I studied Hapkido when I wan in Korea with the USAF. Since then I have spent many years on the Dojang/Dojo floor. But Hapkido was the first real martial art I ever trained in and it literally saved my life more than once. I have also trained in Aikido (5 years), I would say, in reflection that Hapkido is more effective, even if Aikido is the parent art to Hapkido. There is less philosophy and more hard edged brutality in Hapkido. It was 45 years ago, but I never forgot the techniques I learned in the Dojang.
I absolutely agree. I'm S. Korean and trained in Taekwondo for about 3 years, let alone in the military. But I regret about it. I believe Hapkido is versatile and more effective. Actually, cops in S. Korea often use Hapkido or Judo techniques when they have to arrest suspects who resist. In addition, the martial art for special forces of ROK army was created based on Hapkido.
I was as 10 years old when this movie came out. I remember watching it at the drive in theater. My dad and I just started training Martial arts. Old Memories.
Rest In Peace ✌ Tom Laughlin a.k.a Billy Jack Karate Genius Thank You For All Your Energy and Effort You Put Into All You're Movies 🎥 You Will Be Missed
Several years ago I was in an Army reserve school and meet Me. Hans son training in the same school. We hit it off and shared our love of this Martial Art. Later he sent me a signed copy of Hapkido by his father. I still have it.
Tom actually fracture a bone in his neck after Dolores's leg sweep in this clip. She had been practicing with Bong Soo Han the instructor in the clip behind Tom's back. He was unware of that move and caught him completely off guard. That was real laughter in that clip because of it. However, it wasn't until later they out found he had hurt gotten hurt.
In 'Billy Jack', Posner said "You really think those green beret karate tricks are gonna help you against all these boys?". He called Billy's art karate and it was never corrected. In 'Trial of Billy Jack', Bong Soo Han insisted that it be called by its correct name and when Jean says it, it was the first time most of the western world had heard the term.
That's because being unfamiliar with all the different arts - westerners bunched everything in one pile and referred to them all as Karate . It wasn't until the series Kunk Fu that it went from Karate to Kung Fu .
In fairness Tae Kwon Do, which is marketed as a native Korean martial art, is actually based on Shotokan Karate, which itself was an Okinawan art adapted to be taught to Japanese schoolchildren. This is similar with another Korean art, Tang Soo Do, which split from TKD over differences in who was going to be the head of the organization. I started training Tang Soo Do in 1979 and the sign above the door said "Korean Karate." People get all defensive about the "authenticity" of Asian martial arts, but the reality is they're all relatively new in a lot of ways and not as unique as their practitioners would like you to believe.
@southtxguitarist8926 way cool! 😎👍 I was trained in and practiced Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo. But there is also Moo Duk Kwan Tang soo do and Moo Duk Kwan Soo Bahk Do too. ^_^
My hubby just introduced me to these movies--and I always get interested in what the people are like "in real life", particularly if I like the character they're portraying, or even if I can't stand them. I know that there is no way to really tell what they might be like, but I found it very interesting to learn that Tom (BJ) and Delores (Jean) left the limelight to start a school, and that Tom ran for president 3 times. Among a lot of other things. Tom wrote the BJ movies, too, (cont'd)
This is exactly how we dressed in 1974. Levi bell bottoms, flannel shirts, 3 inch wide, cowhide watch bands, pooka shells, long hair, mood rings, NO cell phones, No internet, Pay phones EVERYWHERE- (with torn up phone books). 15 cents a call. Gas was 40 cents a gallon. In 74; you could buy a Beautiful black on black chevy 69 z28 Camaro for 2500$. No insurance or seat belt laws, no drinking laws, and ALL the AM radio tunes you could stand!! Take me back...RH DSD
Same here , take me back to 8 tracks , Pioneer super tuners in cars, v-8s, camaros, novas, SS chevelles, Malibus, mustangs, firebirds, and any other car made before 1971. Hooker headers, holly carbs, Cragar wheels, decals on the back window of your muscle car, TAke me back....
This and the first Billy Jack movie are on my to watch list now. Glad I happened upon it. My parents put me in karate classes way back then because of a couple bullies who were relentless to me. They never bothered me again after a couple months of that training. Unfortunately, I didn't retain any of it, except for a few memories. I've been seriously considering taking a martial arts class lately though. There have been a few attacks on people around our neighborhood, and I just don't think my pepper spray would do me much good. I'm an old man now, with bad knees (sometimes I need to use my cane). Anyway, I'm looking forward to watching these again after all these years. I kinda had a crush on huge Tom Laughlin when I was a punk.
