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Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (Oakland)

categoryDojo
location_onOakland United States

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 United States
    3039 Monticello Avenue
    fact_check2 sources expand_more
    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.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    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

Sources

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

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (Oakland). In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5CTXKSPFPQQC1GRH6SNGEAS - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5CTXKSPFPQQC1GRH6SNGEAS, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (Oakland)}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5CTXKSPFPQQC1GRH6SNGEAS}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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