Podcasts by Bruce Lee Podcast

#139 Quarantine Edition: What Would Bruce Lee Do? from 2020-05-20T04:00

New Episode! This is a special quarantine edition podcast episode from Shannon Lee. Originally a video, it can be found on our Bruce Lee youtube channel. Shannon made this "What Would Bruce Lee ...

#138 What Would Bruce Lee Do? from 2019-02-20T05:00

In this special episode Shannon and Sharon respond to questions from listeners wondering “What Would Bruce Lee Do?” With a mixture of Bruce Lee philosophy and personal experiences, Shannon and S...

#137 On Guard from 2019-02-13T05:00

The “On Guard” position is what Bruce Lee called his resting stance in JKD. This is the optimal stance from which movement can initiate. The On Guard stance can be used as a metaphor for having ...

#136 Bruce Lee Library - Zen in Japanese Art from 2019-02-06T05:00

We return to Bruce Lee’s Library to examine another book that greatly influenced Bruce Lee’s philosophy. Bruce would underline and annotate his books, and would journal about them creating his o...

#135 Health from 2019-01-30T05:00

What does it mean to be healthy in our mind, body, and spirit? Health is not limited to our physical wellbeing, but encompasses our mind, body, and spirit. In order to get to optimal health, we ...

#134 Don't Think, Feel from 2019-01-23T05:00

“Don’t think, FEEL.”

This line comes from a scene in Enter the Dragon where Bruce Lee is instructing a student. He tells the student to throw a kick, the student kicks, and Bruce says, “W...

#133 Action as Medicine from 2019-01-16T05:00

Taking action, the physical act of “doing” can be like salve to the soul. It can be a tool, a medicine, a cure, something that actually leads us on a path to healing and what we want to accompli...

#132 Limitless from 2019-01-09T05:00

“Using no way as way; having no limitation as limitation.”

The idea of being limitless was a core tenet of Bruce Lee’s approach to his art and his life. He lived the philosophy of being l...

#131 2019 Goals from 2019-01-02T05:00

Happy New Year! To kick off 2019, Shannon and Sharon wanted to share their goals for the New Year and have a discussion surrounding creating goals, working towards them and maintaining momentum....

#130 Lessons from the Year from 2018-12-26T05:00

Thank you to all of our listeners for a wonderful year! In this episode Shannon and Sharon reflect on the lessons that they have learned in the past year. We want to encourage all of you to look...

#129 Listener Wisdom from 2018-12-19T05:00

This week we share wisdom from our podcast listeners. We’ve selected a few stories to share about how listeners have incorporated Bruce Lee’s philosophy into their everyday lives and the impact ...

#128 Self-Esteem from 2018-12-12T05:00

“The autonomous individual is only stable so long as he possessed of self-esteem. The maintenance of self-esteem is a continuous task which taxes all of the individual’s power and inner resource...

#127 Interview with Mike Vallely from 2018-12-05T05:00

Disclaimer: Some of the language in this episode includes profanity

In this episode Shannon and Sharon were joined on the podcast by special guest Mike Vallely. Mike Vallely is a professi...

#126 A Fancy Mess from 2018-11-28T05:00

Bruce Lee referred to the separateness of all the martial arts styles as a “Fancy Mess” or “Organized Despair.” This included the blind devotion of martial arts students who lacked a real sense ...

#125 Interview with Doug Palmer from 2018-11-21T05:00

In this episode Shannon and Sharon sit down with Doug Palmer, a student of and close friend to Bruce Lee. Doug shares with us personal stories and anecdotes about his friendship with Bruce, incl...

#124 A Gung Fu Man: Part 2 from 2018-11-14T05:00

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Bruce Lee’s cards he wrote to his friend and first assistant instructor Taky Kimura. In these cards to Taky, Bruce lays out these principles on how...

#123 A Gung Fu Man: Part 1 from 2018-11-07T05:00

In this episode we discuss some cards that Bruce Lee sent in 1964 to his best friend Taky Kimura. Taky was Bruce’s best friend, he was the best man in Bruce and Linda’s wedding, and Taky was Bru...

