Jackie Chan, the ultimate in action comedies, has his own unique style in both martial arts and acting. During his prime, Chan became famous as a stuntman who often landed in the hospital after risky performances. Chan, however, didn’t acquire all of these abilities overnight; he trained under his teacher, with whom he had an ambivalent relationship.

In his 2015 autobiography titled ?Never Grow Up,? Jackie Chan writes about his mentor. It saddened his teacher, whom he had previously referred to as the ‘devil,’ to learn of his death. Chan has said that his master’s rigorous training was a key factor in his eventual success in both martial arts and acting.

All of his suffering during training was worth it

Jackie Chan talks about his mentor, the actor and martial artist Yu Jim-Yuen, in depth. When Jim-Yuen died of a heart attack in September 1997, it saddened Chan and brought back memories of when he was seven years old and trained under Jim-Yuen.

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In his autobiography, Jackie Chan recalls his master, saying, “Although I went through the devil’s own training every day of those ten years at the academy, including frequent punishments that left me bleeding and in tears?and though all of us silently cursed our master as we lay in bed each night?as we got older, we understood that these experiences hadn’t just brought us suffering; they’d also taught us many valuable lessons.”

Even after enduring rigorous training, the action-comedy star has nothing but praise for his trainer. To him, everything Jim-Yuen did for them was an investment in their future. Jackie Chan, who is famed for doing risky acts on his own, says that his intensive training made him a fantastic stuntman. Chan also discussed how his determination, courage, spirit, and discipline were honed by his arduous training.

Jackie Chan is still fit even after all these years

Jackie Chan, at age 68, is in better shape than the vast majority of individuals half his age. As a daily warmup to his other workouts, he runs three to five miles. Chan begins his rigorous exercise regimen in order to prepare his body for high-intensity training. On Mondays, he works his entire body and core, from shoulders to toes, with sit-ups, bench presses, lunges, front raises, tricep push-ups, and other exercises, for 4 sets and 25 reps.

He has MMA and Kung Fu training every other week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Tuesdays, he performs another round of core-body exercises such as front squats, military presses, chest flies, cable rows, tricep kickbacks, and so on. Fridays follow the same pattern as every other day. Due to his intensive training schedule, he takes the weekends off.

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