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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.
- 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.”
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 opera ...
Jul 19, 2021 · Yu Jim-Yuen, the master of the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera school in Hong Kong in the 1960s was responsible for putting together the Seven Little Fortunes.
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.
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.
