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	Kung Fu (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kung Fu is a television series that ran for three years beginning in 1972, created by Ed Spielman, directed by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller.
		Kung Fu is about the adventures of a Shaolin monk in the Wild West armed only with his skill in martial arts.
		The first season of the series was released on DVD in North America in 2003, but was controversial with viewers due to the decision to use a simulated widescreen format, letterboxing the episodes which were originally produced in full frame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kung_Fu_(TV_series) (727 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kung fu
		Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts.
		You can say that a person's kung fu is good in cooking, or that someone has kung fu in calligraphy; saying that a person possesses kung fu in an area implies skill in that area, which they have worked hard to develop.
		Kung fu is also a name used for the elaborate Fujian tea ceremony (Kung-fu cha).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kung_fu (1434 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kung Fu (TV series)
		Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts.
		Kung Fu is a television series that ran for three years beginning in 1972, about the adventures of a Shaolin monk in the Wild West armed only with his skill in
		The iconic "Kung Fu" (1972) followed, catapulting Carradine to superstardom for the next three years, until he left the series to pursue his film career.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kung-Fu-(TV-series) (762 words)

	Kung Fu Austin Texas - What do Students Say
		Joining your school has ironically given me an insight on how relieving kung fu can possibly be and so then, I thank you for your involvement in our stride to be the best.
		When searching for a school in which I could study Kung Fu, I was looking for a friendly, relaxed and comfortable atmosphere and also a place where I could challenge myself physically and mentally.
		Kung Fu and Wushu were arts that fascinated me, but I was a bit too intimidated by to study.
	www.taichitom.com /kungfu-testimonials.html (2560 words)

	Kung Fu [TV] (1972) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first season of Kung Fu set a high standard for the series with excellent drama, acting, top guest star appearances, and what was at that time a new and exciting style of action.
		Yet for a television series and one of the first examples of kung fu in a dramatic American production, it was impressive enough, offering many viewers their first glimpse of it.
		But various Shaolin kung fu styles are adequately represented and of course there is the infamous pebble snatching scene, later immortalized in the opening credits of the series.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/kungfu.htm (3029 words)

	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues TV Show - Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Television Show - TV.com
		Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a sequel, of sorts, to the popular '70s drama, Kung Fu, starring David Carradine.
		Whereas Kung Fu was set in the early 1900s, this show is set in modern times.
		Kung Fu: TLC features David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine's grandson, also named Kwai Chang Caine, who is a Shaolin priest.
	www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-813 (225 words)

	SPCNET.TV - Drunken Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		And when we are actually getting the series, my mom, conversationally mentions to the clerk that "The reason we are getting this series is because she (gestures to me) likes one of the actors in it." Clerk smiles knowingly.
		Seriously, Nick Cheung's character is the most annoying, useless, and ungrateful person in the world.
		Hong is extremely good in kung fu and they call her "Red Peppers" because of her personality.
	www.spcnet.tv /forums/showthread.php?t=7784 (3703 words)

	DVD Review - Revenge Of The Kung Fu Master (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Since it is a continuation of the previous film taken from the same TV min-series, the film looks and feels exactly the same as "The Kung Fu Master." Beautiful landscapes, a number of recurring characters, familiar settings and a plot line that twists every which way as the story progresses mark this film once again.
		The DVD also features are commentary track by Hong Kong film expert and close personal friend of Donnie Yen, Bey Logan who had already provided his comments on "The Kung Fu Master," and once again he is virtually bubbling over with information for the entire 217 minutes.
		Now, it is time to run "The Kung Fu Master" and "Revenge Of The Kung Fu Master" back to back and take in the entire glory and depth of the saga and to enjoy the fruits of Tai Seng’s labor.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/revenge_of_the_kung_fu_master.shtml (1116 words)

	Revenge of the Kung Fu Master [TV] (1994) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Review: Revenge of the Kung Fu Master is the latter two-thirds of a 30-hour ATV television series edited down to approximately six hours by Tai Seng and released on two separate two-disc DVD sets.
		The Kung Fu Master series is the story of Hung Hei-kwun, a legendary figure in kung fu lore who is responsible for the founding of Hung Gar kung fu which is practiced to this day.
		As their first attempt at editing a TV series, Tai Seng did a poor job with Fist of Fury, but they did much better with the previous Donnie Yen series.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/revengeofthekungfumaster.htm (1272 words)

