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The enduring legacy of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was the greatest martial artist the world has seen. As we mark what would have been his 82nd birthday this month, let’s look back at how the legendary actor influenced martial arts on the screen and in the fighting cage, with his hybrid jeet kune do style.
Updated: 03 Dec, 2022
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Is Fist of Fury Bruce Lee’s best film? The story behind its making
Bruce Lee expert Carl Fox examines the making of Fist of Fury, the actor’s longest running film that is ‘one of Lee’s best’.
20 Nov, 2022
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Remembering Bruce Lee, the Little Dragon who became a legend
Superstar Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of 32 in Hong Kong. The icon’s action films helped spark a global interest in martial arts.
19 Jul, 2018
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Challenge yourself: How well do you really know Bruce Lee?
Test your knowledge about the world's greatest martial artist.
09 Nov, 2022
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When Bruce Lee directed Way of the Dragon and made Chuck Norris a star
The Way of the Dragon is the first, and last, film Bruce Lee directed. Set in Rome, it made US martial artist Chuck Norris a household name and – not that he sought it – launched his action movie career.
12 Jun, 2022
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How Bruce Lee film travesty Game of Death had a happy ending
Bruce Lee started Game of Death as a philosophical martial arts film, but after his death completing it became a cynical way to cash in on his stardom.
03 Apr, 2022
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Why African-Americans latched on to films like Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury
African-Americans readily identified with the underdog themes of Hong Kong kung fu movies, which played into their hope for a better future and, later, were seen as a manifestation of rebellion.
19 Dec, 2021
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Being a stunt double for Bruce Lee made Jackie Chan want to be a star
Martial arts star Jackie Chan, in a previously unpublished 1997 Post interview, reveals how seeing himself in Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury made him realise ‘I wanted to be a star myself’.
03 Oct, 2021
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Kung fu mania in 1970s UK kept Bruce Lee’s memory alive after his death
Bruce Lee fans in 1970s Britain swapped information, poems, art and more through The KFM Bruce Lee Society, which sought to keep the actor’s memory alive after his death.
09 Jan, 2022
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‘He was a symbol of anti-oppression’: what made Bruce Lee special
Bruce Lee’s beliefs and influences have been well documented. Over the years, Jackie Chan, Wong Kar-wai and others in the martial arts community have offered insights into the man behind the myth.
04 Jul, 2021
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How Bruce Lee fought racial discrimination in Hollywood, in vain
The American film industry had a history of racism. Lee thought he could change that, but studio bosses doubted US audiences would accept a non-American hero. The worldwide success of Enter the Dragon came too late.
30 Jul, 2018
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Bruce Lee, philosopher: 10 of martial arts star’s big ideas
Hong Kong martial arts superstar Bruce Lee imbued his fighting style jeet kune do with philosophical underpinnings. Here are 10 of his most notable philosophical ideas.
08 Dec, 2019
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Did bad feng shui kill Bruce Lee? Rumour that it did won’t go away
Forty-five years after he died, speculation persists that the martial arts superstar died because of a curse, with Lee’s home at 41 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, long rumoured to have suffered from bad feng shui.
04 Jul, 2018
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Ang Lee cast son Mason as Bruce Lee. Which other directors cast their kids?
Ang Lee has revealed he cast his son Mason Lee in the title role of his biopic Bruce Lee. Directors from Clint Eastwood to Sammo Hung have also cast their children in movies.
02 Dec, 2022
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