Show Notes
My guest today is a lifelong martial artist, instructor, and historian dedicated to preserving one of the most important lineages in modern martial arts history.
Greglon Lee is the son of James Yimm Lee — a highly respected martial artist, author, and close friend and training partner of Bruce Lee. Growing up in Oakland, California, Greglon was immersed in the martial arts culture that surrounded Bruce Lee during his formative years in America, witnessing firsthand the early development of ideas that would later evolve into Jeet Kune Do.
Drawing from personal experience, firsthand stories, and decades of training, Greglon offers a rare and authentic perspective on Wing Chun, early Jun Fan Gung Fu, and the philosophical evolution of Bruce Lee’s martial approach.
Today, as a teacher, speaker, and co-author of The Dragon and the Tiger, he continues to share the lessons, history, and philosophy passed down from his father and Bruce Lee — ensuring that this influential chapter of martial arts history is accurately remembered, preserved, and understood.
Please welcome my guest today, Greglon Lee.
Amazon.com: Remembering the Master: Bruce Lee, James Yimm Lee, and the Creation of Jeet Kune Do: 9781583941485: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books
Amazon.com: The Dragon and the Tiger, Volume 1: The Birth of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do: 9781583940891: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books
Amazon.com: The Dragon and the Tiger, Volume 2: The Untold Story of Jun Fan Gung-fu and James Yimm Lee: 9781583941188: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books
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