Kung Fu of Hong Kong ep1 - Movie Legend Mark Houghton

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Kung Fu of Hong Kong ep1 - Movie Legend Mark Houghton

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In this series, I team up with Damien from ‪@KungFit‬ to explore the martial arts of Hong Kong. In this episode, we meet the legendary Mark Houghton, to learn about the relationship between Kung Fu and cinema, and his teacher Lau Kar Leung.
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@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

If you’d like to know more about Mark’s incredible life story, you can search the documentary “I am the White Tiger” on Amazon

@Eldrygg 10 ай бұрын

It's good worth the purchase!

@dbuck1964 10 ай бұрын

@@joaovermelho0084it’s not about that.

@peekaboopeekaboo1165 10 ай бұрын

New subscriber here.

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

welcome!@@peekaboopeekaboo1165

@Zaph_Kiel 10 ай бұрын

whats wrong with his hand?

@robertg7974 10 ай бұрын

There's a certain universal quality that I've witnessed over the years while 'touching hands' with various practitioners across the globe which is by far the greatest treat of all. It is to witness practitioners who have aged in the arts instantly pull out this manifestation of power, fire, and vitality at a drop of a dime and suddenly move as if they're in their early 20's. You can literally see it in their eyes the shift as their gaze sparkles with an alertness, and typically it is followed with a grin/smile. It truly never gets old...

@TheOrthodoxMoor 10 ай бұрын

Two hip replacements and a knee replacement and still so much power 😮. Great Interview. GM Lau Kar Leung was a treasure for the TMA community. His movies and his Kung Fu were amazing. R.I.P.

@DrMARDOC 10 ай бұрын

This gentleman is truly amazing on so many, many levels. I have lived most of my life in Asia 40+ years. I met him for just a few minutes at a function in Kowloon in the early 90’s. His lovely martial artist daughter is not only extremely skilled but speaks Cantonese in a way that few can these days….. she speaks with a way from the hi-class people did in the 1930’s. In short, this is a wonderful family that embraces the richness of Chinese culture and projects the vigorous dynamic

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Yea, its a pity Charlene was in Thailand at the time. Would have been cool to interview her too

@Anonymous-yh4ol 10 ай бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeachThat sucks. I was really looking forward to seeing her interviewed.

@maytan1622 5 ай бұрын

Sifu Lau certainly knows a winner when he sees one and now you and Charlene carries on his legacy

@maytan1622 5 ай бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach Charlene has what has all the potentials to be the next lady kung fu star

@stevebrindle1724 9 ай бұрын

I am 70 years old now and have been training since my mid-teens in 5 different styles, European (Boxing) Chinese(Wing Chun) Korean (TKD), and Japanese (Judo and Shotokan) as I lived and worked in India for 20 years I learned Yoga that I still practice every day. Yoga is definitely the best way to achieve and maintain flexibility and is great for breathing exercises to develop internal energy. I firmly believe it is about the man, not the style, and that all martial arts are 80% the same! The differing 20% of all styles are the techniques, the ways to kick, punch, or throw, etc, the 80% common denominators are all about breathing and relaxation, the keys to martial arts!

@chrispopsjunior8978 10 ай бұрын

Mark is a true legend of Hung Gar, been lucky to train with him many times over the years during my own hung gar training, he even got his si-fu (and my idol) Lau Kar Leung to autograph some of my Shaw Brothers posters for his fliks

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Wow that’s so cool!

@justinharrison285 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Will and Damien for bring this back for us, and a reminder why I got hooked on Kung Fu back in the day ( my Ist was Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin ) . Mark seemed very generous with his time and sharing his knowledge. Looking forward to the next episodes of this series. 🙏🏼

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome. He definitely was, it was a genuine pleasure interviewing him and then hanging out afterwards

@tylerrea2568 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely OUTSTANDING Interview!! Pure Martial Treasure!!

