The reason why there's so much power behind even seemingly small strikes is because in the universe of The One, there are multiple universes with multiple versions of the 'same' character (in this case Jet Li). Each time one is killed, the more powerful the others become. They showcased that insane power very well early on with the villain moving faster than normal human speed while simultaneously taking out a SWAT team in essentially one go. At this point I believe its indicated that there are only two versions left of Jet Li's character which is why they're both insanely strong. Gives the movie a pretty good excuse to really dial up the fantasy and drama with the fact that one can become so powerful, you essentially defy physics.
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 This movie also came out soon after The Matrix, and wanted to capitalize on that style of action. Even had a few bullet-time scenes.
Jet li in Black is using Baguazhang with the circular movements and palm strikes, Evil Jet li with the grey shirt is using Hsing Yi quan which uses direct attacks inspired by the use of the spear both are internal martial arts
Correct Lunatic, But i already noticed the knowledge in this scene though. Also, still one of my favourite films this year, and the best film in my life too.
@@CoryPchajek Gabe Law And Gabriel Yulaw Both have Grey shirts, not white shirts though. Because, only the texture of The grey shirt was blue but even though, everyone tryed seeing their shirts are grey because it’s most likely grey but when you see blue the colour of grey just turns into blue but no. It’s just a grey shirt ok, etc.
I remember my first experience watching Jet Li was in theater watching Lethal Weapon 4, and boy did he make one hell of a first impression on the entire audience.
this is by far my favourite martial arts movie, both for the metal music including Disturbed and a notable inclusion of Jason Statham when he had hair.
8:28 Gabe Law didn't want to kill Yu Law. because, if he did, there was a chance that the whole universe would die along with Yu Law. cuz pretty much, the story is that Yu Law was hopping from universe to universe, killing every version of him. and he and Gabe Law were the only two left. with each kill, the energy from the dead versions of Jet Li's characters, in the other universes, divided amongst the survivors. Gabe and and Jason Statham's characters wanted him alive, so they can take him back to the headquarters that Jason's character came from, and send Yu Law to a place called Hades Universe.
The ending was pretty fun but kinda stupid.. Hey we have this extremely overpowered villain lets put him in one place with all kinds of baddies so he can pummel everyone he sees.. which he did.
@@fzoid3534 I mean, isnt the point that the prison world is 1 way? Its a life sentence with no parole so at that point they dont care what he does, he is beating up scum and will stay there till he dies. It keeps him from his goal of killing himself across all realities or whatever.
Such a fun movie. I was so excited when I saw this pop up in my list to watch! I need to dig through my collection and find this to watch again. It's been a long, long time since I last saw it.
The one thing I wanted to mention is Gabe's character didn't start using Baqua until last half only. The first half was him meeting force with force. The significance of the scene was he practiced Baqua to keep his balance and the ring rounded him of it. - there was a scene at the beginning where he trained his Baqua after getting back from his initial confrontation with Yu Law's character.
For more Jet Li, how about Kiss of the Dragon? One scene he fights an early MMA opponent in close quarters. I think you already did the other scene with the twins.
the reason we don't get jet li in more movies these days is his health went way down.. He got sick somehow, sad but these movies are more epic now because of that reason.
The style that Yu Law (bad Jet Li) is using was developed in Chinese prisons and is intended to be used while shackled, hence the short yet powerful strikes.
This was my childhood movie man, I used to go to this local library every week and I'd rent this on vhs. As a kid I did not remember how nu metal the soundtrack was
Ah, one of the films that came out to capalized on the success of The Matrix, along with Ultra Violent, Equilibrium, Aeon Flux, and Godzilla: Final Wars.
As an FYI, the reason they fight similarly at the start of the fight is because they're on walkways, which favours the linear style, and Gabe is looking for revenge for Yulaw killing his wife. So he's just coming straight for Yulaw out of anger. It's not until he gets beaten down that he lets go of the aggression and fights as he trained in a more open space that his style emerges.
Fight choreography is story telling. This is one of my favorites. So they need to make movements exaggerated and clean and stop moving at the end of each, so that the audience can read what they were going for. And then each action gets a visible clear readable reaction. Beat. And then the agressor either goes again, or the defender takes a turn on the offence. Good actors can do this clearly and still make it feel fluid and natural, more than in this fight, but that is like going up on stage and delivering Shakespeare monologue in perfect rhymes and make it feel like regular conversation. My old kung fu club once had a guest teacher who specialized in bagua and xing yi. Footwork footwork footwork for two weeks. And some very light sparring. Bagua, as I understand it is all about getting off centerline, circling either left or right and changing direction very quickly. For a noob like me it was disorienting. It felt as if the old geezer could dematerialize and then appear behind my back, softly touching my neck, groin or kidneys. But even the advanced students who did a lot more sparring said that it was frustrating. I don’t know if the bagua principles are still viable against skilled fighters, but if you could get it working I imagine that it’d look something like Vasily Lomachenko. Xing yi was rude. Keep a tight guard and no matter what your opponent does: small step forward and counter punch. The punches are generally small and corkscrewy and doubles as guard or deflection against an incoming punch. Again, I don’t know how much of this could be translated to a fight against a skilled opponent. My senior clubmates said that when they sparred our guest teacher and tried to deal with his damn bagua by being more defensive and probing, he would pull out his xing yi and go on a strong linear attack. Those two styles are often trained together btw. Like most other traditional martial arts, it’s hard to know exactly how much is showmanship and fantasy and how much is sound principles and potentially functional tools for the fighting toolbox. Because most places that teach this stuff don’t spar. And without sparring everything is useless.