Echos Paw, some may tell you that your age alone is reason you shouldn't practice any self-defense. Me? I say your age probably makes you a prime target - all the more reason to practice. I recommend you go to martial art schools in your area and simply sit and watch. Especially the students. As for the pepper spray, there is a reason law enforcement still uses it. Perhaps ask them to show you a few good techniques? Also ask about awareness and why having a charged cellphone can be a life-saver? Best of luck to you. Master Bong Soo Han may have passed on, but his spirit of Hapkido and the compassion he put into it remain.
There are certain physical realities that apply to everyone. When I signed up for Taekwondo at 15 I wanted very much to learn what I watched the Korean master do. But he started training in Korea at 7 and it was his life. Most Americans drop out long before becoming proficient. It's now more of a sport than a martial art because the Koreans masters watered down the training so more people would stick with it long term. Now they will sell a black belt to a little kid or an old lady even though they wouldn't last 10 seconds with the average boxer. Best of luck to you though of course. It probably makes more sense to get a gun at this stage of the game unfortunately.
As a kid, I noticed that no matter how tough someone was, there was always someone tougher. I was a little kid, so a target for some bullies. I found that "tongue-fu" - a sharp wit, and the ability to avoid fights, were much more effective than carrying a weapon or trying to get tough. The "tongue-fu" even worked later in life, in the military and civilian workplaces. Plenty of bullies, especially supervisors, lurk there. A few chosen words early in the interaction put a stop to their attempt to intimidate.
because when he went to South Dakota to Delores' hometown, he saw the how the N.A.'s were treated by the prejudiced white people and he wanted to do something about it. Look him up online and see all the things he's done, b/c there are too many things to list in the comments!! One more thing: Tom and Delores are still happily married, and they're in their 80's now. Thanks, David, for sharing these with me--I love you!! :) ~Karen
The Best of the Billy Jack scenes is still the Crescent Kick he does when he tells that guy he's going to kick him and there's not a thing he can do about it.
@@MrSsfsfsf Tom could kick but lacked the precision to not have his foot contact with the actors face. All sorts of still photos show Tom had a high level of Hapkido training and kick/leaping ability
I like the "Born Losers" scene on the main street of seal beach , That Bar and Liquor store are still there. pretty kewl knowing all the days I spent at the beach, then after watching the movie seeing what it looked like in 1968 opposed to 1984......and even now.
So no one noticed the editing mistake where the girl on the side noting how there were “a lot of men out there wanting her sexy little body” messed up the first attempt at the line, then the set all laughed, and she tried it again but it wasn’t much better and they actually kept both in the final edit? No one noticed that?
I Grew up looking up to Billy Jack. But Laughlin’s low level skill is pretty evident. Especially when she sweeper him. He took that fall like a novice. Good thing that Master Han did all the stunt double fight scenes. I never knew this as a kid in the 70’s. These movies led me to a life of Hapkido and Aikido. For that, I’m Forever grateful to Tom. Rest in Peace Billy Jack
Rest in peace rest in peace Billy your message that you carried in this movie it's a very solemn heart truth to it to all the Indians in this country American in this God bless you as we called the father we call him grandfather the great spear that's our God
I truly enjoyed Master Han's performance as Doctor Claw in the "Fistful of Yen" segment of "Kentucky Fried Movie". That was the high point of the film. "Take him to DETROIT!"
@@wannabehendrix - Just lost drunken men who don't know where they are and no longer care. - And these? - These are lost drunken men who don't know where they are but DO care....And these are men who know where they are and care, but don't drink.
At 1:22, , the long haired actress flubbed the line , thus her finger snapping ..she messed up only one word , from " their" to what was to be " her"... First time I've seen a ' blooper' kept in while correcting the line ... Pretty cool !
Underrated classic IMHO. Forgot it had Bong Soo Han (Hapkido master. USA). No CGI here!! No Hollywood Fu (e.g. JCVD, Segal...even Bruce Lee films). Billy Jack along with Force Five, Jaguar Lives....maybe Chuck Norris' Force of One. You saw martial arts at it's best by legends. Sfx free. Might pick up a copy...wonder if it's on Bluray or only DVD...
Uggh it gets me so depressed now that I'm 60 and don't have that speed or stamina anymore. I'm sure many of us can relate to being 20 or even 30 years removed from hard hard training and stretching that maybe all of the "extreme" abilities aren't accessible anymore, but we can still kick like mules... once the technique is ingrained it never goes away. ( riding a bike)What's funny is I was watching her and thinking to myself " boy she's sloppy" LOL
It's interesting to note that Hapkido was outlawed in the U.S. for I'm not sure how long because it's about maiming your opponent. This instructor, Bong Soo Han, was the Hapkido master, who trained Tom Laughlin. He came to our local high school in Rolling Hills CA not long after this movie came out.
I didn't know it was outlawed but I do know that finishing opponents is an important part of hapkido. Lots of dislocations, chokes, etc. No one should attack you twice, unless you're fighting multiple opponents and finishing one leaves you open to attack from others.
