Book by De Luca Lorenzo: The Heirs of Bruce Lee

When talking about Martial Arts, the collective imagination immediately turns to the lean and muscular figure of Bruce Lee, a multifaceted Master whose legacy continues to gain followers.

Lee was by far the greatest and most magnificent popularizer and promoter of martial arts. With his tireless work as an instructor and actor, he helped spread them worldwide like no other, thanks to a passion, dedication, and timing that are unparalleled. His approach to street fighting anticipated the birth of Full Contact and inspired many others to follow the path of "modernist" martial arts, while never abandoning elements of the age-old tradition of kung fu. The author presents a selection of fighters, both Western and Eastern, who, to varying degrees, owe their success and fame to the path pioneered by the fabulous Bruce Lee: some come from Wing Chun kung fu, others from Hung Gar, still others from Wu Shu, Aikido, Tang Su Do, Kickboxing, and many other disciplines; some even studied Jeet Kune Do, but none completely emulated the Little Dragon. Some appreciated his philosophical side, others his recognized value as a fighter, all felt his great influence.

Bruce Lee was truly the inspiration for a whole school of athlete-actors such as Brandon Lee, Chuck Norris, Van Damme, Steven Segal, Jackie Chan and many others. In this sense, he is still a Master who continues to teach.

Lorenzo De Luca

Born in Rome in 1966, he works as an essayist and screenwriter on film. He debuted in 1986 with the book "Once Upon a Time in Italy," followed by "Cinema and Aviation" and the Bruce Lee trilogy ("Bruce Lee: The Little Dragon," "Bruce Lee: Return of the Dragon," and "Bruce & Brandon Lee: In the Name of the Dragon"), all published in this series. In addition to numerous articles and interviews with famous actors such as Van Damme, Jackie Chan, and the late Brandon Lee, he has collaborated as a story writer and screenwriter for film, television, and home video.