yuen won the hong kong film award for action choreography for once upon a time in china II in 1992. he achieved wide recognition for action choreography in the science fiction blockbuster the matrix 1999 staring keanu reeves.
yuen is also admired for the quality of the swordmanship in his films.his style of sword fighting is based in part on the japanese martial art kendo(the way of the sword), which in turn is based on the samurai style of combat with swords.
Yuen went on to work with such figures as Sammo Hung in Magnificent Butcher (1979), Yuen Biao in Dreadnaught (1981), Donnie Yen in Iron Monkey (1993), and Jet Li andMichelle Yeoh in Tai Chi Master (1993), and Wing Chun (1994).
Yuen's works, particularly his action choreography on Fist of Legend (1994), attracted the attention of the Wachowskis, who hired him as the martial arts choreographer on The Matrix (1999). The success of this collaboration, plus his action choreography on the following year's hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, made him a highly sought after figure inHollywood. He went on to work on the Matrix sequels and Kill Bill (2003).
More recent action choreography duties in Hong Kong cinema have included Kung Fu Hustle (2004), starring Stephen Chow, and Fearless (2006), starring Jet Li.
Yuen also choreographed the action sequences in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), a Hollywood martial arts–adventure film, which was the first film to star together two of the best-known names in the martial arts film genre, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. He worked as a fight choreography consultant on Ninja Assassin (2009).
In late 2010, Yuen released his first film as director since 1996, True Legend, starring Vincent Zhao and Jay Chou.
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