Chris Flaherty It works for the story because it would never occur to him that it would come from Jean. The element of surprise. Only with Jean would he leave an opening.--- Hank Eason, on a borrowed site.
I loved Billy Jack. TM and that movie taught me... and my friends of 12 whos... who. Billy Jack showed integrity, honor, and humanity. We sure as hell don't want to change the narrative. Honor IS eternal !!!
It comes from Jujutsu. Choi learned from Sokaku Takeda. Japanese circles do not like this fact. They say is unlikely. He had no certificate. But they never gave a single certificate to any Korean employee.
Study of the cane is a good art to master. Cane-Ja. can carry a cane anywhere. it helps me step up on the side walk, times my daily walking pace. and keeps the evil away if they get close.
Bong Soo Han was also played Dr. Klahn in the Kentucky Fried Movie spoof of Enter the Dragon. It was called Fist Full of Yen, and it's here on RUclips. Unfortunately there's no fight scenes with Bong Soo Han in the movie, but the movie is funny as hell.
Billy and Jean (aka Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor) are still married! Taking into consideration the shelf life of the average Hollywood marriage, it's amazing that they're still wearing each others rings!
I took my girlfriend out on date night back in high school to see this movie and after the film my girlfriend broke up with me because she fell in Love with Billy Jack 😢. a sad day / year in my life. But Billy Jack Rules!! He kick my ass!
This is Buttkiss. Klahns bodyguard. He is tough and ruthless. This is Quang. Klahns chauffer. He is rough and toothless. Take him to Detroit! You have our gratitude!
Tom Laughlin was a cool guy, and he created a really cool character, especially for the times,(1970's). Karate was not big yet. Unfortunately it's obvious he don't know Jack...about Karate. They used camera cuts whenever he did a strike and it was done by someone else with real skills. Still cool though. When I saw these on TV as a kid I loved it!
The only moves Tom didn't do was Kicks, all others was Tom, except for the flying kick, in the Trial of Billy Jack when he took out Possner ! He actually broke his toe and the camera doing that shot, cause the stunt guy moved !
Every time I see a demo with board splitting(always special wood with straight grain lengthwise) that part runs through my head and it’s almost impossible to not say it aloud.
I had a bad ass KTD teacher back in the day...thats Korean Tae Kwon Do ....and he was also a Hapkido master. He talked very affectionately about Bong Soo Han....And I got to learn about breaking and maiming
Han was in KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE ("A Fistful of Yen"). He was "Biwdeeng a fyteenk force of extrodunari maganatood". I'd seen him first in that film, the character stuck with me since. I see him, I think of Dr Klahn.
I think I saw this when I was a kid. Had it's charm at the time. A young Bong Soo Han. The most famous American Hapkido master. Hapkido demonstrations always uses the cane. Looks good. But you got to ask yourself this...a person actually needing the cane needs it as support to stand. Would they really have enough balance removing the cane? How would they be able to execute any of those moves?? :) If you're not firmly planted on the ground and not off-balance...HEH... I wonder if this guy had actual Hapkido or any kind of martial arts training...Billy Jack. :)
He did train under the Grandmaster, but I don't know if he continued to practice once the films were over. Certainly, he did look more credible than Sinatra in the Manchurian Candidate, or Peter Seller in The Pink Panther movies (although those were deliberately played for laughs as Clouseau believed himself an expert when he knew nothing!)
One of the challenges of Hapkido is mastering the cane even though you might be older or crippled. No one ever said that mastering Hapkido was easy. In fact Master Han said it is a lifetime study.
@@surfdigby I did Shotokan for 8 years .A pretty tough club .Guys got hurt on a regular basis .Used to be sparring fight night on a Friday .Could be about 50 70.at the Dojo Mon / Wed nights .Come Fri nights could be about 30 .Most with gum shields /shin pads /and nuts protectors on .I used to come home many fri nights with my Tokido Gi spattered in blood .Went a few times to a club near me that had Tang soo doo guys training.The Korean sensei Mr ooi said to me can you spar with one of my blackbelts ( I was 1st degree Brown ) one down from shodan) first thing I did was kick him hard in the shins and followed up with a hard reverse punch . Well sensei stepped in straight away and stopped me as the black belt guy was wincing in pain.He said to me why did you make contact ? .I said that is how we spar in our dojo HARD .He smiled and said .Here we do not allow contact .LOL
I trained in Hapkido in Korea. I learned to punch, kick, roll, twist an armbar, pinch pressure points and block incoming. Adoshi would come at us with a shinai if we didn't block with the 10 inch broomstick in our hand, we got hit. It was a hard school, but I was a GI.
The studios missed a great opportunity here. They could have made another film directly linked to this one. THE KIDS FROM THE RESERVATION V.S. THE MASON FAMILY
Bill Dozer, it's the same with me. I used to twirl myself around and around on a swivel chair without a problem. If I do it now I get dizzy real quick.
