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Five Shaolin Masters (Chinese: 少林五祖), a.k.a. 5 Masters of Death, is a 1974 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing. The film focuses on Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. A pseudo-prequel, Shaolin Temple, was released in 1976.
[2] [3] Associated with stories of the supposed burning of Shaolin by the Qing government and with the tales of the Five Elders, this temple, sometimes known by the name Changlin, is often claimed to have been either the target of Qing forces or a place of refuge for monks displaced by attacks on the original Shaolin Monastery. Besides the ...
According to legend, [citation needed] Jueyuan, a 13th-century Shaolin martial artist, used the original 18 Luohan Hands as a foundation, expanding its 18 techniques into 72. In Gansu Province in the west of China, in the city of Lanzhou, he met Li Sou, a master of "Red Fist" Hongquan (紅拳). Li Sou accompanied Jueyuan back to Henan, to ...
Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai simplified Chinese: 刘家辉; traditional Chinese: 劉家輝; pinyin: Liú Jiāhuī; Wade–Giles: Liu Chia-hui; Jyutping: Lau4 Gaa1 fai1); born Sin Kam-hei (simplified Chinese: 冼锦熙; traditional Chinese: 冼錦熙; pinyin: Xiǎn Jǐnxī, 22 August 1955) [3] is a Chinese actor and martial artist best known for his martial arts films.
Shaolin School (少林派) Lu Family Manor (陸家莊) Iron Palm Gang (鐵掌幫) Passionless Valley (絕情谷) Vajra School (金剛宗) The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Wudang School (武當派) Ming Cult (明教) Emei School (峨嵋派) Shaolin School (少林派) Kunlun School (崑崙派) Kongtong School (崆峒派) Mount Hua School ...
The 18 Masters Invited to Shaolin # Name Technique Master 1: Chang Quan: Long-range Boxing: Emperor Taizu: 2: Tonbei: Through the Back: Han Tong 3: Chan Feng: Wrap Around and Seal: Zhang En 4: Duanda: Close-range Strikes: Ma Ji 5: Keshou Tongquan: Blocking Hands and Following Through Fist: Jin Xiang 6: Gou Lou Cai Shou: Hooking, Scooping and ...
His father, Fong Tak (方德; Fang De), was a wealthy merchant, while his mother, Miu Tsui-fa (苗翠花; Miao Cuihua), was a martial arts expert and the daughter of Miu Hin, one of the Five Elders of Shaolin who escaped the Shaolin massacre. Sai-yuk trained in martial arts from his mother from an early age.
Xianxia (traditional Chinese: 仙俠; simplified Chinese: 仙侠; pinyin: xiānxiá; lit. 'immortal heroes') is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and influenced by philosophies of Taoism, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, Chinese alchemy, other traditional elements of Chinese culture, [1] and the wuxia genre.