Jet Li: 'Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body'

Jet Li is one of the greatest martial arts stars of all time – a former wushu champion, global action icon and star of films including Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die and The Expendables. But in this conversation, he opens up about the fight that changed him most: the one with his own mind.

 

Speaking to Men’s Health, Jet Li reflects on fame, fear, success, Buddhism, meditation and the near-death experience during the 2004 tsunami that transformed his view of life. He explains why chasing more – more money, more recognition, more success – can become its own prison, and why true freedom comes from looking beyond the identity we spend our lives trying to protect.

 

This is a rare and deeply personal conversation with a martial arts legend on death, ego, training the mind, and what it really means to be healthy and happy.

 

Jet Li's new book 'Beyond Life and Death: The Way to True Freedom' is available now

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