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Hi Bruce lee 120.21.161.124 (talk) 11:15, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

185.167.52.108 (talk) 11:39, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Bruce Lee's height has been the topic of some conjecture on various forums, like the CelebHeight website, which gathers a plethora of information to determine/estimate height. The 5'8" listing is known to be a generous rounding based on Bruce's own claim. In Tao Of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce lists his own height as 5'7 1/2. Given the fact that the average person overstates their height by ~1 inch, 5'8 is a bit of a stretch. Bruce is more commonly listed as 5'7, though I don't have any specific source for this. 2601:882:101:1A0:939:E6BC:73C6:EC09 (talk) 17:36, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not too long, despite the request for shortening it at the start of the article. 171.76.85.98 (talk) 11:46, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When a Lee is not a Lee

In November 2022, it was announced that Ang Lee was directing a biopic on Bruce Lee and that his son Mason Lee was cast to star in the movie. Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, is set to produce the film. Ang and Mason Lee are not related to Bruce Lee.

Should read

In November 2022, it was announced that Ang Lee was directing a biopic on Bruce Lee and that her son Mason Lee was cast to star in the movie. Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, is set to produce the film. Ang and Mason Lee are not related to Bruce Lee. 176.158.106.30 (talk) 16:32, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed Yue🌙 06:35, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You need to add that according to Bruce Lee's first student Jesse Glover in his book Between Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee's first style was Hung Gar Kung fu 66.199.30.14 (talk) 15:37, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Would someone look at the 2nd to last and last sentence in the last paragraph of "1959–1964: Continuous studies and martial arts breakthrough" section. It may be just me but it states that Lee auditioned "...for a role in the pilot for "Number One Son" about Lee Chan, the son of Charlie Chan". Charlie Chan was a fictional character so it seems that should be added. -- Otr500 (talk) 23:37, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A more pressing concern is that the article does not pass the B-class criteria #1, The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. and #4. It is placed in the categories:

• Articles with unsourced statements from November 2019
• Articles lacking reliable references from January 2022
• Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from September 2022
• Wikipedia articles needing factual verification from September 2022
• Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2022
• Articles needing additional references from February 2023

The article should be reassessed to C-class. I would have done this but there should be a sufficient number of article "regulars" to look at this. Otr500 (talk)

There are five entries in the "External links". Three seems to be an acceptable number and of course, everyone has their favorite to add for four. The problem is that none is needed for article promotion. It seems AllMovie, IMDb, and Discogs are pretty much blanket added to many articles regardless if it is warranted or not.

• ELpoints #3) states: Links in the "External links" section should be kept to a minimum. A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links.
• LINKFARM states: There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to the external links section of an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate.
• WP:ELMIN: Minimize the number of links.
• WP:ELCITE (when applicable): access dates are not appropriate in the external links section. Do not use {{cite web}} or other citation templates in the External links section. Citation templates are permitted in the Further reading section.
• WP:ELBURDEN explains the procedure for adding any trimmed links. -- Otr500 (talk) 00:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce Lee's sensei, not teacher, was Ip man (pronounced Yip Man) 2603:3020:1831:F100:8E69:35B2:EEA3:C9B4 (talk) 16:51, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 17:00, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There should be some consistency to the name then. The lead for this article, along with several places within the article, use the spelling "Yip Man" while linking to the main article "Ip Man" (albeit through a redirect page). However, there are at least two places in the body of the article that use "Ip Man" including the list of teachers infobox.

Also, there is already an RS citation for the spelling - currently citation 24 (emphasis added):

South China Morning Post. July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

"Who taught Bruce Lee kung fu? He was born to be a fighter, but the martial arts superstar also trained with the best". Lee found a sifu, or master, through a street-gang member called William Cheung, who took him to a wing chun school run by Ip Man, who had begun teaching the style in Hong Kong around 1950. Padillah (talk) 11:16, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

According to this newspaper articles, Lee used cocaine, LSD and cannabis until his death. 83.52.72.57 (talk) 07:34, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In an episode of the TV series ‘History’s Greatest Mysteries’ about the death of Bruce Lee the investigators, chief among them the coroner Philip Beh, come to the conclusion that Bruce Lee died from the Meprobomate in the Equagesic he was given (rather than the aspirin in it), thus adding support to Raymond Chow’s theory mentioned here and somewhat detracting from the theory that the aspirin did him in.

