Chinese martial arts are based on Chinese culture and continue to develop, long-standing, in the immersion of traditional culture, I believe that many Chinese will have a special feeling for martial arts. Chinese martial arts have become a symbol of the Chinese nation and a thematic element that often appears in China's film and television works.
(Bruce Lee)
Martial arts are very mysterious and powerful, and we will always have a natural worship of excellent martial arts stars. Among the many martial arts stars, Bruce Lee is by far the most influential and memorable one. His untimely death did not make his influence and social recognition fade, and he was still an insurmountable existence in people's hearts.
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Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940, his ancestral home is Foshan, Guangdong Province, but he was born in San Francisco, USA. When Bruce Lee was 7 years old, his father began teaching him Tai Chi to strengthen his body. Bruce Lee's father, Li Haiquan, was a Cantonese opera celebrity who had been practicing Tai Chi for decades and had a deep knowledge of Tai Chi.
In 1954, Bruce Lee worshipped ip man, the power of Wing Chun at the time, and in the process became close friends with his brother Wong Chun Leung. During Bruce Lee's study of Wing Chun, his brother Wong Chun Leung gave Bruce Lee a lot of guidance in martial arts and had deep feelings. After Bruce Lee later went to the United States, he often corresponded with his brother Huang Chunliang to exchange difficulties in martial arts and recent situations.
In November 1958, Bruce Lee left Hong Kong to study in the United States alone. In his sophomore year, he rented a corner of the school's carport to teach students martial arts, and began his career as a martial arts teacher. Later, his GuoshuGuan became famous, and many famous figures became disciples of Bruce Lee.
In 1967, Bruce Lee learned from the strengths of a hundred families and combined his martial arts experience to create the "Cut Boxing Dao". During the year, he also attended many martial arts competitions and performed martial arts in competitions. In 1972, Bruce Lee's boxing was recognized by the international martial arts community and was selected for Black Belt magazine.
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Bruce Lee has been a child star since he was a child, he was only 3 months old, and his father let him participate in the filming of "Golden Gate Girl". After that, he also successively filmed "Rich and Noble Floating Clouds" and "The Lonely Hong of the Sea of People" Hong Kong films. From 1966 to 1968, Bruce Lee starred in works such as "The Green Hornet" and "The Invincible Iron Detective" in the United States.
In 1971, Bruce Lee had no hope of shooting the screenplay "No Sound", and after filming "The Blind Man Chased the Murderer", he returned to Hong Kong to enter Jiahe. This year, he starred in the movie "Big Brother Tangshan" and set a record of 3 million at the box office. The following year he starred in "Jingwumen", which once again achieved brilliant results, breaking the Asian box office record.
After the success of the film shot in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee decided to set up his own film company to shoot two films written and directed by himself. In 1973, Bruce Lee went to the United States again to make a movie, which was the internationally acclaimed Hollywood kung fu blockbuster "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight".
After making hollywood movies, Bruce Lee was ready to return to Hong Kong to continue filming the previously suspended "Game of Death", which was also one of the scripts he wrote and directed himself. However, on July 20, bruce Lee, 32, died of a sudden illness. The passing away of this martial arts genius and kung fu actor has left people with eternal regrets.
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Watching the video left by Bruce Lee in an interview 50 years ago, it can be seen that he mainly expounded the relationship between martial arts and the practice of martial arts during filming, the essence of tai chi, the concept of martial arts without borders, the idea of others calling him "Emperor Superstar" and his desire to make the world change the impression of Chinese.
In these descriptions, we see the spiritual realm that a generation of martial arts masters should have. His understanding of martial arts and philosophy is of great learning significance for young people and martial arts enthusiasts. Among them, his understanding of martial arts also reveals his deep love for China and his broad mind to spread martial arts.
For martial arts actors who ask him to learn martial arts, this is how he understands: martial arts allow these actors to better express themselves. In Bruce Lee's eyes, martial arts should be integrated with people, not stuck to fixed moves. As a way of fighting, martial arts should use every part of the body, and when practicing martial arts, it should be exercised to every part of the body.
Only when martial arts become an instinct, when you want to make an action, you can react quickly and achieve the effect you want, such a combination of skills is what Bruce Lee believes to be a martial art. Probably because Bruce Lee once took a course in philosophy, his understanding of martial arts is also linked to philosophy.
Bruce Lee's understanding of martial arts is also beyond the limitations of the times, and is not limited by the "family rules" or "door rules" of the Chinese martial arts tradition. He felt that martial arts had no borders, and when the host asked him if he thought he was Chinese or an American, he felt that everyone living in this world was actually "one family".
Bruce Lee said that tai chi is also a chinese martial art, although it is a sport for the elderly, it is not suitable for young people. But it is also a good martial art, at least it makes people pay attention to their own physical health. In Bruce Lee's view, the essence of tai chi is to move in the still, the quiet in the movement, the flow of water is not corrupt.
When it comes to how people see him as an "emperor superstar," Bruce Lee said he doesn't deny his huge success. But Bruce Lee felt he preferred to be called a superstar rather than a superstar. After obtaining many brilliant "achievements", he still does not admit that he is a "superstar", which makes many Uranus superstars "blush".
And for action movies, he believes that movies should show more about why violence occurs, but many movies now only show very superficial and direct violence. He hopes that the films he makes can reflect a certain meaning and value, not just some exciting scenes of violence.
The host asked whether he wanted to return to Hong Kong or stay in the United States, or both, about the success of Bruce Lee's films in Hong Kong. Bruce Lee said he wanted to juggle both because he wanted to change the impression people had about Chinese. At that time, the Chinese elements in American films were only zombie clothes or Chinese women images, which was not in line with China's reality and the trend of the times.
In this interview, Bruce Lee also mentioned his water theory, and martial arts should be the same as water, and can be changed accordingly according to different environments. Water, though as soft as running water, can also strike ferociously. Martial arts should also be so adaptable, soft and rigid.
Discussing why Bruce Lee was able to get a lot of attention as a supporting role in "Blind Pursuit", Bruce Lee felt that it was because he did himself. He felt that he should faithfully express himself in the process of filming, so as to gain the recognition of the audience.
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From Bruce Lee's experiences and interviews, we see his unique personal self-confidence, open mind, simple philosophy of life and unique insight into martial arts. As a representative of the Chinese martial arts community with international influence, there are too many shining points in his body that are worth each of us to feel and learn with our hearts.
Among them, "like water" that he mentioned many times is not only a martial arts realm, but also a philosophy of life. In our lives, we learn to make ourselves "water" that can adapt to various environments, as flexible and invisible as water, but with the power to conquer all things. In this way, we can break through in the various tests of life and create our own wonderful.