Jet Li’s profile
Li Lian Jie, or Jet Li as he’s known today,
was born April 26th, 1963
in Heibei, Beijing, China. At the tender age of two,
his father passed away and the young Li was left
to take care of his mother.
As with most women who lose
their husbands,
she was extremely overprotective of her son. In fact,
she wouldn’t even let him ride a bicycle. This type of
strict parenting resulted in Jet Li becoming very
timid and fearful.
To combat what she saw as negative traits
in her son,
Jet Li’s mother enrolled him in an amateur
sports school
in Beijing to learn the martial art of wushu.
Training under the watchful eye of coach Wu Bin,
Li quickly established himself as the
most talented studentin the class.
During this stage of his life, he acquired
the nickname “Jet” for his blazing speed.