"Shifu," he called softly, respectfully, using the Mandarin word for teacher ... business empire—including touring kung fu troupes, film and TV projects, an online store selling Shaolin ...

Its decision to follow three fighters of different backgrounds helped provide the setup for one of the greatest martial arts tournament movies ever made, if not the best kung fu film of all time.

The 1977 film Broken Oath marked a change in style for kung fu legend Angela Mao Ying, who glammed it up in a Qing dynasty costume and a “princess” hairstyle to play a ruthless assassin hell ...