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Bruce and Brandon Lee's Grave Site - Seattle, WA

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Skate or Die

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I used to watch Bruce Lee films with my dad growing up. We had this VHS box set that had all his films leading up to “Enter the Dragon,” his last film...and arguably most famous. Around this time, my Dad was taking Jeet Kune Do lessons at the park nearby where we lived. I remember sitting in the grass watching the strongest man I know tumble, kick, and punch his way through each lesson. Constantly falling and then getting back up. Maybe this is the reason I still skateboard as an adult. I often hear from people my age that i'm “too old" or i'm "gonna get hurt." So much of the criticisms I get are the same from when I was younger. I hate to break it to you, but most of life is dangerous and everything can hurt you…whether that’s a physical or emotional reality being addressed. Fear becomes the divide between who lives and who thrives. What’s more apparent to me these days is that these people never learned how to get back up after they fall. They probably never had the opportunity to practice or never learned how to "punch" their way through. Role models and representation matter at an early age. Now, more so than ever. - Bruce Lee died before he ever got to see the impact of that final film, but he lived a life constantly challenging the perception of who he could be amongst a racial backdrop that didn’t want him to succeed at all. Even when death came knocking for him early on after breaking his back, he didn’t let it break his spirit. He worked hard to pick himself back up. Fear will either consume you…or turn you into a dragon. For me, I choose to breath fire.

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