James DeMile

James DeMile
BornJune 6th 1938
San Francisco
DiedAugust 15, 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 83)
StyleWing Chun Do Gung-Fu
Boxing
Teacher(s)Bruce Lee

James W. DeMile (June 6, 1938 – August 15, 2021) was an American martial artist, hypnotherapist and author. He was among the first group of students of Bruce Lee, whom he met in 1959, as they both attended Edison Technical School. In 1963, DeMile appeared in Lee's only book, The Philosophical Art of Self Defense. He was an inductee in the AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame and Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame.