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    Quote Originally Posted by mickey View Post
    Hi Jimbo,

    Thank you fo rthe greeting.

    I am actually going through a serious shift. I am letting go of those things that no longer serve me. I have watched KFM forums from afar and saw how it was/is deteriorating. Participation here will be lessened considerably. I no longer have an interest in MA mags either. Same old sh!t. I' will probably be getting a subscription to KFM just to minimize cost. I am hoping that somewhere down the line I don't stop in my tracks and say, "What in the f@ck did I just do?"

    Take good care,


    mickey
    I totally see where you're coming from, mickey.

    I also have moved away from the MA mags. Although I still like KFM, the one big store that still carried it has closed, and the remaining stores that used to have it no longer carry it...the only MA mags they carry are those MMA rags. So I suppose circumstances have helped me along. I'd long ago stopped buying Black Belt, IKF, etc. And I don't feel like subscribing to a mag, even KFM, at this point. Though I'd probably still buy it in person if it were still available.

    As for the forums, I enjoy participating, but keep it fairly limited, too. It hit a REALLY low point around a month ago; I was considering leaving for good, but it has cleaned up considerably, for now. My # of posts don't amount to much anyway; been here since '99 and still have low post numbers. The bulk of my interests now concern other interests and aspects of life besides only MA.

    You take care too, and see you around when you check in here.

    Jim

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    177 - Master of the Flying Guillotine

    (End fight; Jimmy Wang Yu vs. Kam Kong)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRPBQsY1Co

    178 - Secret Rivals 2

    (End fight; John Liu & Tino Wong vs. Hwang Jang-Lee)

    In this sequel, once again the "Northern Leg" must team with a "Southern Fist" against a white-haired villain who can defeat either fighter in a one-on-one fight...in this case, the brother of the villain in part 1. Choreography by the Yuen Clan.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-DFvPY6XmY

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILbjcB3vlKg
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-06-2011 at 02:03 PM.

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    179 - The Secret Rivals

    (End fight; John Liu & Wang Tao vs Hwang Jang-Lee. I should have put this one before entry #178, but probably didn't because IMO part 2 has noticeably superior choreography - personal bias. Though each of these actors had at least one movie credit apiece prior to this, this was the film that really launched their careers. It also popularized the white-haired "Silver Fox" villains that were so prevalent in mid-late 1970s kung fu films)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo519...eature=related

    180 - Kid with the Golden Arm

    (End fights; featuring Lo Meng, Wei Pai, Kuo Chui, Sun Chien, etc.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmzQGBGH028

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74GW54VqW_w

    181 - Two on the Road, a.k.a., Fearless Dragons

    (End fight; Phillip Ko & Leung Kar-Yan vs. Wang Lung-Wei)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqsCD...eature=related

    182 - Gorgeous

    (Two fights between Jackie Chan and Brad Allen. The fights in this movie were probably the last of Jackie Chan's great onscreen fights)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPzh0f18cA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exbNB...eature=related
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-09-2011 at 11:33 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    182 - Gorgeous

    (Two fights between Jackie Chan and Brad Allen. The fights in this movie were probably the last of Jackie Chan's great onscreen fights)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTPzh0f18cA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exbNB...eature=related
    183 - Jackie Chan's Who Am I?
    Chan vs. Ron Smoorenburg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H53rU...eature=related

    Brad Allen doubled in this fight for Ron Smoorenburg because he couldn't get the timing down.

    The sequence starting at 2:53 till 2:57 is obviously Allen (he is about the same height as Chan). Wiki lists incorrectly lists the double as Ken Lo.

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    Good info, wenshu. Although I'd seen that fight many times, I never noticed that Smoorenberg had had any doubling, much less by Brad Allen.


    184 - Five Shaolin Masters

    (End fight; Fu Sheng vs. Wang Lung-Wei; Ti Lung vs. Tsai Hung; David Chiang vs. Chiang Tao & the twins; Meng Fei vs. Leung Kar-Yan; Chi Kuan-Chun vs. Fung Hark-On)

    *fight begins @ around 11:40
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxIGp...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB4JF...eature=related

    185 - Shaolin Temple a.k.a., Death Chamber (Shaw Brothers)

    (End fight, featuring Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Li Yi-Min, Kuo Chui, Tang Yen-Tsan, Wang Lung-Wei, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Wang Ching, Shan Mao, etc.)

