster than before.
9. Heaped on Jackie Chan
He once accidentally beat up Jackie Chan. In the movie Enter the Dragon, Jackie was hit hard in the face by a staff from Bruce, but turned the whole incident into a joke and just enjoyed the opportunity to meet and hug his idol.
10. Can of Coca-Cola
Lee could pierce a closed can of Coca-Cola with his finger. Moreover, at that time, banks were made of much thicker tin.
11. Boards are boring to beat
But he stated that “boards are boring to beat because they don’t resist” and preferred sparring with people.
12. Broken pear
While training with Coburn, Bruce Lee broke a 68 kg punching bag. James Coburn was one of the screen stars Lee taught martial arts.
13. Bruce is stronger than Chuck
Chuck does not like to talk about it, but he once admitted that his friend Bruce Lee could easily defeat him in battle.
14. Idol idols
Bruce Lee was a fan of The Great Gum, the only undefeated wrestler in the world. The career of the Great Gam lasted for 50 years.
15. Bruce is a peacemaker
In Bosnian Mostar, a statue of Bruce Lee was erected, because he was liked by all ethnic segments of the population living in this city. The statue was later destroyed by vandals.
16. Lee studied boxing technique
Bruce Lee was a big fan of Muhammad Ali and constantly watched recordings of his fights. Lee studied the movements of a boxer in great detail.
17 Equagesic
Bruce Lee died from an allergic reaction to painkillers. He died at the age of 32 from an allergic reaction to Equagesic.
18.0.05 seconds
The speed of Bruce Lee was officially registered: the reaction and impact from a distance of 1 meter took about five hundredths of a second (0.05 seconds). There is a fight scene where he took down 50 opponents in a few seconds.
19. A quarter German
His mother Grace Ho was half German and Catholic.
20. Yip Man and Bruce
Yip Man, the man who taught Bruce Lee martial arts, opened his own school to earn money for opium. Bruce Lee promised his teacher that he would keep the kung fu technique only for the Chinese and would never show it to foreigners, but he did not keep his promise.
The legendary man, Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, where his father, an actor in the Chinese theater, temporarily performed. His youth passed in the homeland of his parents, in China, Hong Kong. A remarkable fact is that, having barely been born, at the age of 3 months, baby Bruce starred in a film where his father played.
Bruce's life since childhood was connected with cinema, thanks to his parents. In total, Lee starred in 20 films before he was 15 years old. Of course, they did not bring him income, except for pocket expenses, but the creative experience acquired by Bruce during all that time was enormous.
At the age of 12, his parents sent Bruce to La Salle College, a kind of school for all-round development, both mental and physical. At 13, young Bruce Lee expressed a desire to learn kung fu, citing the fact that he could not stand up for himself in street fights. The parents liked the hobby of their son and they sent him to the legendary Wing Chun master Ip Man for training.
In addition to kung fu, Bruce went to dance classes, namely the cha-cha-cha dance, and soon became the winner of China. The excellent coordination of movements acquired in dancing helped Bruce reach unprecedented heights in kung fu.
In 1958, Bruce Lee won his college boxing championship by defeating a three-time, far-outweight champion. Lee began to fight more and more often on the streets, as the fame of his success in kung fu gave rise to envy among many of his peers. After another skirmish, in which, enraged by the actions of his opponent, Bruce knocked out several of his teeth, for which he was brought to the police, his father sent him to a friend in San Francisco to save the guy from a negative future.
Soon Bruce Lee moved to Seattle, where he got a job as a waiter, enrolling in the Higher Edison School along the way. technical school. Meanwhile, he continued to practice kung fu, improve his body and come up with his own techniques in combat techniques. After graduating from technical school, Bruce entered the University of Washington at the Faculty of Philosophy.
In 1961, at the age of 21, Bruce opens his own kung fu school and, in addition, begins to lecture in many educational institutions regarding the philosophy of combat. Bruce Lee's kung fu school was different from all others in that it accepted people of all nationalities, while other kung fu masters in America recruited exclusively Asians into their ranks.
For this, Bruce was repeatedly called to fights, from which he always emerged victorious. Lee was incredibly fast and strong, his battle tactics consisted of inflicting as much as possible more strikes in a short period of time. An ideal fight, according to Lee, should last no more than 5 seconds, after which the opponent should be defeated. This is what Bruce always went for, sparing neither himself nor his students.
In the records found after the death of Bruce Lee, it was said that he considers kung fu and ... bodybuilding to be the meaning of his life. Oddly enough, but Bruce Lee was very fond of this sport for its very idea. Building a perfectly folded obedient body - that was Bruce's main goal. However, he could not devote all his attention to bodybuilding for the reason that too much muscle mass could hinder his movements. And the sharpness and strength - it was business card Bruce.