It's awesome to watch, but at the same time, it is funny because Tom didn't know much about martial arts. But, he was so awesome as an actor that he could make it look believable. LOL
I'm old ! 😂 I loved this movie as a kid back then. Back when life was full of SMILES and Laughter. I miss the '70's .
I'm smiling more now than then... no draft, pressures of college and then the military. Now that I'm retired, I probably smile in my sleep.
Me too
Me three...!😊
The only thing bad about the 70s is that we didn’t know it was the best of times so we didn’t know to appreciate it enough then.
when men fought like men and kids never used guns.
I studied Hapkido when I wan in Korea with the USAF. Since then I have spent many years on the Dojang/Dojo floor. But Hapkido was the first real martial art I ever trained in and it literally saved my life more than once. I have also trained in Aikido (5 years), I would say, in reflection that Hapkido is more effective, even if Aikido is the parent art to Hapkido. There is less philosophy and more hard edged brutality in Hapkido. It was 45 years ago, but I never forgot the techniques I learned in the Dojang.
I absolutely agree. I'm S. Korean and trained in Taekwondo for about 3 years, let alone in the military. But I regret about it. I believe Hapkido is versatile and more effective. Actually, cops in S. Korea often use Hapkido or Judo techniques when they have to arrest suspects who resist. In addition, the martial art for special forces of ROK army was created based on Hapkido.
@@bk596 Kahmsamida!
Yes Master Han’s self-defense style was top-notch. I knew him from Los Angeles.
How has it saved your life more than once?
I don't agree with the "parent art" part.
Loved Billy Jack. Loved the 70's.
I love that they kept that character's flubbed line 1:17; made the scene feel more authentic.
I thought about that, too.
I miss these kinda movies.
Rest In Peace Tom and Delores McLaughlin loved you both in Billy Jack♥️♥️♥️♥️
I was as 10 years old when this movie came out. I remember watching it at the drive in theater. My dad and I just started training Martial arts. Old Memories.
Rest In Peace ✌ Tom Laughlin a.k.a Billy Jack Karate Genius Thank You For All Your Energy and Effort You Put Into All You're Movies 🎥 You Will Be Missed
Master Bong Soo Han RIP!
Several years ago I was in an Army reserve school and meet Me. Hans son training in the same school. We hit it off and shared our love of this Martial Art. Later he sent me a signed copy of Hapkido by his father. I still have it.
What an honor.
It is small surprise when you absorb the message of their films...these people have beautiful souls, and obviously belong together...
Tom actually fracture a bone in his neck after Dolores's leg sweep in this clip. She had been practicing with Bong Soo Han the instructor in the clip behind Tom's back. He was unware of that move and caught him completely off guard. That was real laughter in that clip because of it. However, it wasn't until later they out found he had hurt gotten hurt.
Thanks for that bit of background! It looks like a hard fall on a hard surface and definitely caught my attention.
I still have the VHS tape of Billy jack,love watching him.:)
Thank you billy /tom for showing there injusticeses in the world more people could learn from others how things need to be rest in piece thank
I saw these movies at the drive in as a kid.my Dad took the family,I fell in love with the Korean arts.I even had a book by Mr Han
In 'Billy Jack', Posner said "You really think those green beret karate tricks are gonna help you against all these boys?". He called Billy's art karate and it was never corrected. In 'Trial of Billy Jack', Bong Soo Han insisted that it be called by its correct name and when Jean says it, it was the first time most of the western world had heard the term.
That's because being unfamiliar with all the different arts - westerners bunched everything in one pile and referred to them all as Karate . It wasn't until the series Kunk Fu that it went from Karate to Kung Fu .
I think Posner was just generalzing all martial arts at the time as "Karate".
You got to remember Posners are born to be Jackasses
In fairness Tae Kwon Do, which is marketed as a native Korean martial art, is actually based on Shotokan Karate, which itself was an Okinawan art adapted to be taught to Japanese schoolchildren. This is similar with another Korean art, Tang Soo Do, which split from TKD over differences in who was going to be the head of the organization. I started training Tang Soo Do in 1979 and the sign above the door said "Korean Karate." People get all defensive about the "authenticity" of Asian martial arts, but the reality is they're all relatively new in a lot of ways and not as unique as their practitioners would like you to believe.
@southtxguitarist8926 way cool!
