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whitekiddi
he trained over in asia and mastered many styles of martial arts while he was there. then he came to the US, and reveiled the secrets of the fighting arts he had learned, so then he was banished from asia-land. his son is brandon lee, the guy from the crow, i believe. he also died at a young age.
also, from wikipedia: * Lee's striking speed from three feet with his hands down by his side reached five hundredths of a second.[50] * Lee's combat movements were at times too fast to be captured on film at 24 frames per second, so many scenes were shot in 32fps to put Lee in slow motion. Normally martial arts films are sped up.[51][52][53] * In a speed demonstration, Lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it, and leave a penny behind.[54] * Lee could perform push ups using only his thumbs[42][49] * Lee would hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.[48] * Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks.[42] * Lee performed one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger[49][55][42][49] * Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.[56] * From a standing position, Lee could hold a 125 lb (57 kg) barbell straight out.[48][42] * Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.[57] * Lee performed a side kick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150-lb (68 kg) punching bag[48][58] * In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso perfectly horizontal midair.[59] * Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened steel cans of Coca-Cola, at a time before cans were made of the softer aluminium metal.[60] * Lee could use one finger to leave dramatic indentations on pine wood.[60] he was also Chuck Norris's martial arts master. he also smoked weed.
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