LAKELAND — Butterflies may be harmless, but butterfly swords “can ruin your day.” The 11- to 14-inch Bart Chum Dao swords, dubbed butterfly swords through the centuries because of the way a pair folds ...

HONG KONG — Jimmy Wang Yu was a little rusty when it came to his swordplay, but as he raised the broken sword above his head, you knew the “One-Armed Swordsman” was back, even after 37 years. The ...

The Swordsman of All Swordsmen is, in its breathless way, a quintessential Taiwanese wuxia film. It's having its North American premiere at the 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest in New York City. It was ...

The long cinematic history of the martial arts genre has seen several great movies. Here's the best martial arts film for every decade.

Jimmy Wang Yu, the trailblazing martial artist who starred in classic Hong Kong movies Golden Swallow, One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer and paved the way for the likes of Jackie Chan and ...

What martial arts movie launched the kung fu craze of the 1970s? Enter the Dragon played a big part, of course, but isn't the ...

Do the words "wuxia eyebrows" mean anything to you? No? If, like me, you're a kung fu neophyte who doesn't know the difference between Gordon Liu and Jimmy Wang Yu, and for whom the phrase "monkey ...

Hong Kong cinema is among the most influential filmmaking in the world. And its legacy is not just the stylized action found in films like The Matrix Reloaded. The ass-kicking women in Charlie's ...

A wuxia icon, Wang was a breakout star for Shaw Brothers Studio, starring in classic films such as 'One-Armed Swordsman,' 'Golden Swallow' and the highly influential 'The Chinese Boxer.' By Abid ...

Hong Kong cinema is among the most influential filmmaking in the world. And its legacy is not just the stylized action found in films like The Matrix Reloaded. The ass-kicking women in Charlie's ...