Bruce Lee began considering making money by teaching martial arts even though he aspired to an acting career. While teachingkung fu to fellow students, he met Linda Emery, whom Bruce Lee married in 1964. Leaving his Seattle school in the hands of Taky Kimura, Bruce Lee and Linda moved to Oakland where Bruce opened his second school with James Lee. Bruce Lee was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA).

Bruce Lee’s fight scenes in movies were sometimes obscured by unrevealing camera angles, but his dedication was such that he insisted his character behave like a perfect bodyguard, keeping his eyes on whoever might be a threat to his employer except when the script made this impossible. Unhappy with the number and quality of roles available to Asian Americans in Hollywood, Bruce Lee and his family, including son Brandon and daughter Shannon, moved back to Hong Kong in 1971. Soon after that Bruce Lee released his movie named Fists of Fury.

Once more, Hong Kong streets were jammed with thousands of fervent Chinese movie fans who could not get enough of the fearless Bruce Lee, and his second film went on to break the box office records set by the first, Bruce Lee then set up his own production company, Concord Productions, and set about guiding his film career personally by writing, directing and acting in his next film, The Way of the Dragon (1972).

By now, Bruce Lee’s remarkable success in East Asia had come to the attention of Hollywood film executives, and a script was hastily written pitching him as a secret agent penetrating an island fortress. In Hong Kong, Bruce Lee made 3 films, which consecutively broke all box office records and showcased martial arts in an entirely new way. SeeGervonta Davis Net Worth.

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