JACKIE CHAN
Who would have guessed that the famed martial artist could sing? He also sings in the Chinese edition for Mulan! Here are some other interesting facts about Jackie Chan:
• He has a fan club with over 10,000 members.
• One of the fans, a young girl, killed herself after discovering that Chan was married.
• He is best friends with Sylvester Stallone.
• The hardest thing for Chan when it comes to acting is speaking in English. He says speaking English is harder than doing most of his stunts
You probably know just how famous Jackie Chan is for his stunts and action career. You might also remember that not long after his 100th movie came out, he announced he was going to start moving away from action movies to focus on more dramatic roles.
Jackie Chan has had his own team (cleverly called the Jackie Chan Stunt Team) who have helped choreograph his stunts throughout the years following 1983. Because Chan’s stunt work, it’s actually been really difficult for him to get any health insurance in the United States.
Now facts about BRUCE LEE'S amazing physical accomplishments :
· Lee could thrust his fingers through unopened cans of Coca-Cola. (This was when soft drinks cans were made of steel much thicker than today's aluminum cans).
· Bruce Lee could land a punch in around five hundredths of a second (0.05 second) from 3 feet away, and from 5 feet away it was around eight hundredths of a second (0.08 second).
· Lee could take in one arm a 75 lb barbell from a standing position with the barbell held flush against his chest and slowly stick his arms out locking them, holding the barbell there for several seconds.
· Lee could perform one-hand push-ups using only the thumb and index finger. Lee performed 50 reps of one-arm chin-ups.
· Lee could cause a 300-lb (136.08 kg) bag to fly towards and thump the ceiling with a sidekick.
· Lee could hold an elevated v-sit position for 30 minutes or longer.
· Lee performed a sidekick while training with James Coburn and broke a 150 lb (68 kg) punching bag.
· In a move that has been dubbed "Dragon Flag", Lee could perform leg lifts with only his shoulder blades resting on the edge of a bench and suspend his legs and torso horizontal midair.
· Bruce Lee was able to jump 8 feet from a stand still (this was shown in pictures and his films such as the one where he kicked the lightbulb out).
· Lee could break wooden boards 6 inches (15 cm) thick.
· Lee could throw grains of rice up into the air and then catch them in mid-flight using chopsticks. - Witnessed by many such as Joe Hyams
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