A Shaolin Master Breaks Down 10 Awesome Kung Fu Fighting Scenes From The Movies
I’ve got a great video from Insider here for you to watch that features Shaolin Master, Shifu Yanzi, break down 10 awesome Kung Fu fighting scenes from movies and then he rates them based on the accuracy of the performers’ skills and realism.
Master Yanzi is a 34th-generation fighting disciple of the Shaolin Temple. “He began his training at Shaolin Temple, Henan Province, China In 1983. After 15 years' training, he mastered Shaolin Chan Meditation, Kung Fu, Combat, Steel Jacket and Xin Yi Ba (mastery of mind and form). He is now grandmaster of the Shaolin Temple UK in London, teaching Shaolin-style kung fu, health and fitness. He set up the Shaolin Combat School in China in 2014.”
The films that he looks at in the video include Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973), as well as Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985). He also looks at Keanu Reeves' skill as Neo in The Matrix (1999), Donnie Yen in Ip Man 2 (2010), and Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China (1991). Shifu Yanz also rates the popular movie Kung Fu Hustle (2004) and Shaolin Temple scenes from The Shaolin Temple (1982) and Shaolin (2011).