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238 - Kim Won-Jin tribute
Although not quite as cool as the Hwang Jang-Lee Montage link posted by mickey, this clip shows some of Kim Won-Jin's excellent kicks. When Operation Scorpio (a.k.a., The Scorpion King, not to be confused with the movie of the same name starring The Rock) came out in 1991, Kim became the last Korean superkicker to enter the HK film industry. The first Korean superkicker to work in HK cinema was Hwang In-Shik, in 1972.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-liwfnWSmQY
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You can usually tell the Hapkidp guys from the TKD guys, the Hap guys tend to have their arms out more and have wider spinning kicks.
Good clips guys :D
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Greetings,
In keeping with my pledge to bring it:
239- Darker Than Amber-- William Smith, Rod Taylor. This fight scene is a TOTAL assault to the senses and does not let up. Both actors performed their own stunts. And the choreography emphasizes a realism that should put a permanent hush to any MMA vs TCMA thread. :) Interestingly, this movie was directed by Robert Clouse and that tends to give credence to William Smith's statement about being asked to be in Enter the Dragon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aABT-FjR4_M
mickey
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240 - The Buddha Assassinator
(End fight; Meng Hai vs. Hwang Jang-Lee. With Chin Yuet-San)
Good quality; Mandarin but with no subs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLF9n...eature=related
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241 - The Armour of God
(End fight; Jackie Chan vs. John Ladalski, Linda Denley, etc.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CpeW...eature=related
Linda Denley was an American karate champion from the 1970s into the '90s. She played one of the four 'Amazons.' She is a Tang Soo Do and TKD stylist and runs her own school in Houston.
John Ladalski is a Jeet Kune Do instructor, which he studied under Dan Inosanto. He appeared in many Hong Kong film productions. In this film, he appeared as one of the 'monks.'
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242 - The Tattoo Connection
(Clips of the lead-up to and end fights; Jim Kelly vs. Tan Tao-Liang; Tan Tao-Liang & Jim Kelly vs. Chen Sing. Also featuring Bolo Yeung & Chiang Tao)
To my knowledge, this movie featured Jim Kelly's best onscreen fighting performances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ATHOn5jMBc
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243 - The Pedicab Driver
Note: These are different clips from entry #1 by mickey.
(Lau Kar-Leung vs. Sammo Hung)
*Note: the sound is slightly off-kilter in this clip*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3g7cEIylI
(Lead-up fight; Mok Siu-Chung, Fennie Yuen & Meng Hai vs. Billy Chow & thugs. End fight; Sammo Hung vs. Eddie Maher & Billy Chow; Meng Hai vs. Chung Fa. Also featuring John Sham as the sleazy boss)
*first part of lead-up fight begins @ approx. 8:45. End fight begins @ approx. 18:30*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbmbP...eature=related
Billy Chow was a Canada-based professional kickboxer in the World Karate Association (WKA) in the 1980s. He is among the few world-class professional fighters who successfully made the transition to the silver screen. He appeared in several films with Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan, as well as many independent productions. However, most fans in the West associate him as the arch-villain of Fist of Legend.
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244 - Behind the scenes of 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
An interesting documentary showing Lau Kar-Leung directing the film at Shaw Brothers studios, and also showing a casting tryout in front of Lau. Some footage of Gordon Liu, Phillip Ko, Kara Hui, etc. From approximately 1983. The subtitles are only in Japanese, but it's the best behind-the-scenes footage from Shaw Brothers that I've seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApVCEzZX3Y8
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245 - Tan Tao-Liang, Master Kicker
A brief showcase of one of cinema's greatest kickers. One could easily have taken stills from his movies as illustrations for perfect kicking techniques in any older-style (i.e., pre-Olympic style) TKD or Tang Soo Do textbooks. He almost appeared more comfortable with his left leg in the air kicking than in normal posture. Although he did not seem to kick at quite the same level of violent intensity as, say, Hwang Jang-Lee, Tan's amazing control and form are awesome. I often got the impression that Tan was rarely given the opportunity to show as much as he could have; you always wanted to see more of his talents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEGhYC8wf10
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246 - The Himalayan
This is the entire movie, but the greatest amount of actual fighting comes at the end. Unfortunately, the picture quality is so-so, and the sound is a bit off.
