Huo Nguyen Giap’s real-life martial arts is more “heavy” than in the movie?

Anecdotes about defeating foreign masters have turned Huo Nguyen Giap into China’s national martial arts hero.

The image of Huo Nguyen Giap has been recreated in many TV series and movies. However, according to martial arts research, his real martial arts are much more powerful.

Huo Nguyen Giap’s image in movies

Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) was a real figure in Chinese history. Referring to his martial arts, people will immediately think of the great technique Me Tung Quyen. It is the perfect combination of the elaborate heights of Shaolin and Wudang martial arts.

Jet Li plays the role of Huo Nguyen Giap in the movie of the same name.

The image of this historical character has been built into movies many times by directors. In which, the 2006 version of “Huo Nguyen Giap” by Ly Lien Kiet made a strong impression on the audience. This action movie is completely based on the life of Huo Nguyen Giap, a Chinese martial artist who challenged foreign martial artists to major international events, in order to restore national pride at the time when the emperors were in trouble. western country.

The film is excellently appreciated for its content and beautiful martial arts performances by Jet Li. Legendary character Huo Nguyen Giap in the film has many new features. No longer a calm, calm hero as shown in previous films, Jet Li’s version of Huo Nguyen Giap contains more introspection with richer emotional states.

Video: The scene where Ly Lien Kiet shows off his top martial arts when competing with martial artists in the movie “Huo Nguyen Giap”

During many years of filming martial arts, Jet Li many times near death when filming risky scenes. In a TV show, “martial arts superstar” remembers the accident on the set of “Huo Nguyen Giap” in 2005. He shared: “Closing Huo Nguyen Giap was the first time I faced death. I still remember how scared I was.”

At that time, Ly Lien Kiet fell from the stand with a height of 3-4m but did not hurt much. The actor thought there was nothing to worry about, but 4 days later, he felt short of breath, lost control when urinating and had to help breathe with an oxygen tank. Right in the night, Ly Lien Kiet was taken to the emergency room. Because the filming location was in the mountains, it was difficult to move, so it took the film crew 3 hours to get to the hospital. Around that time, he experienced a feeling of facing death and haunting every memory.

Jet Li almost lost his life while filming “Huo Nguyen Giap” in 2006.

“Huo Nguyen Giap” TV version in 2018 by actor Trieu Van Trac. Set in the late Qing Dynasty, the film recreates the legendary story of historical figure Huo Nguyen Giap. With an indomitable martial spirit, he bravely stood up to fight foreign forces to protect China. Huo Nguyen Giap passed away at the age of 42. The mysterious death of this great grandmaster so far has not been answered.

This is the second time Trieu Van Trac has transformed into the legendary Huo Nguyen Giap. In 2001, the actor took on the role of this great master and was loved by Asian audiences. But this time, Trieu Van Trac did not receive much support. The martial arts star was once praised for being young at the age of 47 but still too old for the character Huo Nguyen Giap.

Trieu Van Trac became Huo Nguyen Giap for the second time in the TV version of the same name.

In an interview about participating in the project, Trieu Van Trac once confidently shared that after the role of Hoac Nguyen Giap in the new version, the audience will understand what true martial arts is. Huo Nguyen Giap’s martial arts carry the spirit of self-reliance of the nation and all ages need that spirit. After 18 years, the actor has constantly trained and mastered martial arts, so he has enough experience to firmly grasp this role and the inner depth of the character.

Martial artist Huo Nguyen Giap in real life is more “heavy” than in the movie

According to many martial arts researchers, in the movie “Huo Nguyen Giap” played by actor Li Lien Kiet, although this actor has performed very beautiful martial arts, it is still not enough to act. describe all the quintessence of Me Tung Quyen.

Ly Lien Kiet shows beautiful martial arts performances, but it is still not enough to describe the top martial arts ability of Huo Nguyen Giap.

In the history of Chinese martial arts, Huo Nguyen Giap’s father is the famous martial artist Huo En De, who taught Me Tung Quyen. However, when mentioning this top-notch technique, people refer to Huo Nguyen Giap, not his father. Because simply, Huo Nguyen Giap was the one who brought Me Tung Quyen to the top of combining martial arts and art, making it an extremely powerful weapon to defeat many domestic and foreign masters. out to glorify Chinese martial arts.

Me Tung Quyen is a perfect combination of the elaborate peaks of Shaolin and Wudang martial arts, between soft and hard, both leisurely and gently, when quickly and decisively, constantly changing to make the opponent hard to get back in time.

Huo Nguyen Giap performed elaborately in history.

Like his father, Huo Nguyen Giap also participated in the bodyguard profession and became more famous when he repeatedly defeated the robbers. Time later, Nguyen Giap opened a dojo and many martial artists from all over the world came to challenge. However, no opponent could withstand his quick and transformative moves. There were even times when Nguyen Giap even “accepted” dozens of boxers to step into the ring to compete, but all in turn had to fall in admiration.

In a short time, Huo Nguyen Giap became an unrivaled martial artist, known by everyone as “The First Tianjin”. In 1909, he cooperated with a number of Chinese martial arts masters to establish Tinh Vo Gymnastics Association with the aim of systematizing and popularizing the youth’s physical strength, patriotism and resistance to foreign invaders. Contemporary China.

Huo Nguyen Giap is known as a martial artist without an opponent.

However, only a year after Tinh Vo Gymnastics Association was born, Huo Nguyen Giap died suddenly. His death at the age of 42 until now still leaves many doubts and different theories. After he passed away, none of the junior generations could surpass Huo Nguyen Giap in the use of this superb martial art.