3 Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu (1973)

Enjoy Shaw Brothers - "3 Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu (1973)" 1) Chen Kuan Tai/陳觀泰 as 洪熙官/Hung Si-kuan/Hung Hei-koon * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "工" Character Taming the Tiger Fist (0:00 - 4:58) Chinese: 工字伏虎拳 Pinyin: gōng zì fú hǔ quán Yale Cantonese: gung ji fuk fu kuen The long routine Taming the Tiger trains the student in the basic techniques of Hung Ga while building endurance. It is said to go at least as far back as Jee Sin, who is said to have taught Taming the Tiger—or at least an early version of it—to both Hung...

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RIP Kevin Randleman (Aug 10, 1971 - Feb 11, 2016)

It is with sadness I report that MMA legend and pioneer Kevin Randleman passed away. He was 44. Had pneumonia, went to the hospital and had heart failure.   Rest in Peace Kevin Randleman (August 10, 1971 - February 11, 2016)  ...

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The Final Master GIF Set 1

Click pic for larger image The Master (2015) aka The Final Master is a movie about a Wing Chun Kuen master who goes to Northern China to try to open up a kwoon (school). It features mostly weapons fighting and features the hudiedao/wu dip do/butterfly swords. The Master is director Xu Haofeng's followup to his previous directorial effort in 2011's The Sword Identity and his 2013 script for director Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster. Xu is a Xingyi/Hsing...

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Happy Year of the Monkey!

I didn't have a chance to post on Jan 1, wishing the readers of this site a Happy New Year. Will take the opportunity today to do so with the Lunar New Year/Year of the Monkey. Happy Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Monkey bring you and your loved ones Happiness, Health and Wealth! I'm not that good with New Year's Resolutions. I generally don't make resolutions as in making specific goals for 1 year ... kind of inspired by one of Scott...

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IN MEMORY OF: SGM Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (Aug 8, 1919-Feb 5, 2016)

Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (Aug 8, 1919 - Feb 5, 2016)  It is with sadness I report that Supreme Grandmaster Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete has passed at the age of 96 in the Phillipines at 8:08PM. SGM Canete was the last surviving member of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club which was founded in Jan. 1932. I'm posting some Eskrido videos below in his honor. My deepest condolences to the Canete family and to Doce Pares practitioners. RIP SGM Canete Cacoy...

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