#122 On Zen from 2018-10-31T04:00

Bruce Lee’s The Tao of Jeet Kune Do was published posthumously in 1976 and the very first section is titled “On Zen.” While the Tao of Jeet Kune Do is an instructional book, it...

#121 Bruce Lee Library - Great Ideas from the Great Books from 2018-10-24T04:00

Bruce Lee had a giant library and read voraciously. He would annotate his books, and it’s evident that these books helped influence his philosophies and approach to living life. We think it’s im...

#120 Letter to Pearl from 2018-10-17T04:00

This episode features a letter that Bruce Lee wrote to his good family friend Pearl Tso when he was 21. Pearl was around Bruce’s age, and her mother was Bruce’s favorite auntie who was a mentor ...

#119 The Nature of Water from 2018-10-10T04:00

“Be water, my friend.” This is one of Bruce Lee’s most famous quotes, but how did the idea first come to Bruce? In this episode we share and discuss an essay that Bruce wrote around his epiphany...

#118 Linda Lee Cadwell - Making "Enter the Dragon" from 2018-10-03T04:00

This week we have one of our favorite guests back on the show, Shannon’s mom, Linda Lee Cadwell!

Linda joins Shannon and Sharon to talk about the making of Enter the Dragon. With...

#117 The Impasse from 2018-09-26T04:00

“Thinking is rehearsing in fantasy for the role you have to play to society. And when it comes to the moment of performance, and you’re not sure whether your performance will be well received, t...

#116 Ego Boundary from 2018-09-19T04:00

“The ego boundary is the differentiation between the self and the other. It is not a fixed thing. If it is fixed, then is becomes a character or an armor like the shell of a turtle. The two phen...

#115 AloudLA: Bruce Lee and the Afro-Asian Culture Connection from 2018-09-12T04:00

In a special gathering to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s passing, Emmy Award-winning comedian and author W. Kamau Bell, Bruce Lee biographer and cultural critic Jeff Chang, Bruc...

#114 What Would Bruce Lee Do? from 2018-09-05T04:00

What would Bruce Lee Do? This is a question that many of our podcast listeners have wondered. Over the course of this podcast, people have written us with different life questions asking what wo...

#113 Why Philosophy? from 2018-08-29T04:00

How did Bruce Lee become a philosopher? Bruce wrote an essay on why he got interested in philosophy and what he hoped to do with it.

Bruce Lee majored in philosophy at the University of W...

#112 How to Choose a Teacher from 2018-08-22T04:00

This topic comes from an essay that Bruce Lee wrote about how to choose a martial arts instructor, but the advice can be applied in general to mentors, teachers, or guides.

“I sincerely g...

#111 The Three Faults from 2018-08-15T04:00

1. The invention of an empirical self that observes itself
2. Viewing one’s thoughts as a kind of object or possession, situating it in a separate, isolated part of itself – I “have” a ...
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#110 Bruce Lee Library - Commentaries on Living from 2018-08-08T04:00

As we have mentioned before, Bruce Lee was an avid reader and pursuer of knowledge. Bruce had a passionate intensity around his desire to learn. He had an extensive library and would annotate ma...

#109 Nothing Special from 2018-08-01T04:00

“Gung fu is so extraordinary because it is nothing at all special, it is simply the direct expression of one’s feeling with the minimum of lines and energy. Every movement is being so of itself ...

#108 True Mastery from 2018-07-25T04:00

“The true gung fu master aims his blows at himself, and when successful, he may even succeed in knocking himself out. The primary function of one’s tools is really revealed when they are self-di...

#107 Obstacles in the Way from 2018-07-18T04:00

“In the long history of martial art, the instinct to follow and imitate seems to be inherent in most martial artists – instructors and students alike. This is due partly to being human and partl...

#106 The Void from 2018-07-11T04:00

“The void may be said to have two aspects:

It simply is what it is.

It is realized; it is aware of itself. And to speak improperly, this awareness is “in us,” or better, we are “in...

