The Way of the Warrior

How Bruce Lee Inspired Max’s Cult Favorite Kung Fu Show

Last Friday I finished watching Season 3 of Warrior, the Bruce Lee-inspired show set in San Francisco’s Chinatown circa 1878. The series follows the story of Ah Sahm, a mixed-race martial artist who sails from Foshan, China in search of his sister, Xiaojing, who has fled to California after escaping her abusive warlord husband, a man she was forced to marry in order to spare her brother’s life.

When Ah Sahm, played by Andrew Koji, finally lands in America, he has his…