10 facts about Bruce Lee: 1. Bruce Lees Cantonese birth name was Lee Jun-fan. The name homophonically means return again, and was given to Lee by his mother, who felt he would return to the United States once he came of age. 2. Because of his mothers superstitious nature, she had originally named him Sai-fon, which is a feminine name meaning small phoenix. 3. The English name Bruce is thought to have been given by the hospital attending physician, Dr. Mary Glover. 4. Bruce Lee was the Hong Kong ‘cha cha’ dance champion in 1958. 5. He was also an American born in San Francisco and had a German grandfather. 6. He was one of the first martial arts teacher to teach non-Chinese students. 7. Bruce Lee popularized the focus glove used in martial arts. 8. In 1963, Bruce Lee was actually considered unfit to serve by the US Army. 9. Bruce Lee was a philosophy major. 10. Bruce Lees corpse acted in his final movie!
Posted on: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:00:00 +0000
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