#105 Becoming a Warrior Part 2 from 2018-07-04T04:00

This episode is a follow up to episode #87 Becoming a Warrior. In this episode, we revisit what it is to Bec...

#104 Listener Wisdom from 2018-06-27T04:00

This week we have a special episode where Shannon and Sharon share wisdom from Bruce Lee Podcast listeners. We asked for our listeners to share their #BruceLeeMoments and we’ve gotten emails fro...

#103 The Moon and the Stream from 2018-06-20T04:00

“Fluidity of mind – the moon in the stream – where it is at once movable and immovable.”

Your mind is the moon and all the thoughts and awareness that move through it is the stream. The g...

#102 The Intelligent Mind from 2018-06-13T04:00

“An intelligent mind is an inquiring mind. It is not satisfied with explanations, with conclusions; nor is it a mind that believes, because belief is again another form of conclusion.

An ...

#101 The Complete Human from 2018-06-06T04:00

“The conformer seldom learns to depend upon himself for expression; rather he faithfully follows a pattern.

As time passes, he will probably learn some dead routines and be good ...

#100 Freedom from 2018-05-30T04:00

It’s the 100th episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast! For this monumental episode Shannon and Sharon discuss freedom.

Freedom, both what it is and how we can work towards it, was very importan...

#99 Someone Real from 2018-05-23T04:00

“Somehow, one day, you will hear, “Hey, now that is quality. That is someone REAL.” I would like that.”

We are still drawn to Bruce Lee and his performances are so magnetizing because the...

#98 Bruce Lee Library - Tao Te Ching from 2018-05-16T04:00

Bruce Lee was a prolific reader; we have around 1,700 books in the Bruce Lee Archive. In the Bruce Lee Library series we will explore different books from Bruce’s library, sharing his annotation...

#97 Linda Lee Cadwell – Stories of Bruce from 2018-05-09T04:00

This week we have a special guest on the podcast, Shannon’s mom Linda Lee Cadwell!

Linda joins us to share her firsthand stories of Bruce and their life as a family. She talks about Bruce...

#96 5 Ways of Flow from 2018-05-02T04:00

Five Ways of Flow

1. The highest truth is inexpressible.
2. Spiritual cultivation cannot be cultivated.
3. In the last resort nothing is gained.
4. There is nothing m...
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#95 Transcendence from 2018-04-25T04:00

“A struggle of any nature can never be settled satisfactorily until the absolute fact is touched. Where neither opponent can affect the other – not neutrality, not indifference, but TRANSCENDENC...

#94 The Center from 2018-04-18T04:00

Help support the Bruce Lee Podcast and check out our Podcast Bundle on the Bruce Lee Store! Any item is 15% off and if you buy...

#93 Conquer Yourself Part 2 – The Keys from 2018-04-11T04:00

“A man is born to achieve great things if he can conquer himself.”

Last episode we talked about the things with which we shackle ourselves, and this episode we discuss the keys that will ...

#92 Conquer Yourself Part 1 – The Fetters from 2018-04-04T04:00

“A man is born to achieve great things if he can conquer himself.”

When Bruce Lee says “conquer” it is not about subjugating yourself, but instead it is about knowing yourself in order to...

#91 Brandon Lee from 2018-03-28T04:00

This is a special episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast honoring Brandon Bruce Lee. We just celebrated Brandon’s birthday February 1st and coming up on March 31st is the 25th anniversary of his passi...

#90 Broken Rhythm from 2018-03-21T04:00

Broken Rhythm is Bruce Lee’s technique for creating an opening in combat.

“Ordinarily, two people (of more or less equal ability) can follow each other’s movements. They work in rhythm wi...

#89 The Tools from 2018-03-14T04:00

“The Tools” are what you have in your arsenal at your disposal to tackle life head-on.

Bruce Lee repeatedly wrote about different Tools he used in life. We have talked about these tools s...

#88 Artist of Life from 2018-03-07T05:00

Most people know Bruce Lee as an actor and martial artist, but he defined himself as an Artist of Life.