(End fight; Angela Mao & Tan Tao-Liang vs. Chen Sing. Also featuring Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen, Chu Ching, Lee Ka-Ting)
**end fight begins @ approx. 138:30**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boaApLe567o
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247 - Super Power (alternate title: Super Dragon)
Full movie. Super Power is one of those kung fu comedy-era films that is chock full of fight scenes. IMO, it was one of Billy Chong's better movies. Unfortunately, as in many of his films, Billy Chong's abilities tended to overpower those of the arch-villain, played by Hau Chiu-Sing. One can only imagine if he'd been paired with an arch-villain like Hwang Jang-Lee, Wang Lung-Wei, or Yen Shi-Kwan.
Billy Chong was a great all-around performer, and unlike many great onscreen kickers, he could kick equally well with both legs.
(Training scenes and series of end fights; Billy Chong vs. Chiang Tao, Hau Chiu-Sing, etc.)
**starting @ 103:05; end fights begin @ 109:25**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQNsu...eature=related
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248 - BKO: Bangkok Knockout
(Part of end fight)
I chose this particular clip because, from about 5:15, Panna Rittikrai, as one of the villains, shows a different style of fighting than the acrobatic styles of the younger performers.
This scene is reminiscent of the end fight scene in The Ming Patriots (a.k.a., Revenge of the Patriots), in which Chang Yi's villain character needed his snuff in order to continue fighting the heroes. In this case, Panna Rittikrai's character has asthma and needs his inhaler.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mza7Zi4-rOE
249 - The Ming Patriots
(End fight; Ho Chung-Tao, Judy Lee {a.k.a., Chia Ling}, Roy Chiao, etc., vs. Chang Yi)
For comparison. Unfortunately, image is poor quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSRtpS42nls
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250 - Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
(Dojo scene; Sammo Hung vs. Michelle Yeoh)
This is a brief but funny scene. Also featuring Richard Ng. This was one of Michelle Yeoh's very first movie appearances, predating Yes, Madam.
It's her only scene in the movie, as a judo instructor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxVY...eature=related
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251 - The Instant Kung Fu Man
Full movie.
(John Liu vs. Hwang Jang-Lee)
**fight begins @ approx. 1:17:25**
(End fight; Yeh Fei-Yang {and John Liu} vs. Hwang Jang-Lee)
**begins @ approx. 1:23:25**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNtYk-3KRA
John Liu and Hwang Jang-Lee appeared together in 5 movies: Secret Rivals, Secret Rivals 2, The Invincible Armour, The Snuff Bottle Connection, and this one, which was their last movie together. In most of his movies, Hwang Jang-Lee tended to dominate the action, whether he played a villain or (rarely) a hero. You tend to watch what he's doing more than his opponents. Among the few screen fighters who could share the screen with HJL without being totally dominated were Jackie Chan and John Liu. John Liu's kicking style worked very well with HJL's
onscreen, although Hwang's kicks looked more powerful and had more 'malicious intent' than Liu's.
During the end fight, it's interesting, as always, to watch HJL's character pick up momentum during the course of the choreography; you can tell when he starts pulling out more of his amazing kick combos, which he makes look so easy.
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252 - Iron Angels 3
Another scene from this movie (also check out entry # 15), showing why Moon Lee was one of the very best female onscreen fighters. Although she was self-admittedly a dancer who learned some MA for the movies, she conveys power and fiery intensity. She actually comes across as a trained MAist on film, better than a lot of real, experienced MAists and fighters do. IMO, Moon Lee at her best was superior in action scenes to many better-known female action stars, such as Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, and even Angela Mao.
The European villainess who appears in the scene is Dutch fighter/actress Saskia Van Rijswijk, who was the female world Muay Thai champion in the early 1980s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NIj...eature=related