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Muay Thai champion and Jackie Chan’s bodyguard movie fighter Ken Lo

Ken Lo was born and raised in Laos, but in 1975 his family was forced to flee the communist revolution to Thailand. Almost immediately upon arriving there, Ken begins to study Muay Thai, which leads him to receive the amateur title in 1978. He loved to fight when he was a teenager. Everyone in his school fought, sometimes seriously, sometimes jokingly trying to imitate Bruce Lee. It was not a showdown wall to wall, but always one-on-one. Ken liked to play Muay Thai, but his parents did not like that he liked to fight, and they never encouraged his hobbies. In 1980, 20-year-old Ken moved to Hong Kong in search of work , and there he becomes an ordinary worker in an industrial factory.
Since his family fled from Laos, in Thailand, Ken was on a bird’s side, and moving to Hong Kong was just an attempt to legitimize his relationship with the country. At that time, France accepted fugitives, and Ken planned to get there sooner or later , but as you know, he never succeeded. He settled in Hong Kong for a long time. Oddly enough, he did not succeed solely because of his mother. Although Ken knew he would be welcomed with open arms in France, he had to stay because his mother didn’t want him to leave, while Ken makes a living as a Hong Kong guide. There was a small hostel in this city for Thai people who came to see Hong Kong, and Ken’s job was to show them the sights of the city.
Then he practically stops fighting, but he actively trains. By his own admission, he performed in the ring only seven times, just in order not to lose shape. For the first time, his acquaintance with cinema happened in 1985 on the set of Tsui Harka’s picture. A Hong Kong singer and actor played the lead role in the film. The director wanted a real fighter to confront him in the final battle. Filming took only three days, but on film it took two minutes of screen time. Ken really enjoyed filming, and in 1987 he met Jackie Chan himself. Then Ken worked as the head of security at one of the popular discos in the city, which was often visited by various stars, including Jackie Chan himself.
Jackie found out that Ken Lo had already done several jobs as a stunt double and actor by that time, and offered him a stunt job in his film. Ken did a great job, and after that Jackie invited him to join his stunt team, and also offered the position of his personal bodyguard. Ken did not dare to refuse, especially since the amounts that Chan promised him were not much more than what he received for his work in the club. In 1992, Ken took part in the filming of the film Tears of a kickboxer. Billy Chow became his on-screen opponent. It was rumored that Ken and Billy had been hacked to death on the set of their fight.
How would they decide to find out who is cooler by man. After all, Billy Chow is the world champion in kickboxing, and Ken Lo is the champion of Thailand in muay thai among amateurs, and the winner of several tournaments in Hong Kong on full contact. Who won that fight is unknown. Ken’s finest hour is a big negative role in the second part of The Drunken Master. The final fight between Ken and Jackie surpassed all expectations, rightfully considered one of the best action scenes in the history of action cinematography.
2000 Ken joined Mark Dacascos on the set of the film Shanghai Messenger. He further confronted Seagalu in the film Shadow of the Yakuza. Ken also fought Donnie Yen in Special Person in 2013. He currently appears in small roles in films of various genres. Although Ken did not become a global star, he left his mark on the world of Hong Kong fighters forever . Modern stunt doubles and stuntmen still learn from his screen fights and film stunts. We like and subscribe to the channel so as not to miss the next video.
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