During Ip Man’s arrival in Hong Kong in 1949, he notices that the martial arts schools there operate like triads rather than true martial arts institutions. To set things right, he starts his own school that not only just teaches martial arts but also the right values. However, Wing Chun, as taught by Ip Man, […]
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Movie Review – The Forbidden Kingdom – Weak
While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in […]
Why ShaolinTiger – What’s in a Name?
A while back I asked for open questions on this blog and got some interesting ones, I’ll start out with the most frequently asked questions. The most common of course is “Why ShaolinTiger? – Where did the name come from” and other similar questions of how did I choose it, do I like martial arts […]
Movie Review – SPL (Sha Po Lang) – Awesome Fights!
Hong Kong Police Detective Chan has devoted his career to putting the notorious triad boss Wong Po behind bars. While escorting a witness with damning evidence of Wong Po’s wrong doing to court, the police van is rammed at high speed by a car driven by the ruthless assassin Jack. The wreck kills the witness […]
Movie Review – Tom Yum Goong (Tony Jaa – Ong Bak 2?)
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. Ah yes, much like the one before it, the legendary Ong Bak! Ong Bak […]
Movie Review – Fearless / Huo Yuan Jia – Jet Li
Master Huo Yuan Jia was a supreme Martial Arts champion, founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. “Fearless” tells his tale. Yeah I know it’s kind of old, just got around to watching it though, I missed it on the cinema unfortunately. Touted to be Jet Li’s last movie, must say I’ve […]
