Roll Call: Please post your info (new & old members)

[da mischievous wingding]

hey, everyone. I thought it would be interesting to have everyone who utilizes this forum post some basic information about themselves, namely where do you live, how long you have been collecting and from where do you buy your movies?
as for me, i live in Rochester, NY, but I began collecting while living in the New York City area. I've been collecting since 1997, or 1998. i've bought from shops in Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Times Square, New York. i've bought from chain retailers like SunCoast and FYE. I've bought from some members of this forum. today, i often buy online.
and you...?

[limubai2000]

I live on the US Trust Territory of Guam in Micronesia, Asia.

I've been actively collecting since 99.

I get my movies from -

Yesasia
Sensasian
Ebay
HKflix
the mighty Amazon

and by travelling to Taiwan, HK, or the Philippines.

[edit - add] - I stopped counting my collection at 800...

I'm 34 but I will start retro-aging this year and turn 33. :p

[shawbros]

Collected since '84, traded on the net since '92.

[Chen Zhen]

live in Canada...

only started collecting since 2002...but i think i have a fairly respectable collection in that short time.

[beardy82]

live in the US... been collecting 4 almost a year and about 100 dvds and 30 dvd-rs

[vlade2002]

Started collecting around 1994/95. Importing from the UK alot.

[fabhui]

From the UK, been collecting since about 1990 (when I was 12 :D ). Got between 1500 - 2000 VHS and between 2500 - 3000 DVDs.

[leung jarn]

Uk, collecting since 2000. got along way to go to catch up with you guys.
I prefer old school classic kf but don't mind a bit of wire work.

[ShaofuSage]

New Jersey, US - been collecting since '96, started off slow since I was still in high school and had little money, but have been pickin' up speed lately. For years, I bought from random stores in the Jersey/Philly/NY area, but now I strictly purchase on-line from DDDHouse, Amazon, HKflix. My collection presently stands at a humble 230 movies.

[iron flag]

I'm origanally from N.Y.C.,now living in Berlin,Germany via L.A. Been a big fan of K.F.Movies since 81' or so. Had VHS copies of many popular Movies (Venoms, Gordon etc.)since the 80's but just got really into collecting since 2001(When I finally got a DVD Player and started using the net.)I have about 220 MA DVD's.

[TheManInWhite]

I live in Long Island by way of NYC. I've been a fan since mid-70s and buying films since the earlier 90s. I stopped for a while then took it back up again within the past few years. I'm far from a hardcore collector as I'll only buy what I like or what has gotten favorable reviews. I'm not much of an online buyer. In fact, the most buying I do is with the members here at this forum. Otherwise, I'll venture to my local Pathmark which surprisingly has a pretty good selection of cheap KF DVDs. I get my Celestial SB fix when I borrow movies from my father-in-law who get his films from YesAsia. Once I get my Cyberhome DVD player, I guess I should start buying my own Celestials. :lol

[Markgway]

Name: Markgway
Location: Scotland
First Kung Fu film: Enter the Dragon
Year of viewing first KF film: 1990
Current age: 25

[Holy Robe of Shaolin]

Name: Holy Robe of Shaolin
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
Age: 35
First Kung Fu film: Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth (I was about 9 years old when I first seen it.)
Collecting since: 1991
Total collection: 485 VHS / 653 DVD's
I get my films from: Rarekungfumovies.com, HK Flix, Poker Industries, Ebay, Vomit Bag Video, Amazon.com, Flash Legs UK.

[fabhui]

Name: Fabhui
Location: England
First Kung Fu film: Enter the Dragon
Year of viewing first KF film: 1984
Current age: 27 next Tuesday

[leung jarn]

I gets me films from : play.com, Hk flix, dddhouse (not the weekly cheap stuff), amazon.co.uk, cd-wow.

[magicpoe]

Live in the US
Started collecting in 1999.
I buy most everything from either CDWOW or dddhouse. Rarely I might purchase something at a traditional DVD outlet such as BestBuy.
Half of my movie collection is kung fu and I have over 600 movies.

[ironfistedmonk2003]

From the UK, 28 years old.

My first Kung Fu film was probably Enter the Dragon so far back in the mists of time I couldn't guess what year. Been collecting for about 6 years now, got just over 1100 films not including different formats/versions, around 900 odd are Martial Arts movies. Cleaned out the local stores and buy all my stuff online now, mostly from CD-Wow, DDDHouse, Play.com, Sendit.com, Flashlegsrare

[Knockabout]

Danish prime male, 25 years old.
Collecting VHS since 1995, DVDs around 2000 (after I got the internet) and first now DVD-Rs..
I only buy DVDs from England (or other EU countries), to avoid paying taxes.
Most of the time by using: www.find-dvd.co.uk

Since I still enjoy watching the movies, more than collecting them, my collection is only a mere 330 films (not counting VHS).

[gogalee]

Hello evreyone, Mabuhay! i'm an avid kung fu fan & collector fr. the philippines, i've started collecting films since the time of betamax movies in the mid-80's. i got around more than 1000 movies on my collection and still growing.

[killer meteor]

Killer Meteor AKA James Lee
Location: Lancashire, England
First Kung Fu film: Game Of Death
Year Of Viewing First KF Film: January 2001
Age: 18

[monk sante]

USA
(Boston)

Monk Sante
first kung fu film: "the Big Boss"
I've been a Kung Fu movie fan since the mid 70's (yes im an old fart)
been collecting films since the late 70's and beyond.
I have thousands of kung fu films in my library.
:hat

[GwaiLoMoFo]

Name: GwaiLoMoFo
Age:28
Location: USA, Washington State
First Fu Film: Chinese Connection
Sources: DDDhouse, YesAsia, CD-wow, deepdiscountdvd.com, ebay, local chain stores, and especially good traders from this forum!!
Background: Been watching since gradeschool (@85'). Only been collecting off and on for the last 5. Have around 350+ original titles.

[tino]

31 year old from Tennessee. I started watching kung fu movies in 1985 ( I was in 5th grade). I statred collecting in 1999 and I have 100+ old school movies and 130 Celestial shaw movies.I usually buy from yesasia.

[lacali]

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Kung Fu collection started in 1986 but majority of collection actually started in 1990.

First Kung Fu film in collection: The Shanghai 13

Total titles collected so far: 850+ including over 200 celestial released Shaw Brothers

Sources: Advantage Video (no longer exists), Beijing Video, Grandmaster Video, HKflix, Kungfumovies.net, Asiandisc.com, Pokerindustries.com, Half.com, Hivizone.com, Sensasian.com, Yesasia.com, Layoyo.com, CDwow.com, DDDhouse.com, BestBuy, Circuit City, many local video stores, and the other kungfu fans I met here.

[rindge]

Rindge living in Buffalo by way of Boston (Roxbury actually).

Been collecting hardcore since 1993-4. Started the 1st website in 1995 - The Trader's Forum - to facilitate the trading of Asian movies. Major sources in the early days wereNY based - 43rd chamber, films and games, and karate videos, and the bazaar in Harlem on 125th. After the website the sources were from all over the US.


Stopped collecting in 1999 but have been on the Celestial Bandwagon for obvious reasons since 2002? DDDHouse is my primary source of films these days except when I find myself in NYC - Sept 3rd is the next trip.

I have about 300+ VHS and a growing library of DVD's.

Rindge

[glidedrxlr22]

Name:glidedrxlr22
Age:32
Location: Southern CA, USA
First Fu Film: Fatal Flying Guillotine
Sources: Suncoast Video, Bestbuy, Circuit City, and from Half.com.
Background: Watched kung fu movies as a kid during the 80's. Only started collecting about 2 years ago. I have 40 dvds...as I only collect those that have gotten good reviews or have some of my favorite stars. It's very hard not to buy more, but I limit myself to just a few per month.

[da mischievous wingding]

Western New York is in da house! Hello, Rindge!
Monwobobbo, you can hit up the e-mail at jmwingding@yahoo.com. and we will politik.
Ciao!
hey, i'm still looking for some more forum members to reveal themselves. What's up with chia ling aka Judy Lee? I am a big chia ling fan too. just picked up Blazing Temple, and i've got Shaolin Temple (seven spirits of the pagoda) on the way. what's up with falkor? or are he and ms. lee mediators or something and cannot participate in this post? *

[Chia Ling AKA Judy Lee]

Hey Mr Mischievous!

Im no mediator but Im straight politikin, thats whats up! :hat

Im 21 and reside in London, UK. Hey Killer, I cant believe you are 18!

I buy alot from ebay and am very stingy! The average cost of a dvd to me must be less than $5. I then splurge on Flashlegs dvds, my second family.

Ive seen so many independent Taiwanese films, Im now branching into Chang Cheh and Godfrey Ho. Yes I am like that.

Blazing Temple is a great film! Dont expect too much from Judy tho! As for Shaolin Temple, I copped that and the actual film on the disc was Jet Li's first. Let me know what you think!

[Topgun]

I live in Fresno, CA. Have been collecting since 1988 over of 200 of VHS, VCD, and DVD. I started watching
KF movies while living in the refugee camps in Thailand when I was 13, and now 33.

Hey Holy Robe of Shaolin,

Since you live in LA, do you know any of those movie stars down there?

Topgun

[Eightmanxx]

I'm 25, i live in Brazil and i think my first kung-fu film was Project A. My collection started circa 93-94, with the release of some John Woo movies and other heroic bloodshed ones thanks to the success of Hard Target around here but it really became serious when i started to work as a film critic (around 2001) and noticed that nobody in Brazil knew s*** about asian films! :P

I own about 650 titles in DVD (originals, dvdr and vcd/vhs/ld/divx conversions) and about 200 tapes.

[Gulvballe]

Name: Gulvballe
Location: Denmark
Age: 29
First Kung Fu film: Burning Paradise. I saw it 31/03-1998.
Collecting since: 1998
Total collection: 150 VHS / 785 DVD's

[Thekfc]

Thekfc
NYC
38 years old
Been collecting since the mid 80s, had to stop because of lack of room. I have quite a large collection because I seldom go by a reviewer's review-I love to judge how good/bad a movie is for myself. Yes I have a lot of excellent movies & well as crappy ones & I collect from all over the world. Now I am a bit more selective.

__________________________________________________ _

I was born intelligent, education ruined me.:rollin :b ;)

[vlade2002]

Name: Vladan

Age: 26

First Kung Fu Film seen. 1984/85 - Shaolin Temple/Way of The Dragon - maybe even World Of Drunken Master.

Started collecting. 1995? I think.

First movie imported. Twin Dragons UK edition.

Own. Around 1500 - 2000 original mint tapes, maybe 200 new DVD's.

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[carter wong]

Name: Carter Wong
Age:37
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
First Fu Film: Fist of Fury
Background: Been watching since 75'. Been collecting since 1981. Have around 7,350 original "mint" titles on Betamax, VHS, Laser Disc, and DVD.

[condamned]

My name is Emrehan from Turkey/ Antalya and am 29 years old. I'm collecting since 2004 and have about 100 movies. The first film I watched is the "Fearless Hyena" in 1983-84.

[Chinatown Kid]

Name: Charles. Location: North Carolina, USA. Age:33. Started collecting in 1983 when I taped The Three Avengers on my Betamax off of Black Belt Theatre. Current collection: 408 dvds, 14 vcds, and several vhs that are not available on dvd or vcd yet. Sources: Yesasia, H.K.Flix,Amazon.com, Flashlegsrare, Rarekungfumovies,Tai Seng, Ebay, Circuit City, Best Buy, Big Lots and anywhere else I can find them!:lol

[theportlykicker]

Real name: Brian Wilson (not the Beach Boy)
Age: 18
Location: West Yorkshire, England

The film that got the ball rolling for me was Way of the Dragon in 2002. I immediately became a Bruce Lee fan but once I'd seen all of his 4.5 movies I naturally moved onto Jackie Chan. This of course lead onto Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and I'm now interested in any and all kung fu films. My collection is'nt too big though I'm always looking for new films to buy.

I'm mainly into 80s and early 90s kickboxing ala Sammo Hung, but I also love the old skool films of Yuen Wo Ping etc.

