they both kick a lot of ass welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be pitting
Jackie Chan against Jet Li to see who is
the ultimate Chinese martial arts
superstar round one iconic roles
let’s hit the ground running by
comparing their screen personas in the
first corner is Jackie Chan he’s made a
career out of playing the well-meaning
but foolish average Joe he often has to
prove his worth to friends and family
while facing insurmountable challenges
his career spans four decades in over
100 films but he is rarely deviated from
the cheery and friendly image he is
known for as seen in mr. nice guy and
super cop however more recently he has
used his experience to play a mentor to
Chinese come Kato meanwhile jet Lee
plays deadly outlandish villains as well
as straight-faced good guys and Chinese
folk heroes the types of roles these
actors play are pretty much complete
opposites and that makes this category a
tough one to call while gently may be
more dynamic overseas we’re giving this
point to Jackie because his characters
are always more likable unique and
memorable round two personality Jet Li
is at his best during dramatic scenes
and during drawn-out hardcore action
sequences his screen presence is ultra
serious on the flip side few martial
artists have managed to showcase as much
personality as Jackie Chan he always
adds a sense of humor to his characters
and fighting scenes and even adds
realism by getting hurt on occasion some
may find that he can be over-the-top but
Jackie always entertains with his
hilarious kind and almost childlike
characters in the end Jackie Chan’s
personality is a major reason that he’s
become such a beloved superstar this
point goes to Jackie
Kevin Midas that
round three martial-arts Jackie Chan
comes from a gymnastics background and
specializes in kungfu he trained at the
Chinese drama Academy and has added
elements to his style from Hapkido
boxing judo and Taekwondo for Jackie
it’s not so much about what he knows but
the execution his fighting style is
defensive and based on tight choppy
strikes meanwhile Jet Li was a child
prodigy and master in wushu having
studied and competed since early
childhood simply put he has trained
himself to be a lethal weapon
and his less about show and more about
tell as in tell you that he just broke
your legs while both these men are good
at martial arts
we’ll have to award Jet Li in this
category as he is much more disciplined
and employs a no-nonsense fighting style
complete with a greater depth of
fighting techniques when it’s all said
and done
Jet Li is the one haha round four stunts
in this category Jackie Chan holds a
huge advantage namely he performed Bruce
Lee’s stunts when he was still a
teenager then he went on to perform his
own stunts as a movie star over the
years we have seen him perform insane
and life-threatening acrobatics and
maneuvers that few could pull off or
even dream of attempting even more
shocking is the fact that he never lets
injury get in the way and doesn’t depend
too much on special effects simply put
no one else would keep on performing
with a broken ankle while jackie has
been forced to use doubles in his later
career Jet Li has always let them do the
dirty work to us that’s a bit of a
buzzkill this point goes to Jackie round
five Awards and cultural impact going
into the final round it doesn’t look
like this fight would be winnable for
Jet Li adding insult to injury Jackie
goes for the knockout strike by drawing
on his legendary career status that
emerged from under the shadow of Bruce
Lee albeit with an opposing style he has
since been given a spot on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame as well as Hong Kong’s
Avenue of stars
not to mention taking home an innovator
award for his choreography and a
Lifetime Achievement Award for his
stunts and did we forget to mention that
he also has his own cartoon series both
of Concord the box office but jackie has
risen to become a better known cultural
icon around the world winner Jackie Chan
the verdict
I’m sorry Jet Li fans while the star
wins in the pure martial arts category
he’s left bowing in respect to Jackie’s
wins in all other categories resulting
an incredible victory of four to one
what do you think did Jackie deserve
such a major upset
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be pitting
Jackie Chan against Jet Li to see who is
the ultimate Chinese martial arts
superstar round one iconic roles
let’s hit the ground running by
comparing their screen personas in the
first corner is Jackie Chan he’s made a
career out of playing the well-meaning
but foolish average Joe he often has to
prove his worth to friends and family
while facing insurmountable challenges
his career spans four decades in over
100 films but he is rarely deviated from
the cheery and friendly image he is
known for as seen in mr. nice guy and
super cop however more recently he has
used his experience to play a mentor to
Chinese come Kato meanwhile jet Lee
plays deadly outlandish villains as well
as straight-faced good guys and Chinese
folk heroes the types of roles these
actors play are pretty much complete
opposites and that makes this category a
tough one to call while gently may be
more dynamic overseas we’re giving this
point to Jackie because his characters
are always more likable unique and
memorable round two personality Jet Li
is at his best during dramatic scenes
and during drawn-out hardcore action
sequences his screen presence is ultra
serious on the flip side few martial
artists have managed to showcase as much
personality as Jackie Chan he always
adds a sense of humor to his characters
and fighting scenes and even adds
realism by getting hurt on occasion some
may find that he can be over-the-top but
Jackie always entertains with his
hilarious kind and almost childlike
characters in the end Jackie Chan’s
personality is a major reason that he’s
become such a beloved superstar this
point goes to Jackie
Kevin Midas that
round three martial-arts Jackie Chan
comes from a gymnastics background and
specializes in kungfu he trained at the
Chinese drama Academy and has added
elements to his style from Hapkido
boxing judo and Taekwondo for Jackie
it’s not so much about what he knows but
the execution his fighting style is
defensive and based on tight choppy
strikes meanwhile Jet Li was a child
prodigy and master in wushu having
studied and competed since early
childhood simply put he has trained
himself to be a lethal weapon
and his less about show and more about
tell as in tell you that he just broke
your legs while both these men are good
at martial arts
we’ll have to award Jet Li in this
category as he is much more disciplined
and employs a no-nonsense fighting style
complete with a greater depth of
fighting techniques when it’s all said
and done
Jet Li is the one haha round four stunts
in this category Jackie Chan holds a
huge advantage namely he performed Bruce
Lee’s stunts when he was still a
teenager then he went on to perform his
own stunts as a movie star over the
years we have seen him perform insane
and life-threatening acrobatics and
maneuvers that few could pull off or
even dream of attempting even more
shocking is the fact that he never lets
injury get in the way and doesn’t depend
too much on special effects simply put
no one else would keep on performing
with a broken ankle while jackie has
been forced to use doubles in his later
career Jet Li has always let them do the
dirty work to us that’s a bit of a
buzzkill this point goes to Jackie round
five Awards and cultural impact going
into the final round it doesn’t look
like this fight would be winnable for
Jet Li adding insult to injury Jackie
goes for the knockout strike by drawing
on his legendary career status that
emerged from under the shadow of Bruce
Lee albeit with an opposing style he has
since been given a spot on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame as well as Hong Kong’s
Avenue of stars
not to mention taking home an innovator
award for his choreography and a
Lifetime Achievement Award for his
stunts and did we forget to mention that
he also has his own cartoon series both
of Concord the box office but jackie has
risen to become a better known cultural
icon around the world winner Jackie Chan
the verdict
I’m sorry Jet Li fans while the star
wins in the pure martial arts category
he’s left bowing in respect to Jackie’s
wins in all other categories resulting
an incredible victory of four to one
what do you think did Jackie deserve
such a major upset
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