NY Times: By R. M. SCHNEIDERMAN
Published: October 6, 2009
MORE than 35 years ago, Bruce Lee’s high-flying moves and sinewy physique popularized martial arts in America.
Yet nearly a decade before his 1973 film “Enter the Dragon” inspired Americans to enroll in traditional martial arts such as karate and kung fu, Mr. Lee had abandoned his own kung fu training and embraced an amalgam of fighting styles, taking whatever he found useful from the likes of judo and Western boxing, among others.
Finally, Americans seem to be catching up.
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