Oh, and I'm not a Jet Li fan at all.:rolleyes

[Barsader]

live in Buffalo, N.Y.
been collecting for about 5 years now......but not much lately,
due to varying circumstances.

started watching back in the early 80's on saturday afternoon,
and double headers LATE on cats pajamas.

own around 200 kf films...about 1/2 VHS and 1/2 celestial DVD's.

[Advantage Gweilo]

I live in Kansas City, Kansas, and I've been collecting since I was 19 or so. I'll be 28 in January. My collection is in the low/mid three hundreds. There wasn't Kung Fu on tv when I was a kid around here, I just happened to stumble upon some good tapes in my teens. I don't remember which was my first.

[Chen Zhen]

Age - 19
First Kung fu purchase - The Big Boss
Collection - roughly 150-200 films
Started Collecting - 2002

[Squid Lips]

Live in the U.S., Los Angeles.

Been collecting since 1982 (used to get the posters from the local Kung Fu theater and taped the Kung Fu video rentals - almost all Video Gems - with my mom's gigantic VCR and our neighbor's)

Have about 1200 DVDs, original vides and taped off of television the past 20 years or so.

Big colection of lobby cards, posters, etc. from US, HK, etc.

[buff jackson]

I live in the U.S. I'm 44. started collecting probably since 1983. "5 fingers of Death/king boxer was the first movie I saw in 1972 and was hooked. but could not start collecting movies till VHS came out and in Pittsburgh, pa not many asians so all you could get were poor bootlegs and that was even tough. Had to leave 100 dollars security deposit and 10 dollars to rent from an asian store that I discovered in 1983. It was not easy to get them to trust me!!!!

[TheManInWhite]

"Had to leave 100 dollars security deposit and 10 dollars to rent from an asian store that I discovered in 1983."

Been there, done that! I went thru the same thing at a place called Royal Video in Harlem, NY. But boy did they have just about all the SB and Ocean Shores gems though. If I knew what I know now, I would bought another VCR and some dubbing cables. :lol

[academy]

monk sante:
USA
(Boston)

Cool, I'm from Boston too. What part do you live in?

First Movie: Prodigal Son
Around 150 movies in collection now.
Age: 21

[The Kid]

have been collecting for the past 20 years. I have acquired most of my collection from different parts of the world and from people. 4 year ago I give half of my collection a way, because I felt it is not right not to share what you like with other people. But the main reason was that I was just becoming to obsessed with just saying “I have that film you don’t,� . But, I later learned that the main thing is not just collecting films but just loving them and watching them. I am now trying to covert all my films on to DVD and try dubbing them in English. One of my favourite film is Ways of Kung Fu, please don’t ask why, it is a personal reason that, I can’t even explain to my self. I have this film in every type, wide and full screen, dubbed..etc.. But my top films are One-armed swordsman, Deadly Duo, the Heroes, Layout Kung Fu, Shaolin Plot, Dressed to Fight, Clutch of Power and Killer From Above, etc…

I am working as film editor and also doing film MA. By biggest dream is to direct a kung fu film, something like a remake of the Big Rascal.

[whitelotus]

My name is Mike, live in Toronto Canada, been collecting on and off from when I was 13, I'm over 30 now...growing up was all VHS, I have over 300 vhs tapes, I just started collecting dvd a year ago I have got over 250 dvd's in just one year, I was so die hard VHS.....how times have changed, also I study Kung Fu my style is 7
Star Praying Mantis....

This is the best board on the net.... best traders!!


whitelotus

[iron fist2006]

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[Ninja Sinai]

Name: Ninja Sinai

Location: West Yorkshire, UK

Age: 26

First kung fu movie I ever saw: The Big Boss, in 1984

First kung fu movie in my collection: The classic, Snake In The Eagles Shadow. In fact I still have the 21 year old VHS copy lying around somewhere!

Collecting since: 1985

ALL TIME fav kung fu movie: Snake In The Eagles Shadow

ALL TIME fav non-kung fu movie: Malcolm X

ALL TIME fav food: My mums mouth watering spicy chicken biryani

Worst kung fu movie I’ve EVER seen in my life: The Invincible Kung Fu Trio – AVOID at ALL costs!!!!

I buy my movies from:

Play.com
Flashlegsrare.com
DDDhouse.com

Background: Used to be a Reggae/Ragga DJ, have over 400 records & over 250 Live Reggae Dancehall Sound Tapes. The only things I collect nowadays is Books (mainly Islamic) and my DVDs.

[TheDenizen]

I'm The Denizen, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I'm 30 and I've been collecting martial arts DVDs since last year.

First Kung Fu movie: Chinese Connection
Favourite Kung FU movie: Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

I was always a fan of Bruce Lee as far back as I can remember. Last year, when I decided to upgrade my VHS copies of all my Bruce Lee flicks, I re-discovered my love for all things kung fu, and tangentially discovered samurai movies also.

my collection: www.dvdaficionado.com/dvd...thedenizen (http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=thedenizen)

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

name; Dave
age; 37
location; Gloucester, MA. USA

First Kung Fu Film; Seven Blows Of The Dragon/Five Fingers Of Death

Favorite Kung Fu Film; Human (Skin) Lanterns
(I have many favorites but if forced to choose)

I started collecting in 96'?
I was fortunate enough to have a friend who worked at Kung Fu Video in Boston, MA. Andre Edwards (a very cool cat). Any movie I did'nt like I could return and swap until I found something I felt was worth keeping. I don't believe in holding on to every single martial arts flick you come across. A fan's collection should be tantamount to their individual taste. My collection probably numbers around 750 films. Of which there's probably 100 - 150 I view on a yearly basis. However, I'm always looking for rare gems I have'nt seen.

[kung fu 750]

Hi I am new here but love this fourm. I am in Kansas, probabily the only person in Kansas that has a kung fu movie collection. I have about 150 to 180 movies. Mostily on dvd. I like the hard hitting martial ars movies, fist of legend, Ong back, and the earily Sammo Hung stuff. I started collecting 10 years ago and look forward to expanding my colection.

Ron

[talgoma1]

I'm from queens n.y. but now reside in port st.lucie fl. and i collected my first in 1986.It was death dual of kung fu .and master killer of course it was all vhs then now i collect on dvd and i do quite a bit of my shopping on amazon.com and hkflix.com

[Dahnamics]

from Chicago

22 years old, started collecting when i got five deadly venoms and master of the flying guillotine for christmas when i was 17..

now i got about 80 dvds and 50 dvdrs

i get my @#%$ from fry's, bestbuy, suncoast

and online from layoyo, hkflix, and pokerindustries

[The Amazing Psychoper]

Hi,

I'm 26, from Québec,and started collecting kung fu movies about two years ago. I have now 85 dvds and still collecting...

I like movies that has great inventive choreghraphy, from
Yuen Wo Ping to Lau Kar Leung, not to forget Sammo Hung, the Venoms, Tang chia, Ching Siu Tung, early Jackie Chan...

The first kung fu movie I saw was Enter the Dragon but Iron Monkey is really the one that hooked me... :evil

[kungfucollectors]

we are a group of collectors from 4 countries working together collecting films.
our average age is 32
active in collecting rare,swordplay, kung fu, modern action, korean, taiwanese, golden harvest, shaw brothers films.
also lobby cards, magazines, posters and other kung fu related material

interests include: dubbing, subbing rare movies, websites and reviews

[houndslow]

hi my names andrew
aged 37 disabled
been collecting about 3 years
been a big fan of martial arts films for 20 odd years
i have about 650-700 dvd,s mostly old skool

[Iron Boat]

Hey I am from St. Louis Missouri, USA, been a fan since I was a baby in the late 70s, what's funny is that I thought those Martial Arts films I was watching on Black Belt Theater were decades old, I would of never known they were brand stanking new. Anyway I started collecting in 2000 when I sought to revisit my childhood, I came across 5 deadly Venoms and Return of the 5 Venoms (Crippled Avengers) at Blockbuster of all places and that set me off on collecting craze that still continues 6 years later.

[HungKuen]

I hardly ever post here anymore, but since I've been a member for like five years or so, I might as well join the party, right? ^_^

Name: Daniel Johansson, aka HungKuen/TigerCraneFist/VernerOlund
Age: 20
Location: Umeå, Sweden
Collector since: Christmas 2000 when I got Way of the Dragon, Wheels on Meals, and Thunderbolt on VHS.
First MA movie: Saw Operation Condor, Crazy Safari and Drunken Master when I was eight. Loved them, and watched Jackie Chan and Jet Li movies on and off until I was thirteen and started collecting.
Collection: Some seventy VCD's, countless VHS's, and some fifty+ DVD's.

[Beat TG]

I gotta back Hung Kuen up since we both live in Sweden.

-Name: Anthony Gloria
-Age: 21
-Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
-First martial arts/HK movie: The Big Boss, quickly became a big Bruce fan watching all his films and later moved on to Jackie, Jet, Sammo, Biao and lastly Donnie. Since then I've also converted from kung fu movies to general Hong Kong movies after watching John Woo's as well as other great HK directors' movies.
-Collector since: Fall 2001 after purchasing In The Line Of Duty 4 HKL DVD.
-Collection: Since 2001 however, my collection has decreased from around 30-35 original DVDs to 5. I usually go after DVD reviews these days.;)

[Shaolin Dog Paw]

Name: SDP

Location: Pacific Northwest

First Kung fu movie: Half a Loaf of Kung Fu - Jackie Chan

Favorite Kung Fu: Dirty Kung Fu, Crippled Avengers, Taoism Drunkard, anything with Elton Chong, HJL, Gordon Liu, any campy type of movie, or Kung Fu horror.

Favorite non Kung Fu: Seven Samurai, Braveheart, LOTR trilogy, Conan the Barbarian, Barefoot Gen, Young Frankenstien, etc...

Been collecting since 1988, thats when my uncle went to prison for a 25 year stretch and left me with his collection, a mix of about 300 tapes and laser discs. In 1995 I joined the military and my collection totaled about 600 movies.

When i finally came home 7 years later, i found out that the best friend i entrusted my movies with, had sold all but 10 movies. Over the years i built on those 10 movies untill i had about 70, found this forum 2 years ago... and now i have 830 movies.

I practiced Tae Kwon Do for 15 years until i broke my back this past year in an ATV accident. My collection came in handy when i was stuck in a bed with nothing to do.

[sikmao]

Howdy y'all, Sikmao here,
my 1st flick to see was 5 Fingers of Death. (i didn't really like this one tho', & i passed over it, when it was re-released.)
i've been into KF flix since the late 70's. i think it was "Rendezvous of Death" that really got me started!!! & when the "Venoms" came on the scene, it was all over!!! (my innocence, that is!)
i've got about 300+ DVD's & way too many VHS to count!
i've been doing MA, for over 30yrs now! (yet, i'm only 25!!!;) hahahaha!) i practice HUNG FUT Kuen & CHEN style TaiJi.
i live in Frisco, Cali now, but grew up in NYC.
i really LOVE this forum & being able to read & discuss all these wonderful topics! mostly, i get stuff from CD-Wow, lately. occasionally i'll go to Chinatown to see if there's anything i've missed.
word.

[Brigadier Chow]

Peace everyone! I just joined the forum but have been checking it out since 04'. I'm from Brooklyn NY and have been watching Kung Fu movies for over 25 yrs. I used to go to the Rugby, Granada and Kennmore theaters back in the late 70's and early 80's in East Flatbush (for those who know what I'm talking about) ,"The Duece" and Chinatown. I used to collect VHS when that started fading out, some of the places I would get tapes are: Karate Center, 43rd Chamber (who before that were on 42 st). My favorite are Shaw Brothers, but I also love many of the independent flix. I took a hiatus from collecting in 97' but when they started to remaster the Shaw collection I jumped back in with both feet. Over the years I have accumulated over 350 vhs and about 600 dvd. I love this forum, it is the only place I can come and feel normal about this obsession we all here seem to have!!!:rollin

[the dirty tiger]

I am in england, first film I saw was Project A when it was on British tv around abouts 1990 I guess, then forgot about it for a few years. In 1994 I borrowed some Jackie Chan / Lo Wei films from my sisters friends boyfriend ( thanks Keith ! ) and saw his awful bootleg of Eastern Condors. The first films I bought were Dragon Fist, Operation Condor,Police Story 2 and 3 - still love Operation Condor and the whole PS series and Eastern Condors is one of the best ever !!!! Been a mad collector since then. Have around 2500 or more films, many many posters, many many many lobbies, hundreds of magazines, a shelf full of books as well as other nicknacks. Published 5 issues of my own short lived mag around 2002 - 03. Bought very little lately as planning to move to Asia soon. Might sell off a lot of my odd bits soon so I have less to move.....If I knew back then what I know now then I wouldnt have bought half the old VHS, VCD and LD I have, you young 'uns dont know how easy you have it since the advent of DVD and the second 'boom' brought about by Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon....Not that I am complaining, it is great that so many rares are becoming not rare any more, just annoyed at the money I wasted before... :D

[Lei Kung]

Kung fu 750, for years I thought I was the only collector in Kansas. Anyway, looks like I have the biggest collection in the state. I've got around 250-300 movies, been into kung fu movies since 2001 I think.

