The Chinese community in San Francisco forebade Bruce Lee from teaching white people his innovative approach to kung fu, unless he could defeat their best Chinese master.
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According to Bruce's wife, Linda, during the match the Chinese master ran around the room for about 3 minutes trying to escape Bruce until he finally caught up to him and beat his ass, winning the right to teach whoever he wanted.
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What conclusions do you draw from this story?
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That it's a hagiographic story about Bruce Lee and not accurate history. https://www.amazon.com/Showdown-Oakland-Story-Behind-Bruce-ebook/dp/B00AR0KE1I/ref=sr_1_1?crid=VCYRWRFU6343&keywords=showdown+in+oakland&qid=1571498192&sprefix=showdown+in+o%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1 …
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Hmm, I guess his wife was lying about it then, as I heard her tell it. Strange.
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