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BRUCE LEE: As a young boy, Bruce Lee (1940-
1974) wandered the streets of HONG KONG
picking up streetfighting methods until he
began formal study of the classical Kung-fu
form of WING CHUN under the grand
master Yip Man. As a young man he moved
to the United States where he continued to
train and developed his own form of KUNG-FU
called JEET KUNE DO, or "way of the
intercepting fist." While perfecting his own
martial art he was accepted to play the role of
Kato in a television series, the Green Hornet.
This launched his acting career and in 1967
he returned to his native Hong Kong to make
the KUNG-FU movies that would popularize
the martial arts in the West, including "The
Big Boss" and "Enter the Dragon." In 1974, at
the height of his career, Lee died under
mysterious circumstances. (See also Kung-fu
article).