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Bruce Lee In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lee. Bruce Lee 李小龍 Bruce Lee Lee in 1971 Born Lee Jun-fan (李振藩) November 27, 1940 San Francisco, California, U.S. Died July 20, 1973 (aged 32) Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong Cause of death Cerebral edema Resting place Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, U.S. Other names Lee Siu-lung, Lee Yuen-cham, Lee Yuen-kam Citizenship United States[1] British Hong Kong Alma mater University of Washington Occupation Martial artistphilosopheractordirectorscreenwriterproducer Years active 1941–1973 Spouse(s) Linda Emery (m. 1964) Children Brandon and Shannon Lee Parents Lee Hoi-chuen (father) Grace Ho (mother) Relatives Peter Lee (brother) Robert Lee (brother) Chinese name Traditional Chinese 李小龍 Simplified Chinese 李小龙 Jyutping Lei5 Siu2-lung4 Transcriptions Lee Jun-fan Chinese 李振藩 Jyutping Lei5 Zan3-faan4 Transcriptions Website Bruce Lee Foundation Signature Signature of Bruce Lee.svg Bruce
Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20,
1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, martial arts
instructor, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and philosopher.[2]
He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy
drawing from different combat disciplines that is often credited with
paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by
critics, media, and other martial artists to be the most influential
martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century,
who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting
Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Asians were
presented in American films.[3] Lee was the son of Grace Ho and
Lee Hoi-chuen, a Cantonese opera star based in Hong Kong. He was born in
San Francisco in 1940 while his parents were visiting the city for his
father's concert tour abroad. The family returned to Hong Kong a few
months later. He was introduced to the Hong Kong film industry as a
child actor by his father. However these were not martial art films. His
early martial arts experience included Wing Chun (trained under Yip
Man), tai chi, boxing (winning a Hong Kong boxing tournament), and
apparently frequent street fighting (neighbourhood and rooftop fights).
In 1959, Lee, having U.S. citizenship due to his birth, was able to move
to Seattle. In 1961, he enrolled in the University of Washington.[4] It
was during this time in the United States that he began considering
making money by teaching martial arts even though he aspired to an
acting career. He opened his first martial arts school, operated out of
home in Seattle. After later adding a second school in Oakland, he once
drew significant attention at the 1964 Long Beach International Karate
Championships of California by making demonstrations and speaking. He
subsequently moved to Los Angeles to teach, where his students included
Chuck Norris, Sharon Tate, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In the 1970s, his
Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the Hong Kong martial
arts films to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of
Western interest in Chinese martial arts. The direction and tone of his
films dramatically influenced and changed martial arts and martial arts
films worldwide.[5] He is noted for his roles in five
feature-length Hong Kong martial arts films in the early 1970s: Lo Wei's
The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Golden Harvest's Way of
the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; and Golden Harvest and
Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978),
both directed by Robert Clouse.[6] Lee became an iconic figure known
throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, based upon his
portrayal of Chinese nationalism in his films,[7] and among Asian
Americans for defying Asian stereotypes.[8] Having initially learnt Wing
Chun, tai chi, boxing, and street fighting, he combined them with other
influences from various sources into the spirit of his personal martial
arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the
Intercepting Fist).[9] Lee died on July 20, 1973, at the age of
32. Since his death, Lee has continued to be a prominent influence on
modern combat sports, including judo, karate, mixed martial arts, and
boxing, as well as modern popular culture, including film, television,
comics, animation and video games. Time named Lee one of the 100 most
important people of the 20th century. Early life Bruce Lee as a baby with his parents, Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chuen Bruce
Lee's father Lee Hoi-chuen was a famous Cantonese opera singer based in
Hong Kong. In December 1939, his parents went to Chinatown, San
Francisco in California for an international opera tour.[10] He was born
there on November 27, 1940, making him a dual Hong Kong and United
States citizen by birth. At four months old (April 1941), the Lee family
returned to Hong Kong.[10] Soon after, the Lee family led an unexpected
four-year hard life as Japan, in the midst of World War II, launched a
surprise attack of Hong Kong in December 1941 and ruled for four
years.[10] Bruce's father, Lee Hoi-chuen, was Cantonese, and his
mother, Grace Ho, was of Eurasian ancestry.[11] Lee's maternal
grandfather was Cantonese, his maternal grandmother was English[12] and
his maternal great-uncle, Robert Hotung, was a successful Hong Kong
businessman of Dutch Jewish and Cantonese descent.[13] Career and education 1940–1958: Early roles, schooling and martial arts initiation Lee's
father Lee Hoi-chuen was a famous Cantonese opera star. As a result,
the junior Lee was introduced to the world of cinema at a very young age
and appeared in several films as a child. Lee had his first role as a
baby who was carried onto the stage in the film Golden Gate Girl.[14] He
took his Chinese stage name as 李小龍, lit. Lee the Little Dragon, for the
fact that he was born in both the hour and the year of the Dragon by
the Chinese zodiac.[15] As a nine-year-old, he would co-star with
his father in The Kid in 1950, which was based on a comic book
character and was his first leading role.[16] By the time he was 18, he
had appeared in twenty films.[15] Bruce Lee in The Kid After
attending Tak Sun School (德信學校; several blocks from his home at 218
Nathan Road, Kowloon), Lee entered the primary school division of the
Catholic La Salle College at the age of 12.[17] Lee and Yip Man, 1958 In
1956, due to poor academic performance and possibly poor conduct, he
was transferred to St. Francis Xavier's College, where he would be
mentored by Brother Edward, a teacher and coach of the school boxing
team.[13] After Lee was involved in several street fights, his parents
decided that he needed to be trained in the martial arts. Lee's friend
William Cheung[18] introduced him to Ip Man[when?] but[19] he was
rejected from learning Wing Chun Kung Fu under him because of the
long-standing rule in the Chinese Martial Arts world not to teach
foreigners.[20] His one quarter German[citation needed] background from
his mother's side would be an initial obstacle towards his Wing Chun
training; however, Cheung would speak on his behalf and Lee was accepted
into the school.[21] Lee began training in Wing Chun with Yip Man.[22]
Yip tried to keep his students from fighting in the street gangs of Hong
Kong by encouraging them to fight in organised competitions.[23] After a
year into his Wing Chun training, most of Yip Man's other students
refused to train with Lee when they had learned of his mixed ancestry,
as the Chinese were generally against teaching their martial arts
techniques to non-Asians.[24][25] Lee's sparring partner, Hawkins
Cheung, states, "Probably fewer than six people in the whole Wing Chun
clan were personally taught, or even partly taught, by Yip Man".[26]
However, Lee showed a keen interest in Wing Chun and continued to train
privately with Yip Man, William Cheung and Wong Shun-leung.[27] William Cheung and Bruce Lee In
1958, Bruce won the Hong Kong schools boxing tournament, knocking out
the previous champion, Gary Elms, in the final.[13] That year, Lee was
also a cha-cha dancer, winning Hong Kong's Crown Colony Cha-Cha
Championship.[28] 1959–1964: Continuous studies and martial arts breakthrough Until
his late teens, Lee's street fights became more frequent and included
beating the son of a feared triad family.[29] In 1958, after students
from a rival Choy Li Fut martial arts school challenged Lee's Wing Chun
school, he engaged in a fight on a rooftop. In response to an unfair
punch by another boy, Bruce beat him so badly that he knocked out one of
his teeth, leading to a complaint by the boy's parents to the police.
Lee's mother had to go to a police station and sign a document saying
that she would take full responsibility for Bruce's actions if they
released him into her custody. Though she did not mention the incident
to her husband, she suggested that Bruce, being an American citizen,
return to the United States. Lee's father agreed, as Lee's college
prospects were he to remain in Hong Kong were not very promising.[30] The
police detective came and he says "Excuse me Mr. Lee, your son is
really fighting bad in school. If he gets into just one more fight I
might have to put him in jail". — Robert Lee[31] In April
1959, Lee's parents decided to send him to the United States to stay
with his older sister, Agnes Lee (李秋鳳), who was already living with
family friends in San Francisco. After several months, he moved to
Seattle in 1959 to continue his high school education, where he also
worked for Ruby Chow as a live-in waiter at her restaurant. Chow's
husband was a co-worker and friend of Lee's father. Lee's elder brother
Peter Lee (李忠琛) would also join him in Seattle for a short stay before
moving on to Minnesota to attend college. That year Lee also started to
teach martial arts. He called what he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu (literally
Bruce Lee's Kung Fu). It was basically his approach to Wing Chun.[32]
Lee taught friends he met in Seattle, starting with Judo practitioner
Jesse Glover, who continued to teach some of Lee's early techniques.
Taky Kimura became Lee's first Assistant Instructor and continued to
teach his art and philosophy after Lee's death.[33] Lee opened his first
martial arts school, named the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, in
Seattle. Lee completed his high school education and received his diploma from Edison Technical School on Capitol Hill in Seattle.[34] In
March 1961, Lee enrolled at the University of Washington and studied
dramatic arts, philosophy, psychology, and various other
subjects.[35][36] Despite what Lee himself and many others have stated,
Lee's official major was drama rather than philosophy according to a
1999 article in the university's alumni publication.[37] Lee
dropped out of college in early 1964 and moved to Oakland to live with
James Yimm Lee. 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 arts studio in Oakland. James Lee was also
responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to Ed Parker, an American martial
artist. At the invitation of Parker, Lee appeared in the 1964 Long Beach
International Karate Championships and performed repetitions of
two-finger push-ups (using the thumb and the index finger of one hand)
with feet at approximately shoulder-width apart. In the same Long Beach
event he also performed the "one inch punch".[38] Lee stood upright, his
right foot forward with knees bent slightly, in front of a standing,
stationary partner. Lee's right arm was partly extended and his right
fist approximately one inch (2.5 cm) away from the partner's chest.
Without retracting his right arm, Lee then forcibly delivered the punch
to volunteer Bob Baker while largely maintaining his posture, sending
Baker backwards and falling into a chair said to be placed behind Baker
to prevent injury, though Baker's momentum soon caused him to fall to
the floor. Baker recalled, "I told Bruce not to do this type of
demonstration again. When he punched me that last time, I had to stay
home from work because the pain in my chest was unbearable".[39] It was
at the 1964 championships that Lee first met Taekwondo master Jhoon Goo
Rhee. The two developed a friendship—a relationship from which they
benefited as martial artists. Rhee taught Lee the side kick in detail,
and Lee taught Rhee the "non-telegraphic" punch.[40] In Oakland's
Chinatown in 1964, Lee had a controversial private match with Wong
Jack-man, a direct student of Ma Kin Fung, known for his mastery of
Xingyiquan, Northern Shaolin, and T'ai chi ch'uan. According to Lee, the
Chinese community issued an ultimatum to him to stop teaching
non-Chinese people. When he refused to comply, he was challenged to a
combat match with Wong. The arrangement was that if Lee lost, he would
have to shut down his school, while if he won, he would be free to teach
white people, or anyone else.[41] Wong denied this, stating that he
requested to fight Lee after Lee boasted during one of his
demonstrations at a Chinatown theatre that he could beat anyone in San
Francisco, and that Wong himself did not discriminate against Whites or
other non-Chinese people.[42] Lee commented, "That paper had all the
names of the sifu from Chinatown, but they don't scare me".[43]
Individuals known to have witnessed the match include Cadwell, James Lee
(Bruce Lee's associate, no relation), and William Chen, a teacher of
T'ai chi ch'uan. Wong and William Chen stated that the fight lasted an
unusually long 20–25 minutes.[42][44] Wong claims that although
he had originally expected a serious but polite bout, Lee aggressively
attacked him with intent to kill. When Wong presented the traditional
handshake, Lee appeared to accept the greeting, but instead, Lee
allegedly thrust his hand as a spear aimed at Wong's eyes. Forced to
defend his life, Wong nonetheless asserted that he refrained from
striking Lee with killing force when the opportunity presented itself
because it could have earned him a prison sentence, but used illegal
cufflings under his sleeves. According to Michael Dorgan's 1980 book
Bruce Lee's Toughest Fight, the fight ended due to Lee's "unusually
winded" condition, as opposed to a decisive blow by either fighter.[42]
However, according to Bruce Lee, Linda Lee Cadwell, and James Yimm Lee,
the fight lasted a mere three minutes with a decisive victory for Lee.
