When discussing kung fu films, we domestic film fans often mention a world-famous magazine called Black Belt.
Fans relish the "Top Ten Textbook Fights" of action movies that Black Belt has selected.
However, few people can accurately say the specific ranking of these "top ten textbook fights", and the historical origin of Black Belt magazine is even less known.
Today, Pigo will talk about the world-famous Kung Fu magazine "Black Belt" and its specific ranking of "Top Ten Textbook Fights".
The authority of Black Belt and its relationship with Bruce Lee
Founded in 1961 by the Japanese martial artist Mito Uehara, Black Belt magazine is one of the most popular martial arts magazines in the United States, and its magazine is headquartered in Valencia, California, USA.
Mito had a deep foundation in martial arts, practiced Aikido and Japanese kendo, and once worshiped under Bruce Lee, becoming one of Bruce Lee's "backyard training" personal trainers, and systematically learning boxing.
He was both a disciple of Bruce Lee and a hardcore dragon fan, and among Bruce Lee's many disciples, Mito Uehara was the most provocative.
Therefore, after the launch of Black Belt Magazine, Bruce Lee was one of the martial artists he frequently interviewed, and he became the cover of the magazine many times.
In 1972, Black Belt selected seven martial artists of the "Black Belt Heroes", and Bruce Lee ranked first among them as the founder of Trunct Boxing.
In addition, Mito Kaihara also wrote the famous kung fu book "Bruce Lee Technique", which was translated into Chinese as early as February 1988, and Pigo collected a copy of it when he was a student in the 1990s, and it is now reprinted.
Bruce Lee spent a lot of effort on the book, and the illustrations used in it were all taken by Bruce Lee and Danny Inoshandu and other apprentices.
Early Black Belt magazine featured an introduction to traditional and emerging martial arts such as karate, taekwondo, and Aikido.
Now, due to the interest in UFC matches, the content of "Black Belt" is also biased towards MMA match coverage and interviews with boxers, and its content is more entertaining.
Because of this relationship with Bruce Lee, most of the "Top Ten Textbook Fights" selected by Black Belt are actually Hong Kong movies that we are familiar with.
Second, the specific ranking of the world's "top ten textbook fights"
No.10: "Loser Boy" Yuan Biao and Chen Xunqi's Wing Chun and I-Word Fu Hu Fist "Cut"
Directed by Hong Jinbao, "Loser Boy" was released in 1981 and is a sincere work that fully demonstrates the characteristics of Wing Chun. The screenplay of the film was co-created by Wong Ping-yiu and Wang Jing, one of the "Four Great Screenwriters of Hong Kong", and Hong Jinbao, so while showing the wonderful martial arts action, the story of the film is also witty and humorous, with ups and downs, which is very beautiful.
This confrontation scene between Yuan Biao and Chen Xunqi is actually a display of the two fists of Wing Chun and I-Zi Fu Hu Quan.
Among them, "Hong Kong film circle all-rounder" Chen Xunqi tried to participate in the film under the strong encouragement of Hong Jinbao and starred as the main villain of this film. Although the type of boxing used is not clear, insiders can see at a glance that it is designed based on the I-beam Fuhu Fist based on a hard bridge and hard horse.
The Wing Chun used by Yuan Biao combines the two playing styles of "Wing Chun long bridge" and "Wing Chun short bridge" in the Wing Chun genre, and fully demonstrates the practicality of Wing Chun based on the theory of "Qiu" character skills. Attacking the middle line, entering the horse to seize the balance point, and after hitting the focus point, the secondary damage to the opponent's wound are all very practical and enlightening.
What is more sublimated is that the film raises a rather philosophical question from the perspective of actual combat: how many people can really achieve "point to point" when facing the attack of opponents. This question runs through the film and brings endless thought to the audience, which is why modern fighting competitions require strict rules.
No.9: "The Dragons Play the Phoenix" Battle between Jiahe Hong Jinbao and Shao Liu Jialiang's "Mars Colliding with the Earth"
Bruce Lee coined the term "kung fu", and after his death, Hong Jinbao and his Hong jia ban became the mainstay of Jiahe kung fu movies.