😎👍 I was trained in and practiced Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo. But there is also Moo Duk Kwan Tang soo do and Moo Duk Kwan Soo Bahk Do too. ^_^
My hubby just introduced me to these movies--and I always get interested in what the people are like "in real life", particularly if I like the character they're portraying, or even if I can't stand them. I know that there is no way to really tell what they might be like, but I found it very interesting to learn that Tom (BJ) and Delores (Jean) left the limelight to start a school, and that Tom ran for president 3 times. Among a lot of other things. Tom wrote the BJ movies, too, (cont'd)
This is exactly how we dressed in 1974. Levi bell bottoms, flannel shirts, 3 inch wide, cowhide watch bands, pooka shells, long hair, mood rings, NO cell phones, No internet, Pay phones EVERYWHERE- (with torn up phone books). 15 cents a call. Gas was 40 cents a gallon. In 74; you could buy a Beautiful black on black chevy 69 z28 Camaro for 2500$. No insurance or seat belt laws, no drinking laws, and ALL the AM radio tunes you could stand!! Take me back...RH DSD
There were seat belt laws in 1974.
Not in America.
Same here , take me back to 8 tracks , Pioneer super tuners in cars, v-8s, camaros, novas, SS chevelles, Malibus, mustangs, firebirds, and any other car made before 1971. Hooker headers, holly carbs, Cragar wheels, decals on the back window of your muscle car, TAke me back....
@Ranid oooh I loved those mopars back then
@Ranid what happened to it , did you sell it?
Rest In Peace Billy/Tom 🙏 thank you for being our hero and fighting injustice against us Native Americans 💙💙💙🙏🙏🙏
Rest.in.billy.and
Tom...
This and the first Billy Jack movie are on my to watch list now. Glad I happened upon it. My parents put me in karate classes way back then because of a couple bullies who were relentless to me. They never bothered me again after a couple months of that training. Unfortunately, I didn't retain any of it, except for a few memories. I've been seriously considering taking a martial arts class lately though. There have been a few attacks on people around our neighborhood, and I just don't think my pepper spray would do me much good. I'm an old man now, with bad knees (sometimes I need to use my cane). Anyway, I'm looking forward to watching these again after all these years. I kinda had a crush on huge Tom Laughlin when I was a punk.
Who cares.
Echos Paw, some may tell you that your age alone is reason you shouldn't practice any self-defense. Me? I say your age probably makes you a prime target - all the more reason to practice. I recommend you go to martial art schools in your area and simply sit and watch. Especially the students.
As for the pepper spray, there is a reason law enforcement still uses it. Perhaps ask them to show you a few good techniques? Also ask about awareness and why having a charged cellphone can be a life-saver?
Best of luck to you. Master Bong Soo Han may have passed on, but his spirit of Hapkido and the compassion he put into it remain.
There are certain physical realities that apply to everyone. When I signed up for Taekwondo at 15 I wanted very much to learn what I watched the Korean master do. But he started training in Korea at 7 and it was his life. Most Americans drop out long before becoming proficient. It's now more of a sport than a martial art because the Koreans masters watered down the training so more people would stick with it long term. Now they will sell a black belt to a little kid or an old lady even though they wouldn't last 10 seconds with the average boxer. Best of luck to you though of course. It probably makes more sense to get a gun at this stage of the game unfortunately.
@@Pitsrforidiots You must, or you'd have scrolled on... silently.
As a kid, I noticed that no matter how tough someone was, there was always someone tougher. I was a little kid, so a target for some bullies. I found that "tongue-fu" - a sharp wit, and the ability to avoid fights, were much more effective than carrying a weapon or trying to get tough.
The "tongue-fu" even worked later in life, in the military and civilian workplaces. Plenty of bullies, especially supervisors, lurk there. A few chosen words early in the interaction put a stop to their attempt to intimidate.
RIP Tom and Delores!!!💕💕💕
And Bong Soo Han
@@jasonpp1973 OMG!!! Han too??? I love TRIAL !!! Tom and Delores were beautiful people!!!😖😖😖
I have a short letter hand written and signed by Tom and Delores from the 1990s.
The thing I loved about Billy Jack is that he always seemed reluctant to kick the shit out of somebody 😂😂
Yes , He was and is Still one of the Best ...
Billy Jack wears coyboy boots in the desert with NO SOCKS?! Now I know how he knocks people out with his feet.
because when he went to South Dakota to Delores' hometown, he saw the how the N.A.'s were treated by the prejudiced white people and he wanted to do something about it. Look him up online and see all the things he's done, b/c there are too many things to list in the comments!! One more thing: Tom and Delores are still happily married, and they're in their 80's now. Thanks, David, for sharing these with me--I love you!! :) ~Karen
Nice to meet you Mr. Han, you were my fight double in my first movie.
The Best of the Billy Jack scenes is still the Crescent Kick he does when he tells that guy he's going to kick him and there's not a thing he can do about it.
Bong is doing ALL those kicks in all those Billy Jack movies! Tom couldn't kick at all.
As a kid, i remember that crescent kick scene to this day, 50 years later, and that good looking girl in the white bikini on the scooter.
@@grios5530 fuck I remember that one .man that was years ago .