In Cadwell's account, "The fight ensued, it was a no-holds-barred fight,
it took three minutes. Bruce got this guy down to the ground and said
'Do you give up?' and the man said he gave up".[41] A couple of weeks
after the bout, Lee gave an interview claiming that he had defeated an
unnamed challenger, which Wong says was an obvious reference to
him.[42][44] In response, Wong published his own account of the fight in
the Chinese Pacific Weekly, a Chinese-language newspaper in San
Francisco, with an invitation to a public rematch if Lee was not
satisfied with the account. Lee did not respond to the invitation
despite his reputation for violently responding to every
provocation,[42] and there were no further public announcements by
either, though Lee continued to teach white people. Lee had abandoned
thoughts of a film career in favour of pursuing martial arts. However, a
martial arts exhibition on Long Beach in 1964 eventually led to the
invitation by television producer William Dozier for an audition for a
role in the pilot for "Number One Son" about Lee Chan, the son of
Charlie Chan. The show never materialised, but Dozier saw potential in
Lee.[45] 1966–1970: American roles and creating Jeet Kune Do Publicity photo of Williams and Lee for The Green Hornet From
1966 to 1967, Lee played the role of Kato alongside the title character
played by Van Williams in the TV series produced and narrated by
William Dozier[46] titled The Green Hornet, based on the radio show by
the same name.[47][45] The show lasted only one season (26 episodes)
from September 1966 to March 1967. Lee and Williams also appeared as
their characters in three crossover episodes of Batman, another William
Dozier-produced television series.[48][49][50] The Green Hornet
introduced the adult Bruce Lee to an American audience, and became the
first popular American show presenting Asian-style martial arts. The
show's director wanted Lee to fight in the typical American style using
fists and punches. As a professional martial artist, Lee refused,
insisting that he should fight in the style of his expertise. At first,
Lee moved so fast that his movements could not be caught on film, so he
had to slow them down.[51] After the show was cancelled in 1967, Lee
wrote to Dozier thanking him for starting "my career in show
business".[51] In 1967, Lee played a role in one episode of Ironside. The
Jeet Kune Do emblem is a registered trademark held by the Bruce Lee
Estate. The Chinese characters around the Taijitu symbol read: "Using no
way as way" and "Having no limitation as limitation". The arrows
represent the endless interaction between yang and yin.[52] Jeet Kune
Do originated in 1967. After filming one season of The Green Hornet,
Lee found himself out of work and opened The Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute.
The controversial match with Wong Jack-man influenced Lee's philosophy
about martial arts. Lee concluded that the fight had lasted too long and
that he had failed to live up to his potential using his Wing Chun
techniques. He took the view that traditional martial arts techniques
were too rigid and formalised to be practical in scenarios of chaotic
street fighting. Lee decided to develop a system with an emphasis on
"practicality, flexibility, speed, and efficiency". He started to use
different methods of training such as weight training for strength,
running for endurance, stretching for flexibility, and many others which
he constantly adapted, including fencing and basic boxing
techniques.[citation needed] Lee emphasised what he called "the
style of no style". This consisted of getting rid of the formalised
approach which Lee claimed was indicative of traditional styles. Lee
felt that even the system he now called Jun Fan Gung Fu was too
restrictive, and it eventually evolved into a philosophy and martial art
he would come to call Jeet Kune Do or the Way of the Intercepting Fist.
It is a term he would later regret, because Jeet Kune Do implied
specific parameters that styles connote, whereas the idea of his martial
art was to exist outside of parameters and limitations.[53] At
the time, two of Lee's martial arts students were Hollywood script
writer Stirling Silliphant and actor James Coburn. In 1969, the three
worked on a script for a film called The Silent Flute, and went together
on a location hunt to India. The project was not realised at the time,
but the 1978 film Circle of Iron, starring David Carradine, was based on
the same plot. In 2010, producer Paul Maslansky was reported to have
planned and received funding for a film based on the original script for
The Silent Flute.[54] In 1969, Lee made a brief appearance in the
Silliphant-penned film Marlowe, where he played a hoodlum hired to
intimidate private detective Philip Marlowe, (played by James Garner),
who uses his martial arts abilities to commit acts of vandalisation to
intimidate Marlowe.[55][56] The same year, he was credited as the karate
advisor in The Wrecking Crew, the fourth instalment of the Matt Helm
comedy spy-fi film starring Dean Martin.[57] Also that year, Lee acted
in one episode of Here Come the Brides and Blondie.[58][59] In
1970, he was responsible for fight choreography for A Walk in the Spring
Rain starring Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn, again written by
Silliphant.[60][61] 1971–1973: Hong Kong films and Hollywood breakthrough In
1971, Lee appeared in four episodes of the television series
Longstreet, written by Silliphant. Lee played Li Tsung the martial arts
instructor of the title character Mike Longstreet (played by James
Franciscus), and important aspects of his martial arts philosophy were
written into the script.[62][63] According to statements made by Lee,
and also by Linda Lee Cadwell after Lee's death, in 1971 Lee pitched a
television series of his own tentatively titled The Warrior, discussions
of which were also confirmed by Warner Bros. During a December 9, 1971,
television interview on The Pierre Berton Show, Lee stated that both
Paramount and Warner Brothers wanted him "to be in a modernized type of a
thing, and that they think the Western idea is out, whereas I want to
do the Western".[64] According to Cadwell, however, Lee's concept was
retooled and renamed Kung Fu, but Warner Bros. gave Lee no credit.[65]
Warner Brothers states that they had for some time been developing an
identical concept,[66] created by two writers and producers, Ed Spielman
and Howard Friedlander in 1969,[67] as stated too by Lee's biographer
Matthew Polly.[68] According to these sources, the reason Lee was not
cast was because he had a thick accent,[69] but Fred Weintraub
attributes that to his ethnicity.[70][71] The role of the Shaolin monk
in the Wild West was eventually awarded to then-non-martial-artist David
Carradine. In The Pierre Berton Show interview, Lee stated he
understood Warner Brothers' attitudes towards casting in the series:
"They think that business-wise it is a risk. I don't blame them. If the
situation were reversed, and an American star were to come to Hong Kong,
and I was the man with the money, I would have my own concerns as to
whether the acceptance would be there".[72] Producer Fred
Weintraub had advised Lee to return to Hong Kong and make a feature film
which he could showcase to executives in Hollywood.[73] Not happy with
his supporting roles in the US, Lee returned to Hong Kong. Unaware that
The Green Hornet had been played to success in Hong Kong and was
unofficially referred to as "The Kato Show", he was surprised to be
recognised as the star of the show.[74] After negotiating with both Shaw
Brothers Studio and Golden Harvest, Lee signed a film contract to star
in two films produced by Golden Harvest. Lee played his first
leading role in The Big Boss (1971), which proved to be an enormous box
office success across Asia and catapulted him to stardom. He soon
followed up with Fist of Fury (1972), which broke the box office records
set previously by The Big Boss. Having finished his initial two-year
contract, Lee negotiated a new deal with Golden Harvest. Lee later
formed his own company, Concord Production Inc., with Chow. For his
third film, Way of the Dragon (1972), he was given complete control of
the film's production as the writer, director, star, and choreographer
of the fight scenes. In 1964, at a demonstration in Long Beach,
California, Lee met karate champion Chuck Norris. In Way of the Dragon
Lee introduced Norris to moviegoers as his opponent, their showdown has
been characterised as "one of the best fight scenes in martial arts and
film history".[75][76] The role had originally been offered to American
karate champion Joe Lewis.[77] Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon went
on to gross an estimated US$100 million and US$130 million worldwide,
respectively.[78] From August to October 1972, Lee began work on
his fourth Golden Harvest film Game of Death. He began filming some
scenes, including his fight sequence with 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) American
basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a former student. Production
stopped in November 1972 when Warner Brothers offered Lee the
opportunity to star in Enter the Dragon, the first film to be produced
jointly by Concord, Golden Harvest, and Warner Bros. Filming began in
Hong Kong in February 1973 and was completed in April 1973.[79] One
month into the filming, another production company, Starseas Motion
Pictures, promoted Bruce Lee as a leading actor in Fist of Unicorn,
although he had merely agreed to choreograph the fight sequences in the
film as a favour to his long-time friend Unicorn Chan. Lee planned to
sue the production company, but retained his friendship with Chan.[80]
However, only a few months after the completion of Enter the Dragon, and
six days before its July 26, 1973, release, Lee died. Enter the Dragon
would go on to become one of the year's highest-grossing films and
cement Lee as a martial arts legend. It was made for US$850,000 in
1973[81] (equivalent to $4 million adjusted for inflation as of
2007).[82] Enter the Dragon is estimated to have grossed over $400
million worldwide,[83] estimated to be the equivalent of over $2 billion
adjusted for inflation as of 2022.[84][85] The film sparked a brief fad
in martial arts, epitomised in songs such as "Kung Fu Fighting" and
some TV shows. 1978–present: Posthumous work Bruce Lee's star at the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong Robert
Clouse, the director of Enter the Dragon, together with Golden Harvest,
revived Lee's unfinished film Game of Death. Lee had shot over 100
minutes of footage, including out-takes, for Game of Death before
shooting was stopped to allow him to work on Enter the Dragon. In
addition to Abdul-Jabbar, George Lazenby, Hapkido master Ji Han-Jae, and
another of Lee's students, Dan Inosanto, were also to appear in the
film, which was to culminate in Lee's character, Hai Tien (clad in the
now-famous yellow track suit[86][87]) taking on a series of different
challengers on each floor as they make their way through a five-level
pagoda. In a controversial move, Robert Clouse finished the film using a
look-alike and archive footage of Lee from his other films with a new
storyline and cast, which was released in 1978. However, the
cobbled-together film contained only fifteen minutes of actual footage
of Lee (he had printed many unsuccessful takes)[88] while the rest had a
Lee look-alike, Kim Tai Chung, and Yuen Biao as stunt double. The
unused footage Lee had filmed was recovered 22 years later and included
in the documentary Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. Bruce Lee's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Apart
from Game of Death, other future film projects were planned to feature
Lee at the time. In 1972, after the success of The Big Boss and Fist of
Fury, a third film was planned by Raymond Chow at Golden Harvest to be
directed by Lo Wei, titled Yellow-Faced Tiger. However, at the time, Lee
decided to direct and produce his own script for Way of the Dragon
instead. Although Lee had formed a production company with Raymond Chow,
a period film was also planned from September–November 1973 with the
competing Shaw Brothers Studio, to be directed by either Chor Yuen or
Cheng Kang, and written by Yi Kang and Chang Cheh, titled The Seven Sons
of the Jade Dragon.[89] In 2015, Perfect Storm Entertainment and
Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, announced that the series The
Warrior would be produced and would air on the Cinemax and filmmaker
Justin Lin was chosen to direct the series.[90] Production began on
October 22, 2017, in Cape Town, South Africa. The first season will
contain 10 episodes.[91] In April 2019, Cinemax renewed the series for a
second season.[92] On March 25, 2021, it was announced that
producer Jason Kothari has acquired the rights to The Silent of Flute
"to become a miniseries, which will have John Fusco as a screenwriter
and executive producer.[93] Unproduced works Lee had also
worked on several scripts himself. A tape containing a recording of Lee
narrating the basic storyline to a film tentatively titled Southern
Fist/Northern Leg exists, showing some similarities with the canned
script for The Silent Flute (Circle of Iron).[94] Another script had the
title Green Bamboo Warrior, set in San Francisco, planned to co-star
Bolo Yeung and to be produced by Andrew Vajna.[80] Photoshoot costume
tests were also organised for some of these planned film projects. Martial arts and fitness Further information: Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee Style Jeet Kune Do (founder) Chinese martial arts (Wing Chun,[95] tai chi),[96] boxing,[13]
street fighting,[29] judo,[97] taekwondo,[40] wrestling,[97] arnis,[98]
epée fencing, various other styles (by personal tutoring and research) Teacher(s) Ip Man and Wong Shun-leung (wing chun), Brother Edward (boxing),[13] Jhoon Rhee (taekwondo),[40] Fred Sato and Gene LeBell (judo)[99] Dan Inosanto (arnis) Notable
students Jesse Glover, James DeMile, Linda Lee Cadwell, Dan
Inosanto, Taky Kimura, Ted Wong, James Yimm Lee, Joe Lewis, Jhoon Rhee,
Mike Stone, Gene LeBell, Chuck Norris, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate,
James Coburn, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brandon Lee, others Striking Lee's
first introduction to martial arts was through his father, from whom he
learned the fundamentals of Wu-style t'ai chi ch'uan.[96] In his teens,
Lee became involved in Hong Kong gang conflicts, which led to frequent
street fights.[29] The largest influence on Lee's martial arts
development was his study of Wing Chun.[95] Lee was 16 years old under
the Wing Chun teacher Yip Man, between late 1956 and 1957, after losing
to rival gang members. Yip's regular classes generally consisted of the
forms practice, chi sao (sticking hands) drills, wooden dummy
techniques, and free sparring. There was no set pattern to the
classes.[22] Lee was also trained in boxing, between 1956 and
1958, by Brother Edward, coach of the St. Francis Xavier's College
boxing team. Lee went on to win the Hong Kong schools boxing tournament
in 1958, while scoring knockdowns against the previous champion Gary
Elms in the final.[13] After moving to the United States, Lee was
heavily influenced by heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose
footwork he studied and incorporated into his own style in the
1960s.[100] Lee demonstrated his Jeet Kune Do martial arts at the
Long Beach International Karate Championships in 1964 and 1968, with
the latter having higher-quality video footage available. Lee can be
seen demonstrating quick eye strikes before his opponent can block, and
demonstrating the one-inch punch on several volunteers. He also
demonstrates chi sao drills while blindfolded against an opponent,
probing for weaknesses in his opponent while scoring with punches and
takedowns. Lee then participates in a full-contact sparring bout against
an opponent, with both wearing leather headgear. Lee can be seen
implementing his Jeet Kune Do concept of economical motion, using
Ali-inspired footwork to keep out of range while counter-attacking with
backfists and straight punches. He also halts attacks with stop-hit side
kicks, and quickly executes several sweeps and head kicks. The opponent
repeatedly attempts to attack Lee, but is never able to connect with a
clean hit; he once manages to come close with a spin kick, but Lee
counters it. The footage was reviewed by Black Belt magazine in 1995,
concluding that "the action is as fast and furious as anything in Lee's
films."[101] It was at the 1964 championships that Lee first met
taekwondo master Jhoon Goo Rhee. While Rhee taught Lee the side kick in
detail, Lee taught Rhee the "non-telegraphic" punch.[40] Rhee learned
what he calls the "accupunch" from Lee and incorporated it into American
taekwondo. The "accupunch" is a rapid fast punch that is very difficult
to block, based on human reaction time—"the idea is to finish the
execution of the punch before the opponent can complete the
brain-to-wrist communication."[102] Lee also commonly used the
oblique kick, made popular much later in mixed martial arts.[103] It is
called the jeet tek ("stop kick" or "intercepting kick") in Jeet Kune
Do.[104] Grappling Lee favored cross-training between
different fighting styles, and had a particular interest in
grappling.[99] Lee trained with several judo practitioners in Seattle
and California, among them Fred Sato, Jesse Glover, Taky Kimura, Hayward
Nishioka and Wally Jay, as well as Gene LeBell.[105][99] After
befriending LeBell on the set of The Green Hornet, Lee offered to teach
him striking arts in exchange for being taught grappling techniques.
