Tom Arnold said something funny!

[Sho]

As I see it, Jet Li has always been a fan of internal arts. He's a great martial artist in my honest opinion and his training isn't just limited to PRC wushu. Many people just see him as a movie star with a martial dance background, even though he has seeked for guidance from eg. a number of different Taijiquan instructors. I'm also 100% sure that he has done independent research on martial arts that was not for purposes concerning the audience and the movie scene in general.

[ShifuBinks]

How legit all this is, I am not sure, but he does look he has real skills.

Yes one never can be too skeptical in this day and age what with all the 8 year old 2nd degree black belts running around doing demos and such...I agree though his fight scenes are cool, but how much of that is CGI?

I once read an article by David Carridine in IKF entitled "Show me the Real Stuff" where he criticized modern actors for using technology to enhance there fight scenes, unlike him who did the real stuff on the beloved "Kung Fu" series...

Sho: Interesting info on Jet Li, but the question on my mind is...can he fight?

[cho]

Originally posted by ShifuBinks
..can he fight?

probably about as well as Jackie Chan, maybe better since he isn't as injured.

I think I saw that Conan show when C2G came out. Tom also joked about Seagal having a double that does the actual punches, while Seagal poses with a sandwich. It was pretty funny. and that bit about him having a third teste.

[Sho]

Originally posted by ShifuBinks
can he fight?

I'm sure he can successfully defend himself because of his martial arts training, but he just wouldn't do too well in the ring or against fighter fighters (although I could be mistaken, but I highly doubt it).

[Sho]

Originally posted by cho
probably about as well as Jackie Chan, maybe better since he isn't as injured.

Jackie Chan is a far more experienced fighter than Jet Li. I don't know about Jet's training when it comes to sparring, but I do know for a fact that Jackie sparred a lot in his past. I'm quite sure his stunt team spars regularly together.

[cho]

Originally posted by Sho
I'm quite sure his stunt team spars regularly together.

When Chan 'spars' with his team, it's to build coordination and timing between themselves, but unlike Jet he's had streetfights. Watch his documentary "My Stunts" or any of his movies past 1980. Notice how he only fights with his own stuntmen b/c his trusts them to punch close to his face without hitting him.

"Who Am I?" in particular had pretty bad editing, wherein most of the Dutch "hitmen" were doubled by Chinese guys. Also, "My Stunts" has this one part when Chan is trying to choreograph with the tall fighter. Everytime the tall guy kicks near him, Chan would run away, b/c he's not used to his kicks.