| From what I remember, Bruce Lee did start his martial arts training in Wing Chun from Yip Man. He felt the traditional Kung Fu had some limitations he did not like. He was open to other forms of fighting - boxing (Ali), Tae Kwon Do (Jhoon Rhee), etc. He decided to start his own style that did not have any limitations.
Still, you can argue that most of his basis came from Wing Chun and why more people would categorize it as Chinese martial arts than American or any other martial arts.
I remember reading from one of the older thread that Bruce Lee probably didn't want his martial arts categorized in anyway - either Chinese or American. |