Did Bruce Lee die because his body couldn't cope with his mind?

Question

With his fiercesome determination was this TOO MUCH for his body.

Answer 1

His death was caused by an acute cerebral edema due to a reaction to compounds present in a prescription drug.

But I personally think he over trained and pushed not only his body to the limit but also his brain!!!!

A lifelong Bruce Lee fan !!!!!

Answer 2

many ppl dont know that Bruce Lee was experimenting with performance enhancing drugs. Back then in the 70s ppl werent that aware of the negative effects of these drugs. Also there are reposrts that Bruce Lee was using other mind altering drugs. whether either of this caused the brain swelling that caused his death is still debated. Some ppl say the brain swelling was caused by an allergic reaction to something else.
But definitely he did not die because his body couldnt cope with his mind.

Here is another interesting little fact: Bruce Lee was 1/4 German. His mother's mother was German. If have to admit as German I am a little proud of that.

Answer 3

Hey, Nathan B... Bruce Lee was born in Seattle Washington. He was American.

Enough with the Bruce already! Ask questions about Martial Arts, not actors!

Answer 4

Bruce Lee died, - on 20 JULY, 1973, - after taking a painkiller, to relieve a minor tension headache. Nothing UNUSUAL, - the rest of us do it, every day, - don't we? Bruce just NEVER WOKE UP, - that's all!

He was just THIRTY-TWO years old. As the supremely fit young man, he WAS, this, was, naturally, unexpected. He left his WIFE, - LINDA, - and their two children, - BRANDON, then aged EIGHT, - and SHANNON, who was SIX!

The scenes of the FUNERAL procession, - seen, in the film "GAME OF DEATH", - were, actually, those OF the procession HELD, for Bruce, in HONG KONG, - where he was viewed as a National hero, - in SPITE of the FACT, that he was an AMERICAN, - not Hong Kong Chinese! So MUCH so, that, - IN Hong Kong, - the "GREEN HORNET" T.V. series, was re-named! It was called "THE KATO SHOW"! Bruce played the chauffeur, - "KATO"!

He is BURIED, - alongside his son, BRANDON, who was killed in an "ACCIDENTAL" shooting, whilst filming "THE CROW", on 31st MARCH, 1993, - at the "LAKEVIEW CEMETERY", in SEATTLE, Washington.

Answer 5

No, Bruce Lee died because his head couldn't cope with blunt instrument trauma.

Answer 6

Woo, this is a funny subject... not funny ha ha but funny wierd.

According to wikipedia:

Collapse on May 10, 1973

Bruce Lee was doing dubbing work in Hong Kong on May 10, 1973, for Enter the Dragon at Golden Harvest studios. He collapsed in the bathroom and was rushed to the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital. Doctors there that day who treated him said he almost died of cerebral edema.

[edit] Death by "misadventure"

Dr. Langford who treated Lee for his first collapse stated after his death that, "There's not a question in my mind that cannabis should have been named as the presumptive cause of death."[69] He also believed that, "Equagesic was not at all involved in Bruce's first collapse."[70] Professor R.D. Teare, who had overseen over 100,000 autopsies, was the top expert assigned to the Lee case. Dr. Teare declared that the presence of cannabis was mere coincidence, and added that it would be "irresponsible and irrational" to say that it might have triggered Lee's death. His conclusion was that the death was caused by an acute cerebral edema due to a reaction to compounds present in the prescription pain killing drug Equagesic. [71] Dr. Peter Wu's preliminary opinion was that the cause of death could have been caused by a reaction to cannabis and Equagesic. Dr. Wu would later back off from this position however:

"Professor Teare was a forensic scientist recommended by Scotland Yard; he was brought in as a expert on cannabis and we can't contradict his testimony. The dosage of cannabis is neither precise nor predictable, but I've never known of anyone dying simply from taking it."[72]

The exact details of Lee's death are controversial. Bruce Lee's iconic status and unusual death at a young age led many people to develop many theories about his death. Such theories about his death included murder involving the Triad society[73] and a supposed curse on Lee and his family. The theory of the curse carried over to Lee's son Brandon Lee, also an actor, who died 20 years after his father in a bizarre accident while filming The Crow at the young age of 28. Like his father's last film, released after his death to gain cult status, Brandon's last film The Crow was also released after his death, completed with the use of computer-generated imagery and a stunt double in the few remaining but critical scenes that Brandon had left unfilmed at his death.

Upon the death of her husband, Linda returned to her home town of Seattle and had Bruce buried at lot 276 of Lakeview Cemetery. His son Brandon was buried beside him. Pallbearers at his funeral on July 31, 1973 included Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Chuck Norris, George Lazenby, Dan Inosanto, Taky Kimura, Peter Chin, and his brother, Robert Lee.

Answer 7

this is the martial arts section-not some silly question section.He died from a drug related incident,and was the greatest movie martial artist in the world.

Answer 8

It may have been the fact that he lived on Vitamin tabs for over a year.
The determination may have had something to do with it.

Answer 9

No, his body couldn't cope with his cerebral edema!

Answer 10

Read up on this subject mate.. Davis Miller's books are worth there money!