Bruce Lee Podcast

Shannon’s guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is long time friend, movement artist and director, Jon Boogz. Jon and Shannon met more than a decade ago at a taping of So You Think You Can Dance, and they have been friends ever since! Shannon has watched Jon’s star rise over the last decade and it is rising still. She’s witnessed him go from living in a tiny apartment with 3 other dancers to working with such greats as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Naomi Campbell, and Gloria Estefan. Jon’s performances and choreography have been featured in Pharrell’s Adidas Original’s campaign and the Adidas Tribute to Standing Rock at ComplexCon, as well as on the new series on Starz Blindspotting. Boogz also co-founded Movement Art Is with fellow dancer, collaborator and friend Lil Buck in 2016 and together they have created projects that merge movement with social issues. Jon is passionate about dance and movement as a medium for self expression and higher awareness. Shannon loved their conversation and she feels like Jon reall

Shannon announces a new season of the Bruce Lee Podcast on Family. The new season launches Oct. 28th, 2021. Listen and watch this episode and others at brucelee.com/podcast

Shannon shares her thoughts in this solo podcast episode on what it is to be a warrior at the deepest level and discusses the concepts of wu-wei, simplicity, and wholeness. Find this episode's shownotes and other podcast episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast  

This is a Special AAPI Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast Season 3 Wrap Up from Shannon Lee. Listen to all our APPI Edition Podcast episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast

You may not have heard of Shannon’s guest for this episode unless you follow badass female martial artists or the ancient Hawaiian martial art of Lua but this woman is a fierce warrior through and through. Michelle Manu is the only woman to be given the designation of Knight’s Commander by the Royal Order of Kemehameha 1 for protecting and promoting Hawaiian culture through the Lua, the indigenous warrior art of Hawaii. Michelle dedicates herself to helping women by teaching self defense and passing on her knowledge. She also happens to be a lawyer, holds credentials from Harvard Business School, is a grandmother to twin boys, and is an expert in Polynesian dance. Right before Shannon and Michelle sat down to talk, Shannon looked out her window and saw a massive hawk sitting in her backyard. What a symbol to bless their conversation! And Shannon wants to encourage everyone who is listening to head on over to the Youtube video of their conversation where you can see Michelle show us some Lua hawk technique in

For this episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast Shannon’s guest is actor Jason Tobin. You may know Jason from his roles as Virgil in indie classic Better Luck Tomorrow or Earl in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift or, (Shannon’s personal favorite) Young Jun from HBOMax’s Warrior! Jason makes his return to the Fast and Furious franchise with director Justin Lin in Fast9, premiering June 25th and, of course, Shannon and Jason celebrate their triumphant return for a third season of Warrior in this episode. But more importantly, they talk about Jason’s circuitous path through Hollywood and the obstacles he’s faced as well as what it is to show up as a warrior in his own life and what practices he taps into to do that. Shannon asked Jason about his Chinese name AFTER we had finished with his episode so let us inject that here. Jason’s Chinese name is Dou Jun Wai (to hear him pronounce it, listen to the episode!) and it means (according to his mom) “Success Around the Globe” with “Jun” meaning good looking and “Wai” meaning l

Shannon’s guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast has known Shannon her whole life! Diana Lee Inosanto is a lifelong family friend and Bruce Lee’s goddaughter. She is a martial artist, actress, director, writer, author, and producer. You may have seen her recently as Morgan Elsbeth in Disney’s The Mandalorian. For Diana, becoming part of the iconic Star Wars franchise seems like a dream, but it is very much the real-life culmination of 30 years of dedication and hard work as an actress, filmmaker, martial artist, former stuntwoman and now children’s book author of the book The Curious Mind of Sebastian. Diana also wrote, directed and starred in the film The Sensei. She continues to teach martial arts around the word with her husband Ron as well as fight for inclusion and social justice wherever she goes. She is a warrior woman who has certainly carved a unique and personal path in the world. Diana credits her success to having the good fortune of being raised in a charmed circle of renowned martial artists,

Shannon’s guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast has too many accolades, titles and projects to name them all, but we’ll start by describing him as author, historian, music critic, activist, journalist, academic, record label director, and social justice warrior, Jeff Chang! Jeff is the author of a number of award winning books on the subjects of hip hop and race in America, which include Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation, Who We Be: The Colorization of America, and Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip Hop. Jeff has won the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award as well as being named to the Frederick Douglass 200 list of 200 living individuals who best embody the work and spirit of Douglass and he has been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts + Committee on Black Performing Arts at Stanford University and now is the vice president o

