Has anyone ever heard of Bruce Lee?  I’m guessing… yes.  Today I chat with Matthew Polly on his new book, Bruce Lee, a life.  This is the first authoritative biography on Bruce’s life which Matthew took over 6 years researching and interviewing those closest to Bruce.  We chat about his discoveries and the process of writing the book.  Matthew is also a fellow martial artist who has chronicled his experiences in his other works: American Shaolin, where he studied for 2 years at the Shaolin Temple and Tapped Out, where he trained for and fought in an MMA fight.

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Discussed in this episode:

Betty Ting Pei

The Kid – Hong Kong Film

The Orphan – Child Actor Bruce Lee

Enter the Dragon

Clint Eastwood

Fred Weintraub

Roman Polanski

Sharon Tate

Manson Murders

Kung Fu, TV Series

Wong Jak Man Fight

Raymond Chow

Golden Harvest

David Chin

Drunken Master II

Dan Inosanto

American Shaolin

MMA

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Comments (5)
  1. Fantastic interview! Very engaging and enlightening (coming from a huge Bruce Lee fan for over 45 years) – loved it. Thank you!

    • Thanks for listening! Yes, I learned so much about Bruce Lee during that conversation. The book has even more details on Bruce’s life – I encourage you to read it if you are a fan. Thanks again for the feedback.

  2. Fantastic interview! Very engaging and enlightening (coming from a huge Bruce Lee fan for over 45 years) – loved it. Thank you!

  3. Awesome podcast! Learned some new things about Bruce Lee.

    “Don’t think, feel….it is like a finger pointing a way to the moon. Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory!” – Bruce Lee

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