Classic Kung Fu Movies

This is a blog that links to classic kung fu movies that you can view over the internet.

Like Shaolin Drunkard, Drunken Tai Chi, Five Deadly Venoms, Invincible Pole Fighter, House of Traps to name a few.

Also interviews with Yuen Woo Ping and Sammo Hung.

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[5/11/10] I was browsing Chop Socky Cinema Hong Kong as a possible add to my DVD collection. I don't think it won't because I already recorded it from cable (IFC I think) and the DVD doesn't add much to it (I read somewhere but now I can't find it) except some short interviews.

From the Amazon page, listed as what customers buy after viewing this item is the Art of Action, which I already own. And Cinema of Vengeance, another documentary which I wasn't familiar with. But I see it's on youtube.

So is Art of Action for that matter.
And Cinema Hong Kong too.

[7/26/12 - a few more documentaries]
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts (hosted by Ken Howard)
Kung Fu Fighting
Needle Through Brick

[11/4/12] And Masters of the Martial Arts (though not really a documentary, kind of an awards show shown on TNT sort of promoting Wesley Snipes when Blade came out)

[6/21/12]  While searching for True Legend, I see a bunch kung fu movies uploaded to youtube (for who knows how long?)  Here's a few:

Come Drink With Me (1966)

36th Chamber of Shaolin aka Shaolin Master Killer
Return to the 36th Chamber
8 Diagram Pole Fighter aka Invincible Pole Fighter
5 Deadly Venoms
Descendants of Wing Chun
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980)
Heroes of the East (1978) [I have this on my swapadvd wishlist]
My Young Auntie (1981) [also on my wishlist, evidently it keeps getting removed, then re-uploaded?)
No One Can Touch Her (comment)

Shaolin Temple (Jet Li)
Fong Sai Yuk (1993) (aka The Legend) (Jet Li)
The Legend 2 (Jet Li)
Legend of the Red Dragon (Jet Li)
Deadly China Hero (Jet Li)
Last Hero in China (1993) (Jet Li)

Rumble in the Bronx (Jackie Chan)
City Hunter (Jackie Chan)
Crime Story (Jackie Chan)
Mr. Nice Guy (Jackie Chan)
Who Am I? (Jackie Chan)x
Twin Dragons (Jackie Chan)
Drunken Master II (Jackie Chan)
The Accidental Spy (Jackie Chan)
[11/4/12] Tacquee uploaded a few more
The Young Master (Jackie Chan)
Wheels on Meals (Jackie Chan)
Heart of Dragon (Jackie Chan)
The Myth (Jackie Chan)

Tiger Cage 2 (Donnie Yen)
Iron Monkey (Donnie Yen)

Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen)

Reign of Assassins (Michelle Yeoh) [w/ subtitles]

Invincible Armour (featuring baddest fight scenes)

Lots more uploaded by MrMrkungfu1

Legend of a Fighter (directed by Yuen Woo Ping)

a savings revolution

there’s evidence that one of the most effective tools to fight global poverty may be neither a fishing rod nor a gun, but a savings accounts. What we need is a savings revolution.

One of the ugly secrets of global poverty is that a good deal of suffering is caused not only by low incomes but also by bad spending decisions. Research suggests that the world’s poorest families (typically the men in those families) spend about 20 percent of their incomes on a combination of alcohol, cigarettes, prostitution, soft drinks and extravagant festivals.

In Kenya, two economists conducted an experiment by paying the fees to open bank accounts for small peddlers. They found that the peddlers who took up the accounts, especially women, enjoyed remarkable gains. Within six months, they were investing 40 percent more in their businesses, typically by buying more goods to be resold.

Many aid groups including CARE and Oxfam now offer savings programs in some form, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is studying how best to promote financial services for the poor. A Web site, www.matchsavings.org, lets donors match a poor person’s savings to increase the incentive to build a savings habit.

So it’s time for a global microsavings movement. Poor countries should ease the regulations (such as requirements for banking licenses) that make it hard for nonprofits to operate microsavings programs.

-- NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF