Bruce Lee Net Worth

Bruce Lee's Quotes

• Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.
• Simplicity is the last step of art.
• A teacher is never a giver of truth - he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst.
• When an opportunity in a fight presents itself, "I" don't hit, "it" hits all by itself.
• Empty your mind. Become formless and shapeless like water. When water is poured into a cup, it becomes the cup. When water is poured into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Be water, my friend.

Interesting Facts about Bruce Lee

1. Ranked #100 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
2. Father of Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.
3. Died of brain edema in Hong Kong at age 32.
4. He is considered the greatest martial artist of the 20th century.
5. Developed his martial art style called Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist) which is more of an idea of being flexible and practical with learning martial arts
6. Interred at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA.
7. While The Green Hornet (1966) TV series was in production, Bruce made several promotional appearances as Kato but made a point to never do the standard martial art stunts like breaking boards, which he felt had nothing to do with what martial arts are about.
8. Bruce Lee Jun Fan Yuen Kam (Bruce Lee's full birth name) was born in the year of the dragon (1940), at the hour of the dragon (between 6:00AM- 8:00AM).
9. Was an accomplished dancer and Hong Kong cha cha cha champion.
10. A noted brawler in Hong Kong, Lee received formal training in wing chun under legendary sifu Yip Man. He later trained in a variety of arts but eventually found classical style limiting and, counter-productive. He developed Jeet Kune Do which, he stressed, is not a style but a way of approaching martial arts beyond style. It is the forerunner to mix martial arts.
11. Weighed only 128 pounds at the time of his death.
12. Suffered a serious back injury while attempting a good-morning (involves holding a barbell across the shoulders and bending forward, keeping legs and back straight). During his recuperation he wrote several books on the martial arts.
13. His students in Jeet Kune Do martial arts included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Steve McQueen, and James Coburn.
14. His father, Lee Hoi-chuen, was Chinese. His mother, Grace Ho, is described as being of mixed Chinese and European (usually stated as German) descent.
15. His development of Jeet Kune Do came partially out of an incident with his school. A rival martial artist challenged him to a duel over his decision to teach non-Chinese students. Lee accepted the challenge and won the duel but later thought that the fight took too long because his martial art technique was too rigid and formalistic. Thus he decided to develop a better system with an emphasis on practicality and flexibility.
16. Was constantly challenged by movie extras and other men seeking to gain fame by beating him in a fight.
17. Left for Seattle in 1958 with $100. Gave cha cha cha lessons to first-class passengers to earn extra money during ship ride to US.
18. Was sought after for instruction by established martial artists such as Joe Lewis and Chuck Norris.
19. Faced discrimination from other Chinese kung fu masters when trying to learn other martial arts styles. Would usually go to the number 3 or 4 man in a certain system to learn it in exchange for teaching what he knew.
20. Demand for his private lessons grew so high that his hourly rate soared to $275 per hour.