Bruce Lee
SLI-D "Artisan" Martial Artist / Actor · Chinese-American · 20th c.Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973). He became a global star in Enter the Dragon and founded Jeet Kune Do — a philosophical martial art. "Be like water" — the words symbolising his philosophy — continue to influence martial arts, philosophy, and popular culture. His sudden death at 32 made him an immortal icon.
Leading Function+Si-p (Comfort & Wellbeing)
Extreme attachment to physical sensation and the tactile feel of martial arts — the core of the basic function. Lifelong theme: the comfortable optimisation of one's own body as an instrument — muscle, reflex, balance. Teaching in dojos in Hong Kong and California.
Creative Function-Te-c (Application & Experiment)
A craftsman practitioner who continuously deconstructed existing martial arts (karate, judo, boxing) and refined them into his own Jeet Kune Do through small-scale improvement. "Take what is useful, discard what is not" — the foundational JKD philosophy.
Vulnerable Function 1+Fe-p weak (Mission & Prestige)
Weak +Fe-p: a consistent aversion to the charismatic inspiration and collective mission ethos of the martial arts world. Teaching at his dojo was known for severity that demanded individual technical deepening rather than emotional inspiration.
Vulnerable Function 2-Ni-c weak (Warning & Divergence)
Weak -Ni-c: multiple documented misjudgements in health management and at career turning points — contributing to his sudden death at 32. Excessive training, drug dependency, neglected health signals.
Quadra / Temperament / Club
Quadra: Anti-Beta Quadra (Civil Society) — fundamental scepticism of and resistance to racial discrimination, the closed culture of the martial arts world, and discriminatory Hollywood practices. "Be like water" as a philosophy of fluid individual freedom against hierarchical rigidity.
Temperament: Receptive-Adaptive temperament: an inward, taciturn style of quiet declaration through martial arts and film. Responding to the existing authority of the martial arts world and the rules of the film industry through showing — not confronting.
Club: Pragmatist Club: martial arts and film as fields of hands-on craft and technical management. Training system design, dojo management, fight choreography for films — practical systems management.
Worldview & Attitude
"Be like water" — trust in fluid individual freedom. A worldview aware of structural dangers and trusting in adaptability and personal mastery as the response.
Attitude toward Change: Executing the democratisation of martial arts as a realistic plan — through film and teaching. A directional figure who pointed the way; the global martial arts culture spread his teaching posthumously.