LeBell had also been taught catch wrestling by prestigious grapplers Lou
Thesz and Ed Lewis, and notable techniques of both judo and catch
wrestling can be seen in Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do.[97][106] According
to Glover, Lee only found judo ineffective at the action of getting
hold of the opponent.[99] While in Seattle, Lee himself developed
anti-grappling techniques against opponents trying to tackle him or take
him to the ground. Glover also recalled Lee "definitely would not go to
the ground if he had the opportunity to get you standing up."[99]
Nonetheless, Lee expressed to LeBell a wish to integrate judo into his
fighting style.[99] Although Lee opined grappling was of little
use on action choreography because it was not visually distinctive,[106]
he did showcase grappling moves in his own films, such as Way of the
Dragon, where his character finishes his opponent Chuck Norris with a
neck hold inspired by LeBell,[97] and Enter the Dragon, whose prologue
features Lee submitting his opponent Sammo Hung with an armbar.[99][107] Lee
was also influenced by the training routine of The Great Gama, an
Indian/Pakistani pehlwani wrestling champion known for his grappling
strength. Lee incorporated Gama's exercises into his own training
routine.[108] Street fighting Another major influence on Lee
was Hong Kong's street fighting culture in the form of rooftop fights.
In the mid-20th century, soaring crime in Hong Kong, combined with
limited Hong Kong Police manpower, led to many young Hongkongers
learning martial arts for self-defence. Around the 1960s, there were
about 400 martial arts schools in Hong Kong, teaching their own
distinctive styles of martial arts. In Hong Kong's street fighting
culture, there emerged a rooftop fight scene in the 1950s and 1960s,
where gangs from rival martial arts schools challenged each other to
bare-knuckle fights on Hong Kong's rooftops, in order to avoid
crackdowns by British colonial authorities. Lee frequently participated
in these Hong Kong rooftop fights, and combined different techniques
from different martial arts schools into his own hybrid martial arts
style.[109] When Lee returned to Hong Kong in the early 1970s,
his reputation as "the fastest fist in the east" routinely led to locals
challenging him to street fights; he sometimes accepted these
challenges and engaged in street fights, which led to some criticism
from the press portraying him as violent at the time.[110] Fitness At
172 cm (5 ft 8 in) and weighing 64 kg (141 lb) at the time,[111][better
source needed] Lee was renowned for his physical fitness and vigor,
achieved by using a dedicated fitness regimen to become as strong as
possible. After his match with Wong Jack-man in 1965, Lee changed his
approach toward martial arts training. Lee felt that many martial
artists of his time did not spend enough time on physical conditioning.
Lee included all elements of total fitness—muscular strength, muscular
endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. He used
traditional bodybuilding techniques to build some muscle mass, though
not overdone, as that could decrease speed or flexibility. At the same
time, with respect to balance, Lee maintained that mental and spiritual
preparation are fundamental to the success of physical training in
martial arts skills. In Tao of Jeet Kune Do he wrote: Training is
one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given
to the development of skill and too little to the development of the
individual for participation. ... JKD, ultimately is not a matter of
petty techniques but of highly developed spirituality and physique.[112] According
to Linda Lee Cadwell, soon after he moved to the United States, Lee
started to take nutrition seriously and developed an interest in health
foods, high-protein drinks, and vitamin and mineral supplements. He
later concluded that achieving a high-performance body was akin to
maintaining the engine of a high-performance automobile. Allegorically,
as one could not keep a car running on low-octane fuels, one could not
sustain one's body with a steady diet of junk food, and with "the wrong
fuel", one's body would perform sluggishly or sloppily.[113] Lee also
avoided baked goods and refined flour, describing them as providing
empty calories that did nothing for his body.[114] He was known for
being a fan of Asian cuisine for its variety, and often ate meals with a
combination of vegetables, rice, and fish. Lee had a dislike for dairy
products and as a result, used powdered milk in his diet.[115] Dan Inosanto recalls Lee practiced meditation as the first action on his schedule.[105] Artistry Philosophy While
best known as a martial artist, Lee also studied drama and Asian and
Western philosophy starting while a student at the University of
Washington. He was well-read and had an extensive library dominated by
martial arts subjects and philosophical texts.[116] His own books on
martial arts and fighting philosophy are known for their philosophical
assertions, both inside and outside of martial arts circles. His
eclectic philosophy often mirrored his fighting beliefs, though he was
quick to claim that his martial arts were solely a metaphor for such
teachings. He believed that any knowledge ultimately led to
self-knowledge, and said that his chosen method of self-expression was
martial arts.[117] His influences include Taoism, Jiddu Krishnamurti,
and Buddhism.[118] Lee's philosophy was very much in opposition to the
conservative worldview advocated by Confucianism.[119] John Little
states that Lee was an atheist. When asked in 1972 about his religious
affiliation, he replied, "none whatsoever",[120] and when asked if he
believed in God, he said, "To be perfectly frank, I really do not."[117] Poetry Aside
from martial arts and philosophy, which focus on the physical aspect
and self-consciousness for truths and principles,[121] Lee also wrote
poetry that reflected his emotion and a stage in his life
collectively.[122] Many forms of art remain concordant with the artist
creating them. Lee's principle of self-expression was applied to his
poetry as well. His daughter Shannon Lee said, "He did write poetry; he
was really the consummate artist."[123] His poetic works were originally
handwritten on paper, then later on edited and published, with John
Little being the major author (editor), for Bruce Lee's works. Linda Lee
Cadwell (Bruce Lee's wife) shared her husband's notes, poems, and
experiences with followers. She mentioned "Lee's poems are, by American
standards, rather dark—reflecting the deeper, less exposed recesses of
the human psyche".[124] Most of Bruce Lee's poems are categorised
as anti-poetry or fall into a paradox. The mood in his poems shows the
side of the man that can be compared with other poets such as Robert
Frost, one of many well-known poets expressing himself with dark poetic
works. The paradox taken from the Yin and Yang symbol in martial arts
was also integrated into his poetry. His martial arts and philosophy
contribute a great part to his poetry. The free verse form of Lee's
poetry reflects his famous quote "Be formless ... shapeless, like
water."[125] Personal life Names Lee's Cantonese birth name
was Lee Jun-fan (李振藩).[126] The name homophonically means "return
again", and was given to Lee by his mother, who felt he would return to
the United States once he came of age.[127] Because of his mother's
superstitious nature, she had originally named him Sai-fon (細鳳), which
is a feminine name meaning "small phoenix".[31] The English name "Bruce"
is thought to have been given by the hospital attending physician, Dr.
Mary Glover.[128] Lee had three other Chinese names: Lee
Yuen-cham (李源鑫), a family/clan name; Lee Yuen-kam (李元鑒), which he used
as a student name while he was attending La Salle College, and his
Chinese screen name Lee Siu-lung (李小龍; Siu-lung means "little
dragon").[citation needed] Lee's given name Jun-fan was originally
written in Chinese as 震藩; however, the Jun (震) Chinese character was
identical to part of his grandfather's name, Lee Jun-biu (李震彪).[citation
needed] Hence, the Chinese character for Jun in Lee's name was changed
to the homonym 振 instead, to avoid naming taboo in Chinese
tradition.[citation needed] Family Lee and his family Lee's
father, Lee Hoi-chuen, was one of the leading Cantonese opera and film
actors at the time and was embarking on a year-long opera tour with his
family on the eve of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Lee Hoi-chuen
had been touring the United States for many years and performing in
numerous Chinese communities there. Although many of his peers
decided to stay in the US, Lee Hoi-chuen returned to Hong Kong after
Bruce's birth. Within months, Hong Kong was invaded and the Lees lived
for three years and eight months under Japanese occupation. After the
war ended, Lee Hoi-chuen resumed his acting career and became a more
popular actor during Hong Kong's rebuilding years. Lee's mother,
Grace Ho, was from one of the wealthiest and most powerful clans in Hong
Kong, the Ho-tungs. She was the half-niece of Sir Robert
Ho-tung,[129][130] the Eurasian patriarch of the clan. As such, the
young Bruce Lee grew up in an affluent and privileged environment.
