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RIP: Kung Fu actor - Shek Kin (age: 96)

hmm along wif that other guy in bangkok, kung fu is a dying art

That's not something to cry about, yes it's sad but he lived until 96.....Thats something to be proud of most of us won't even close to that.

I was just wondering the other day if he was still alive (remember watching his stuff when i was a toddler :lol), well, that answers my question :(

^ I bet you haven't watched a lot of his movies...
he's so well known in asia, even his name has become part of our everyday slang...

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Originally Posted by ilvtofu (Post 6452099)

hmm along wif that other guy in bangkok, kung fu is a dying art

this guy is NOT Jackie Chan, he doesn't know kung fu...he's just the dr. evil in kung fu movies. gosh, get your fact right.

damn, that guy is so famous in asian cinema
RIP!!!!!

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6452286)

this guy is NOT Jackie Chan, he doesn't know kung fu...he's just the dr. evil in kung fu movies. gosh, get your fact right.

Are you referring to Shek Kin? He does have a martial arts background

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Born in 1913, Shek began practicing martial arts in childhood. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong he joined a drama club and turned to show business.

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Shek Kin came to his acting career with a background in martial arts, rather than the usual opera training. His first teacher seems to have been Chao Lien-cheng, a specialist in Northern Shaolin style who was affiliated with the Chin Woo Association founded by Huo Yuanjia (see Jet Li’s FEARLESS).

Shek eventually became a full time student at the Chin Woo branch in Canton (Guangzhou), where he trained with a well known master named Sun Yu-fung. Sun’s expertise was in do (broadsword or saber) and lohan techniques. In later years Shek described his personal style as mi tsong lohan chuan or "combined lohan fist."* He also studied Chinese wrestling, or shuai jiao, and tan tui (spring leg) kicking techniques. Other teachers included Chao Kuei-lin, who taught him mantis and eagle claw boxing, and Wong Yung-feng, who trained him in the use of an obscure "secret weapon" called piao, which seems to have been a kind of dart.

This eclectic background contributed to his success as a martial arts actor, since it gave him the versatility needed to master the choreography quickly. It makes sense that lohan boxing became Shek’s specialty, since it emphasizes dramatic poses that mimic traditional Buddhist devotional statues - ideal training for an aspiring kung fu performer!

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His fighting scenes wouldn't have been as good had he not studied martial arts.

He's Northern Shaolin, which is the same school that i've been training at for the last 15 years. Him and my Si Gung knew each other, since they both were from the same styles and had learned from the same teacher. We've got a few of his old school photos from the 60's at our club.

he has many kung fu style from many branches... this guy was a crazy sob .. he can rival bruce lee he was jus very humble

RIP

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Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn (Post 6452318)

Are you referring to Shek Kin? He does have a martial arts background

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His fighting scenes wouldn't have been as good had he not studied martial arts.

maybe I am wrong...but his kung fu sucks in most bruce lee movies. probably he was getting old.

oh damn, another star has fallen.

People like him from back in the days r real stars. The guys nowadays pale in comparison

RIP... damn.. sad to see him go..

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Originally Posted by Iceman_2K (Post 6452325)

where do you train @?

Wow... RIP. I'm glad to see he made it to 96. Sadly, I only remember him from Enter the Dragon.

Kin Fung Athletic Group.

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Originally Posted by Gt-R R34 (Post 6453077)

where do you train @?

How did they hide his hand in Enter The Dragon

What an awesome name.... Shek Kin.

Anyways, I'm too young to know this guy. Prob pick some of his movies up.

RIP.

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6452488)

maybe I am wrong...but his kung fu sucks in most bruce lee movies. probably he was getting old.

sounds like an excuse cos Spectre_Cdn just pwnd u! :D

:facepalm: I getta stop talking to idiots

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Originally Posted by KingDeeCee (Post 6454650)

What an awesome name.... Shek Kin.

Anyways, I'm too young to know this guy. Prob pick some of his movies up.

RIP.

omg dood
u gotta rent Enter The Dragon
He's the bad dood, Han

wow he lived until 96 thats good these days

that IS good to have lived to 96. wow

i didnt know he was still alive!