This term comes from a series of drafts of his essay “In My Own Process” which we d...

#87 Becoming a Warrior from 2018-02-28T05:00

Bruce Lee is a true warrior.

A warrior is often thought of in the physical sense, as a fighter and physically strong.

But it is possible to be a warrior in the mind, body, and spir...

#86 Core Values at Work: Part 3 from 2018-02-21T05:00

In our final Core Values at Work Episode Shannon and Sharon discuss Relationship, Communication, and Trust. 

These Core Values are derived from Bruce Lee’s philosophies and Shannon has ad...

#85 Core Values at Work: Part 2 from 2018-02-14T05:00

In this episode, we continue our conversation on Core Values at Work, and this week we talk about the Core Values Change and Curiosity.

Bruce Lee thought change was very important:

#84 Core Values at Work: Part 1 from 2018-02-07T05:00

Many companies have core values, which are a set of values that they share throughout the company on how everyone should proceed in their jobs. 

At the Bruce Lee Family Company, Shannon h...

#83 Compassion from 2018-01-31T05:00

For Bruce Lee the notion of compassion extends beyond the common definition that compassion is “allowing ourselves to be moved by suffering and wanting to alleviate or prevent suffering.” 

#82 How You Give from 2018-01-24T05:00

“It’s not what you give, it’s how you give it.”

Bruce Lee is talking about how you approach life, how you show-up in the world. It’s not what you’re doing, but how you’re approaching it. ...

#81 Natural Action from 2018-01-17T05:00

Bruce Lee referred to Natural Action in different ways. He would write about “spontaneous action” or “naturalism” or used a Taoist term “wu wei” which means non-action or non-doing.

From ...

#80 Kristen Ulmer Author of "The Art of Fear" from 2018-01-10T05:00

Shannon met former Kristen Ulmer at the Spartan Race in Lake Tahoe. Kristen is the author of The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won’t Work and What to Do Instead. In this episode she ...

#79 Peace of Mind from 2018-01-03T05:00

“All in all, the goal of my planning and doing is to find the true meaning in life – peace of mind.”

Achieving peace of mind was Bruce Lee’s ultimate goal. Peace of mind is something that...

#78 Motivation When You're Stuck from 2017-12-27T05:00

For our end of year episode we asked our listeners to submit questions they wanted us to answer or advice they wished they could receive from Bruce Lee. We had many, many questions submitted and...

#77 It's Not About What Happens from 2017-12-20T05:00

“It’s not about what happens; it’s about your reaction to what happens that matters.”

This is a big Bruce Lee concept and a big concept for moving through life. Sometimes we use what happ...

#76 Podcast Challenge Winner #7: Dina Lewicki from 2017-12-13T05:03

This episode we talked with our final Podcast Challenge winner, Dina, who called us all the way from Germany!

Dina is a recent fan of Bruce Lee. She grew up in East Germany, the German De...

#75 Reform the Formula from 2017-12-06T05:00

“Many people are still bound by tradition; when the elder generation says ‘no’ to something, then these other people will strongly disapprove of it as well. If the elders say that something is w...

#74 To Hell with Circumstances from 2017-11-29T05:00

“To hell with circumstances, I create opportunities.”

Patience was something that Bruce Lee tried to cultivate. His wife Linda said that he would get very frustrated by other people not b...

#73 Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge Winner #6: Mahmoud Hamed from 2017-11-22T05:00

This episode we sit down with another Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge Winner, Mahmoud Hamed! He shares with us his experience with the challenge and how approaching life from a place of love has dee...

#72 Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge Winner #5: Mary C. from 2017-11-15T05:00

For this episode we talked with another Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge winner, Mary C. If you’ve been following the Bruce Lee Challenge, then you know that we couldn’t just pick one winner due to a...

#71 Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge Winner #4: Bryce Young from 2017-11-08T05:00

We had a chance to talk with another Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge winner, Bryce Young, who came all the way from Montana to record with us. Bryce shared with us his experience doing the challenge...

