A community portal about Huo Yuanjia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Huo Yuanjia was a Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai. A...
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A community portal about Huo Yuanjia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Huo Yuanjia was a Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai. A practitioner of the martial art Mízōngyì, he is considered a hero in China for challenging foreign fighters in highly publicized matches at a time when Chinese sovereignty was being eroded by foreign concessions and spheres of influence. Due to his heroic status, legends and myths about events in his life are difficult to discern from the facts.
Poison works very quickly. It has worked its way to my heart… Zhensheng, promise me you won’t seek revenge. Revenge will only bring us more bloodshed. Please, that’s not what I want. We must strive to become triumphant… Nong Jinsun, I only understand wushu. I practiced for many years to understand what Wushu is, what is wushu’s real purpose. The competition must continue. One cannot choose how one’s life begins. It takes courage to finish the final step.
– Huo Yuan Jia
Billed as Jet... Read Full Story
Jet Li's Fearless
Blu-ray Edition
Directed by Ronny Yu
Starring Jet Li, Nakamura Shidou, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Nathan Jones
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release Date: December 9, 2008
Jet Li was planning to stop making martial art movies after the filming of Fearless . He didn't stick to that plan, but had he done so he would have gone out on an extremely high note.
Fearless tells the story of the life of Huo Yuanjia (played by Li), though it takes some major liberties for... Read Full Story
This is the story of Huo Yuanjia - A fighter who represents Chinese martial arts to a nation; A man who fought his way out of darkness and into history.The battle of the century begins! A British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Prussian soldier - three formidable fighters step into the ring and, one after another, Yuanjia defeats them all. But the Chamber of Commerce has been saving the best until last. The Japanese challenger, Anno Tanaka, is by far the most skilled competitor. As the two men... Read Full Story
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