Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(01 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(02 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(03 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(04 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(05 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-HONGKONG-(06 of12)
Open Image ModalBEIJING, CHINA: TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-HONGKONG-FILM-AWARDS (FILES) Photo dated 28 October 2000 shows Hong Kong movie superstar Jackie Chan (L) showing off his traditional Chinese martial art \'Taichi\' skills under the guidance of a local master in Beijing. Action superstar Jackie chan goes toe to toe with Hong Kong\'s kung fu comedian Stephen Chow 27 March at the city\'s premiere film awards. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan Speaks At Beijing Film College(07 of12)
Open Image ModalBEIJNG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26: (CHINA OUT) Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan (C) gives a speech on China Kung Fu at Beijing Film College December 26, 2006 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Yin Nan/BJCB/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
A Shaolin monk performs during the World(08 of12)
Open Image ModalA Shaolin monk performs during the World Guoshu Competition Finals in Hong Kong on July 25, 2009. Part of an international Kung Fu festival, the event aims to promote China\'s indigenous martial arts system, of which followers include Hollywood movie stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li. AFP PHOTO/ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Hollywood Film School For Elephants(09 of12)
Open Image ModalAYUTTHAYA, THAILAND, UNDATED:****EXCLUSIVE**** Elephants and their mahouts undergoing an intensive training regime at Elephantstay in Ayutthaya, Thailand. These huge nellies demonstrate unbelievable control under command at an elephant acting school that is one of a kind. Forming the largest private collection of elephants in the world, the giant grey residents at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village sanctuary in Ayatthuya, Thailand have starred in huge Hollwood hits alongside big name actors including Colin Farrel, Val Kilmer and kung fu legend Jackie Chan. Able to perform spectacular stunts the acting elephants have learnt the toughest of stunts and performed on cue on the silver screen. Their skills are a valuable asset to their home the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village, a privately owned shelter for over 150 elephants. Included in their amazing repertoire of tricks are impressive synchronised movements involving several individuals and staged fights with each other. (Photo by Elephantstay / Barcroft India / Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Hollywood Film School For Elephants(10 of12)
Open Image ModalAYUTTHAYA, THAILAND, UNDATED:****EXCLUSIVE**** Elephants and their mahouts undergoing an intensive training regime at Elephantstay in Ayutthaya, Thailand. These huge nellies demonstrate unbelievable control under command at an elephant acting school that is one of a kind. Forming the largest private collection of elephants in the world, the giant grey residents at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village sanctuary in Ayatthuya, Thailand have starred in huge Hollwood hits alongside big name actors including Colin Farrel, Val Kilmer and kung fu legend Jackie Chan. Able to perform spectacular stunts the acting elephants have learnt the toughest of stunts and performed on cue on the silver screen. Their skills are a valuable asset to their home the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village, a privately owned shelter for over 150 elephants. Included in their amazing repertoire of tricks are impressive synchronised movements involving several individuals and staged fights with each other. (Photo by Elephantstay / Barcroft India / Getty Images) (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Shaolin Martial Arts(11 of12)
Open Image ModalDENGFENG, ZHENGZHOU, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA � APRIL 25, 2009: A Shaolin Kung Fu show taking place. Once upon a time there were Shaolin warrior monks at the monastery in Sun Song forest, which is on one of China\'s sacred mountains, about 70km from Luoyang, the ancient capital of Henan Province. It was at that monastery that in 527 AD the Indian monk Bodhidharma completed his journey. He was the father of the Ch�an school of Buddhism, also known as Japanese Zen Buddhism. According to legend, he combined body and spirit as the arcane disciplines of bar-handed combat. The story goes that in 630 AD, 13 Shaolin monks rescued the Emperor Tai Tsung from the Mongols, who thereafter decreed the temple had formed a caste of warrior monks, whose fame spread throughout China in the following centuries. Perhaps it was precisely for this reason that the monastery and its monks suffered cyclical destruction and persecution, most recently from the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. In recent years, the monastery has become a tourist attraction and the monks, lit by thousands of electric lights, are now the stars of their own impressive show. It is a spectacular version of �wu xia xiao shuo�, the martial art novels that sold millions of copies, giving rise to the �wu xia pian�, the martial art films that now have a cult status in the West. Schools around the temple have now became a magnet for tens of thousands of Chinese who want to follow in the footsteps of Jackie Chan, one of the biggest stars of the genre. But the rebirth of the Shaolin is not just for commercial value, it is also the expression of the rediscovery of traditional values implemented by the ruling class. Not by chance, Jiang Qing, one of the greatest theoreticians of contemporary Confucianism, was trained in the Shaolin temple. (Photo by Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images) (credit:Andrea Pistolesi via Getty Images)
Jackie Chan At The Trocadero Plaza In Paris In 1981(12 of12)
Open Image ModalJackie Chan performs Kung Fu martial arts demonstration at the Trocadero Plaza in paris. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)