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Lgendary Simon Yuen as Drunken Mster Beggar So

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Beggar So (Yuen Siu-Tin/Simon Yuen) puts young Wong Wei-hung (Jackie Chan) through the paces in this training sequence from the action comedy Drunken Master (1978).

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Simon Yuen and Alexander Fu Sheng, Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)

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Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow (1978)

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Jackie Chan, Simon Yuen Siu Tien - Drunken Master (1978)

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Pai Chang-tien (Simon Yuen, aka Yuen Siu-tien) trains young Chien Fu (Jackie Chan) in Snake-style Kung Fu in the 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.

This film was the directorial debut of Yuen Woo-ping, who go on to have a long career as a film director and fight choreographer, most famously for The Matrix trilogy and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).

When searching for an actor to play the older sift in the film, Woo-ping ended up casting his father, Siu-tien.

This film also marked a change in direction for Jackie Chan. He was being groomed as the new Bruce Lee in previous films, but without much luck. However, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow showcased Jackie's comedic side, and ended up being a huge success.

In fact, the film was so successful that both stars and director reunited later the same year for the film Drunken Master. The second film played even more to Jackie's slapstick comedy strengths, and his career took off like a rocket.

Drunken Master established the elder Yuen as the quintessential Beggar So, a role he would play several more times before his death in 1979.

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Wong Fei-hung (Jackie Chan) undergoes some rigorous old school kung fu training under the tutelage of Beggar So (Yuen Liu-tin/Simon Yuen) in Drunken Master (1978).

The film was directed by Yuen Woo-ping, the action choreographer of The Matrix (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and many, many more. He cast his father as Beggar So.