Bruce Lee Research Paper

Hard Fists and the Battle Call There was a man who made a promise; a man who swore to be the best; a man with ambition; a man who refused to lose; a man called Bruce Lee. Even now, after all these years, we still remember this name, and join the passion of this master’s soul. We can say that his spirit is not dead. His name has been linked in people’s words, and his image has been etched in people’s minds. From the hills and shores, we still listen to Bruce Lee’s battle call.
Childhood
Bruce Lee was born on the 27th of November, 1940 (the Chinese year of the Dragon) in the city of San Francisco. The reason that he was born there was because his father (a minor star of the Cantonese Opera Company) was touring the area at that …show more content…
When Bruce Lee was 14 years old he enrolled for dancing lessons and later went on to become the Cha Cha Champion of Hong Kong! (Bruce Lee 's Childhood). He began his film career as an adult after graduating from the University of Washington. He appeared as the Asian houseboy Kato in the television series "The Green Hornet" in 1966 and 1967 (Brennan). Lee then returned to Hong Kong, where he gained stardom in martial arts films, such as “Fist of Fury” (1972), “The Chinese Connection” (1972), “Enter the Dragon” (1973), and “The Return of the Dragon” (1973) (Brennan). By the end of 1972, Lee was a major movie star in Asia (Bruce Lee). And also as many people know that Bruce Lee founded the martial art “Jeet Kune Do” in his early twenties, which, from the Cantonese, translates into “The Way of the Intercepting Fist” (Jeet Kune Do). Lee is without question the most influential martial arts figure in recent times, and some say ever. His methods have touched many martial arts systems, changing all for the better. It made them more self defense effective (Jeet Kune …show more content…
He talked often of dying young. That he died a thousand deaths on the screen only seemed to emphasize his mortality. When he did die suddenly on 20 July 1973, while in the midst of filming his fifth film, “Game of Death,” rumors of foul play circulated endlessly (Judith S. et al). The official version, according to the New York Times, was that he had died in the apartment of his mistress in Hong Kong, of a “cerebral edema,” or brain swelling, after an adverse reaction to aspirin which he had been taking for a back injury. Other reports stated the Lee 's long and rigorous training schedule had literally exhausted him to death. Another theory suggested he had been given an untraceable oriental poison (Judith S. et al). Still more outrageous variations said that Lee had been given what was known in martial arts legends as the "death touch" by a rival master. Other rumors circulated that Lee had been murdered by the Chinese Mafia or greedy film producers with whom he had refused to work (Judith S. et