#gunfu

[cinephilemovie]

[geeksandgoddesses]

Hello again Mr. Wick! #JohnWick4 #GunFu #KeanuReeves #geeksandgoddesses https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRN1sGOTM-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #405: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Hard Target (1993)

Slomo jump spin kicks, motorcycle surfing, @JCVD punching a snake, @RealYancyButler I think shooting a bad guy in the dong, #WilfordBrimley blowing up his house - yes, @pixelgrotto & I are discuss the most excellent #JohnWoo film, #HardTarget from 1993!

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #405: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Hard Target (1993) https://archive.org/download/podcast-405/Podcast%20405.mp3 This week, my brother and I are watching Hard Tagret, a 1993 martial arts action thriller directed by John Woo (his first US film) with an ensemble cast of folks like Jean Claude Van Damme, Yancy Butler, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen,…

[cooledtured]

The World of John Wick Anime: A Neon-Noir Dystopia

John Wick burst onto the scene in 2014, offering a brutal, stylish, and operatic take on the hitman genre. But the world of John Wick, with its hidden societies, deadly ballets, and unique blend of old-school glamor and futuristic grit, was begging for more exploration. Enter John Wick Anime, a four-episode miniseries that delves deeper into this neon-noir underworld, expanding the lore, amplifying the action, and painting a vivid picture of a dystopian city where shadows dance with bullets.

A City of Contrasts: Future Tech and Grimy Back Alleys

John Wick Anime’s world is a living, breathing contradiction. Towering megastructures pierce the sky, their surfaces adorned with holographic advertisements and pulsing neon signs. Yet, down narrow, rain-slicked alleys, the grime of a forgotten age lingers. Street gangs huddle in the shadows, neon lights casting long, distorted reflections on their faces. This constant juxtaposition is what makes the world so captivating. It’s a city where gleaming chrome conceals blood-stained secrets, and where ancient magic whispers through the din of hover cars.

Beyond the Continental: New Factions and Hidden Societies

The movies established the Continental, a neutral ground for assassins. But John Wick Anime ventures beyond its hallowed halls, introducing us to a rich tapestry of new players. The mysterious Hex, a cabal of sorcerers wielding ancient powers, operates in the shadows, manipulating events from afar. The Cleaners, clad in hazmat suits, are the city’s unseen janitors, mopping up the bloody aftermath of assassinations. These factions add layers of intrigue and complexity, hinting at a hidden power struggle that predates even John Wick himself.

A Visual Symphony of Neon and Shadow

John Wick Anime’s visual style is a feast for the senses. Neon lights paint the rain-soaked streets in vibrant streaks of color, each alleyway a canvas for cyberpunk graffiti. Holographic advertisements shimmer like phantoms, while towering skyscrapers cast long, ominous shadows. This interplay of light and dark is a deliberate choice, reflecting the duality of John Wick’s world. The neon represents the city’s allure, its promise of wealth and power. But the shadows conceal its violence, its secrets, and the lurking danger that awaits those who stray from the illuminated path.

John Wick Anime doesn’t just adapt the action; it builds upon it, crafting a world that feels both familiar and refreshingly new. It’s a neon-drenched labyrinth where high-tech gadgetry mingles with ancient magic, where every corner holds a hidden society, and where the line between hero and villain blurs with every bullet fired. So buckle up, step into the shadows, and prepare to experience John Wick like never before.

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DANIEL SIMMONS | Writer POP-COOLEDTURED SPECIALIST cooledtured.com | GROW YOUR COLLECTION

[evrensadwrn]

What kind of fight? Gunfu fight(even though they probably only have basic gun training)

[sifu-kisu]

THE WEAPON OF THE DEITY THAT GOES INTO HISTORY * - "THE WHEEL OF FIRE AND WIND"

When it comes to the weapons "Wheel of Fire and Wind" or the fenghuo moon ( ору), people immediately remember the deity of Nechi, who possesses immense abilities.

The hometown of Nezha - Tangu, Tianjin, Dagucou, where in modern history war ships of allies of Britain and France were shot down. Now Tianjin Xingan is one of the five largest ports in China. It is said that Nache was only seven or eight years old when he worshiped the holy Tao deity Tai Yi as his teacher. He learned from him the wonderful science of magic in the use of natural elements as well as ways of owning different weapons. He is also called the Octopus Nechja. It is believed that you cannot leave your hands empty, so Master Daos Tai Yi gave him eight types of weapons: one hand holds the Qiangkun Tuan weapon ( ль), or the "trigram ring of Qian and Kun", the other hand holds the Huntian Lin ( тому) or the "Matter Mixing the Sky", another hand holds a bar of gold jing zhouan ( ),), and with two hands holds a weapon of Huotsian ( )) or "spear with a fiery blade". And three free hands perform such functions: one hand held a blanket of sacred fire of shenhuo zhao ( жа), and the other two held the yingjian ( д) or the Ying and Yang Sword.

