I said, "Mike, I think you're confused. You can check the information. Bruce Lee is a real China citizen."
At this moment, I thought Mike was suffering from dementia. Was there anyone in the world who didn't know that Bruce Lee was a China citizen?
Did Mike say that on purpose, or did he have another purpose?
Mike smiled and said, "Secretary Zhao, I have to say, Bruce Lee is a Chinese citizen.
Li was indeed once Chinese, but he later became an American citizen. His achievements were all after he became an American citizen.
Since he has become an American citizen, he is a legal American citizen. So, he is an American. Perhaps, if you want to talk about his past, we can call him a Chinese American. "
I suddenly understood.
Mike's explanation wasn't unreasonable. Just as he said, Bruce Lee had indeed become an American citizen.
However, according to Bruce Lee's relatives, he didn't have the final say on why he became an American citizen.
I explained to Mike, "Mr. Bruce Lee is an American citizen, but there's a reason for that.
It's because he was born in the United States and grew up in Hong Kong. According to the law at that time, he could only become a British citizen in Hong Kong or an American citizen in the United States!
At that time, Bruce Lee had no other choice.
In the end, Bruce Lee chose the latter because he wanted to develop in the United States. He wanted to spread China's Kung Fu and Chinese culture to the United States, a developed country that advocated competition. He wanted to influence the world!
At that time, the people in the United States had never heard of China's Kung Fu. It was Bruce Lee who promoted our country's national culture!
He wrote the words' China's Kung Fu 'into the dictionaries of the United States, and even the entire world!
However, Bruce Lee didn't consider himself an American. Whenever someone asked him, he would say that he was a China citizen.
After he won the National Freestyle Kickboxing Competition, he once yelled at the American Kickboxing audience that he was Chinese.
At the same time, he took it as his responsibility to spread China's Kung Fu in the United States. It was the best proof!
Bruce Lee had three great ambitions. First, he wanted to promote Jeet Kune Do and spread China's Kung Fu all over the world.
Second, he wanted Chinese movies to enter the international market and let the world's moviegoers know about China's movies.
The third was to play the leading roles in European and American films, establishing the international status of China's actors.
To be exact, he had reached his goal. He had achieved it.
He created a legend in the entire world! "
I didn't know why I suddenly had such a strong logic and reasoning ability. In one breath, I connected Bruce Lee's story with China and Chinese Kung Fu.
After hearing this, Mike shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "What you said was very interesting and true.
I don't think we need to discuss this too much, don't you think? "
Obviously, Mike seemed to have sensed the weakness of his words, and he couldn't argue with me.
I smiled and continued, "Mike, are you admitting that China's Kung Fu is very important in the world?"
Mike smiled faintly and put on an extremely comical look. "Admit it, admit it.
But, but I have to say, compared to American boxing, it's still a little lacking, just a little. "
Mike gestured with one hand, like a child who liked to argue about theories. He was very cute.
No wonder someone once said that Americans are an unusually lovely people.
Sometimes, it's true.
Take Mike for example. Although he was confident and even a little arrogant, when it came to dealing with people, he had a lot of substance and a sense of propriety.
What was even more precious was that he occasionally showed a little bit of childishness.
It made people feel that he was very cute.
I smiled and explained to Mike, "Mike, I have to tell you that when it comes to martial arts and fighting techniques, China is the ancestor of the world's Kung Fu.
Two-thirds of the world's Kung Fu originated from China. "
Mike smiled. "I want to know, which Kung Fu originated from China?"
I said, "Karate, Taekwondo, Japanese Judo, and Muay Thai. These four major Kung Fu martial arts originated from China.
Karate originated from China's Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Tang Dynasty had close exchanges with other countries. In the early days, Karate was called 'Tangshou,' which meant that it originated from the Tang Dynasty.
According to relevant experts, it should have originated from China's Shaolin Temple. Later, Japan merged Tangshou with various Chinese Kung Fu to form Karate. Taekwondo is a martial art that evolved from China's Kung Fu. It's a martial art popular in North Korea and South Korea. It's composed of three parts: quality (pattern), fighting technique, and skill testing.
Taekwondo is a unique martial art that was innovated and developed. It has a high value in self-defense and strengthening the body.
Through competition, quality, skill testing, and other forms of movement, it can strengthen the body of the practitioner and cultivate a tenacious will. It has created a huge sensation. As for Judo, it's said that when Qi Jiguang was resisting the Japanese in his early years, his subordinates used a special fighting technique to defeat the Japanese. The Japanese were shocked and later started to study this fighting technique. As history changed, it evolved into today's Judo. As for Muay Thai, according to historical records, it should have originated from China's Southern School of Martial Arts and evolved later. "
Mike was dumbfounded. He said in surprise, "What you said makes sense. How come I've never heard of it?"
