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"The best of the Martial arts films"

The martial arts.
An ancient form of self-defense.

Two opponents fight each other,
hand-to-hand...

in a contest of physical strength,
agility, and will.

To some, the term "martial arts"
may seem like a contradiction.

But primitive fighting
was first elevated to an art form...

when Bodhidharma, an Indian monk,

brought the discipline of yoga
to fifth-century China.

Bodhidharma introduced breathing
and meditation...

as a means to increase mental
and physical powers.

His pupils at the Song-Shan
Shaolin Temple...

achieved a heightened awareness
of mind and body...

through a combination of meditation
and strenuous physical regime.

Some students would reach an most
superhuman level of physical ability.

By the sixth century,
the study of martial arts...

had spread throughout China
with different schools of Kung fu.

Aikido, judo, karate,
and tae kwon do...

flowered in different regions
of Asia over the centuries.

All reflected
the philosophy Buddhism.

In nineteen-sixty-six,

a young Chinese martial artist
caught the public's attention...

in the American television series
"The Green Hornet".

Two years later,
he returned to Hong Kong...

and starred in his first
martial arts film "Fist of Fury",

also known as "The Big Boss".

The film
was an international success.

It began the worldwide fascination
with martial arts movies.

It brought instant acclaim and
stardom for the young marital artist,

the extraordinary Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee began his early training
in the fluid movements of tai-chi.

As a young man,
he became a devotee of wing chung,

an ancient form of kung fu that
dates back to the Shaolin Temple.

It is based on speed and reflex and
agility rather than brute strength...

as this excerpt from
"The Warriors Two" demonstrates.

Stretch out two fingers.

You must try to catch it
when I let it go.

Pick it up.

Do you realize
why you can't catch it?

Because when your eyes see it fall,

your brain signals your hand
nerves to react.

But there's a delay.

So we're aiming
to minimize that delay.

That's why wing chung
concentrates on touch and speed.

Practice. There is no other way.

The wooden man is wing chung
training aid...

used to develop flexibility
and strength.

The rigorous demands of training
is a common theme...

used in martial arts films.

You should always watch
your opponent's eyes.

The eyes are always revealing,
the most accurate indicator.

Not the hands.
The hands are too deceptive.

And never commit yourself
to a move in advance.

You should leave yourself free
to react to any situation.

That way, you're flexible,
your body isn't rigid.

Mind you still need a basic tactic.

Of course this will come.
It takes experience.

After a while it becomes automatic,
something you don't even think about.

With the proper training,

even a simple paper fan
can become a deadly weapon.

And now a demonstration.

Come on...

Good.

In this scene from "Dreadnought"...

Yuen Biao proves you can train
and do your wash at the same time.

Like any demanding sport...

martial arts training
begins at an early age.

When I was little,
I naturally did not like school.

Mom had to work,
and I lived with my grandparents,

who had no time to take care of me.

So I was out quarrelling
and fighting all the time.

My family didn't know
what to do with me.

Then a friend said,

"Why don't you send Samo
to the Beijing Opera School...

to learn acting?"

So they agreed to take me
to see the place.

I saw some people somersaulting
and thought that was fun.

So I told my grandfather
I had to learn that.

Let me learn acting.
Finally, my grandfather agreed.

We had to sign an agreement,
a contract to learn for seven years.

On the third day after I signed it,
I started to regret it...

because the master beat
the hell out of me.

Cut! And what else?

Right...

- Show me some more.
- Left.

- Continue.
- Jab...

Jab? Dumb Idiot!
What else can you do?!

Many of today's martial arts stars...

began their training
at the Beijing Opera School,

famous for its precise discipline
and exacting demands.

We were once made to do a handstand
on a stool placed on a table.

We did that for an hour and a half.

By that time, the tears were falling
and my nose was running like mad.

I said, "Master,
I really can't do this anymore."

But the Master said,
"You have to do this."

Finally, my arms gave way and I fell.

To this day,
I have a scar this big on my head.

Why must you always make trouble?

Why do you do it?

- Look, Master...
- Don't call me that!

I'll explain.

Don't bother!
Not a word from you today!

The rigorous training Samo
received...

helped him to develop
his amazing acrobatic skills.

No matter how much action
or fighting there is,

there must always be
a comic element...

That's my trademark.

Real fighting is different
from fake fighting.

Whether you win in real fighting
is decided in about ten seconds.

Very quickly.

In "Shanghai Express",

the brute strength of Samo Hung,

was pitted against a woman...

is the American martial arts
champion Cynthia Rothrock.

Samo has very great control.

When we fought, we didn't,
we didn't do so many takes.

We would do just maybe one take.
And the techniques were great,

because he's just your know, he...