Many of his weapons spread around the world: the most popular of them are the Huociang ( из) or the "spear with a Flaming Blade" and the Ying Jian ( ём) or "Ying and Yang Sword". It is believed that a piece of silk fabric of the mixed sky is owned by the martial arts demon Su Huazza ( е), but the cost of golden brick bars is too high to be used in the world. Working with a shenhuo zhou ( ш) blanket is quite difficult and lost. But here's an object-weapon called fenghuo moon ( 火) or "wheel of wind and fire" found a use in the bagua style, which will be discussed later.

Along with the bagua zhang weapons, bagua fenghuo lun ( 子) or "the wheel of eight trigrams of wind and fire", it contains many pairs of unique and secret weapons, such as: ziu yuanyang yue ( )) or the "tangerine duck axes of Tzu and Wu characters", bagua ziu jijua yiang zhui ( н) or “chicken claws of eight triggram characters Tzu and Wu Yin and Yang", bagua golen jian ( голя) "sick knife eight trigrams" and other pair, small and secret weapons. All of these species are quite ancient, and many of them have been summarized, processed, and complemented by the creator of Baguazhang Dun Haichuan ( Все). The Baguachian weapon "Wheel of Fire and Wind" or fenghuo moon ( О) is a ring with a diameter of about 30 cm. Three quarters of the rings have blades inside and out, and one quarter has a hand-grip handle. There are special tips on each end of the handle. n. "snake spear" with blades on both sides, with sharp ends, they are about 70 cm long, 3 to 4 cm wide and about 1 - 2 kg weight.

There are many types of these weapons (see. Click here: @TAG). There are options when there is a "half-moon"-shaped blade inside the ring, there are options when there are many "teenage blades" and many other options at the edges of the ring. Often these different variations were used in different Dao chiao sects, from here the appearance of these species can be traced in Baguachiang, so it is likely that Dong Haichuan has already used much of what was known. However, in a variant typical of Baguachians, there are these snake-shaped blades going in different directions from the circle itself.

The fenghuo lun technique ( нь) is extremely dangerous and difficult (out of an unusual form) for the performer itself and is not usually learned by all in Baguachiang, but only by those who have attained high mastery of gunfu and ude ("fighting virtue") and are mastered after the basic material of the system has been passed.

They can be used to perform technical actions such as: qi ( про) "stab like a stud", tza ( () "punch", tiao ( е) "lift", chuan ( ствия) "walk through", gou ( их) "hook", hua ( () "cut-scratch", with the wheel or disk itself, lun ( 钩) can mo ( тере) "scrub or cut", la ( пере) "tighten", hua ( пом) "cut", kan ( зу) "chop", pai ( е) "hit", tao ( кан) "throw" or "roll-put on", ge ( за) "mow-cut", suo ( ") "lock", na ( пай) "grab-hold", dai ( () ""belt-grab", then ( )) "support from below", is ( вать) "cut" and others. The technique of using the "Wheel of Fire and Wind" is also unique because its unusual shape can catch what is called out of the blue (chuci bui / 胜不 ).) and cannot be safe and defended (fanbu shenfang / за不 出).

The practical use of the fenghuo moon ( со) is based on the harmonized work of the feet (t. e. movement technique), whole body work (shenfa / ке) and directly the bagua palm technique (t. e. basic work in the making of 8 palms). In order to use this type of weapon, you need to have a strong and refined back, strong hands and precise eyes, and use it carefully, so it requires serious practice. Each hand holds a circle, it flies up and down, turns and spins, moves wavy and folds unexpectedly, twists and drills, constantly strikes vertical and horizontal blows. The "Wheel of Wind and Fire" is constantly moving together and in harmony with the movement of the whole body, which changes with the disks. The shape is like a colorful phoenix, it is elegant and beautiful, and in its diversity, it is like a dragon!

Today, the weapon "Wheel of Fire and Wind" or fenghuo moon ( .) is so-called, on the brink of extinction. Rarely you see him in action. And those who practice with him today are mostly followers (chuanzhen / ним人) of the Tai Yi Men sect ( эн) or "Lord Tai Yi Gate". Therefore, I hope our modest labor will not let it disappear completely and it will reborn like a Phoenix (fenghuan / ф) and dance like a Dragon (moon / /).

