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Traditionally, Chan [[Doing It for the Art|does all his own stunts]] and in his days of producing low-budget Hong Kong chop-socky that was the only way it was ever done. So, if you see Jackie Chan's character fall through three awnings onto the street below? Really him. You see Chan's character roll artfully over a running circular saw - ''a [[Rule of Cool|running circular saw]] people!'' - really him.
And in case you don't believe it, there's usually a montage of outtakes over the end credits showing things going wrong while filming (go to Youtube and search for Jackie Chan outtakes... and prepare to be amazed!). Often involving ambulances. It's a good thing he's been so successful, because he's gone on record in many interviews as saying that ''no insurance company in the world'' will give him coverage. As he's grown older, despite being one hell of a [[Badass Grandpa]] at the [[Younger Than They Look|age of 57]], he understandably [https://web.archive.org/web/20100322232534/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,410040,00.html has stopped doing 100%] of his stunts, partly because he has been told that if he falls on his head ''one more time'' it will KILL HIM, also in part because in the Hollywood system, insurance for the stars is a must and, as aforementioned, he has a little trouble with that.
Chan has developed a distinctive fighting style, quite comedic and usually making extensive use of props, even those at first sight [[Improbable Weapon User|most unsuited to fighting]], such as a <s>[[Ace Attorney|ladder]]</s> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcvXqLrgf0k stepladder]. (Seriously, if you've somehow never seen his work before, you can spend many happy and amazed hours on [[YouTube]] watching fight scenes.)
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