Dragon Lee is an actor and practitioner of Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 and Hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido is a dynamic and also eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks...

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His birth name is Mun Kyong-sok but has been called Keo Ryong in South Korea. Soon after his birth, his family relocated to the former U.S.S.R where he was given the name Vyachaslev Yaksysnyi. His family remained there until Lee was a teenager after then they relocated to South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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After that he studied taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 with friend and actor Kim Tai Chung It was at this stage of his life that Lee began studying also the Korean martial art of hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido is a dynamic and also eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks...

 under the direction of Hwang In-Shik

Hwang In-Shik

Hwang In Shik is one of the foremost Korean hapkido teachers today. A great popularizer of the art in Asia through his work in the Hong Kong based films of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Angela Mao, he is known nevertheless as one the top teachers of the art and was eventually awarded a 10th degree...

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Once Lee was in a theater, a man told him he resembled Bruce Lee. That was a big compliment because Bruce Lee was popular at the time. That man knew film directors in Hong Kong and helped him with his career.

In his early twenties, Dragon Lee moved to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and starred in numerous martial arts films, often credited as Bruce Lei because he bore a striking resemblance to the late actor Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

. Among his many film credits is the semi-documentary The Real Bruce Lee

The Real Bruce Lee

The Real Bruce Lee is a martial arts documentary. It begins with a brief biography of Bruce Lee, and shows scenes from four of his childhood films, Bad Boy, Orphan Sam, Kid Cheung, and The Carnival, each sepia-toned and dubbed to English. Next, there is a three-minute highlight reel of Lee imitator...

(1973).

Dragon Lee moved back to Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea, and is a television actor and producer.

Partial filmography

• Emperor of the Underworld (1994)
• The Nationwide Constituency 2 (1994)
• The Nationwide Constituency (1991)
• Crime Stopper (1990)
• Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (1987)
• Dragons Never Die (1986)
• Ninja Champion (1986)
• Ninja Dragon (1986)
• Champ Against Champ (1983)
• Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple (1983)
• Yong-pal in a Shaolin Temple (1983)
• Bruce Lee's Ways of Kung Fu (1982)
• Dragon Claws (1982)
• The Dragon's Snake Fist (1982)
• Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger (1982)
• Dragon Lee vs. the Five Brothers (1981)
• The Fierce One (1981)
• The Dragon's Showdown (1980)
• Dragon's Snakefist (1980)
• Rage of the Dragon (aka Mission For the Dragon) (1980)
• Golden Dragon, Silver Snake (1979)
• Bruce Lee Fights Again (1978)
• The Dragon, the Young Master (1978)
• Enter Three Dragons (1978)
• Kung Fu Fever (1978)
• The Clones of Bruce Lee
  The Clones of Bruce Lee
  The Clones of Bruce Lee is one of the most notorious exploitation films in cinematic history...
  
  (1977)
• The Dragon, the Hero (1977)
• Enter the Invincible Hero (1977)
• The Magnificent Duo (1977)
• The Real Bruce Lee
  The Real Bruce Lee
  The Real Bruce Lee is a martial arts documentary. It begins with a brief biography of Bruce Lee, and shows scenes from four of his childhood films, Bad Boy, Orphan Sam, Kid Cheung, and The Carnival, each sepia-toned and dubbed to English. Next, there is a three-minute highlight reel of Lee imitator...
  
  (1977)
• Big Boss 2 (1976)
• Superfist (1976)
• Wild Dragon Lady (1975)

External links

• Clones of Bruce Lee - The Ultimate Guide To Bruce Lee Exploitation Cinema
• Dragon Lee at Hong Kong Cinemagic..