Kung Fu in culture
Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Kung Fu (China). 32 works (including sub-styles).
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1972Fist of FuryLo Wei's 1972 Hong Kong film: Bruce Lee plays Chen Zhen, a student of Shanghai's Jingwu school who, after his master's death, confronts a Japanese dojo.Jeet Kune DoWing Chun1978Drunken MasterYuen Woo-ping's 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy: the young Wong Fei-hung (Jackie Chan) trains in drunken fist under the hermit Beggar So.Zui QuanTaekwondoHung Gar1978The 36th Chamber of ShaolinHong Kong film by Lau Kar-leung from Shaw Brothers (1978) with Gordon Liu: a young rebel, after a crushed uprising, trains in the chambers of the Shaolin temple.Shaolin QuanHung Gar1982Shaolin TempleHong Kong-Chinese film from 1982 about a young man who becomes a monk at the Shaolin monastery and trains in kung-fu; Jet Li's acting debut.Shaolin Quan1991Once Upon a Time in ChinaA 1991 Hong Kong film by Tsui Hark in which Jet Li plays Wong Fei-hung, a Hung Ga master and doctor with a clinic in Foshan in the late Qing dynasty.Hung Gar1991Pushing HandsAng Lee's 1991 drama: an old taijiquan master moves in with his son in New York. Tuishou, a two-person exercise, gave the film its title and central motif.Tai Chi1993Iron MonkeyHong Kong film by Yuen Woo-ping from 1993 about a fictional meeting of the ten-year-old Wong Fei-hung and his father Wong Kei-ying with the character Iron Monkey.1993Tai Chi MasterA 1993 Hong Kong film by Yuen Woo-ping starring Jet Li: an exiled Shaolin monk becomes Zhang Sanfeng, by legend the creator of taijiquan.Shaolin QuanTai Chi1994Drunken Master IILau Kar-leung's 1994 Hong Kong action comedy, in which Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung performs zuiquan drunken boxing, facing taekwondo in the finale.Zui QuanTaekwondo2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWuxia film from 2000 by Ang Lee, based on Wang Dulu's novel about the theft of the sword Green Destiny; the jian sword fights were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.Wudang Sword2002HeroZhang Yimou's 2002 Chinese wuxia film, loosely based on Jing Ke's plot to kill the King of Qin. Jet Li's sword against Donnie Yen's spear, choreography by Ching Siu-tung.2003Kill Bill: Volume 1Quentin Tarantino's 2003 American film about the revenge of a woman called the Bride, with Yuen Woo-ping's sword fight choreography and tributes to Chinese and Japanese martial arts films.Koryu Bujutsu2004Kung Fu HustleStephen Chow's 2004 action comedy about a Shanghai slum where hidden masters fight in the Hung Gar style, with Tan Tui kicks and an exaggerated Lion's Roar.Hung GarTai Chi2005Tom-Yum-GoongThai action film by Prachya Pinkaew from 2005 starring Tony Jaa, for which Jaa and Panna Rittikrai created muay kodchasaan, a style built on grips and grappling.Muay ThaiCapoeiraWrestling2006FearlessA 2006 film by Ronny Yu starring Jet Li, loosely inspired by the life of Huo Yuanjia, a Chinese fighter of the late Qing empire and co-founder of the Jingwu association.La Verdadera DestrezaMizongyi2008Ip ManHong Kong biographical film by Wilson Yip from 2008 about the Wing Chun master Ip Man in Foshan; Sammo Hung led the action, Donnie Yen plays the lead.Wing ChunKarate2008Ong Bak 2Thai action film by Tony Jaa from 2008, set in Siam in 1431. A standalone prequel to the film Ong-Bak, in whose fights Muay Boran meets Silat or Kalaripayattu.KalaripayattuKoryu BujutsuKrabi-Krabong+32010Ip Man 2Second Ip Man film (2010): Ip Man founds a Wing Chun school in Hong Kong; Sammo Hung led the action and also plays the Hung Gar master.Wing ChunBoxingHung Gar2010The Karate KidThe American 2010 remake of the 1984 film The Karate Kid, shot in Beijing with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Despite its title, it shows kung-fu, not karate.2013The GrandmasterHong Kong-Chinese film by Wong Kar-wai from 2013 about the life of Wing Chun master Ip Man and other masters; the fights were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.BaguazhangWing ChunBajiquan+22015Ip Man 3The third Ip Man film, from 2015: Ip Man faces a boxer played by Mike Tyson and a Wing Chun master from the same lineage; the action was directed by Yuen Woo-ping.Wing ChunBoxingMuay Thai2019Ip Man 4: The FinaleFinal film of the Ip Man series from 2019: Ip Man travels to San Francisco, where Bruce Lee teaches; Yuen Woo-ping directed the action.Wing ChunKarateTai Chi+1
TV series 2
Documentary series 3
1983The Way of the WarriorEight-part BBC documentary series from 1983, whose episodes present Asian martial arts one by one, from Shorinji kempo and kalaripayattu to karate, kung-fu and iaijutsu.AikidoEskrimaKalaripayattu+42007Fight QuestAmerican Discovery Channel documentary series (2007–2008) in which Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson train five days with martial arts masters and then demonstrate the art.BoxingBrazilian Jiu-JitsuEskrima+102007Human WeaponAmerican History Channel documentary series from 2007 in which Jason Chambers and Bill Duff explore martial arts from muay thai to ninjutsu, each episode ending in a fight.BokatorEskrimaJudo+13
Comics 1
Magazines 2
1973Inside Kung-FuAmerican magazine on Chinese martial arts, kung-fu and modern wushu, published from December 1973 to April 2011.Eskrima1992Kung Fu Tai ChiAn American magazine based in Fremont, California, founded in 1992 and devoted mainly to Chinese martial arts, especially kung-fu and tai chi.Tai Chi
Video games 2
1993Virtua FighterArcade fighting game from Sega AM2, released in 1993, whose characters fight in named real styles such as Bajiquan or Jeet Kune Do.BajiquanJeet Kune DoJujutsu+22022SifuA martial arts action game by Sloclap from 2022. Its fights are based on the Bak Mei (Pak Mei) style and were made in cooperation with master Benjamin Colussi.Bak Mei Kung Fu