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As the saying goes, "there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts".
People who practice martial arts often think that their martial arts are unparalleled.
But in front of him, even Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen had to shout "big brother" respectfully!
He is the first martial arts instructor in the history of Chinese cinema.
The "Zhen Yuan Zhai" in the game "The King of Fighters" was created based on him.
He is both the founder of "Drunken Boxing" and the master of kung fu superstar Jackie Chan.
Even Donnie Yen, Zhang Jin and other martial arts stars were trained by him.
And his life is much more than that.
Yuan Xiaotian died at the age of 68.
He was born at a time of social upheaval.
Sitting in the school hall and studying has also become a luxury.
At a young age, Yuan Xiaotian was full of patriotic feelings in that era.
In his opinion, if you want to defend your home and country, you must first make yourself strong.
So he embarked on a "unique" path of martial arts.
There are some "cheats" circulating on the market.
But most people think of these books as picture books for fun.
Only Yuan Xiaotian studied word by word.
It didn't take long for "Eight Step Boxing" and "Mandarin Duck Legs".
Those moves that can only be heard in the mouth of a storyteller.
was forced to find out the doorway by Yuan Xiaotian himself.
Although he has practiced a good martial arts.
But in those days when satiety was a problem.
Yuan Xiaotian often worries about his livelihood.
Just as he was wandering the streets.
An unprecedented thought crossed his mind.
He didn't really have the opportunity to perform martial arts.
But when he saw Wu Sheng on the stage, he had an idea.
He can use his skills to make the movements of those martial artists more precise and beautiful.
Although there was no profession of "movement director" at that time.
But Yuan Xiaotian still walked around the theater with his own ideas.
Until the Bole that belongs to him appears.
Cantonese opera singer Mr Sit Kyaw Hsien admired his ideas.
He was invited to go to Hong Kong with him to serve as a movement director for Cantonese opera.
Yuan Xiaotian also lived up to the trust.
He integrated his orthodox "Northern School martial arts" into Cantonese opera.
Soon, his fame spread through the streets of Hong Kong.
But as more and more troupes asked him to go to direct.
Yuan Xiaotian rejected them one by one.
Although it only took him two years to make a name for himself in Hong Kong.
But he also saw the upper limit of his career in opera.
Unwilling to stop at the moment, he really wants to find a new market for him to develop.
Finally, he stopped at the film market, which was not yet formed at that time, but was developing rapidly.
So he said goodbye to Xue Juexian, and also said goodbye to his own achievements.
resolutely broke into the film market.
But apparently, the film market is not as mixed as he imagined.
His reputation in the opera industry is unknown to anyone in the film industry.
Not even the identity of "action director" has been passed down.
This completely ruined his original plan to use his previous experience to find a job.
And in the film industry, there is no second "Xue Juexian" who is willing to give him a chance.
Yuan Xiaotian, who had no way out, had to start as a stuntman.
Fortunately, he served as a stand-in for Wu Lizhu, the first martial arts actress in the history of Chinese cinema.
When the audience learns that the highly ornamental martial arts moves in the film come from a stand-in named Yuan Xiaotian.
Yuan Xiaotian once again conquered everyone with his own strength.
The concept of "martial arts instruction" has also been officially recognized by industry insiders.
More and more crews are paying high prices for him to be a martial arts instructor.
And he can always give a satisfactory answer to the crew.
After that, I wanted to make my life more meaningful.
He chose to retire and founded the "Yuan Family Class".
It has cultivated a large number of potential martial arts stars for the film industry.
It wasn't until 7 years later that he gave the film industry another surprise after a long absence.
Out of the psychology of "fun", he participated in Jackie Chan's "Drunken Fist" and "Serpentine Trickster".
Among them, the role of "Su Qier" was well received.
Later, in "Blind Boxer", he was full of silver hair, but his heroic appearance of the year once again attracted the audience's applause.
But he left much more to the world than just these works.
And his sons, who are more powerful than the other.
All five of his sons inherited his mantle.
It has become a well-known martial arts instructor.
Among them, the eldest son Yuan Heping simply responded to the sentence "Tiger father has no dog son".
"Kung Fu", "The Grandmaster", "The Matrix", etc. are all from Yuan Heping.
Yuan Xiaotian is "the first martial arts instructor in the history of Chinese cinema".
Yuan Heping is regarded as "the world's first Chinese martial artist".
It's just that with Tsui Hark's debut.
The "one move, one style" style of play created by Yuan Xiaotian has also begun to withdraw from the stage of history.
In the early Hong Kong martial arts films, many martial arts scenes were one-eyed.
It was only because Yuan Heping, who was reused for the first time, invited his father, who had retired for seven years, out of the mountain in order to ensure quality.
So in "Serpentine Trickster", the one-by-one moves and witty body design.
It has sparked many film companies to follow suit.
Even the Hong family class and the family class were all raised during that period.
What seems too comical and unreal today was a creative breakthrough at the time.
Until Tsui Hark put an end to it all.
Tsui Hark's debut brought traditional martial arts films into decline.
It's just because Tsui Hark doesn't like to overemphasize the fight scenes.
He prefers to combine fight scenes with everything from costumes and sets to everything.
Editing is then used to create a special visual stimulus.
The "Once Upon a Time" trilogy is Xu Tsui's signature work.
The fight scenes are structured from multiple angles to give the audience a pleasant viewing experience.
Epilogue:
Although the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves.
But this "former wave" will always be an indelible and important trace in the history of film.
Yuan Xiaotian's innovation and inheritance have laid a solid foundation for the Chinese martial arts film market.
It also gives future generations room for continuous improvement.
Only when there are more and more such talents, will the mainland's martial arts film market get better and better.