Despite the advantage of his family's status, the neighbourhood in which
Lee grew up became overcrowded, dangerous, and full of gang rivalries
due to an influx of refugees fleeing communist China for Hong Kong, at
that time a British Crown Colony.[31] Grace Ho is reported as
either the adopted or biological daughter of Ho Kom-tong (Ho Gumtong,
何甘棠) and the half-niece of Sir Robert Ho-tung, both notable Hong Kong
businessmen and philanthropists.[129] Bruce was the fourth of five
children: Phoebe Lee (李秋源), Agnes Lee (李秋鳳), Peter Lee, and Robert Lee. With his son Brandon in 1966 Grace's
parentage remains unclear. Linda Lee, in her 1989 biography The Bruce
Lee Story, suggests that Grace had a German father and was a
Catholic.[75] Bruce Thomas, in his influential 1994 biography Bruce Lee:
Fighting Spirit, suggests that Grace had a Chinese mother and a German
father.[131] Lee's relative Eric Peter Ho, in his 2010 book Tracing My
Children's Lineage, suggests that Grace was born in Shanghai to a
Eurasian woman named Cheung King-sin.[131] Eric Peter Ho said that Grace
Lee was the daughter of a mixed race Shanghainese woman and her father
was Ho Kom Tong. Grace Lee said her mother was English and her father
was Chinese.[132] Fredda Dudley Balling said Grace Lee was
three-quarters Chinese and one-quarter British.[133] In the 2018
biography Bruce Lee: A Life, Matthew Polly identifies Lee's maternal
grandfather as Ho Kom-tong, who had often been reported as his adoptive
grandfather. Ho Kom-tong's father, Charles Maurice Bosman,[134] was a
Dutch Jewish businessman from Rotterdam.[135] He moved to Hong Kong with
the Dutch East India Company and served as the Dutch consul to Hong
Kong at one time. He had a Chinese concubine named Sze Tai with whom he
had six children, including Ho Kom Tong. Bosman subsequently abandoned
his family and immigrated to California.[136] Ho Kom Tong became a
wealthy businessman with a wife, 13 concubines, and a British mistress
who gave birth to Grace Ho.[137][138][139] His younger brother
Robert Lee Jun-fai is a notable musician and singer, his group The
Thunderbirds were famous in Hong Kong.[140][141][142] A few singles were
sung mostly or all in English. Also released was Lee singing a duet
with Irene Ryder.[143] Lee Jun-fai lived with Lee in Los Angeles in the
United States and stayed. After Lee's death, Lee Jun-fai released an
album and the single by the same name dedicated to Lee called The Ballad
of Bruce Lee.[144] While studying at the University of Washington he
met his future wife Linda Emery, a fellow student studying to become a
teacher. As relations between people of different races was still banned
in many US states, they married in secret in August 1964.[145] Lee had
two children with Linda: Brandon (1965–1993) and Shannon Lee (born
1969). Upon's Lee passing in 1973, she continued to promote Bruce Lee's
martial art Jeet Kune Do. She wrote the 1975 book Bruce Lee: The Man
Only I Knew, on which the 1993 feature film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
was based.[146] In 1989, she wrote the book The Bruce Lee Story. She
retired in 2001 from the family estate. Lee died when his son
Brandon was eight years old. While alive, Lee taught Brandon martial
arts and would invite him to visit sets. This gave Brandon the desire to
act and went on to study the craft. As a young adult, Brandon Lee found
some success acting in action-oriented pictures such as Legacy of Rage
(1986), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), and Rapid Fire (1992). In 1993,
at the age of 28, Brandon Lee died after being accidentally shot by a
prop gun on the set of The Crow. Lee died when his daughter
Shannon was four. In her youth she studied Jeet Kune Do under Richard
Bustillo, one of her father's students; however, her serious studies did
not begin until the late 1990s. To train for parts in action movies,
she studied Jeet Kune Do with Ted Wong.[147] Friends, students, and contemporaries Lee's
brother Robert with his friends Taky Kimura, Dan Inosanto, Steve
McQueen, James Coburn, and Peter Chin were his pallbearers.[148] Coburn
was a martial arts student and a friend of Lee. Coburn worked with Lee
and Stirling Silliphant on developing The Silent Flute. Upon Lee's early
death, at his funeral Coburn gave a eulogy.[148] Regarding McQueen, Lee
made no secret that he wanted everything McQueen had and would stop at
nothing to get it.[149][150][151] Inosanto and Kimura were friends and
disciple of Lee. Inosanto who would go on to train Lee's son
Brandon.[152][153] Kimura continued to teach Lee's craft in
Seattle.[154] According to Lee's wife, Chin was a lifelong family friend
and a student of Lee.[155] James Yimm Lee (no relation) was one
of Lee's three personally certified 3rd rank instructors and co-founded
the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Oakland where he taught Jun Fan Gung Fu
in Lee's absence. James was responsible for introducing Lee to Ed
Parker, the organiser of the Long Beach International Karate
Championships, where Lee was first introduced to the martial arts
community.[156] Hollywood couple Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate
studied martial arts with Lee. Polanski flew Lee to Switzerland to train
him. Tate studied with Lee in preparation for her role in The Wrecking
Crew. After Tate was murdered by the Manson Family, Polanski initially
suspected Lee.[157] Screenwriter Stirling Silliphant was a
martial arts student and a friend of Lee.[158][159] Silliphant worked
with Lee and James Coburn on developing The Silent Flute.[160] Lee acted
and provided his martial arts expertise in several projects penned by
Silliphant, the first in Marlowe (1969) where Lee plays Winslow Wong a
hoodlum well versed in martial arts. Lee also did fight choreographies
for the film A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970), and played Li Tsung, a
Jeet Kune Do instructor who teaches the main character in the television
show Longstreet (1971). Elements of his martial arts philosophy were
included in the script for the latter.[55][56][60][61][62][63] Basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar studied martial arts and developed a friendship with Lee.[60] Actor
and karate champion Chuck Norris was a friend and training partner of
Lee's.[161] After Lee's passing, Norris said he kept in touch with Lee's
family.[162] Judoka and professional wrestler Gene LeBell became
a friend of Lee on the set of The Green Hornet. They trained together
and exchanged their knowledge of martial arts.[97][106] Death Bruce Lee is buried next to his son Brandon at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. On
May 10, 1973, Lee collapsed during an automated dialogue replacement
session for Enter the Dragon at Golden Harvest film studio in Hong Kong.
Because he was having seizures and headaches, he was immediately rushed
to Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, where doctors diagnosed cerebral edema.
They were able to reduce the swelling through the administration of
mannitol. The headache and cerebral edema that occurred in his first
collapse were later repeated on the day of his death.[163] On
Friday, July 20, 1973, Lee was in Hong Kong to have dinner with actor
George Lazenby, with whom he intended to make a film. According to Lee's
wife Linda, Lee met producer Raymond Chow at 2 p.m. at home to discuss
the making of the film Game of Death. They worked until 4 p.m. and then
drove together to the home of Lee's colleague Betty Ting Pei, a
Taiwanese actress. The three went over the script at Ting's home, and
then Chow left to attend a dinner meeting.[164][165] Later, Lee
complained of a headache, and Ting gave him the painkiller Equagesic,
which contained both aspirin and the tranquiliser meprobamate. Around
7:30 p.m., he went to lie down for a nap. When Lee did not come for
dinner, Chow came to the apartment, but he was unable to wake Lee up. A
doctor was summoned, and spent ten minutes attempting to revive Lee
before sending him by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Lee was
declared dead on arrival at the age of 32.[166] There was no
visible external injury; however, according to autopsy reports, Lee's
brain had swollen considerably, from 1,400 to 1,575 grams (a 13%
increase). The autopsy found Equagesic in his system. On October 15,
2005, Chow stated in an interview that Lee died from an allergic
reaction to the tranquiliser meprobamate, the main ingredient in
Equagesic, which Chow described as an ingredient commonly used in
painkillers. When the doctors announced Lee's death, it was officially
ruled a "death by misadventure".[167][168] Lee's wife Linda
returned to her hometown of Seattle, and had Lee's body buried in Lake
View Cemetery in Seattle.[169][170] Pallbearers at Lee's funeral on July
25, 1973, included Taky Kimura, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Dan
Inosanto, Peter Chin, and Lee's brother Robert.[171] Around the time of
Lee's death, numerous rumours appeared in the media.[172] Lee's iconic
status and untimely death fed many wild rumours and theories. These
included murder involving the triads and a supposed curse on him and his
family, rumors that persist to the present day.[173] Donald
Teare, a forensic scientist, recommended by Scotland Yard, who had
overseen over 1,000 autopsies, was assigned to the Lee case. His
conclusion was "death by misadventure" caused by cerebral edema due to a
reaction to compounds present in the combination medication Equagesic.
Although there was initial speculation that cannabis found in Lee's
stomach may have contributed to his death, Teare said it would "be both
'irresponsible and irrational' to say that [cannabis] might have
triggered either the events of Bruce's collapse on May 10 or his death
on July 20". Dr. R. R. Lycette, the clinical pathologist at Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, reported at the coroner hearing that the death could
not have been caused by cannabis.[174] In a 2018 biography,
author Matthew Polly consulted with medical experts and theorised that
the cerebral edema that killed Lee had been caused by over-exertion and
heat stroke; heat stroke was not considered at the time because it was
then a poorly understood condition. Furthermore, Lee had his underarm
sweat glands removed in late 1972, in the apparent belief that underarm
sweat was unphotogenic on film. Polly further theorised that this caused
Lee's body to overheat while practising in hot temperatures on May 10
and July 20, 1973, resulting in heat stroke that in turn exacerbated the
cerebral edema that led to his death.[175] Legacy and cultural impact Further information: Bruceploitation and Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong Lee
is considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial
artists to be the most influential martial artist of all
time,[176][177][178] and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who
bridged the gap between East and West.[179][180] Time named Lee one of
the 100 most important people of the 20th century.[181] A number
of biography books have been written about Bruce Lee. A biography about
Lee sold more than 4 million copies by 1988.[182] Action films See also: Chopsocky and Hong Kong action cinema Lee
was largely responsible for launching the "kung fu craze" of the
1970s.[183][184] He initially introduced kung fu to the West with
American television shows such as The Green Hornet and Kung Fu,[184]
before the "kung fu craze" began with the dominance of Hong Kong martial
arts films in 1973.[183] Lee's success inspired a wave of Western
martial arts films and television shows throughout the 1970s–1990s
(launching the careers of Western martial arts stars such as Jean-Claude
Van Damme, Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris), as well as the more general
integration of Asian martial arts into Western action films and
television shows during the 1980s–1990s.[184] Enter the Dragon has been
cited as one of the most influential action films of all time. Sascha
Matuszak of Vice said Enter the Dragon "is referenced in all manner of
media, the plot line and characters continue to influence storytellers
today, and the impact was particularly felt in the revolutionizing way
the film portrayed African-Americans, Asians and traditional martial
arts."[185] Kuan-Hsing Chen and Beng Huat Chua cited fight scenes in
Lee's films such as Enter the Dragon as being influential for the way
they pitched "an elemental story of good against evil in such a
spectacle-saturated way".[186] A number of action filmmakers
around the world have cited Bruce Lee as a formative influence on their
careers, including Hong Kong action film directors such as Jackie
Chan[187] and John Woo,[188][189] and Hollywood filmmakers such as
Quentin Tarantino[190] and Brett Ratner.[189] Martial arts and combat sports Jeet
Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat
disciplines that was founded by Lee, is often credited with paving the
way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA).[191][192][193] The concept of
mixed martial arts was popularised in the West by Bruce Lee via his
system of Jeet Kune Do. Lee believed that "the best fighter is not a
Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt to
any style, to be formless, to adopt an individual's own style and not
following the system of styles." In 2004, Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) founder Dana White called Lee the "father of mixed martial arts"
and stated: "If you look at the way Bruce Lee trained, the way he
fought, and many of the things he wrote, he said the perfect style was
no style. You take a little something from everything. You take the good
things from every different discipline, use what works, and you throw
the rest away".[194] Lee was largely responsible for many people taking
up martial arts.[193] These include numerous fighters in combat sports
who were inspired by Lee; boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard said he
perfected his jab by watching Lee, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao
compared his fighting style to Lee, and UFC champion Conor McGregor also
compared himself to Lee and said that he believes Lee would have been a
champion in the UFC if he were to compete in the present day.[195] Lee
inspired the foundation of American full-contact kickboxing tournaments
by Joe Lewis[193] and Benny Urquidez in the 1970s.[193][196] American
taekwondo pioneer Jhoon Goo Rhee learned from Lee what he calls the
"accupunch", which he incorporated into American taekwondo; Rhee later
coached heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and taught him the
"accupunch", which Ali used to knockout Richard Dunn in 1975.[102]
According to heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, "everyone wanted to
be Bruce Lee" in the 1970s.[197] UFC pound-for-pound champion Jon Jones
also cited Lee as inspiration,[198] with Jones known for frequently
using the oblique kick to the knee, a technique that was popularised by
Lee.[103] UFC champions Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva also cited Lee as
an inspiration.[187] Numerous other UFC fighters have cited Lee as their
inspiration, with several referring to him as a "godfather" or
"grandfather" of MMA.[199] Racial barriers and stereotypes Lee
is credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in
American films.[3] He defied Asian stereotypes, such as the emasculated
Asian male stereotype.[8] In contrast to earlier stereotypes which
depicted Asian men as emasculated, childlike, coolies, or domestic
servants, Lee demonstrated that Asian men could be "tough, strong and
sexy" according to University of Michigan lecturer Hye Seung Chung. In
turn, Lee's popularity inspired a new Asian stereotype, the martial
artist.[200] In North America, his films initially played largely
to black, Asian and Hispanic audiences. Within black communities, Lee's
popularity was second only to heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in the
1970s. As Lee broke through to the mainstream, he became a rare
non-white movie star in a Hollywood industry dominated by white actors
at the time.[201] According to rapper LL Cool J, Lee's films were the
first time many non-white American children such as himself had seen a
non-white action hero on the big screen in the 1970s.[189] Popular culture Numerous
entertainment and sports figures around the world have cited Lee as a
major influence on their work, including martial arts actors such as
Jackie Chan[187] and Donnie Yen,[189] actor-bodybuilder Arnold
Schwarzenegger,[189] actor-comedians such as Eddie Murphy[202] and Eddie
Griffin,[187] actresses such as Olivia Munn and Dianne Doan,[187]
musicians such as Steve Aoki and Rohan Marley,[187] rappers such as LL
Cool J and Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA,[188][189] music bands such as the
Gorillaz,[189] comedians such as W. Kamau Bell[187] and Margaret
Cho,[189] basketball players Stephen Curry and Jamal Murray, skaters
Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi, and American footballer Kyler Murray,
among others.[187] Bruce Lee influenced several comic book
writers, notably Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee,[188] who considered
Bruce Lee to be a superhero without a costume.[189] Shortly after his
death, Lee inspired the Marvel characters Shang-Chi (debuted 1973) and
Iron Fist (debuted 1974) as well as the comic book series The Deadly
Hands of Kung Fu (debuted 1974). According to Stan Lee, any character
that is a martial artist since then owes their origin to Bruce Lee in
some form.[189] Bruce Lee was a formative influence on the
development of breakdancing in the 1970s. Early breakdancing pioneers
such as the Rock Steady Crew drew inspiration from kung fu moves, as
performed by Lee, inspiring dance moves such as the windmill among other
breaking moves.[203][189] In India, Lee films had an influence
on Bollywood masala films.[204] After the success of Lee films such as
Enter the Dragon in India,[205] Deewaar (1975) and later Bollywood films
incorporated fight scenes inspired by 1970s Hong Kong martial arts
films up until the 1990s.[206] According to Indian film star Aamir Khan,
when he was a child, "almost every house had a poster of Bruce Lee" in
1970s Bombay.[207] In Japan, the manga and anime franchises Fist
of the North Star (1983–1988) and Dragon Ball (1984–1995) were inspired
by Lee films such as Enter the Dragon.[208][209] In turn, Fist of the
North Star and especially Dragon Ball are credited with setting the
trends for popular shōnen manga and anime from the 1980s
onwards.[210][211] Spike Spiegel, the protagonist from the 1998 anime
Cowboy Bebop, is seen practising Jeet Kune Do and quotes Lee.[212] Bruce
Lee films such as Game of Death and Enter the Dragon were the
foundation for video game genres such as beat 'em up action games and
fighting games.[213][214][215] The first beat 'em up game, Kung-Fu
Master (1984), was based on Lee's Game of Death.[216] The Street Fighter
video game franchise (1987 debut) was inspired by Enter the Dragon,
with the gameplay centered around an international fighting tournament,
and each character having a unique combination of ethnicity, nationality
and fighting style; Street Fighter went on to set the template for all
fighting games that followed.[217] Since then, nearly every major
fighting game franchise has had a character based on Bruce Lee.[189] In
April 2014, Lee was named a featured character in the combat sports
video game EA Sports UFC, and is playable in multiple weight
classes.[218] In France, the Yamakasi cited the martial arts
philosophy of Bruce Lee as an influence on their development of the
parkour discipline in the 1990s, along with the acrobatics of Jackie
Chan.[219][220] The Yamakasi considered Lee to be the "unofficial
president" of their group.[220] The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008), a
Chinese television drama series based on the life of Bruce Lee, has
been watched by over 400 million viewers in China, making it the
most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of
2017.[221][222] Commercials Though Bruce Lee did not appear in
commercials during his lifetime, his likeness and image has since
appeared in hundreds of commercials around the world.[189] Nokia
launched an Internet-based campaign in 2008 with staged
"documentary-looking" footage of Bruce Lee playing ping-pong with his
nunchaku and also igniting matches as they are thrown toward him. The
videos went viral on YouTube, creating confusion as some people believed
them to be authentic footage.[223] Honors Further information: List of awards and honors received by Bruce Lee Awards 1972: Golden Horse Awards Best Mandarin Film 1972: Fist of Fury Special Jury Award[224] 1994: Hong Kong Film Award for Lifetime Achievement[224] 1999: Named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century[3] 2004: Star of the Century Award[225] 2013: The Asian Awards Founders Award[226] Statues Statue of Bruce Lee (Los Angeles): unveiled June 15, 2013,[227] Chinatown Central Plaza, Los Angeles, California Statue
of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong): 2.5 m (8.2 ft) bronze statue of Lee was
unveiled on November 27, 2005, on what would have been his 65th
birthday.[228] Statue of Bruce Lee (Mostar): The day before the Hong
Kong statue was dedicated, the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
unveiled its own 1.68 m (5.5 ft) bronze statue; supporters of the statue
cited Lee as a unifying symbol against the ethnic divisions in the
country, which had culminated in the 1992–95 Bosnian War.[229] Places A
theme park dedicated to Lee was built in Jun'an, Guangdong. Mainland
Chinese only started watching Bruce Lee films in the 1980s, when videos
of classic movies like The Chinese Connection became available. On
January 6, 2009, it was announced that Lee's Hong Kong home (41
Cumberland Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong) would be preserved and transformed
into a tourist site by Yu Pang-lin.[230][231] Yu died in 2015 and this
plan did not materialise.[232] In 2018, Yu's grandson, Pang Chi-ping,
said: "We will convert the mansion into a centre for Chinese studies
next year, which provides courses like Mandarin and Chinese music for
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Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure
of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in
the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film
genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North
American and ... The Undisputed King of Martial Arts Cinema &
the Greatest Martial Artist of the 20th century. His name is immortally
synonymous with the words Kung Fu. Has been credited and dubbed as the
Father of Mixed Martial Arts, he is the sole reason the genre exploded
in the 70s to even today. With just 4 Completed Kung Fu films under his
belt, his foot print on pop culture is still unmatched by anyone and
have been referenced in countless films, television, music, and video
games. he accomplished the impossible: He not only gave the Chinese
people and nation an identity, but he also made Asian-American kids
proud to be Asian. In the end, he inspired more people to practice the
martial arts than anyone else in history. He also broke down racial
barriers under the banner of using the martial arts as a path to
brotherhood and self-expression. If it wasn’t for Lee giving Hong Kong
movies and martial arts cinema legitimacy around the world, the martial
arts film industry would not have the impact—or the box-office
dollars—it has today. He is founder of Jeet Kune Do. Jackie Chan 2. Jackie Chan Actor | Ngo si seoi Hong
Kong's cheeky, lovable and best known film star, Jackie Chan endured
many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish
international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts
cinema industry. Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ... Described
as a three way hybrid of Bruce Lee, Buster Keaton & Charles
Chaplin. His Martial Arts skills, mind blowing DEATH DEFYING STUNTS,
aswell as his Physical Comedy & light humor is what truly sets him
apart from all the Bruce Lee imitators that followed the Death of a
Legend. Considered to be Bruce Lee's true successor, Infact He
worked with Bruce Lee as a stunt coordinator during his Early Years in
Film Cinema, Together with his "Dragon Brothers" Sammo Hung & Yuen
Biao, they would make and perform some of the greatest fight scenes and
stunts ever caught on film. Also an accomplished director he has about a
hundred films under his belt and has successfully crossed over to the
West aswell as remain as one of the Biggest stars in the East. A Living
Legend. Jet Li 3. Jet Li Actor | Huo Yuan Jia Jet Li
born Li Lian Jie in Beijing, China. He started training at the Beijing
wushu academy (wushu is China's national sport, largely a performance
version of various martial art styles) at age eight. He won five gold
medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only 11. In
his teens,... Born in 1963 and raised during the Cultural
Revolution, Jet Li is the first Communist Chinese film star to make it
in Hollywood. His first effort, The Shaolin Temple (1979), was the first
kung fu movie made in China since Mao Zedong outlawed the traditional
martial arts in 1949 and ordered the destruction of the real Shaolin
Temple. Although Li’s a public figure in China, his belief in Tibetan
Buddhism and a way of life frowned upon by his government has led him
beyond the political quagmire and put him on a more philosophical path. Sammo Kam-Bo Hung 4. Sammo Kam-Bo Hung Stunts | Ip Man Born
in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in
acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama
Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe
called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an
actor at the age ... At age 10, Sammo Hung enrolled in a Beijing
opera school, where he learned the skills that would eventually see him
through more than 140 movies. He’s the man Jackie Chan calls “big
brother” and regularly seeks council from. Many believe Hung’s films
(Magnificent Butcher in 1980, Prodigal Son in 1981) feature better
choreography than Chan’s. Hung later branched into muo shan shu (Chinese
voodoo) moviemaking, where productions such as Close Encounters of the
Spooky Kind (1981) and Dead and the Deadly (1982) mixed slapstick comedy
with startling brutality. Although many Western fans know Hung as the
portly monk who battled Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, his CBS series
Martial Law was rated No. 1 in its time slot for two seasons. Chia-Hui Liu 5. Chia-Hui Liu Actor | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Chia-Hui
Liu was born on August 22, 1951 in Guangdong, China. He is known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and The 36th Chamber
of Shaolin (1978). He was previously married to Ma Fei-feng. Born
with the Chinese name of Xian Qi-xi and the English name of Louis Sin,
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui skipped school to practice the martial arts under
the renowned Liu Zhan. Later, in honor of Liu Zhan’s skills, Gordon
changed his name to Liu and was adopted into the family. He initially
planned to become a policeman, but at the bequest of his kung fu
brother, noted director Liu Chia-liang, Gordon Liu became an actor for
Shaw Brothers in 1974. With his landmark role in The 36th Chamber of
Shaolin (1978) playing real-life monk San Te, he quickly built a name
that symbolized the Shaolin priesthood. The West knows him best for his
roles as head of the Crazy 88s in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Bai Mei in Kill
Bill Vol. 2. Donnie Yen 6. Donnie Yen Actor | Ip Man Donnie
Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung
fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur
musician. When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong
Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts. There, Master Bow-sim ... Although
not as well known as the first four on this list in the west, he is
extremely popular in Asia and for good reason. His fighting skill and
choreography is nothing short but extraordinary. He has been in the
business for a longtime starring in such gems as Wing Chun, Iron Monkey,
& Hero, it wasnt until he starred in the Martial arts Biopic of the
Grandmaster Yip Man simply entitled "Ip man" did he gain mainstream and
world wide acceptance. And Since its release he has continued starring
and choreographing some of the BEST martial arts action films today. Michelle Yeoh 7. Michelle Yeoh Actress | Wo hu cang long Michelle
Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh &
Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay
before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at
the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the
Miss ... The undisputed Queen of Martial Arts Cinema. She has
proven to hold her own alongside the like of Jet Li, (Twin Warriors)
Donnie Yen, (Wing Chun) Sammo Hung (The Stuntwoman) & even the great
Jackie Chan (Supercop). Born in Malaysia with the name Yang
Zi-chong, Michelle Yeoh trained in ballet at London’s Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts. Her physical prowess brought her opportunities to star in
The Heroic Trio (1992), Wing Chun (1994), Magnificent Warriors (1987)
and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Among many others. The Hong
Kong stunt biz is a male-dominated industry, so when action-directors
Ching Siu Tung, Stanley Tong, Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-ping and Jackie Chan
say Yeoh is the best stuntwoman-fighter in the film industry, that about
says it all. Ironically, she doesn’t practice the martial arts. Shin'ichi Chiba 8. Shin'ichi Chiba Actor | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Sonny
Chiba was born as Sadao Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan on January 22, 1939.
His father was a military test pilot. During his youth, he had an
interest in both theater & gymnastics. He was talented enough to
make the Japanese Olympic Team until a chronic back injury ended his
career. However, he took... Japans answer to Bruce Lee. A Force
to be wrekoned with, he trained under the legendary Mas Oyama and even
portrayed his sensei in the Karate Bullfighter Trilogy. Born in
1939 as Sadao Maeda, Sonny Chiba studied Noh (classical Japanese drama)
and was a contender for Japan’s Olympic gymnastics team until he injured
his back and began practicing karate under Mas Oyama. Joining Toei
Studios in 1961, he used his muscle-bound body to become its answer to
Bruce Lee. Chiba’s ultrabrutal The Streetfighter (1974) was the first
movie released in America with an X-rating for violence. Its success
spawned three sequels. Capping a career that spans 40 years and 140
films, Chiba co-starred in Kill Bill as Hattori Hanzo, a character he
once played on Japanese television. Tony Jaa 9. Tony Jaa Actor | Ong-bak 3 Japanom
Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of
Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial
arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from
Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the
local ... Along with Donnie Yen, Jacky Wu, Jeeja Yanin, Scott
Adkins, & Rina Takeda, Jaa is credited for bringing back the Martial
Arts genre from obscurity and back into the mainstream, with his debut
film Ong Bak, he was able to showcase and utilize his incredible skills
in Muay Thai Boxing aswell as his Jackie Chan inspired Stuntwork. Ladies and Gents, Meet the Next Generation of Martial Arts Cinema. Pei-Pei Cheng 10. Pei-Pei Cheng Actress | Wo hu cang long Pei-Pei
Cheng was born on December 4, 1946 in Shanghai, China. She is an
actress and producer, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000),
Lilting (2014) and Mulan (2020). She was previously married to Wen-Tung
Yuan. Born in Shanghai, Cheng Pei Pei trained as a ballet dancer.
She was abandoned at age 15 and forced to fend for herself and her
younger sister. Shaw Brothers discovered her in 1963. Cheng was groomed
to play male characters in opera films until a young director named King
Hu chose her to star in a new-wave swordswoman film titled Come Drink
With Me (1965). It set new standards for all wu xia movies to come.
(Director Ang Lee admitted that it was the inspiration behind Crouching
Tiger and the reason he cast Cheng in it.) With Cheng’s subsequent
success, she was dubbed the first “Queen of Kung Fu Films.” Biao Yuen 11. Biao Yuen Actor | Baai ga jai Yuen
Biao is regarded as one of the most acrobatic martial artists ever.
