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Jesse Glover (1935–2012) was an African-American martial artist and Bruce Lee's first student. He met Lee in 1959 at Edison Technical College in Seattle. He wrote the memoir 'Bruce Lee: Between Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do' and was a champion judoka.

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  Bruce Lee

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  Extensively documented as Bruce Lee's first student, meeting in 1959 in Seattle; Glover's own memoir confirms this

  (1959-1963)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Extensively documented as Bruce Lee's first student, meeting in 1959 in Seattle; Glover's own memoir confirms this

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He was Bruce Lee's first student. He met Lee in 1959, as they both attended Edison Technical College"

  — Jesse Glover (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  "Jesse Glover, a fellow student at Edison, became Bruce's closest friend"

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

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