Bruce Lee Erikson Timeline

  • Trust Vs. Mistrust

    Trust Vs. Mistrust
    Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco, California, on November 27 1940. Because his father was an Opera singer, Bruce's mother was the primary parent taking care of Bruce at a young age. Because of this, We are to think Bruce was able to develop trust during this Erikson Stage.
  • Industry Vs. Inferiority

    Industry Vs. Inferiority
    Bruce Lee was different than others. He did not start school until the age of 12. So we can say that he was more on the inferiority side in this stage. But at the age of 13, this all changes because Bruce finds that he is in love with martial arts. This allowed him to learn a whole bunch of new skills and starts feeling useful.
  • Generativity vs. Stagnation

    Generativity vs. Stagnation
    During this Erikson Stage, Bruce is giving out to the world by teaching martial arts. In 1964, He got to attend the Long Beach International Karate championship where he got to show off his techinques such as the two finger push ups. His audience was impressed and they started following his journey.