Does anyone know who the double is? They basically had to film every part of the fight twice, with the one facing the camera being Li, and the one with their back to the camera being someone capable of performing Li's moves, in both styles
Fair do’s “The One” is an awesome movie. It has everything from a love story to martial arts and awesome fighting and a technically first appearance on film from Jason Statham. If you haven’t watched this movie you need to and don’t forget the popcorn.
That moment when you realize the track is Blood Brothers by Papa Roach. Also yes, Jason Statham, Delroy Lindo, and Carla Gugino (the mom from Spy Kids) are also in this movie.
Notice how when the sparks slow down and they’re fighting at normal speed. From a background character’s perspective, like Jason Statham, Gabe and Yulaw are fighting faster than the human eye can track.
In bagua it works to a physics principle that every action has an opposite reaction. By moving in circles and moving one limb counter to the other you can generate more power. MMA fighters do it all the time, they just aren't as circular in their footwork or their hand movements. Also keeping the hands open and covering the lines to your head is, situationally, more effective than covering up like a boxer when you are facing kicks and knees and other strikes that aren't fist. You also see that in MMA. You'll notice when he performs the cross block, he isn't staying locked up again his adversary, he is moving backwards to readjust. It's not the best option but it is the case in a fight that sometimes you do what works in that situation.
All 3 internal arts Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi use Full body integration power generation. Essentially transferring all power in a spiral/rotation towards the same point. Having your body move in opposite directions will break the body structure and have the power greatly diminished when they move in separate directions The covering up for some boxers is due to the rules of boxing. Almost all traditional styles (including western pugilism) had their hands out to defend against things like grabs/throws, multiple attackers etc. Having rules will inadvertently cause an art to gravitate in a way that makes it suit the rules, but be less effective when outside of it. There is a saying in Xingyi Quan: The elbows should not leave the ribs and the hands should not leave the centre line. This is meant to protect the floating ribs and the centre. Of course it is not meant to be taken to the extend where one literally never has the elbows leave the ribs XD
This is literally the Conservation of Ninjutsu trope. With only two versions of the same person left in the multiverse, the remaining life force has been redistributed between them, giving them enhanced speed and strength
Glad to see a reaction was starting to get worried. I’m training in kickboxing myself and I hope to compete one day. My dad had a love of Chinese martial arts he preferred the circular motions and flowing that the styles have.
lol it’s funny, I was thinking for a while of recommending this one. I saw your post and was like, “MUST CLICK”. Same nostalgic music trip; it’s the whole movie to be honest, like that. Disturbed, papa roach, it goes on and on
I loved this movie growing up as a Kid even now, I was amazed at the concept of the film and was kinda excited at the thought of me from another multiverse would just start killing off other versions of us so we could get stronger 😂
Jet li will always be a legend since the start of his movie "legends from shaolin" to "once upon a time in China" for his leading role "wong fei hung" that put him on the map.
One of Statham's earlier movies. He plays the backup guy behind Delroy Lindo. You have to understand the plot to understand why they have such powerful moves in this clip. Supposedly, there is a multiverse of Jet Li's character; some bad, some good. The main evil Jet Li is going through the multiverses eliminating other versions of himself. Each time he eliminates one, those left get more powerful. If he can be the last one standing, then his power will be unmatched.
Have you seen this? It's worth a watch. Interesting theory, hundreds of realities and bad Jet Li travels between many of them to kill himself in every one, and there is an agency that regulates these things.
The interesting thing about Chinese martial arts is they'll take one concept and try to build a whole martial art around it. For example how an animal fights, hence why there are multiple animal styles. In Bagua, it's the concept of the circle, using rotation to deflect and attack and circle an opponent.
Negation is part of all 3 internal arts (Taiji, Bagua Xingyi) The Trigram part of Bagua gives it great footwork/movement, but of course in application, nobody actually keeps going in circles like that.
Watching this movie I didn't know about Jason Statham at that moment and then The Transporter came out. I really liked it and thought that Jet Li tought Jason Statham martial arts so he could become action movie star. I was just a kid...
If you have not seen it, then you really should watch Drunken sword with jet li, not a movie, but a style like drunk boxing.....the unpredictability is insane and I would not go any where close if he had a sword and were upset with me :P
Two sides, same coin. Xingyiquan (Xingyi Liuhe Quan) is what’s commonly known as Iron Fist. Baguazhang is the “soft” style. If I remember correctly, Bagua is the sword, and Xingyi is the bow and arrow. There’s a beautiful history behind these two internal kung fu styles.
Xinyi Liuhe came before Xingyi and though there are similarities, they are different arts. Haven't heard about the iron fist bit, though, Xinyi and Xingyi are both known for their power. Actually all 3 internal arts, Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi are known to be 'softer' arts. But calling them 'soft' can be misleading as they contain both Structure giving them solidity/power and relaxation making them seem 'soft' Bagua was derivated from Saber and Xingyi from Large lance (12 foot spear)
@@gregorylim8409 really appreciate this. There’s a lot of work to do separating mysticism from reality. I’ve seen some Qigong combined with Taiji, joint locking, and some other very practical close combat techniques. I’ve also seen some serious McDojo teaching 😒 It’s nice to get some real conversation.
@@gregorylim8409 makes sense that Xingyi is a spear instead a bow and arrow. The concentrated punches that shoot forward from a focused energy source resemble spear thrusts. The chops and short kicks are like slashes or pole strikes. I can see it in my head now 😁
Yu (Grey shirt) used a more traditional "straight ahead" attack style. This represented how the character thought and acted... by being basically nothing but a straight-forward wrecking ball. Gabe (Blue jumper) used a more traditional "open stance" attack style. The represented how the character thought and acted ... by being more flexible and approaching the problem from different directions or intentions. It was great use of visually 2 different fighting styles to represent 2 different personalities and how only one of them could really function to address the overall concept of the movie which was "multi-universe versions of the same people". By being more "open and flexible", Gabe was able to overcome the basic and rather limited concept of just "straight ahead" thinking. Through movie concepts, Yu was the 'stronger' fighter... but Gabe was the 'better' fighter.
awesome reaction to catch on my bday. I love your breakdowns. I would love to see you meet donnie yen or tonny jaa or any of the many great fighters you have reacted to one day. And just as a courtesy, I would love to spar with you if we ever meet.
Hey you got one to not be blocked. Never knew they could do a fight scene like this, this is unique. The technology has come a ways since the 60's and even the days of the Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap.
We have to remember, we're watching this in slow motion. They fight in the falling sparks. Wulong beat up all those cops before the first one got done falling. He used dual motorcycles as tonfa batons. My point is that to the common person, this is an unrealistic fight. To these two, throwing a dedicated strike is the only way TO hit the other. You can't throw a random strike or a wild swipe at either of these two. They'll casually counter and gain the offense. It's chess, with our bodies as the pieces. Some fighters are good enough that you have to throw combos at them, because they're going to dodge/block/counter the first strike.
That’s true this fight is unrealistic but fighting it can get as realistic as it gets a depends on who you’re fighting but if you’re fighting yourself and had a super power this will get as realistic as it gets lol
I practiced Kung Fu for a little over 20 years, and one of my specialties was combat applications (but I still don't consider myself an expert...like Sifu said, there is always someone better)....there ARE some advantages to double blocks as it puts either and/or both arms/hands in a advanced position to block the next attack. One example would be if the next attack is a double punch, the initial closed double block (X) can then open to block both puches...in essence opening the "gate" for multiple attacks inside. It would take an essay to consider all of the possibilities....plus, success is also dependent upon the skill of the opponent
I don't study either of them unfortunately. However their core principles, either attacking down the middle or moving around the outside and redirecting are both incredibly important skills in martial arts and different situations will require different tactics
Both are good but it is difficult to find teachers who teach the actual traditional combat stuff. Most commonly found ones are the Modern Contemporary Wushu stuff, which is strictly meant for performance. Many styles have also retained some aspects but lost the combat aspects. Hsing Yi/Xingyi is derivated from the Long Lance/Spear work (12 foot lance). About 70 percent of the training is power building (Zhan Zhuang). Bagua Zhang is derivated from saber work Hence Xingyi practitioners are generally very power based and tend to over relay on overwhelming their opponents with power. This is not the full potential of Xingyi but many practitioners fall into this trap and do not progress much past that. In essence, Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi use the same power generation (Full body integration) and very similar philosophies. Just that in general, Taiji focuses on Negation, Bagua on footwork and Xingyi on Power although all 3 arts have and should be using all those components
Dont forget in that time of the movi both are most likely considered demigods. the plot is about that Bad guy travells between a multiverse to kill every other version of himself so that their power and energie will be transfered to him. at this point of the movie them both are the last excisting versions in the entire multiverse. sharing the combine power of all other versions between them.
4:39 the bad guy version of Jet Li (Yu Law) killed Gabe's wife. i'm not sure why Gabe took the ring off though. he'd probably want to remember her. but i'm glad he didn't though. otherwise, they'd have sent the wrong person to this placed call "Hades Universe".
Ah the days when Jason Statham still had hair... Also in the opening escape of Yulaw, THAT MOUSE HAS A BOMB IN HIS BUTT! The antenna is coming out from under the tail!
The reason during the first half of the fight you couldnt see a difference in fighting styles is because our good guy was angry (you know, for some STRANGE reason) and so was more focused on butt kicking. Then when he got wrecked he remembered his wife, everything he stands for, etc, and got up into his "real" stance and style. You know, standard protagonist fare really. Its honestly a good movie, yeah dated as heck, but entertaining to watch. Also, it has some of the best lines at the end. You just dont expect to hear Jet Li declare "You, are all MY bitches!" to a prison planet. :p
@@guesswhosback8851 Thats right, it absolutely does make sense, that (for some STRANGE reason) was sarcasm. I was just explaining why they had similar styles to each other for the first half of the fight and why it made sense from a narrative standpoint and even from a realism standpoint. Someone murders your wife, you are going to be angry, and lose some self control for a bit.
