Working closely with the Bruce Lee family and the Bruce Lee Foundation Blackwing has designed an ode to one of Bruce Lee’s most iconic outfits. Today, Bruce Lee’s yellow and black jumpsuit worn in “Game of Death” is one of the most recognized symbols in film history.
Despite his image as an international movie star and acclaimed martial artist, Bruce Lee was a philosopher at his core. His pocketbooks contained everything from dance routines, to uplifting self-affirmations and deep life-shaping wisdoms. While his oeuvre is filled with classic films, his crowning achievement may have been his art known as Jeet Kune Do.
In a note to his students, Bruce Lee wrote “the art of Jeet Kune Do is simply to simplify.” He believed in honesty in all actions and championed a freedom of expression that had never been seen in the world of martial arts. Jeet Kune Do was designed for combat, but its tenets can be applied to the challenges of everyday life; “using no way as way; having no limitation as limitation.”
The Blackwing 651 is a tribute to the legendary Bruce Lee. Both simple and direct, each pencil features a black and yellow striped design that takes its cues from the philosophies of Jeet Kune Do. The number 651 is derived from 651 S. Weller Street in Seattle, where Bruce Lee opened his first formal school. The extra-firm graphite is ideal for writing notes, including those to your future self, whenever inspiration strikes.
Blackwing pencils differ in the softness of the graphite core, which can be felt while writing and drawing. These pencils feature a extra firm core similar to that of their Natural line of pencils.
We sell all 4 matching refill erasers and additional eraser colors to add some fun to it!
1 dozen pencils per box.
