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1975: Hard vs Soft KUNG FU | Scene | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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7:32Now PlayingIt's the mid-1970s, and youngsters are obsessed with Bruce Lee and martial arts. There’s an overwhelmed Bruce Lee Fan Club, run by Rhona McVeigh from a small bedroom in west London, and kids on the street flailing their limbs about and screeching.
But not all kung fu is the same – so what is the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' kung fu? Scene visited two kung fu clubs with contrasting philosophies to find out. Inspiration for Miyagi-Do vs Cobra Kai? It's not for us to say.
Excerpt taken from Scene: Looking for a Fight, originally broadcast on BBC One, Thursday, 16 January 1975.
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