@@MrSsfsfsf Tom could kick but lacked the precision to not have his foot contact with the actors face. All sorts of still photos show Tom had a high level of Hapkido training and kick/leaping ability
Classsic scene
Such a good show back in the day
Ban Soo Han was a great Hapkido master. He was paid to teach us how to keep from getting killed and he did a great job.
JJ
He has our...... gratitude!
@@surfdigby Take him to.... Detroit!
@@jimbopsvidz The Kentucky Fried Chicken Movie
yes. He was. RIP grand master
We are building a fighting force of extra-ordinary magnitude. We forge our spirits in the tradition of our ancestors.
I met mr Han in 1979 when I was in the states he was a great master and a nice man.
Billy Jack is so tough he doesn't wear socks, just cowboys boots.
Billy Jack is so tough, when he’s not wearing his cowboy boots, Chuck Norris cleans them for him!
I like the "Born Losers" scene on the main street of seal beach , That Bar and Liquor store are still there. pretty kewl knowing all the days I spent at the beach, then after watching the movie seeing what it looked like in 1968 opposed to 1984......and even now.
So no one noticed the editing mistake where the girl on the side noting how there were “a lot of men out there wanting her sexy little body” messed up the first attempt at the line, then the set all laughed, and she tried it again but it wasn’t much better and they actually kept both in the final edit? No one noticed that?
Dirty mouth comment. Only cheap women talk like that.
To be honest it made it look all the more realistic; real conversations are repetitive, we mess up sometimes
Tom Laughlin passed away a few years ago. R.I.P.
Dude u thought i was billy jack when i watched his movies in the 70s. I was 10-12 years old.
He used to run for President every few years.
😢
he was my friend. He transitioned in 2013.
Yes! Mr. Laughlin passed.
I Grew up looking up to Billy Jack. But Laughlin’s low level skill is pretty evident. Especially when she sweeper him. He took that fall like a novice. Good thing that Master Han did all the stunt double fight scenes. I never knew this as a kid in the 70’s. These movies led me to a life of Hapkido and Aikido. For that, I’m Forever grateful to Tom. Rest in Peace Billy Jack
It's funny because Bong Su Han was Billy Jack's stunt double.
He also trained U. S. Special Forces in close quarter combat techniques. He’s a legitimate legend in the world of Martial Arts.
I know 😝
Tom Laughlin AKA Billy Jack was one of the all-time greats loved his movies ❤👍👍
Rest in peace rest in peace Billy your message that you carried in this movie it's a very solemn heart truth to it to all the Indians in this country American in this God bless you as we called the father we call him grandfather the great spear that's our God
I met and spoke to Bong Soo Han at his studio on Venice Boulevard.
Mister Han from Korea is building a fighting force of extra-ordinary magnitude. We have his gratitude.
I truly enjoyed Master Han's performance as Doctor Claw in the "Fistful of Yen" segment of "Kentucky Fried Movie". That was the high point of the film.
"Take him to DETROIT!"
Dr. Klahn.
I never laughed so hard as I did in that movie. Thanks for bringing it up
@@wannabehendrix
- Just lost drunken men who don't know where they are and no longer care.
- And these?
- These are lost drunken men who don't know where they are but DO care....And these are men who know where they are and care, but don't drink.
"We mean you no harm"😆😆😆😆
Yeah, I just watched the clip. It's "Now, take him to be tortured."
At 1:22, , the long haired actress flubbed the line , thus her finger snapping ..she messed up only one word , from " their" to what was to be " her"... First time I've seen a ' blooper' kept in while correcting the line ... Pretty cool !
that was real impressive when I was a little kid. Kind of outdated now. But it brings back good memories.
Never outdated I still watch the movie till this day Billy Jack will be my hero and it’s 2021 🥋
I think I remember reading where Master Bong-soo taught U.S. Military during the Vietnam War
Underrated classic IMHO. Forgot it had Bong Soo Han (Hapkido master. USA). No CGI here!! No Hollywood Fu (e.g. JCVD, Segal...even Bruce Lee films). Billy Jack along with Force Five, Jaguar Lives....maybe Chuck Norris' Force of One. You saw martial arts at it's best by legends. Sfx free. Might pick up a copy...wonder if it's on Bluray or only DVD...
The perfection of the kick to the Apple.
Asume moves thank you for sharing that
Uggh it gets me so depressed now that I'm 60 and don't have that speed or stamina anymore.
I'm sure many of us can relate to being 20 or even 30 years removed from hard hard training and stretching that maybe all of the "extreme" abilities aren't accessible anymore, but we can still kick like mules... once the technique is ingrained it never goes away. ( riding a bike)What's funny is I was watching her and thinking to myself " boy she's sloppy" LOL
It's interesting to note that Hapkido was outlawed in the U.S. for I'm not sure how long because it's about maiming your opponent. This instructor, Bong Soo Han, was the Hapkido master, who trained Tom Laughlin. He came to our local high school in Rolling Hills CA not long after this movie came out.