I got into this when a friend gave me Ric Meyer's book after hearing I liked Jackie Chan. First old school movie I remember getting is Legendary Weapons.

I host Kung Fu Fridays here in Kansas every Saturday night at my apartment.

I get my movies from DDDhouse, Hkflix, occasionally from Yesasia, Sensasian, Deepdiscount, Suncoast, and from dollar bins at grocery stores.

[pressureworld]

Name: Pressureworld
Age: 35
City: Atlanta, GA

Hello everyone my profile is long overdue, i have been a member since 03 and have been into kung fu flicks most of my life. I grew up going to the movies and drive in theaters with my father to see these ficks as a child during the late 70's. (i remember one of the films we went to see was infra-man) During the 80's I taped everything I could off of black belt theater (channel 69 in Atlanta) and later I bought washed out tapes of shaws, independents from anyone I could. After watching these films as a child, teenager and a grown man I got burned out. Im a fan of world cinema and my interest expanded into spaghetti westerns, samurai films, galli, cult you name it but eventually I came back to my old love kung fu flicks. Im just getting back in the game and im in the process of rebuilding my collection btw my favorite film is The Hot, The Cool and The Vicious

[Dahnamics]

Name: Dahnamics
Age: 23
Location: Chicago, IL

Profile: I collect Old School Kung Fu, New School Kung Fu, Korean, Japanese (Samurai, Yakuza, Pinky Violence), Swordplay Films, Exploitation and many others.. I also collect vinyl OST's, and vinyl in general for collecting as well as sampling purposes.. I'm also an active trader of DVDR media, so get at me with those lists! My favorite kung fu flick is 10 Master Killers!

1ne,
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[stormybman]

Hello, kung fu filmfans, i've been collecting since around 1981, my first two films were VHS copies of Fist of Fury, and The Big Boss, by a company i no longer remember the name, however, these tapes were good quality, and the films were cut. I then found a store here in Chicago, where i live and this guy had 1000's of Martial Arts films on VHS! I 've been collecting every since then. In '98 i started on DVD's and currently have over 600 DVD's and 500 VHS. The Shaws remasters have been a gem, and with home theater Dolby Digital audio has really improved the experience, though many complained about the 5.1 remixed audios and the company stopped including the tracks on the releases in the last twelve months. That was a drag for me but the film quality has never looked better.
Let's talk Kung Fu.....!!!!!!!!

[oldeschool17]

Attn: Pressureworld
I too am from Atlanta! What part? I guess you can say im in the emory/va highlands area

anyways
Name: oldeschool17
Location: Atlanta,GA
Current Age:25
First Kung Fu Film: Thats a hard one. I must have been 6 or 7yrs old(mid 80s) when i first watched kung fu movies. My earliest memories stem from, but not limited to all the Bruce Lee movies, to Crippled Avengers, to 36 Chambers, to my dads copy of 7 Blows of the Deadly Dragon.
Years Collecting: Since 96 i believe.
Where I buy: hkflix and just recently, dddhouse

[cabanin]

I went to see Five Fingers of Death the first week it opened.proceded to see every KungFu movie that came in it's wake. Back then the films were all rated R, being 12, I worked a deal with the theater usher at the local grind house in New Haven, Connecticut. He would let me in the back door of the theater for two bucks every Saturday. Most of the movies that played were bashers, I still love basher flicks to this day. In 1988, I stumbled onto a wall of Ocean Shores videos at the local shop, and there was "Karado the Hong Kong Cat" I was back in heaven and have been collecting ever since.This is the best community on the web for Kung Fu movies. Keep up the good work.

[monwobobbo]

i posted early but didn't give much info

name Bob MacDuffie

location Rochester ny USA

first film -ENTER THE DRAGON and then a few bruceploitation flix that seemed to be all that played around here back in the day. Capitol theater ruled.

collecting : consider myself more of an accumulator but have about 275 old school flix on DVD and a few still on vhs. also have about 70 newer kung fu flix as well as some japanese, american and other countries martial arts films.

not an actual martial artist just like the films.

[Kwok Choi]

It has been noticed that some members have not been posting for a while and we don't know if they made it public that they'll be taking time out or perhaps it had something to do with unexpected circumstances preventing them from doing so.We know some have changed their user names and avatars and are still with us but in any case we are concerned that all is well with those who have been absent for a while.However if they are ok but choose to browse anonymously it will be good for them to give a nod to this thread just so we know that all is ok.Also if anyone knows about the situation of some members who are out of reach we would be grateful if you could shed light on their well being.The few names (please forgive the misspelling of usernames) that come to mind at the moment are:
Kenichiku
Isfahani
The Big Rascal
Whamsabi
Mr Gill
Lady Wirlwind
Easternfreak
Action Jackson
Sammofan
The Rover
Mike Leeder
Liu Chung Liang
TheManInWhite(our own good old dear mod)
Liu Chia Linag (I think he's German; Linag is correct) etc
More names to come.Cheers.

[peringaten]

Wasn't it The Big Rascal who posted that he'd lost all interest in the genre, to the extent of even wanting to sell off his whole collection?

Isfahani still posts occasionally, I think a good hopping vamp, or of ilk, thread usually tempts him out.

Even old Sevenhooks seems to have bolted somewhat.

[Markgway]

If I was a regular at a forum and planning on leaving for even a while - let alone permanently - I would make a post saying so. Saves anyone asking or being concerned about me. I'm so considerate aren't I? :b

[Kwok Choi]

Thanks for that peringaten so we now know about The Big Rascal.Sevenhooks is back on the scene.

[teako170]

Kenichiku I ran across a recent post of his over @ IMDb, so he's still out there.

Mike Leeder Traded emails with him several times last week. He's been over in China working on The Mummy 3.

Sammofan I saw a post of his here about a week ago.

Isfahani Ditto.

easternfreak Always a great contributor. Been wondering where he got to.

[Kwok Choi]

Thanks Teako170 post highly appreciated.Stromybman all members are valuable.You are logged in quite often and you post regularly for now so rest assured that if you take a sudden hiatus or sabbatical you'll surely be missed.

[stormybman]

... you post regularly for now so rest assured that if you take a sudden hiatus or sabbatical you'll surely be missed.

:smokin

You like me!... You really like me!! :p

Thanks for the kind words Kwok. I hope the others are feeling the love in their absence.

"Whenever you're ready, I'll take on any Japanese here."

[KyFi]

I hope kenichiku comes back and posts occasionally--he has a vast store of Shaw info and history, and was always very articulate with his opinions and generous with his knowledge.

[theportlykicker]

Regarding Liu Chung Liang, not only has his huge collection of kung fu movie clips on Youtube been deleted, but his account has been suspended too. I wonder what's going on with him.

[morgoth]

I read a messge he was pissed that people were stealing his clips or something. Hopefully he comes back, I enjoyed his posts.

[oldeschool17]

yeah he had it in his youtube profile that he was pissed off about people stealing clips and posting them up as their own. I mean it was a full on paragraph of fire! I cant remember if he still has an account on youtube or if he deleted it

[TheManInWhite]

I'm still here. Have been coming in anonymously these days. Thanks for the concern, KC!

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

italdesign, I don't remember seeing for some time now.

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

Ivy Ling Po hasn't posted for some time either. Hope everythings ok with her.

[iron flag]

I was just thinking of Liu Chia Linag. Very cool guy from Holland. He has his own (Dutch) website with lots of reviews of KF Movies.I had it on my favorites but since moved I dont have my old computer.

[peringaten]

Ivy's still here; had a name change to jadefacedassassin (or something similar without checking). At least if I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure that's Ivy...

[morgoth]

Lei Kung hasn't been here for a while.

[Chinatown Kid]

What happened to Ms Wendy Wu? She started a thread in the Japanese films section titled Shinobi-Heart Under Blade in which I posted in, but when I clicked on her profile it said Ms Wendy Wu does not exist, WTF? I know she did exist because she started that freaking thread! :eek

[sammofan]

Hi guys
I'm still around and do read the board regularly (well the Shaw brothers one at least :) ). If I don't contribute much it's because I haven't been watching any films lately.

[Thekfc]

I am still around I pop in once ina a while.

I have been extremely busy. A while back I posted that my GF had Colon Cancer. With running around between
treatments, frequent ER hospital trips (was there all nite yesterday) & work sometimes leave me drain - after that all I want to do is rest. I have about 50+ SB movies that I have ordered & have yet to watch. I try to take time out for myself but it's tough. I do ocassionally pop in to see what is going on.

[morgoth]

Sorry to hear that KFC. I don't know you, but I certainly wish you and your girlfriend the best.

[Chinatown Kid]

I do wonder what happened to whamsabi, he had to be one of David Chiang's biggest fans. He always had that short posting style usually asking what are your thoughts on such and such film starring so and so and so and so?

[kungfusamurai]

Whamsabi just shows up once in a while. He usually seems to talk about recent films, if I recall correctly.

I remember you mentioning your girlfriend, KFC, and her sickness. How's she doing?

Falkor AKA Mantis2k hasn't been around much either.

KFS

[Chinatown Kid]

I think falkor must be busy with his own forum over at RKMs, it's been a while since I've been to that forum, i'll have to check back up on it and see what's going on.

[Thekfc]

My GF is hanging in there, she is currently undergoing Chemo treatment - 1 week on & 1 week off. The chemo, sometimes, do take a lot out of her - nausea, fatigue, no appetite...etc. the surprisingly this is that there is no hair lost. She is currently at the hospital - she couldn't digest any food & was having pain - It turns out that she had a blockage problem - so they admitted her & are working to correct the blockage problem. Otherwise she is doing "fine". We had Yankees playoff tickets to both games but couldn't go.

[Isfahani]

Yo, I hear you on that - one of the things I been dealing with here is my Dad and his battle with old age and Leukemia... And then his remaining sibling, his sister - my Aunt, just passed away last July at the age of 80. Pretty Freaking Heavy here too.

Secondly, thanks for asking about me. It feels nice to be remembered by y'all old schoolers. Here's my deal:

Basically about a year and a half ago-odd I got severe IRC & Forum burnout, the result of diving into the deep end right after getting online and staying there for too many years, in too many different places. I noticed that my exchanges here were getting short, curt, or downright bitchy.

So, I opted out.

Also, while it seems to have changed, I was noticing a tendency towards adversarial posting relationships in certain people here, aided by lack of moderation & manners in general. This, along with the way the 'higher ups' here chose to deal with me (not) when I offered to be a moderator in the spirit of "put up or shut up" when 'someone' suggested I do so, also added to my decision to back away. Fyi, this was some time before Linn stepped up to the plate.

While I do occasionally post a 'lil from time to time as noted, in the end for me it really comes down to a basic thing now: I would rather spend the time watching these movies than discussing them.

The backlogged que has grown exponentially over the past 2-3 years, as I used to be far more about the Kung Fu and New Wave Wuxia, slowly but surely I grew to love most other kinds of Asian films, and now TV series as well. If you would have told me three years ago I would be digging into the classic Yakuza films of the 70's or wishing there were more SB films with Peter Chen Ho that I could watch I would have said "Huh?"

Even so, I am quite f'n jazzed that the last - but not least - of The Venoms films are coming out now even as I type. I can't wait to see Shaolin Rescuers later on this month...

I am interested by the proposed forum move, and in favor of it actually - it's been obvious to me for quite a while that ezboard in general sucks my coffin mushroom and there are better forum platforms to be had... although I have to wonder what those guys want/should have to do with this community now since they bailed out on us ever so long ago... One way or another, Founders or not.