I was not afraid of him
hitting me at all.

So, it was great to work with him.

Cynthia's outstanding among women
because she is a foreigner,

and yet she is a true expert
in many of the Chinese martial arts.

Her movements are beautiful...

and her punches and kick
are very powerful.

Now that was a multiple attack.

If you have any questions,
please see me later.

Use all available weapons.

A simple right cross.

I think that the stereotype is that
people think...

women have to be big and strong.

To be effective in martial art...

which is totally opposite, you know,
because it's pure technique.

It doesn't matter, you know,
how big or strong you are.

And I think one thing
that has helped...

is from my travels doing
demonstrations and performing,

you know, all over the world,
women see that,

"This girl isn't big and strong
and muscular and macho...

and she's very feminine.
But she could still do martial arts.

So, hey, if she could do it and
it's realistic, maybe I could do it."

I'm really happy on that, because
it's something I strongly believe.

And I think that all women should
know some sort of self-defense.

In this scene from
"Above The Law"...

five-time champion
Cynthia Rothrock...

is challenged by
another female martial artist...

Karen Shephard.

Women have always held their own
in the world of kung fu.

Here is Angela Mao...

the first internationally acclaimed
female martial arts star.

In a scene from "Lady Whirlwind".

Another rising star, Joyce Godenzi,
a former Miss Hong Kong,

proves that women
can be as dearly as men...

in a scene from "Eastern Condors".

Hi, fellas.
Look who's here to keep you company.

In "My Lucky Star" Sibelle Hu
goes one-on-one with...

Japanese body-builder...

and power-lifting champion
Michiko Nishiwaki.

Samo Hung meets a group of women...

who are not all they appear to be.

Four Amazon women know
just what to go...

for in this fight with
Jackie Chan...

from "Armor of God".

Sorry.

Our style is more jumping...

and jump kick and spin kick,

and which is good for the movie.
Our style.

Jackie Chan has become
the most popular martial arts star...

of the decade.

He's a fan
of the old American silent movies,

and the influence of Buster Keaton
can clearly be seen in this clip...

from "Project A".

Who is it?

Right now,
I think that video is my teacher.

I love, I watch a lot of
Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin.

And these two help me a lot.

Out of the way!

There he is!

Jackie Chan began his career...

as a stunt man in a Bruce Lee film.

After Bruce Lee kick, he jump
in the sky, fall through the window.

I was do, I was double.

And I didn't use anything,
I didn't use anything, any pads.

I just do it myself.
After Bruce Lee kick, then cut.

Then I just pretend Bruce Lee...

kick the Japanese guy
through the window about twenty feet.

I just ran by the window...

and broke the glasses,
and through the floor.

Jackie Chan in many ways...

was a more talent,
talented person than Bruce was.

Jackie is a better actor.

He is an acrobat.
And he can handle comedy.

That really is his strong suit.

Jackie demonstrates
his unparalleled skills...

in this scene from
"Dragons Forever".

Samo, Yuen Biao,

Samo is my bigger brother.

We call bigger brother because
our school is Chinese addition.

Who came first, who's the biggest.

Samo came biggest,
then a couple more,

then me, then a couple more,
then Yuen Biao.

That way, we three together
were in the same company.

So Samo, still right now still
my bigger brother. Like my father.

I'm like Yuen Biao's father.

So Samo, when we making a movie,
I always listen to Samo.

And Yuen Biao listen to me.

Yuen Biao honed his skills
at the Beijing Opera School...

with Samo Hung and Jackie Chan.

The three have remained
life-long friends.

In "Above The Law",
Yuen Biao almost meets his match...

when he comes up against
Cynthia Rothrock.

Alright Chan, you're finished!

Damn you Chan!

We've been together
since we were small,

we fought together, ate together,
slept together, bathed together,

we did everything together.

- Musketeers all for one.
- And one for all.

Now strike the head.

Now below.

Chinese fire drill.

All for one and one for all.

But sometimes even the best
of friends have their differences.

I'll get you for that!

Ah, my radio must be still on,
just a second.

My work with Jackie was actually
half work and half play...

because every time we would see
each other and get ready to act,

we would burst out laughing.

We even made a rule that
whoever laughs first...

has to put $100 into a kitty.

We ended up with more than $10,000,
that's how bad it was.

I'll see you again soon.

Hey, cut that out!

I said quit fighting, stop it...

Just stop it!

Hey, stop it!

Excuse me, you've got a black eye.

It's black? Well, what do you want?

- You've got my coat in there.
- Stay there.

Leave me alone.

Stop it...

Oh, now your nose is bleeding.

My nose? Bleeding?

You've been drinking, bye-bye.

