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Top 10 Donnie Yen Moments


he helped popularize the Chinese martial
art of Wing Chun welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 Donnie Yen
moments
for this list we’ve decided to stick to
one moment for movie number 10 Iron
Monkey and wong kei-ying vs hin hung
Iron Monkey when the iron monkey teams
up with yen’s Wang Kai yang against the
evil governor Hin hung a visually
stunning and carefully choreographed
fight atop burning bamboo poles sets the
stage for the film’s climax it’s burning
the poles faster I may not have been
able to beat you on the ground but up
here you have no Chen we’ll see about
that
the martial artists combined balance
grace and coordination while literally
playing with fire portraying the father
of a Chinese folk hero Yin shines with
his excellent teamwork skills and adept
wirework abilities so Berto
burn in hell
number nine battle of the b-boys
mismatched couples hello budget girl
yeah returning by good baby you know yen
is an actor martial artist director
producer and action choreographer so
it’s clear that he’s multi-talented but
did you know he can breakdance too while
there are martial arts in this one
woo-ping directed comedy it’s the young
yen’s breaking popping and locking let’s
steal the show just check out his
character Eddie’s battle against Kenny
which is filled with tacky dance music
and cheesy dance moves
number eight
nameless versus long sky hero what do
you get when you put two wushu champs
and historical martial arts piece
beautiful gravity-defying swordplay
presented among a traditional Chinese
backdrop and mood setting music
exhibiting both style and grace as the
assassin dubbed long sky yin proves he’s
a fitting and challenging foe to Jet
Li’s nameless despite his limited screen
time
number seven Wong fei-hung versus
general NAPLAN once upon a time in China
– who knew bamboo poles were such good
weapons light powerful and versatile
these sticks determine the ultimate
Victor during the climactic final battle
as Chinese folk hero Wong fei-hung Li
seals yen’s general naplan fate despite
a weapon change and some impressive
whipping action thanks to such star
power and action scenes the once upon a
time in China sequel grossed more at the
Hong Kong box office than the original
number six German defeat in World War
one legend of the fist the return of
Chen Gen in this sequel to Jet Li’s fist
of legend yen takes on Bruce Lee’s
famous role of the highly skilled
martial artist Chen Zhen during the
opening sequence Chen takes it upon
himself to avenge a friend’s death while
in the midst of World War one what
follows is a parkour infused rampage
that has yen swinging on cables and
unforgivingly slicing up his German
targets on the battlefield
number five Fung man hen versus monkey
style fighter the new Big Boss
if you want frantic non-stop action with
a little dose of acrobatics look no
further while the movie is packed with
fast paced martial arts and impressive
prop work it’s this raw man-to-man
combat in the forest that takes our and
MA quite Chung’s breath away are those
bones or trees being crunched cares all
we know is yin and the man with the
Eagle Claw put on a hell of a fight
number four Mach 1 versus Wong PO kill
zone despite the heart pounding Vuitton
versus knife duel between yen’s Mach 1
and whoosh ins Jack it’s the final
face-off against Sammo hung as ruthless
triad boss Wang PO that makes our list
considering his age and size the older
martial arts legend more than holds his
own against Hong Kong’s biggest action
star
this forces yin to pull out all the MMA
charge stops to try to bring his
opponent to justice
number three Detective Sergeant ma
versus Tony flashpoint yen blends his
combat sport expertise with the
grappling techniques of mixed martial
arts to choreograph the gritty and
vicious bouts in this film as Detective
Sergeant law his most memorable fight
has him going head-to-head against Colin
shoes Tony while the triad member comes
close to proving his yen’s equal during
the match once the leather jackets gone
all bets are off
number two roundtable fight scene at Man
2 reprising the role of it man
yen is challenged by several martial
arts masters after he opens a Wing Chun
School in Hong Kong what ensues is a
stunning fight that requires precise
choreography and skill
with lots of close-up one-on-one action
and rapid-fire moves this balancing act
keeps yin and the masters on the edge of
the round tables while we’re on the edge
of our seats
number one ten black belts fight scene
it man as the real-life Wing Chun master
known for teaching Bruce Lee yin
delivers an earnest and intense
portrayal of it man during the
sino-japanese war here he demonstrates a
graceful yet brutal fighting style
against ten karate practitioners his
rapid punches and skillful
counter-attacks are enough to bring out
the fear in the 10-carat iike though
this is little to prevent Yin from
beating his face to a bloody pulp
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