Ascension: How Bruce Lee's Rise to Stardom Affected a Nation, a Planet and an Ailing Martial Artist
- Dr. Craig D. Reid
- Jul 9, 2024
- 8 min read
Updated: Jul 15, 2024

No one person in history has done more for the growth of martial arts and martial arts cinema than Bruce Lee. Besides giving the Chinese people a sense of pride and national identity, he was the first martial artist to mainstream the concept of cross-training and combine the best attributes of different arts into one.