When Jesse Glover met Bruce Lee in 1959, it led to a friendship that would change both men’s lives. Glover, already a Judo champion, would become Lee’s first student, and continue studying, developing, and teaching 功夫 for the rest of his life. #martialarts #martialartist #martialartists #blackmartialartist #brucelee #gongfu #kungfu #kungfulife #功夫 #blackhistory #blackandasian #solidarity #bruceleefan #martialartshistory #martialartslifestyle #enterthedragon | jason chu

EIN WENIG BRUCE LEE-GUNG FU wie ich es in den 1970er Jahren u.a. in Seattle (USA) von den ersten drei Schülern von Bruce Lee lernte. Die Seattle-Schüler James DeMile, Jesse Glover und Ed Hart (und Taki Kimura und Leroy Garcia) hatten noch von Bruce Lee ChiSao gelernt, weil es sich hier um die Unterrichtsperiode Bruce Lees handelt, die zeitlich und thematisch zwischen Wing Chun und Jeet Kuen Do anzusiedeln ist. MAGIC HANDS ist kein Stil, sondern Kampflogik und Lik Hok (Kampfgemäße Biomechanik). A

Steve studied with: - Fook Yeung RIP (founder of Yeung Chuan, Fook was Bruce Lee's teacher in Seattle from 59-65) - David Harris RIP (founder of Shoshin Ryu Karate Jijutsu) - Sid Woodcock RIP (Aikikutsu Grandmaster) - Jesse Glover RIP (founder of Non Classical Gung Fu, Bruce Lee's first student) - Sonny Umpad RIP (founder of Visayan Corto Kadena Larga Mano Escrima) This interview gave a glimpse of important ideas and how the arts connect and the wonderful memories in the journey. Steve Smith is