Facts about Bruce Lee (Lee Jun Fan)
Bruce Lee’s family preferred to call him by his girl’s name (nickname): “Sai Fon” or “Little Phoenix”.
He was born in San Francisco, California, USA. Actually his name “Bruce” was given by a nurse at the Jackson Street Hospital, SanFrancisco.
He moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3 months.
Bruce wasnt pure Chinese – his grandfather from his mother’s side was half German.
At the age of 18, Bruce returned to the US with only $100 in his pocket and worked as a waiter.
Bruce Lee was born under the year of the dragon, and at the hour of the dragon as well.
He was born in San Francisco, California, USA. Actually his name “Bruce” was given by a nurse at the Jackson Street Hospital, SanFrancisco.
He moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3 months.
Bruce wasnt pure Chinese – his grandfather from his mother’s side was half German.
At the age of 18, Bruce returned to the US with only $100 in his pocket and worked as a waiter.
Bruce Lee was born under the year of the dragon, and at the hour of the dragon as well.
At the age of 13, Bruce lost a fight and this made him learn martial arts from a man named Yip Man, a Wing Chun master.
Bruce Lee was a bad student – he often got into trouble and involved in street fighting.
Way back in his life, Bruce was a gang leader – the name of his group was called as “The Tigers of Junction Street”.
Bruce Lee’s family lived in Hong Kong, but his father sent him to Sanfransisco when he was a teen because Bruce would always get in trouble with Hong Kong police for being a well-known street fighter.
Bruce Lee was also an excellent boxer and dancer. He won the 1958 Boxing Championship (by knockout) as well as 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship.
In order to show off his speed, Bruce asked a person to place a coin in his palm and close it. Bruce would take the coin before the hand closed.
Martial arts films are usually sped up, but Bruce's movements were too fast that they couldnt be captured in 24fps (the average framerate back then), so they were shot in 32fps.
Bruce Lee was a bad student – he often got into trouble and involved in street fighting.
Way back in his life, Bruce was a gang leader – the name of his group was called as “The Tigers of Junction Street”.
Bruce Lee’s family lived in Hong Kong, but his father sent him to Sanfransisco when he was a teen because Bruce would always get in trouble with Hong Kong police for being a well-known street fighter.
Bruce Lee was also an excellent boxer and dancer. He won the 1958 Boxing Championship (by knockout) as well as 1958 Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship.
In order to show off his speed, Bruce asked a person to place a coin in his palm and close it. Bruce would take the coin before the hand closed.
Martial arts films are usually sped up, but Bruce's movements were too fast that they couldnt be captured in 24fps (the average framerate back then), so they were shot in 32fps.
He could land a punch that was initiated from over 3 feet away in 0.05 seconds.
He could sit for a V position about 30 minutes.
He did press ups using only 2 fingers (thumb and index finger).
He could punch holes in a soda can with his fingers. This was at the time where those cans were made of steel.
In 1970, Bruce Lee injured his back during training (sacral nerve damage); the medics deemed him unable to continue his martial arts practice, but he unexpectedly fully recovered. Bruce still acted in five movies between 1971 and 1973.
Bruce Lee’s daily workout consisted of 360 waist twist, 100 sit-up twists, 100 leg raises, 200 leaning twists, 200 frog kicks, 2000 kicks and 5000 punches. And that’s just workout, training not included.
He could sit for a V position about 30 minutes.
He did press ups using only 2 fingers (thumb and index finger).
He could punch holes in a soda can with his fingers. This was at the time where those cans were made of steel.
In 1970, Bruce Lee injured his back during training (sacral nerve damage); the medics deemed him unable to continue his martial arts practice, but he unexpectedly fully recovered. Bruce still acted in five movies between 1971 and 1973.
Bruce Lee’s daily workout consisted of 360 waist twist, 100 sit-up twists, 100 leg raises, 200 leaning twists, 200 frog kicks, 2000 kicks and 5000 punches. And that’s just workout, training not included.