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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
“What was that?!?! What the @#$% was that?!? I mean… what was that?!?” These are the words of my friend Amy as we watched this week’s movie, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky. I had assembled a new team, as...
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A day of mourning in Kung-Fu-Topia
It is a sad day in Kung-Fu-Topia. Two venerable stars of kung fu cinema have passed on to that great dojo in the sky today. Shih Kien (96), best known from his role as Han, the one handed villain of...
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Fist of Legend
Hello again. Ni hao. Konichiwa. An Nyoung. Welcome back. So I have spent a great deal of time this summer in deep meditation (and by deep meditation, I mean slacking on my blog). But now I’m back. And...
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The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom came out in 2008 and I paid the money and went to the theater to see it. I mean two of the biggest names in the current kung fu movie genre (Jackie Chan and Jet Li) were finally...
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Bruce Lee the Invincible
Ok, let me start by saying that this is in fact the real title as it appears on the DVD box and on the start menu. Let me follow with, it doesn’t involve in ANY WAY Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee isn’t in the...
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During my recent trip to the orient, I had the opportunity to train in several different martial arts schools in both Japan and Korea. This was an amazing experience, but it is not what this blog is...
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Ninja Assassin
I went to see Ninja Assassin for my birthday. After seeing the preview, I had high hopes. I wasn’t disappointed. Ninja Assassin gave me everything I wanted, ninja, explosions, and extreme,...
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I recently had the opportunity to visit South Korea. I felt that it was imperative to the success of my trip that I learn a bit about the culture before I stumbled headlong into it. Fortunately, I...
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The Karate Kid
Several of my students recently competed in a karate tournament and in getting ready for the competition, we decided to watch one of the best karate movies ever, The Karate Kid. With the re-release...
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Shaolin Soccer
I had the chance to watch Shaolin Soccer the other day. It was all in Chinese, but fortunately there were subtitles. Unfortunately, the subtitles were in Korean. Still, I have to say I enjoyed...
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