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Philip Kwok

“I've only ever learnt real martial arts on the movie sets of people like Liu Chia Liang and Leung Ting. Peking Opera or Northern Style is the best basis for any martial art. I can pick up any style just by watching it for a few minutes.”

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    Five Deadly Venoms

    FIVE DEADLY VENOMS

    CHANG CHEH Hong Kong, 1978

    The Venom Mob—five masked ruffians with singular fighting styles— would appear in dozens of films at Shaw Brothers, but Five Deadly Venoms is where they first made their mark. A Tarantino favorite endlessly sampled by the Wu Tang Clan, Chang Cheh’s kung fu murder mystery is a ferocious cult classic.

    Crippled Avengers

    CRIPPLED AVENGERS

    CHANG CHEH Hong Kong, 1978

    Disabled heroes are a time-honored wuxia tradition, attesting to the power of kung fu dedication in overcoming physical adversity. Reuniting most of the Venom Mob, Chang Cheh stages some of his greatest dust-ups, while the gang weaponise their respective infirmities for a barnstorming battle royale.

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