10 Kick Ass Facts About Bruce Lee
Neatorama have a nice little post about Bruce Lee with 10 facts we might not have known about him.
Here’s the first one:
Bruce Lee’s Family Gave Him a Girl’s Name: “Little Phoenix”
Bruce’s family never called him “Bruce.” They preferred to call him by his nickname “Sai Fon” or “Little Phoenix.” It was a girl’s name, deliberately chosen by his parents because they believed that evil spirits did not like boys in the family (their firstborn was a son who died in infancy). So, by giving Bruce a girl’s name, they believed they could fool the demons into sparing his life!
Actually, “Bruce” was a name given by a nurse at the Jackson Street Hospital, San Francisco, where he was born (Bruce’s father was traveling with an acting troupe at the time). The nurse thought that giving the baby an English name would help avoid any confusion with his American birth certificate (yes, Bruce was an American by birth – he never had any other citizenship).
Read more on Neatorama’s 10 Kick Ass Facts about Bruce Lee
There’s quite a storm brewing up through the comments as well. I did think (comment 34) “all your bruce are belong to us” was funny in the context of all the other (serious?) comments. But I guess you had to be there..
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bruce lee you are the nomberone!
i love you you a the best
Bruce Lee is much bigger than a martial artist. Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan are martial artist. To look at Bruce Lee’s legacy, one must exam his impact on society and culture…On both counts, Bruce Lee has emerged 35 years later as a giant, a pop culture Global Icon bigger than anyone could possibly imagined. His impact included transformation of traditional martial arts, his JKD fighting system, dubbed as the father of Mix Martial Arts and sports like UFC, body building, brick dancing, modern dance, music lyrics, rapp, comtemp design, martial arts movies, fashion and life philosphy. He is both a teacher and student of marial arts.
Ask your self, if bruce Lee is so influential worldwide then why Bruce Lee never graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE such as Mudhammad Ali? Its clearly the bias mainstream media has written him off long ago!