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James Yimm Lee (1920–1972) was an American martial arts pioneer, teacher, author, and publisher. No relation to Bruce Lee, he co-founded the Oakland Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute with Bruce and authored 'Wing Chun Kung Fu' (1972) with a foreword by Bruce Lee.

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  Bruce Lee

  linkJeet Kune Do 3

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  James Yimm Lee co-founded the Oakland Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute with Bruce Lee and studied under him; documented in multiple sources

  (1961-1972)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  James Yimm Lee co-founded the Oakland Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute with Bruce Lee and studied under him; documented in multiple sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "James Lee is known for being a mentor, teacher and friend of Bruce Lee"

  — James Yimm Lee (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  "James Yimm Lee (no relation to Bruce but an important early student and later partner)"

  — Maeda (2022) - Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Leelinkinfo

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