Born Bruce Lee Jun-Fan in 1940 in San Fransico, Bruce returned
with his family to Hong Kong in 1941.
In 1954, Bruce began studying with Yip Man. In 1959, Lee moved back
to the USA. In some accounts, Lee continued his Wing Chun
instruction there under Yeung Fook, a former opera classmate of his
father's. Lee soon began teaching the martial arts, using the name
Jun Fan Gung-Fu for his blend of basic Wing Chun, Mantis, and other
styles. Bruce's exploration of the martial arts lead him to develop
Jeet Kune Do (Intercepting Fist Way).
In 1966, Lee won the role of Kato in the television series "The
Green Hornet" which eventually led to his first role in HK cinema
in "The Big Boss". Lee followed up the enormous success of his
first movie with several others, culminating with "Enter the
Dragon", released just after his death.
Among his more well known students were/are Jesse Glover, Ted Wong,
James Lee, Dan Inosanto, Daniel Lee, Richard Bustillo, Taki Kamura,
etc. and celebrities such as Kareem Abdul Jabar, Robert Wagner and
Steve McQueen.