The Kung fu they employ are both extensions of tai chi chun. More than showing different styles, it is the philosophy they follow in life. Bad Jet uses xing yi, direct, to the point. Closest and fastest way to achieve his goals. He goes around killing his alternates with whatever is easiest (not shy from using guns) Good jet uses ba gua which was the original deceptive Kung fu with strikes coming from off angles, directions and balance. But more importantly not just powering through the problem but rather coming at it from whatever way he can to overcome it. Which I believe is the lesson in the movie. That the goal could be achieved by various methods and various means. That powering through is not the only answer. When you watch jet in this movie and tai chi master (twin worriers) and even fearless, you can see why he is such a good wu artist. Everyone does hard styles well. It is much harder to flow with the soft. I am having trouble explaining it but most artist tries to guide the flow. They know what moves and steps comes next and they try to move to the next spot as eloquently as possible. Jet lets the flow guide him. It like he is in the middle of the sequence. You can see where you came from and what your end should be. You are just in the middle floating to your end destination.
I would disagree that they are extensions of Taiji, even though the 3 arts though are fundamentally almost identical, they are 3 different arts. But because they function on the same 'engine' many masters would end up learning all 3 (though they would generally have a main) That's a very interesting assessment on the film and characters! Xingyi actually uses angles and negation as well. Just that they focus a lot on power building. As such, many practitioners end up stuck on overwhelming opponents with power and not progressing past that Jet Li is a great athlete and actor. But as he is a performance Wushu practitioner, none of his portrayals of Chinese martial arts are accurate. His 'soft' styles look good on the screens but the movements have no actual combat usages. But to clarify, traditional Chinese arts when used in combat will still look like Chinese arts, and will not look like modern styles (MMA, Kick boxing, Sanda)
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The reason why there's so much power behind even seemingly small strikes is because in the universe of The One, there are multiple universes with multiple versions of the 'same' character (in this case Jet Li). Each time one is killed, the more powerful the others become. They showcased that insane power very well early on with the villain moving faster than normal human speed while simultaneously taking out a SWAT team in essentially one go. At this point I believe its indicated that there are only two versions left of Jet Li's character which is why they're both insanely strong. Gives the movie a pretty good excuse to really dial up the fantasy and drama with the fact that one can become so powerful, you essentially defy physics.
Okay that makes a lot of sense! I'm glad there was a reason for it in the story and not just Kung Fu magic
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 I think the whole idea was "We want to have some kind of reason for the kung fu magic". Also I loved this movie.
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 This movie also came out soon after The Matrix, and wanted to capitalize on that style of action. Even had a few bullet-time scenes.
this concept is from the really old school (and sadly mostly forgotten) now: highlander movie franchise/series
to quote Chris Rock: "Someone bout to get dey ass sued!" That's almost exactly the plot of The Highlander story and movies.
The race to save Jason Stathams hair is the best plot line of this movie
Jet li in Black is using Baguazhang with the circular movements and palm strikes, Evil Jet li with the grey shirt is using Hsing Yi quan which uses direct attacks inspired by the use of the spear both are internal martial arts
Yes, regarding Ba Gua - circular movements to deflect blocks and attack while also trying to circle behind an opponent.
Like Fire Vs. Water 5 Elements
Correct Lunatic, But i already noticed the knowledge in this scene though. Also, still one of my favourite films this year, and the best film in my life too.
@@CoryPchajek Gabe Law And Gabriel Yulaw Both have Grey shirts, not white shirts though. Because, only the texture of The grey shirt was blue but even though, everyone tryed seeing their shirts are grey because it’s most likely grey but when you see blue the colour of grey just turns into blue but no. It’s just a grey shirt ok, etc.
Except none of this is what look like
I remember my first experience watching Jet Li was in theater watching Lethal Weapon 4, and boy did he make one hell of a first impression on the entire audience.
this is by far my favourite martial arts movie, both for the metal music including Disturbed and a notable inclusion of Jason Statham when he had hair.
Blood Brothers was pretty good in this scene too
I've watched this movie multiple times... Jason Statham has hair??
The music is freaking awesome is this movie. Back in the old days I used to be so into hard rock music! 😎😎
this movie is all the cheese of the 90's and early 2000's and i am so hear for it. i grew up on it i fucking love this movie
8:28 Gabe Law didn't want to kill Yu Law. because, if he did, there was a chance that the whole universe would die along with Yu Law. cuz pretty much, the story is that Yu Law was hopping from universe to universe, killing every version of him. and he and Gabe Law were the only two left.
with each kill, the energy from the dead versions of Jet Li's characters, in the other universes, divided amongst the survivors.
Gabe and and Jason Statham's characters wanted him alive, so they can take him back to the headquarters that Jason's character came from, and send Yu Law to a place called Hades Universe.
The ending was pretty fun but kinda stupid..
Hey we have this extremely overpowered villain lets put him in one place with all kinds of baddies so he can pummel everyone he sees.. which he did.
yeah, i remember now. The ending in hades universe was epic)
@@fzoid3534 maybe they can't die when in that universe. or everyone is very strong and can withstand a beating of that magnitude.
@@fzoid3534 I mean, isnt the point that the prison world is 1 way? Its a life sentence with no parole so at that point they dont care what he does, he is beating up scum and will stay there till he dies. It keeps him from his goal of killing himself across all realities or whatever.
