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birth
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first practice
Bruce Lee started training very hard since childhood, and he had a passion for martial arts. -
first movie appearance
His first film appearance , as Bruce was two months old in Tears of San Francisco ( Tears of San Francisco ), in 1946. -
Bruce was a gang member
He was engaged in fighting with other gangs , carrying guns , chains .
But one day he wondered what would happen if he had the support of the band and get into a fight ; then he decided to learn Wing Chun , a style of kung fu. -
At eighteen she left Hong Kong
At eighteen he left Hong Kong to move to his country of birth , United States , and claim their nationality. Some versions say that Bruce's father was forced to make this decision because he feared his son finally joined the Chinese Mafia , the Triad. Thus, Bruce embarked on December 3, 1958 on the freighter Daisy May , a 3rd class ticket and $ 100. -
Lee received many challenges during his life
During his secondary education at the technical school Thomas Edison, a fellow Japanese studies Bruce Lee called " Yoichi " who was at that time karate black belt , used to bother him with gestures and glances and then daring openly in public wherever this conduct Kung Fu demonstrations .
In 1964 , the 24-year -old Bruce Lee he was officially challenged a challenge against the traditional Chinese community which , as recorded , disagreed with that Bruce taught Kung fu students who were not Chi -
In Seattle, he met a girl named Linda Emery
In Seattle, he met a girl named Linda Emery during the course of one of his classes , which had been invited by one of his friends and eventually fell in love with her. He thought that Seattle did not offer the possibilities that could provide California and decided to move there. This meant he had to ask Linda to marry him, or forget it forever. Linda accepted , married and that same day left for Oakland.
Bruce and Linda lived at the home of James Lee and his wife, Bruce had no money to rent