Description

The Oakland branch of Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, opened by Bruce Lee and James Yimm Lee; its classes later moved to James Lee's garage at 3039 Monticello Avenue, where jeet kune do took shape.

Locations (1)

• location_onOakland

  3039 Monticello Avenue

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  alt_routeIndirect

  “James Lee’s split-level house at 3039 Monticello Avenue in Oakland sat atop a garage that served as a makeshift gym”

  — Maeda, Daryl Joji. (2022). Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Leelink info

  “Bruce Lee and James Yimm Lee soon opened a kung fu school, but eventually classes were relocated to James Yimm Lee's garage.”

  — Meet James Yimm Lee: "The Man Who Helped Make Bruce Lee a Successlink history info

Instructors (2)

• 
  Bruce Lee

  Head instructor

  Probable

  Probable

  Like Water states it; not a record of the school.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Like Water states it; not a record of the school.

  “Bruce had been discussing plans for several months with James Yimm Lee, a highly respected kung fu teacher and martial arts publisher who agreed to collaborate with Bruce in opening the second branch of his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Oakland.”

  — Maeda, Daryl Joji. (2022). Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Leelink info
• 
  James Yimm Lee

  Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Like Water and Black Belt both state it; neither is a record of the school.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Like Water and Black Belt both state it; neither is a record of the school.

  “James Yimm Lee—Bruce’s partner in the Oakland branch of the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute”

  — Maeda, Daryl Joji. (2022). Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Leelink info

  “the pre-1973 brand of jeet kune do, as it was developed by Bruce Lee and taught by James Yimm Lee.”

  — Meet James Yimm Lee: "The Man Who Helped Make Bruce Lee a Successlink history info

Tags

jeet-kune-do · jun-fan-gung-fu · oakland

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