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Dragon Lee, actor and practitioner of Taekwondo and hapkido, was born in 1940 in North Korea. Soon after his birth, his family relocated to the now-former U.S.S.R where he was given the name Vyachaslev Yaksysnyi. His family remained there until Lee was a teenager when they relocated to South Korea.
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It was at this stage of his life that Lee began studying the Korean martial art of hapkido under the direction of Hwang In-Shik.
In his early twenties Lee moved to Hong Kong where he starred in numerous martial arts films, often credited as Bruce Lei because he bore a striking resemblance to the late actor Bruce Lee.
Today, Lee lives in Seoul, South Korea and is a television actor and producer. He also owns a chain of cinemas.
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