Why , in all of Bruce's movies ??

[y2_sub]

Why , in all of Bruce Lee's movies , the bad boy appears in a karate Gi , or a karate pants , and fights like a karate-ka ???

And you say he had nothing against karate ???

[Jay]

because they are karate ka he is trying to prove he is better than a person trained in karate the big boss has nothing to do with karate so its not in all of his films the bad guy in enter the dragon is trained in kung fu except his bodyguard who is indeed in a karate gi

[AndrewGreen]

Chinese movies, for a Chinese audience.

The karate / Judo gi was, and is a symbol of traditional martial arts. Not just Japanese.

At the time, perhaps Karate /TKD trained actors where easier to find. Even Bruce Lee borrowed elements from TKD for movies, the kicks look good on camera.

Don't worry about it, they are just movies. But, go watch some Sonny Chiba and you'll feel better

[McNerny]

Hey,

I think they used people in gi's and karateka because that is what the public was most familiar with. The audience may have recognized the karate, while Bruce Lee fought in a different manner. This made him stand out and may have helped the against-the-odds element of the movies.

McNerny

[White Warlock]

it's a conspiracy

[Goju_boi]

well the general public is more familiar with karate,so if they would have somebody in an indonesian martial arts outfit they wouldn't even realize he was part of the team.Also I heard that karate was really big back in the days so I guess it was easier to find them.One more thing,I guess that bruce wanted to prove to the world the strnght of the chinese and chinese martial arts to the world.As for Sonny Chiba,what style or styles of karate has he done?

[Meguro]

The evil Japanese stereotype often appears in Chinese cinema and is a reflection of the long standing animosity the Chinese have towards the Japanese. Much of this hatred results from the mistreatment of the Chinese by the Japanese during WWII. Jet Li's remake of Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (Fist of Legend) is a prime example of this stereotype at work.

As you know, racism in films is not only a Chinese phenomenon. All countries use racist stereotypes in their media to promote an agenda or unwittingly to reveal certain attitudes.

[Goju_boi]

Fist of legend was one of the greatest movies I've seen.I guess your right with the stereotype thing.Because the Japanese fighters in that movie were extremly japanese looking with their clothes.

[KempoTiger]

Fist of legend was one of the greatest movies I've seen.I guess your right with the stereotype thing.Because the Japanese fighters in that movie were extremly japanese looking with their clothes.

And moreso than the clothes....the plot???

[Gyte]

The clothing of the Karate practioners in Fist of Legend didn't make any sense. They were wearing hakama's, which are long and wide trousers, that look like skirts and are usually black colored. Hakama's aren't good suitable for practising Karate, they would only get in the way when kicking. Hakama's were usually worn by Jiu Jitsu or Aikido practioners. Jiu Jitsu and Aikido are purely japanese arts and Karate isn't, it's Okinawan.

Also because of the fancy kicking the fighters used, I sometimes got the impression that they were practising Taekwondo instead of Karate. Karate in Japan at that time (beginning 20th century) didn't have such a variety in kicking techniques as in the movie was shown. This is also true for Bruce Lee's movie Fist of Fury.