Jet Li - born to fight

ALMOST all movie viewers have heard of Jet Li. Not knowing who is Jet Li is just like a Christian saying he doesn't know who Jesus is.
In Pinyin, his name is spelt as Li Lianjie. Li's dad died when he was just two years old. His mother understandably was very protective of her little boy and sent him to the Wushu academy when Li was eight years old.
Jet Li's career in martial arts started when he became a member of the Beijing Wu Shu team. The team was formed to stage martial arts demonstrations in the All China Games. Naturally, membership comes with training in China's biggest contribution to the martial arts world.
Li's inherent familiarity with the fighting arts thrust him into the limelight when he garnered 15 gol medals and one silver in the annual Chinese Wu Shu tournaments.
In 1974, Li received the best all-round gold medal in the Young National Athletic Competition. He also got two other gold medals for broadsword display and the empty-hand demo.
In the following year in the 3rd Chinese Wu Shu Championships, Li collected gold in the Long Fist category and silver in the spear section.
From 1977 to 1979, he continued to receive gold medals in various events. By now, the whole country began to take notice of this naturally talented young man who seemed to be the answer to Hong Kong's Bruce Lee.
Some of Jet Li's more memorable movies are Shaolin Temple, Once Upon A Time In China, Fist of Legend and the Fong Sak-Yuk series.
Some of his more recent movies are Kiss of the Dragon, Romeo Must Die, Unleashed and From Cradle 2 Grave. His latest movie is Fearless. Jet Li has announced that Fearless will be his last martial arts movie.
Jet Li was quoted by the Shenzhen Daily saying "I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years. Huo Yuanjia is a conclusion to my life as a martial arts star."
Jet Li is married to Nina Li Chi since 1999. The couple have two daughters. The actor was previously married to Qui-yan Huang. They married in 1987 and divorced in 1990. He has two daughters from that marriage.
It is little known that Jet Li was a victim of the 2004 Tsunami that hit south Asia. He was holidaying in Maldives at that time and a piece of furniture hit his foot. The injury was not serious.
So far, Jet Li has acted in 33 movies, both in Asia and in Hollywood.
At 42 years old, Jet Li is in the prime of his acting career. His birthday is April 26. From the acclaim he has received the world over, Jet Li's acting career is on the ascent. He will probably continue with his present path until such time when it is no longer in his favour.
In his private life, Jet Li is humble and has an easy-going nature. He was quick to admit that he wasn't interested in taking part in fighting tournaments and that in a real fight situation, he would probably lose to the professionals who have made a name for themselves.
Even though the Beijing-born actor is not in the same mould as Bruce Lee, nobody in the martial arts world is doubting his prowess as a genuine kung fu exponent. His many trophies simply cannot be ignored.
The Chinese people as a whole recognise that fact that when a wise man confesses to his vulnerability, his words actually speak volumes for his prodigious talents in his chosen field.
We wish Jet Li all the good luck in his future endeavours.





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