Biography: Film star, philosopher, one of the greatest martial artists of all time. Moved from San Francisco to Hong Kong shortly after he was born, which was shortly occupied by Japan. At school he was not purely Chinese, and he was not British like other kids at his international school - turned to fighting to deal with bullying. Bruce Lee was 13 when he met his teacher Yip Man who taught him Wing Chun, a style of Kung Fu. He constantly had to prove himself, as he was not seen as Chinese. He developed a reputation for being street tough. He was arrested after a bad street fight with the son of a police officer. He was sent back to America. He did odd jobs, and was willing to teach anyone in martial arts. He was challenged to a fight if he lost he would have to shut his school down. His style incorporated dance, wing chun, boxing, and fencing. He started to develop is own philosophy of martial arts.
"I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting, Japanese way of fighting."- Bruce Lee
"When people come to me to learn, they’re not coming to me to learn to defend themselves. They want to learn to express themselves through movement, anger, or determination."- Bruce Lee
Biography: Bruce Lee believed that the individual was more important than any style or system. He focused on thousands of hours of deep practice. His talents were born of the unique mix of circumstances and experience.
Insight: There is always a method to what appears to be natural talent or magic.
Insight: Genius is not born, rather it is made through deep practice.