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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Though versed in multiple forms of martial arts, action star Jet Li is a master of a particular Chinese fighting style. While actors like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan brought kung fu to the forefront of martial arts movies, not all Chinese actors practice this fighting style on screen. Li, who is a national champion in his central style, practices a form of martial arts that is perfect for flashy action movies of the wuxia genre.
Related 15 Best Jet Li Movies Ranked Jet Li is one of the best martial arts actors of all time, with a filmography far deeper than his English movies alone. Here's Jet Li's best 15 films. Jet Li Is A Wushu Expert Li is a master of the fighting style called Wushu, which is simply the Chinese term for "martial arts.
Li kept his championship title at the Chinese National Martial Arts Competition for five consecutive years, a streak no competitor has yet to beat. The discipline of Wushu also puts various weapons to use, and this has been an asset to Li's film career as well. The 2011 wuxia movie Flying Swords of Dragon Gate saw the star use a Daoshu and Jainshu , and the 2006 movie Fearless put Li's expertise with such weapons to particularly exciting use. Of course, the actor has also done several modern movies, but his Wushu has been incredibly effective in old-school martial arts movies.
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