Dear Jet,

I wanted to express my appreciation for you work and to ask you a few questions. I have seen 23 of your movies and own most of them, and I really love the choreography and action in your latest film, Kiss of the Dragon. As an amatuer boxer and a martial artist, I often find realistic action a bit more edifying.

A question that has been bothering me is your apparent reluctance to remove your shirt in recent films. It seemed that the injury in Kiss of the Dragon to your arm would have prompted the removal of your shirt, but instead you only took it half off. In Shaolin Temple and Born to Defence, you went shirtless for some time. I know that you were much younger then, but is there any ethical or moral reason for the humble attitude toward your own body? As a small man myself (5'7'', 125 pounds), no one appreciates the effort I put into my body or understands my devotion to athletic conditioning unless I walk around with my shirt off at every opportunity. I am proud of my Lo Meng and Bruce Lee type physique, and I have put a lot of work into it. You are obviously devoted to physical fitness and I just wondered if there was a palpable reason for your unwillingness to "expose" yourself? I only ask because I am curious if their is a philosophical reason behind it rather than a physical one.

Thanks again for all your hard work, and I look forward to seeing your next movie. Take care.

Marc A.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, U.S.A.