Many people think they know everything about Bruce Lee, and some do, but most are unaware of Bruce Lee's background and true talents. Where in China was Bruce Lee born? Guess what, he was born in the U.S.A. in San Francisco on November 27, 1940 in the Jackson Street Hospital in Chinatown. His father was a opera singer that was touring this country. His family was from Hong Kong and returned there after his birth. Bruce was a childhood movie star and appeared in about 20 films His first film was "Beginning of a Boy". Bruce was always getting into fights in the streets. It got so bad that he decided to become a student of SiFu Yip Man, a master of Wing Chun Kung Fu. He also liked to dance and won the Crown Colony Cha-Cha Championship in Hong Kong in 1958.

Bruce Lee got into so many fights that his parents decided that since he had U.S. citizenship they would send him to America. He earned his high school diploma and enrolled in the University of Seattle. While there he taught Kung Fu. He majorsed in Philosophy. Bruce opened a second kung Fu. school in Oakland. He married Linda Emery. In 1965 Brandon Lee is born.
Problems arose for Bruce. He was challenged by a Gung Fu practitioner in the Chinatown Community. In a couple of minutes the fight is over and Bruce is the winner. He was upset that the fight took so long and reevaluated his style. When he was invited to the first International Karate Championships he was spotted by Jay Sebring, the hair stylist for Batman producer William Dozier and was recommended for the part of Kato in the Green Hornet. By then Bruce is giving lessons to famous movie stars and getting $250.00 per hour. In 1969 his daughter Shannon was born.

In 1970 Bruce was injured and decided to document his training methods along with their philosophy of Jeet Kune Do, the meaning of which is "Way of the intercepting Fist". After his death his wife published the book. The next year Bruce decided to return to Hong Kong to bring his mother back to the U.S., since his father had died. He didn't realize how popular he was in Hong Kong. It seems the Green Hornet was the number one program in Hong Kong. He was asked to make movies there and accepted. Bruce had returned to the US and proposed a TV series called King Fu. To his disgust the idea was used, but David Carridine was given the part. He returned to Hong Kong. He continued to make movies. Each movie was more popular than the one before.. Finally he made Enter The Dragon, his masterpiece. On July 20, 1973, in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee died of an apparent cerebral edema because of an allergic reaction to some headache pills. "Enter the Dragon" becomes a huge success.

Bruce Lee was not just an actor. As a matter of fact he was not just an ordinary man. At a mere 135 pounds, he was capable of enormous feats of strength. Some say he was super human. He had to have special equipment designed for him to practice on since he would break all the practice equipment. The special equipment was reinforced with auto parts. He was able to take a 125 barbell and hold it straight out. He was so strong he could do pushups with ONE FINGER. Bruce was extremely fast. When timed, his quickest movements with his hands down at his sides were 5/100ths of a second. In repeated tests his slowest was 8/100ths of a second. In a split second he could tell your move and overwhelm you. One time he kicked a 300 pound heavy bag hanging from the ceiling so hard that the bottom bounced off the ceiling One of the things he was famous for was the one inch punch. He could put his fist just touching your chest and hit you so hard that you would be knocked down, an amazing feat. He was able to stick his finger through tin cans and snatch coins out of peoples hands while substituting other coins. It was reported that Chuck Norris said that he believed that pound for pound Bruce Lee was one of the strongest people in the world and also one of the quickest.