@@chrishubbard64 So the plot hole there is they need him to also not die. If he dies, it's the same as if the "good" Jet Li dies.
Such a fun movie. I was so excited when I saw this pop up in my list to watch!
I need to dig through my collection and find this to watch again. It's been a long, long time since I last saw it.
The one thing I wanted to mention is Gabe's character didn't start using Baqua until last half only. The first half was him meeting force with force. The significance of the scene was he practiced Baqua to keep his balance and the ring rounded him of it. - there was a scene at the beginning where he trained his Baqua after getting back from his initial confrontation with Yu Law's character.
This movie is so underrated!
Yes it's super cheesy at times but the premise is a good one and Jet Li gives a great performance.
For more Jet Li, how about Kiss of the Dragon? One scene he fights an early MMA opponent in close quarters. I think you already did the other scene with the twins.
And the stick fighting scene, love that movie
The music in the background makes that scene.
Unrealistic, including (and probably especially) the part with Tito Ortiz and mma fighters.
@@TyFhoonBoom but it was still good! They know that!
@@TyFhoonBoom Wrong movie. Kiss of the Dragon was with Bridget Fonda and set in France.
He developed hyperthyroidism in 2010, which led to him being sidelined. But he was a hell of a martial artist before.
Yeah, well, Jet Li has had his glory days. He's retiring, proving he was one of the best, hands down. Legend.
the reason we don't get jet li in more movies these days is his health went way down.. He got sick somehow, sad but these movies are more epic now because of that reason.
The style that Yu Law (bad Jet Li) is using was developed in Chinese prisons and is intended to be used while shackled, hence the short yet powerful strikes.
It is awesome to rewatch these fight scenes. Jet Li's movie have always delivered in terms of action.
Thank you man. Your reaction video brought me so many warm memories about this movie.
Such a 90s movie that i always loved! Still do too!😄
@YūGen Grey Yes thank you!
This was my childhood movie man, I used to go to this local library every week and I'd rent this on vhs. As a kid I did not remember how nu metal the soundtrack was
Ah, one of the films that came out to capalized on the success of The Matrix, along with Ultra Violent, Equilibrium, Aeon Flux, and Godzilla: Final Wars.
All I remember is the pet shop, the happy ending
The One is one of my favourite Jet Li movies.
I love the video so much, also it is great that people upload them any day though. Also i already know the movie about it though, so yes.
As an FYI, the reason they fight similarly at the start of the fight is because they're on walkways, which favours the linear style, and Gabe is looking for revenge for Yulaw killing his wife. So he's just coming straight for Yulaw out of anger. It's not until he gets beaten down that he lets go of the aggression and fights as he trained in a more open space that his style emerges.
Yeah the change from "they both kind of look the same" to the distinct styles is very intentional.
It's nice that these two combatants come to a mutual agreement of avoiding face shots so as not to draw any blood.
Fight choreography is story telling. This is one of my favorites.
So they need to make movements exaggerated and clean and stop moving at the end of each, so that the audience can read what they were going for. And then each action gets a visible clear readable reaction. Beat. And then the agressor either goes again, or the defender takes a turn on the offence. Good actors can do this clearly and still make it feel fluid and natural, more than in this fight, but that is like going up on stage and delivering Shakespeare monologue in perfect rhymes and make it feel like regular conversation.
My old kung fu club once had a guest teacher who specialized in bagua and xing yi. Footwork footwork footwork for two weeks. And some very light sparring. Bagua, as I understand it is all about getting off centerline, circling either left or right and changing direction very quickly. For a noob like me it was disorienting. It felt as if the old geezer could dematerialize and then appear behind my back, softly touching my neck, groin or kidneys. But even the advanced students who did a lot more sparring said that it was frustrating. I don’t know if the bagua principles are still viable against skilled fighters, but if you could get it working I imagine that it’d look something like Vasily Lomachenko.
Xing yi was rude. Keep a tight guard and no matter what your opponent does: small step forward and counter punch. The punches are generally small and corkscrewy and doubles as guard or deflection against an incoming punch. Again, I don’t know how much of this could be translated to a fight against a skilled opponent. My senior clubmates said that when they sparred our guest teacher and tried to deal with his damn bagua by being more defensive and probing, he would pull out his xing yi and go on a strong linear attack. Those two styles are often trained together btw.
Like most other traditional martial arts, it’s hard to know exactly how much is showmanship and fantasy and how much is sound principles and potentially functional tools for the fighting toolbox. Because most places that teach this stuff don’t spar. And without sparring everything is useless.
great video!!!! Jet Li has serious health issues these days, he got Hyperthyroidism. So he's not active in movies recently.
Damn man you need to watch the whole movie lol… so you know why there so strong and fast
A nice detail about their fighting styles is that Yu's is very linear and Gabe's is very circular, in other words: 1 versus O(ne).
Does anyone know who the double is? They basically had to film every part of the fight twice, with the one facing the camera being Li, and the one with their back to the camera being someone capable of performing Li's moves, in both styles
I would highly suggest watching the final fight in Jet Li’s Fist of Legend
Fair do’s “The One” is an awesome movie.
It has everything from a love story to martial arts and awesome fighting and a technically first appearance on film from Jason Statham.
If you haven’t watched this movie you need to and don’t forget the popcorn.
