Bolo vs Bruce Lee? WC vs. MMA, NY Chinese Gangs | The Kung Fu Genius Podcast

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

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  • @TheKungFuGenius
    @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +2

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  • @johncarroll772
    @johncarroll772 Год назад +7

    John Saxon playing a vampire in Starksy and Hutch was magnificent

  • @CinematicTendency
    @CinematicTendency Год назад +2

    “I find it (the accent) very arrogant. I mean, elegant!” 😂😂

  • @powerplay4real174
    @powerplay4real174 Год назад +8

    Bolo was a bodybuilder who like martial arts and
    Bruce was a martial artist who liked bodybuilding
    and they both was into acting.
    Their was also very good friends and I would believe they traded ideas on conditioning as well as the fighting arts.
    Bolo was also in King Boxer aka
    5 Fingers of Death as the Mongolian warrior ,with the Shaw Brothers
    King Boxer was one of the very best martial arts dramas made especially over in Asia at the time with many good lines and concepts to the plot.
    Love , gangster, honor , betrayal, romance and murder to name a few.

    • @powerplay4real174
      @powerplay4real174 Год назад

      One of my favorite lines from
      King Boxer aka 5 Fingers of Death
      was ,"Our only concern is professional fighting" by the mob villains father.

  • @Artist21st
    @Artist21st Год назад +2

    KFG: "Dre! You're fired!!"
    Dre: "F..your couch! (Kicking said couch) 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jdaywork2693
    @jdaywork2693 Год назад +6

    Definitely down to hear more Triad and New York stories!

  • @TheGhostPlanet
    @TheGhostPlanet Год назад +3

    When I met John Saxon at The Chiller Expo back in 2003 I was looking at his photos on the table which he had and the first thing he said to me was "Don't ask me about Bruce Lee"

  • @vampirehunter2698
    @vampirehunter2698 Год назад +1

    I am not a Wing Chun man but the straight blast does work and also the front leg lock-out kick to the front knee. Some of the inside blocking also works.

  • @robd1329
    @robd1329 Год назад +1

    The chinese 'actor" gangs in Big Trouble in Little China were memorable!

  • @the-G-Man2022
    @the-G-Man2022 Год назад +5

    I see that Dre is back!

  • @mattruhl
    @mattruhl Год назад +2

    Love this podcast! I just discovered it and have learned so much.

  • @dwuonw6438
    @dwuonw6438 5 месяцев назад +1

    Your absolutely right about beefs within the system, Polly Zink Monkey Kung fu, fought with the organization for yrs,

  • @wilsonip1440
    @wilsonip1440 Год назад +1

    Bolo is living in Monterey park, Los Angeles nowadays and time to time you will see him working out in the LA fitness near the NBC resturant.

  • @Mike_The_1950s_Historian
    @Mike_The_1950s_Historian Год назад +1

    "Jimmy Wang Yu is the Chinese David Carradine?!" BRILLIANT! (I want to use that. No, I HAVE to use that!) 🙂

  • @davidreynolds2126
    @davidreynolds2126 Год назад +2

    That would be awesome if you guys can meet up with Chen Kuan Tai. I’m a big fan of his movies.

  • @graham1958
    @graham1958 Год назад +4

    KFG, please do an interview with Sifu Cheng Chuen Fun whilst you're in HK. I'm sure he has fascinating stories about his training in Kung Fu and the early days with GM Leung Ting.
    I've always looked upon him as the silent achiever of the WT lineage.

