Watch the intense fight choreography from Jet Li's directorial debut, where he showcases a more brutal, raw fighting style than in his later films:
The rules of western boxing were foreign to Jet. He was a master of , built for speed and fluidity, yet he was told he could only use his hands. For a time, he took the beatings, bloodied and bruised, playing the role of the silent victim. But the bullying didn't stop at the ring. When the sailors continued to abuse his fellow villagers, the "naive soldier" was gone. The Final Defense Born to Defense(1986)
Jet reunited with his old war buddy, , a man who had lost everything and now pulled a rickshaw just to survive. When a group of sailors recklessly plowed their car through a crowded market, they didn't just hit Jet—they mocked the very people they were there to protect. The tension snapped when a gang of Navy bullies trashed Zhang’s rickshaw, destroying the only livelihood the old veteran had left. Watch the intense fight choreography from Jet Li's
He began as a "sparring partner"—a human punching bag for American soldiers who wanted to test their fists against a Chinese "war hero". In the smoke-filled bars of the naval base, Jet faced the massive, arrogant . But the bullying didn't stop at the ring