Before his career in Hollywood began, Bruce Lee owned and operated a small kung-fu studio in Downtown Oakland. Lee brought together different styles of martial arts and opened his classes to western students, alarming the Bay Area's Chinese community. Lee was issued a now famous challenge and ultimatum by a representative, Wong Jak Man, who demanded that Lee stop teaching martial arts to Caucasians or close the school down. Lee settled the dispute in less than a minute, securing his right to teach whomever he pleased. As a result of this duel, Lee became committed to developing Jeet Kune Do, a.k.a. the Way of the Intercepting Fist - a form of fighting not bound by style.