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Originally Posted by J Harker  Yeah I'd struggle with traditional kung fu films. Shaw Brothers and such. I've barely seen a handful. Martial arts i could do. |
I don't think there's any need to separate kung fu and martial arts, simply because some practitioners/actors use a mixture of both in the films. I think John Wick uses a variety of close quarter combat techniques which can be described as either kung fu or martial arts. With the same actor, it's the same as in The Matrix, when Neo says "I know kung fu" and then, with Morpheus demonstrates what I would classify as martial arts fighting.
As I said with other topics, the broader – but not too broad – the subject, the more interesting and eclectic the lists. With this, mixing Shaw Bros, Golden Harvest and Hollywood releases (maybe even Steven Segal films) would be interesting.
I don't know if boxing would come into this or be a separate topic, but certainly some degree of hand-to-hand combat as the focus of the film would be a must. This would allow lists to include Rocky, Raging Bull, The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Game of Death and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, plus all the others linked in some way to those, with each list reflecting the person's knowledge and love of the type of film.