There are many rumors and legends about the power of Bruce Lee. His students said that sometimes Bruce showed them the wonders of his body in training. In addition to push-ups on one hand, on 2 fingers, Bruce also did incredible things with iron. For example, once he gathered all the wards around him and told them that he would show what the human body is capable of with proper development. At that time, his weight was 70 kg, he took a kettlebell weighing 37 kg in each hand and spread them apart. In this position, he stood for 20 seconds.
A friend of Bruce's jiu-jitsu coach said that once, meeting Lee at the airport, he witnessed how the 65-pound Bruce easily carried a suitcase weighing 100 kg.
Bruce Lee's strength was so great that he repeatedly knocked out many martial artists who surpassed him in weight and height. Once the winner of gold at the American Judo Games 100-pound Howard Nashioka met in sparring with Bruce. As a result, he was thrown several meters away from Lee's blow, after which he did not dare to rise.
On July 20, 1973, the world was shocked by the news of the death of a cinema and sports star, Bruce Lee. He died under rather strange circumstances in his room, during a break between the filming of his last film with the fatal name "Game of Death" from cerebral edema. More than 25 thousand people came to bury the people's favorite.
The founder of his own fighting style "Way of the Preemptive Fist", movie star, outstanding trainer and legendary fighter Bruce Lee, as they say, took the secret of his strength with him to the grave. He never revealed the final formula for achieving success in building such a strong and at the same time fast body, like his. However, one thing is indisputable - all this is possible only with the help of colossal efforts and truly "iron" willpower.
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I am one of Bruce Lee's fans. Bruce Lee is not only an actor, he is also a philosopher. |
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Bruce Lee 34 kg for the layout of dumbbells while standing and holding a few mints! Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Bolo Young, real masters! |
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With his own weight of just over 61 kg, Bruce held a barbell weighing 57 kg with straight arms in front of him! A blow to a boxing bag weighing 136 kg led to a stunning result, the bag hung on a chain flew off and hit the ceiling! |
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The greatest, real example of the will and striving for the goal !!! |
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I am one of the biggest Bruce Lee fans. And I'm glad to see there's more good people who appreciate the memory of great people! |
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"... once, meeting Lee at the airport, he witnessed how the 65-pound Bruce easily carried a suitcase weighing 100 kg." What are those suitcases at the airport? Or was he carrying 20 suitcases? |
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Man-Legend, I bow to his skill ... |
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If he knew now how he is respected and loved When he was, they knew that he was, when he left, they began to appreciate, checked out |
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This often happens with artists, and with composers, in general with great people. |
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I was brought up on his films. After all, in the 90s, every kid wanted to master his hands and feet so masterfully. Which led many to the section martial arts.True master! |
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bruce lee is a man of legend |
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Truly, the man is a legend. Whatever the fact, everything looks like a legend. There are no victories in official competitions, as I understand it. All information about incredible strength and dexterity we gleaned from the feature films of the Chinese style. Just fucking ... Boyarsky, in this case, the best swordsman ... Oh, the idols of my childhood, why, with the passage of time, do you turn out to be completely different from what you seemed many years ago? Yes, I also held dumbbells weighing 37 kg for 20 seconds. similar exercise with a weight of 16 kg and cramps reduce their muscles, and grimaces-faces. It can be seen, indeed, there are incomprehensible things in this world, or rather, only one .. |
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Found here, for information: the full official list of victories of the "great master". Already 11 fights in a lifetime. I note that, for example, "boxing champion Gary Elms" (1958) does not exist at all in nature. The rest of the victories are known ONLY from the words of his relatives or friends. The word "unknown" next to the enemy's name looks especially funny. That is, the dude challenged Bruce Lee to a fight, got a kick and wished to remain anonymous. Bruce Lee has NEVER competed. That is, when an event is held under the auspices of the federation, well-known fighters gather, the fight is fought in the presence of spectators, judges and reporters. Filming is underway. Then after the fight panel of judges makes a decision that is known to everyone, you just need to look into the archives of the federation. The average boxer has dozens of such fights. And a kungfu master has only 11. In his entire life. 1955: William Cheung, Hong Kong....Exch. 1957: Wong Shun-Leung, Hong Kong....Exch 1958: Pu Chang, Hong Kong....KO 2 1958: Yang Huang, Hong Kong....KO 1 (Amateur Boxing Tournament) 1958: Lieh Lo, Hong King....KO 1 (Amateur Boxing Tournament) 1958: Shen Yuen, Hong Kong....KO 1 (Amateur Boxing Tournament-Semi Finals) 1958: Gary Elms, Hong Kong....KO 3 (Amateur Boxing Tournament-Finals) 1960: Unknown, Seattle, Washington....KO 1 1960: Uechi, Seattle, Washington....KO 1 1963: Unknown, Hong Kong....KO 1965: Wong Jack-Man, Oakland, California....KO 1 |
