When Jet Li met Bruce Lee

Eli 2022-01-09 08:01:27

The first kung fu movie I came into contact with was Jet Li’s "Shaolin Temple." It took a long time for Bruce Lee to get the name, and it took a long time before I saw the vague videotape. After watching the Hong Kong Kung Fu movies represented by the Huang Feihong series, I was confused by the beautifully arranged movements of its design, coupled with Jet Li’s handsome appearance and the sensational agitation of "A Man Should Be Self-improvement", I once felt that it was often naked On the upper body, Bruce Lee, who is always screaming and screaming, is really stupid.

Later, after reading a little book, I began to learn to analyze things, and found that most of the fancy-looking things were of little use value, and their value was limited to viewing. Of course, I never meant to say that Jet Li couldn't even beat me, but I'm sure that Jet Li could not beat Bruce Lee, even though he played well. During his lifetime, Bruce Lee was asked who was better than boxing champion Ali. He replied that if he competed in the ring, he would definitely lose; if he fought in the street, Ali would be dead. Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do is a practical craft. We are a nation that pays attention to practicality, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation requires practical craftsmanship. When we finish off to a well-off and catch up with the beauty of the Premier League, let's concentrate on enjoying. This is the era significance of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do.

In fact, Bruce Lee really made me appreciate his thoughts. He once majored in philosophy at Washington State University, and it is said that he has studied Nietzsche's superman doctrine as well as the Chinese Taoist and Zen thoughts. This is enough to distinguish him from Takeo. The Jeet Kune Do he created is not a specific fighting method, but a kind of thought, a practical, concise, and constantly transcending realm of thought.

Mr. Lu Xun once said that if you understand the mysteries of Taoism, you will understand the entire Chinese society (to the effect). I am dull by nature, coupled with laziness, I have never understood Taoism, and I even doubt whether there is Taoism. Taoism lacks an idol that is commonly worshipped like God Jesus, Allah, and Buddha Sakyamuni. How well is Lao Tzu known among the people? Lu Dongbin's bohemian behavior and various absurd legends can't be regarded as a religious idol at all. Taoism also lacks sects and books that are widely circulated like the "Bible", "Quran", and "Hua Yan Jing". How many so-called Taoists have read the "Tao De Jing"? Taoism doesn't even have a relatively complete religious ritual, it's just making a mess. In the past, we were all atheists. In the past few years, I have said that people without faith are useless, and I have followed suit. The best way for people with no faith is to say that they believe in Taoism. I am such a person.

Bruce Lee's understanding of Nietzsche's superman doctrine and Zen Buddhism is often shown in movies. As for the home thought, I can't see it. There is a saying in his maxim that the glass must be emptied before it can be filled. Is this a Taoist thought? This can only be regarded as a half-hearted Taoist thought. Zhuangzi once said something similar: Only when the bowl is empty can you fill the food, and only when the house is empty can you live in. In fact, the emptiness that the ancestor Lao Tzu said was definitely not for usefulness, and emptiness was for emptiness. Zhuangzi took only one step forward and left Laozi's true meaning. Bruce Lee is too. The best way to integrate the true meaning of Taoism into Kung Fu is Feng Qingyang. His Dugu Nine Swords can win with no strokes. If Bruce Lee meets Ali, I believe he will win, if Bruce Lee meets Feng Qingyang, I think he will have no chance.

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The Way of the Dragon quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Japanese Fighter: Is your name 'Tang Lung'?

  • Ho: Tang Lung... .the man you saw just now will kill you!