The other theory mentioned there is that a blow to the head received during filming was severe enough to give Bruce Lee epilepsy, the evidence being that the medicine used to treat Bruce for his first major collapse around 2 months before his death is chiefly an anti-epilepsy medication. Perhaps the permanent damage done to Bruce’s brain from this blow had the effect of making him more sensitive to Meprobomate, thus also making this blow a factor in his death too? Overlordnat1 (talk) 23:45, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hong Kong was subject to the nationality laws of the United Kingdom. While the United Kingdom may have considered Bruce Lee to be a Commonwealth citizen, he was never a full British citizen (per the Paul Bowman source). Sources such as NBC News and Huffington Post describe him as a "Chinese American". The South China Morning Post describes him as a "Hong Kong-American". His Encyclopedia Britannica article introduces him as an "American-born actor".

I think either "Chinese-American" or "Hong Kong-American" would be best for the lead, as it seems like the United States was the only country he ever had full citizenship of. Helioz9 (talk) 18:02, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@FlightTime:: Can you explain what's wrong with calling him a "Hong Kong American"? Helioz9 (talk) 22:05, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Helioz9: Did you read my edit summary? I didn't say it was wrong. I merely meant you need to discuss your changes first. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:18, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If there is no objection then there is no need to revert per WP:DRNC. After further reviewing MOS:CITIZEN, I think it would be better to call him "Chinese-American" due to the following propositions:

1. It is misleading to describe him as a "citizen" of Hong Kong, as Hong Kong was not a sovereign state; it was a British territory that used the citizenship laws of the United Kingdom. At the very best, he may have been a national of the British Empire, but not a citizen of any country other than the United States.

2. Although he started performing acting and martial arts in Hong Kong, it was clearly the United States where he first became a celebrity. Per MOS:CITIZEN, you should emphasize the location where the person became notable. Encyclopedia Britannica merely describes him as being "American-born" without making reference to him being Chinese, in contrast to how they describe Josephine Baker as being "American-born French".

3. Most reliable sources, including the Chinese-owned South China Morning Post, describe both his Chinese ethnicity and American citizenship.

4. His Chinese ethnicity was clearly relevant to his notability. It should be mentioned in the introduction per MOS:CITIZEN.

Per reliable sources and MOS:CITIZEN, I think the most suitable description would be "Chinese-American martial artist and actor whose career spanned Hong Kong and the United States". Helioz9 (talk) 14:03, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce Lee was in IP man 3 but only in some parts 106.69.116.246 (talk) 04:46, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

bruce lee had been dead for 40 by the time ip man 3 was released. 168.245.214.158 (talk) 21:33, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add this: Bruce Lee was an avid follower of Gama's training routine. Gama's real name was Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960),Lee read articles about Gama and how he employed his exercises to build his legendary strength for wrestling, and Lee quickly incorporated them into his own routine. The training routines Lee used included "the cat stretch", and "the squat" (known as "baithak", and also known as the "deep-knee bend.").[35]

His citizenship is listed as Hong Kong but this would have been British Subject as Hong Kong was part of the British Empire at the time of his birth and death. 90.250.156.165 (talk) 16:35, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Philroc (talk) 08:13, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the legacy section there is a mention of Dana White calling Bruce Lee the father of mixed martial arts, but the article incorrectly lists him as the founder of the UFC. Dana White and the Fertittas only entered the UFC picture when Zuffa bought the UFC in the 2000s, the UFC was founded in 1993 by different parties under the auspices of SEG. White should be referred to by his title within the UFC, not "founder". DarioGuerraKauaiUtah (talk) 23:35, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are the words 'but used illegal cufflings under his sleeves' - what are 'cufflings'? Should that be 'cufflinks'? SandJ-on-WP (talk) 12:49, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So I’ve gotten into another edit dispute with @Nikkimaria over the inclusion of the cause of death module in the infobox. I’ve resorted to the talk page per Nikkimaria's request so we can resolve this and hopefully reach a consensus with the inputs from other editors. For starters, Bruce Lee's premature death at the age of 32 is shown to be significant to his overall notability and legacy up to current day. [1][2] It is widely accepted that Bruce Lee died from cerebral edema (brain swelling) despite the array of spurring secondary details. This is an open discussion and I encourage the participation of anyone who sees this. ₛₒₘₑBₒdyₐₙyBₒdy₀₅ (talk) 18:29, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SomeBodyAnyBody, neither of those sources seem to support that the cause of his early death is significant to his notability. Additionally neither gives edema as the cause of death - one says it was an allergic reaction and the other simply "after being given medication for a headache". In cases like this where the details are not clear and straightforward, it is most helpful to defer the explanation to the article text. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:03, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes these sources do not specifically list his cause of death as individually significant on his own and don't list "cerebral edema", they do show that his cause behind his early death at the peak of his fame is in particular mass frequent interest and scrutiny by countless. You neglected to acknowledge the compelling second source I included after your second revert, where Encyclopædia Britannica confirms his official cause of death in a question designated sub article. [3] I was also able to easily find several more sources from reliable outlets such as the National Institutes of Health, Los Angeles Times, South China Morning Post, The Guardian, Snopes and The Economic Times that confirm that the official cause of Bruce Lee's death after his autopsy was ultimately concluded as "cerebral oedema."[4][5][6][7][8] putting his cause of death as "cerebral edema" or any other synonymous term in the infobox seems to be a non-controversial decision since the secondary theories in the circumstances of his such as an allergic reaction, excessive water consumption, or epilepsy all concur that it ultimately led to fatal swelling of the brain. I think that it is best that we wait for other editors to join in on the discussion so we can come to a group consensus on if it should be listed or not. If they come to an agreement that it shouldn't be listed, I will accept it. ₛₒₘₑBₒdyₐₙyBₒdy₀₅ (talk) 18:43, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a random source at the very top of the page that clearly shouldn't be there, In place of the actual text. Can someone sort it out 219.89.38.16 (talk) 10:19, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lee promoted Cantonese pride and Cantonese Culture, and was also patriotic to the United States, his actual birthplace. The lead instead implies he supported Communism by delibrately being so vague. This is a disgusting attempt of CCP editors to ruin this article I suspect. If it is not discussed and changed ASAP, I will make the edit in a week or so. Colliric (talk) 03:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

