What martial arts championship titles has Donnie Yen won?

Donnie Yen won the American martial arts championship. In 1982, Donnie Yen returned to the United States from Beijing to study martial arts and won the American martial arts championship that year.

Donnie Yen’s mother, Ms. Mai Baochan, is an international martial artist and Tai Chi master. Therefore, he has been practicing martial arts with her mother since he was a child. At the same time, he was exposed to traditional Chinese Kung Fu and Western boxing such as Tai Chi, which laid a good foundation for him. The foundation of martial arts

In 1974, 11-year-old Donnie Yen’s family immigrated to Boston, USA, to learn various styles of martial arts. In 1978, because Donnie Yen was influenced by Bruce Lee and fell in love with free fighting, but his mother was not good at it, she sent him to the Beijing Shichahai Sports School Wushu Team for two years of training. Donnie Yen became the first non-mainland Chinese student to obtain a sixth-degree black belt in Taekwondo while in school.

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Acting experience

In 1987, Donnie Yen came to Xi'an Zhao Changjun Martial Arts Academy from the United States to study traditional routines with the director of the academy, Zhao Changjun. It laid the foundation for future traditional martial arts.

In 1992, he was invited by Tsui Hark to star in "The New Dragon Inn" and "Once Upon a Time in China", and won the Hong Kong Film Award for "Once Upon a Time in China". Nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

In 1993, he starred in Yuan Heping's "Iron Horse" and "Su Qier". Participated in the movie "New Meteor Butterfly Sword" directed by Madangjie. He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards for "Men Should Be Strong".

In 2003, he directed Jackie Chan's Hollywood work "Shanghai Noon 2". In 2003, he did action design for the movie "A Thousand Years of Action" and won the Best Action Director Award at the 40th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

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