Stop fighting!

Jackie, Samo and Biao bring their
own unique style to the movie screen.

Biao used a lot of tricky jumping
and duck,

because when punching Biao,

if Biao cannot drop by that punch...

because I'm more heavy
and more powerful than Biao,

then he would be jumping a lot.

Tell me, you all right...

A headache.

Get him!

Samo is two hundred pounds,

but when he moves, like a monkey.

Today, Jackie Chan not only stars in,

he directs most of his own films.

Tell Joey it's a new dog.

Get him, boys.

What lies in Jackie's future?

Four more years to go...

and to continue making action
and doing, still can do the stunts.

I think after this, I be a producer.

I have my own company,
I can produce movies.

Maybe only be a director,

and I'm looking for some new,
young, new blood.

Jackie found a powerhouse fighter
in Benny "The Jet" Urquidez.

Here they are in a scene from
"Wheels on Meals".

You bastard.

American Peter Cunningham
another rising martial arts star,

was brought to Hong Kong
to fight Yeun Biao in his scene...

from "Above The Law".

In "Wheel on Meals",

Yuen Biao fights another
martial arts newcomer, Keith Vitale.

Jump...

Come on, jump...

Australian Richard Norton has
co-starred in over twenty-five films...

and is highly regarded by
aficionados.

His technique, charm,
and good looks...

all add up to a karate star
on the rise.

Painful?

No, I'll be okay.

All right, let's go.

How about now?

I'm all right. A little blood,
that's all.

Again?

You son of a bitch.

Painful?

Nothing.

Excuse me.

You've got to be hurt now.

Doesn't hurt at all.
My whole damn body is numb.

Painful?

Jean Claude Van Damme has taken
the martial arts world by storm...

with his unique kick-boxing style.

Here he is in a scene from
"No Retreat, No Surrender".

Take him! Get him!

Kill him...

Deduct one point!

Break! Freeze!

Here's Benny "The Jet" Urquidez
in a rematch with Jackie Chan.

"Inside Kung Fu" magazine...

call this one of the best
on-screen fights ever.

Use my stuff.

A cool head does it. Relax.

Treat it like a training session.

Another round.

One, two, three, four...

Really good.

Got you.

Should've trained more.
I'm getting soft.

What a punch. Getting good.

Keith Cooke is one
of the brightest new stars...

in the world of martial arts films.

Here he is doing a triple kick...

in his film debut, "China O'Brien".

I got started back in about 1973,

when I saw "Enter The Dragon".

Yeah, I won the 1987
Walker world championships...

in forms and weapons,

and the Bermuda Internationals
four years in a row...

and most of the major tournaments
in the U.S.

I've won them at one time or another
over about the last six years.

Fred Weintraub,
the producer of "Enter The Dragon",

says that Keith Cooke
is as fast with his feet as...

Bruce Lee was with his hands.

Get up.

Get him! Damn!
Get that son of a bitch.

Hey! That's my car!
What are you doing?!

Get out of here, punk!

I think part of the reason that
I like that fight scene is...

because it was real in the sense
that I felt the danger, you know.

And when you feel the danger
it brings out more of,

you know, what's inside of you...

and makes it, it makes it realer
for the camera, too.

And, when you got three big guys
swinging baseball bats at you,

you know, you got to get out
of the way or you get hit.

What works in reality isn't always
what works in film.

Sometimes you have to,

for the camera you have to swing
your kicks a little wider.

You've to extend them a little more
than you would in a real situation.

The distance always has to be set up
perfectly so you won't injure anyone.

The timing is different.

And just the types of techniques
that...

you might use to take some one out...

might be slightly different
or adjusted for the camera.

Here is a behind-the-scenes
look at "China O'Brien",

directed by Robert Clouse starring
Cynthia Rothrock,

Richard Norton, and Keith Cooke.

Each fight is choreographed
and rehearsed dozens of times...

before it's filmed.

Rehearsal.

The delay was too much.
Too much delay. Right away.

When you're faking it for the movies,
you just want to look like...

you're pulling
a hundred percent power into it.

You know, using proper technique
and your facial expressions...

and your feeling.

And of course the real thing is...

when you're doing it for real
you don't hold back.

You just go, you know, straight
forward and give it all you got,

and you know, follow through
more than you would do on film.

With my stunt group, we think,
I think totally for me,

for one fighting scene two month,
including shooting.

The difference in their height,

inspired Bruce Lee to choreograph
a fight between himself...

and a former pupil.

American basketball star
Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Bruce was something very special.

He was extremely inventive
and he seemed not to sleep.

He would call at midnight or
one o'clock in the morning and say,

"Hey, I've got an idea
for a change in the script.

