Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Don't know if this topic has been up before...! As I see it, there are Four different master/teacher characters in old skool Kung Fu flicks: The one who teaches WITH the student, and gets into action himself, during the course of the movie. An active paticipant throughout. The one who is a stern and strict disciplinarian. And derives pleasure from seeing the student in pain and working hard. But doesn't necessarilly spring into action himself. The one who is lowkey, and pretty much just stand on the sideline, dropping nuggets of martial wisdom. And doesn't really bust any moves himself. The one who is treachorous, and trains his student for evil purposes. Who lies and misleads the student, to get him to do his dirtywork. Which one is yours? Or any specific master/teacher character from a movie?? There are many to choose from! I enjoy the first and last on the list the most I think. And two specific favourites are Chai Kai in SEVEN STEPS OF KUNG FU and Leung Kar Yan in WARRIORS TWO. But there is so many great ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 hmmm, so many to choose from. I would have to go with Simon Yuen from Snake in Eagle's Shadow. Also Lee Hoi San in Goose Boxer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WhiteTiger1 Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 One of my favorite is Snake Deadly Act, pretty bad when you train someone to kill you... Actors: Lung Chan, Wai-Man Chan, Hark-On Fung, Phillip Ko, Angela Mao Directors: Wilson Tong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Fung Hak On is great in that. I love the ending. And I forgot to list Sun Jung Chi in Shaolin vs Lama. He made that movie so much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Endsang Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 I think the best master/student relationship must be Sammo Hung (master)/Lau Kar Wing (student) in Odd Couple, since Lau is just learning his master's kung fu so that he can eventually use it to kill him. Also Yasuaki Kurata and Yuen Yat Chor/Leung Kar Yan in Legend of a Fighter, although Kurata was more like a mentor than a master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cesare Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 My fave is probably Lam Ching-Ying's Leung Yee Tai in Prodigal Son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 Simon Yuen in both Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master. Sun Rong-Chi and Tan Tao-Liang in The Leg Fighters. K.K. "Rambo" Kong (Chiang Cheng) in The 36 Crazy Fists. Chen Hui-Lou in The Fearless Hyena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted December 2, 2007 Member Share Posted December 2, 2007 How about Liang Jia Ren, in Ways Of Kung Fu? He and his wife were a riot "schooling" Meng Fei and Chi Kuai Chun! Also, Liu Chia Liang, in Mad Monkey Kung Fu... When the Sifu and Prodigy show up for the showdown against Lo Lieh, you just know the finale is going to be great!! (I love the squence where Sifu is teaching Hsiao Hao the Monkey Fist hand strikes), great stuff! The two films above are RARELY mentioned in any posts, however, they are equally very good in their own ways, different ways, but very good all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chinatown Kid Posted December 4, 2007 Member Share Posted December 4, 2007 My favorite Master/Teacher duo would be a toss up between Jackie and Simon Yuen in Drunken Master and Billy Chong and Simon Yuen in Jade Claw(Crystal Fist). Also Gordon Liu and Chen Kuan Tai were great in Challenge of the Masters. Invincible Shaolin featured some great Student/Teacher chemistry as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted June 7, 2021 Member Share Posted June 7, 2021 One thing that we don't get to see in Kung Fu movies is a scenario where two teachers play good cop/bad cop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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