Unfortunately, he is still underrated and not as popular as other
contemporaries such as Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, and Jet Li even
though he is the most critically acclaimed out of all of them and the
most talented as ... the most Acrobatic man in Martial Arts
Cinema. A Member of the infamous Dragon Brothers, which consists of
Jackie Chan & Sammo Hung, all three started working and have
appeared under Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, & Fist of Fury as
extras and stuntmen. Toshirô Mifune 12. Toshirô Mifune Actor | Yôjinbô Toshiro
Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of
his century. He was born in Tsingtao, China, to Japanese parents and
grew up in Dalian. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21. His
father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro
worked in ... JeeJa Yanin 13. JeeJa Yanin Actress | Chocolate Yanin
"Jeeja" pronounced "ChiCha" Vismitananda was born in Bangkok, Thailand.
Her mother is Prasita Vismitananda and her father, Pawadol Borirak, was
a businessman who died when his daughter was 17, she has an older
brother, Nantapong "Jeed" Vismitananda. She is mainly of Thai descent
with some ... The Future of Martial Arts Cinema. She can Kick
Your Ass & look cute as hell doing it. Michelle Yeoh better watch
her crown. Theres a new girl intown. :-D Described as "the Female
Tony Jaa," i can honestly say its fitting. Like Jaa, she does ALL of
her own stunts and fighting, Like Jaa, her films uses little to NO cgi
effects and wires, and like Jaa, Jeeja's debut film, 'Chocolate' is
mindblowingly good, especially for long time fans of hardcore wireless
Martial Arts action. Not to mention theyre both from Thailand and work
with the same directors. Tak-Hing Kwan 14. Tak-Hing Kwan Actor | Huang Fei Hong hu zhao hui qan ying When
he was 13 years old, he joined an entertainment troupe on tour of
Singapore. During these years he began to study performing. In 1932 he
debuted in the film "Gor Nui Ching Chiu" ("Sentimental Song of
Companions' Tide") playing a bit part, shot in San Francisco (USA). Soon
he came back to Hong ... In 1949 filmmaker Wu Peng revived the
dying Cantonese cinema of Hong Kong by casting Cantonese opera star Kwan
Tak-Hing to play legendary folk hero Huang Fei-hung. Born in 1906, Kwan
was dubbed the “Patriotic Entertainer” for raising funds in the United
States for the Chinese war effort against Japan. A master of the white
crane and hong styles of kung fu, he was also an expert lion dancer and
calligrapher. Over the course of 85 films, his name became synonymous
with Huang Fei-hung, and his movies were seen as the official start of
the gung fu pian (kung fu film genre). Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok 15. Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok Actor | Lat sau san taam Philip
Kwok began his career as a circus acrobat and worked in the Peking
Opera, unlike many others, he had not aspired to work in the film
industry. He began working as a stuntman and eventually worked his way
into leading roles. His performance in Boxer Rebellion caught Director
Chang Cheh's ... Leader of The “Five Venoms” Although
based on five actors (really six) from the Shaw Brothers classic The
Five Venoms (1978), the “Five Venoms” is a group of actors who worked
together to make 20 of the most intricately choreographed weapons films
ever. The actors were Philip Kwok, the leader, usually playing a good
guy; Chiang Sheng, noted for humor and using double weapons; Lo Meng,
the muscle-and-fists fighter; Sun Chien, the kicker; Lu Feng, usually a
villain; and Wei Bai, who worked mostly behind the camera because of
Tourette’s syndrome. Jimmy Wang Yu 16. Jimmy Wang Yu Actor | Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi Jimmy
Wang Yu was born on March 28, 1943 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor
and producer, known for One-Armed Boxer II (1976), Wu xia (2011) and
Soul (2013). He was married to Jeanette Lin Tsui. He died on April 5,
2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. Born in 1942, Jimmy Wong Yu was
originally named Wong Zheng-quan. After making plans to further his
civil-engineering and business background while studying abroad, on a
lark he auditioned at Shaw Brothers Studios. Out of 5,000 hopefuls, he
was one of three who made the grade. At a time when romances and
musicals overshadowed action films, director Chang Cheh cast Wong Yu in a
macho, heroic bloodshed film titled One-Armed Swordsman (1967), and it
shot him to stardom. In The Chinese Boxer (1969), he launched a new type
of movie that blended the “rival school” and “crippled hero” motifs.
He’s renowned as the first star to do all his own fights and stunts. Stephen Chow 17. Stephen Chow Actor | Kung fu Stephen
Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee
fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he
presented a children show ( "430 Space Shuttle" (1983)) and started
becoming popular. He got some supporting roles, after that, and won the
Taiwanese Golden... Considered more of a Funnyman/Comedian than a
"Serious Martial Arts Action Actor" Chow, also an accomplished
Director, Producer, & Writer, is a key figure in Hong Kong Cinema
history. Dubbed the "Jim Carrey of the East," he alongside Jackie Chan
& maybe Andy Lau were the biggest Hong Kong Box Office draws of the
90s & 00's. He is included on this list for his work and
contribution to the genre in the brilliant and hilarious King of
Beggars, Forbidden City Cop, Fist of Fury (1991), Love on Delivery, God
of Cookery, Kung Fu Hustle & Shaolin Soccer (among numerous others)
Were he mastered the art of "Kung Fu Comedy." He is also a known Bruce
Lee fanatic and references him often in his films. Shintarô Katsu 18. Shintarô Katsu Actor | Zatôichi to yôjinbô Shintarô
Katsu was born on November 29, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor
and director, known for Zatoichi meets Yojimbo (1970), Kaoyaku (1971)
and Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971). He was married to Tamao
Nakamura. He died on June 21, 1997 in Kashiwa, Japan. Shintaro
Katsu is best-known for playing a blind nomadic gambler and masseur
named Zatoichi, whose humble facade hid a swordsman with a breathtaking
quick-draw. From 1962 to 1989, Katsu made 26 Zatoichi feature films,
with new installments coming out bimonthly in 1964. Katsu also produced
the manga-based Lone Wolf and Cub film series (aka Shogun Assassin),
which starred his brother, Tomisaburo Wakayama. A remake of Zatoichi
starring Takeshi Katano was made in 2003. Tomisaburô Wakayama 19. Tomisaburô Wakayama Actor | Kozure Ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru Tomisaburô
Wakayama was born on September 1, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor
and producer, known for Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972),
Shogun Assassin (1980) and Black Rain (1989). He died on April 2, 1992
in Kyoto, Japan. a Japanese actor, best known for playing Ogami
Ittō, the scowling, 17th century ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and
Cub (Shogun Assassin) samurai movies. At the age of 13, he began to
study judo, eventually achieving the rank of 4th dan black belt in the
art. Wakayama went on to star in many films, performing in a variety of
roles. It has been estimated that he appeared in between 250 to 500
films. His only roles in American movies were as a baseball coach in The
Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) and as a yakuza boss in Ridley
Scott's Black Rain (1989). Brother of Shintaro Katsu. David Chiang 20. David Chiang Actor | Ci Ma David
Chiang was born in Suzhou, China on June 29, 1947. His mother Hung Wei
and father Yim Dut were very popular movie stars. Young David began his
acting career at a very early age, appearing in black & white films
while he was only 4 years old. "John" is David's real English name,
while "David" ... Kuan Tai Chen 21. Kuan Tai Chen Actor | The Man with the Iron Fists Kuan
Tai Chen was born on September 24, 1945 in Guangdong, China. He is an
actor and director, known for The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Bloody
Monkey Master (1977) and Kera Sakti (1978). Prior to pursuing a
career in film, Chen Kuan-Tai was a Hong Kong fireman and the 1969
light-heavyweight champion of the Southeast Asian Chinese Martial Arts
Tournament. A kung fu practitioner since the age of 8, he was the first
martial arts champ to enter moviemaking. He began as a stuntman in Kuan
Tak-hing’s Huang Fei-hung movies, then made his mark in Boxer From
Shantung (1972), which was co-directed by John Woo. Chen starred in more
than 80 films, struck gold directing Iron Monkey (1977) and won
critical acclaim for his role in Killer Constable (1980). Chia-Liang Liu 22. Chia-Liang Liu Actor | Jui kuen II Chia-Liang
Liu was born on August 1, 1936 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He is
known for The Legend of Drunken Master (1994), My Young Auntie (1981)
and Shi ba ban wu yi (1982). He was married to Jing-Jing Yung and
Hsiu-Hsia Ho. He died on June 25, 2013 in Hong Kong, China. Lau
Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer,
and actor. He is best known for his movies which he made during the
1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. One of his most famous
films is The 36th Chamber of Shaolin which starred his martial brother,
Lau Kar-fai, as well as Drunken Master II which starred Jackie Chan. Lung Ti 23. Lung Ti Actor | Ying hung boon sik Lung
Ti was born on August 19, 1946 in Guangdong Province, China. He is an
actor and director, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Legend of
Drunken Master (1994) and The Warrior's Way (2010). He has been married
to Min-Ming Tao since May 22, 1975. They have one child. Trained
in wing chun, Ti Lung was a competent tailor before being cast with
longtime cohort David Chiang in Dead End (1969). He attained superstar
status with Blood Brothers (1972), which was co-directed by John Woo.
After the trio broke up, Ti’s status was cemented with The Sentimental
Swordsman (1977) and The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979), making him one of
Shaw Brothers’ perennial heroes. Although replaced by Jet Li for Once
Upon a Time in China (1991), Ti co-starred in Jackie Chan’s Drunken
Master II. Kara Wai 24. Kara Wai Actress | Xue guan yin Kara
Hui Ying-Hung was born in Shandong, China; her family moved to Hong
Kong in 1966 and at 14 she quit school and started working at
nightclubs. Penniless after her family lost their savings from her
father's business acquaintances, Hui and her mother and siblings resided
in the poor shanty town ... Kara Hui Ying-Hung (born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ancestry. After
working at nightclubs, Hui was discovered by Kung Fu film director Lau
Kar Leung and cast in Lau Kar Leung's Challenge of the Masters (1976).
After that, she participated in various films of Lau with whom she also
was rumoured to have had an affair. Hui reached her career apex
in My Young Auntie (1982), for which she was awarded the Best Actress
Award in the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards. She won the Best Actress Award
for the second time at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards. Her other notable
roles include those in Eight Diagram Pole Fighter & Dirty Ho. Hui is the sister of actor Austin Wai. Lieh Lo 25. Lieh Lo Actor | Tian xia di yi quan Born
in Indonesia to Cantonese parents, Lo migrated to Hong Kong in his
teens, where he attended acting school and in 1962 joined the Shaw Bros.
film company. By 1969 he had become the first kungfu superstar,
preceding the legendary Bruce Lee. He acted in more than 100 films,
usually cast as ... Hiroyuki Sanada 26. Hiroyuki Sanada Actor | Tasogare Seibei Hiroyuki
Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut
when he was 5 in Game of Chance (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead
role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club,
organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12. He 1st became famous
as an action... Jing Wu 27. Jing Wu Actor | Liu lang di qiu Born
in Beijing China in 1974, he was sent to train at Beijing Wushu Academy
when he was 6 years old as both his Father and Grandfather were also
Martial artists. In 1995 he was spotted by Yuen Woo-Ping who had come to
the academy to look for a martial artist for the film Tai Chi 2 (aka
Tai Chi ... Siu-Tin Yuen 28. Siu-Tin Yuen Actor | Zui quan Already
a veteran of the Peking Opera, he starred in countless black and white
costume dramas before son Woo-Ping Yuen cast him in _Snake in Eagle's
Shadow_ , the film which launched Jackie Chan's career. He then went on
to feature alongside Chan and Jeong-lee Hwang(_Snake in Eagle's
Shadow_'s main... Woo-Ping Yuen 29. Woo-Ping Yuen Wo hu cang long Woo-Ping
Yuen was born on January 1, 1945 in Guangzhou, China. He is known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Fearless (2006) and Kill Bill:
Vol. 2 (2004). is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film
director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures
in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on
the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a
renowned martial arts film actor. Yuen achieved his first
directing credit in 1978 on the seminal Snake in the Eagle's Shadow,
starring Jackie Chan, followed quickly by Drunken Master. The films were
smash-hits, launching Jackie Chan as a major film-star, turning
Seasonal Films into a major independent production company, and starting
a trend towards comedy in martial arts films that continues to the
present day. Yuen went on to work with such figures as Sammo Hung
in Magnificent Butcher (1979), Yuen Biao in Dreadnaught (1981), Donnie
Yen in Iron Monkey (1993), and Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh in Tai Chi
Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994). Yuen's works, particularly
his action choreography on Fist of Legend (1994), attracted the
attention of the Wachowski brothers, who hired him as the martial arts
choreographer on The Matrix (1999). The success of this collaboration,
plus his action choreography on the following year's hit Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon, made him a highly sought after figure in
Hollywood. He went on to work on the Matrix sequels and Kill Bill
(2003). More recent action choreography duties in Hong Kong
cinema have included Kung Fu Hustle (2004), starring Stephen Chow, and
Fearless (2006), starring Jet Li. Jeong-lee Hwang 30. Jeong-lee Hwang Actor | Ying zhao tie bu shan Hwang
Jang-Lee is the ultimate bootmaster. Known for his powerful and deadly
kicks on screen as well as off, Hwang has a reputation as the Lord of
the Superkickers. Born in Japan, Hwang's family moved back to their
native Korea, where at the age of 14, Hwang began taking the national
martial art of... Corey Yuen 31. Corey Yuen Actor | Zhi fa xian feng Corey
Yuen was born on February 15, 1951 in Hong Kong. He is known for
Righting Wrongs (1986), Red Cliff (2008) and The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
(1993). is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. Corey
was one of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao's best friends during
their days in the China Drama Academy Peking Opera School. They spent
those days training in a harshly disciplined style under the watch of
Master Yu Jim-yuen. He would go to appear as an extra in Hong Kong films
during the "chop socky" era of the 1970s. Sheng Fu 32. Sheng Fu Actor | Jue dai shuang jiao Born
Chang Fu-Sheng to a wealthy family on October 20th, 1954, in Hong Kong.
