Category — Martial Arts

Here’s a nice little collection of clips from some of martial arts film star, Jet Li’s back catalogue. If you’ve seen most of these films, its good to see them again for a bit of nostalgia.

Via AsianPopcorn

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Just came across this amusing trailer for a forthcoming animated film called Kung Fu Panda. It’s distinguishable angle is that it uses animals to depict animal kung fu styles.. No idea why this wasn’t done sooner!

Read on for the synopsis…

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around… which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu.

Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

Voiced by Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Ian McShane, Lucy Liu

Via AsianPopcorn

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If the previous Bruce Lee post may have inspired you - here’s an appropriate finger pointing trick!

Check out this easy to pick up skill to show off your kung fu - you’ll learn how to amazingly, throw up a bottle cap and pierce it with your finger!

Via Neatorama

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This previously posted website for Shaolin Shifu, Shi Yan Lei has relaunched with a new redesign. It was a nicely designed website in the first place, but now seems to have a bit of added polish. There are lots of new DVD’s on sale there now, featuring training exercises you can carry out at home.

Shifu Shi Yan Lei

Thanks Marcus!

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I previously posted about the forthcoming movie, Finishing The Game, in which filmmaker Justin Lin, takes a humorous look at the period after Bruce’s untimely death with the search for a replacement star that could fill the void.
I’ve only just come across the official movie site and trailer, so thought I’d share them here.

Finishing The Game : Official Movie site

Finishing The Game : Trailer

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What’s going on here? Brown bear cubs rocking karate?! Courtesy of Ron N.

Via Cute Overload

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Cinematical have just posted this exclusive poster for The Forbidden Kingdom, otherwise known as the film that pairs up martial arts veterans Jackie Chan and Jet Li for their first ever big-screen collaboration.

The Forbidden Kingdom follows an American teen (Michael Angarano) and all-around Kung Fu nut, who comes across a mysterious Chinese staff that transports him back to ancient China.

While there, he meets up with two Kung Fu masters (Jackie Chan, Crystal Liu Yifei) and the Silent Monk (Jet Li), and the four head off to fulfill an ancient prophecy to free the jailed Monkey King.

We previously posted the Forbidden Kingdom trailer at the beginning of the month.

The Forbidden Kingdom will arrive in theaters in the US on April 18th, 2008.

From Cinematical via AsianPopCorn

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Check out these newly unleashed Ninja Town plushes which come blind boxed for your frustrating pleasure!

The baby ninja is particularly outstanding as an object of simplicity, though the more radical among you might like the ninja dropping.. Seems there is a ninja for every taste.

At $5.95 each, these seem to make good stocking fillers for the ninja-loving recipients out there!

Get them at NinjaTown

Via NotCot

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