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· Bryan Ke
Japanese Boy Trains 4.5 Hours a Day to Be Like Bruce Lee
Ryusei “Ryuji” Imai, an 8-year-old boy from Nara, Japan, is going viral for being able to copy Bruce Lee’s exact moves from the iconic films “Way of the Dragon” and “Enter the Dragon.” Ryuji shared the now viral video a few days before his birthday to his more than 292,000…
· Ryan General
Meet the ‘Bruce Lee’ of Afghanistan
Abbas Alizada has been dubbed the “Afghan Bruce Lee” for his striking resemblance to the legendary martial arts icon. The 24-year-old Kung Fu fan from a Kabul suburb shot to social media fame about three years ago after posting a picture of himself striking a pose next to an…
· Ryan General
Bruce Lee Once Bumped Into Jackie Chan on the Street and Did the Broest Thing Ever
International action star Jackie Chan recently revealed a special moment he once shared with legendary martial arts superstar Bruce Lee at the height of the latter’s stellar career and just a few days before his death. Chan was still working as a stunt performer when he played…
· Benny Luo
We Saw ‘Birth of the Dragon’ to See How Offensive it is To Asians and Bruce Lee
Last year, “Birth of the Dragon”, a film inspired by the epic fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Philip Ng, Xia Yu, Billy Magnussen, and was directed by George Nolfi, who’s helmed “The Adjustment Bureau”,…
· Ryan General
Rare Uncovered Footage Shows Bruce Lee in an Actual MMA Fight
An avid Bruce Lee fan recently published an amazing video clip which shows the legendary martial artist in what appears to be his only competitive fight caught on camera. In footage posted yesterday on YouTube, Lee is featured wearing black combat attire as he prepares against…
· Khier Casino
Bruce Lee’s Daughter Begins Search For Young Chinese Actor in New Biopic
Casting calls have already begun for the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic “Little Dragon” with Betty Mae Casting searching for 16 to 18-year-old English-speaking Chinese actors “with a winning smile and wonderful sense of humor”. A representative for Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee,…
· Khier Casino
Bruce Lee’s Daughter is Making a Film About Her Father and It’s Going to Be LIT
Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to co-write and direct “Little Dragon”, another Bruce Lee biopic, but this time with the stamp of approval by Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee. Co-scripted and produced by Shannon Lee, who also runs Bruce Lee Entertainment, a division of the…
· Khier Casino
Mystical Truck Driver Channels Inner Bruce Lee to Jump Kick Phone Thief
A Chinese truck driver named Huo who knew some Kung Fu moves used jump kick to prevent a thief from making off with his cell phone. Huo told local media that he was sitting in his truck while waiting for a delivery to arrive in Foshan, Guangdong Province, when a man he thought…
· Benny Luo
Bruce Lee’s Daughter Drove Herself into Debt to Preserve Her Father’s Name
Bruce Lee is perhaps the most influential Asian entertainer and martial artist of the last century. Aside from his achievements in martial arts, his work in Hollywood essentially changed the perception of how Asians were represented in American films and viewed by Western…
· Ryan General
How Bruce Lee Got His First Big Break 45 Years Ago This Month
When Bruce Lee first entered cinema in 1971 via the Hong Kong martial arts action film “The Big Boss”, he immediately took the film industry by storm. Forty-five years ago, South China Morning Post dubbed his entry to the local movie scene as “the biggest thing to hit the…
· Max Chang
‘Birth of the Dragon’ Producer Gives the WORST Excuse Ever For Ruining Bruce Lee’s Story
The makers of the new Bruce Lee ciopic “Birth of the Dragon” have not had a good last few months. After the film’s trailer came out, it was immediately slammed for focusing the whole story on one white character, while seemingly pushing Bruce Lee to the side. Early reviews on…
· Ryan General
Meet The Filipino-American Who Introduced Bruce Lee to His Signature Weapon
Fans of the late great Bruce Lee may have also heard of fellow martial artist and friend, Filipino-American Guro Dan Inosanto, another legendary figure in the martial arts world. The California-based martial arts instructor has been both a student and a one time teacher to the…
· Max Chang
Bruce Lee’s Daughter Calls Father’s New Biopic a ‘Travesty’ and ‘Disappointment’
There has been a lot of controversy over the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic “Birth of the Dragon” from it not being an authentic retelling of Lee’s encounter with Wong Jack Man to the entire movie being centered around the film’s lead Caucasian character. Earlier this week, Phillip…
· Ryan General
London Coffee Shop Makes Baristas Learn Bruce Lee’s Martial Arts To Make Them Better Workers
A London fast food chain is employing some of Bruce Lee’s martial arts inspiration to speed up the serving time of its drinks. Some baristas of the coffee shop Leon have been sent to train in the martial art of Wing Chun in order to improve on their hand speed. The employees…
· Max Chang
Lead Actor For Bruce Lee Biopic Releases Statement Defending His Movie
It’s no secret that not many people in the Asian community are excited about the Bruce Lee biopic “Birth of the Dragon” after watching the trailer. While audiences are expecting a film depicting the epic fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man, the trailer makes it look like…
· Ryan General
Reviews For the Bruce Lee Biopic are Out and Asians Should Be Pissed
[UPDATE 10-6-16 3:49 p.m. PST] Bruce Lee’s daughter issues official response condemning “Birth of the Dragon! The early reviews for the Bruce Lee biopic “Birth of the Dragon” are out and, understandably, Bruce Lee fans are angry for burying Bruce Lee and all the other Asian…
· Ryan General
Meet the 6-Year-Old Kid Who’s the Reincarnation of Bruce Lee
Watching 6-year-old Ryuji Imai demonstrate his fierce kicks and nunchuck skills is like seeing a true Jeet Kune Do master at work. He throws punches and delivers elbows with the same tenacity as his idol, Bruce Lee. The young martial artist first gained popularity after a video…
· Ryan General
The Star of the New Bruce Lee Biopic is of Course… a White Guy
A movie depicting the epic showdown between Bruce Lee, played by Philip Ng, and Chinese martial artist Wong Jack Man, played by Yu Xia, recently made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. Its trailer, which recently dropped via Deadline, is something that one…
· Ryan General
Japanese Twitter Account Imagines Bromance Between Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury
While both Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury are international legends and icons in each of their own crafts, it probably is safe to say the two never got to hang out, let alone become best of friends at any point in their careers. But no matter how far fetched, it would really be…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Everyone is Buying This Bruce Lee DJing T-Shirt After Watching the ‘Avengers’ Sequel
Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Age of Ultron” smashed the box office this weekend, pulling in $191.3 million in the U.S. and giving it the second-best domestic opening weekend ever. It’s no surprise, then, that a T-shirt with an image of Bruce Lee that Robert Downey Jr.…