He reportedly experienced a difficult childhood in an orphanage, with a history of teenage gang fights and petty crimes.
What started as informal sparring sessions between friends turned into a three-school business that cemented Bruce's pioneering approach to the art of hand-in-hand fighting.
[9][6] Lee attracted DeMile into his first group of students from a public display of his talents when he attended Edison Technical School in Seattle.
After a long shift taking orders and serving customers DeMile introduced Lee to one of the three men he would later certify as an instructor, 38-year-old Taky Kimura.
DeMile has trained United States Secret Service operatives, FBI agents, Federal marshals and police officers[12] specializing in riots.