Bruce Lee Biography - Jeet Kune Do DVD Video
JKD Street Defense DVD
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Bruce Lee ,
Actor / Martial Artist
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California
- Death: 20 July 1973 (brain edema)
- Best Known As: Star of Enter the Dragon
Bruce Lee is the granddaddy of high-kicking, fist-fighting movie martial artists. He got his start in America as Kato, the sidekick in the jokey 1960's TV series The Green Hornet. Later he went to Hong Kong and more or less founded the institution of kung fu movies. Wiry and charismatic, Lee reached a pinnacle in 1973 with Enter The Dragon. His untimely death before the film's release helped make him an enduring cult figure. Other films include Way of the Dragon (1972), The Big Boss (1971) and Marlowe (1969, with James Garner ).
The coroner ruled that Lee died of a brain edema (accumulation of fluid and swelling) caused by an abnormal reaction to painkillers he had been prescribed for back pain... His son, Brandon Lee, was killed by a bullet accidentally fired from a prop gun while making the movie The Crow in 1993.
Bruce Lee was also famous for his development of the martial arts style Jeet Kune Do. Jeet Kune Do has become one of the martial arts most mis-understood systems too. If you are a Bruce Lee fan, then you will be interested in he and his martial arts style "Jeet Kune Do". We have a cool Jeet Kune Do page here and also have FREE a Jeet Kune Do Self Defense Videos - DVD , teaching the art of Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do. The Jeet Kune Do DVD is available from our main page, or you can click on the link at the top of this page to read more about our Jeet Kune Do DVD.
About Jeet Kune Do: Jeet Kune Do is taught and practiced today throughout the world by a very select few. The art of jeet kune do can best be learned in a one on one situation, with a qualified Jeet Kune Do instructor. Layton West became known for his now famous video Jeet Kune Do Street Defense, several years ago. His popular jeet kune do video is now available in a new DVD, titled Street Defense Power. However, even though the name has changed, it still teaches basic Jeet Kune Do techniques.
Birth name
Lee Jun-fan ( Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Zhènfán; literally means invigorate San Francisco based on the Chinese name of his birthplace) Bruce was born in his father's absence (he went on a Chinese opera tour.) His mother named him for the meaning of brighten San Francisco based on the Chinese alias of his birthplace. The nurses at the hospital gave him an English name Bruce. His Chinese name was changed within a few months when his father returned, due to a conflict with his grandfather's name. In Chinese culture, it is taboo to give a child a name that is the same as an ancestor's.
Bruce's brother before him was stillborn at birth. The Chinese believe baby boys are often stolen by demons. Boys are sometimes called a girls name to fool these demons. In his childhood, Bruce was called Sai Fung ( a typical girl's name) by his family members in response to his brother's death and prevent a similar fate.