#69 The Easy Life from 2017-10-26T06:42:55

“Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” Sometimes this quote is misunderstood—out of context it seems like Bruce is encouraging you to toughen up because wi...

#68 Defeat is a State of Mind from 2017-10-19T05:25:50

“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is very defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to exert gre...

#67 "One Family" Film Director John Alan Thompson from 2017-10-12T05:42:58

Director John Alan Thompson joined us to discuss the film project we worked on together, “One Family.” John discovered he wanted to be a filmmaker at 15. A video production class in high school and...

#66 Podcast Challenge Winner #3: Michael R. from 2017-10-05T07:11:19

We had a great time talking with Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge winner Michael R. about his experience with the challenge. Michael first discovered Bruce Lee when he was 12 and first started studying ...

#65 Podcast Challenge Winner #2: Katrina R. from 2017-09-28T04:14:12

This episode we had the pleasure of chatting with another Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge winner, Katrina R. Katrina knew about Bruce Lee as a kung fu master, but it wasn’t until she was browsing youtu...

#64 A Population of Misfits from 2017-09-21T05:47:42

“The times of drastic change are times of passions. We can never be fit and ready for that which is wholly new, we have to adjust ourselves and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem. ...

#63 Research Your Own Experience from 2017-09-14T04:23:53

“Research your own experience. Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is essentially your own.” The idea of constantly researching and refining your own experience was key to Bruce...

#62 True Flow: Bridging the Gap from 2017-09-07T05:08

The idea of True Flow comes directly from Bruce Lee’s physical study of martial arts and specifically from his art of Jeet Kune Do, which literally translated means "the Way of the Intercepting Fis...

#61 Confrontation from 2017-08-31T07:16:06

When Bruce talked about confrontation he was talking about it on two levels, physical confrontation and then confrontations between people in everyday life. As you become ore rooted and secure in y...

#60 Choiceless Awareness from 2017-08-24T03:39:58

Choiceless Awareness is a path to peace of mind. It means having awareness in the moment as things are unfolding but not making a choice or judgment one way or the other about whether it’s good or ...

#59 Faith from 2017-08-17T04:51:45

Often the immediate association with the word “Faith” is a religious one, but that’s not the type of faith we are talking about in this episode. The definition of faith in the dictionary is: "compl...

#58 Podcast Challenge Winner #1: Kyoko @Jinjabrew from 2017-08-10T05:22:07

We were overwhelmed with the responses for the Bruce Lee Podcast Challenge and found it impossible to pick just one winner, so we’ll be having several winners join us as guests on the podcast. This...

#57 Self-Knowledge from 2017-08-03T05:45:13

“All knowledge ultimately means Self-knowledge.” For all of his adult life, Bruce Lee was on a journey to understand the truest essence of himself. We remember him as the ultra confident movie star...

#56 Podcast Live Event: Guest Osric Chau from 2017-07-27T04:15:22

We had our first live taping of the Bruce Lee Podcast last Thursday, July 20th celebrating the podcast’s one-year anniversary and honoring the 44th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s passing. When we start...

#55 1 Year Anniversary: Shannon and Sharon share their podcast challenge stories from 2017-07-20T04:45:06

We are having our first live event tonight, Thursday, July 20th, at 6pm at the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s first come first serve with limited seating so try to be there by 5:30pm...

#54 Gentleness from 2017-07-13T03:23:07

Gentleness was key to Bruce Lee’s philosophy of life and practice as an artist. Bruce equated gentleness with his idea of emptiness, non-resistance internally, the place in which the moment can hap...

#53 Meaning Of Life from 2017-07-06T04:06:34

What is the meaning of life? “The meaning of life is that is to be lived.” What he means by this is that life is meant to be engaged with, present in, taking action toward; it is not to be conceptu...

#52 Hack Away the Unessentials from 2017-06-29T06:17:38

What does it mean to “hack away the unessentials”? “It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is.” Bruce Lee applied t...

#51 Three Stages of learning, technique&cultivation from 2017-06-22T04:20:50

The three stages are of learning, technique, and cultivation, have all been touched upon in previous episodes, but this week we dive deeper into each one. The three stages of learning: 1. A punch i...