The first guest of the season is someone who is an amazingly talented and hard working individual who Shannon is so grateful to call colleague, mentor and friend. You may know him as the mega director of such films as the Fast and the Furious, Star Trek Beyond, and Better Luck Tomorrow. Or perhaps you have encountered his work as a creative on a little show called Warrior on HBOMax. Whatever the case we are sure that Justin Lin has touched your lives in some way through the amazing work he continues to put out. What Shannon loves about Justin is he is committed to learning and forging his own path AND, more importantly, he is truly a good soul. See or listen for yourself as Shannon talks life, Warrior, and the warrior spirit with Justin Lin! Find this episode's show notes and other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

We’re kicking off a new season of the Bruce Lee Podcast with a special 2021 AAPI month edition! We have amazing guests all month and a new theme we will be exploring for this season. Check out this teaser for more info! Can’t wait to share these conversations with you! xShannon Find this episode's show notes and other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

Today’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is a solo Shannon episode. She thought as we head into Lunar New Year she might just take a moment to dive into the philosophy as we head into the year of the metal Ox. Gung Hay Fat Choy! Find this episode's show notes and other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

Shannon’s final interview for this season of the Bruce Lee Podcast is with a deep and generous soul named Mozez Wright. You may know Mozez’s work from his time fronting the musical group Zero7. His smooth and transcendent vocal delivery found him an instant following, and he has gone on to co-write, record and tour with Nightmares On Wax as well as release a number of solo projects on his own record label Numen Records. But Shannon knows Mozez because he has been a good friend of the Bruce Lee Family Company for a number of years even though this is the first time Shannon has had the pleasure of speaking with him. Mozez is a Bruce Lee admirer and supporter and he has generously allowed us to use his music for some our videos and posts from time to time. He has also formed a bond of friendship with one of our own, Chris Husband, who creative directs a number of areas for the Bruce Lee Family Company. Shannon was really excited to chat with Mozez because firstly, she loves his music (please check out the show n

Shannon is so happy to introduce you to this week’s guest if you don’t already know him. Cal Fussman is a journalist and New York times bestselling author who has interviewed a variety of leaders from around the world, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Jeff Bezos, Robert DeNiro, Muhammed Ali, Quincy Jones, and the list goes on and on. But let us backtrack for a moment, Shannon met Cal on a whim in Lake Tahoe at a Spartan race where he was interviewing the founder of Spartan and getting ready to begin training to participate in his own Spartan event. Shannon and Cal road up and down the Tahoe summer slopes on a gondola while they had a wonderful chat. And what Shannon discovered is someone who is an amazing listener, and avid student of life, humorous and kind, and who has a huge heart. From there, Cal invited Shannon on his podcast Big Questions and Shannon is pleased to say their friendship has continued from there. His call to action of “Change your Questions and Change your Life” is an amazing perspective shift

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast Shannon’s guest is professional beach volleyball player and multiple Olympic gold medalist, Kerri Walsh Jennings. Kerri is an ardent Bruce Lee fan as you will come to see when you listen to this episode. With Kerri, her energy leaps out at you. She is a fast paced, energetic woman who channels Bruce Lee (and two other icons) on the court. [And you’ll want to find out which other 2 icons because it was pretty fascinating to Shannon.] Kerri admits her fallibility and knows she is still learning and growing everyday as she continues to train and shoot for Olympic gold! She is a driven, passionate woman who is dedicated to her sport, her family and her faith. She is truly a go-getter who finds grounding in gratitude. To learn more about Kerri and how to connect with her, please go to our show notes. Kerri has a wealth of information and learnings to share as she seeks to grow and retain champion athlete status. Come get in on the mind of an athlete with Kerri Walsh

