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Produced by Luc Besson, this film is widely considered one of Jet Li's best Western-made action movies due to its realistic and brutal fight choreography .

Liu Jian (Jet Li), a Chinese agent, travels to Paris to assist in an arrest but is betrayed and framed for murder by a corrupt French police official, Inspector Richard (Tchéky Karyo). He teams up with a prostitute, Jessica ( Bridget Fonda ), to clear his name and rescue her daughter.

Push the opponent away with your secondary foot (usually on the hip or ribs) and invert your body , spinning under their hips.

" Kiss of the Dragon " refers to both a high-octane 2001 Jet Li martial arts film and a specialized back-take technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). 1. Movie Guide: Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Influenced by Li's earlier work like Fist of Legend , the film avoids heavy CGI and wirework for faster, more grounded combat.

Rated R for extreme violence. Reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes and Common Sense Media highlight it as a satisfying, if simple, action-thriller. 2. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Technique: "Kiss of the Dragon"