Jackie Chan is indeed a real, authentic martial artist. He took martial arts when he was a youngster of only 7 years of age. He added his own twists though and never was completely serious about his endeavors of martial art until he was already acting and got the chance to study under a famous teacher. Chantook the martial art lessons alongside a fellow actor, Sammo Hung.
They were allowed the opportunity tolearn the discipleine of Hapkidowhich is a martial art form. Chan learned under the training of the notorious grand master Jin Pal Kim, His acting and martial art popularity rose as a result of the training.
Jackie Chan is definitely a pro at martial arts in real life. He was born with the physical talent to be very flexible and through the years, he also learned the formalities of martial arts. He does his own stunts by the use of his martial arts skills and also uses martial arts in his daily life. Chan basically took the role of Bruce Lee when Lee passed so he gets many roles with martial arts in them because he is such a pro at them. Martial arts also helps him do the stunts he does.