#50 Intuition from 2017-06-15T02:52:33

Intuition is often described as your “gut feeling,” but Bruce Lee defined intuition in many different ways--as body feel, the root, the creative tide in us, natural instinct, guidance, and free mov...

#49 Meditation from 2017-06-08T03:45:52

Meditation has been around for thousands of years, but it’s recently become popular with a broad audience. Modern people need it to create peace from a frenzied world with unrelenting distractions ...

#48 Art of Soul from 2017-06-01T04:11:55

The Art of Soul is about living the artist’s life and mastering the art of living as a whole human being. “The ultimate aim of the artist is to lay hold of the art of living. Be a master of living ...

#47 The Six Diseases from 2017-05-25T04:51

The six diseases of the mind are obstacles that you will confront on your path to wholeness and fluidity. The Six Diseases: The desire for victory The desire to resort to technical cunning The desi...

#46 The Mind is a Fertile Garden from 2017-05-18T03:40:37

“The mind is a fertile garden – it will grow anything you wish to plant – beautiful flowers or weeds. And it is with successful, healthy thoughts or negative ones that will, like weeds, strangle an...

#45 Dissolving Our Attitude from 2017-05-11T04:08:07

Bruce Lee often carried notes to himself or affirmations on notecards in his wallet. One of these read: “Be aware of our conditioning. Drop and dissolve inner blockage.” “Inner to outer – we start ...

#44 Charles Russo: Author of Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts from 2017-05-04T03:19:26

This week we sit down with journalist Charles Russo, author of “Striking Distance: Bruce Lee & the Dawn of Martial Arts in America.” His book covers Bruce Lee’s early years as a young martial artis...

#43 Be a Nobody from 2017-04-27T05:35:26

Bruce Lee often carried around philosophical ideas written on small index cards as reminders throughout his day. One of these was: “Inwardly, psychologically, be a nobody.” To him, this meant, get ...

#42 The Underdog&The Top Dog from 2017-04-20T02:42:35

Bruce Lee played many characters that were unassuming and didn’t want to get into fights, but then could kick everyone’s butt in 10 seconds when he needed to. As a small Asian man, no one expected ...

#41 Unity from 2017-04-13T06:59:18

Bruce Lee lived his life as a human being who was connected to all of humankind—one unified family on this planet. He said, “You know how I like to think of myself? As a human being. Because under ...

#40 Real Truth from 2017-04-06T03:40:55

Truth was an important concept to Bruce Lee and it shows up often in his journal entries. But the way he used the word “truth” was not to describe a fact or to be the opposite of a lie. He wrote ab...

#39 Experience and Imagination from 2017-03-30T05:02:58

Taky Kimura once wrote Bruce Lee a letter saying that the students at Bruce’s Gung Fu studio were asking for more techniques. Bruce wrote back that they didn’t need “more” but to go deeper into the...

#38 Confidence from 2017-03-23T02:32:29

Bruce Lee embodied so much confidence both onscreen and off that you might have assumed that he was born that way. But in fact, self-confidence was a trait he practiced and cultivated with clear in...

#37 On Being Human from 2017-03-16T03:45:17

“Being a real human being” is a concept that comes up often in Bruce’s writings, he didn’t want to be considered just an actor or a martial artist, but as a human being who was growing, evolving an...

#36 Gung Fu from 2017-03-09T06:04:13

Gung fu translated means: discipline and training toward the mastery of some skill. It is applied to martial arts but it can be applied to anything. Ultimately, Gung fu is a pathway toward mastery ...

#35 Personal Liberation from 2017-03-02T04:05:45

The idea of Personal Liberation was very important to Bruce Lee. This idea was so important that his wife Linda included the quote “Your inspiration continues to guide us towards our personal liber...

#34 Living the Oneness of Things from 2017-02-23T05:45:17

“Life is wide, limitless, there is no border, no frontier.” Bruce Lee believed that there were no limitations or borders in life, and this is reflected in his core tenet of Jeet Kune Do: “Using no ...

