Jet Li launches video portal to globalise martial arts
Founding Jetli.com is a continuation of my dream, not something I did from an impulse. Kung Fu is not just about the movements of arms and legs, it is also about pursuing your dream with persistence and patience. Jet Li, martial arts actor
SHANGHAI: Martial arts actor Jet Li, 54, is turning his attention to globalising martial arts.
He has just launched an online video platform, Jetli.com, to nurture and develop martial arts around the world and gain entry into the booming sports sector in China.
Jetli.com, an English-language website, aims to tell the story of wushu and wushu masters, as well as other martial arts, including extreme sports, boxing and Taekwondo.
“Founding Jetli.com is a continuation of my dream, not something I did from an impulse,” Li wrote in an earlier Weibo post. “Kung Fu is not just about the movements of arms and legs, it is also about pursuing your dream with persistence and patience.”
Chinese investors have poured billions into sports ventures, as people in China become more health- conscious. A total of 63 investments with an aggregate deal value of RMB11 billion (about RM7.2 billion) were recorded in the sports sector during the first half of 2016, up nearly 300 per cent in terms of deal value compared with the RMB3.6 billion registered for all of 2015, according to data from ChinaVenture.
Jet Li’s portal will strive to discovery and help young people pursuing their dreams and share their spirit with others.
The video portal is operated by a commercial entity, Shanghaibased Zaomengzhe Development Company.
Jet Li, a former national wushu champion in China, had shot to fame in 1982 with the wushu flick Shaolin Temple.
He is best known for portraying the wushu master Wong Fei-hung in the series of movies Once Upon a Time in China.