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One knife I was really looking forward to getting in SE is the Endela. Unfortunately, for now, since I’m out of work indefinitely, any possible future knife purchases are also on the shelf indefinitely. I’ve been using SE knives since 1998, and a good serrated Spyderco knife makes a tremendous tool...

The Millionaires’ Express (alternate title: Shanghai Express; 1986, Hong Kong). Filmed in Canada, Hong Kong & Thailand. Director: Sammo Hung. Action directors: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah & Lam Ching-Ying. Director/lead star Sammo Hung had a very high budget for this movie, and he tried to cram ...

I’ve been going shopping about one day a week lately. I go right around opening time (there are a couple good stores here that open at 7:00 AM). There aren’t many people there yet, and the stores are probably as clean as they’ll ever be for the day. I wear vinyl gloves when I go shopping. I make it ...

One knife I was really looking forward to getting in SE is the Endela. Unfortunately, for now, since I’m out of work indefinitely, any possible future knife purchases are also on the shelf indefinitely. I’ve been using SE knives since 1998, and a good serrated Spyderco knife makes a tremendous tool....

I’ve never had any problems with Spyderco serrations because of the side they’re ground on. If I’ve ever had a problem, it was due to the points and scallops of a certain model maybe being a little too deep/pointy/aggressive, which in some cases tends to tear or snag on what I’m cutting, or sometime...

The Dragon Lives Again (1977, Hong Kong). Director: Law Kei (AKA, Lo Ke). Action directors: Bruce Leung & Tony Leung Siu-Hung. IMO, this is the most bizarre and surreal kung fu movie (and one of the most bizarre movies, period) ever made, and I like it a lot, but have hesitated posting it, because t...

PE Delica in AUS-8, with the integral pocket clip. This was back in 1997.

Jim

The Gold Hunters (1981, Hong Kong). Directors: Fung Hak-On & Law Kei. Action directors: Jackie Chan’s Stuntmen Association.

Final fight (starting @ 4:29); Lau Kar-Yung, Lee Hoi-Sang & Mang Chiu vs Fung Hak-On:

https://youtu.be/0fekTOl-25w

Jim

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984, Hong Kong. Director: Lau Kar-Leung. Action directors: Lau Kar-Leung, Hsiao Hou & Lee King-Chu. *The monk staff fighting duel was an earlier entry in this thread (see page 5), and here are the temple training scenes and the final fight. The temple training scenes giv...

No blade edge, no matter how smooth it may appear, is without some type of micro-serrations. Obviously, nothing is perfectly smooth or perfectly straight at the micro level. You can also feel it in the “grabbiness” of a properly sharpened edge.

Jim

Knockabout (1979, Hong Kong). Director: Sammo Hung. Action directors: Sammo Hung, Billy Chan Wui-Ngai & Lam Ching-Ying. *Full movie. Cantonese with English subtitles. Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Lau Kar-Wing, Leung Kar-Yan, Mars (AKA Huo Hsing), Lee Hoi-Sang, Wang Kwang-Yu, Karl Maka, Peter Cha...

I like old shows, too.

But one of the very few new shows I like is Brooklyn 99. It’s on Thursday nights. Although I’ve forgotten to watch it for the past couple weeks. But it’s one of the few comedy shows that has actually made me laugh out loud.

Jim

Enter the Dragon (1973; US and Hong Kong). Director: Robert Clouse. Action director: Bruce Lee. This fight scene in the underground dungeon is my personal favorite of this movie. I’ve mentioned in several previous entries how many of the Chinese extras and bit-part players in ETD were already famili...

I really liked "Coward of the County" when I was about 11 or 12 years old (I was born in 1969), even though I did not understand much of the lyrics (since English is not my mothertongue).. Still like to listen to this song, and always wait for the last verses: "I promised you, Dad, not to do the th...

Lion vs Lion (alternate title: Roar of the Lion; 1981, Hong Kong). Directors: Hsu Hsia & Chin Yuet-Sang. Action directors: Hsu Hsia & Chin Yuet-Sang. These two clips are the only fights from this movie I could find on YouTube. Unfortunately, the movie’s best fight, between arch-villain Wang Lung-Wei...

https://youtu.be/PjWcMLFdNLU

Jim

I would have more faith in any progress reports coming out of other highly-affected countries, like South Korea, than from China.

Jim

Last year, I had to take 7 straight months off of work to care for my elderly mother full-time, only able to leave for brief periods to take care of essential chores (shopping, banking, etc.). My mom passed away in December, and I thought I would begin recovering financially this year. And then this...

I don’t watch more than maybe 20 to 30 minutes of news coverage at a time, because it’s all about COVID-19. I am aware and have made some preparations. Not as much as some people, but I do have some. I’m doing what I can to avoid this thing, but I still refuse to buy into the panic that so many hav...

I don’t watch more than maybe 20 to 30 minutes of news coverage at a time, because it’s all about COVID-19. I am aware and have made some preparations. Not as much as some people, but I do have some. I’m doing what I can to avoid this thing, but I still refuse to buy into the panic that so many have...