P.S.:

Article "CHINESE DEITIES: NEZHA / Я /": https://www.facebook.com/groups/baguamen/permalink/3828269237195459/

[audreydoeskaren]

what do you think of the costumes from the drama Royal Feast/尚食 ? It's set in the kitchens of the ming dynasty. The higher ranking ladies in charge of food have a really interesting hairstyle, but I couldn't find anything about it

Firstly I think the costuming in this drama is very much in the repertoire of "dramas that use costumes from all over the Ming Dynasty anachronistically regardless of the actual time setting", so it isn't historically accurate by any measure. I'm sorry I can't be bothered to find the ladies you're talking about because this drama and stuff surrounding it annoy me to no end. The story is allegedly set between the Yongle and Xuande eras (1404-35) in the early Ming, but as always many of the costumes are taken from the late Ming and even the Qing. I shouldn't need to say this but the Ming Dynasty was long, and what people wore in 1404 obviously wasn't going to be the same as what they wore in 1620. Well, this drama doesn't care. This kind of anachronistic mishmash of Ming fashions was fresh and cool when Song of Youth did it first, because at the time the bar for costuming was so low and people were so starved of Ming representation that it was impressive for dramas to have costumes that have even the slightest twinge of connection to the Ming, but now I'm starting to see a trend and it's disturbing. If I'm watching something set in the early 15th century I want to see the early 15th century, not the 16th or 17th or even 18th for God's sake. I think the Chinese period drama industry needs to actually have standards now, because otherwise instead of improving the quality and accuracy of costuming, it's just going to replace guzhuang norms with a new but equally bullshit set of norms.

Looking at what the guy is wearing here, this kind of gunfu robe with colorful roundels and hat with the gold decorations were not seen on formal portraits of emperors until Emperor Longqing (reign 1567-72) 150+ years into the future. This is already enough for me to rest my case.

I strongly urge some of these costumes to go back to their respective corners of the Ming Dynasty since few of them are from between 1404 and 1435. Aside from the anachronism, some of the costumes are badly constructed and come from nowhere in the Ming. It's repeatedly mentioned on online sources that the costumers referenced 明宪宗元宵行乐图, which I find hilarious that they think it's a good thing because that artwork is from 1485, 50 years in the future (not to mention that the full skirt look of that era was distinct and not existent earlier).

@guzhuangheaven posted a gifset from this drama that looks almost 100% 18th century (Qianlong era, as always. I'm not even surprised at this point)

On top of the bad costuming, the producer Yu Zheng again does what he does best and tries to play the nationalism card by picking fights with Korean people online (whether they are genuine Koreans or hired actors/photoshopped screenshots I will never know) who claimed some elements of the costuming and plot plagiarized iconic 2003 Korean drama Dae Jang Geum. I don't even care whether it was true, it's this attitude of always trying to artificially manufacture hatred against Koreans to make himself look good. It's like he's much less concerned with making an actually good drama than generating clout. I am so sick and tired of his shenanigans I just want a drama with decent, non time travelling costumes is that too much to ask for.

[once-and-future-alaskan]

IT'S NOT GUNFU IT'S FUCKING GUNKATA YOU CRETINS

[transjinako]

they shoulda kept livia around. or let us be on whatever gunfu shit she was on

[sephirajo]

Making borderlands ocs with lil bro from another mamí, up to and including skill trees. A set of Truxian twins along with the background of their group of raiders and... skill trees. Tiny angry space chicana tank and her snipey gunfu competitive brother.

[bibunuyapmadiginkalmistiduru]

Bugun hayatimda en az kufur ettigim gunfu o yuzden mutluyum

[chrisabraham]

Cool 1996 gunfu movie casually predicts 9/11 as a deep state false flag government conspiracy. Also, great, fun, action-packed movie I'd never seen—or even heard of—before last night. Sexy-cool. I male-gazed all over it.

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The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #397: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Hard Boiled (1992)

Join @pixelgrotto and I as we take a look this week at John Woo's 1992 classic heroic bloodshed film, #HardBoiled! #hongkongcinema

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #397: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Hard Boiled (1992) https://archive.org/download/podcast-397_202303/Podcast%20397.mp3 This week, my brother and I are watching Hard Boiled (辣手神探), a 1992 Hong Kong action thriller directed by John Woo with Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Anthony Wong.  It is one of the most famous examples of the “heroic…

[betadecaygame]

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[aesthetically0b5essed]

The gunfu choreography in Equilibrium is on another level.