Michael Chan Wai-man is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 actor, well known for various triad roles, when in actuality he has been involved with triads in real life. A little-known fact that also happens to be a huge part of his life was that he was a well-established kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

 and boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 champion in southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

. As a martial arts fanatic, Chan studied a multitude of fighting styles, which included Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

, northern and southern Chinese kung fu

Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...

 and boxing.

Chan had a huge influence from Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

 in his training methods and fighting, where they happened to be really good friends.

Films

• My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
  My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
  My Heart Is That Eternal Rose is a 1989 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam.-Cast and roles:* Kenny Bee - Rick Ma* Joey Wong - Lap* Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Cheung* Chan Wai-Man - Shen* Cheung Tat-ming - Law Man-Shing's Son...
  
  (1989)
• Project A2 (1987)
• Five Element Ninjas
  Five Element Ninjas
  Five Element Ninjas is a 1982 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh. It was released in North America as Chinese Super Ninjas.- Plot :...
  
  (1982)
• Dragon Lord
  Dragon Lord
  Dragon Lord is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Jackie Chan. It was originally supposed to be a sequel to The Young Master and even had the name Young Master in Love until it was changed to Dragon Lord...
  
  (1982)
• The Club (1981)
• The Proud Youth
  The Proud Youth
  The Proud Youth is a 1978 Hong Kong film loosely based on Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Sun Chung and starred Wong Yue, Shih Szu, Michael Chan and Ling Yun.-Cast:...
  
  (1978)
• Ferocious Monk From Shaolin (1977)
• Tiger Vs Dragon(1972)
• Black List
  Black List
  Black List is the second of two L.A. Guns compilation albums featuring their third singer Paul Black.-Track listing:#"Stranded in L.A."#"L.A.P.D."#"Show No Mercy"#"One More Reason to Die"#"Looking Over My Shoulder"#"Love & Hate"#"On And On"...
  
  (1972)

TV series

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes
  The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1976 TV series)
  The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Hong Kong in 1976.-Cast:*Jason Pai as Kwok Ching*Michelle Yim as Wong Yung...
  
  (1976)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes
  The Return of the Condor Heroes (1976 TV series)
  The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on CTV in 1976 in Hong Kong.-Cast:*Law Lok-lam as Yeung Kuo**Tsui Ka-lam as young Yeung Kuo...
  
  (1976)

External links

• HK cinemagic entry