>> bruce lee. the reason why, a lot of young men my age were looking for a positive role model.eeing bruce he for the first time and actually living -- bruce lee was something that was fantastic. i thought he was great role model for a lot of asians. >> when you were growing up, kids were more bullied, they didn't see themselves as strong? >> no, i don't think it was that. we were looking for a hero. it was a hero that looked like us. it was something we could all relate to. i like willie mays and football players but bruce lee. >> there are more role models. >> it was my mother. she came from vietnam with a third grade education. she had me when i was 16. she is survivor of domestic violence and she was able to go from working there and being able to afford to buy her own house before she passed away in 2006. easily she is my role model. i get all my ins raise operation from her. >> do you think there is a culture aspect to the drive in the need to succeed. is that common among all immigrant kids, do you think? what is your take, that it has helped you? >> i can tell you someth

i was either bruce lee's brother or a descendant of robert e. lee. [laughter] whenever i got really patriotic, robert e. lee. [laughter] that is how i got into college. [laughter] i used that opportunity in those four years to allow my mind -- i loved studying. it was one of those places where you can read books come interact with professors -- read books, interrupt with professors. none of my class is had more than 10 students at a time. they could interact with you. that was the most welcome ing part of the college experience. >> you said you are here on a part-time or temporary basis. you do not want to be mayor. you want to have your old job back. it pays more. there are already several people running for mayor. you have until august to make a decision. what if some of your powerful friends came to you and said they did not like to was leading in the polls invite you to run, would you consider it then? >> they have already done that. as powerful as they are, i have been very polite in telling them that i think it is neat to have a mayor go back t

you know the players now famous figures such as bruce lee and jackie chan have ensured chinese kung fu is one of the fastest growing martial art forms in the world and in north london shaolin temple has been attracting hundreds of students to experience sound in life and so many art of comfort to the monks is their bodies as weapons to inspire their students using horror to toughen themselves vajra technique and assisting jacket child in temples are much sought after outside. any i arrived in london a nine hundred ninety eight specific nothing to sample it off as it stands to support such as meditation body conditioning tai chi fighting classes younes effects the temple is helping spread company's culture not just people from all around the world to train the monks. it was a waste and this is a really interesting challenge co-chair for many reasons the first is multicultural secondly all has laws which can be used for self-defense keep fit and to create characters personality was shown that is different from the other it can prepare you spiritually physically and make use of the person

. >> it looks more like a bruce lee movie than a fitness clash.tion is sweeping across the country and its roots are right here in san francisco. >> cut to the right. >> a lot of people will say i'm terribly coordinated. i could never do junction. it is not true because it helps with your balance. it helps ground you. >> step back. rock to the right. >> reporter: the creator derived this workout from her katrina martial arts roots. >> reporter: there is a unique element of combat in this workout. the swords are 41 inches in length. imported from china and handcarved from red oak. it is rapidly growing. there are 25 certified instructors circulating from miami to los angeles who teach about 400 students. and if you want to burn 800 to 1000-calories in one class, you'll you've got to do is put up a sword. >> get your upper body into it. your lower body. you work your core. >> let's get some uma thurman on. >> reporter: she has very ambitious goals for her sword reeling workout. >> i would love it to be the world's largest health and wellness system.

among their favorite shows, american westerns and bruce lee movies. >> he would watch cowboy movies and karate movies, things that -- action movies. >> reporter: batarfi took us to the field where he and bin laden played soccer as teenagers. >> and just looking, i think of a lot of memories. and i enjoyed being a captain, really, telling people what to do. >> reporter: on the soccer field, batarfi was the leader. osama, the follower. >> but i would tell him what to do. he was a good soldier. he would follow orders. usually because he was taller than most of us and older, he would play in the front because this way he could use his head to score. >> reporter: batarfi says the teenage osama would usually take the high road. he remembers the time his friend was being bullied. >> so i went running to the guy and pushed him away from osama. and solve problem this way. but then osama came to me and said, you know if you waited a few minutes, i would have solved the problem peacefully. so this was the kind of guy who would always think of solving problems peacefully. >> reporter: while batarfi

bruce spring teen and elvis presley. i see taco bell. i see purple, red, blue, green, orange. i see cheetah revera on broadway. as american as the lee's, the kennedys. none sound american to me. i am not a shamed. jose can you see. i pledge allegiance to this country. land of commercialism. if i can win gold medals. if i can sign my life away. ain't no language. this is my country too. i believe in free dom and diversity, need to get the hell out. [applause] >> i have one more performer. can you believe that? i am so excited. he is a very kind man to be here. he's a total icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in