"They have so much good, real fighting, why watch kung fu movies?"
Because if you put "real fighting" in a movie, it turns out to be what people saw at the bar last weekend.
Kung fu on the other hand, in the movies, shows a lot of great skill (not talking Keanu here), technique, and the people that go and see movies wants to be entertained. If they want blood and "real fighting" they usually order UFC, Pride, etc. Big difference there....
Even the Thai movie Ong Bak can be seen as an example. From my readings here at the forum as well as other internet sites, Tony Jaa was using a "real" Thai style, yet it would have been d@mn boring if he just used a thigh kick / elbow combination in evey fight scene to knock his opponent out.
Be nice to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself. - Master Wang (Combat Shuai Chiao) from the EmptyFlower forums.
To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by
fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy's assault by fire and close combat. ~ Mission of the Marine Rifle Company
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!