I didn't know it was outlawed but I do know that finishing opponents is an important part of hapkido. Lots of dislocations, chokes, etc. No one should attack you twice, unless you're fighting multiple opponents and finishing one leaves you open to attack from others.
For those of you who don't know. Billy jack was The Man.....
For those of you who don’t know.
Billy Jack was corny and very low budget with terrible acting skills😖
@@gearjammer4779 still by far better than a lot of the sh*te that the major studio`s were turning out at that time..
i love all the billy jack movies. they need to make just one more.
except for Mr. Mclaughlin, ONE was enough.
This scene made for popular viewing by those who think Billy Jack's character would have been caught off guard by that leg sweep.
Chris Flaherty It works for the story because it would never occur to him that it would come from Jean. The element of surprise. Only with Jean would he leave an opening.--- Hank Eason, on a borrowed site.
@@willnichlas6317 Good for the movie, certainly.
I loved Billy Jack. TM and that movie taught me... and my friends of 12 whos... who.
Billy Jack showed integrity, honor, and humanity.
We sure as hell don't want to change the narrative.
Honor IS eternal !!!
Hapkido is a fantastic Korean Martial Art.
It comes from Jujutsu. Choi learned from Sokaku Takeda. Japanese circles do not like this fact. They say is unlikely. He had no certificate. But they never gave a single certificate to any Korean employee.
@@EduardoRodriguez-ks4em Thank you for this information. I starte reading about this and Sokaku Takeda must have been a remarkable man.
In his prime, Master Han was probably one of the most lethal men in the world.
That actually bore some resemblance to real Hapkido! Nicely done scene.
It should. It was choreographed and performed by Bong Soo Han, a Korean Hapkido master.
Study of the cane is a good art to master. Cane-Ja. can carry a cane anywhere. it helps me step up on the side walk, times my daily walking pace. and keeps the evil away if they get close.
RIP Tom.
Master Bong Soo Han in this clip. Did the fight choreography for the Billy Jack films.
It would have been interesting to see Tom Laughlin training with Bong Soo Han. Unfortunately no video.
Bong Soo Han was also played Dr. Klahn in the Kentucky Fried Movie spoof of Enter the Dragon. It was called Fist Full of Yen, and it's here on RUclips. Unfortunately there's no fight scenes with Bong Soo Han in the movie, but the movie is funny as hell.
Billy and Jean (aka Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor) are still married! Taking into consideration the shelf life of the average Hollywood marriage, it's amazing that they're still wearing each others rings!
It’s called keeping your honor, and honoring the oath they took when they got married.
I approve of this video
I have a short letter hand written and signed by Tom and Delores from the 1990s.
I have a butt cheek with a cyst, been there since the 60's
@@imback3200
And I'm sure you probably got it from copulating with farm animals. 🙄
I took my girlfriend out on date night back in high school to see this movie and after the film my girlfriend broke up with me because she fell in Love with Billy Jack 😢. a sad day / year in my life. But Billy Jack Rules!! He kick my ass!
She sweeps the leg! ❤
This is Buttkiss. Klahns bodyguard. He is tough and ruthless. This is Quang. Klahns chauffer. He is rough and toothless.
Take him to Detroit! You have our gratitude!
Tom Laughlin was a cool guy, and he created a really cool character, especially for the times,(1970's). Karate was not big yet. Unfortunately it's obvious he don't know Jack...about Karate. They used camera cuts whenever he did a strike and it was done by someone else with real skills. Still cool though. When I saw these on TV as a kid I loved it!
The only moves Tom didn't do was Kicks, all others was Tom, except for the flying kick, in the Trial of Billy Jack when he took out Possner ! He actually broke his toe and the camera doing that shot, cause the stunt guy moved !
As the squeaky clean little mouse sweeps the leg. 🤣
As you bow NEVER takes your eyes off your opponent.
Billy Jack were movies that gave hope to youth
Apples.....don't hit back...
No, I think it was a tomato.
Well that's different, tomatoes will kick your ass!
Every time I see a demo with board splitting(always special wood with straight grain lengthwise) that part runs through my head and it’s almost impossible to not say it aloud.
Loved his movies 👍
I had a bad ass KTD teacher back in the day...thats Korean Tae Kwon Do ....and he was also a Hapkido master. He talked very affectionately about Bong Soo Han....And I got to learn about breaking and maiming
Still are (and apparently in their 80s) Great people obviously
I had a repro of his hat. I seen The Master Gunfighter in the theaters when I was 13.
Han Bong-Soo played Dr. Klahn in the movie within a movie (Fist Full of Yen, in The Kentucky Fried Movie).
