Wilson Tong & Norman Chu sword fight in Dirty Kung Fu

[Troyocorus]

the king of all weapons.

[77killz]

Imagine if those were fighting with light sabers, that would be ill.

[77killz]

Is that the sword from crouching tiger?

[Troyocorus]

not exactly the same sword but the same style of sword used with the same techniques.

[77killz]

This one of the best sword fights ever.

[ChinoBonito]

Cool straight sword fight :D

[ReReShow80]

Man, I thought the Japanese were the only ones to have REAL sword arts in the East until I saw this. What style is this?

[yusochau]

The movie was choreographed by Lau Kar-wing, brother of noted director Lau Kar-leung. Their family tradition was hung gar style, but they were pretty versatile.

[ReReShow80]

I just can't understand all the crazy footwork. I mean this looks like foil fencing to me and that always stays in a straight line. Do they need so many sidesteps for fighting spears, knives and all the other kung fu weapons?

If you're fighting sword to sword (and I really have. I have studied fencing for a solid year) then stay in a straight line. It looks cool and some of it is effective but what good is it when you can't keep a central line.

[MicrostoriaBC]

You have to remember this is for the cinema, it is made to look entertaining, flashy and fanciful for the audience wanting movie magic not an instructional on real life sword styles. That being said I wouldn't want to question Wilson Tong and Tsui Siu Keung in real life either.

[Roflosic]

Ah, very well I got to this video quite late to be of much help, simply said, even in Europe there were two types of schools of fencing: defensive and offensive, you're learning the defensive one which features fighting at distance that gives you enough of time to react. The offensive schools were trying to do "magic" (much more than these ones - Chinese had brain) , but a single mistake would place the one who does the offensive school into a position where he could easily be killed.

[Roflosic]

AD: earlier comment

Straight line fight was a duel only style of fight done mostly with rapiers and rarely with sabers, because with these dodges to side were too slow to be of any help - when you attack by rotation of hand it is different than if you swing with whole arm (but the impact is different as well). I could also mention one Englishman who travelled through Italy in 17th century and challenged all italian masters - he was in a ringmail with shortsword and shield - and always won .

[Roflosic]

AD two earlier comments

And here we get to the way they move, well the way they are getting past themselves they are trying to get to the other's back so that they would have greater chance of successful attack. With weapons like this it is much more effective. Also when you are fighting various weapons you cannot stand in line short spear is longer AND faster than rapier AND MANY TIMES MORE POWERFUL, but the longer the weapon is, the less mistakes you can make. And there are many weapons.....

[Roflosic]

Last comment at the moment (poetry.. huh?:)

There are many styles and weapons you have to be prepared for. Some styles prefer minimal distance fight, using for example daggers, knives or butterfly swords, Hung Gar has for example (aside of many weapons) even a form of fight with a chair. There are weapons like chain whips that get through cover urnless you cover them with two weapons and you need to make a step to dodge them... etc etc.

[Roflosic]

and a decent advise

fencing for a year gives you nothing, believe me.

I was fencing half a year and I was thought of as best student in a decade.... But I stopped fencing then. Started looking up many different styles and seeing dozens maybe hundreds of weapons in action, that is when you learn that you know nothing, and you start to chose a style that is suitable for you. Knowing one weapon makes your knowledge very limited, learn with more different ones, you will grow then.

Have a nice day:)

[krejcc]

great i like wilson tong sword play

[fexakes]

Nice fight but where was the comedy in that?

[chukthunder]

I liked the use of the sword tassel.

[medrid]

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[samuraiguy2005]

Are you still writing the electric shadows blog for Kung Fu Cinema? I've absolutely loved your columns on wushu stars and Cantonese serials.

Nice clip too :)

[yusochau]

Electric Shadows will be back soon. I have to learn the new software at Kung Fu Cinema. I'm glad you like the movie clip!