	Kung Fu TV series, the Legend Continues, Kwai Chang Caine is in Toronto and reunites with his son Peter
		Kung Fu TV series, the Legend Continues, Kwai Chang Caine is in Toronto and reunites with his son Peter
		This series is filled with the Shaolin philosophy and wisdom.
		The flashbacks transport us constantly into the 19th century China, but everything concentrates on the teachings Caine received when living at the monastery.
	members.tripod.com /~shaolinmemories/TV.html (753 words)

	Amazon.com: Kung Fu Master (1994) (Ws Spec Sub): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kung Fu Master is part one, The Revenge Of the Kung Fu Master is part two of this series.
		Remember, this is a TV series (ex: Buffy the Vampire) not a theatrical movie so it was made with a low budget.
		Good kung fu can be just as exhilarating at realistic speeds, and we could appreciate the skill of the principals better.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000687FM?v=glance (1819 words)

	Kung Fu - the TV series
		It could be said that 'Kung Fu' was the greatest vegan tv series of all time.
		Caine's reverence for life (ahimsa), and his avoidance of meat would seem to indicate that, but it was the pacifistic message that spoke volumes.
		To keep the body and mind strong and focused, the Shaolin practiced many animal styles of kung fu alongside of their meditation practices.
	www.veggiedude.com /kungfu (307 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - Kung Fu [TV Series]
		Unfortunately, the series' villains generally picked on those weaker and less powerful than themselves, and it fell to Caine to protect the downtrodden with astonishing displays of strength and agility, with the inevitable fight scenes usually filmed in slow motion.
		Despite its philosophy and mysticism, Kung Fu was, in many ways, a traditional Western, with the Mysterious Stranger arriving out of nowhere to vanquish evil and benefit those who were good, then disappearing just as quickly and quietly as he arrived.
		The concept was revived 1986 as the CBS made-for-TV feature Kung Fu: The Movie, and in 1993 as the syndicated weekly Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, which was set in modern times rather than the 19th century.
	www.mtv.com /movies/movie/266111/plot.jhtml (410 words)

	"Kung Fu": the Original TV Series - Resources
		but suggest that their acknowledgements of doubts be taken seriously.
		Kung Fu: History, Philosophy, and Technique by David Chow, Richard Spangler - By the first technical and Kung Fu advisor on the show (first through middle of second seasons)
		Novelization of the pilot episode of "Kung Fu"
	www.kungfu-guide.com /resources.html (274 words)

	Actor Index
		His face is one of the best known throughout the kung fu world for his portrayal as the evil villain, Han, in Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon in 1973 at the age of 60.
		Before joining the TV stations, she was one of the most popular stars working in the local Cantonese radio broadcasting stations in the 1960s, especially in broadcasting the serial stories.
		Sharon was easily one of the more talented female kung fu and then later “Girls with Guns” action stars, but she never approached the popularity of a number of the other women in these same genres.
	www.brns.com /hkactors/pages/page35.html (3331 words)

	Kung Fu (TV series) - Chinese Movie - Chinese Art
		The television pilotpilot for this series was a 1972 TV movie of the same name.
		After many adventures, the television series ended and Kwai Chang Caine passed beyond the eyes of Fictionfictive history, outside of a 1986 TV movie starring Carradine and Brandon Lee in which Caine was forced to fight his hitherto unknown son.
		Two decades later a second, related series running in TV syndicationsyndication followed the adventures of a descendant of Kwai Chang Caine.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Kung_Fu_(TV_series) (446 words)

	Dragon Style Kung Fu
		Not surprisingly, there is also a dragon style of kung fu which is based on the spirit, if not the actual appearance, of the mythical animal.
		But Dragon Style Kung Fu teaches people how to draw energy from the waist and manifest it through their hands and feet.
		Dragon Style Kung Fu is taught at the Sojourn Past Martial Arts Institute by Steve Martin, founder and chief instructor, who has studied Dragon Style Kung Fu in Hong Kong and China since 1977.
	www.jadedragon.com /archives/martarts/dragonkf.html (1030 words)

	Amazon.com: Kung Fu - The Complete First Season: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The TV series Kung Fu, starring David Carradine, Keye Luke and Philip Ahn, became an American popular cultural phenomenon in the 70s and richly deserves a full DVD release.
		But whatever style was chosen, the show introduced millions of people to kung fu in a way that was technically accurate and faithful to the original style.
		The contrasts between the lifestyles and values of the American "Wild West" and a Shaolin priest (trained in Buddhism and the art of Kung Fu) is candy for the mind.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00013F38K?v=glance (2355 words)