#33 Friend of Bruce Lee: Daniele Bolelli from 2017-02-16T05:29:22

This week we talk with Daniele Bolelli. Shannon first met Bolelli when he was interviewed for the documentary “I Am Bruce Lee” and later she was a guest on his podcast “The Drunken Taoist.” Bole...

#32 Finger Pointing Away to the Moon from 2017-02-09T05:34:52

"Don't think. FEEEEEEEEL! It's like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all of the heavenly glory!" In this scene from Enter the Dragon, Bruce is t...

#31 The Root from 2017-02-02T03:39:48

The Root was an important concept to Bruce Lee. The Root is where real knowledge and real personal expression can spring from, the starting point and essence of “Who am I?” “What we are after is th...

#30 Purpose from 2017-01-26T05:34

Bruce Lee was driven by his own Purpose in life: “All in all, the goal of my planning and doing is to find the true meaning in life: peace of mind.” Bruce’s Purpose was “peace of mind,” rather than...

#29 In My Own Process from 2017-01-19T03:57:13

During one of the busiest times in his life, Bruce Lee wrote a letter to himself titled “In My Own Process”. When Bruce wrote this, he had just halted production on Game of Death was in mid-prep fo...

#28 Day in the Life of Bruce Lee from 2017-01-12T03:11

This week we discuss a typical day in the life of Bruce Lee, his habits and activities on an average day when he wasn’t filming. The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle has an exhibit called “A Day in the ...

#27 Energy: Vital Life Force from 2017-01-05T05:23:02

When Bruce Lee was 21 he wrote: “I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determinati...

#26 Friend of Bruce Lee: W. Kamau Bell from 2016-12-29T06:24:30

This week we sit down with Friend of Bruce Lee, and self-professed Bruce Lee geek, W. Kamau Bell! He’s a comedian and TV host. He hosts CNN's United Shades of America, and podcasts Denzel Washin...

#25 The Art of Dying from 2016-12-22T03:33:50

When Bruce Lee spoke about the Art of Dying, he did not mean dying in the literal sense, but as a metaphor for letting go of the past and things that limit you, so you can be a fluid human in the p...

#24 Poetry from 2016-12-15T05:02:49

Bruce Lee started writing poetry when he moved from Hong Kong to the U.S. at age 18. He wrote poetry to express his feelings of contemplativeness, love, melancholy, and oneness with nature. The poe...

#23 Yin Yang from 2016-12-08T05:22:01

The Yin Yang symbol is circle with two interlocking teardrop shapes in complimentary colors with a dot on each side. It’s used in popular culture, but it is a core Chinese philosophy. The Yang side...

#22 Linda on Bruce and Brandon from 2016-12-01T06:42:08

Bruce’s wife and Shannon’s mom Linda Lee Cadwell joins us again and she shares more stories about Bruce, telling of his spirit of generosity and charity. And for the first time she shares stories a...

#21 Bruce’s Bday Wish: Be Water, My Friend from 2016-11-27T16:02:46

11/27/16 is Bruce Lee’s birthday and he would have been 76 years old today. In honor of his birthday we are reposting the Be Water, My Friend episode (#2) with a special birthday message from Sh...

#20 Nutrition and Fitness from 2016-11-23T20:50:02

At the request of fans, this week we discuss Bruce Lee’s approach to nutrition and fitness! Nutrition and fitness were ongoing obsessions for Bruce during his life, and we can’t cover everything...

#19 Friend of Bruce Lee: Steve Aoki from 2016-11-17T03:27:53

This week we talk with Friend of Bruce Lee Steve Aoki. Steve is a Grammy nominated Electro house musician, DJ and record producer. Steve’s unique musical life is the subject of a new Netflix doc...

#18 The Individual Over Any Established System from 2016-11-10T03:53:43

“Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.” From a very young age Bruce Lee was a rebellious thinker with a keen awareness th...

