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JACKIE CHAN

TRAINING DAYS

orn in 1954, Jackie Chan (birth name: Chan Kong-sang) was enrolled in the China Drama Academy at the age of five. There he spent 10 years undergoing gruelling (some might say abusive) physical training in acrobatics, et al); together they became known as the ‘Three Dragons’.

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