  • @petrossidiropoulos4232
    @petrossidiropoulos4232 Год назад +2

    A good idea could be since you would be going to Hong Kong to take a few reels with sifu Mak che kong and sifu Lin tin loi. A few questions about their style, maybe a few videos for the shorts. They will get some advertisement, you may differentiate your content and help with the monetization... Kind regards. (Finally some European, but non EU, freshening air on the podcast, with Mickey's proper English) :)

  • @johncarroll772
    @johncarroll772 Год назад +6

    Saxon had a big role in The Appaloosa starring alongside the one and only Marlon Brando

    • @JKDVIPER
      @JKDVIPER Год назад

      He was in #nightmareonelmstreet as well. Played Nancy’s Dad. ☮️ (RIP) #johnsaxon

    • @JKDVIPER
      @JKDVIPER Год назад

      39:14 THE TINGER “Nice” a #leungting story. 🙏🤛

    • @cyborgchicken3502
      @cyborgchicken3502 Год назад

      And he started alongside Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd

  • @AH-tw4rw
    @AH-tw4rw Год назад +3

    Regarding the chinatown gangster stories topic, there is an NYC based ex-detective that worked the chinatown district and has 2 youtube channels called 'Chinatown gang stories' and 'forgotten streets' he interviews and knows a lot of the guys who were in those gangs from the 70'-90's. Would be a great guest for a podcast on that topic and it wouldn't turn into a book report haha. Keep up the great work, I look forward to your podcast every week.

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +1

      Thanks for these recommendations! I've watched some of these before but didn't consider contacting this person. Much appreciated.

  • @rubensantiagoHOFER
    @rubensantiagoHOFER Год назад +1

    Ush! Sifu Richter much respect and love, I had read that the reason they took him to Queen Elizabeth hospital was because Baptist was not equipped to do the proper treatment for heart failure or resuscitation but that Elizabeth hospital was because that’s where they took him the first time he passed out and were able to revive him!

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад

      Yeah, on the other hand, he was already dead, so not sure what the revival capacities had to do with anything

  • @kallreader7376
    @kallreader7376 Год назад +3

    John Boy was from the Waltons. Battle Beyond the Stars is a strange Star Wars/Magnificent Seven (Seven Samurai?) hybrid. The space cowboy was played by George Peppard from the A Team. However, Robert Vaughn, who was in the Magnificent Seven, plays a non cowboy character in Battle Beyond the Stars

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад

      Yes!! My bad! I always got those two mixed up 🤦🏻

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад

      Also forgot about Peppard and Robert Vaughn!! I really need to watch that movie again lol

  • @MrDravenLee
    @MrDravenLee Год назад +1

    Hey Alex. Yes Jessie is buried in Lakeview cemetery. He's buried next to Ed Hart. I visited their graves when I was there.🙏🙏🙏

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +1

      I didn't realize Ed Hart was there too!

    • @MrDravenLee
      @MrDravenLee Год назад +1

      @@TheKungFuGenius I have a Bruce documentary and Jessie gives a tour of Seattle. He shows Ed's grave and says he's going to be buried next to him. He takes the viewer to Bruce's hangouts. It's a good documentary .👍🙏🙏🙏

  • @stevenrichardson4928
    @stevenrichardson4928 Год назад +2

    The race to Baptist Hospital is a fun, kick in the head idea! Gotta film it and have color commentary, stats, profiles of the competitors, and on and on! ! Perhaps break into "our regularly scheduled programming" (of the KFG Podcast, of course) with real-time updates. HaHa! Would cheerleaders be asking too much? Sounds like a SNL skit.

  • @AndrewLinArchives
    @AndrewLinArchives Год назад +1

    Another random question: What was up with that wood chipper scene in Rumble in the Bronx? That scene traumatized me as a kid who thought he was watching another lighthearted Jackie Chan movie

  • @cheekster777
    @cheekster777 Год назад +1

    Thanks guys.

  • @chopsueykungfu
    @chopsueykungfu Год назад +1

    Battle Beyond the Stars, with special effects designed by James Cameron

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER Год назад +1

    13:53 I’m working on a two handed form containing all 3 forms two handed. Double vertical punch. Double tan (palm up) double huen. Etc 🐉

  • @supremekarate1
    @supremekarate1 Год назад +2

    ask Carl Albright to show you a magic trick

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER Год назад +2

    25:37 Alex’s KUNG FU is 💯percent vicious. He’s only saying “We need to be able to land a hit and not just know every move under the sun, and have every award to go with it. Not never winning a real fight doesn’t help people to be teachers. Relating to how you said people get butt hurt when you have the audacity to suggest MMA style sparring and cardio training. I do TABATA. Just so you know, I’ve never told you how I do my road work.

