"If you love life, do not waste time - time is what life is made of." How much point in one sentence. This was all Bruce Lee, who loved life so much, and so early left it. Legendary person. Man is history. A man who is still alive in the memory of more than one generation.
World Legend - Bruce Lee
It is unlikely that today there is a man who does not know who Bruce Lee is. And this is not surprising. This is a man who can rightly be called the legend of world kung fu.
More than forty years have passed since the death of Bruce Lee, and his memory still lives in books, films, and art.
His life was full of difficulties and obstacles, but his courage, incredible fortitude and wisdom not only made him a professional, but also raised martial arts to a whole new level.
From an early age he starred in films, professionally engaged in cha-cha-cha dancing, participated in boxing competitions, but it was kung fu that fascinated him so much that he devoted his whole short life to him. Constantly improving his skills and perfecting his movements, Bruce Lee developed his own kung fu technique called Jeet Kune Do.
What is known about the death of Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973, at the age of 32. The circumstances of the death of the Grand Master are still a mystery and generate many rumors.
According to the official version, Bruce Lee died of cerebral edema caused by a headache medicine, which was shown by an autopsy. The whole world was shocked by this news, since no one could imagine that a person in such a stunning physical form daily perfecting his body, so he can die.
At the time of his death, Bruce Lee was simultaneously working on the movie “The Game of Death” and engaged in the production of battle scenes in the movie “Dragon's Exit, ” which was his last film and was released a few weeks after his death. And the film "Game of Death" was released only five years after the death of the actor.
Bruce Lee has a wife Linda Emery and two young children - son Brandon and daughter Shannon.
Grave of Bruce Lee
Despite its immense popularity, information about where Bruce Lee is buried became known recently.
The funeral of Bruce Lee had a huge scale, the entire Asian people mourned, mourning was declared. Thousands of fans gathered in Hong Kong to take him on his last journey.
But so far, few people know where the grave of Bruce Lee is. After parting with the actor in Hong Kong, the master’s body was transported to the United States, where his family and relatives said goodbye to him.
Bruce Lee is buried in Seattle, Washington. The grave of Bruce Lee is located in a place called Lake view cemetery, where to this day thousands of fans of his talent come to Seattle to pay tribute to.
Lakeview Cemetery Address: 1601 15th Ave, Seattle, WA 98102.
The grave of Bruce Lee is decorated with his portrait and a modest inscription - "Bruce Lee, November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973, Founder Jeet Kune Do."
The tombstone is made of red stone. An open book decorates its foot - on one page of which the yin-yang symbol is depicted, and on the other the phrase - Your inspiration continues to guide us toward our personal liberation is engraved.. This phrase is like words of gratitude to a master who, even after his death, is a mentor to many who choose the path of martial arts for themselves.
In 1993, exactly 20 years after the death of Bruce Lee, another tombstone appeared next to his grave. During the filming of the movie "Raven" the son of the Grand Master, actor Brandon Lee, was tragically killed. His career ended before he even began. Released on the screens only a year after the death of Brandon Lee, the film was a great success and brought the actor huge popularity posthumously.
Brandon Lee was buried next to his father, in a place that was originally reserved for the wife of Bruce Lee.
As you can see in the photo, the graves of Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee are never empty, people bring flowers, fruits, leave coins and wreaths.
