In 1959, at the age of 18 with $100 in his pocket, Bruce headed back to San Francisco. The graceful movements he’d mastered in martial arts lent themselves to him being a terrific dancer, and Bruce’s early love of acting led to appearances in 20 films before leaving Hong Kong. He soon realized that the value of martial arts training was found in the confidence it instilled instead of the need to defend one’s honor through fighting.ĭuring that time, he also developed interests in dancing and acting. Raised in Hong Kong, Bruce began diligently studying Chinese gung fu at the age of 13. Bruce Jun Fan Lee was born in San Francisco in the hour and the year of the Dragon, a powerful symbol in Chinese astrology and a strong omen of the life he was to live.
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