  • @jaypeve
    @jaypeve Год назад +1

    “You want questions, you want questions? I’ll give you questions.” “I want the TRUTH!” “You Can’t handle the truth!” “I’ve got a bigger responsibility than you could possibly fathom, and I neither have the time nor the inclination to sit here and answer your Drieson Hypotheticals” “Did you put those drug letters on video?” “ I did the job, I did what had to be done.” “Did You Read Those Drug Letters On Video!” “ YOU’RE GOSH DARN TOTEN HOTIN NANY RIGHT I DID!”

  • @vortexsophia
    @vortexsophia Год назад +2

    OMG, I want to do the 1st Annual Betty Ting Pei Fireman Carry Race and Luncheon

  • @Emeraldman
    @Emeraldman Год назад +2

    Mikey might be vanilla but at least he's not Vanilla Ice :)

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +1

      Don’t tell him that! He’s a huge Vanilla Ice fan.

  • @Sifumorris
    @Sifumorris Год назад +2

    Shout out to Sifu Albright! 👊

  • @CinematicTendency
    @CinematicTendency Год назад +1

    I remember, back in the day, hearing about punching someone in the nose the same way you described here and, the funny thing, I wasn’t doing martial arts 😅

  • @johncarroll772
    @johncarroll772 Год назад +3

    Johnboy was in the Waltons not little House on the Prairie 😉😊

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад

      Yes!! Total fail on my part 🤭

  • @pawplan
    @pawplan Год назад +1

    Hello, question for the KFG: a book on Chin Na Fa was suggested for me via Amazon. What do you know about how Chinese grappling techniques compare to that of Jiu-jitsu, Aikido, etc.? And, if it's effective, why isn't Chin Na Fa more well known (suspecting it's due to cultural quietness?) Best, Jessica

  • @ruiseartalcorn
    @ruiseartalcorn Год назад +1

    Great episode! :)

  • @TVsanti
    @TVsanti 10 месяцев назад +1

    I met with John Saxon and he spoke very good Italian, his real name is Carmine Orrico.

  • @CityHunter_Kai
    @CityHunter_Kai Год назад +2

    Bruce Lee was the coolest guy on the film, but Roper is the coolest character, the guy goes to the island to have fun, he earns some cash betting on his own fights, he gets laid with the mistress of the island, and beats the toughest of Han´s man, after Han ruined his holiday by killing his best buddy... Btw, Saxon was a really unappreciated actor

  • @notsure8921
    @notsure8921 Год назад +2

    gordon liu any day

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER Год назад +1

    18:03 because they don’t really listen to the whole show. They don’t know .. 😂see.. we caught em. 😂it’s like, “Yo... I got smoke with that dude DRE fam.” 😂

  • @ehrenthompson7891
    @ehrenthompson7891 Год назад +2

    KFG is the ultimate troll 😂😮😅

  • @jonathanmartinez8572
    @jonathanmartinez8572 Год назад +1

    Another funny and interesting episode.

  • @kuo.taichi
    @kuo.taichi Год назад +1

    Thank you for answering my question, and for the awesome Tong stories! Sticking with the Tong theme, and the ongoing discussion of Bruce Lee depictions, I thought Andrew Koji did a fantastic job as "Ah Sahm" in "Warrior" on Cinemax. How do you think Andrew Koji and "Warrior" compare to David Carradine and "Kung Fu"? Is "Warrior" truly "truer" to Bruce Lee's original screenplay idea? Or did they also go off in their own direction.

  • @colreef
    @colreef Год назад +1

    Great episode, my comment pre the episode disappeared! Bloody youtube.

