EVERY hear the word 'Bruce Lee' surely we immediately think of the kung fu.
1940 is the year of the dragon, that year at a hospital in San Francisco was born Lee Hsiao Lung. Doctors who deal with the birth of the baby, gave her English name, Bruce. Thus the legend was born.
At the age of 6 years, little Bruce has acted for the first time in a movie called "A Beginning Of A Boy". This is not surprising because his father Lee Hoi Chun is an actor.
Bruce is actually a fragile child, even including hard to eat. So when he got into a fight in the street he lost. At that time he was 14 years old. After a discussion with her mother, she decided to learn martial arts.
Types of martial arts that he learned is Wing Chun, he studied with Sifu Yip Man. He also studied with the master of kung fu Siu Hon Sung. Usually it takes three weeks to master 30 moves Siu Hon Sung, but Bruce Lee only took three nights. In addition, Bruce Lee also got fencing skills from his father. There is one unique thing, Bruce Lee is not only adept at martial arts. He can also dance the cha-cha even in 1958 he won the trophy Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship.
Time is running, Bruce lee eager to test his martial skills in a real fight. So he was involved in a street fight. Police warn his mother, if Bruce did not stop his actions then he will be arrested. Then he had made the decision to send Bruce to America to become a more responsible person. Armed with $ 100 US he went to his native San Francisco by ship. On the way, Bruce was looking for money, by giving a cha-cha dance classes.
In San Francisco, Bruce entrusted to his father's friend, Ruby Chow, owner of a restaurant. Bruce had come to work at the restaurant. After finishing high school, Bruce still viable physical training. For him, it is not enough just being a martial arts expert who is good, he must be the best.
Bruce then decided to go to college in Seattle and majored in philosophy. At the university he met a fellow of the Asia named Taki Kimura. Kimuraever got a racist attack. Because of compassion, Bruce motivate Kimura to improve her self-esteem by training him martial arts. This is the forerunner of the kung fu martial arts school and shortly thereafter, the school was established. The school is open to the public or for anyone who is interested. Unlike in Hong Kong, where kung fu is the secret science that should not be taught to people in vain. Only honorable people who may learn kung fu.
In 1961, he met a girl named Linda Emery. They fall in love, get married. Then their son Brandon was born, Shannon followed two years later.
In 1964, in a karate tournament, Bruce demonstrates moves one inch punch. A television producer, was very impressed with the appearance of Bruce's full intensity and concentration. Then he approached the Bruce Lee. After going through the screening test, Bruce finally got the role as Kato in the Green Hornet movie. Kato only a supporting role in the film, but its popularity beat its main role, especially in Hong Kong
Van Williams, the star of the Green Hornet tell, about the amount of stunt-man wounded by Bruce movement, consequently difficult to find stunt-man who is willing to work with Bruce. Bruce also has an extremely rapid movement to be captured by the camera so that Bruce was forced to slow its movement.
After the project "Green Hornet" is completed, Bruce opened the new kung fu schools named "Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute". This is where Bruce Lee studied using nunchaku weapon. The celebrities also learn kung fu in this place like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Coburn, and Steve McQueen. Bruce popularity has increased and this increase the value of a Bruce Lee, for a practice session for one hour set price 300US $.
At the new school, too, Bruce created Jeet Kune Do techniques, techniques for cutting attacks. Bruce believes cutting attacks better and faster, than on hold and then attack.
In 1967, Bruce starred in "A Man Called Ironside", as a martial arts master, Bruce often perform his own stunts without stunt-man. His film career continued, until finally he could fulfill what is dreamed, which paid more expensive than Steve McQueen for each movie.
With particular consideration, Bruce decided to continue his career in Hong Kong. Some films starring, now Bruce has been regarded as a national hero. Not satisfied with it all, he opened his own company because he wanted to write a screenplay, directed, and starred in the next movie. Again Bruce succeeded, some films of the company is selling well.
After numerous films were made and the successes achieved, on May 10, 1973 Bruce suddenly unconscious for 30 minutes while filling dubbing for "Enter The Dragon". The doctor gave him a prescription Manatol, drug used to treat the symptoms of brain swelling (brain development).
On July 20, 1973, Bruce plans to meet with Raymond Chow and Betty Ting Pei, who would become one of the stars in the film "Game of Death". At home Betty, Bruce complained of headaches, then he drank Aguagesic, migraine headaches that usually consumed by Betty and Bruce lay down. When asleep, attacks of 'brain swelling' come again. Bruce finally died in the emergency room of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Mystery behind the death of Bruce Lee
News of the death of Bruce Lee is very surprising, even many who do not believe. Various speculations about his death emerged, such as:
1. He was killed by gangsters for refusing to pay protection money, a common practice in the Hong Kong film industry at the time.
2. He was killed by shaolin warrior, angry, because Bruce has spread kung fu to all people around the world.
3. Bruce condemned for having bought a house haunted.
4. Bruce died while having an affair with Betty Ting Pei
5. Most people in China believe Bruce died because it was too hard to practice kung fu
6. The last issue appeared lately even more powerful, Bruce Lee was murdered by Jewish secret network, Mafia Triad, a secret society whose very influential in China, Hong Kong, even to America. The reason, Bruce Lee much expose to the public, kung fu moves are supposed to be the secret of the group. Jewish secret network, such as Triad Mafia, the Yakuza, the Italian Mafia, Freemasonry, the Illuminati, and the other is a criminal organization, gangsters, and conspiracy, which aims to destroy the world. (Source: National Geografic Indonesia)
Apart from these speculations, medical facts mentioned Bruce died after being in a coma due to cerebral edema, brain swelling due to excess fluid.
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