ATV Today: 14.02.1974: The Art of Kung Fu

Summary

Tony Maycock visits a Kung Fu training centre in Leicester where people are learning the ancient Chinese martial art.

Year:

1974

Duration:

0:04:55

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Mute slow motion demonstration of trainer Bob Johnson showing how to deal with attackers in a mock street fight. Shots of trainees practising Kung Fu and a demonstration of how to break bricks. Interview with Bob Johnson, a Chinese trained black belt about the rising popularity of Kung Fu in Britain thanks to the television series of the same name. Further demonstration from Johnson how to deal with attackers. Interviews with two of the participants including a man who has been kicked in the face.


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