Whatever happened to the KUNG FU craze of the seventies?

Karate in the 90s went a bit mad even at low age they and black belts and no fecker fancied a kick in the kneck from the geek at school did they ( it's the older generations fault for bullying their parents ) who then got their kids into judo/karate etc and boxing was non existent in street fights , you would have the hard guy trying to box a little ninja and get made a fool off.

Just a few opinions

Same way as football hooliganism

Who's the kung fo guy , is that Hong Kong Phooey

Football Casual/hooligans are the last group of fighters really then security ruined it for them i think.

Never been another scene since bar goths etc who looked like they would kill you but where really just chilled the fck out

Hong Kong Phooey. Hanna-Barbera were geniuses.

The Seven Steptorai was classic comedy. One of the best Steptoe episodes.

Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas a big hit. Kung Fu was the rage in 70s. One never left a Chinese restaurant without paying the bill.

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Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas a big hit. Kung Fu was the rage in 70s. One never left a Chinese restaurant without paying the bill.

Did you need to take your shoes off and sit bare foot eating curry with chop sticks

Which club had the crew named the "Kung Fu Casuals" ?

http://www.originalcasuals.com/products/original-casuals-kung-fu


40 notes for a kung fu t shirt lets bring it back OP

I remember the Kung Fu craze well.

They gave it the chop.

And what is that called Master?

Wan king Grasshopper

And when do I know when to stop O Master?

When your eyes go like mine Grasshopper.

They all gave it up because "..in fact, it was a little bit frightening!"

when the teacher wasn't watching I throw a pickle onion(?) at him which just missed. he turned round and said" what kung fu that"?at least I think that's what he said

terry

I loved the Kung Fu series with David Carradine, does not seem to be repeated anywhere nowadays

Preceded by    Kung Fu (TV series) (1972-75)
Followed by    Kung Fu: The Next Generation (1987)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993-97)

It's regularly on CBS on freeview grasshopper. ... sorry gerry

ta mightymac

Ahh yes, the 70s. kung fu and karate. Who can forget ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn9EmbFTRo

I loved the Kung Fu series with David Carradine, does not seem to be repeated anywhere nowadays

good news it's on TCM every morning
bad news it was the last one today

you enjoyed that BB

I don't think TCM is on Freeview anyway

Actor David Carradine was found dead in the closet of a Bangkok hotel room Thursday with a cord wrapped around his neck and genitals, leading Thai police to suspect his death was not a suicide but an accident resulting from dangerous sex practices.
That'll teach him (karate chop) to try it on with a Thai Ladyboy !

Cord wrapped round neck and genitals....the mind boggles, what sort of sexual practice is that

I wont be able to watch Kung Fu after that now

There was another crazy kung fu / martial arts programme set in the far east  with authentic chinese actors shown later at night back in the seventies, with terrible over dubbing and sub titles, fecked if I can rember the name of it now tho.

Was it the water margin or there was one called "monkey" or something?

Monkey magic ? Something like that, ah yes water margin was another spin off

I remember Monkey that was from the 80's, and Sumo Wrestling

Kung Fu for fatties

Sumo Wrestling

Kung Fu for fatties 

Are you trying to say everybody was kung fu fighting?
Next you'll be saying they were fast as lightning.

Until I hear some evidence, perhaps via disco music lyrics, I won't believe a word of it.

i can now tell what happened to the kung fu enthusiasts of the seventies. Why it all died out. I challenged them one by one to mortal kombat and defeated them all. Only Liu Kang and Lord Rayden are left for me to crush.

Carradine's death was made to look like an "accident". Oddie had been filming a Springwatch Far East Special when he caught the ex-Kung Fu man eying up Humble.

Just two words: ecky thump.