Linn for Prez'nit!

[AlbertV]

I'm originally from Westchester, New York and lived in Pennsylvania. Today, I live in Central Florida with my wife and 3 kids. We are renting a house and while I collected a lot of DVDs during my time in college, the economy and lack of funds had forced me to sell most of my collection. However, I slowly pick up one or two a month of martial arts films or I rent for the most part.

I still have quite a collection of martial arts videos that I either tapes from cable or have bought since the mid-90's as well as two milk crate full of VCDs that I used to get in Chinatown. Aside from martial arts action, I'm a huge fan of tokukatsu, notably Super Sentai Series and got my daughter and son into Power Rangers, which they love. My daughter also likes Jackie Chan and she's only 3.

I am not much a fan of the A-list Hollywood martial arts action films due to a lack of good looking fights and love Asian cinema and the B-martial arts flicks of the 1990's as they had better fight scenes as well, even if the movie is occasionally cheesy.

I'd say altogether, my collection stands at approximately 1000-1200 Asian and martial arts films on VHS, VCD, and DVD.

[bws30]

Location-resides in Las Vegas,From San Jose CA

First film-Big Boss(thats the 1 I remember)

Some Favorites-The bride with white hair,Dragon Inn,5 deadly vemons,Duel to death,Killer priest,Last hurrah for Chivalry,Invincible obsessed fighter,Master of the flying guillotine,the postman fights back,Street fighter series

Well i'm 25 I started watching kung fu movies when i was little.My uncles would stay up late,and watch kung fu theater(i think thats what it was called) on CH 26.I was hook but what really got me hooked,was watching the old skool ninja films.Seeing guyz disapear,hoping in and out of trees dropping from high levels.As a little kid that was the best,but never thought about collecting.Intell I got my hands on a copy of Storm Riders.Then after that i got a hook up,at blockbusters so then it was on.I started picking up old skool wu-tang tapes and dvds.A few jet li's and jackie chan's and so on,so thats my little short history.My collection i'm not sure the total,but im guessing over 400,but i will get back to u guyz on that total.I myself would say im not a picky person,I love old skool,new skool,wire work.Whateva if u got good action then u got me hooked.I don't need the best story,just have something that doesn't make me stop the movie,take it out and wanna break it.Thats me simple,but this forum so far is a blast, so im glad im apart of it so thx to the makers and i will catch u guyz later.

[gutstringbass]

Buffalo, NY! Looks like a hot bed of Kung Fu.... I have been collecting for about 8 years but remember watching kung fu on NightFlight back in the day.

I have about 300 flicks, I get them everywhere and anywhere including the superflea!

Anyone from Buffalo or Roch want to get in touch for trades, email me!

[5 Element Boxer]

Hello KFC. :)

I live in Brentwood, California and am 25 years of age.

I've been coming to KFC.com for a few years. And I've been a fan of the kung fu genre even longer (about 10 years). I didn't start collecting until around 2000, but I've managed to build up a nice little library since then, which Iam constantly adding to. I haven't actually counted how many movies I have, but Iam guessing around 120 or so. Master Killer (aka 36th Chamber of Shaolin) was the movie that got me hooked onto the genre. And I've been obsessed with kung fu movies ever since.

Anyway, I'm very happy to be part of the community.

[Drunken Monk]

Hello all.

I'm a collector living in Chicago, Il but original from the UK. I moved here last year and, unfortunately, had to leave over 200 kung fu movies back in Britain. Since being here I have been buying DVD's left, right and center in order to establish a US based collection.

[Bus]

I live in Winfield, Alabama


i'm 26 and have been collecting for 10 years and i have a couple hundred dvds and probably 150 or so vhs tapes.. i'm a rapper and beat maker and music, fashion, and kung fu movies go hand and hand.. i've always liked kung fu movies and since i could earn money to buy them i have.. one thing i really remember was i think it was tnt that use to have a friday fight night every week and they'd show a lot of martial arts movies..

[BATTLE AXE 45]

HI,LIVE IN BROOKLYN NY STARTED WATCHING KUNG FU MOVIES IN '72.
SAW ALOT OF MOVIES ON 42nd STREET AND IN CHINATOWN.STARTED
COLLECTING IN THE EARLY 90'S.ONLY HAVE ABOUT 1000 MOVIES,BUT AM
STILL LEARNING AND COLLECTING.:D

[quixote64]

hello everyone. I'm 17 and live in Anchorage,Alaska. I've been collecting for about 3 or 4 years now. My first kung fu movie was Drunken Master 2 and i've been hooked ever since. I've worked up a collection of 300+ DVDs and a few VHS tapes.

[Milkyway]

Age: 21
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
First martial arts/HK movie: The Big Boss, quickly became a big Bruce fan watching all his films and later moved on to Jackie, Jet, Sammo, Biao and lastly Donnie. Since then I've also converted from kung fu movies to general Hong Kong movies after watching John Woo's as well as other great HK directors' movies.
Collector since: Fall 2001 after purchasing In The Line Of Duty 4 HKL DVD.
Collection: Since 2001 however, my collection has decreased from around 30-35 original DVDs to 8. I usually go after DVD reviews these days.

[gorhama]

gorhama..aka...Andy Gorham

27 years old and live in Michigan, USA.

Been a kung fu movie fan since I can remember. Got hooked on martial arts by watching "The Karate Kid" then moved onto "No Retreat No Surrender". Then found Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and been in love ever since.

Collection: I'm a huge movie buff in general and out of my 500 + collection over 100 are Kung Fu movies. I started collecting really hard core last year. It's a sickness really!!! :D

[Righteous Master]

Hello, I live in Minnesota where the weather sucks most of the time, but the fishing is almost always great. I am very new to the collecting part of Kung Fu flicks. However, I cannot watch or buy enough Kung Fu movies (My wife says I am obsessed)!
I am on a tight budget which only allows me to buy about 1 KF DVD a week, but I also belong to Blockbuster online which has a pretty good selection of Kung Fu flicks.

[tdb]

Live in U.S. Been collecting dvds since late 90's. Didn't start collecting Asian movies until 1999-2000ish. Right now I've got about 276 asian dvds and 588 anime dvds and another 1100ish other dvds (heavy on the animation/sci-fi/horror). I get my dvds from 3 continents.

[shaw master]

Im from NJ i been collecting for over 20 years.I have 112 shaws 60 non shaw but shaw stars.I probally have more but about 8 years ago i started selling my tapes and replaced with DVDs.I hate sub. shaws ,I have 24 out 112 not to qiuck to buy subs. Because i believe 1 day all shaw movies will be english.The martial arts ones.I buy from antherheaven.biz tons of remasterd english titles.

[jackpot]

I live in Toronto,Ont. I just got into collecting kung fu movies. I have about 60+ DVD's so far and it only gets bigger from here.

[Jstn]

New York City area....I've been collecting for about 8 years, 50 VHS and 100 Dvds...I get them from all over, shops in NYC, ebay, etc.

[bruceleeclones]

Live in the UK, been collecting kung fu movies since i was about 9-10 years old, Im 27 now! Got a collection of well over 1000 on DVD, VCD and VHS. First kung fu movie I got given was Fist of Fury 3 with Bruce Li, and that sparked my love of the Clone movies which continues til this day.

I remember a time when the only way to see the latest hk flicks was from bad bootleg copies, often pretty unwatchable from companies like Eastern Heroes and Shaolin Video, and paying about £20 each for the uncut versions of the Bruce Lee movies, which were also awful quality. Got most of my original collection of kung fu tapes from boot sales and markets, something that you rarely see at those places these days. Moved onto VCD during the late 90's, and then DVD, which I now mostly buy online from yes asia, etc.

Love all types of Hong Kong cinema, and Ive wrote for magazines like Jade Screen, Screen Power, and Vengeance. As well as running a few asian movie related sites.

[Black Dragon]

Peace everyone,

I'm Cee and originally I'm from Philly but I now live in Atlanta. I've been collecting since about 1988. I've got about 200 on VHS and another 150 on DVD (not counting duplicates because I own some movies three and four times). I tend to collect Shaw Bros. because that's what I mostly grew up watching in the 70's and 80's. I usually buy from Yesasia for Celestial Shaw releases and HK Flix for other titles. I used to buy the bootlegs from the porn shops but I have two original Ocean Shore VHS (Street Gangs of hong Kong and Ninja In Deadly Trap). I started buying those bootleg DVD's from Best Buy, Sun Coast and media Play and I also used to hit 43rd chamber when I lived in NY in the late 90's.

[niro]

Location: London, UK
age: 20
first martial arts film bought: Rumble in Hong Kong

I've only just started to collect martial arts films somewhat seriously so collection is very small compared to ppl here...i have about 6 dvds, i used to have few more but my friend lost them.
Before i used to just borrow copied dvds or download them to watch.

At the moment i've only bought martial arts dvds from Play.com and HMV

[Tosh]

Realized I never put my info here.

I'm 37 and have been living in Atlanta for the last 13 years, I grew up watching black belt theater in the late 70's-early 80's, kind of got out of it towards the late 80's with no one else to share my love, started back into the mid 90's with the internet and the wealth of information for these movies. Luckly I live between two kickass Indie video stores that have Asian sections, I also love Samurai and Kaiju movies and been getting into more Yakuza lately. Been on KFF(I guess now it's KFCF) since the beginning of 2005. I'm a musicain and artist and draw major inspiration from these movies.

[thedangerouskid]

I've just joined, stopped collecting awhile ago just due to going to uni but that was years ago now and I am quite keen to get back into it.

Started off buying from Flash Legs in Clapham and then I used to buy from Toby's stall in Camden, London, UK and when I went there earlier this year I saw it was no longer there? Anyone on here from the UK know what happened?

Used to love my Saturday trips coming back with 5-10 films and spending rest of the week watching them.

Big fan of Venoms and Shaw Brothers which probably isn't a surprise.

[smullen]

I'm a 34 year old Network Engineer from St. Louis, Missouri...

I've collected Martial arts movies since my teen years; back then they were on VHS, some bought, some recored off TV when I could catch them...


Between my wife and I we have about 350 DVDs, I'd say a good 150 of them are old martial arts moves or some new movies that that would fall into the martial arts genere... I

I am kind of sad that none of my family or friends like the old M.A. movies and laugh at me when I try to get them to watch one, so I usally watch them by myself...

I also collect Martial Arts (mostly Ninja) weapons...

Shuriken, Sai, Kama, Jute, swords, knives, blowguns, ashiko, shuko, etc... If its been in a old Ninja movie, I might have one or two...

One day, I want to build a really nice backlight case for them all... Something kinda like the evil Ninja's stach spot in the cave on Ninja III: The Domination... Where the hidden drawer slides out of the rock and all the Ninja tools are in there glowing under the backlight... I always thought that would be cool... If I could only get the fog machine to work... OK, joking on that part...

[teako170]

Was revisiting an old post from 2002 that TheRover had started:
"Roll Call!!! Board Members please Post Info..."

Anyone know what became of these folks...?

TheRover
Greg Rodgers
monwobobbo
monk sante
fu sheng
jumper5836
Digiboee
KyFi
Highcalm
Karza
barsader
Hellswindstaff
wudawg
razorlizard
Holy Robe of Shaolin
da mischievous wingding
jfinesse2000
whitebrow
Chinese Sausage
logansama
mpm74
5th Yang
Mantis FIST
Lui Chai Linag
shukocarl
Harlem Shaw
EvilMantis
ironfistedmonk2003
whamsabi

[Markgway]

I remember a lot of those names. I suspect some have changed them since and are posting here under a new nick.

[HAZ]

Where is Peri latey? He's been MIA.

[thekfc]

Golden Harvest Greg have been MIA too.

[GwaiLoMoFo]

How bout Chen Zhen?

[The Dragon]

Peri is around, and has been posting the past few days. Today in fact.

[mantis FIST]

How bout Chen Zhen?


here I am. Chen is WAY into his music. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53831783

He has came a LONG way! I've been mia for mostly the same reason. Geting ready to go back to school! Audio Engineer!!!
Moved to AZ and you know I had to bring the FU with me. Looking forward to house of traps by image! I don't post much as I am really tired of all the negativity about how discs are not "perfect!" Bitch and Bitch and Bitch. no one is ever happy that we have these releases. they only want to focus on this or that! WASTE of time! I am just happy to get the shaws here in R1 with eng dubs! For me the arguments are really stupid! BLAH!

