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At the time, action actresses were not in vogue so up till then she never saw the use of showing off her martial art skills. JuJu is best known for her role as Zan in Wu Assassins, a Netflix original 10 episode series, where she did all her own on-screen fighting for her character.
- Juju’s Background
- A Real-Deal Warrior ‘Femme of Fu’
- Juju Has Trained in Karate, Hung Gar, Wing Chun, Taekwondo & Muay Thai
- Juju Is Always Keen to Learn New Arts Like Silat & Jiu Jitsu
- Juju Draws Inspo from All The Kung Fu Greats & Hubby, Antony Szeto!
- Working with Don “The Dragon” Wilson on “Fist of The Dragon”
- Punching Strikeforce Champion, Josh “The Punk” Thomson in The Face!
- Working with Max Zhang & MMA Legend, Anderson Silva
- Playing “Zan” on Netflix’s “Wu Assassins”
- Getting Silat Tips from Iko Uwais
Ah! Thanks JuJu. Okay, well, we love to understand fighters’ personal narratives which drive them to want to pursue becoming a martial artist. At what point were you inspired to take up martial arts then? I wasn’t inspired so much as I was sent off to learn martial arts because I was an overly active little girl! My parents saw me copying fighting ...
As a young adult though I was spurred on to become a serious martial artist after having a chat with a director of action films. He pointed out that, at the time, there were no established female martial arts actresses of my generation. There were actresses who did action films, that required stunt doubles, but the real thing like Cynthia Rothrocka...
So, what different disciplines have you studied? So, I started with judo first. In university I started training in Shotokan karate. When I returned to Hong Kong I did Hung Gar, then later Wing Chun and Choy Lee Fut. I went on to do Taekwondo a couple of years after. After competing for Hong Kong I then started training in Muay Thaifor competition.
Nowadays I do a mix of training, always trying to learn new styles from whoever I get to work with. Silathas been lots of fun, and of course Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is trained by lots of people, so I roll when I can. But kicking is still my signature. So, who would you say has been your biggest inspiration, hero or mentor on your martial arts journey s...
The inspiration started with the people I saw in film. People of course like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh and so on. And having worked with fantastic on-screen fighters like Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa, they definitely push me to be better at what I do. Marko Zarorhas been very inspiring for me too, but as a mentor I definitely have to ...
This film was very memorable for me for different reasons. In fact, I was originally cast to play Zhen, the kickass female fighter who was played excellently by my good friend, Maria Tran. But the lead female role was available so the director (now my husband) had me read for it to show the producer, Roger Corman. After he saw my casting tape, I go...
One of the memorable moments was when my character accidentally punches the lead, played by Strikeforce Champion, Josh (The Punk) Thomson, in the face. Well, for the shot Josh just asked me to really punch him in the face…and so I did. That was fun! But I also got to meet and work with great people like Chris Pang (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and Xin Sari...
Well, on that note, you were also recently seen with Max Zhang and MMA legend, Anderson “Spider” Silvain “The Invincible Dragon”. What’s a standout memorable moment or story from making the film with them? Unquestionably, the huge, stand-out moment was shooting the fight scene in the light-rail car. It took about 10 days to shoot it because of all ...
It sounds like making the film with, Max, and Anderson was really something. Moving ahead, you featured as ‘Zan’ in the Netflix series “Wu Assassins”. How was your experience of making the series alongside such incredible martial artists as Iko Uwais, Mark Dacascos, Byron Mann, and Lewis Tan? What was the most physically demanding move you performe...
I took the chance while there, to learn as much as I could from all of them. Actually, every time the Iko team were trying to have a rest I would go bother them so I could learn more Silat…sorry guys! Both Byron and Mark were friends of my husband from way back, who joined me for the shoot (and proposed to me there) so we all hung out whenever we c...
You would never know it from her career today, but JuJu Chan Szeto didn’t exactly grow up wanting to be famous for her fighting skills. Born in Hong Kong with no family ties to the film industry, Chan Szeto looked far more likely to go into a career in computing than cinema.
Dec 15, 2020 · He discovered I had significant martial arts training and asked me why I wasn’t letting anyone know about this. He advised me to drop everything and concentrate on one thing and one thing only: becoming the best martial arts actress in the industry.
Dec 2, 2021 · From judo, to karate, Chinese kung fu, taekwondo and Thai boxing, Chan Szeto has honed her martial-arts skills since she was 10, entering national competitions and representing Hong Kong in taekwondo.
- Stephanie Ip
Chan pursued martial arts at a young age, an interest she kept up with into adulthood. She started modeling when she was a teenager, and entered the film industry after receiving her master's degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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Mar 8, 2022 · One of the most formidably talented martial artists working in television and film today, Juju Chan Szeto boasts a whole array of fighting styles. She has combined her award-winning martial arts skills with classical acting training from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Szeto has steadily built a growing set of ...