That moment when you realize the track is Blood Brothers by Papa Roach. Also yes, Jason Statham, Delroy Lindo, and Carla Gugino (the mom from Spy Kids) are also in this movie.
This movie had an awesome soundtrack
Notice how when the sparks slow down and they’re fighting at normal speed. From a background character’s perspective, like Jason Statham, Gabe and Yulaw are fighting faster than the human eye can track.
Wow, I haven't seen this in a very long time. I'd actually forgotten about it. Your description reminds me of lightsaber forms.
Det last sceen I really like when he sent to Hades and fighting on the top of the pyramid :)
In bagua it works to a physics principle that every action has an opposite reaction. By moving in circles and moving one limb counter to the other you can generate more power. MMA fighters do it all the time, they just aren't as circular in their footwork or their hand movements. Also keeping the hands open and covering the lines to your head is, situationally, more effective than covering up like a boxer when you are facing kicks and knees and other strikes that aren't fist. You also see that in MMA. You'll notice when he performs the cross block, he isn't staying locked up again his adversary, he is moving backwards to readjust. It's not the best option but it is the case in a fight that sometimes you do what works in that situation.
All 3 internal arts Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi use Full body integration power generation.
Essentially transferring all power in a spiral/rotation towards the same point. Having your body move in opposite directions will break the body structure and have the power greatly diminished when they move in separate directions
The covering up for some boxers is due to the rules of boxing. Almost all traditional styles (including western pugilism) had their hands out to defend against things like grabs/throws, multiple attackers etc. Having rules will inadvertently cause an art to gravitate in a way that makes it suit the rules, but be less effective when outside of it.
There is a saying in Xingyi Quan: The elbows should not leave the ribs and the hands should not leave the centre line.
This is meant to protect the floating ribs and the centre. Of course it is not meant to be taken to the extend where one literally never has the elbows leave the ribs XD
This video is a great birthday present for me. Thank you. Stay awesome
Happy birthday mate!!!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 thank you.
was this end scene shot twice ? switching Jet Li's character
the fighting actions are better than spidermen of multiverse 🤣
This is literally the Conservation of Ninjutsu trope. With only two versions of the same person left in the multiverse, the remaining life force has been redistributed between them, giving them enhanced speed and strength
Jet Li is a true martial artist whose wushu skills and skills with weapons is shown for all to see
When he walks under the sparkles it reminds me Goldberg from WWE
This movie was always on tv i always watched it, Pretty good story
6:41 The music:
Blood Brothers by Papa Roach.
Heroic Jet Li was married to Carla Gugino in this movie. So that's the biggest win, in my opinion.
Hahaha, totally agree!
Neji vs Hinata was such a great fight. Always loved the Hyuga style fighting and the gentle fist
Glad to see a reaction was starting to get worried. I’m training in kickboxing myself and I hope to compete one day. My dad had a love of Chinese martial arts he preferred the circular motions and flowing that the styles have.
Sorry mate had a lot going on lately and my last 3 videos have been blocked entirely!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 It’s all good that’s RUclips for you straight weird and frustrating. But your sticking with it bringing us quality content.
@@brilicusgaming6922 of course mate! I love sharing these videos with you all, it's a great time!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 Your videos helped get me through this pandemic, thank you for the hard work you put into these videos.
lol it’s funny, I was thinking for a while of recommending this one. I saw your post and was like, “MUST CLICK”. Same nostalgic music trip; it’s the whole movie to be honest, like that. Disturbed, papa roach, it goes on and on
I am not sure why it took me so long to get to this one!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 well you’ve been putting up plenty of great stuff, can’t do it all in one day!
One of my favorite movies 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I loved this movie growing up as a Kid even now, I was amazed at the concept of the film and was kinda excited at the thought of me from another multiverse would just start killing off other versions of us so we could get stronger 😂
Its Jason Statham😁👍 he plays the role of a cop who is trying to catch the evil jet li
Jet li will always be a legend since the start of his movie "legends from shaolin" to "once upon a time in China" for his leading role "wong fei hung" that put him on the map.
One of Statham's earlier movies. He plays the backup guy behind Delroy Lindo. You have to understand the plot to understand why they have such powerful moves in this clip. Supposedly, there is a multiverse of Jet Li's character; some bad, some good. The main evil Jet Li is going through the multiverses eliminating other versions of himself. Each time he eliminates one, those left get more powerful. If he can be the last one standing, then his power will be unmatched.
Have you seen this? It's worth a watch. Interesting theory, hundreds of realities and bad Jet Li travels between many of them to kill himself in every one, and there is an agency that regulates these things.
The interesting thing about Chinese martial arts is they'll take one concept and try to build a whole martial art around it. For example how an animal fights, hence why there are multiple animal styles. In Bagua, it's the concept of the circle, using rotation to deflect and attack and circle an opponent.
Negation is part of all 3 internal arts (Taiji, Bagua Xingyi) The Trigram part of Bagua gives it great footwork/movement, but of course in application, nobody actually keeps going in circles like that.
They had a PlayStation 2 game for this movie too, and it was f*cking awesome
I heard about that but never had the chance to play it! It should get a remake for ps5
6:51 the music "Blood Brothers by Papa Roach"
Watching this movie I didn't know about Jason Statham at that moment and then The Transporter came out. I really liked it and thought that Jet Li tought Jason Statham martial arts so he could become action movie star. I was just a kid...
