THE DRAGON 李小龍"My Followers In Jeet Kune Do. Do listen to this...all fixed set patterns are
incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns." - Bruce Lee, 1966
INTROdaigong has decided to throw some shit together and create this tribute to the greatest man that ever lived,
Bruce Lee. He has inspired my life with his charisma and lightning moves. He is the complete package. It is about time The Rika Ass Lover represent. I knew about The Dragon forever...he is the epitome of Chinese kung fu movies. I checked out
Enter The Dragon (aka
Way of The Dragon) and Chinese
Connection (aka
Fist of Fury) at the local video store when I was 10. It was just the most amazing shit I ever seen. I read his books, watched the movies, visited the cheap ass museum in Hong Kong, and now it's time for a praising.
I'd have to say
Fist of Fury is my all time favorite. It is the story that helps...he is the patriotic superhero that takes on all the foreign invaders that split a nation - including the ass kissing traitors.
Way of the Dragon and
The Big Boss rank a close second. The comedy in
Way... is refreshing and all of Bruce's fight to walk the right path before all the fuckers push him to edge is really gripping.
Enter The Dragon is average, with too many side characters...but Bruce's fight scenes save it. I only bought
Game of Death for the real fight scenes, otherwise, it ain't a fucking Bruce Lee movie at all. I'm sure if The Dragon would be still alive today, he would not use any special effects like Jet Li. He keeps it raw!! Unlike Jackie Chan who makes a mockery of himself and the Chinese race - Bruce Lee keeps it real!! Me and other wannabes can imitate him all we want, but
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL BAD ASS! Bruce Lee's Tao of Chinese Gung FuUsing No Way As Way - Having No Limitation As LimitationAll action movies must pay tribute to his cartoon-ish style. One man versus a room full of punks. The zoom in zoom out camera angles and that trademark yell. Hell, he even brought the token gay humor in with that yellow belly interpreter from "Way Of The Dragon"
The propagandic message that he delivers in his movies, to tell A Nation of Billions with a 5000 year history to be strong and be proud for who you are is lost in the fight sequences. He brought awareness to the world that Chinese are not "the sick people of the East" ... and that Chinese Gung Fu is not to be fucked with. With Jeet Kune Do, he moved the Chinese kung fu into the modern era. He taught Chinese not to look down on oneself, stop fucking imitating other cultures and be proud of who you are. For over 50 years, the message lives on. And we give THANKS. Chinese people will never forget.
BIOBorn November 27 1940 (Year of The Dragon) in San Francisco, CA at the Jackson Street Hospital
Real Name: Lee Jun-Fan ("to arouse and shake the foreign countries")
First house - 218 Nathan Road
After expelled from La Salle High School - attended Edison Technical High SChool
Attended St. Francis Xavier College
School in L.A. - 628 College Street, Chinatown, L.A.
Apartment Golden Harvest gave him while filming second film - 2 Man Wan Road, Waterloo Hill, Kowloon
Where he lived during his fame - 41 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong
The hospital he went to - St. Teresa's
Died July 20 1973 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Buried July 31 1973 at Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle. If you wish to pay your respects in person, Lake View Cemetery is at 1554 15th Avenue East, just north of Volunteer Park, in the Capitol Hill area east of downtown Seattle. After entering the cemetery, follow the road straight ahead towards the top of the hill. Then turn north from there and within a few feet you should find the gravesite of Bruce and his son Brandon just to your right (east) of the road. Gates are open from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
FILMOGRAPHY(partial...see
LoveHKFilm.com )
selected filmography
(actor unless otherwise noted)
"The Green Hornet" (1966 TV Series)
The Big Boss (1971)[AKA: TONG SAN DAI HING, Fists of Fury][also action]
Fist of Fury (1972)[AKA: JING MO MOON, The Chinese Connection][also action]
Way of the Dragon (1972)[AKA: MAN LUNG GOR GONG, Return of the Dragon][also director/writer/producer/action]
Enter the Dragon (USA 1973)[AKA: LUNG JUNG FU DAU][also action]
The Game of Death (1972/1979)[AKA: SEI MONG YAU HEI]
DID YOU KNOW?
Bruce Lee filmed "The Big Boss" in Bangkok, ThailandMULTIMEDIA aka a bunch of dumb clips Piehole Style
These are from the VCDs I have, using VCD Clipper and TMPGEnc. (BEST PLAY ON WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 6.4) Sound bite:
Bruce Lee's famous interview clip..."Be water my friend..."http://rapidshare.de/files/934794/water.wav.htmlhttp://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2WK5T1M1BRDRV0GKQFO7ELFGY1(scene from "Enter The Dragon") The Art of Fighting Without Fighting! (in English) http://rapidshare.de/files/935765/artfightwithoutfight-e.wav.htmlhttp://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2T328DTXWF6BO3UPVSAVYXFA5RVideo clips:
From "The Big Boss" .. His Mom told him to not fight by wearing this necklace! From "The Big Boss" .. Break my Mom's necklace, I kick yo ass! From "The Big Boss" .. Tasting his own blood, I kick yo ass! From "The Big Boss" .. Eating Chips while kicking ass!From "Way of The Dragon" .. Fuck The Rock, Bruce sez: JUST BRING IT!!From "Way of The Dragon" .. This is Chinese Boxer!From "Way of The Dragon" .. He SPEAK No english! From "Fist of Fury" .. Classic move #1: Reverse punchesFrom "Fist of Fury" .. Giving Japanese invaders a can of whoop ass while destroying public propertyFrom "Enter The Dragon" .. The Classic pose! From "Game of Death" .. he likes to fuck with your mind!Bruce Lee has influenced the hip-hop world as well:
Hear Hong Kong rappers
LMF tribute
http://rapidshare.de/files/935368/lmf201.mp3.htmland The Wu-Tang Clan's
Masta Killa's tribute.
http://rapidshare.de/files/935396/Masta_Killa.mp3.htmlLINKSBruce Lee Foundation Shaw Bros. ProfileDivine Wind - fansite
Bruce Lee.com - fansite
Make Bruce Lee Movie Clips - COOL remixing