Jet Li

Jet Li ({{zh-tspw |t=李連傑 |s=李连杰 |p=Li Lian Jie|w=Li Lien-chieh}}; Cantonese: Lei Lin Git; born April 26, 1963) is a Chinese martial artist and filmactor. Jet Li (as he would later be known) was born in either Hebei or Beijing, China, and orphaned at age 2. He was sent to the Wushu academy at age 8.

Opinions

On Sport Fighting

• While Li had been highly successful in non-combat Wu Shu tournaments, he has never expressed a personal interest in competing in any sport fighting or competitive martial arts such as kickboxing or MMA.
• In the Special Features section of the "Cradle 2 the Grave" DVD, Li claimed that he would be defeated in real life by professional MMA fighters such as Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, and Randy Couture, his co-stars in the film.