Trunk Posted October 13, 2012 There's this song from 1974, (hey!, how do we insert yt vids with the new interface?) edit: oh!, it does it automatically now! Really easy to play on guitar, just two chords over n' over, slide into each: D, E ... but the lyrics could use some re-working to include real martial and Taoist internal arts characters, from Yang Chengfu to Sammo Hung to Lao Tzu or any classic Taoist martial or alchemical terms. Fun community ditty. Here's the original lyrics Oh-oh-oh-oh... Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they fought with expert timing There was funky China men from funky Chinatown They were chopping them up, they were chopping them down It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part From a feint into a slip, then I'm kickin' from the hip Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they fought with expert timing There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on We took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brandnew trip Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they did it with expert timing Oh-oh-oh-oh... Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, make sure you have expert timing Oh-oh-oh-oh... Kung Fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning... Here's my own little variation; I'm sure all you can come up with a lot more (and better). There was funky Bolo Yeung and big ol' Sammo Hung He said, "here comes Jackie Chan", let's get it on (same lines after that) Have at it, Trunk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Posted October 14, 2012 This is how you learn kong fu directly from animals not from China men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trunk Posted October 18, 2012 We've really come a long way in a few decades. Those guys aren't exactly Jet Li. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Posted October 18, 2012 Well, I don't want to spoil your thread but I would recommend some documentaries on the subject: Kung fu in the 80's in Hong Kong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv32BMGLcbs Kung fu in the 80's in Mainland China http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjvY2zSqnOs In the 70's: this is an amazing documentary I hope you find it and watch it entirely, it shows the Bruce Lee kung fu which was ahead of its time with 3-4 decades. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trunk Posted October 18, 2012 Well, I don't want to spoil your thread but I would recommend some documentaries on the subject:'like' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Posted October 20, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqMNCA2AoE&sns Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