I pinched my nose and said proudly, "If you've heard of it all, wouldn't you be a saint?"
Mike smiled embarrassedly and shrugged. He said with a smile, "I admit it, I admit it.
China's Kung Fu has a long history and is very good.
However, your ability to make up stories is even better! "Mike didn't miss the opportunity to be silent.
I smiled and said, "I'm not making it up.
It's the truth. "
Mike said, "Oh, I admit it. It's the truth.
Your story was very interesting. I gained a lot of knowledge. "
However, he changed the topic and said, "According to what you said, many of the world's Kung Fu originated from China. However, I feel that China, especially during the feudal dynasty, closed the country to the rest of the world. After the Tang Dynasty, China rarely communicated with other countries. Because of that, even though your country's Kung Fu culture is very profound, it wasn't recognized by the world.
To use a more vivid analogy, your country's foreign policy was a bit of a closed door. That's why China's Kung Fu wasn't fully accepted by the world until Bruce Lee appeared. "
I nodded and said, "That's right.
I admit it's the truth. "
Mike smiled and said, "It's good that you admit it. You're very frank."
I said, "You too.
I hope that our match this afternoon won't affect our friendship. "
Mike said, "Of course.
Don't worry, I won't beat you until you can't get up. "Mike clenched his fist and waved it twice with a humorous expression.
I said, "We'll see the result this afternoon.
No matter if we win or lose, we'll still be good friends, right? "
Mike said and shook my hand. "You're a friend worth having."
I smiled in response.
… …
At two in the afternoon, the round-robin of the semifinals officially kicked off.
The contestants entered the venue early. After more than half a day of rest, the atmosphere in the venue was very lively. The audience rubbed their eyes and waited with anticipation.
The small flags of each country began to be waved.
The first match was between the American guard, Pablo, and the Chinese guard, Keszew.
Before going on stage, Mike made a series of detailed plans for Keszew. However, it was clear that Pablo didn't have much hope for this match.
Pablo mentioned to me that he had fought against Keszew during the meeting between the leaders of both sides, but he had lost miserably.
Therefore, his duel with Kessef this time was more likely to end in disaster than good.
The black host spoke in standard English and began the opening remarks of the afternoon round-robin. "After a day of rest, the four representatives who advanced to the semifinals are almost done resting. They are Mike from the United States, Pablo from the United States, Keszew from the United States, and Zhao Long from China.
This afternoon and tomorrow morning, we will use the first two round-robin matches to determine the champion, second place, and third place. I think these four can't wait and are rubbing their hands together.
They are all fighting experts from different countries and represent the highest fighting skills of their countries. Let us silently pray for them … Now, the round-robin matches have officially begun. The first to go on stage is the representative of the United States, Pablo, and the representative of the United States, Keszew. Perhaps some of us know that Keszew was the third place of last year's exchange and has extraordinary strength. As for Pablo, he is also an outstanding heavyweight boxer in the United States and is famous for his superb boxing skills.
This is a decisive battle between the world's top experts. It will definitely be exciting, very exciting. Next, let us warmly applaud and cheer for the representatives of both sides to enter the arena. "
The lady holding the sign held the 'First Round' sign and twisted her beautiful waist. After circling the stage like a model, Keszew and Pablo both stepped over the ropes of the ring and energetically displayed their strength.
Keszew twisted his neck and moved his limbs. Pablo put his boxing gloves together and got into a fighting stance.
Although I was quite far from the ring, I could clearly see that Pablo seemed a little uncertain when he saw Keszew.
The match officially began.
Keszew seemed to be determined to win. He actively attacked and used a suppressive fighting style. He was very domineering and awe-inspiring.
As soon as the match started, he used a fierce Thai leg sweep. His whole body was filled with an unstoppable aura.
On the other hand, Pablo actively defended and waited for an opportunity to find Keszew's weakness. However, he easily fell into a passive situation in the shortest amount of time.
Keszew's skills were comprehensive. His punches and kicks were fast and heavy. He seemed to have grasped some Chinese Kung Fu. He actually used a close-range attack on Pablo and began to repeatedly throw Pablo to the ground. Every time he tried, he felt great.
Pablo's punches were greatly restricted. He tried to use his legs several times, but they were all seen through by Pablo in advance, and he was already on guard.
From a certain perspective, this match was basically a match without any suspense.
The difference in strength between the two was obvious. Keszew's strength was outstanding, while Pablo seemed insignificant in comparison.
Within a few minutes, Pablo used Thai Kung Fu's knee and elbow strikes, as well as lightning-fast flying kicks. He kicked Pablo to the ground three times in a row.
As for Pablo, he didn't have any opportunity to attack from beginning to end. Even if he used all his energy on defense, it was difficult for him to resist Keszew's fierce attacks.
After three rounds, Keszew won with an absolute advantage.