Mystery of Chess Boxing

The Mystery of Chess Boxing 

(1979) Dubbed

Throw down Flavor Flav’s clock: check!

Except it’s not: It’s the Ghost Face Killer!

Do you recognize my technique?: Five Elements!

He killed my Pa: Check!

Vengeance: Check!

Teach me! (And by the way, is that your beautiful granddaughter?): Check!

Master takes in the poor student: Check!

You are not ready!: Check!

Too bad, here I go!: Check.

Do you recognize my technique?: Five Elements!

Pillow-fight Fu; The-poor-kid-in-every-elementary-school-Fu; Ah Pao Fu.

Chess King: Bugle Boy!

Chess King is living now: In the Dragon Mountains.

Do you recognize my technique?: Five Elements!

Earth absorbs water.

Wood can beat earth.

Rock paper scissors--I predict the next great film genre will be Rock paper scissors!!!

Ten years: and he still finds me.

Use counter technique!

Squat-thrust Fu!

Ballroom Fu!

Jitterbug Fu!

Vulcan Death Grip => The End!

You can see the genesis of future martial arts movies: Comic buffoonery. Hapless Hero, Refined choreography: An early Jackie Chan prototype. Buffoon/clown who is really good at fighting but is undisciplined, who gets bullied, and then has a Karate Kid (1984) moment when it all comes together. Influenced Wu Tang Clan. Silly to the point of distraction. Check it out.

Ballroom dancing at its finest:  Mystery of chess boxing , ghostface killer fight!  Ginger & Fred in "Bouncing The Blues"!