Jackie Chan won't have any simulated round-rotation kicks in the new "Karate Boy" movie.

The legendary actor returned to the big screen while performing the role of Mr. Han, a smart coach in Karate Boy: Legend, in the theater on Friday. It draws on Chen's legacy.

This means the choreographed battle scenes, and most importantly the lack of CGI.

Chan, 71, stressed the importance of real action sequences in martial arts movies.

"Of course, people definitely don't like meeting CGI," Chan told NBC News.

The movie takes Kung Fu Prodigy Li Fong, a kung fu prodigy of the final karate competition guided by Mr. Han and legendary karate kid Daniel Larusso, to compete in the ultimate karate competition. Mr. Han is a peer to Mr. Miyagi, the most popular film in the 1984 film.

"Karate Boy: Legend" director Jonathan Entwistle said he had a clear vision for the project and wanted it to be like an early Jackie Chan movie.

Chan plays the role of Mr. Han, a maintenance worker and kung fu master, for the first time in the 2010 original film remake.

The veteran actor said he was happy to be able to take action on his stunts and admitted that he was "easy" for him as he got older because it was "muscle memory" for him.

Chen also said that “Karate Boy: Legend” is in some way a complete moment of Asian culture, and Mr. Han will direct the first Asian American karate boy portrayed by “American-born China” star Ben Wang.

Chan is proud and impressed by the young actors as he adds a new dimension to the young actors.

"Before I met him, I wondered, 'What was the right part he did?' There were so many audition tapes!" Chen said. "But when I actually saw him, I knew it. I definitely impressed me with his dedication and humility, and how much work he put into this movie."

Pat Morita played the iconic Mr. Miyagi in the original 1984 "Karate Boy" film, the only Asian-American actor at the time. Over the years, the lack of representation and some plot points have attracted criticism from fans and the community.

Although the representative’s record is not perfect, he said he believes the films help to raise cultural awareness.

The original "Karate Boy" film became a cultural phenomenon in the 1980s, known for its loser stories and ultimately helped popularize martial arts throughout the United States.

"It provides people with a (new) way of looking at Asian culture, not just kung fu or karate, which is typical in Asian countries, but it's just (scratch) the surface," Chan said. "More importantly, for the audience, to learn more about Asian culture, or at least part of it."

Chan's career spans sixty years, including memorable characters in "Rushtime", "Shanghai Noon" and "Police Story". The actor became a household name in the United States after bringing Kung Fu and Poison stunts to the masses in the 1990s and 2000s.

However, his 1980 Hollywood debut, “The Big Brawl” didn’t completely hit, and his star journey wasn’t always as smooth as it was.

"Honestly, when I had a 'big fight', I was frustrated because it wasn't very successful. That's why I was back in Hong Kong and continued to make my own movies," Chen said. "But this was my first time knowing Hollywood filmmaking. I learned a lot, trying to bring what I learned back to my staff so we can work better."

He added: "I knew nothing at that time, I was just a kid. It was all new to me. Although it wasn't very successful, it taught me some lessons that I later had in my own filmmaking."

Chan believes that the upcoming film captures the true essence of what makes the original work so popular.

Chen said: "(There are a lot of good action in this movie, and you can only feel it on the big screen. It's also a movie about love, feelings, friends and family."