![]() ![]() His eclectic approach to his art set him apart from others. Yet Lee’s desire to break with tradition has influenced a generation and opened the door for the kind of fighting we see on our TV and movie screens today, as well as in the martial arts schools in our neighborhoods. ![]() In an era where MMA has supplanted boxing as the most popular combat sport, it’s hard to remember a time when the martial arts were strictly segregated. A singularly complex man, Lee holds our attention in his vicelike grip just as strongly today as he did back in 1973, the year most Americans were formally introduced to him as the star of Enter the Dragon and also the year he tragically died at the age of 32. Movie star, martial arts innovator, philosopher, cultural icon-Bruce Lee was all of these and more. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2013.
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