Jet Li's master, Wu Jing's old man, do you know who he is?

Jet Li's master, Wu Jing's old man, or the sixth generation of the mantis boxing, he is China's famous martial arts master Yu Hai.

It is well known that Jet Li and Wu Jing are the same disciples, and both of them **** the same master, in fact, is not Yu Hai but Wu Bin. It was Wu Bin who first discovered Jet Li and then Wu Bin who brought them into the show business. Although Yu Hai is not as famous as Wu Bin, he has played Jet Li's master and Wu Jing's father-in-law in movies and TV dramas. With his profound martial arts skills, he has gained the unanimous respect of the two.

The sixth generation of Mantis Fist

In the movie and television works, we often hear about Mantis Fist, which is a very famous traditional martial arts school in China. It is one of the four famous fists of Shandong, but also one of the first traditional martial arts schools to be included in the systematic research and organization by the General Administration of Sports. Mantis boxing has a long history, is China's very good traditional culture, according to legend by the late Ming and early Qing dynasty anti-Qing people Wang Lang created, has now become China's ancient martial arts culture carrier.

Yu Hai was once under the banner of Lin Jingshan, a master of the Seven Star Praying Mantis Fist, and has made great contributions to the promotion of traditional martial arts. He has always been active in the front line of martial arts education, specializing in researching and discovering martial arts heritage that has been lost for a long time. For many years he has devoted himself to the study of traditional Chinese martial arts, especially to the study and development of Mantis Fist, which has reached the point of perfection.

In order to practice Mantis Fist, Mr. Yu Hai has suffered a lot. It is said that when practicing under his master, Yu Hai used to be in a room with hundreds of praying mantises*** in order to comprehend the true essence of Mantis Fist. Those scenes that appeared in kung fu movies had once really happened to him. He is the master of all schools of Mantis Boxing and is highly respected by all walks of life in the martial arts world.

Yu Hai's Legendary Experience

Yu Hai was born in Yantai City, Shandong Province, which is one of the very important birthplaces of martial arts in China. Yu Hai grew up with a strong interest in traditional martial arts and started practicing Mantis Fist at the age of 12, and has been practicing martial arts diligently ever since. It can be said that he spent his entire childhood with Mantis Fist and mastered the essence of Mantis Fist at the age of 16.

In 1958, he was recruited by the Shandong Provincial Institute of Physical Education and Sports with excellent results after breaking through three hurdles in a row while participating in a national three-level martial arts competition. Since then, he represented Shandong Wushu team to participate in the national martial arts competitions, once successively got the Mantis Fist, sword and stick all-round champion, was one of the most famous Chinese martial arts athletes at that time.

Since then, Yu Hai has been active in the field of physical education, and was once the captain and chief coach of the Shandong Wushu team, leading the team to get good results in all the major martial arts competitions in the country. He has also traveled with Wushu delegations to more than 30 countries, including the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Algeria, Tanzania, Somalia, and Morocco. He has made great contributions to the promotion of Chinese Kung Fu to the world and has also visited Myanmar.

Yu Hai's Acting Experience

Because Yu Hai is highly respected in the martial arts world, he is hired as an action director for many action movies. In order to promote the culture of Chinese martial arts, Yu Hai is also happy to let the Chinese martial arts be recognized by the world through this kind of film and television works. He has not only worked as an action designer in many movies, but has also acted in many action films.

The action movies Mr. Yu Hai has acted in have not been the flashy ones that they are nowadays, but each one of them has been a steady work in progress, never a perfunctory one. While practicing his martial arts moves, he would also seriously polish his acting skills, leaving a deep impression on people.

In 1982, Yu Hai and China's famous martial arts star Jet Li **** shot "Shaolin Temple" together. In the movie, Yu Hai played the role of Jet Li's master and also served as the movie's action director. In the movie, Yu Hai's image as a strict teacher and a kind father was unanimously praised. Subsequently, Yu Hai appeared in many movies and TV shows. In 1986, he acted in the movie "North and South Shaolin", in 1990 he acted in the costume movie "Elder of Heaven", and in 1993 he acted in the movie "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng" directed by Yuan Heping.

In 1999, Yu Hai co-starred with Wu Jing in the martial arts drama "New Shaolin Temple", in which he played the role of the generation of patriarchs, Tuan Zong. In addition, Yu Hai has also had outstanding performances in "Tai Chi Warrior", "Landmine War", "Ip Man" and "Zhang Sanfeng".

Yu Hai, who is not a professional actor, was spotted by several directors because of his excellent martial arts skills, and never expected to get out of control after being exposed to the screen. He would try to figure out the character's journey and polish his acting skills, and at the same time patiently teach other actors martial arts moves on the set. He has played the roles of elder, master and patriarch in many movies and TV dramas, and his decent image has been y appreciated by everyone.

Today, Yu Hai has become a highly respected senior in the martial arts and actor circles, with Jet Li and Wu Kyoto having received his guidance and help. He played Jet Li's master in "Shaolin Temple", Wu Jing's father in "Kung Fu Kid", and Wu Jing's master in "Tai Chi Master".

Wu Jing especially respects people with real skills, and Mr. Yu Hai's many collaborations with him have made Wu Jing y respect his martial arts skills. Every time Wu Jing saw Mr. Yu Hai, he bent down and bowed, showing great respect and admiration. Nowadays, Mr. Yu Hai is in his 70s, and although he has reached the age of old age, he is in high spirits and his eyes are glowing.

Future of action films in doubt

In the entertainment industry nowadays, there are only a handful of actors and actresses who have real kung fu, and practicing martial arts requires a huge amount of time and effort. But this is a fast-paced society, and few people are willing to spend a lot of time and energy in this area. In the entertainment industry nowadays, actors who have both acting skills and real kung fu can be counted on one hand.

With the gradual aging of kung fu superstars like Jet Li and Jackie Chan, there are fewer and fewer kung fu movies in China. Nowadays, many of the action movies we see are just a fancy show for the sake of looking good, and a lot of them are fairy tale movies that only focus on the costume. Relying on post-production editing and slow motion to show kung fu is simply uninspired.

The kind of action movies that Jackie Chan and Jet Li used to make with their slick and sharp moves have almost disappeared. Nowadays, China's kung fu movies rely almost entirely on Wu Jing and Donnie Yen, the famous martial arts stars, to hold them up. Once they grow old, there will be no successor to the martial arts movies.

It is important to know that action movies are a very important benchmark in China's movie industry. Since Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee brought Chinese kung fu to the world, it has become the label of our traditional culture. In the last century, a large number of talented kung fu superstars have emerged in China, bringing the country's action movies to a new height, even in the eyes of many foreigners, every Chinese knows kung fu.

But now, with the decline of martial arts stars, the future of action movies is in doubt. Especially in this age of traffic over acting, where else would anyone want to step down and learn kung fu?

I hope there will be more kung fu masters like Yu Hai, so that our traditional culture can be better promoted.