On the other side of the Shaw side, there are Liu Jialiang and his Liu Jiaban, who were the leading figures of Hong Kong kung fu films in the early 80s. They "do not violate the water of the well", and it was not until 1985 that this situation changed radically.
In 1985, Shaw, who had been in love with Jiahe for more than 10 years, suddenly announced the cessation of film production and a comprehensive shift to television development.
Liu Jialiang, who left Shaw's, joined New Art City Pictures and filmed classic action films such as "Tiger Out" and "New Best Partner".
At this time, the person who wants to cooperate with him most is hong jinbao, an old rival in the past.
After contact, the two quickly reached a cooperation, and in Hong Jinbao's "Dragon Play Phoenix", Liu Jialiang appeared as a cameo.
In the face of Liu Jialiang, who is a hard bridge and a hard horse, Hong Jinbao also showed full sincerity and used his hard power to confront him. The two first fight with their bare hands, and then use long sticks against long sticks to achieve this classic duel.
From this fight, we can see the difference between the two action styles of Hong Jiaban and Liu Jiaban.
Hong Jiaban's martial arts pay more attention to the penetration of fast and sharp and comedic elements; Liu Jiaban's movements pay more attention to the presentation of strength, and the two different styles of hard collision are very ornamental.
No.8: Tom Yin Gong" Tony Ja and Latif Claude "Muay Thai vs Capoeira".
After entering 2000, the world's recognized "best fighting" kung fu star is Tony Jia from Thailand.
In 2003, "Boxer" came out, and Tony Jia shocked the world with his cool martial arts that approached the limits of humanity, and played another world in the context of the decline of Hong Kong kung fu movies.
Following "Boxer", in 2005, Tony Jia launched a higher quality "Tom Yin Gong", in which two action scenes were warmly sought after by fans.
The action stars who joined the film, such as Nathan Jones, Nguyen Ming, John Finn and Latif Crowder, are all top masters of technology.
Among them, Latif Claude is known as the "Prince of Capoeira", and Tony Jay and his Muay Thai and "Brazilian War Dance" are the most beautiful and gorgeous duels in the film.
This is also the first appearance of Brazilian war dance in the film, and the use of movies to promote martial arts is the meaning of kung fu movies.
Capoeira is a unique dance developed in the 16th century by African immigrants from Brazil, between martial arts and art.
Although the action looks extremely exaggerated, its power has been proven many times in the UFC arena, and it is a martial art that can really be applied to fighting and is very gorgeous.
No.7: Jackie Chan and Binnie Euquadez in "The Wyvern" fight each other
Binnie Euquaidz is the original world heavyweight king of the WKA, with a professional fighting record of 63 wins and 0 losses, including 57 KO opponents, although his height is only in his early 160cm, it is an invincible myth.
In the two movies "The Dragon" and "Fast Food Truck", Jackie Chan and Binnie Euquadez have exchanged and cooperated twice.
1988's "Flying Dragon" was the last collaboration of Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao's iron triangle, and a big battle between Jackie Chan and Binnie Euquadez at the climax became the highlight of the film.
It's a "second war" because they've already played in Food Truck, so the choreography of this fight is more intense.
It is said that the fight scene was filmed for 7 days before it was completed, during which Jackie Chan and Binnie Yuquadez slept on the set at night in order to save time.
During the rest time, in order to practice his spoken English, Jackie Chan would often chat with Binni Yuquadez, which made him deeply feel Jackie Chan's hard work and left a deep impression on him.
However, this peak duel was finally snatched by Qian Jiale, who played a difficult spin kick for Jackie Chan as a stand-in. At that time, Jackie Chan was injured, and after trying many times, he could not perfectly present this action, and finally decided to let Qian Jiale do the work.
No.6: Raid 2: "Kitchen Wars" by Iko Uas and Sessep Arif Rahman
Ico Uas debuted under the nickname "Indonesian Tony Ja", and his debut film 2009 "Run Away" even imitated Tony Ja. But if you want to make a name for yourself, you still have to find your own action style, so in 2011, Ico Uas launched the earth-shattering "Raid".
In 2014, Raid director Gareth Evans released Raid 2: Rioter, still starring Ico Uas, which attracted a lot of attention around the world. The two also lived up to expectations, using this sequel to set a new benchmark for post-2010 action movies, and the "kitchen war" in the film is the essence of the whole film.
