Jalal merhi biography for kids

Martial Artist Jalal Merhi is an action-film producer and director. He successfully delivered over 20 films worldwide within a decade, and numerous short film projects.

Jalal Merhi was born in Brazil to Lebanese parents.

He began studying Tae Kwon Do from his brother until the school his brother studied at closed. the brothers went to a school that taught Japanese Shotokan karate where he earned his brown belt. He then emigrated to Canada to study when he was 19.

He loved working with weapons and the only school he could find in Toronto that taught weapons was a kung fu school, so he switched to kung fu, Choy Lay Fut and Hung Gar. He studied film, but was told that his accent would prevent him from working in the business so eventually he built an extension of his family’s jewelry business instead.

Jalal Merhi continued to compete and eventually caught the eye of a producer who offered him a job as a stunt double, but the actor was not at all interested any learning anything