Also known as
Lew Alcindor
Description
American basketball player; NBA all-time great with the Milwaukee Bucks and
Los Angeles Lakers.
Teachers (1)
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Bruce Lee
swordsJeet Kune Do
Confirmed
Private lesson (1968)
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Kareem's own words; Chang's history agrees
visibilityFirst-hand
“"Bruce always emphasized the effectiveness of stretching,"
Abdul-Jabbar [...] "So before we worked out, we stretched all the time.”
— (2020-06-07). Kareem: Training with Bruce Lee
helped me stay healthy during NBA careerlink
history
info
““Big Lew,” as Bruce called him, came to his backyard every Tuesday during the
off-season, and sometimes Thursdays as well. Bruce taught him Jeet Kune Do
footwork, the mook jong dummy, and punches and kicks on the bag.”
— Jeff Chang. (2025-09-25). When Bruce Lee Trained
With Kareem Abdul-Jabbarlink
history
info
“When Bruce Lee met Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a month after the 1968 national college
basketball championship”
— Jeff Chang. (2025-09-25). When Bruce Lee Trained
With Kareem Abdul-Jabbarlink
history
info
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBW67HZR2V8W0YRC3S3 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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