Sethep Arif Rahman is proficient in Southeast Asian martial arts Pencak Silat and, although not tall, has a deep foundation. In the film, the two of them fight with Iko Uas first with their bare hands and then with their claws, and the martial arts are up to 7 minutes long, showing a level of violence and gore that has never been seen in action movies.
Seyp Alif Rahman also earned the name "Uncle Claw", which followed the attention of Hollywood companies and starred in Keanu Reeves' classic action film "Rush 3".
No.5: Jackie Chan and Lu Huiguang's "Fist and Foot Battle" in Drunken Fist 2
"Drunken Fist 2" is the only collaboration between Jackie Chan and director Liu Jialiang, but the two eventually broke up.
Under Liu Jialiang's choreography, the action scenes in the first half of the film are very different from Jackie Chan's previous works, paying more attention to the strength of martial arts actions and liu Jialiang's "hard bridge hard horse".
However, when filming the highlight of the final steel mill battle in the film, Jackie Chan and Liu Jialiang's opinions diverged, and finally Liu Jialiang quit the crew. Jackie Chan completely took over the filming of the climactic scene, and he gave his bodyguard Lu Huiguang a chance to show his leg skills.
As Jackie Chan's bodyguard and the backbone member of the Chengjia class, Lu Huiguang's leg skills are very good.
Born in Thailand, Lo Wai Kwong once won the Hong Kong Muay Thai Championships for seven consecutive times, and as a skilled Muay Thai master, he was selected by Jackie Chan as his bodyguard. Around Jackie Chan, Lu Huiguang also developed a strong interest in acting and participated in many Jackie Chan movies.
In the film, Lu Huiguang's super leg method was fully demonstrated, so that Huang Feihong, played by Jackie Chan, was busy and confused from the beginning.
Later, Jackie Chan presented the madness and domineering of the beautifully moved fist of drunken fist. Under the anesthesia of alcohol, the feeling becomes sluggish and the strength is much greater, but these are only the effects of film processing, and in fact, drinking alcohol will only hurt the body.
No.4, Jet Li and Yasuaki Kurata's interpretation of martial arts in "Heroes of Jingwu"
"Jingwu Hero" is Jet Li's last film starring in his Zhengdong Film Company, and it is also a tribute to his idol Bruce Lee.
Therefore, Jet Li played harder in the film than ever, most of the action scenes were completed by himself, and only a small number of dangerous and difficult actions were used as stand-ins.
A dueling scene between Jet Li and Hoaki Kurata is the essence of the film, and this dueling scene focuses on the interpretation of the concept of martial arts. There are many passages of dialogue that are directly quoted from Bruce Lee's lecture notes on the truncation of boxing, and the thinking on the true meaning of martial arts has reached a philosophical height, which is also the brilliance of Bruce Lee's martial arts philosophy.
Japanese national treasure action actor Yasuaki Kurata is from Tokyo, Japan, and he has a good relationship with Bruce Lee.
In the 1973 film "Kirin Palm" in which Kurata and Kirin collaborated, Bruce Lee, as a friend of Kirin, served as the film's martial arts consultant, so Kurata was able to ask Bruce Lee for advice and consultation.
The highlight of this martial arts scene in "Jingwu Hero" is the blindfolded fight in the second half, and the method of perceiving the opponent with hearing and body touch and hitting it is similar to the listening bridge in Wing Chun.
We don't know how it will be used in actual combat, but the effect presented in the movie is full of ornamentation.
No.3: Jet Li and Billy Chou in "Jingwu Hero" defeat the strong with the weak
Of course, the best fight scene in "Jingwu Hero" is jet Li and Billy Chou's fight.
Billy Chow is the world light, middleweight free-range champion with a career record of 43 wins and 8 losses in 51 games, including 31 KO opponents, and has never been KO by opponents. Therefore, he is known as "Tiger" in the boxing world, and is the strongest actor in the Hong Kong film circle who is serious and practical in fighting.