Billy Jack was greatest
@shenzino He was also Tamara Dobson teacher as well the actress who played Cleopatra Jones
That movie is why i have study hapkido for 30 years to win without fighting to known without doing to holdback is to master of hapkido
Han was in KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE ("A Fistful of Yen"). He was "Biwdeeng a fyteenk force of extrodunari maganatood". I'd seen him first in that film, the character stuck with me since. I see him, I think of Dr Klahn.
The interactions is like, part "Who is this guy" part dick measuring contest, all awesome. Funny Tom was Bong Soo Hans student in real life.
Remember Britney Spears and Jason Alexander? Married for a full 55 hours! Tom Laughlin & Delores Taylor were married in 1954, and are STILL married!
Tom died already...RIP
That comment was 7 years ago.
These movies were NOT what I expected.
Great! 👍 I'm a Kyokushin girl! 💪🤸♂️🐱👤🤼♀️ Osu from Russia! 🇷🇺🤗
I think I saw this when I was a kid. Had it's charm at the time.
A young Bong Soo Han. The most famous American Hapkido master.
Hapkido demonstrations always uses the cane. Looks good. But you got to ask yourself this...a person actually needing the cane needs it as support to stand. Would they really have enough balance removing the cane? How would they be able to execute any of those moves?? :) If you're not firmly planted on the ground and not off-balance...HEH...
I wonder if this guy had actual Hapkido or any kind of martial arts training...Billy Jack. :)
He did train under the Grandmaster, but I don't know if he continued to practice once the films were over.
Certainly, he did look more credible than Sinatra in the Manchurian Candidate, or Peter Seller in The Pink Panther movies (although those were deliberately played for laughs as Clouseau believed himself an expert when he knew nothing!)
One of the challenges of Hapkido is mastering the cane even though you might be older or crippled. No one ever said that mastering Hapkido was easy. In fact Master Han said it is a lifetime study.
AGC: the only mastery you show is that you are cynical and have a smart mouth.
I feel like I'm at a hippie convention, where's the tear gas?
Jean gets Billy Jack with a hapkido move ouch ! Down he goes
REALLY???? SO COOL!
This is Lucy's way of having "fun" too! 💋
"After you"
"Be my guest"
"After you"
"Be my guest"
Bong Soo Han fighting Bong Soo Han .But of course due to clever filming you do not see that.
It looks like this Mr Han does NOT come right out of a comic book
I thought Hapkido was more grappling than strikes. This looked more like Tae Kwon Do.
it's actually a hybrid martial arts. There's both striking and grabbling.
Every martial arts of all kind has strikes involved. No matter what discipline you take striking should be involved or your just an average thug
Koreans love their kicking. Even though Hapkido has joint locks and grappling, there has to be a bit of jump spinny kickery in there somewhere.
@@surfdigby I did Shotokan for 8 years .A pretty tough club .Guys got hurt on a regular basis .Used to be sparring fight night on a Friday .Could be about 50 70.at the Dojo Mon / Wed nights .Come Fri nights could be about 30 .Most with gum shields /shin pads /and nuts protectors on .I used to come home many fri nights with my Tokido Gi spattered in blood .Went a few times to a club near me that had Tang soo doo guys training.The Korean sensei Mr ooi said to me can you spar with one of my blackbelts ( I was 1st degree Brown ) one down from shodan) first thing I did was kick him hard in the shins and followed up with a hard reverse punch .
Well sensei stepped in straight away and stopped me as the black belt guy was wincing in pain.He said to me why did you make contact ? .I said that is how we spar in our dojo HARD .He smiled and said .Here we do not allow contact .LOL
I trained in Hapkido in Korea. I learned to punch, kick, roll, twist an armbar, pinch pressure points and block incoming.
Adoshi would come at us with a shinai if we didn't block with the 10 inch broomstick in our hand, we got hit. It was a hard school, but I was a GI.
Hapkido Rock! ❤
Bong So Han ... there's a name I haven't seen in a long time
The studios missed a great opportunity here.
They could have made another film directly linked to this one.
THE KIDS FROM THE RESERVATION
V.S.
THE MASON FAMILY
We used to throw the apple in the air and spin kick it......shit am I old! I can't even turn around fast without getting dizzy....
Bill Dozer, it's the same with me. I used to twirl myself around and around on a swivel chair without a problem. If I do it now I get dizzy real quick.
You know how you know Master Han is a good guy? Watch him in Kentucky Fried Movie! He has a sense of humor of extraordinary magnitude!
1:18 did they just left a blooper in the scene without checking twice? Seriously?
It's awesome to watch, but at the same time, it is funny because Tom didn't know much about martial arts. But, he was so awesome as an actor that he could make it look believable. LOL
The actual hapkido kicks etc were done by Bong Soo Han, a Korean master.
Just a year after Bruce Lee’s death and Enter The Dragon release and his influence was starting to feel already
I loved the sequel..Jackie Bill