	Kung Fu Cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Greencine.com has just published an introduction to the wuxia pian genre that I recently wrote for them as part of their series of movie primers.
		Jeff Wincott is a veteran actor and martial artist with over 30 films and countless TV shows under his belt.
		Don Wong Tao was one of the most versatile and talented leading men working in Asia's independent kung fu movie scene of the 1970s and early '80s.
	www.kungfucinema.com (768 words)

	Kung Fu - the TV series
		Preparations have begun for Shaolin kung fu's application to be placed on the World Intangible Heritage list, a cultural official of central China's Henan Province said Thursday.
		Shaolin Temple, built in 495 in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-581) and located in the Songshan Mountain area in Henan Province, is the birthplace of the Shaolin kung fu.
		The ancient Shaolin transcripts documented 708 groups of "kung fu", 545 groups have survived...
	www.veggiedude.com /kungfu/new.html (909 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kung Fu (TV series)
		The show makes frequent use of flashbacks in which Caine recalls a particular lesson from his training as a student/disciple at the monastery.
		The second season of the series has also been released on DVD in North America in early 2005.
		Lizzie's father also makes cryptic comments at the end about how the mysterious stranger is his brother who has been searching for him for a long time.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kung_Fu_(TV_series) (557 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Kung Fu monks to make film and TV series
		Tired of others stealing their thunder — and profits — the famed fighting monks of China’s Shaolin temple are going into showbusiness themselves as producers of a movie and television series.
		In the 1970s television series King Fu, actor David Carradine played the wandering Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine.
		Xinhua said that over five years of planning, the temple had final script approval and would seek top international actors and film industry professionals to help with the production, whose 200 million yuan (20m) budget is high for a Chinese feature.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2005/09/12/story220371.html (257 words)

	Kung Fu - The Superhero Hype! Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Season 1 of the 70's TV series starring David Carradine came out on DVD today.
		I always thought the series was great, very well written and shot, and was underrated by many because of the misguided notion that it was overly violent.
		Maybe it's because I was around when the original Kung Fu first started, but the show is one of my favorites.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=103352 (661 words)

	Xinhua - English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Star Overseas Ltd. signed her for television series and CD contracts without her consent and often forced her to honor the contracts as a reward for acting in "Kung Fu Hustle 2.
		Even at the final stage of graduation, she was reluctant to play in a kung fu TV series but had to sign as the company locked her in the office.
		Huang also complained that though she was an actress from the mainland, there was no assistant in the company to take the charge for her in inland cities.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2005-08/08/content_3324256.htm (549 words)

	Branwen's Bookstore: Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Kung Fu" was a western that preached nonviolence.
		The two-part pilot episode of the original "Kung Fu" TV series.
		A movie made between the original "Kung Fu" TV series and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues", in which David Carradine plays the nephew of Kwai-Chang Caine.
	www.dm.net /~karen/bookstore/bb.kungfu.html (219 words)

	fUSION Anomaly. Kung Fu
		Kung Fu - TV series in the mid seventies combining the "fugitive-chase", "western" and martial arts scenarios.
		While it essentially capped the western's domination of TV dramas (Gunsmoke and Kung Fu were both canceled in '75) and portrayed many stock western characters as racist and arrogant thugs, the show praised the genre as much as burying it.
		Kung Fu movies exported from Hong Kong created a worlwide craze for the activity, particularly among ethnic minority communities, and made an international superstar of the act and instructure
	fusionanomaly.net /kungfu.html (1758 words)

	SPCNET.TV - Kung Fu Soccer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She is still in yesterday's episode, but because her character in going to join the female's football team, she might not appear anymore in the series.
		This series is really good, I just finished watching this series yesterday, Kung Fu soccer is a combination of comedy with hints of drama.
		I haven't seen this series at all, but I watched shaolin soccer because i was in a coach bus and the tour guide was playing it to us.
	www.spcnet.tv /forums/showthread.php?t=9815 (830 words)

	Wired News: Raising Kung Fu's Caine on Web
		Like Charlie and his Angels, Carradine is putting a digital twist on his old moves, and has launched an interactive series of 3-D kung fu adventures online, with the help of Warner Brothers' Entertaindom and the motion-capture artists at Pulse Entertainment.
		In 12 episodes of "Kung Fu 3D," Carradine is reprising his role as Kwai Chang Caine from the original
		The 3-D story actually teaches people about kung fu, and when you're interacting with the thing you can push a button and change the style of fighting you want to see.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,40274,00.html (1059 words)

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