We all know that jet Li and Qian Xiaohao have fought with Zhou Billy in the film, and they all know how strong Zhou Billy is, so they are extra careful, and the result is still an accident. It is said that qian Xiaohao and Zhou Billy's play arrangement was originally very long, and as a result, Zhou Billy kicked too hard during filming, so that Qian Xiaohao directly hit the window glass and was accidentally injured, and could only quit filming early.
When it was Li Lian's turn to excel, Billy Chow was more careful, and the two finally collaborated to shoot this classic duel that can go down in history.
This is also a "summary" of the concept of kung fu in the whole film, Chen Zhen, played by Jet Li, is not much different from Huo Tingen in terms of body shape, and can win thanks to the more advanced fighting concept.
First, Because Chen Zhen exercised his heart and lung function for a long time, his endurance was much better than that of Huo Tingen; second, Chen Zhen focused on the exercise of weak parts of his body and had a strong ability to resist blows; third, Chen Zhen attacked the weaknesses of his opponents through repeated tests.
These factors combined to make Chen Zhen defeat an opponent who was stronger than him.
No.2, Jackie Chan vs. Binnie Euquadez in "Fast Food Truck"
Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao's "Fast Food Truck" was the highlight of Jiahe in 1984, when the crew went to Barcelona, Spain, to shoot the scene, and the whole film was filmed overseas.
Laura Foner, winner of Miss Spain in 1979, became the heroine, and her stunning performance in the film raised the film's viewing to a higher level.
This is the first collaboration between Jackie Chan and Binnie Euquadez, the thug played by Binney is set as a strong master in the film, and Jackie Chan's role relies more on young and strong and the aura of the protagonist.
If in reality Jackie Chan and Binney have a contest, Jackie Chan, who has no ring record at all, is estimated to not last a round.
There are legends on the Internet that during the fight process of this fight scene, part of the shot is the real duel between Jackie Chan and Binney, which is actually credible to zero.
The gap between a trained action actor and a professional player is insurmountable, the two are not on the same level at all, and the actions in the film, although very exciting, are choreographed.
Binney's punches and feet are very hard, and Thomas, played by Jackie Chan, is initially overwhelmed. Later, he relaxed his body and mind as much as possible, took this duel as a normal exercise, and finally slowly entered his rhythm, and finally won with a heavy punch. In real-life fighting matches, victory or defeat is often between this move.
No.1: Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris' "Battle of the Colosseum" in "Raptors Crossing the River"
After Bruce Lee and Luo Wei fell out completely, Jiahe gave himself the opportunity to direct and star in the film, and "Raptors Across the River" was born.
The climax of the fight with Chuck Norris at the Colosseum has been hailed as an immortal classic of world kung fu films.
Among Bruce Lee's "Three Karate Masters", Mike Stone first became his apprentice, Joe Lewis was the most loyal to him, and Chuck Norris, although he had repeatedly denied the fact that he studied bruce Lee, in 1972, he was given the opportunity to play the villain master in "Raptors Across the River".
In fact, Bruce Lee first sought out Joe Lewis, but he did not want to be defeated by Bruce Lee in the film out of his dignity as a karate martial artist, so the opportunity fell into the hands of Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris proved to be right, and thanks to this wonderful showdown, he also got the opportunity to develop in Hollywood.
In the film, Bruce Lee shows the boxing that when facing a powerful opponent, it is necessary to lose the opponent's strength by wandering and dodging, and then after many trials to find the opponent's weakness and fight back, and finally foil the opponent's fighting concept.
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The above is the "top ten textbook fights" scenes rated by the world-famous magazine "Black Belt".
In Pigo's view, this "top ten" is also a word of "Black Belt", and it is not surprising that the fans' choices are different from this.
The "back alley battle" in "Kill the Wolf" that Pi Ge has been thinking about is not selected for Zhen Zidan and Wu Jing's close to the real fight; jet Li and Yu Chenghui's drunken stick against the drunken sword in "Shaolin Temple" are not selected; and jet Li and Zhen Zidan's cloth stick battle in "Huang Feihong II: Boys Are Self-Reliant" are not selected, but this does not mean that these movies and scenes are not classic enough.
Therefore, netizens don't have to pay too much attention to this list, we watch movies, appreciate those plots and scenes, and like those stories.
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