K Collection, Dr. Wi tanding calm onthe well worn intrtocking blue mats on the floor ofa Brisbane martial 1 traning hall an alcery Chinese-Ausvalin nan relaxes infant ofthe ling and begins \hatat fist toks lke a series of gente tachi movements s00n tune into a eories of Bindi strikes, kicks and deflections. Before long tn 69 year ‘ld Melbourite is unieshing apd fire chain punches againgt two of his studont instructors and crashing the ight it younger Butits not unt he picks up his old sot of ‘nunchakas' which he lughingly ays ne hasn't even touched in 20 years ~end begins to whi! the wooden handles around his body, that fran eerie moment everyone in the room fling and watching silerty grees: Wilam Chaung moves exact lke Bruce Lee, ‘And that's no coincidence. Or Wiliam Cheuro, whois bath e practioner of Cinese treo medicine, a well a a word renowned Grandmaste ofthe "Wing Chun man tthe floor with ease style of martial ats, was not only one of ruce Lee's ealest and closest fiends — he isthe very person who fst nos Dragon to kung fu, His storys presented in the world premiere bonus documentary, The Grandmacter {The Dragon, found ony in the special callector’s ne Dragon Cofiecton, out cn OVD ed the young release Bruce Lee: this month ‘Some fifty odd years ag, I met a skinny young boy! Wiliam recals. “Bruce and grew up together on the back streets of Hong Kona’ ne says, butt was “early one evening, on November 27%, 1949, when! Vhed just irises my home wor, that my uncle ‘urned up unexpected and ook me toa party. Na ntl we got to 218 Nathen Feed, Tsim She sun Kowioon, di | ralse we were going 1 the cil st Lee Shisloong’ Lisle Dragon's Sth bithday pany! Young Bruce Lee was indeed a chighood star before he made it big in Holiwood, but unfortunately his farne, 2s Wiliam revels, only sought to atta ntions of organised erime groups Ike the ids, iberately targeted celebrities for reouitment ce a A Grandmaster Remembers: BRUCE LEE The subject of a revealing new documentary released as part of Bruce Lee: The Dragon liam Cheung, Grandmaster of Wing Chun style martial arts, recalls how he introduced the movie legend to kung fu. 2nd fang that, for special harassment and bullying, By the time he was 13, Bra somewhat privileged background ‘was no grat protection and he tured insteod to his rend, ready trining in Wing Chun, for his holp Bruce “suggested to me that it would be beter that he trained Wing Chun kung fu so that ne can defend hist agaist bulies and unwanted physical challenges" says the Grancmastr, "so | oat rim up to meet with [my own) Grandmaster, Yip Ma Matar Yip Man liked Bruce, smiles fe EL ae Wiliam, “from frst sight but more ramas wore 0 fallow. Bruce stl had to get his parents, especially his father’ permission” todo the training, and even ster tat Bruce “progressed so wal” the (Grandraster continue was giving the senor students some problems in friendly sparing Financial pressure trom whe ‘became an unfortunate jealous seniote meant that Yip Man reluctant told Bruce Les to go, and seoret told another student ‘Wong Shun Leung and myst to ive Bruce private tution” In fac, with i fronds weekend Bruce went onto Championship, The charismatic Grandmaster Cheung continues to chat easily, but the ren ‘ume out, will have to wait. the film raw his every word, they quickly realise that evon kung fu masters need to break for lunch hing in cavetad inter school boxing jnder of his stores, as it Bruce Lee: The Dragon Collection willbe available exclusively at JB HiFi from 4th November. NOVEMBER 2009 i ‘www. jbhifiontine.com.au