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Petrovich, do you want to say that there is a smell of KURITSINS here?))) |
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No, what are you. Kuritsin is our asymmetric answer to all this. He is both an actor and a bodybuilder, it would be better to elect him as governor and OK. No, the point is different. Namely, how easily the gullible masses swallow the most incredible information, which is brought to their attention I must say right away that I did not practice kung fu and have nothing against Lee. I am against the wave of misinformation that different storytellers cover us with their heads, writing fables about famous people |
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Bruce Lee is the greatest master of martial arts, who, thanks to his unique talent, dedication and hard work, has become a real world legend and has gained millions of followers in all corners of the planet. A talented actor, director and screenwriter who managed to embody all the beauty and power of oriental martial techniques on the screen. Childhood and youthBruce Lee was born in the United States, where his father, Lee Hoi Chen, a Canton Opera artist, was on tour at the time. On the trip, he was accompanied by his pregnant wife, Grace Lee, a beautiful half-breed, a Chinese woman with German roots. When it became clear that the birth would take place any day, Lee Hoi left his wife in the San Francisco clinic, while he continued to perform. On November 27, 1940, in the year and hour of the Dragon, a boy was born who was destined to become a world legend. The baby was born between 6 and 8 o'clock in the morning, and in the medieval Asian time reckoning, this interval was called the hour of the Dragon. The newborn baby was given several names at once. According to the Chinese calendar, he was named Li Xiao Long ("Little Dragon"), in the birth certificate issued at the clinic, the child was listed as Bruce Lee (as the midwife called him), and the mother christened the baby Li Zhen Fan, which in Chinese meant "Come back." Grace really wanted her son to return to America when he grew up. Returning with a baby to their native Hong Kong, where their adopted daughter Phoebe and eldest son Peter were waiting for them, the parents pretended that they had a girl named Li Yun Fang (“Baby Phoenix”). In this way they tried to deceive the "evil spirits", who, in their opinion, took away the first son who died in infancy. Bruce was even initially dressed in girl's clothes and put an earring in his ear so that no one had any doubts. It is interesting that he also first appeared on the screen as a girl, playing the three-month-old daughter of the main character in the drama “Golden Gate Girl”. Although by Hong Kong standards the head of the family made a good living (most of his income came from renting apartments), any American would be horrified by the look of their housing. The family, together with grandparents, servants and a large German shepherd, lived in a huge hall, in the center of which there was a dining table, at which all life passed: they not only ate, but also studied, worked and played at it. The house had running water, but water came out of the pipes for several hours a week. However, the living conditions of the Bruce family were much better than those of most ordinary peasants and workers, huddled in shacks with almost dirt floors. When Bruce grew up, his parents assigned him to a Jesuit school, from which he was soon expelled for poor academic performance and disgusting behavior. The boy studied very badly, he especially hated mathematics and grammar, and his favorite pastime was bullying classmates. Because of this, he often came home with bruises and bumps, which made his parents incredibly upset. Lee Hoi Chen tried in every possible way to set his son on the right path and took him with him to the theater and to the shooting. Thanks to this, Bruce got into the cinema early and at the age of six he played a little thief in the film "The Birth of Humankind". The father dreamed that his son would become an artist, and he understood that, despite the thin physique, disproportionately long arms and slightly twisted left leg, the boy has natural plasticity and an innate sense of rhythm. So he gave it to the dance, which Bruce unexpectedly liked. At the age of thirteen, the young man crossed the threshold of a dance class for the first time, and four years later he won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship. But, despite the new hobby, the restless teenager did not stop getting involved in street fights, and after one of them, which ended not in his favor, he decided to professionally engage in martial arts. He settled on the style of wing chun (fighting on short distances without the use of weapons) and came to the best master of this military equipment, the former police officer Yip Man, who opened his own school in Hong Kong. The teacher immediately appreciated the plasticity and coordination of the teenager, as well as the speed and dexterity of his movements. Bruce showed unprecedented success, but street fights still beckoned him. One day, the young man clashed in a showdown with members of a well-known Hong Kong criminal gang and decently finished two. It is not customary for people from