Facts that You Might Not Know.

Lee's phenomenal fitness meant he was capable of performing many exceptional physical feats. The following list includes some of the physical feats that are documented and supported by reliable sources.


Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.
Lee's combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film at 24 frames per second, so many scenes were shot in 32fps to put Lee in slow motion. Normally martial arts films are sped up.
In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.
Lee could perform push ups using only his thumbs.
Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.
Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.
Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger.
Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.
Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.
Lee could cause a 300-lb (136 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a side kick.
Lee performed a side kick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150-lb (68 kg) punching bag.
In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.

Friendship

Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto

More Quotations from Bruce Lee!

The following quotations reflect his fighting philosophy:

If I should die tomorrow, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do. You can't expect more from life.

Willing is not enough; we must do. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.

Empty your mind. Be like water. Put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. Put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. Put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, it can creep, drip or crash! Be water, my friend.

The usefulness of a cup is its emptiness.

There's no challenge in breaking a board. Boards don't hit back.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Simplicity is the last step of art.

What is Jeet-Kune-Do?

Jeet Kune Do (JKD) is one of the most sought after martial arts today.

Jeet Kune Do is also one of the most controversial martial arts known. Developed by the late and great Si Gung Bruce Lee, the concept has been known for its effectiveness around the World. It is well known to the students of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do that Bruce Lee broke combat down into the four ranges of Kicking, Boxing, Trapping and Grappling.

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An Explanation of the Jeet Kune Do Emblem

"Using No Way As Way, Having No Limitation As Limitation"

Instead of opposing force by force, the Jeet Kune Do practitioner completes his opponent's movement by "accepting" his flow of energy as he aims it, and defeats him by borrowing his own force. In order to reconcile oneself to the changing movements of the opponent, the Jeet Kune Do practitioner should first of all understand the true meaning of Yin/Yang. The basic structure of Jeet Kune Do.

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The Secret of JKD & Kung Fu - "What Kung Fu teaches is the method to settle the problem in one rapid action. You cannot anticipate how I'll fight, nor can I. My action is the result of your action; my techniques are the conclusion of your techniques." -- Bruce Lee

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Hartsell took these words to heart when he began training with Bruce Lee in 1967. The grappling skills and techniques that are at the core of the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association are the by-product of this philosophy. Hartsell was first introduced to Bruce Lee through his teacher and mentor to this day, "Guro Dan Inosanto." Hartsell states that upon his first introduction to Bruce, "He had on a heavy bracelet and when he punched, the air actually popped." Hartsell was excepted as Lee’s student and enrolled in the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (Chinatown) located in Los Angeles, CA. Hartsell was also a private student of the Late Si Gung Bruce Lee at his home in California.

"Intelligence is sometimes defined as the capacity of individual to adjust himself successfully to his environment--or to adjust the environment to his needs." - Bruce Lee

The 40-episodes "Legend of Bruce Lee" tells the start of Bruce Lee's life after his parents had sent him to America as police forces in HK was going to arrest him. Moving to Seattle, he was nobody, and he has to work to earn a living which was very hard. At that time he was studying in Edison technical school in Seattle before majoring in Philosophy in University of Washington. He worked to pay his education fees. Just before he could graduate, he chose to leave and to open up a kungfu center in Auckland after receiving encouragements from his friends. When he was competing for the Karate World Championship, his talents were seen by the people from Hollywood. He then moved to Hollywood with his wife Linda and kids and after months of waiting, promises are still broken. Disappointed, he left Hollywood and took up another opportunity offered by a film station manager in HK who fulfilled every of his conditions. Since then, he produced a few of the great movies that we can still see until today such as, Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death, which was his last film completed in June 1973 and also the movie which shocked the whole world especially America. Since then, Chinese kungfu was widely known and people from around the world was amazed. In 20 July 1973, he was rushed to the hospital again after he collapsed and he died upon arrival. Medical checks revealed a 13% expansion in his brain which caused his death (brain edema). He was laid to rest in Seattle cemetary field and he and his contributions will always be remembered.