Five ways birthday boy Jackie Chan revolutionised martial arts on-screen

Subhadrika Sen

Jackie was the most iconic name in making martial arts movie a genre in from the late 1970s.

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He prefers to perform his own stunts, some often death defying as seen in movies like Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow.

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Drunken Master spotlights Jackie’s ability to use the surroundings as a tool in martial arts.

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No other performer has been able to fuse comedy and action so effortlessly which can be seen in Rush Hour.

Interesting to note, his is a combined martial arts style of several practices.

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