Asian Martial Arts
The 1970s in Hong Kong saw the rise and sudden death of international superstar Bruce Lee, who is known for popularizing Hong Kong action cinema. He was succeeded in the 1980s in Hong Kong by Jackie Chan, who popularized the use of comedy and dangerous stunts in action films.
Hong Kong based fight choreographer Yuen Wo-ping is famed for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the Matrix trilogy, in which the often unrealistic fighting techniques are complemented by directorial techniques such as bullet time. Ching Siu-tung is particularly noted in the field of Hong Kong action cinema for his use of graceful wire fu techniques.
Famous Asian martial arts choreographers:
- Bruce Lee
- Ching Siu-tung
- Jackie Chan
- Yuen Wo-ping
- Donnie Yen
- Sammo Hung
- Panna Rittikrai
- Tony Jaa
- Dan Inosanto
Famous Asian martial arts actors:
- Bruce Lee
- Donnie Yen
- Jackie Chan
- Jet Li
- Tony Jaa
- Iko Uwais
Read more about this topic: Combat In Film
Famous quotes containing the words asian, martial and/or arts:
“We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“Lie lightly on her, turf and dew:
She put so little weight on you.”
—Marcus Valerius Martial (c. 40–104)
“A man must be clothed with society, or we shall feel a certain bareness and poverty, as of a displaced and unfurnished member. He is to be dressed in arts and institutions, as well as in body garments. Now and then a man exquisitely made can live alone, and must; but coop up most men and you undo them.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)