Welcome to 2021, everyone. Shannon is excited to kick off the new year with a chat with personal trainer, educator, speaker and consultant, Ben Bruno. Ben works with an extremely wide range of clients from professional athletes, actors, musicians, models and even his mom. Ben is also passionate about educating people and has published or been featured in over 200 publications such as Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Sports Illustrated and ESPN. He also consults with several different sports organizations regarding their strength and conditioning programs and is regularly featured on the Today Show. Shannon and Bruno didn’t know each other prior to this conversation, but as they chatted, Shannon was reminded again and again of some of her father’s own principles and philosophies, such as, being the eternal student, individualized training to fit your needs, quality over quantity, and setting goals and applying oneself. But what Shannon really appreciated most about Ben was his laid back yet committed attitude and

This episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is a treat for Shannon and she hopes it will be a treat for you too. Today Shannon is having a chat with intuitive counselor and one of her closest friends, Tony LeRoy. Tony and Shannon have known each other for about 24 years. She first met Tony when she went to have a session with him way back in her twenties. Our session was so intense that he called Shannon up to check in on her a few days later and their friendship began. This episode is the last one in 2020 and will air during the holiday season and so Shannon thought it was only fitting that she chat with someone that she loves as well as someone who is a spiritual advisor. Tony helps clients get in touch with their true selves, navigate the roads ahead and heal their spirits; he holds classes on how to work with and increase your intuition, connect with your spirit guides and embrace your future self, and he helps people break challenging thought and behavior patterns using a technique called BWRT. To learn more a

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon had the absolute pleasure of speaking with actor, writer, director and producer Randall Park. You may know Randall from such hits as the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, or Netflix’s Always Be My Maybe as well as for characters he portrayed in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp and DC’s Aquaman. Shannon certainly knew Randall’s work but she had never met Randall until they sat down to chat for the podcast, and Shannon feels like she walked away from the conversation with a new friend. Randall is a warm and introspective soul and Shannon is so grateful for his vulnerability and willingness to talk Bruce Lee, philosophy and life freely with her. Listen in and you’ll hear what Shannon feels is a really easeful and lovely conversation that we can all connect with as they talk about, among other things, the challenges of being oneself with the amazing Randall Park. Find out more about Randall Park in this episode’s show notes and check out other episodes on Brucele

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with bantamweight UFC mixed martial artist, Dominick Cruz. Cruz is known as an agile fighter with an indomitable spirit, a two-time bantamweight champion who has come back from major injuries and setbacks and made a name for himself in and out of the Octagon. He currently does commentary and analysis for the UFC and hosts the show Unlocking Victory for ESPN as well as holds virtual training camps online, but he is clear that he is ready to get back into the octagon as soon as he hears the inner call, which, as it turns out since recording this chat, will be March 6, 2021. In her first meeting with Dominick, Shannon was impressed by his fighting spirit, his sharp presence and his insightful outlook on and passion for martial arts and life. His keen presence was engaging and his insights on overcoming obstacles, gratitude, how to create shifts in perspective and what it is to be a warrior were exciting. To learn more about Dominick

This week marks the final episode of season 2 of our show Warrior on Cinemax, and so it is only fitting that Shannon’s guest this week is actress and one of the stars of Warrior, Olivia Cheng. Shannon met Olivia when she auditioned for Warrior. She came in and read for two different parts and she was such a pro. Little did Shannon know that just weeks before she had been contemplating giving up acting. We are so grateful she didn’t! If you haven’t seen the show, she is marvelous as the gutsy and smooth Ah Toy. But Shannon is not just speaking to Olivia on the podcast just because she’s in Warrior. Shannon is speaking to her because she has become a friend, because she is a dynamic artist and because she’s fun and curious and interested in being introspective and growing. Olivia has a background in journalism and has appeared on the shows Broken Trail and Netflix’s Marco Polo, to name a few. She is a soulful, smart, and fun woman who is an activist for change in Hollywood and in the world. Olivia has a lot of

This episode airs the day before what would have been Bruce Lee’s 80th birthday and so Shannon is thrilled to have as her guest, one of her father’s dear friends, students and co-stars, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem is a legend in his own right. He was a student playing basketball for UCLA when he and Bruce Lee first became friends. He went on, of course, to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. Kareem is a global icon that changed the game of professional basketball and went on to become a New York Times best-selling author, Emmy nominated filmmaker, 5x award-winning columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, and also writes regularly for The Los Angeles Times and The Guardian newspapers. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nations highest civilian honor by President Obama in 2016. Kareem also serves as the chairman of his Skyhook Foundation bringing outdoor environmental learning opportunities to underserved communities. See links below to connect Kareem and his many phenomenal accomplishment