@erichwebb8312 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the share …… I’d say that is legendary adventure ! A treasure of martial arts life , from one generation to next traditionally . Much respect to Grandmaster Mark for sharing few pearls of wisdom . I’d say yeah , Hong Kong brought martial arts to the states , my Sifu at one time was student of Praying Mantis master Branden Li out of SF cali whom migrated from Hong Kong . Congratulations to team Monkey Steals the Peach ….. take care ✝️

@talkwithstrangers 10 ай бұрын

awesome so excited for another Monkey Steals Peach series, especially this on as i lived and trained for 4 years in hong kong.. miss that place!

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s cool, I love Hong Kong

@winfieldjay2324 10 ай бұрын

Out of all interviews of Mark, this one is the BEST. The next Hung Gar master, my student hipped me to him. I can't remember the first film I saw. But the first Lau Kar Leung film I saw was 36 Chambers of Shaolin. Hung Gar is my main style, I'm a little rusty. But after seeing this, I'm training hard again. Oh, I always kept up my stances. Good job, Very good job keep up the good work. Until Next Time😢.

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear!

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

It was a real pleasure meeting Mark and filming this 😁

@yestoadventure007 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant! I've watched Lau Kar Leung films almost my whole life and studied Fu Jow Pai 虎爪派 for almost 30 years and I had no idea of this man. Thanks for this interview.

@elveskickass 10 ай бұрын

This is fantastic. Thank you.

@RICHARDCLARKNINJA 10 ай бұрын

My whole life has been about kung fu guys you are awesome

@FunkyBukkyo 10 ай бұрын

His life story is so interesting. Love listening to it

@user-dx5nh9oj7q 10 ай бұрын

What an excellent interview,I'm a big fan of lau ga leung,it was watching his films that I started in hung ga style

@jimskiuk305 10 ай бұрын

Enjoying this from Liverpool UK, brilliant watch thanks!

@seechunchong9876 10 ай бұрын

Mark's story is really incredible incredible and can be made to a great movie too. Mark's explanation, skill, speed and power at his present age is spectacular too. Fantastic guy/master. Btw, i grew up watching the black& white Wong Fei Hoong movies, long before Bruce Lee came along. Love them all the same. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. Cheers

@tenholindberg9862 10 ай бұрын

I remember Snake in THE eagle Shadows to be yen woo ping movie by Holden harvest. Lau kar leung were making movies in Shaw bros studios

@JimmyPong 10 ай бұрын

Amazing interview, and it’s great to see Hung Gar / Cantonese martial culture continue to be passed down. 💪🏼

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Hey Jimmy, thanks so much for supporting. Hope to see you again next time Im in HK

@joeie010 10 ай бұрын

Those forearms and that power with speed. Not to mess with

@chip877 10 ай бұрын

WOW ! still has power and really good movement ! MOVES LIKE A YOUNG MAN !!! How's your arm ??? lol

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Haha, my arm was OK. My jaw was a bit sore the next day though! 😂

@christopherblade5984 10 ай бұрын

This is a great interview. Thank you for aharing such a gem. We need to see much more of Mark Houghton he is the real deal.

@BaiLong45 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! Glad to see you exploring Hong Kong and its Kung Fu culture and history! Hearing Mark talk about his experiences in Hong Kong, training with Lau Kar Leung, and working on Hong Kong movie sets was a real treat. Watching him demonstrate some of his techniques, how his arm was a weapon, reminded me a lot of what my sifu said as well. Looking forward to the rest of your time in Hong Kong!

@PhilDancer 10 ай бұрын

Such a valuable interview. I'm looking forward to this series very much! 👊

@JayJay-hj3cx 10 ай бұрын

A most excellent guest, great editing too. Great stuff.

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Always nice when people appreciate your hard work 😊

@tokorojj 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

@brendanduffy2367 10 ай бұрын

Mark and hid daughter Charlene visited London earlier this Year I had the pleasure of meeting them at Rick Bakers event they were both really interesting to listen to, great video looking forward to episode 2.

@cowlico 10 ай бұрын

Still moves so gracefully and powerfully!

@SifuKuttel 10 ай бұрын

Excellent interview! There was a lot of good insight in this episode!!!

@user-fl7kp8ru4l 10 ай бұрын

Just awesome! Thank you for your work!🙏🏻

@castrumsolitas4355 10 ай бұрын

Very nice documentary. Thank you.

