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Ludwig van Beethoven wrote an encouraging music, Fate Symphony (Symphony No.5), so people see him as a hero. Charles Robert Darwin came up with the evolutionary theory, so people see him as a hero. Leonardo Da Vinci drew a masterpiece, Mona Lisa, so people see him as a hero. Heroes are the outstanding people who put great efforts to change their surroundings or even the world. Bruce Lee, a Chinese American well-known Kung Fu player, should be recognized as a hero, because of his pay out on Kung Fu, his contribution to publicized Kung Fu to the world, and his high-standing public estimation.
Bruce Lee was a Kung Fu lover. He spent as much time as possible in Kung Fu. Like many other sports, Kung Fu needs lots of practices. Though he had a tough time in university studies, he founded a Kung Fu club in the campus. Frequently, they would have training and make students and teachers perform. The club lasted for few months. This was only his first time to organize a club. The club was out of shape and it didn’t guarantee a regular spot for club members to practise Kung Fu, so he rented a place in the corner of school parking lot. Besides, he hung a brand, Bruce Lee’s Tao of Chinese Kung Fu, and named his club The Jun Fan Institute of Gung Fu to make the club more formal and more attractive to the people who walked by the parking lot. Later on he was so concentrated himself in Kung Fu that he left the university to ensure he had enough time operating his club. As a result, Bruce Lee was known by each and every student and teacher in the university. In his short 33-year life, he had written seven martial arts books in notes form and six literature books: Jeet Kune Do, One Inch Punch, Wing Chun, Fight History, Physical Fitness and Nutriton, Filmography and Media. Regardless of physical limitations, Bruce Lee involved himself in Kung Fu most the time. He was the person who performed Kung Fu till his death.
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Bruce Lee made a great deal on publicizing Kung Fu to the world. Bruce rescued a girl in Chinatown, Florida by hands and foot from four gangsters with knives, this news was spread everywhere. His name, Bruce Lee got famous throughout America. Florida TV station and many other TV stations invited Bruce to show Kung Fu to their audiences. From then on, Chinese Kung Fu had been regarded by America and The Jua Fau Institute got more and more success. Besides, he was the first person acting in a Hollywood movie. Enter the Dragou, the first Hollywood Kung Fu movie was starred by Bruce. The increasing popularity of Kung Fu attracted Hollywood directors to participle in Kung Fu movies and invited the most popular Kung Fu star, Bruce Lee to be the leading actor. Other than that Bruce took part in many different kinds of competitions against other martial arts players, especially boxing players. He raised a lot of arguments because of that. Everywhere Bruce had his competitions he showed Chinese Kung Fu spirit, combination of morality and martial art, by his elegant movement before audiences and competitors. Bruce Lee used his own practical activities showing the world Kung Fu. No matter where he went he left people with high spirits of Kung Fu. He was a model of Kung Fu players.
One can be considered as a hero, because he did many good things and achieved people’s fondness. Bruce Lee was one of them. After a long-term of practising, he came out his unique skills, One-Inch Push, Shadowless Kick, Three Kicks of Lee and Nuachaku. These were adored by martial arts players and his movies fans. In addition, he was evaluated one of the seven world’s best martial artists by the world authority martial art magazine, Underworld. It was a great honour when his performance was certificated by most of the professional people. Bruce Lee’s movies had a great success too. His movie had broken box-office records in Asia and America many times. At that time, there were not too much Kung Fu movies, every time Bruce’s movies were on show it attracted people from everywhere came. Though Bruce lived a short life, he accomplished a lot of impossible missions, which always waken people and received many high values.
Bruce Lee was a hero, because of his passion for Kung Fu, importance of publicizing Kung Fu and high recognition by people. He was the idol of Kung Fu players. He was the lover of movie fans. Bruce Lee who had traditional Chinese background using his amazing willpower showed Kung Fu to the people. He was like a bridge, connecting Kung Fu to outside China. The world needs such a great hero.
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