    *fight begins @ around 2:25

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsrbs83cYFA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfgGsF8UrD8
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-14-2011 at 10:14 AM.

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    186 - The South Shaolin Master

    (End fight; featuring Chiu Jianguo, et al. Fighting begins @ 19:55)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BxvcH4wMjg
    Last edited by Jimbo; 09-16-2011 at 09:43 AM.

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    187 - Martial Arts of Shaolin

    (End fight; Jet Li, Yu Hai, Hu Jianqiang & Wong Chau-Yin vs. Yu Chenghui)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVT8qLJLZM4

    This was Jet Li's third movie, and it was a noticeable step up from his first two...Shaolin Temple (not to be confused with Chang Cheh's movie of the same title) and Shaolin Temple 2. This had everything to do with this movie having been directed by Lau Kar-Leung. This movie features all the performers at their physical best, and Jet Li at his physical peak.

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    188 - The Master (a.k.a., Three Evil Masters)

    (End fight; Yuen Tak vs. Wang Lung-Wei)

    *end fight begins @ around 8:50

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS1gLrUlMaI

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7JJ-eTXbrg

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    189 - The New Kids in Town

    (End fight; Lau Kar-Leung vs. Eddie Maher. Also featuring Chin Siu-Ho & Moon Lee vs. Karel Wong)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nETQN...7FB551EAD91978
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-23-2011 at 10:19 AM.

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    190 - Shanghai 13

    (End fight. Ti Lung vs. Chan Sing; Cheng Tien-Chi vs. Sonny Yu; Ti Lung vs. Cheng Tien-Chi)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvcgIzhSRAY

    One of director Cheng Cheh's post-Shaw Brothers productions filmed in Taiwan.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-26-2011 at 12:00 PM.

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    191 - The Five Superfighters

    End fight; Leung Siu-Hung, Austin Wai, Wu Yuan-Chun, and Hau Chau-Sing vs. Kuan Feng.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMHHt6BkmGQ

    Kuan Feng was easily the most underrated kung fu movie villain, or performer period, of the old-school era. In spite of his skills, he was given mostly small roles, some even non-fighting(!). In a few films, like this one, he was allowed to shine. AFAIK, he was a Shaw contract player exclusively, and I don't remember him in any non-Shaw productions. I also don't recall seeing him in any movies after Shaw Bros ended movie production in 1985/86. Besides his excellent movement and regal-type mannerisms, Kuan Feng also had a tendency to make particularly funny, contorted facial expressions when his characters got killed off.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 08-30-2011 at 11:13 AM.

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    192 - The Boxer from the Temple

    (End fight; Wu Yuan-Chun vs. Kuan Feng)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyfsf1uh_UE

    193 - Drunken Dragon (a.k.a., The Exciting Dragon)

    (Restaurant fight; Chow Mei-Yee and Suen Kwok-Ming, with Chiang Sheng, vs. thugs. In this scene, Chow Mei-Yee looks a lot like a female Sammo Hung)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ARV-PTx6Q

    (Phillip Ko vs. Chiang Sheng)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADE5zPBlhPQ

    (Fight, training sequences, and end fight; Suen Kwok-Ming & Leung Kar-Yan vs. Phillip Ko, Yang Hsiung, etc. Actual end fight begins at approx. 24:15, but the training scenes are fun in themselves. Although Leung Kar-Yan is in a non-fighting role, he practically steals the show as the eccentric old inventor)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycq5U0krfR8
    Last edited by Jimbo; 09-04-2011 at 02:30 PM.

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    194 - The New Shaolin Boxers

    (opening scenes)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pik5yKbk64

    (Lead-up to and end fight; Fu Sheng vs. Leung Kar-Yan & Wang Lung-Wei)

    *fighting begins @ around 5:20.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWZDd7jnR0

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI2AtA9kWSk

    This was probably the first (and is still one of the very few) movies in which Choy Lee Fut was the featured art.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 09-09-2011 at 10:06 AM.

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    Just what I needed this morning. Thanks Jimbo.
    "if its ok for shaolin wuseng to break his vow then its ok for me to sneak behind your house at 3 in the morning and bang your dog if buddha is in your heart then its ok"-Bawang

    "I get what you have said in the past, but we are not intuitive fighters. As instinctive fighters, we can chuck spears and claw and bite. We are not instinctively god at punching or kicking."-Drake

    "Princess? LMAO hammer you are such a pr^t"-Frost

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    Cool. Glad you enjoyed it, HH.

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