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. Yang Sheng, a member of the team since 1984, had passed away from illness. Chan had also just received word that Brad Allan, 48, had also passed away from an illness.
An 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. He was also a part of the Beijing Wushu Team, along with Liang Chang-xing and Tang Lai-wei, associates of Jet Li.