End of rant!

[ironfistedmonk]

Anyone know what became of these folks...?

ironfistedmonk2003

Peekaboo lol

I'm still knocking about, I just re-invented myself and dropped the 2003, I really wanted a squiggly line for my forum name like what Prince did but it doesn't trip off the tongue as well :p

[KyFi]

I was missed :angel:

I've been a bit busy lately and haven't been posting here, although I still check in and lurk. More importantly, I'm still watching a lot of kung fu movies! (been on a bit of a Golden Harvest kick as of late, actually).

[Kwok Choi]

We miss our past female members as well.Come on ladies check in so we know all is well.

[BaronK]

Karza

I'm here.

[Chinatown Kid]

I do wonder what ever happened to Ed who was known as Chinese Sausege, he loved Bruceploitation movies and was able to hook me up with a w/s print of Dynamo. Chen Zhen was a good guy too and came back for a while under the name Elaquent, hope he can find the time to start posting again. I do remember ole whamsabi too, his threads were always short and sweet in that he would say So and So movie stars this guy and that, what are your thoughts? lol. He seemed like a nice guy but I don't think English was his first language.

[Tosh]

I believe Evilmantis is Elvismantis now, I remember him posting a couple months ago.

[Chinatown Kid]

Whatever happened to Limubai who was living in Guam and studied Wing Chun? It's been a very long time since I saw him post.

[teako170]

Good to see a couple of those I named are still here.

We miss our past female members as well.Come on ladies check in so we know all is well.

Yes, indeed. KFF has had several female posters. There are at least three who are present posters and 2 or 3 from my list above whom I haven't seen around in some time.

Whatever happened to Limubai who was living in Guam and studied Wing Chun? It's been a very long time since I saw him post.
He's living in China these days (teaching English?). He posted once on the old board back in Dec., a couple months after the move, when that board was still up and running. I told of him of the new URL but I don't know if he ever read it. He sounded like he was doing well and really enjoying his journey. Hope he makes it back to the board someday...

[HAZ]

Is Fabhui still around? He was a good contributor.

[Markgway]

How dare anyone leave our sanctuary without permission.

Bolo, summon the guards.

[Chinatown Kid]

He's living in China these days (teaching English?). He posted once on the old board back in Dec., a couple months after the move, when that board was still up and running. I told of him of the new URL but I don't know if he ever read it. He sounded like he was doing well and really enjoying his journey. Hope he makes it back to the board someday...[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info T, hope he can rejoin us again eventually as well. Also hope he's been able to get some authentic Kung Fu instruction while living in the motherland! :D

[FrankBolte]

He's living in China these days (teaching English?)

yes I remember that too..we gotta remember in China they have a lot of internet pages blocked to access....

[fabhui]

Is Fabhui still around? He was a good contributor.

Yes I'm still around mate, just probably a little on the quiet side lately..:D

[she]

peace!

im 32 and grew up with 'kung fu theater' on saturdays at, if i remember correctly, 3pm on channel 5. from age 8 i was hooked for life.

at 18 i used to go by the 42nd st chamber in manhattan and take notes on all the names the regular guys there would drop so i could compile my collection. i started with some bootleg videotapes then lost the list.

at around 28 i decided i needed to get my collection up and started again slowly. now im buying a few titles a month and just here to learn from and share with everyone.

ive also been practicing ba gua zhang for 10+ years which makes watching some fight scenes a bit painful at times but enjoyable non the less.

[Peace1]

hey wats up evry 1 im new to this oard n juss wanted to quickly introduce myself. im basically a hip hop head who luvs kung fu movies especially the 70s era films i have a couple of movies in my collection but nothing really amazing im looking to expand my collection but dont really know what some of the really good movis are. Maybe some body on here can help me Beacaise i am really looking to expand mu knowledge of classic kung films.

[Shaolivevil]

I used to post on the now-defunct Kung Fu Super Stars yahoo list(KFSS) as AD Thompson or just AD.

I've been into martial arts movies since 1985 and have been a collector since 1991. I am a huge fan of the Shaw Brothers Studios films, particulary anything with David Chiang, Ti Lung, and The Venoms. Chang Cheh is my favorite director. I am also a huge fan of Bruce Lee and all things Sonny Chiba.

[Strange Magic]

I'm in houston Tx,grew up on the Kung fu tv series and Black Belt Theatre on various channels and have been collecting since 84 or so,when I bought some tapes from a mom and pop vhs shop that was going under...since then I've raided pawn shops,flea markets, and garage sales for my habit....also hit 1/2 Price books as often as possible as well as places like hastings or sunCoast.....
Between the tapes and DVD's I have 4-500 flix...but more than a few are duplicates with in box sets...

[bolofan]

I'm in the UK, been collecting fu movies on and off for about 12 years. I'm unlucky as I seem to have missed the golden days of kung fu cinema and pre cert tapes are hard to come by.
The first kung fu movie I watched was probably back when I was 10 and I was in cash converters with my dad and I convinced him to buy me "Fist Of Fury 2" as I thought it was a Bruce Lee flick. This eventually led to me seeking out the real Bruce Lee movies and at about age 13,14 a man at a local video shop sold me the rank pre cert tapes of the Bruce Lee films for about £15 quid each. Thats a lot of saving when I earnt £10 a week doing a paper round.
Now I just keep the rare stuff and stuff that I enjoy, I don't collect religously or anything but I still build on the collection I have.

[butcher wing]

i am from Toronto On. ive been collecting since 95/96. i have about 600 flix
both vhs and dvd. got a lot of my from chinatown, walmart (they usually range from $3.99) and ebay. and i am still collecting.

[MLee]

I live in London and I've been collecting from around 97 to the present day. I think it was from a family trip to Hong Kong which kick started it for me cos vcds were so cheap there I bought a load of them back to London! Before that I did buy a video once in a while but I was more into games at that time. Over the years I've bought videos, vcds and dvds from retailers, film fairs, mail order and now online.

[The Dragon]

Hello, kung fu filmfans, i've been collecting since around 1981, my first two films were VHS copies of Fist of Fury, and The Big Boss, by a company i no longer remember the name, however, these tapes were good quality, and the films were cut. I then found a store here in Chicago, where i live and this guy had 1000's of Martial Arts films on VHS! I 've been collecting every since then. In '98 i started on DVD's and currently have over 600 DVD's and 500 VHS. The Shaws remasters have been a gem, and with home theater Dolby Digital audio has really improved the experience, though many complained about the 5.1 remixed audios and the company stopped including the tracks on the releases in the last twelve months. That was a drag for me but the film quality has never looked better.
Let's talk Kung Fu.....!!!!!!!!

Forgot to admit to the changeover... Never got around to it actually.
Yes, I was formally stormybman. The Dragon sounded much cooler.

[derrek]

Hey everybody, it's my first post here so I thought I'd just introduce myself

My name is Derrek (shocking, I know)... I'm 24 and filmmaker from Nova Scotia Canada. I just have a little collection, but I'm building on.

http://users.eastlink.ca/~pill/kungfushelf.JPG

That's one shelf, and I have the Bruce Lee box set among others... I've got some of the classics, but I've been trying to dig up more rare ones.

I get mine from kungfumovies.net / anywhere I can dig em up.

Anyhoo, I hope I don't overlook any of the forums "do nots" and get ostracized! :nerd:

[teako170]

I merged a trio of old posts to jump start this thread.

As we've had a few new members of recent, I thought it would be fun to get a new roll call going. I recently went through the roll call from 2002/03. It was a great to re-read that thread and see all those old posters. I'm hoping that we can create a revised listing of those members here for posterity sake. Plus, its a good way for old and new members to come together.

Please answer the following....

User ID:
Real name: (optional)
Location:
Age:
How long a member at KFF/ KFC:
How long you've been a fan of these films:
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.):

[prinnysquad]

User ID: prinnysquad
Real name: available on request :wink:
Location: County Durham, UK
Age: 30
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: noob - maybe 8 months?
How long you've been a fan of these films: noob - barring a few films over the years, this genre is new to me, and I feel like I'm on a fantastic journey of discovery. The film that kick-started my collecting was probably Duel of Seven Tigers, of all things.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): kaiju-eiga films, real ale, ice hockey, reading and music (Smashing Pumpkins = win).

[gonzotheking]

User ID: Gonzotheking
Real name: Chris
Location: Sacramento, CA USA
Age: 26
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: Been lurking for a long time...only been posting for a little bit, almost 6 months I guess. I also posted on KFC rarely too but I don't remember how long ago that was.
How long you've been a fan of these films: I've gotten more serious about it in the past few years but I've been a fan for probably 13 years now.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Film is my life, Also I like basketball and uh...Classical music...that's all I can think of right now.

[Gaijin84]

User ID: Gaijin84
Location: New York City
Age: 36
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: since 12/07
How long you've been a fan of these films: since 1993 or so
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Japanese films & culture, Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu, editor/reviewer at HKMDB

[Juon 408]

User ID: Juon 408
Real Name: J
Location: Trapped in a mountain of snow in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Age: 25, soon to be 26
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: Since earlier this month
How long you've been a fan of these films: Since I first seen Bruce Lee and Gojira as a kid.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Aspiring comic book/manga artist, martial arts (took karate and was a practice/sparring partner for many local martial artists), yakuza and jidaigeki films, Asian music, curry, sake, writing, etc.

[niro]

User ID: Niro
Location: London, UK
Age: 22
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: Since May 2008
How long you've been a fan of these films: Since i was little and saw a couple of jackie chan films on tv, asked my dad about such films and he borrowed Fist of Fury and Big Boss tapes from his friend, i've been interested in these films ever since.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Football (Man United for the win), anime & manga, and comedy

[BATTLE AXE 45]

still here been reading the posts.but been busy padding my movie collection.

[HyperDrive]

User ID: HyperDrive
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Age: 24
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: May 2008
How long you've been a fan of these films: Early teens
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): action movies, fishing, ice skating, reading, sports (baseball, ice hockey), video games

[TheGrimReaper]

User ID: TheGrimReaper

Location: Bulgaria

Age: 31

How long a member at KFF/ KFC: Since Oct 2007 (not very active though, however I'm still here)

How long you've been a fan of these films: Since 1987 when I accidentaly saw "Armour of God" and "Five Superfighters" on one birthday party as a schoolboy :)

Any other interests: Writing short stories and poems, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Medal of Honor, movies generally :)

[Asmo]

User ID: Asmo

Real name: It begins with an 'S'

Location: Australia

Age: 20

How long a member at KFF/ KFC: January 2008 (I lurked for a while before that though)/

How long you've been a fan of these films: It depends really. I saw my first couple of films when I was 5 or so. I was too young to get into collecting vhs. I still tried to watch whatever martial arts films popped up on the television.
Once I had a dvd player, and was able to earn my own money I started to really delve into these films. It continues...

Other interests: Ancient histories and cultures, learning to speak Japanese, martial arts, music, writing, reading, the odd video game.

[MarsHarmony]

User ID - MarsHarmony
Real Name - Marla (Mars)
Location - Oregon, USA
Age - 54!
How long a member - almost a year, ( and yes, a few years of stealth stealing photos), it is a place to speak, whether you are heard or not!
How long you've been a fan of these films - forty years
Any other interests - other than Fu Sheng and Tai Chi, and Mystery Science Theater 3000!?! not many anymore. hahahahaa
:khi8l:

[mirrorman]

Hi everyone, Mirrorman here from Australia.

I found this forum accidently while looking for more info. on the movie Chocolate, and had to join....looks like there's a lot of great information on some classic movies here. :smile:

Looked at some of the other posts and it got me thinking that maybe I should add a little more of a Bio about myself.

Got my first taste of these movies when I was about 12 and have been watching & been a keen fan of them for the almost 40 years since....OMG, that's a frightening thought. :squigglemouth:

Favorite things, apart from martial arts/action movies are too many to list, but a few are: Japanese Animation / Asian girls / Super Sentai / James Bond /

[AlbertV]

User ID: AlbertV
Real name: Albert Valentin
Location: Deltona, Florida (originally from Westchester, New York)
Age: 31
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: 2 years and counting :)
How long you've been a fan of these films: 27 years, since the tender age of four.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Love various Asian films, some Hollywood flicks, spending time with my family, video games, tokukatsu, Chinese food:xd:

[MattC]

Name: Matt
Age: 34
Location: Indiana, U.S.A.

