For audiences who love Chinese martial arts films, Ly Lien Kiet is not a strange name. The actor born in 1963 is the number one superstar of the Kungfu film series with superior martial arts skills and an acting style that exudes the mettle of a hero.
In the eyes of the Chinese, Ly Lien Kiet is a symbol of traditional martial arts on screen. Even, the superstar of Ly is also known as the “martial arts king”, who is the leader of the “four great diamonds” of the martial arts film including Thanh Long, Chan Tu Dan and Ngo Kinh.
Ly Lien Kiet was dubbed the “Chinese martial arts king”
However, in recent years, Ly Lien Kiet left all the glory, almost reclined. He no longer acted, rarely appearing in entertainment events. The last movie that the martial arts superstar participated was Disney's orchids released in 2020. In the film, Ly Lien Kiet also played a supporting role, appearing fleeting, as the background for Liu Yifei.
Although no longer appears on the screen to focus on health care, spend time with the family and practice, but sometimes Ly Lien Kiet still shows with his wife and two daughters, or appears in meals. party with old friends in the art world.
Over the years, Ly Lien Kiet has lived in seclusion, rarely appearing in public
A few days ago, a netizen shared a short video recording the scene of Ly Lien Kiet appearing in Ngu Dai mountain, Son Tay province, China on social networks. In the clip, “martial arts king” wears black and hat, looks simple and discreet. He went out of the temple alone, not seeing his wife and daughter. Ly Lien Kiet slowly walked down the stairs, but the walk was a bit staggering and unstable. The face and body of the 62 -year -old superstar seemed a bit more round, even he exposed the beer belly.
After the clip was spread, many viewers expressed concern for the health status of Ly Lien Kiet. “The feeling he has difficulty walking down the stairs”, “Ly Lien Kiet is now an old man”, “His foot is no longer flexible”, “Action actors and athletes often often The same, they practice too hard and grow old very quickly ”… Netizens commented.
Ly Lien Kiet walked unsteadily when down the ladder
Besides, there are also opinions that Ly Lien Kiet is over 60 years old, so the health go down, moving slowly, unstable steps is normal.
When he was young, Ly Lien Kiet put his effort to learn martial arts and forced muscles, causing the body to be heavily damaged. Currently, “martial arts king” still has to take medication to treat hyperthyroidism, and bone injuries such as ankle, wrist, spinal pain … Hyperthyroidism causes Ly Lien Kiet's heart to have complications, Easy to fall into danger. Therefore, he instructed his wife and children to return to his incident.
At the age of 62, Ly Lien Kiet devoted his heart to Buddhist research and participated in meditation retreats in many places. Also because of silence for so long, Ly Lien Kiet was often rumored to die. This made Ly Lien Kiet fall into bad situations.
Many times caught in false rumors, but martial arts superstar asserted that he was okay
“When I was traveling in Tibet, a monk specially gave me a longevity Buddha image. The monk told me that 'The whole world said his health was not good. We were very worried, so I decided to give him the Buddha statue of the longevity, ”Ly Lien Kiet humorously recounted.
A few years ago, Ly Lien Kiet also made fans startled because of the emaciated, old image like the old man 80. To reassure the public, the actor said it was the photos taken during his time practice and talk about traditional martial arts in Tibet.
In 2023, when attending a new book sharing event in Taiwan, China, Ly Lien Kiet revealed the current health status is still fine.