  • @jaypeve
    @jaypeve Год назад +1

    What is your opinion if someone wants to learn a martial art from different places, like Wing Tsun from one school and then from another teacher but it’s still WT, or maybe karate but different styles of karate like Kyokushin and shotokan and kenpo, or maybe just stick to Korean styles like Tango Soo Do, Taekwondo, Tukong, but it’s not a training in different style like Chinese and Japanese and Korean like Kung Fu with judo and Hapkido, what are the pros and cons, is that a good thing why or why not

  • @cyborgchicken3502
    @cyborgchicken3502 Год назад +1

    I won't lie, when I watched Enter the Dragon, I did expect a Bolo vs Bruce Lee fight and when it went to John Saxon I was kinda pissed
    As for Jimmy Wang Yu, that fight with Donnie at the end of WuXia was pretty awesome and probably his best martial arts display on screen, I did enjoy The Chinese Boxer and One Armed Swordsman but other than that all his other films were mediocre at best.... I do have to show a little bit of respect because apparently he saved Jackie Chan's life from Triads involved in the Hong Kong film industry and got him out of a terrible contract.... But other than that, I am aware that he was nothing but a troublemaker and was quite the scumbag, especially because he had some Triad connections
    Now one has to ask about yet another Shaw regular who has the "primacy effect", Lo Lieh from Five Fingers of Death.... What are you thoughts on him KFG? As far as I know he too wasn't an actual martial artist but some of his onscreen fights were pretty awesome, especially his numerous villainous roles like the infamous Pak Mei in Clan of the White Lotus

  • @kaykath4575
    @kaykath4575 Год назад +1

    Awesome content 👌👏👍

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER Год назад +1

    Yo yo. Checking it out. 💥💯

  • @CinematicTendency
    @CinematicTendency Год назад +2

    Is the Multiverse of Dre ending soon in the podcast? Asking for a friend!

  • @melregalario5887
    @melregalario5887 Год назад +1

    I haven’t seen any divisions with rexkwondo yet

  • @trysavathremy7721
    @trysavathremy7721 Год назад +3

    Bolo the badest guy in the cinema

  • @chrismcdaniel475
    @chrismcdaniel475 Год назад +2

    We all know Dre is protesting because of Andrew Tate. You know how bald people gotta stick together.

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад

      hahahahahaha 🤣

  • @prettyflyforafilipin
    @prettyflyforafilipin Год назад +3

    Ladies, don't concentrate on the German taxes or you'll miss all that heavenly glory.

  • @jaypeve
    @jaypeve Год назад +1

    I think that when people ask who would win, a taekwondo guy or karate, which is better of function, Capoeira or Silat, I think it depends on a lot of things, first if the karateka is in a Taekwondo tournament then the Taekwondoen will win, if the Taekwondoin is in a karate competition then the karateka will win, but what about in the street, well it’s possible that a karateka could defeat a Taekwondo practitioner, then a Kung fu guy beat the karate guy, but then also the Taekwondo guy beat the Kung Fu practitioner, probably depends on who gets the lucky shot, who is faster or stronger, endurance, experience, persistent, doesn’t get tunnel vision or gets angry, is used to fighting outside in the elements, who wants it more and is more driven, able to adapt to change, what do you think

  • @zibtihaj3213
    @zibtihaj3213 Год назад +1

    1:11:20 how did they know he was dead.... was a doctor present ?