I've been a fan of martial art movies for as long as I can remember :smile:

[sysifos]

Name: Johan
Location: Sweden
Age: 27
Member since: About a year.
Been a fan of MA films for about the same time.

[Rebornman]

I live in Boston, Ma
I have been watching these types of movies since I was 5.
I have been collecting since 1986
I purchase from Bestbuy, Amazon, Craig's List, Newbury Comics, several shops in Chinatown, and some of my kung-fu brothers and sisters.

[jrcma]

User ID:10T only kidding

User ID: jrcma
Real name: James
Location: England
Age: 16
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: exactly a year today & today is 21/4/2010
How long you've been a fan of these films: 2005 seriously 2006/2007
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): real life Martial Arts Practitioner, Video Games

[daisho2004]

Hello to all my Kung-Fu brothers.
My name is Marc aka daisho2004
I Live in Staten Island, NY USA
Age: 42
I'm a very big Fan of Japanese cinema my 1st. movie was "Shogun Assassin" seen it in the movies in like 1980 was hooked ever since, grew up watching the classic SB movies on the channel 5 Drive -In movie every Saturday afternoon. I remember seeing Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" on the big screen at the Jerry Lewis movie theater when I was about 10yrs old. I was like OMG that was the most awesome thing I had ever seen. Since then I love Kung-Fu movies and studied Martial Arts when I was younger, but it has remained a part of my life ever since. My Friend Keith Nelson was a really big inspiration in my life who got me into many of the great classic SB movies. He also studied under the Great Grandmaster & Movie Star Carter Wong who I got to meet and have dinner with in Chinatown NYC. Been on this site for many years and have seen it go through a lot of changes, and I love the knowledge we get from one another on here, and from everyone who comes on here from across the Globe.

[magicpoe]

magicpoe (34)
Living in Arkansas
I've been involved with this forum since Oct 2003
First kung fu film was Shaw Brothers - The Flying Guillotine (late night movie in 1986)
Have a little over 1200 movies in my collection, 2/3 being Kung Fu and/or Martial Arts related
Went to Hong Kong with Teako170, Monica, and Jesse Smooth earlier this year (2010)

[panthro]

Hi guys, Just joined here, glad I found it. Looking forward to discussing kung fu films with like minded people.
Panthro (28)
From UK but working in Western Australia
Been watching/collecting since 2001, but only started buying in 2005. My university had Warriors Two on VHS, which got me hooked!
Dont have many films to my name, maybe 80, mainly HKL films.
Favourite Actor - Sammo Hung
Favourite Film - Too many to choose from but I might go with Warriors Two for the time being.
Other interests - plenty, have studied several martial arts, specifically ITF Taekwondo for many years.

Cheers :)

[mtausig]

Greetings all! Stoked to find this forum...for sure.

User: mtausig (mike)

I live in Los Gatos, CA...about 45 miles south of San Francisco. Have two kids, a boy and a girl.

I have been involved in martial arts for over 20 years, mostly in ITF TKD. My son is about half way through his blue-belt (he's almost 7), and LOVES watching HKC (his favorite movies are 36th Chamber and Legend of Drunken Master).

Get my movies from:
Yesasia
Ebay
HKflix
Amazon
deepdiscount
xploitedcinema
craigslist

Currently re-buying as much as I can on Blu-ray. Latest BR purchases:

Wong Fei Hung (parts I, II and III)
14 Blades
Little Big Soldier
Just Another Pandora's Box
Seven Swords

Looking forward to upcoming Blu releases of:

Ip Man (July)
Heroes Two (June)
Warlords (June)

Most recent viewings:

Just finished "Delighted Forest". Glad to have a non-glitched blu-ray. Looks great. Also:
Brothers Five
Heroic Ones
Deadly Duo
Red Cliff (Int'l version)
Ran (not usually in to classic Japanese, but do have a small collection)

Been watching HKC/Martial Arts movies since late 70's, but just started collecting over the last few years. Looking to continue gaining knowledge.

Current favorites:

Gordon (obviously)
Lo Lieh
Ti Lung
Lee Hoi San

See ya' around.

[sifu iron perm]

User ID - Sifu Iron Perm
Real Name - Tariq Vasquez
Location - London, UK
Age 29
How long a member - as stated in my profile but been here longer, used to just read and then made an account- "r Hans hairy claw" but lost the password details....
How long you've been a fan of these films - since 2 or 3..still remember Dad watching Enter teh dragon with me and other films.
Any other interests - Hip Hop, History, culture and Huge Huge Boxing follower.

fav actor: Chan or Sammo.
fav film- too many, the genre itself is a marvel.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Location- Omaha, NE USA
Age- 27
Been a member here for around 5 years
Been a fan of these movies since around age 10
Favorite movie fighter- Chang Shan. #2 Hwang Jang Lee
Favorite movie- Legend of a Fighter- this goes for all genres, not just martial arts movies

[bratty]

Location- Astoria, NYC
Age- 30
Been a member here for around 5 days
Been a genre movie fan for over half my life .. starting collecting video tapes in the 90s, DVDs a couple years ago
Favorite movies: horror, exploitation, euro-cult, 70s usa, HK
other stuff .. : record guy , twiddle the Neo Geo every once in awhile , spend most of my money on DVDs/records! got two dogs . into cooking .. love wine/weed .. collecting paperbacks
:wink:

thanks Morgoth for all the Amazon reviews .. you are the mascot for the Kung Fu scene ..

[Drunken Monk]

User ID: Drunken Monk
Real Name: Shaun Williams
Location: Takoma Park, MD
Age: 27 (28 next month)
How long a member then made an account: November 2007
Any other interests: Hip hop music, movies in general and serial killers
Fav Actor: Sammo Hung, probably
Fav Film: Leon

[Cesare]

ID: Cesare (http://www.traces.org/programs%20images/caligari.jpeg)
Name: Helena Stepanova
Age: 28
Ocupation: Perpetual student (English, Chinese)
Been a MA movie fan since: summer of 2007; I bought the cheap Five Venoms DVD in a local store, watched the movie and got hooked
Other fave genres: horror, action, sci-fi and fantasy, art and indie films, historical dramas, surreal&bizzare stuff, war&military dramas, Czechoslovak animated films, vampire&gothic flicks... Such stuff...
Other hobbies&interests: anything Chinese (from Shiji and ancient bronze swords to metallers from Beijing), mythology&folklore, history, corvines, languages and linguistics, fine arts, literature... And so on.
Jack of all trades, master of none...

[timesking]

Name: Raju
Age:22( i guess junior to most of u huh.. :) )
location: India, Bangalore
Occupation: still student
been MA movies fan since: since i started seeing Karate n Kung Fu movies i.e., since i was 10 years old :) been watching since then.. only english dubbed..
other genres: Sci-fi, action, comedy
Fav actor : jackie chan, jet ji, sumo hung,Chow Yun Fat, tony jaa anymore..
fav movie: seriously .. there are a lot of them.

[MG Lerox]

ID - MG Lerox
Real name - Marko Galić
Age - 14
Location - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Favorite actor - Kim Tai Jung
Favorite movie - Tower of Death
Fan since - I think i was about 4 when i saw first Kung Fu movie

[ReverendYah]

Greetings and Salutations.

ID-ReverendYah
Location-Weston-Super-Mare,England.
Age-37.
Fan Since-I watched Wheels On Meals sometime in the late 80's.
Favorite Actor-At the moment Donnie Yen (due to me watching a lot of his movies at present :wink:)
Favorite Modern Film-The aforementioned Wheels On Meals.
Favorite Classic Film-5 Deadly Venoms.

[ChineseSausage]

User ID: Chinese Sausage
Real name: Ed
Location: Mexico
Age: 37
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: Since 2003 (?) at the old forum. Not sure
How long you've been a fan of these films: Since childhood
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Music (mostly classic rock), drama flicks.
Favorite KF Modern Film: Kiss Of The Dragon
Favorite KF Classic Film: The Big Boss

It's been a long time since I've visited here. I am glad to see you again. :)

[John]

Name: John
Film that got me into KF: The Young Master at age 12
Favorite KF film: Ninja in the Dragon's Den (well, a favorite anyway)
Favorite fighter: Whang In-Shik

[Lantern Jaw]

Who: Lantern Jaw, freelance illustrator from Manchester UK.
Age: 32
Collecting since: 1995
First movie bought: Police Story 2
First kung-fu movie watched: When Taekwondo Strikes (well there was Enter The Dragon before that but who's counting?)

I've been a forum member on podcastonfire for a few years and thought I'd give this a try.

[Zuhalter2000]

I am new to both this forum and the genre itself! Martial Arts films first caught my attention with Jet Li's Fearless several years back yet I never ended up watching many more. Then at the beginning of this year, my roommates mother randomly bought him a copy of Fist of Legend. We decided to turn it into a drinking game, drink every time some is knocked over. Terribly awesome idea. Since then I have watched many more movies. What started as a drinking game has turned into a new passion :xd:. I am now currently working with several others I have met at school to form our own martial arts film review site to provide fans with another source for information.

I live in the US and am enrolled in a local university. I get my DVD's from Amazon, local shops, etc.
Age: 20
Favorite martial artists: Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Tony Jaa

[Athena]

Eh .. That was sort of a bummer, just realized I posted here & DID NOT answer the thread question at all ( ! Sorry ,Hehe I am not trying to be a rude villainess again ...)

So here goes :

Real Name : Tatjana
Country : From Norway , but live in US now , Midwest
Collection : Somewhere over 2000 ( 2400- 2500) DVDs
Education : Genetics, & now finishing up a Asian studies Degree ( Japanese ,Mandarin,Cantonese + Asian culture /history )
Work : Paramedic, Vet tech , dance instructor ( all PART TIME lol obviously )
Arts/Sports : Tai Chi , Bushidokan,running ,
Dance : Chinese Sleeve. Indie Temple/Bollywood & Sword dance .
How got into MA movies : Dad big fan , ( & serious collector of (Shaw ) STILLS ),
I probably got 500 movies as gifts through the years( before he passed away ) from my dad.
Favorite Movie : To many to name here, BUT big faves are Shaw & Old school, & I LOVE SWORD movies through & through !!! ;)
Favorite Actors: Again to many to name , but some are Jet Li , Chen Kuan Tai , Carter Wong, Chi Kuan Chun , Tony Ja , Fu Sheng, Meng fei, Sammo ;),Yun Biao, Dragon Lee, HJL , John Lui, etc...etc..
Also a MAJOR passion of mine is collecting SWORDS!

But passion # 1. I Rescuing Animals ;) ,So please always practice COMPASSION to all beings including animals !!
Thank You & best to all , Athena ..;)

[Alexandra]

Following the sketch of Athena:

Real Name: Alexandra
Country: Argentina
City: Buenos Aires
Age: 46
Collection: Here is difficult to get movies because there are not market for Asian Cinema, so my collection is very poor.
Favorites: Don't ask me that. Is hard.
Education: Actress. Then I was crazy and graduated in Orientalism (School of Oriental Studies, with double spezialization, Ancient Near East and Ancient China and Corea). Then I was crazy again and obtained a Master in Sociology (spezialized in ritual masking in the Ancient World) and Superior Courses in Conservation and Restoration in Art.
Work: National Museum of Oriental Art, National Institute of Anthropology, and others museums with asian and african art collections. I work too when is necesary with the Aeronautical Police and the Team for Preventing the Illicit Traffic of Art Pieces, as expert qualified in classification, legal seizure and restoring to the original place the stolen pieces.
Art/Sport: when I was young I practiced Shaolin (Southern Branch) several years, weapons included. And for years I learned classical and modern ballet. I obtained a private (not national) diplom of "Choreographer". Now I am into Tai Ji Quan with weapons too (I have fascination for weapons).
Dance: I love the dance as art expression. Is part of my life.
Music: Classic, Opera, Tango, Dance/Electronic, Symphonic Rock, Swing...
How I got into Martial Arts Cinema: In Buenos Aires, when I was young, I use to go to an popular street in downtonwn with little cinemas, and in these places were showing all the time Bruce Lee's movies, of course I "flashed". Years passed by, and Jackie Chan turned in the most popular asian actor in my country, with Jet Li. Since 2000 (I guess) a television broadcast here bought the rights of SB movies, and accidentally, two years ago, I discovered the "dream machine".
Alexandra

[DrunkenFist]

Hey everyone! New to the site and just wanted to stop by and say hello. Always been a fan of martial arts films and my obsession with them just keeps on growing. Never knew a site like this existed (never thought to look for that matter) Hope you all will except me and I will love to be a part of this forum.

