Before movies, Jet Li was China's wushu champion four times #shorts

Would you train that hard as a kid?

Jet Li (born Li Lianjie, 1963) began as a competitive wushu athlete. His talent was noticed at age eight at a summer course at the Beijing Sports and Exercise School, and coach Wu Bin even bought food for Li's family to boost his protein intake. At eleven he was part of the 1974 China national wushu team that performed in the United States. He then joined the newly founded Beijing Wushu Team and became national all-around champion four times from 1975 to 1979, mastering styles including changquan and fanziquan. A knee injury ended his competitive career at 18. He went on to become one of the most influential martial artists in cinema history. His screen name drew on the nickname 'Jet', given to him as a young student for his speed and grace in training.

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