His English adopted name was Alexander. He was the ninth of 11
siblings. He was considered his father's favorite. Unlike the rest of
his family, he showed little interest in academic and had no desire to
try his hand in ... Alexander was born as Cheung Fu-Sheng in 20
October 1954 in Hong Kong, the son of a wealthy New Territories
indigenous inhabitant businessman. His youth was characterized by his
quick temper, disinterest in school, and fighting in the streets. As a
child, his family lived in Hawaii for a few years and there he began
training in judo and karate. Fu Sheng's films are still revered
in Hong Kong. He is not as well known in the U.S. as other Hong Kong
martial arts film stars due to his short life and limited availability
of his films. But he has a strong cult following among genre fans. Fu
Sheng's old makeup cubicle at the Shaw Brothers studio features a shrine
constructed to appease his ghost, which is said to haunt the backlot. Jean-Claude Van Damme 33. Jean-Claude Van Damme Actor | Double Impact Van
Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van
Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial
arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts
when he saw his son was ... Angela Mao 34. Angela Mao Actress | Enter the Dragon Angela
Mao was born as Mao Ching Ying in 1950 as the third of eight children
to a family of entertainers for the Peking Opera House. She had a
successful career as a Chinesa Opera actress, where her flexibility and
martial arts first developed. She was discovered by film producer
Raymond Chow who ... Scott Adkins 35. Scott Adkins Actor | Boyka: Undisputed IV Scott
Edward Adkins was born on June 17, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England,
into a family that for generations were butchers. Along with his elder
brother Craig, he was raised by their parents, John and Janet (Sanders)
Adkins, in a loving middle-class family. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's
Grammar ... Mas Oyama 36. Mas Oyama Writer | Karate daisenso Mas
Oyama was born on July 27, 1923 in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, Korea. He was
an actor and writer, known for Karate daisenso (1978), Bodigaado Kiba:
Hissatsu sankaku tobi (1973) and The Strongest Karate Part 2 (1976). He
died on April 26, 1994 in Japan. Other than Bruce Lee this man is
also considered as one of the Greatest Martial Artists of the 20th
Century. Nicknamed "The God Hand" he has The ability to sever bulls'
horns with his bare hands. Born in South Korea in 1923, Choi immigrated
to Japan in 1938, where he established his first dojo in 1953. Since its
inception, Kyokushin Karate has spread to more than 120 countries, with
more than twelve million practitioners, making it one of the largest
martial arts styles in the world. Choi Bae-dal (Mas Oyama) was portrayed
by actor Dong-kun Yang in the South Korean biographical film "Fighter
in the Wind" (2004). One of Choi Bae-dal's (Mas Oyama) students
is the reknowned Japanese actor Sonny Chiba of "Street Fighter" and
"Kill Bill" fame. Chiba appeared as Mas Oyama in 3 biographical films in
Japan under the titles "Karate Bullfighter" (1975), "Karate
Bearfighter" (1977), and "Karate for Life" (1977). Oyama Cameos in this
series during the opening Credits. He is the founder of Kyokushin Karate. Chun Ip 37. Chun Ip Actor | Yip Man chin chyun Chun
Ip was born in July 1924 in Foshan, Guangdong, China. He is known for
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010), The Grandmaster (2013) and Ip Man
(2008). He is the eldest son of the legendary Martial Arts master
Yip Man that trained Bruce Lee Wing Chun in his early years, he
appeared in the Ip Man: The Legend is Born as one of his fathers
teachers. He is also an exceptional Wing Chun Master. Collin Chou 38. Collin Chou Actor | The Matrix Revolutions Collin
Chou was born on August 11, 1967 in Taiwan. He is known for The Matrix
Revolutions (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom
(2008). He has been married to Wanda Yung since December 10, 1997. They
have two children. Former member of the Hung Ga Ban (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Stuntman Association). Ken Lo 39. Ken Lo Actor | Rush Hour Lo
Wai-kwong (aka Ken Lo) was born in Srung Treng, Cambodia. His father
was from Hong Kong and his mother was from Laos. When he was 15 years
old, he fled Cambodia and later moved to Udon Thani, Thailand in 1975.
He was a huge fan of Bruce Lee and was inspired to take up martial arts
such as Muay ... is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and a
ex-member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team born in Laos on March 17, 1959.
But in 1975, he moved from Cambodia when he was 15 years old to Udon
Thani, Thailand, then 5 years later, in 1980 he fled to Hong Kong in
where he took a job as a tour guide. His idol was Bruce Lee, King
of Kung Fu, which led him to practice Thai Boxing and Tae Kwon Do in
Thailand. He won the freestyle fighting Championships seven times so his
chance finally came with his first movie Working Class (1985) starring
Samuel Hui directed by Tsui Hark. In 1986, Lo met Jackie Chan in a
popular disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security and Jackie
hired him as his own bodyguard. He not only became Jackie Chan's
bodyguard but also acted in many martial arts movies. One of his famous
roles is John, the main villain and right-hand man of the British
ambassador in Legend of Drunken Master (1994) in which he and Jackie
Chan engage in a protracted final fight; Lo stepped in when another
actor was injured. That climactic ten-minute fight sequence has become
legendary: Roger Ebert called it "one of the most remarkably sustained
examples of martial arts choreography ever filmed." Yasuaki Kurata 40. Yasuaki Kurata Actor | Dang kou feng yun Yasuaki
Kurata was born on March 20, 1946 in Ibaraki, Japan. He is an actor and
producer, known for God of War (2017), Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
and Fist of Legend (1994). David Kurata, is a Japanese actor
specializing in action movies. An accomplished martial artist, he has
dan ranks in karate (5th degree), judo (3rd degree), and aikido (2nd
degree). He is perhaps best known for his extended battle against Jet Li
in Fist of Legend and for his villainous role in So Close. He is fluent
in Cantonese. Wenzhuo Zhao 41. Wenzhuo Zhao Actor | Su Qi-er Wenzhuo
Zhao was born on April 10, 1972 in Ning'an, Heilongjiang, China. He is
an actor and director, known for True Legend (2010), Once Upon a Time in
China IV (1993) and Hero Zheng Chengong (2001). Chiu Man-cheuk,
is a Chinese actor and martial artist. Zhao is best known playing the
role of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in the Once Upon a Time in China
film and television series. Chuck Norris 42. Chuck Norris Actor | Walker, Texas Ranger Chuck
Norris is familiar to fans worldwide as the star of action films such
as The Hitman (1991), The Delta Force (1986) and Delta Force 2: The
Colombian Connection (1990). He also starred in Missing in Action (1984)
and its sequels, Firewalker (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). He was an
executive ... He has recently become the butt end of countless jokes. Nevertheless. Dont *beep* with the Chuck. Dan Inosanto 43. Dan Inosanto Actor | Big Trouble in Little China Noted
Filipino-American martial arts practitioner, who studied "jeet kune do"
from fellow martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Always seeking to
improve his knowledge, Inosanto holds numerous belts in various martial
arts including Asian, American & Brazilian disciplines such as Muay
Thai, Pentjak ... Wah Yuen 44. Wah Yuen Actor | Kung fu Wah
Yuen was born on September 2, 1950 in Hong Kong, China. He is known for
Kung Fu Hustle (2004), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
and The Iceman Cometh (1989). Qiu Yuen 45. Qiu Yuen Actress | Kung fu Qiu
Yuen apprenticed Chinese martial arts and Beijing-opera skills with
Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung as well as Kam-Bo under the same master, Yu
Jim-yuen, whilst at the Beijing Opera School (part of the Chinese Drama
Academy). Early in her career, Cheung Cheun Nam (aka Qiu Yuen) worked briefly as a ... Moon Lee 46. Moon Lee Actress | Tian shi xing dong Moon
Lee was born on February 14, 1965 in Hong Kong. She is known for Iron
Angels (1987), Fatal Termination (1990) and Mission of Justice (1992). Siu-Lung Leung 47. Siu-Lung Leung Actor | Kung fu Born
in Hong Kong in 1948, 'Bruce' Leung Siu-Lung was the eldest of twelve
brothers (which included stuntman/martial arts actor/action
choreographer 'Tony' Leung Siu-Hung) and he obtained his martial arts
training from his father at the Cantonese Opera. He also learned
different forms of Karate and... Shô Kosugi 48. Shô Kosugi Actor | Ninja Assassin Easily
the best known actor/martial artist during the 1980s ninja cinema
craze, Kosugi was a proficient martial artist & skilled weapons
performer which was highlighted in his several starring roles. Kosugi grew up as the youngest child and only son of a Tokyo fisherman, and began his martial arts ... Ho Wang 49. Ho Wang Actor | Heukpyo bigaek Ho
Wang was born in 1945 in Seoul, South Korea. He is known for Secret
Bandit of Black Leopard (1981), Rivals of Silver Fox (1979) and Map of
Eight Provinces (1978). Former taekwondo champ in the Korean Army. Nicknamed Human Tornado for spinning kicks. Trained in icy rivers during Korea's harsh winters Also studied wing chun Bolo Yeung 50. Bolo Yeung Actor | Bloodsport Bolo
Yeung was born in China. He began his martial arts training at the age
of 10. Growing up he took an interest in bodybuilding. Later he became
know as Chinese Hercules after becoming Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding
champion. He held the title for ten years. Because of his impressively
muscular ... Cyril Raffaelli 51. Cyril Raffaelli Stunts | Banlieue 13 Cyril
Raffaelli was born on April 1, 1974. He is known for District B13
(2004), District 13: Ultimatum (2009) and Die Hard 4.0 (2007). Benny Urquidez 52. Benny Urquidez Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank Benny
Urquidez was raised in a very athletic family. His mother was a
professional wrestler and his father a professional boxer, with all of
his siblings black belts. He has earned black belts in nine different
martial arts and trained in other styles. The Jet decided to pursue full-contact karate ... Tatsuya Naka 53. Tatsuya Naka Actor | Kuro-obi Tatsuya
Naka was born on May 29, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known
for Black Belt (2007), High-Kick Girl! (2009) and K.G. (2011). Wesley Snipes 54. Wesley Snipes Actor | Blade Wesley
Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a
teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft
engineer. He grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City,
where he very early decided that dance and the theatre were to be his
career. He attended ... Yukari Ôshima 55. Yukari Ôshima Actress | Lik wong Daughter
of a Chinese woman, who spent her childhood in Nishi Ku (Fukuoka City).
When she was in elementary school, her parents divorced and she went to
live with her mother, who ran a little restaurant. Being a child she
practiced karate in junior high school, represented Kyushu in several
... Jason Statham 56. Jason Statham Actor | Crank Jason
Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a
dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was a
Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished twelfth in the
World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black
market salesman ... Cynthia Rothrock 57. Cynthia Rothrock Actress | The Martial Arts Kid Cynthia
Rothrock is a martial arts expert and athlete, who went on to become a
film actress, starring in a number of highly successful B action movies.
She first made a name as an action actress in Hong Kong before going on
to wow audiences in her home turf. At the time of her popularity, she
was ... Tak Sakaguchi 58. Tak Sakaguchi Actor | Versus It
seems that right at birth, Tak Sakaguchi was bound to be a force to be
reckoned with. From an early age, he exhibited excellent motor skills
and cat-like reflexes; putting these skills to use and excelling in
martial arts such as Judo and boxing. Surprisingly, even with his
stunning looks and ... Michael Jai White 59. Michael Jai White Actor | Black Dynamite Michael
Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in
numerous films and television series. He is the first African American
to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture,
having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn.
