Jackie Chan (right) in a scene from Drunken Master (1978), directed by Yuen. Yuen went to Hollywood to choreograph The Matrix and achieved international acclaim for his choreography on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
He directed Magnificent Butcher in 1979, and put his skills to good use in the martial arts films craze of the early 1990s, choreographing Jet Li Lian-jie in Once Upon a Time In China II and directing him in The Tai Chi Master.
Before that, he was a well-known stuntman and martial arts choreographer - he choreographed his first film, The Mad Killer, in 1971 with Yuen Cheung-yan - and he continued to work as a choreographer while directing.
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Yuen Woo-ping made his name as a movie director when he started the kung fu comedy craze with Drunken Master in 1978. They are collectively known as "the Yuen Clan". Yuen, the son of martial arts veteran Yuen Siu-tin, often works with his brothers Yuen Shun-yi, Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Chun-yeung, Yuen Yat-cho, and Yuen Lung-kui. Martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping is well-known for his wirework techniques, his skill at choreographing scenes based on Northern-style martial arts, and his use of acrobatics drawn from Beijing Opera. "We were really competing against each other," Mars, a long-time member of Chan's troupe, told the Hong Kong Film Archive.īelow, we recall the history of the Yuen Clan and the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association. The late 1970s and the 1980s saw the foundation of stunt teams such as the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association, the Sammo Hung Team, and the Yuen Clan.