”I’d rather see this then one that is potentially unfavorable - the 1971 one is a still of him playing a character who is very drunk amongst other adjectives”

Dantus21 responded with “please discuss this on talk instead of edit summaries”

1.) that’s a very good way to possibly bury the topic, I was simply giving my reasoning for the edit, as I and various other editors as often do unchallenged

2.) Dantus seems this is a fine hill to die on, having a questionable main pic rather than a *not* one, given that the pool of pics wikipedia allows is very limited

Make it make sense please ChecksMix (talk) 15:35, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey ChecksMix,

Thank you for discussing this on talk. The reason why I disputed the 1967 photo was that it appeared to be stretched out. Perhaps I wasn’t clear on this earlier, but if you look at this crop, you might be able to see how it is stretched out in one direction. The stretching distortion was seemingly in the original print of the photograph, so I’m really not sure why it is there, but it is. As a compromise though, I could upload this edit of the 1967 photo to Wikimedia Commons. I wasn’t sure about this since it is a relatively substantial retouch, but it solves the stretching distortion. Dantus21 (talk) 21:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ah, ok. thanks. Let’s try it ChecksMix (talk) 18:11, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Lee had a dislike for dairy products and as a result, used powdered milk in his diet.[132]"

He disliked dairy products, but powdered milk is a dairy product? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:4260:35D0:8C:B4BB:DF55:378B (talk) 20:08, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's saying that he disliked the flavor, but found powdered milk more palatable. 123fendas (talk) 03:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I heard Bruce Lee used ginseng and royal jelly. I can't remember where this information comes from. Possibly a magazine article.

There is a book called Wing Chun Kung Fu, Chinese Art of self defence. Bruce lee is listed as technical editor on the cover of the book. The book is written by James Yimm Lee. put out in 1972. maybe this should be added to under books.````

The first part of this article was simply perfect. Perfect language. Perfect content.

What did happen? It's been deleted. Now it's a 'Jeet Kune Do' page hardcopy.

Please check it out: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do

And please do not write Li instead of Lee! Thanks. 83.223.191.9 (talk) 21:06, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do (The way of the intercepting fist), a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often credited with paving the way for Modern Mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films."

This amazing paragraph has been deleted. Why? It was AN EXPERT who wrote it. There was a linked source. 83.223.191.9 (talk) 21:18, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please correct misspelled words like Li (Lee).

The sentence which has been copy-pasted from Jeet Kune Do page must be reverted.

Thanks once again. Letícia 83.223.191.9 (talk) 07:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is the original first paragraph version, old but gold one. The original text (vandalised on December 1, 2024) has been edited by experts who have already retired, people who really met Bruce Lee, who shared an extensive biography you find on the bottom of this page. Sorry, amateurs cannot disrespect and replace experts this way. Only Jeet Kune Do (then)? How about MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) now? Only 1970s? How about the 1980s, the 20th century and the future? Only Hong Kong and United States? How about the rest of the world nowadays? I PAY ATTENTION.

PROBLEM IDENTIFIED Revision as of 17:53, 1 December 2024 By WayOfTheWarrior66

Thank you very much, Wikipedia guardians! Letícia Baptista 83.223.191.9 (talk) 09:20, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

hello, i noticed a typo. bruce lee died at 32, and this is mentioned correctly twice in the article, however- one mention lists his date of death at 33, and this is incorrect. would like to change. thank you. 8ballfracture (talk) 18:45, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]