the criminal world to forgive offenders, so Bruce was in mortal danger. The frightened mother immediately packed her things for her son, bought a ticket and sent him to the States, since Bruce, who was born in the USA, had American citizenship. So in 1959, the young man again ended up in America: first in San Francisco, then he moved to Seattle, where he stayed with friends and got a job in their restaurant. A year later, he entered the Edison Technical School, where he made up for gaps in grammar and the exact sciences, and then became a student at the University of Washington. Sports careerDespite being busy, Bruce did not give up playing sports, but, on the contrary, devoted everything to training. free time. He mastered a wide variety of kung fu, jiu-jitsu and judo techniques, and used the trees in the park as sparring dummies, wrapping them in blankets. In 1961, Lee opened his own martial arts school, where he began teaching Jeet Kune Do, his own style of kung fu, developed through regular, grueling practice. Everyone could study in it, and not only Asians, as was previously accepted, which fundamentally distinguished this institution from many similar ones. Lost interview with Bruce Lee The classes were not cheap (almost $300 an hour), but worth the money. Bruce perfected his original technique until his death, developed a special nutrition system for students. He was constantly in impeccable shape and subjected himself to extreme loads that his associates never dreamed of. What Bruce Lee Could Do Film careerBut not only thanks to sports achievements Bruce Lee has become a world legend. He managed to completely change the idea of combat fights in cinema and bring them to another qualitative level. If earlier on-screen fights had to be accelerated to make them more spectacular, then Bruce's fights, on the contrary, were slowed down so that the audience could fully enjoy his magnificent technique. During his short life, the actor managed to star in 36 films, many of which have become classics of cinema. Despite the fact that numerous episodic works in childhood and adolescence did not bring him wide popularity, Bruce gained invaluable experience, which was useful to him in the future. Having moved to the USA, the young man continued to act in TV series, but he did not wait for serious roles. Upon learning that a new Golden Harvest film studio had opened in Hong Kong, he decided to return to his homeland, and in 1971 left America. Bruce managed to persuade the director of the studio not only to entrust him with the main role in the film "Big Boss" (1971), but also to allow him to stage all the fight scenes. The success of the film exceeded all expectations, and Lee received a unique opportunity not only to demonstrate his acting and sports skills, but also directly participate in the creation of the following films. Bruce Lee in "Fist of Fury" In 1972, "Fist of Fury" and "Way of the Dragon" were released, which became real bestsellers and made Bruce a star. Enter the Dragon (1973) was a resounding success, a week after Lee's unexpected death. This picture has become a worthy requiem to the great actor and athlete, and the final duel with Chuck Norris is considered the best in the history of world cinema. Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris (excerpt from Enter the Dragon) The last film with the participation of Bruce Lee was the action movie The Game of Death (1978), which had to be filmed without him, with the help of an understudy. The picture includes documentary footage from the funeral of the actor. In 1993, his personal star was solemnly opened on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bruce Lee's personal lifeBruce met his future wife, Linda Emery, in Seattle. The girl, like him, studied at the University of Washington and in 1961 came to his kung fu classes. Sympathy arose between the martial arts master and the 17-year-old beauty, which gradually grew into love. Linda became a loyal fan and devoted student of Bruce, and in 1964, the official wife. A year later, baby Brandon was born to the couple, and in 1969 baby Shannon was born. Brandon, like his father, became an actor and, by a tragic accident, passed away before he even reached the age of thirty. The young man died on the set of the film "The Crow" from a pistol shot, which, due to the negligence of the pyrotechnician, turned out to be loaded with a live cartridge. Shannon also became an actress, but has not acted in films for many years. The last film with her participation, the action movie "Lessons for an Assassin", was released in 2003. now, together with his mother, he heads the Foundation of his legendary father. Shannon left acting due to the birth of her daughter Ren Lee Kesler in 2003. MemoryIn 2012, the documentary “I am Bruce Lee” was released, which included clippings from an interview with Bruce himself, his rare photos, as well as the memories of his relatives and colleagues.In the homeland of the actor, in Hong Kong, a monument was erected to mark his 65th birthday. The day before its opening, a similar monument appeared in the Zrenjevac park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, an almost two-meter figure of Bruce Lee is installed in the Chinatown of Los Angeles. A 20-meter statue of Bruce was erected in the Chinese city of Shunde, the city where the ancestors of the martial artist's parents come from. The monument is located on the territory of Bruce Lee Paradise Park. Shannon Lee criticized Tarantino's film and the director himself. In response, Quentin noted that in real life, Bruce Lee really was an arrogant guy. Shannon advised the director to "shut up". | |
