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James Yimm Lee
Instructor of chinese martial arts[1]
Born
(1920-01-31)January 31, 1920 Oakland, California
Died
December 30, 1972(1972-12-30) (aged 52) Hayward, California Lung cancer
Native name
嚴鏡海
Residence
California
Style
Wing Chun Jun Fan Gung Fu Iron Palm Jop Sil Boxing
Teacher(s)
T.Y. Wong Bruce Lee
Rank
3
Occupation
martial artist, welder, US Army veteran
Spouse
Katherine Chow
(m. 1951; died 1964)
Children
Karena Lee (daughter)
Greglon Lee (son)
Notable students
Robert Baker Howard Williams Gene Snelling Al Novak Gary Dill
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
嚴鏡海
Simplified Chinese
严镜海
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yán Jìnghǎi
James Yimm Lee (January 31, 1920 – December 30, 1972) was an American martial arts pioneer, teacher, author, and publisher. James Lee is known for being a mentor, teacher and friend of Bruce Lee.
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used for Iron Palm training and conditioning. Ku Yu Cheung JamesYimmLee Iron Shirt Dim Mak Lee, Ying-arng (2007). Iron Palm in 100 Days. Yamazato Pubns;...
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of Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍傳奇) is a 2008 Chinese biographical television series based on the life story of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The 50-episode...
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