Bruce Lee Podcast

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 Jennings. Connect with Kerri: Twitter: @kerrileewalsh Instagram: @kerrileewalsh Facebook: @kerrileewalsh Get to know Kerri in our show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

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 his desire to be practical and fun while achieving results. He made her want to train with him! So listen in for some thoughts on Bruce Lee’s fitness through the eyes of a professional trainer and to get some much needed inspiration for the year ahead. Shannon feels like we could all use a little motivation and strength as this year kicks off so who better to talk to than trainer, Ben Bruno! Connect with Ben: www.benbruno.com IG - @benbrunotraining Twitter - @benbruno1 To get one of Ben’s awesome tee shirts go here: https://www.theloyalist.com/brunostrong Get to know Ben Bruno in the show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

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 about Tony and how to connect with him, please check out the show notes for this episode. Tony is a lovely human being and kindred soul to Shannon. She is so pleased to share this fun and meaningful conversation (cuz that’s how they do when the two of them are together) with this bright light on the planet, Tony Leroy, for this, the last episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast for 2020. Enjoy! Learn more about Tony Leroy in the show notes and listen to other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

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 Brucelee.com/Podcast

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 and how to connect with him, please check out the show notes. For now, listen up – this is a rare glimpse into the mind of a truly focused, high level martial artist. This is Dominick Cruz.   Learn more about Dominick Cruz in the show notes at Brucelee.com/Podcast Connect with Dominick: IG: @DominickCruz T: @DominickCruz FB: @DominatorCruz DominickCruzMMA.com

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 insights and thoughts to share and so Shannon is pleased to gift you this conversation today with Olivia Cheng. Connect with Olivia: IG: @ThatOliviaCheng T: @ThatOliviaCheng www.OliviaCheng.com See Olivia on Warrior Season 2 on Fridays: Warrior on Cinemax Find out more about Olivia Cheng in this episode’s show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

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 accomplishments. It was such a pleasure for Shannon to speak about philosophy and life with an old family friend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Visit kareemabduljabbar.com and shop.brucelee.com to check out the special Kareem x Bruce Lee collections. KareemAbdulJabbar.com Shop Limited Edition Bruce Lee Friends Tee

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with Vietnamese American filmmaker Bao Nguyen. She first met Bao when she went to see the directorial debut of his documentary film Live From New York about Saturday Night Live in 2015. Bao was wanting to make a documentary about Bruce Lee way back then and they began talking about that possibility. One thing led to another and that project stalled out over time, as projects do, and Shannon wasn’t sure they would ever work together. But Bao’s passion for the subject matter and his tenacity to find a way to get it done, led to the creation of an ESPN 30 for 30 film called, none other than, Be Water. Bao interviewed Shannon for the project and asked her to read some of her father’s quotes throughout the film, but this film was all his vision. And the end result is beautiful. In this episode Shannon and Bao talk about how they became better friends as the film was taking shape, his be like water journey through the making of the film, why the angle of viewing Bruce Lee’s story through the lens of Asian representation was so meaningful for him, and what it means to stand in solidarity versus allyship. If you get a chance, please watch Be Water, available at ESPN+.  There will also be a special drive in screening in San Francisco on Nov 27th, Bruce Lee’s 80th birthday, as well as online, followed by a panel of special guests, including Bao and Shannon. The film is a wonderful piece of Academy Award eligible film making and you may learn something you didn’t know about Bruce Lee! AND this episode airs on Bao’s birthday. So happy birthday, Bao! Watch ESPN’s 30 for 30 Be Water on ESPN+ Follow Bao on Twitter and IG @baomnguyen Find out more about Bao in this episode’s show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon’s guest is musician and wellness activist Khnum Ibomu also known as Stic. Stic is part of the duo known as dead prez as well as being a solo artist, producer, speaker, long distance running coach and author. His life experiences have led him to focus his life and music on promoting wellness and healthy living. Stic is someone who we at the Bruce Lee Family Companies have been in contact with for quite some time. He’s a martial artist and jeet kune do practitioner himself, and is an all around lovely soul whose friendship Shannon is grateful for. Stic has his own health and wellness podcast through his lifestyle and holistic brand RBG Fit Club and if you are looking for music to workout to, well look no more - his albums the Workout and the Workout II are here to keep you moving with his brand of music he calls “fit hop”. Check out the show notes for today’s episode to learn more about Stic and how to connect with him while listening to Shannon and him discuss, among other things, the empty cup, martial arts, the power of positivity, and how a health crisis changed Stic’s life and redirected his energy. Shannon is excited to share her conversation with you as Stic has lots of knowledge and many great resources to share with the world. Follow Stic at: @Stic @RBGFITCLUB Find out more about Stic in this episode’s show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast

On this week’s episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon’s guest is mountaineer and activist and dear friend of hers, Wasfia Nazreen. Wasfia and Shannon met last year at a conference they both were speaking at and they immediately connected. As it turns out, Wasfia had just moved to LA so they were able to hang out. Shannon soon learned that Wasfia is leading a full and extraordinary life. She is most known for being the ONLY Bangladeshi and first Bengali in the world to climb the Seven Summits – which are the highest mountains of every continent. Including Chomolungma (that’s Mount Everest to those of us who only know the colonialized name). Her passion, however, has always been driven by causes close to her heart, which are grounded in a strong foundation of meditation and self-realization practices. An outspoken activist since her late teens, Wasfia has risked everything for the causes she believes in. She has had the good fortune to learn meditation from some of the foremost teachers of our time, including His Holiness Dalai Lama (who she counts as a parental figure, mentor and lifelong friend.) Wasfia is a National Geographic Explorer AND Adventurer and the only woman to hold these simultaneous titles. Wasfia also recently battled her way through a very tough bout with the coronavirus this year. This nontraditional Bangladeshi woman is a survivor who found her home in the wilds of nature and her peace within. For her full bio, please see the show notes for this episode. And now, Shannon hopes you enjoy her conversation with this activist, speaker, pilot, spiritual seeker, explorer, adventurer and mountaineer, Wasfia Nazreen. IG: @wasfianazreen FB: FB.com/WasfiaNazreen T - @wasfia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wasfia/ https://www.wasfianazreen.com/ http://www.oselfoundation.org/ Find out more about Wasfia Nazreen in the show notes and check out other episodes on Brucelee.com/Podcast