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Article: MARTIAL ART A KICK FOR FAMILY : KUNG FU MASTER'S KIDS FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- June 24, 1996
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Byline: Steven J. Gorman Daily News Staff Writer
By day, Douglas Wong is a medical records supervisor for the city's Occupational Health Services Division. After hours, he assumes his role as kung fu master, teaching a Chinese art of self-defense that dates back 5,000 years.
One of his best known students was Jason Scott Lee, who spent six months with Wong in 1992 preparing for the title role as martial arts screen legend Bruce Lee in ``Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story.''
``He had no martial arts experience. We trained him from day one,'' Wong said. ``How to stand, how to breathe. We started him from scratch.''
In the end, Lee pulled off a ...