

Ultimately, Allan not only became a remarkable stunt performer, but stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, action designer, and second unit director for some of the largest productions in Hollywood. Sometimes called Bai-Hu (White Tiger), Allan steadily rose up through the ranks of sing ga ban, becoming team leader. Allan met Chan on the Melbourne set as a fan. However, his biggest dream at the time, to become a part of Chan’s stunt team, ‘sing ga ban,’ seemed unlikely as no non-Asian had ever been brought into the group. Nice Guy, Brad Allan was well on his way to fulfilling his dream of becoming a full time professional stunt performer. From there, he went to Shanghai Institute of Sport, learning Mandarin, and getting a chance to perform in Drunken Master III.īy the time Jackie Chan came to Australia to shoot Mr.

He was also a part of the Beijing Wushu Team, along with Liang Chang-xing and Tang Lai-wei, associates of Jet Li. Chan had also just received word that Brad Allan, 48, had also passed away from an illness.Īn Australian, Allan began studying boxing and karate at age 10, then picked up wushu and gymnastics, eventually competing at the 4th World Wushu Championships in Rome. Yang Sheng, a member of the team since 1984, had passed away from illness. On Saturday, August 7th, Jackie Chan took to his blog to communicate to friends and fans about the loss of two members of his stunt team.