If you have not seen it, then you really should watch Drunken sword with jet li, not a movie, but a style like drunk boxing.....the unpredictability is insane and I would not go any where close if he had a sword and were upset with me :P
Two sides, same coin. Xingyiquan (Xingyi Liuhe Quan) is what’s commonly known as Iron Fist. Baguazhang is the “soft” style. If I remember correctly, Bagua is the sword, and Xingyi is the bow and arrow. There’s a beautiful history behind these two internal kung fu styles.
Xinyi Liuhe came before Xingyi and though there are similarities, they are different arts. Haven't heard about the iron fist bit, though, Xinyi and Xingyi are both known for their power.
Actually all 3 internal arts, Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi are known to be 'softer' arts. But calling them 'soft' can be misleading as they contain both Structure giving them solidity/power and relaxation making them seem 'soft'
Bagua was derivated from Saber and Xingyi from Large lance (12 foot spear)
@@gregorylim8409 is qigong considered an internal martial art or just exercise?
@@azahias9 There are many types of Qigong. Qi (Breath/Energy) Gong (Skill)
It is not a martial art by itself but a form of energy building exercise
@@gregorylim8409 really appreciate this. There’s a lot of work to do separating mysticism from reality. I’ve seen some Qigong combined with Taiji, joint locking, and some other very practical close combat techniques. I’ve also seen some serious McDojo teaching 😒 It’s nice to get some real conversation.
@@gregorylim8409 makes sense that Xingyi is a spear instead a bow and arrow. The concentrated punches that shoot forward from a focused energy source resemble spear thrusts. The chops and short kicks are like slashes or pole strikes. I can see it in my head now 😁
Yu (Grey shirt) used a more traditional "straight ahead" attack style. This represented how the character thought and acted... by being basically nothing but a straight-forward wrecking ball.
Gabe (Blue jumper) used a more traditional "open stance" attack style. The represented how the character thought and acted ... by being more flexible and approaching the problem from different directions or intentions.
It was great use of visually 2 different fighting styles to represent 2 different personalities and how only one of them could really function to address the overall concept of the movie which was "multi-universe versions of the same people". By being more "open and flexible", Gabe was able to overcome the basic and rather limited concept of just "straight ahead" thinking. Through movie concepts, Yu was the 'stronger' fighter... but Gabe was the 'better' fighter.
awesome reaction to catch on my bday. I love your breakdowns. I would love to see you meet donnie yen or tonny jaa or any of the many great fighters you have reacted to one day. And just as a courtesy, I would love to spar with you if we ever meet.
My mans, saw they blocked ippo videos but man you just gotta find time and watch that classic anime, its worth it
Hey you got one to not be blocked. Never knew they could do a fight scene like this, this is unique. The technology has come a ways since the 60's and even the days of the Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap.
The only reason he tied it around his waist was to keep the audience informed of who was who in the fight scene since they were dressed identically.
Good to see you again max😁
Good to be back mate
You like, you know each very strong.
4:08 Behold the power...of *two* hands!
Damn bro, i didnt know you are a witcher fan, respect man.
I love movie Black Mask with Jet Li. You should react on it!
Not sure if you do weapons, but the scene at the beginning of Legend of Drunken Master is absolutely insane. Sword vs spear...great scene
We have to remember, we're watching this in slow motion. They fight in the falling sparks. Wulong beat up all those cops before the first one got done falling. He used dual motorcycles as tonfa batons.
My point is that to the common person, this is an unrealistic fight. To these two, throwing a dedicated strike is the only way TO hit the other. You can't throw a random strike or a wild swipe at either of these two. They'll casually counter and gain the offense. It's chess, with our bodies as the pieces. Some fighters are good enough that you have to throw combos at them, because they're going to dodge/block/counter the first strike.
7:58 back fire
And actually he did use a body double to help with this scene like when it would show one of them from the back for example.
They actually use a stunt double with similar build to Jet li and add jets face to the other
Man this reminded me of that Jet li videogame for the ps2.
Baguazhang is a lot of fun to practice, it’s internal work.
That’s true this fight is unrealistic but fighting it can get as realistic as it gets a depends on who you’re fighting but if you’re fighting yourself and had a super power this will get as realistic as it gets lol
It still have many realistic parts. And yes, it depends on who you are fighting.
I practiced Kung Fu for a little over 20 years, and one of my specialties was combat applications (but I still don't consider myself an expert...like Sifu said, there is always someone better)....there ARE some advantages to double blocks as it puts either and/or both arms/hands in a advanced position to block the next attack. One example would be if the next attack is a double punch, the initial closed double block (X) can then open to block both puches...in essence opening the "gate" for multiple attacks inside. It would take an essay to consider all of the possibilities....plus, success is also dependent upon the skill of the opponent
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Thanks mate!
which is more effective in combat, Baguazhang or Hsing yi quan?
I don't study either of them unfortunately. However their core principles, either attacking down the middle or moving around the outside and redirecting are both incredibly important skills in martial arts and different situations will require different tactics
Both are good but it is difficult to find teachers who teach the actual traditional combat stuff. Most commonly found ones are the Modern Contemporary Wushu stuff, which is strictly meant for performance. Many styles have also retained some aspects but lost the combat aspects.
