He was so impressed by Lee, however, that he decided to study at Lee's kwoon, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los Angeles. Shortly after beginning his studies, Lee accepted Wong as a private student. Wong became Lee's sparring partner and close friend. Wong was present as Lee developed Jun Fan Gung Fu into Jeet Kune Do. He was also present to see Lee train other martial artists, including Karate Champion Joe Lewis and basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Wong was one of only a few people to receive rank in the art of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee. What is also of note about Wong is that he never learned another martial art besides what Bruce taught him, thus never taught anything other than what he learned from Bruce. Wong gave seminars and continued to teach privately until his death. Some of his students included Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee Keasler, and long-time martial-arts instructors such as Lewis Luk. Wong was a lifetime board member of the Bruce Lee Foundation.