[Tigerstyle]

First in Md. now in N.C. used to take the Chinatown bus and pick up some great films in N.Y.C....or wherever life would take me.....

[13 Cold Blooded Eagles]

Hey all!

I currently reside in Los Angeles and have been an avid collector since the early 90's.

Favorite flicks:

Two On the Road (Fearless Dragons)
36th Chamber of Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
The Victim
Prodigal Son

Favorite Actors:

Liu Chia-Hui
Ti Lung
Lau Kar Yan
Kao Fei

Favorite Choreographer:

Liu Chia Liang

[Michael L.]

I live in St. Louis, MO and have been collecting since the late 1980s (after I started studying Chinese martial arts). A few years ago I got rid of all of my VHS tapes (over 400 martial arts movies alone) and swore not to amass a large collection again. I have about 100 or so DVDs and the number is slowly going up. I soft spot for early 1990s stuff because I got to see most of the big Hong Kong releases on the big screen...

[ShaOW!linDude]

User ID: ShaOW!linDude
Name: Scott
Loc: Birmingham, Alabama
Age: 45
How long @ KFC: As a member, just a month or so, but I've been reading this site for 3 or so years.

How long a MA fan: 42 yrs. When I was 2 or 3, I watched the original 'Green Hornet' TV show with Bruce Lee as Kato. (My dad says I called it the Green Ho-Ho.) Didn't get hardcore into it until my preteens when I saw my first MA movies and my passion exploded.

Additional info: Studied Tai Chi, Chi Gung, and Northern Shaolin Kung Fu for about 8 years during my 30's. I still got some moves. You never forget that stuff. I learned enough to pose a threat to myself as well as everyone else. Look out!

[wongfeihung62]

Name - Terry
Age - 48
Location - UK

Remember going to see Bruce Lee and Bruce Li movies as a teen, then when video came along I watched as much kung fu as I could.
Highlights include meeting Jet Li in the 90s and HK movie festivals at the now defunct Scala cinema in London.
Studied Wing Chun and 7 Star praying Mantis.

Some of my fave movies include

5 Venoms
Hapkido
Beach Of the War Gods
Bruce Lee flicks
Fist Of Legend

And too many more to list.

[presicion25]

I know this thread is 5 years old but here goes:

Name: Louis
Age: 32
City: Tampa, FL, U.S.A.

Ive been watching Kung Fu since the late 80's. Started with watching Bruce Lee on VHS then in 2002 I got into it hardcore. I started buying Jet Li and Jackie Chan's movies, then got into Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and the Independent Taiwanese Martial Arts films. I own several thousand DVD's but I just now started to try and collect rare films from FLK and Jamal as well. I bought alot of the Celestial Remasters and am only missing a couple of their Kung Fu/Wuxia releases.

[kungpowmaster]

I'm 43, live in Kentucky, name is Tim.
I'm a movie hoarder, but I've been a genre film fan since I can remember. I love Euro horror, Paul Naschy, Hammer, cannibal, and Kaiju, Godzilla, Ultraman, Spaghetti Westerns, Italo crime/police action, giallos, and sci-fi, classic American horror, Karloff, etc., and of course Asian films, Pinky, Yakuza, Samurai, Zatoichi, and martial arts, I love classic Jackie Chan, Shaw films, Sonny Chiba. And I love campy films(HG Lewis), I love Tomas Tang, Joseph Lai, Godfrey Ho films, especially their Ninja films, I enjoy those a lot.

I also am a music fan, into metal, underground style, Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Sodom, etc., and punk like Discharge, The Exploited. I also play metal music instruments, and have a band called ASTRUM, we have a few releases, with a new CD on the way, http://www.myspace.com/themightyastrum and some clips on youtube under user ASTRUM502. I also like like classic what I call art rock, like Bowie, Eno, I like Kraftwerk, Ultravox(Foxx era), Devo, and Gary Numan.

I could write more, I guess that's enough.

[Hamsworth]

Long time lurker, first time poster.

My name is Hamish, I'm 22 and I've been a martial arts fan for as long as I can remember, although I only recently started collecting DVDs from all over. My favourites are all the really obvious ones, stuff like:

Dragons Forever
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Drive
Way of the Dragon
Ip Man
Magnificent Butcher
Fong Sai Yuk
The Street Fighter

Reads like MA 101 I know but I do love these movies dearly. I mostly collect my movies from Amazon, but if I see a movie in the shops on the cheap I'll usually treat myself. I'm currently waiting for True Legend and Little Big Soldier to fall in price a bit before picking them up.

My absolute favourite martial artists tend to be the superkickers like Hwang Jang Lee, Whang Ing-Sik, Ken Lo and Billy Chow, although I think Benny the Jet is also fucking awesome.

I'm also a big anime and manga fan, particularly the action side of things. Stuff like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Hajime No Ippo, Fist of the North Star and Hunter X Hunter.

Of course I love my American movies too, all the obvious action films as well as the works of David Cronenberg and John Carpenter (as you can see from my avatar Kurt Russell is my favourite actor).

I'm kind of a general purpose nerd and I love all the usual stuff really. My favourite superhero is Batman, and I like the more physical heroes like Cap and Daredevil and I tend to avoid all the cosmic stuff.

/ramblings

[mikeitup]

Hi

my name is Mike from the UK.
Got into Jackie Chan in the 1980's on VHS (Rank and Imperial labels).
Lapsed a bit until an encounter with a guy in 1990 or so in a restaurant who overheard me talking about Jackie Chan etc. He ran sunday film shows at a martial arts gym on John Street Birmingham, UK.
Bought a few vhs of him and saw some great unseen (at that time) fight scenes and heard about a new guy called Donnie Yen). Found out the guy's name was Bey Logan. Bought a few VHS Made in Hong Kong tiltes in the 90's then git married, had kids etc. Lapsed again til '99 and got a dvd player. Since then been collectiing dvds and have only a small kf dvd collection of about 220. So a beginner compared with most on here.

Was a big JC fan until I saw most of the GH films by Samo. Guys a genius. Then I got into shaw bros and my fave Lau Kar Leung. I took up kung fu in 2004 after watching "Challenge Of The Masters". I am very proud of the fact that i took kung fu up NOT because of Bruce Lee.
Get my movies from - Play.com, amazon, hkflix, ebay and DDDhouse.

[Dragons Fury]

Name - Manveer
Age - 19
Location - UK

been watching martial art films since i was like 8, only recently started buying Dvds , my favourite martial arts films gotta be Dragons Forver, Enter the Dragon , Police Story , In the line of duty 4 , Ip man and Fist of legend.

Get my films from HMV , Play.com and ebay.

[TheFlyingPanda]

Name : TheFlyingPanda AKA Rajo
Age: 32
Location: US
Occupation: Illustrator / graphic arts

Why am I a Martial Arts fanatic?:
My father enrolled me in Shotokan Karate at age 5 and from then on I was hooked!

Collection: I've watch Kung Fu movies as far as I can remember, started with VHS around 1989 then moved into DVD around 1999. I have 600 DVD's in My collection, around 400 are Martial arts movies and 80 are Westerns.

Were: I shop mostly online at Amazon US, UK, and JP, at Sensasian, Buyyoyo, Deepdiscount DVD, Play.com and Chinatown New York (Near the Buddhist temple) and on Mott st.

Favorite style: No Style.

Favorite Martial Artists/ Actors: Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Kara Hui, Liu Chia-Liang and Gordan Lui.

Favorite Movie: Hard to say, but Fist of Fury still gives me goosebumps.

Glad I'm not the only obsessed fanatic in the world. :xd:

[nothingtogein]

My name's Kenny and I live in Cherry Hill, NJ. I'm a big fan of horror and exploitation films and I'm just beginning to discover this genre. Have to admit its kind of exciting. I'm constantly exposing friends to Eurotrash/horror/cult flicks and the likes that blow their minds and its been a really long time since I've actually unearthed an underground gem myself. Getting to discover a whole genre from scratch is fun as hell to say the least.

I'm an engineering contractor as well as a writer for Horrorhound Magazine. And I'm a burgeoning convention promoter as well.

Pretty much buy all my stuff from Amazon, Amazon UK, or sites like DiabolikDVD.

[muppetdanny]

I have often visited this site and forum for years now and always wanted to sign up but I was too shy, until now. As this is my first post on this site I just wanted to say hello. My name is Daniel and I am from the UK, I am a huge Jim Henson Muppets fan. I also am a big fan of classic cartoons and comedy.

I got into Kung Fu films after seeing "ETD" on BBC's Kung Fu night then shortly after that Channel 4’s Kung Fu movies season (Just Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan films!) and thought they were pretty cool, but it was in August 1999 when Channel 4 showed Jackie Chan films again and I really got in to kung fu films big time and started to look at other people other than Lee and Chan and then started to collect them.

I hope I will fit in on this forum, and that this is the first of many posts!

See you around guys :smile:

[AndyWayne84]

Name Andy.

Age 27

Im a fan of of Hong Kong Movies for so long since i was seven years old. My main idol is Jackie Chan who inspired me to not give up trainning in Martial Arts in my first year. I had been looking at the forums since last year only finally i had the courage to finally sign up here and i must say i enjoy it here better than the Jet Li forums due to the fact i enjoy being around more mature people here, i hope to keep meeting some amazing people here.

[razorclam]

I used to post pretty regular on Kung Fu Fandom Ezboard back when celestial first started release Shaws. Been Reading posts here for years. I really miss Linn's championing these movies.

Name : James
Location: Tampa, Fl
Age: 38
Started watching Kung Fu movies around 1981 in Jamestown NY on channel 5. Favorite KF movie then 5 Shaolin Masters now Delightful Forest.

Favorite actors in Kung Fu movies:

Ti Lung
Gordon
Yuen Biao
Fu Sheng
Leung Kar Yan

[Siu Lung]

I used to post on the Kung Fu Fandom board WAAAAAYYY back when. I remember when it switched over to here, but I lost track of the board for years since then.

I'm really an old school fu head, though back in the day I wasn't too big into (non-Venom) Shaws. Of course, that has since changed.

I'm a huge Bruce Lee fan (as most could tell by the username), but I am not a Bruce Lee fanboy. I can't and won't think that everything that has the man's name on it as some sort of religious relic. Hell, some of the stuff coming out recently (*cough* Legend of Bruce Lee *cough*) is rather awful. Though I did enjoy Bruce Lee, My Brother.

I would say I'm big into Bruceploitation, but I guess I'm really just more of a Bruce Li (Ho Chung Dao) fan than anything. Dragon Lee is alright in small doses I suppose.

Other genres I really dig are spaghetti westerns, yakuza movies, samurai films and tv series (Shinsengumi! is an amazing show!), good old fashioned American action flicks, most films that "film snobs" enjoy (though I do have contrary opinions about quite a few films that are considered "classics"), oh and every once and a while blaxploitation films (maybe a bit more so since I saw Black Dynamite, a year and a half before everyone else I knew did).

But yeah, I eagerly hope that you will all shower me with your friendliness. Wait, that didn't sound right...

[DAJIZZARIZZA]

i normally do not join in on roll calls ,.. but since you are a vet here, i'll sound off.

i'm Dajizzarizza which simply means The Joker has arisen

been trading since 96 , just got into my old love (Shaw Bros.) since i came here (whenever the shaw remastered dvds started selling is the length of time i have been a member 2005 ? i switched over here 2007 or 2006.

i buy from anywhere there are new things,.. i'm into japanese / korean films of late.

i stoped trading.

but have a very few favorite traders i still trade with here and there.

i love kfc!!! ,.. not the chicken, the forum :tongue:

[skillz masta5]

hey whatsup im a new member i been collecting since 1994 from vhs tapes to blur-ray right now hopefully i can get alot of useful info of this site and meet new diehards like myself im definitely into the old school stuff...

