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Yu Jim-yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) ( Chinese: 于占元; pinyin: Yú Zhānyuán; Jyutping: jyu1 zim1 jyun4) was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, and Corey Yuen ...
Jul 4, 2021 · Yu Jim-yuen continued to teach martial arts and opera in the US, albeit without the same severity bestowed on the likes of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.
- Douglas Parkes
Because all the boys and girls in the school were “adopted” students of the master, Yu Jim Yuen, they took on his name, and underwent a brutal training regimen. This photo of the master was actually taken years after Jackie left the school, when he played a role in a kung fu movie, “The Old Master.”
Jul 25, 2021 · Yu Jim-yuen, founder of the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school in Hong Kong which trained future stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-bo and Yuen Biao, is the most cited Chinese...
- Jackie Chan’s Martial Arts Training Explained
- The Seven Little Fortunes Explained
- What Happened to The Seven Little Fortunes?
To turn his students into talented fighters, Yu made Chan go through grueling exercises that lasted most of the day and only allowed for six hours of sleep each night. For ten years, Chan and his classmates followed a strict and intense training regimen. During this time, bullying by his fellow students wasn’t discouraged, which only made his exper...
As Chan’s training continued into his teenage years, there came a point where it came time for him to become a member of the Seven Little Fortunes, a group of Yu’s best students whose jobs were to put on public shows where they had to showcase their martial arts skills in front of crowds. As a result, Chan and classmates such as Sammo Hung and Yuen...
While Chan and the various members of the Seven Little Fortunes at the academy admittedly faced several rough years at the academy, many of them – not the least of which being Chan himself – found great success in the martial arts movie industry. As he said in his book, these years were what really made him “Jackie Chan”. Also, the fact that it was...
- Editor
The China Drama Academy (Chinese: 中國戲劇學院) was a Peking opera school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, known for being the childhood home of such famous actors as Jackie Chan (Yuen Lo), Sammo Hung (Yuen Lung), Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen (Yuen Kwai). Famed filmmaker Yuen Woo-ping also attended the school for one year as a day ...
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Jul 16, 2021 · Director and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (“Matrix,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and actress Yuen Qiu (“Kung Fu Hustle”) were also among Yu’s students.
