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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 received t...
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.
His parents dropped him off and signed a ten year contract with the school’s master, Yu Jim Yuen. According to Jackie’s memoir, “I Am Jackie Chan,” the contract terms were very severe. For ten years, the master would provide room, board and training.
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...
Oct 1, 2022 · In Never Grow Up, Chan explained that when he was a child, he was enrolled in a boarding school called the China Drama Academy where he became a student of martial artist Master Yu Jim-Yuen.
Sep 12, 1997 · Martial arts grandmaster Yu Jim-yuen, who died on Monday at the age of 94, made teaching his traditional brand of kung fu into his life's work.
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).