[jvr2400]

Hi! Full disclosure: My name is Josh and I am a film critic for DVD Verdict. I came across this site while looking all over the web for a resource on martial arts movies and, frankly, you guys (and, presumably, gals) are the top of Wudang when it comes to martial arts info.

[Sereck]

Hi all...Basically i go by the alias Sereck(Sir Reck) from my HipHop life as an artist in Australia and releasing records and very active and rocking it since early 80's..So the breakdancing and Kung Fu has the same approach(Enter with style/battle with style and finish with respect most of the time:wink:) enough of that...blahblah but anyhow as a long time fan of Kung Fu etc I happen to had gained all these Original Hong Kong Posters from our old Sydney/Chinese Cinema where we used to go and watch alot of flix. Now been closed for about 15years a few friends were allowed access to grab most of the posters. So i got a majority and just want to learn what i have and sell em. I have actually grown fond of all the artwork and just reminded me why i loved them so much and as being a major graffiti writer :angel: and painting major murals its influenced me to change. But i suppose its led me here and im loving the whole feel again....:bigsmile:

[bigscore]

Greetings Fellow Fans...

I grew up in NYC and saw many great claasics 1st run in some of the legendary theaters of New York back in the 70's....Times Square aka The Duece, RKO Alden & Valencia (Jamacia Queens), RKO Melba (Bronx) etc.

All Bruce Lee Movies, Duel Of Iron Fist, Hammer Of God, Chinese Professionals, Karado The Hong Kong Cat, Queen Boxer, Shanghai Killers, 7 Blows Of The Dragon, Lighting Swords Of death, 7 grandmasters, deep Thurst, Lady Kung Fu, Deadly China Doll etc. to name a few.

I look forward to reading up on all of the post by you guys on this fourm.

[WuMing]

Hello everyone,

It looks like I'm a lot, er, younger than everyone else here (20). Have been interested in martial arts movies for a few years now. Not as knowledgeable as I'd like to be, as I've only been keeping up with new releases. Not sure where to start when it comes to catching up on the classics. I follow everything Jet Li does. Other than that I have a lot to learn.

Favorites: Ip Man 1&2, Fist of Legend, and my absolute favorite, Fearless.

[punchingonpaper]

Hello, all. I'm originally from Colorado, but now reside in Los Angeles. Bruce Lee opened up my whole world when I discovered his films the early 90s. I want to say Fox Lorber (but maybe it was CBS Video?) released a VHS box set that I got my hands on and couldn't stop watching them. That set was my gateway to a lot of the cool stuff Tai Seng was putting out, and I had to mail order all of it back then (things like DRUNKEN MASTER 2 and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA). Thankfully, it's all a lot easier to find great stuff now, but ironically enough, I don't collect discs much anymore, as I'm mostly switching to digital. I love kung fu flicks and the occasional wu xia swordsman story, but also Japanese Cinema (samurai tales and Kurosawa above all), not to mention the intensely gritty crime stories coming out of Korea these days.

[Xample]

Im 36, from the MIDWEST in the USA -- female (probably not a ton of them around here, huh?).

I've been watching kung fu movies since the late seventies early 80s, back when Samurai Sunday used to come on TV showing nonstop commercial free kung fu movies for 24 hours. The first Kung Fu movie I actually purchased was in 1995 - a VHS of Five Deadly Venoms. Someone borrowed it and never returned it however.

I eventually started collecting VHS tapes of old kung fu movies around 1999. Mostly Shaw Brothers, Jet Li and Jackie Chan movies. Two years ago I set my collection of 200 kung fu VHS tapes on the curb outside of my house with a "free movies" sign on them, since I decided to get rid of my VHS players and the tapes were taking up too much space.

I've since started a modest collection of my favorite Shaw Brother movies. I probably have about 30 so far. I love any movie directed by Lau Kar Leung (Return of the 36 Chambers excepted, ick!) lol.

I buy from Amazon, mostly. Yesasia. Walmart and locally owned used book stores (I found the pre-tarantino release of Iron Monkey there which made me very happy) and a collection of very old Jet Li movies I never heard of.

That's it!

[pratty]

Hello fellow martial arts film fans. Pratty here from the UK!

I used to be a big fan of Action and Kong Kong movies and actually used to review DVDs here on kungfucinema.com back in the early 2000s. My favourite films are the historical/fantasy epics and the Golden Harvest action comedies. My favourite film is Miracles, which I happily awarded the full 5 stars in my review.

Unfortunately due to personal circumstances I lost both the time to commit to reviewing and subsequently my passion for the genre in general. I hope there are no hard feelings from Mark since I stopped contributing reviews, and as I was never that good anyway I'm sure my shoes have been more than adequately filled since.

After completing a degree in Film and Media I had hoped by now to have made my way into working full time in the industry in one form or another but alas it hasn't happened. The closest I came was being invited to appear in British indie film Tough Justice.

Despite my failing career there's no reason to stop enjoying the movies, so recently I have decided to try to get back into watching martial arts films and hoped by re-joining this forum, chatting about the films, and maybe swapping a few of my old DVDs I might rekindle my lost interest. Currently I'm quite behind on recent releases but am slowly catching up. :smile:

[DarthKato]

Hey everyone! I live in North Carolina. I have watched martial art movies for most of my 23 years ( Bruce Lee's The Big Boss was the first one I ever saw), but I have only been collecting them since 2006 or 2007. I buy most of my movies from my local Walmart, Big Lots, And Dollar General.

[lifejuice]

Hi everybody, I live in Seattle, WA, but I'm originally from Anchorage, AK. I've been a huge fan of martial arts movies for about 10 years now. I saw Drunken Master 1&2 and when I was 11 or 12, and I've been addicted ever since. Unfortunately I'm pretty broke and have had to sell a majority of my collection. I actually used to be a member of this board when I was in high school, but I can't remember my old name and password, so I started a new account. When I try to talk to friends about kung fu movies, I just get blank stares so it'll be nice to chat with people who know what I'm talking about haha.

[popsjnr]

Hi, the names Chris I am based in London
Been studying kung fu for 28 years and started watching and collecting kung fu fliks since then, in 1989 started going to the Scala film shows in Kings Cross, and in 1992, started writing (and in 95 started working) for Eastern Heroes.

Over the years, thru The Scala shows and Eastern Heroes, and also thru my Hung Kuen training, I have been lucky to meet H.K. Stars like Rothrock, Santa, Mark Houghton, Donnie Yen, Chow Yun Fat, John Woo, Jet Li (the arsehole), Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu, Kwok Choy, Beardy, Gary Daniels, Michelle Yeoh, Elaine Lui, Shing Fu On, Alan Tam, Teddy Robin Kwan and Lau Kar Yung to name a few.

[massa_yoda]

I like to procrastinate, but this is ridiculous!!!

User ID: massa_yoda
Real name: (optional): Travis
Location: Duncan, OK (sigh)
Age: 30
How long a member at KFF/ KFC: 2006ish
How long you've been a fan of these films: It all started with Roger Ebert. No seriously, he recommended Rumble in the Bronx as 'fun, no-brainier action' so I gave it a rental. Then, I started watching all sorts of Jackie...and through Jackie I found Sammo and through Sammo etc. etc. etc. Then Dragon Dynasty came along and I found these forums to answer my questions and curiosities.
Whatever else you wish to add (other interests, etc.): Frisbee, Pizza, Sitting, Star Trek

[Jiangtou]

Hi All,

Joined up some years ago, but didn't post much back then.

I grew up in the country, but took judo with my dad as a kid when I was picked on by a bully and that started it it all. Remember when my dad took me into the city to see a re-release of Enter The Dragon on a double bill with Big Brawl. I was more interested in Bruce Lee back then by Jackie Chan. Little did I know...

Then later as a young adult and moved to Toronto, going into Chinatown cinemas (and being the lone white guy) was a life changing experience!

I love thinking back to what it must have been like seeing old kung fu films when they first where released. Imagine how the audiences reacted in the days before internet, computer games, etc. This stuff must have been so fresh and exhilarating!

I've been collecting HK movie posters and lobbycards and occasionally share them on my blog, Kung Fu Fridays (http://kungfufridays.blogspot.com/), named after a film series I ran for ten years.

Hope to chime in more then I have been!

[bdc]

Hi all,just recently joined up here. ;)
I live in a small town in Belgium and have been into HK films since the early 90's.
I had a decent collection on vhs but somehow I never got round to upgrading it to dvd.
I did get a few over the years but I only recently started buying all my old favourites (and more) on dvd.
And,by doing so,rediscovered my passion for these films. :)

[Jay Stone]

Hey there! I'm Jay, I used to post here as jfinesse2000 years ago, but for some reason I couldn't get into that account and later created a new one. Lurk here all the time, don't post that often though. Into all kinds of Hong Kong movies, old and new.

I live out on Long Island, married with 3 kids. Sometimes they watch with me (the kids that is) but their only 12 and 10, and now I have a 9 month old.

Recently got an HD projector and a 96 inch screen. Nothing like watching Kung fu on a big screen!

[wongfeihung62]

I'm Terry. I am 49 (50 in 5 weeks). I am based just outside London in the UK. I have previously trained in Wing Chun and Seven Star Praying mantis, although I have neglected training the last year, which needs to be rectified.
I first got into MA films in the mid seventies by sneaking in to see kung fu double bills and when video came out I watched as much as I could.

[kungpowmaster]

My name is Tim, I live with my fiancee' since 1999. No kids. I'll be 45 this year. I am a big fan of movies, martial arts of course, giallo, Spaghetti westerns, Italian horror, Samurai, Kaiju, classic sci-fi horror, cult films, Hammer, all the good stuff. In martial arts films, I love Shaw Brothers, and classic Jackie Chan Chinese productions, IFD, and Filmark Ninja films, also Japanese Yakuza, Samurai, Sonny Chiba, Lone Wolf and Cub etc. I have a giant collection, and also like to do fan trades, so just message me if interested. I'm also a big music fan, into underground metal, electro, real punk, art rock, Bowie, Gary Numan, Discharge, The Exploited, Immortal. I'm also an enthusiast in bodybuilding, since the early 80's, and I'm a wanna be bodybuilder myself. I also have a band called ASTRUM, we have 2 albums out, an ep and 2 demos. Here is a clip from our last show, I play bass, and write all the stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ngu3xFokBM

[stills]

mid 30's carpenter in southeast GA.
into cars('69 camaro & '96 impala), music(blues, r&b, funk, older metal & rap), asian films, history, baseball(braves), anything diy.
attended georgia southern u. studied fine art.
i'm raising a 3yr old son.

[Rambler]

This Rambler is a woman. I live in Minneapolis, MN, USA. I'm from Canada originally, so I speak French as well as English. I'm 38 years old.

I always loved foreign movies, especially Asian cinema. About 6 years ago, I flipped my lid and went completely crazy for kung fu flicks. No one is my entourage is into it, which is why I'm joining this forum.

I'm not as much of a collector of martial arts movies as I am an avid watcher. I only own about 35 kung fu movies, but my collection keeps growing slowly. You see, I only buy titles I know I will watch over and over, for years to come. I've watched hundreds of kung fu and chambara movies.

Favorite action stars: Ti Lung, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, David Chiang, The Venoms, Hwang Jang Lee, Lo Lieh, Shintaro Katsu, Tak Sakaguchi and the list goes on...

The first kung fu movie I remember watching is The 5 Deadly Venoms.

[JustiFaiz]

Hello, everyone!

I'm 27 years old from Atlanta, GA. I've been into martial arts movies since I was about 15 or so, but I didn't start seriously collecting movies till around 2003-2004. My absolute favorite is Jackie Chan. I've seen and own a majority of is films and can watch them over and over again. Of course, I'm a huge fan of Bruce Lee as well and think his life story is just fascinating even if it ended too early. I try my best to try as many different types of martial arts movies/shows as I can. From famous ones like Jet Li and Donnie Yen, to the up-and-coming stars like Yanin Jeeja, to obscure Japanese live action shows like Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, etc.

If it has martial arts action, I'll check it out. It's what I love to watch and its what I love to talk about. And hopefully I'll be able to contribute to this community in some way. Looking forward to chattin with all of you soon.