#17 Affirmations Part 3: Willpower from 2016-11-03T03:27:36

In this week’s episode we are finishing up our 3-part discussion of Bruce Lee’s affirmations with the 7th and final affirmation: Willpower. Affirmation 7: “Recognizing that the power of will is the...

#16 Affirmations Part 2: Emotions, Reason, and Conscience from 2016-10-27T03:36:12

This week we continue our discussion of Bruce Lee’s Affirmations with three more concepts: Emotions, Reason, and Conscience. Even though we are discussing each affirmation individually, Bruce Lee u...

#15 Affirmations Part 1: Memory, Subconscious Mind, Imagination from 2016-10-20T04:26:13

This week we discuss Bruce Lee’s affirmations. These are 7 ideas he wrote on small note cards and carried with him always: Memory, Subconscious Mind, Imagination, Reason, Emotion, Conscience and Wi...

#14 Joy&Laughter from 2016-10-13T03:46:07

Bruce Lee, was an extremely joyous person who loved to laugh. It’s an often overlooked part of his personality but he loved to joke and play around, and make other people laugh. He also thought of ...

#13 Linda Lee Cadwell on Bruce Lee’s Family Life from 2016-10-06T03:47:44

In this week’s episode we have a special guest Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee’s wife and Shannon’s mom. Linda shares stories of her life with Bruce, how they first met and what it was like to be marr...

#12 The Medicine For My Suffering from 2016-09-29T04:37:58

“The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it until this moment. Now I see I will never ...

#11 Walk On from 2016-09-22T03:09:48

“Walk on.” There’s a story behind this famous quote. In 1969, Bruce severely injured his back during a routine training session because he didn’t warm up properly. He was told he could never practi...

#10 Simplicity, Directness, Freedom from 2016-09-15T04:40:41

In this week’s episode we talk about the three core tenets of Jeet Kune Do: Simplicity, Directness, Freedom. Bruce Lee applied these tenets to martial arts, but also to everyday life. Shannon share...

#9 Harmony from 2016-09-08T03:26:32

“Under the sky, under the heavens, we are but one family.” This week we discuss harmony. Harmony was an important part of Bruce Lee’s philosophy and the way he lived his life. He was always seeking...

#8 Change from 2016-09-01T06:05:22

“To change with change is the changeless state.” Change often brings fear, and many times we resist. But if you can flow and be adaptable, you can move through all of the things that life throws at...

#7 Emotional Content from 2016-08-25T04:10

“What was that? An Exhibition? We need emotional content. Now try again!” What did Bruce Lee mean by “Emotional Content?” He was describing the feeling of being totally present in your body and con...

#6 Goals, Mistakes, Success from 2016-08-18T03:56:46

This week we talk about how Bruce Lee documented his goals, valued mistakes and created a personal definition of success. A dedicated journal writer, Lee consistently wrote down his big and small g...

#5 Originate and Innovate from 2016-08-11T02:41:06

How did Bruce Lee interpret the ideas of Originating and Innovating? This week we discuss Bruce’s unique take on these ideas. His definition of these words have nothing to do with the buzzwords of ...

#4 Honestly Express Yourself from 2016-08-04T01:54:24

"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate him.” This week’s show covers Bruce Lee’s thoughts on self actualiza...

#3 Take Action! from 2016-07-28T00:58:36

In this episode we discuss one of Bruce Lee's most important philosophies—Take Action! Bruce Lee was known around the world as an action star but his philosophy about taking action goes much deeper...

#2 Be water, my friend. from 2016-07-20T17:22:17

We discuss Bruce Lee’s most famous philosophical quote. What does it mean and what inspired him to come up with it? Shannon shares personal stories about her dad and unpacks the quote to help us un...

#1 One Inch Punch: The tiny startup with a giant global fan base from 2016-07-19T16:00

One Inch Punch: The tiny startup with a giant global fan base The Bruce Lee family company is a tiny family startup in a very unique situation. Millions of fans around the world but they didn’t ...

Intro from Shannon Lee from 2016-07-13T23:05:37

A brief introduction about the Bruce Lee Podcast from Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee and CEO of the Bruce Lee Family Company.