Meet me at so-and-so restaurant."

I wasn't getting any sleep,

and, but he didn't seem to need it.

And so we'd make changes and so on,

and he also worked out fight scenes.

Drawing little stick figures,
which he was very good at.

And he would choreograph
the entire fight on paper,

with little stick figures.

And very easy to follow.

A true martial artist
develops both mind and body.

A warrior must achieve
spiritual purity...

in order to perform superhuman
acts of strength.

Many martial arts films
delve into the supernatural.

In "Duel To Death"...

two combatants call upon
the realm of the supernatural...

as they cross swords
at the edge of a cliff.

"Dreadnought" combines the world of
martial arts with black magic.

In "Zu",

Yuen Biao utilizes
his astounding acrobatic skills...

to combat evil spirits.

Help me!

The mystique of the ninjas was
created to terrify Japanese peasants...

into believing they could magically
appear and disappear.

Today, the ninja mystique holds a
worldwide fascination for movie fans.

Internationally acclaimed
Sho Kosugi...

has starred in
a number of ninja films.

Here he's in a scene from
the American television series...

"The Master"

fighting Lee Van Cleef.

The brotherhood of the ninja was
shrouded in secrecy and mysticism,

attributing superhuman powers
to its disciples.

Proficient use of weapons plays a
key role in many martial arts films.

In this scene from "Dreadnought",

the Master demonstrates
the use of the long staff.

Richard Norton displays his skill
with the same weapon...

in a scene from "China O'Brien".

Cynthia Rothrock is one of the few
women, adept in the use of the staff.

Hey, now it's your turn, bitch.

I love to work with weapons.

I think that's one thing that
attracted me to the Chinese style,

is the weapons.

Because some of it is very difficult.

It's very challenging
for me to work with weapons.

Jackie Chan displays the deadly
Chinese style of spear-fighting...

in this scenic from "Hand of Death".

"Mister Boo" is a popular series
spoofing martial arts films.

Here is Mister Boo
with his own home-made nunchucks.

Perhaps the most important weapon
of all is the traditional sword.

Crafted by hand,

the swordsmith would beat the metal
flat and fold it thousands of times.

A great swordsman would take pride
in the perfection of his weapon.

It's quality could make the
difference between life and death.

It was said that a perfect sword
could cut through stone.

Won't you change your mind?

Dad!

I'll teach you! Taught you kung fu,
and now you rebel!

Kurata Yasuaki demonstrates her
remarkable ability with a sword.

In this scene from
"Shanghai Express".

Sword play, gymnastics,
and comedy all come together...

when Samo Hung and Yeun Biao are
caught between two opposing armies.

In this scene from "Zu".

Right. What the hell
are we gonna do now, huh?

Let's pretend to fight, and
when the chance comes, we'll run.

You want to kill me?

We're just pretending.

- Look. Don't get serious.
- Sorry.

Hey, shall we continue or not, huh?

Let's get up on my left.
Let's keep on fighting. Move there.

Okay, let's do it.

- No fighting, let's get out of here.
- Oh, right.

Come on.

I said don't get serious.

Where'd he go?

Hey, buddy! I'm trapped here.

Don't worry, I'm on my way!

Get him!

Hey, I'm not your enemy.

They're the ones over there. Go on!

Get them!

Let's all get him!

Come on...

Pretend to be dead.

Remember to keep still.

In "Broken Oath",

the fighters wield
an unusual assortment of weapons.

With a little ingenuity,

even a tailor's simple tools
can be utilized as weapons.

Kwan Tak Hing, who plays
the Oriental Master in this scene,

starred in over seventy-five films
and a television series...

based on the same character,
Wong Fei Hung.

- Long or short sleeve?
- I don't care.

Six-inch cuffs.

Two-foot steps. Five foot long.

Waist.

Thirty inches.

Oh, why do you need a pin
to measure me?

You button's loose.
I'll fix it for you.

Oh, thank you.

Don't mention it.

Now your collar.

Two inches high.

Have you finished yet?

In a moment. I'll finish quickly.

That one's good enough.

The melding of two genres sword
and sorcery...

come together in this
astonishing film "Duel To Death".

What you've just seen are sequences...

from some of the greatest
martial arts movies.

But it's only the tip of the iceberg.

With the large number of
exceptionally...

talented martial artists,

we had to carefully pick
and choose these sequences.

I had the honor and the privilege
of appearing in a film...

believed to be
the greatest achievement...

of the martial arts genre,

"Enter The Dragon"
with the legendary Bruce Lee.

So we've saved the best for last.

Here now is Bruce Lee
fighting with the deadly nunchaku...

in a scene from "Enter The Dragon".