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Mar 3, 2022 · This person turned out to be renowned choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. In a past interview with SCMP, Yen recalled how Yuen also asked him to audition for the 1985 romantic comedy “Mismatched ...
Feb 18, 2019 · Yuen Woo Ping is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in Hong Kong action cinema.
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- Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do
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In 1964, Lee lived in Oakland, CA, teaching at a martial arts studio and gathering fame for his legendary “one-inch punch.” A rival fighter named Wong Jack-man challenged him to a duel, and Lee accepted. No one quite agrees on how it all went down. There are multiple biopics depicting the battle and an entire feature-length film devoted to it, all ...
Donnie Yen was born to be a master martial artist. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a t’ai chi grandmaster who is hailed as one of the most influential martial artists of all time. Yen’s family moved to Boston when he was 11 and spent his days training at his mother’s school, getting jacked at the Chinatown Boy’s Club, and brawling on the mean streets ...
The modern sport of mixed martial arts developed independently around the world for decades. In Brazil, the Gracie family challenged fighters to test their Jiu-Jitsu skills in “everything goes” Vale Tudo fights. In Japan, pro wrestlers like Antonio Inoki and “murder grandpa” Minoru Suzuki helped transform fake puroresu matches into the bone-crunchi...
Keanu Reeves began his martial arts journey with The Matrix, but there would be no instant download of elite skills for John Wick. He spent four months learning Judo and Jiu-Jitsufor the first film. For the sequels, he embarked on a grueling boot camp with BJJ experts and mixed-martial artists the Machado brothers. The on-screen results speak for t...
Feb 27, 2022 · A stopover in Hong Kong in 1984 led to an encounter with famed choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, who launched Yen’s career in films.
Nov 5, 2022 · The Matrix pays homage to Bruce Lee, throughout the Morpheus and Neo fight. Right from the beginning, Neo bounces on the balls of his feet, shakes his arms out, and then rubs his thumb across his nose in a quick motion, a motion that Bruce Lee made famous during his movie career.
Jul 2, 2022 · "Drunken Master" was directed by a young Yuen Woo-ping, years before he truly made it as a solo director and action choreographer. But it also marks the breakthrough of Jackie Chan, a former...
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