White ... Ho-Sung Pak 60. Ho-Sung Pak Actor | Lesser of Three Evils Korean-American
born Ho-Sung Pak is best known for two accomplishments in martial arts.
A wushu champion, Ho was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame in
1991. His first accomplishment was that he played both Liu Kang and
Shang Tsung in the video game that started a fad and 2 movies, Mortal
... Hiroyuki Ikeuchi 61. Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Actor | Ip Man Hiroyuki
Ikeuchi is a Japanese actor. Ikeuchi's mother is Salvadoran and his
father is Japanese. He is an avid martial artist, notably holding a
black belt in judo, and is also a keen fisherman. His is common known
played a supporting role as General Miura in Wilson Yip's Ip Man. Billy Chow 62. Billy Chow Actor | Chiu kap hok hau ba wong Billy
Chow was born on August 24, 1958 in Canada. He is an actor, known for
Future Cops (1993), High Risk (1995) and Robotrix (1991). Steven Seagal 63. Steven Seagal Actor | On Deadly Ground Steven
Frederic Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne
(Fisher), a medical technician, and Samuel Seagal, a high school math
teacher. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and
his mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry.
The enigmatic ... Brandon Lee 64. Brandon Lee Actor | The Crow Born
on February 1, 1965 to Bruce Lee (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee
Cadwell. Brother to Shannon Lee. In 1970-71, they moved to Hong Kong
where Brandon became fluent in Cantonese by the age of 8. He attended
Boston's Art-Oriented Emerson College in Massachusetts. He studied
Martial Arts and ... The Son of a Legend. Dolph Lundgren 65. Dolph Lundgren Actor | Rocky IV Dolph
Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid
Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren,
an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. He lived in
Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in
Nyland, ... Bill Wallace 66. Bill Wallace Actor | A Force of One Bill
"Superfoot" Wallace is a living legend in the world of martial arts and
professional kickboxing. A pioneer in the sport, he began his martial
arts career as a Karate point-fighter. He competed along with such
immortals as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, and Skipper Mullins.
After an ... Cung Le 67. Cung Le Actor | Pandorum Cung
Le made his first appearance on the professional M.M.A. stage in 2006,
and shortly after won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2008,
setting high standards through his powerful kicks, skillful strikes,
and well-timed take-downs. This U.S.-Viet Namese champion, actor,
producer and ... Randy Couture 68. Randy Couture Actor | Big Stan Randy
Couture is a collegiate wrestler and fighter turned actor from Everett,
Washington. He served as a four time US Olympic wrestling team
alternate as a soldier in the U.S. Army, and is also a 6 time world
heavyweight and light heavyweight UFC champion and Hall of Famer. He is a
graduate of ... Mark Dacascos 69. Mark Dacascos Actor | Le pacte des loups Mark
Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television
personality. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good
guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice
for many years. This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ... Siu-Ho Chin 70. Siu-Ho Chin Actor | Tai gik Cheung Sam Fung Siu-Ho
Chin was born on January 26, 1963 in Hong Kong. He is known for Tai Chi
Master (1993), Fist of Legend (1994) and The Masked Avengers (1981). He
has been married to Sin-Ming Yau since 2001. They have one child. He
was previously married to Sharon Kwok. Don Wilson 71. Don Wilson Actor | Batman Forever Don
"The Dragon" Wilson is considered the greatest kick-boxing champion in
the sport's history. A native of South Florida, Wilson began fighting in
the late 1970s. In a career which spanned 4 decades, he won 11 world
kick-boxing championships, among them the WKA, STAR, WKC, PKO
Lightheavyweight ... Jim Kelly 72. Jim Kelly Actor | Enter the Dragon With
his funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitude and superb karate skills,
Jim Kelly was instantly identifiable, and one of the top martial arts
film stars of the early 1970s. After appearing in a minor film role,
Kelly's second screen effort was as one of the invited guests to the
deadly Han's ... Siu-Wong Fan 73. Siu-Wong Fan Actor | Lik wong Siu-Wong
Fan was born in Hong Kong in 1973, the son of 1970s kung fu film actor
Mei-Sheng Fan. At the age of 14, Siu-Wong traveled to Xushou on the
request of his father to take up martial arts because he was virtually a
toothpick. There, Siu-Wong studied gymnastics, kung fu, and taekwondo.
Fan ... Billy Blanks 74. Billy Blanks Actor | The Last Boy Scout Muscular
African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the
phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his
extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania
in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children,
battling ... Iko Uwais 75. Iko Uwais Actor | Serbuan maut 2: Berandal Iko
Uwais was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Maisyaroh and Mustapha
Kamaluddin. His grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, was a master of silat,
an Indonesian traditional martial art, and founded a silat school. Iko
himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. He became
National Champion in... Bradley James Allan 76. Bradley James Allan Actor | Boh lei chun BRAD
ALLAN: Born with an inherent fascination of all things Chinese, Brad
Allan started studying martial arts, boxing, gymnastics and Chinese
circus arts from the age of 10 years. At age 15 years, Brad met two of
China's greatest wushu athletes Liang Chang Xing and Tang Lai Wei of the
renowned ... Jeff Speakman 77. Jeff Speakman Actor | The Perfect Weapon Jeff
Speakman was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he became a
All-American springboard diver in high school. He broke records in his
school's district and conference all without ever having a coach.
Determined to go to college, he worked for six years and graduated with
honors from ... Loren Avedon 78. Loren Avedon Actor | The King of the Kickboxers After
graduating from Beverly Hills High School in 1980, while attending
college Loren Avedon signed up at the Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do Karate
school in Los Angeles. He received his first "break" while training late
one night at the Karate school. Producer Roy Horan was looking for an
actor/martial ... Robert Wall 79. Robert Wall Actor | Enter the Dragon Robert
Wall was born on August 22, 1939 in San Jose, California, USA. He is
known for Enter The Dragon (1973), Way of the Dragon (1972) and Game of
Death (1978). He was married to Lillian Prescott. He died on January 30,
2022 in Los Angeles, California. Michel Qissi 80. Michel Qissi Actor | Kickboxer When
he was seven years old Michel Qissi began training in boxing. He soon
met and befriended a young Jean-Claude Van Varenberg (Jean-Claude Van
Damme) who was studying Shotokan Karate, and the two traded techniques
in their systems. They grew up together and shared the same love of
action films ... Richard Norton 81. Richard Norton Actor | Under a Red Moon A
powerful screen presence, Richard Norton wins the applause of
international audiences with his engaging ability to play either the
hero or the heavy. Rare versatility and focused work ethic have enabled
him to build an expanding library of almost 100 film and television
titles. The disciplines ... Robin Shou 82. Robin Shou Actor | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Robin
Shou is the fourth child of a Shanghai tailor and homemaker. His family
moved to the US in 1971. Their first home in Los Angeles was a 2
bedroom apartment near Olympic and Vermont, today known as Koreatown. Shou didn't start attending martial arts classes until he was 19. He took Kenpo (Karate... Chris Casamassa 83. Chris Casamassa Actor | Mortal Kombat Chris
Casamassa is the son of American Martial arts pioneer Louis D.
Casamassa. He is a world class Martial art expert with a 9th degree
black belt in Red Dragon Karate and over 35 years of experience.
Casamassa currently presides over the 12 Red Dragon Karate Schools in
Southern California. He ... Darren Shahlavi 84. Darren Shahlavi Actor | I Spy Darren
Shahlavi was seven years old when he started training in martial arts
in an old drama theatre in Manchester, England. Inspired by Bruce Lees
films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a
movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early
to watch... Nicholas Tse 85. Nicholas Tse Actor | San ging chaat goo si Nicholas
was born in Hong Kong, China. He attended school in Vancouver, Canada.
He also attended school for a short time in Phoenix, Arizona before
moving back to Hong Kong with his parents Patrick Yin Tse and Deborah
Dik, and his sister, Jennifer (Ting Ting). Nicholas started his singing
career ... Johnny Tri Nguyen 86. Johnny Tri Nguyen Actor | Da 5 Bloods Johnny
Tri Nguyen was born in Vietnam into a family with a rich martial arts
tradition. At the age of 9, he immigrated to America. Throughout the
90s, Nguyen's talent in martial arts led him to compete and won many
award in various championships as well as representing the US in the
national Wushu ... Ray Park 87. Ray Park Actor | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Ray
Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He moved with his parents,
younger brother and sister to London, UK, at the age of seven. Ray
always wanted to be in the movies, and be like their heroes. He also
began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his
father's fondness ... Diana Lee Inosanto 88. Diana Lee Inosanto Actress | The Mandalorian For
Diana Lee Inosanto, becoming part of the iconic Star Wars franchise may
seem like a dream, but it is very much the real-life culmination of 30
years of dedication and hard work. Diana joined the cast of The
Mandalorian for the show's second season as the Magistrate Morgan
Elsbeth after doing ... Daughter of FMA master Dan Inosanto, aswell as being an accomplished martial artist in her own right. Jerry Trimble 89. Jerry Trimble Actor | Heat Jerry
Trimble was born in Newport, Kentucky. He was an insecure, fearful and
bullied kid. At age 14 he was inspired by Bruce Lee and began studying
Taekwon-Do. In six months he began teaching the art. At 15, Jerry earned
the rank of first-degree black belt and became the number one point
fighter in... Rina Takeda 90. Rina Takeda Actress | Iya monogatari: Oku no hito Takeda
Rina was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She claims she decided
to become an actress at age six. She has an older and younger brother.
The younger brother is actor Takeda kazuma who has found roles in Rina's
movies. She became interested in karate through her father Takeda
Takeshi. ... Gary Daniels 91. Gary Daniels Actor | The Expendables Gary
Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor, a martial arts
artist, a martial arts action film star, a producer, and a fight
coordinator. . Daniels who was also interested in films, starred in two
motion pictures in 1988 made in the Philippines. These were Teddy Page's
action martial ... Phillip Rhee 92. Phillip Rhee Actor | Best of the Best Phillip
Rhee is a master martial artist, actor and filmmaker best known for
creating the "BEST of the BEST" film franchise with his producing
partner and mentor Peter E. Strauss (Former Chairman of Lions Gate) and
Frank Giustra, a Canadian Billionaire and founder of Lions Gate. The
first "Best of ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 93. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Actor | Airplane! Legendary
US NBA basketball player with the Milwaukee Bucks (1969-1975) and the
Los Angeles Lakers (1975-1989), the 7' 2" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Lew
Alcindor) has made numerous guest appearances on US TV shows including
Man from Atlantis (1977), 21 Jump Street (1987), Tales from the Darkside
(... Alexander Rei Lo 94. Alexander Rei Lo Actor | Hong men jue e zhe Alexander
Lo won the Taiwan 1978 Tae Kwan do championship, and got into the movie
business after his older brother Tong Lung introduced him to director
Robert Tai, with whom he most frequently collaborated. Alexander worked
on many films about Ninjas, such as Wu Tang vs. Ninja (1987), The Super
... Daniel Bernhardt 95. Daniel Bernhardt Actor | Atomic Blonde Daniel
Bernhardt was born on the 31st August 1965 in Worblaufen, Bern in
Switzerland. After finishing high school, he studied architectural
design for four years and graduated in Bern. At the same time he opened a
martial arts school with his brother. After completing his studies,
Daniel moved to ... Russell Wong 96. Russell Wong Actor | Romeo Must Die Russell
Wong has earned a reputation as a sexy, charismatic leading man whose
good looks are matched by his skills as an actor. The sixth of seven
children, Russell Wong was born in Troy, New York; the son of
restaurateur William Wong and Dutch-American artist Connie Van Yserloo.
When Russell was ... John Saxon 97. John Saxon Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street John
Saxon appeared in nearly 200 roles in the movies and on television in a
more-than half-century-long career that has stretched over seven
decades since he made his big screen debut in 1954 in uncredited small
roles in It Should Happen to You (1954) and George Cukor's A Star Is
Born (1954). Born... Kurt McKinney 98. Kurt McKinney Actor | No Retreat No Surrender Kurt
McKinney originally hails from Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of 21
he was already a black belt in taekwondo and an amateur kickboxing
champion. He decided to become an actor and moved to Hollywood. He would
go on to star in the 1985 film No Retreat, No Surrender as the lead.
The film, one ... Ernie Reyes Jr. 99. Ernie Reyes Jr. Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Ernie
Reyes Jr. was born on January 15, 1972 in San Jose, California, USA. He
is an actor and producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:
The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Welcome to the Jungle (2003) and Red
Sonja (1985). He has been married to Lisa Reyes since November 11, 2009. Gina Carano 100. Gina Carano Actress | The Mandalorian From
pioneering women's MMA to blazing a trail in movies, GINA CARANO is one
of Hollywood's most unique rising stars. Carano began her training with
Muay Thai to competitive MMA, where she competed in Strikeforce and
EliteXC. Her popularity led to her being called the "Face of Women's
MMA" and she ...
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