  • @jaypeve
    @jaypeve Год назад +1

    How much would you say is the percentage to win mental and emotional or psychological, like I’ve heard that if you can psych out your opponent before the fight even starts you probably already won, I heard that if you show up a little late or at least not early to the fight and show like it’s no big deal so you’re calm and collected like I’ve done this before and I do it all the time so it messes with your opponents mind that has been waiting and anxious, however if you’re not early then you don’t have time to warm up and maybe practice, so is it better to be there early like trying to show that you love to fight so you’re early cause you can’t wait to kick some,,,,stuff,,so maybe the opponent thinks you’re crazy and mad that you’re waiting and you’re staring your opponent down seriously to intimidate, like it’s going to go down and all heck is going to break loose, “Now what’s the matter with you guys, Huh?, this is supposed to be an exhibition you understand an exhibition! You’re not going to stop nothing, no matter what, Throw the towel! Stop the fight! Creed is down! What started out as a joke has turned out to be a disaster, If he dies he dies”

  • @yung54
    @yung54 Год назад +2

    Hey Mikey
    Meshuggah rules

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад +1

      😍😍😍

  • @OutfrontStudio
    @OutfrontStudio Год назад +1

    Forgot all math he ever learned.

  • @JimSmith-nb4tx
    @JimSmith-nb4tx Год назад +2

    I love Dre being on here but......I can't hate on Mikey......I was a sound guy before so I'm staying out of this one. Sorry Dre.....I'm Neutral. And its Mikey's birthday?!?!? Happy Birthday. Lol People believe that you booted Dre? If you watch enough of these KFG podcast you'll see that Dre is one of KFG good friends (maybe even a best friend?) plus just the fact that Dre lived with KFG for a short time.......I find it hard to believe he would just get rid of him like that.......plus if he did.....he wouldn't be talking smack about Dre. to Mikey. Hell, Mikey would be all sad about it.......Him and Dre. are always BSing together on here......Well those were the clues for me.

  • @a.t.125
    @a.t.125 Год назад +1

    John Saxon was American. He was born in New York. How do I know? I have google.

  • @othon_87
    @othon_87 Год назад +2

    MESHUGGAH! 🤘🤘

  • @DRUMNBASSHEAVEN
    @DRUMNBASSHEAVEN Год назад +2

    If Dre is fired, then why he is on the cover?

    • @MikeyFX
      @MikeyFX Год назад +1

      I can’t answer that, but I always love meeting a fellow drum’n’bass head 😍

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +1

      Inquiring minds want to know

  • @afrosamurai34911
    @afrosamurai34911 Год назад +1

    Real Dre-dication...

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER Год назад +1

    7:02 I’ve been a little depressed lately because my site was bumping then all of a sudden? 1000 people? Not 100,000? 😢it’s like I just don’t understand it. I see more JKD people who do bad WING CHUN. Commenter types relating how we aren’t effective in Wing chun as they show a guy doing a lowering kick and blasting. 🤮omg. Enough already. They don’t even know that we are a collection art. They cannot collect. They don’t know the forms. They bad mouth WING CHUN. And then there’s the talkers. The trolls who have nothing better to do than stop by to take a shhhhhh😂. RUclips is mad fun and educational. But sometimes it bums me out. I wanna see changes made in JEET KUNE DO. The certified artists look weak. Not all. Jerry POTEETS is legit. Paul vunak and a few others. ❤idk

  • @Schwartzbruder1
    @Schwartzbruder1 Год назад +1

    Wait is Dre actually fired
    Edit: oh

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад

      Yeah you guys weren’t too keen on picking up OBVIOUS clues

    • @Schwartzbruder1
      @Schwartzbruder1 Год назад

      @@TheKungFuGenius ya know. I took it as a joke at first but then Dre didn't didn't come back for a few episodes and was starting to think. Like what if yhe Kanye Jones thing was a euphemism.

    • @TheKungFuGenius
      @TheKungFuGenius  Год назад +1

      Most of the Mikey episodes were all shot on the same day, and we had to do all of those in a hurry, because I was gone for three weeks. That’s usually the case whenever there is a cohost shuffle, I got a travel to go teach or do something and we got a record a bunch of episodes and not everyone is available

    • @Schwartzbruder1
      @Schwartzbruder1 Год назад

      @@TheKungFuGenius ah. Thanks

  • @kaykath4575
    @kaykath4575 Год назад +1

    👍👏👌