China News Service, Beijing, January 17th (Reporter Wang Shiyao) The famous martial artist and actor Yu Hai died on January 16th at the age of 81.

　　Yu Hai is a native of Yantai, Shandong. In 1954, Yu Hai, who was only 12 years old, worshiped Lin Jingshan, a master of Qixing Tanglang Quan, as his teacher, and learned authentic Tanglang Quan, thus starting his martial arts career.

Jet Li (left) and Yu Hai (right).

Image source: Screenshot of the movie "Shaolin Temple"

Starred in the legendary movie "Shaolin Temple"

Become Jet Li's "guest teacher"

　　In 1982, a movie called "Shaolin Temple" wrote a miracle of "one dime a movie ticket hit hundreds of millions of box office".

At the beginning of filming, the director changed his past practice of using professional actors and used all professionals with martial arts skills. Therefore, Yu Hai was invited to play the first big-screen role in his life, "Master Tanzong".

　　At that time, the outside world was quite worried about martial arts athletes appearing in movies, thinking that they didn't know how to act, so how could the quality of the movie be guaranteed?

But director Zhang Xinyan has always insisted on his own opinion. He believes that only martial arts athletes can truly show the essence of Shaolin Kungfu.

　　In this context, Yu Hai, the successor of Qixing Tanglangquan, was favored by the crew early on.

In the end, the movie "Shaolin Temple" brought together 24 martial arts athletes from all over the country, and the leading actor Jet Li was one of them.

Screenshot of the movie "Shaolin Temple"

　　It is reported that before Jet Li starred in this movie, there was an interesting episode.

At the time, 17-year-old Jet Li was sulking because he failed the casting audition for the movie "Lost Beyond the Great Wall".

Although he knew that director Zhang Xinyan was selecting actors for "Shaolin Temple", he still didn't want to meet. In the end, he was called by the sports team for an interview, which led to this cooperation.

　　In the movie, Master Tanzong played by Yu Hai and Xiaohu played by Jet Li are a master-student relationship.

Therefore, the outside world often regards Jet Li as Yu Hai's favorite student. He once explained: "In fact, I am just his guest teacher. His first teacher is Wu Bin, the former coach of the Beijing Wushu team. A martial arts athlete will have many guest teachers. But there is only one first teacher.” However, Yu Hai added: “I taught Jet Li Mantis Boxing and Chen Style Tai Chi, and he is a very hardworking kid.”

Yu Hai participated in the program and told the story during the filming of "Shaolin Temple".

Image source: CCTV screenshot

"Without fans, there would be no stars"

Martial arts actors are not good if they are not injured

　　According to Shi Yangping, the deputy director of "Shaolin Temple" and a well-known Hong Kong filmmaker, every actor in the film is a martial arts instructor, so the principle of "who fights who makes up" is adopted.

These actors with real swords and guns collectively presented wonderful martial arts feasts to the audience.

Eagle boxing, mantis boxing, three-section cudgel, nine-section whip and other unique Chinese martial arts appear in the film in turn, and finally make "Shaolin Temple" an insurmountable classic.

　　Although "Shaolin Temple" is Yu Hai's first film, he still puts out all-out martial arts spirit to complete the filming.

He said that the shooting time was very tight at the beginning, and there were many circuses in the film, so he only spent two mornings practicing riding skills before shooting.

Mantis boxing was passed down to the sea.

Image source: CCTV screenshot

　　In the film, there is a group of shots of Yu Hai riding a horse and galloping on the road. At that time, his horse was very fast, and when he turned a corner, he was blocked by a poplar tree in front of him. He was about to rein in but it was too late, and his body flew out. .

Instinctively, Yu Hai used two arms to protect his head, but his arms were not spared: his wrist and elbow were dislocated, and his left hand was broken.

　　After "Shaolin Temple" was released, it set off a movie-watching craze, and Yu Hai also became popular. Since then, he has acted in "North and South Shaolin", "Tai Chi Master", "New Shaolin Temple" and other films.

Animation of the movie "Shaolin Temple"

　　More and more movie fans were shocked by Yu Hai's superb martial arts performance and expressed their love for him.

Gradually in some public places, Yu Hai would meet enthusiastic movie fans who wanted him to sign autographs and take group photos. No matter how tired he was at the time, he would satisfy the fans' requests one by one.

He said: "I will always remember the two sentences, 'Without fans, there will be no movie stars', and 'Great fame is hard to live up to'."

　　The increase in popularity does not affect Yu Hai's attitude towards martial arts performances at all. "Sometimes the injury is still not healed, and you have to fight even if you put on a plaster cast. You fight on the spot or stand up. Sometimes when you stand for a long time, your feet are so swollen that you can't even put on your shoes." He said, "Wushu practitioners have a relatively dull head, and they also compete with themselves. They must reach that level. In fact, as a martial arts actor, if you don't get hurt or hurt, you can't do well."

Yu Hai participated in the program and told the story during the filming of "Shaolin Temple".

Image source: CCTV screenshot

Wu Jing mourns "Teacher has gone well all the way"

Netizens are reluctant to share their childhood memories

　　In the early morning of January 17th, actor Wu Jing posted on Weibo to mourn Yu Hai: "I was shocked to learn of the death of Master Yu Hai, and I am deeply saddened. "Kung Fu Boys Create Love", "Tai Chi Master", "New Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin King of Martial Arts"...It seems to be still vivid in my memory , Teacher Yu Hai has gone all the way."

Wu Jing posted on Weibo to mourn Yu Hai.

　　Yu Hai and Wu Jing have collaborated in many films, and he also favors this junior, "I am familiar with Wu Jing, this kid is very hardworking, and I liked him very much when we were filming "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" together."

　　Regarding Yu Hai's death, many netizens also sent messages to bid farewell to him.

Some netizens said that the kung fu master they admired most when they were young was Yu Hai; others said that even if he was not the protagonist, he could still leave a deep impression on people, describing Yu Hai's role as a pillar, "With him as the master, the protagonist will It’s a very solid feeling.”

Netizens mourn Yu Hai.

　　Another netizen shared a memory of his childhood. He said that when he was young, the TV station broadcast "Tai Chi Master", one episode every night. Once his TV at home was broken, he went to his neighbor's house to watch it.

At that time, he saw his neighbor's sister writing the theme song in a diary, and he can still recall the lyrics at that time, "The sky is over, and the moon is like the beginning".

He said that for a moment, these images seemed to be yesterday.

　　"Those who practice martial arts should have the courage to challenge strong opponents." Although Master Yu Hai has left us, his martial arts spirit will still inspire many people to move forward bravely on the road of life.

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