Hsing Yi/Xingyi is derivated from the Long Lance/Spear work (12 foot lance). About 70 percent of the training is power building (Zhan Zhuang).
Bagua Zhang is derivated from saber work
Hence Xingyi practitioners are generally very power based and tend to over relay on overwhelming their opponents with power. This is not the full potential of Xingyi but many practitioners fall into this trap and do not progress much past that.
In essence, Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi use the same power generation (Full body integration) and very similar philosophies. Just that in general, Taiji focuses on Negation, Bagua on footwork and Xingyi on Power although all 3 arts have and should be using all those components
As someone who trains both xingyi and bagua it's amusing. There's very little of either in the actual fight outside of the "posing".🤣🤣🤣
Lol, yea, not a single bit of actual Xingyi or Bagua in there. But it does make for a good movie
Dont forget in that time of the movi both are most likely considered demigods.
the plot is about that Bad guy travells between a multiverse to kill every other version of himself so that their power and energie will be transfered to him. at this point of the movie them both are the last excisting versions in the entire multiverse. sharing the combine power of all other versions between them.
"tying the hoodie like that" is to tell them apart.
I'm glad they did otherwise I wouldn't have been able to tell them apart
It was a pretty good movie. You need to watch the entire movie. And yes that was Jason s. Before he got “a” list status
Lol I’m nobody’s bitch!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
4:39 the bad guy version of Jet Li (Yu Law) killed Gabe's wife. i'm not sure why Gabe took the ring off though. he'd probably want to remember her. but i'm glad he didn't though. otherwise, they'd have sent the wrong person to this placed call "Hades Universe".
He had to take his ring off for an MRI, but Lu Law interrupted it, and he didn’t have a chance to get it back
Ah the days when Jason Statham still had hair...
Also in the opening escape of Yulaw, THAT MOUSE HAS A BOMB IN HIS BUTT! The antenna is coming out from under the tail!
The reason during the first half of the fight you couldnt see a difference in fighting styles is because our good guy was angry (you know, for some STRANGE reason) and so was more focused on butt kicking. Then when he got wrecked he remembered his wife, everything he stands for, etc, and got up into his "real" stance and style. You know, standard protagonist fare really. Its honestly a good movie, yeah dated as heck, but entertaining to watch. Also, it has some of the best lines at the end. You just dont expect to hear Jet Li declare "You, are all MY bitches!" to a prison planet. :p
If remember correctly, bad guy killed good guys wife. So makes sense that he was angry.
@@guesswhosback8851 Thats right, it absolutely does make sense, that (for some STRANGE reason) was sarcasm. I was just explaining why they had similar styles to each other for the first half of the fight and why it made sense from a narrative standpoint and even from a realism standpoint. Someone murders your wife, you are going to be angry, and lose some self control for a bit.
Watch the end scene right before the credits. Great ending.
The Kung fu they employ are both extensions of tai chi chun. More than showing different styles, it is the philosophy they follow in life. Bad Jet uses xing yi, direct, to the point. Closest and fastest way to achieve his goals. He goes around killing his alternates with whatever is easiest (not shy from using guns) Good jet uses ba gua which was the original deceptive Kung fu with strikes coming from off angles, directions and balance. But more importantly not just powering through the problem but rather coming at it from whatever way he can to overcome it. Which I believe is the lesson in the movie. That the goal could be achieved by various methods and various means. That powering through is not the only answer.
When you watch jet in this movie and tai chi master (twin worriers) and even fearless, you can see why he is such a good wu artist. Everyone does hard styles well. It is much harder to flow with the soft. I am having trouble explaining it but most artist tries to guide the flow. They know what moves and steps comes next and they try to move to the next spot as eloquently as possible. Jet lets the flow guide him. It like he is in the middle of the sequence. You can see where you came from and what your end should be. You are just in the middle floating to your end destination.
I would disagree that they are extensions of Taiji, even though the 3 arts though are fundamentally almost identical, they are 3 different arts. But because they function on the same 'engine' many masters would end up learning all 3 (though they would generally have a main)
That's a very interesting assessment on the film and characters!
Xingyi actually uses angles and negation as well. Just that they focus a lot on power building. As such, many practitioners end up stuck on overwhelming opponents with power and not progressing past that
Jet Li is a great athlete and actor. But as he is a performance Wushu practitioner, none of his portrayals of Chinese martial arts are accurate. His 'soft' styles look good on the screens but the movements have no actual combat usages.
But to clarify, traditional Chinese arts when used in combat will still look like Chinese arts, and will not look like modern styles (MMA, Kick boxing, Sanda)
7:56 this really backfire 🤣
“I am yulaw I’m nobody’s bitch. You are mine.” 😏
We thought already, but the fight helped the word.You won't believe, let me fight. Dark clothes good.
Hey man good stuff if u haven’t seen it or posted it look into black mask with jet li. Last fight scene was awesome
"you cant just finish it with an axe to the bad guys face." lord of the rings would disagree.
There was different versions of Jet Li's in each universe and every time the main bad one would kill one the other ones got more powerful and faster.
Just realised the dark version of Jet Li fights like Feng from tekken
Check out some of Jet Li's fights from the Once Upon a Time in China series