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In 1962 writer Greglon Lee’s father, martial arts expert James Yimm Lee, joined forces with the future superstar Bruce Lee (1940-1973) to form the Jun Fan Gung-fu Institute, now regarded as the birthplace of Jeet Kune Do. Their relationship used to be a very powerful in Lee’s progression from unknown student to celebrated master, shaping Lee’s ideology and outlook on the martial arts for future years. The usage of extensive interviews with dozens of Bruce’s students and contemporaries in addition to anecdotes in response to rare documents and circle of relatives history, the authors present an engaging picture of Bruce Lee as an extraordinarily talented young man who used to be also a warm and caring person. This insider’s look at Bruce Lee’s formative years also outlines the development of Lee’s legendary skills between 1962 and 1965, an era in the past unchronicled.