@AM-lh7rw 10 ай бұрын

😊Learned Hung gar in UK after seeing Shaw Brothers films involving Sifu Lau. Pure kung fu (ie hard work, time, effort, training, etc). 5th Son 8 Diagram Pole👍

@chrislim2487 10 ай бұрын

Mark Houghton is a LIVING LEGEND!!!! Thank you for this interview!!

@sifusubtitles 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview! Thank you! 👍

@SalvadorTrakal 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! heard great things about Che Kong Mak from my Sifu, can't wait for the next one!!

@EvgeniiErman 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your job and good interview!!! 🐯

@elliotvernon7971 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video again. Thanks.

@KWP5 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating as always! 👏👏👏

@lumjo1 7 ай бұрын

Water Casting, Scraping, Thousand Character Palm - Quick and wonderful clinic. Thanks for bringing this!

@mountainwarrior108 10 ай бұрын

Great Power, spirit & Integrity this is true Martial strength only Aquired through repitition and arduous training of the mind body and spirit. Excellent interview by the way. 🤜👍

@onedirection3510 10 ай бұрын

Great episode!

@gregdaniels1559 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

@fredlesteros7668 5 ай бұрын

Amazing!! Old school power 👊 Love it!

@YetMoreCupsOfTea 9 ай бұрын

Great series! I trained in the Buck Sing branch of Choy Li Fut when I was a teen and into my early 20s, and now in my 40s I'm getting back into things again, though this time with Jow Gar, which has a lot in common with my branch of CLF (there is no Buck Sing CLF in the city where I live now) - both are Choy Gar descendants, and both also have Northern Shaolin influences. Our particular lineage of Buck Sing also had some Jow Gar components.

@chrispopsjunior8978 10 ай бұрын

In actual fact Yuen Woo Ping directed Snake in the Eagles Shadow not Lau Kar Leung

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

I realised that afterwards lol

@copycatkaraoke 10 ай бұрын

The under the train scene one of the most memorable.

@kuenpo 10 ай бұрын

Outstanding!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@xibanyae 10 ай бұрын

great interview!!! excellent insights, stories and demonstrations! thank you for making this possible! @4:00 i'm sure it was just an unintended mistake, but Snake in the Eagle's Shadow was directed by Yuen Woo-ping. cheers~!

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Damn! That’s an awkward mistake!

@xibanyae 10 ай бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach it happens to the best, mate! keep up the good work!

@ruiseartalcorn 10 ай бұрын

Marvellous! Great stuff! Many thanks :)

@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207 10 ай бұрын

Great! unfortunately these things are not understood but many martial artists, and not accepted by sport combat practitioners.

@TheLockWhisperer 10 ай бұрын

This was a BANGER !!

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@pablojose9582 10 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the homage to the Enter the Dragon intro.

@arbogast4950 10 ай бұрын

"It needs to evolve or its going to die." That's how you know you're dealing with an actual master.

@KungFit 9 ай бұрын

100% he went into this in a bit more detail, but there's only so much we could fit in. Once the main series is over we'll have some extra content over on my channel going into this more

@StevenRayW 10 ай бұрын

Looks like he's done a lot of iron palm training with his right hand.

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Yea, he punches a hanging kettlebell with it!

@ronaldlee7566 10 ай бұрын

This is the sign of long hard training, practice, & dedication for all over the years. Long live Sifu Mark👊🙏😊

@huntergrant6520 10 ай бұрын

Great work.

@dropsofink1336 6 ай бұрын

Wow 🤩 this one is super cool!

@pablojose9582 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful interview all throughout!

@georgecostanza2695 9 ай бұрын

Amazing interview! That really made my day, thank you all!!

@MonkeyStealsPeach 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Bakmeipai 9 ай бұрын

Great story / love it- Inspiring

@Anonymous-yh4ol 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It was legendary!

@Tunks1 10 ай бұрын

Excellent!👏👏👏

@nam5do 10 ай бұрын

Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow was directed by Yuen Wo Ping

@tonbonthemon 10 ай бұрын

Man, he is just ferocious. I would not him to hit my arm let alone my face.

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah, I can't say I enjoyed it 😅. It was great to see him demo though

@franciscofalsettixavier9010 9 ай бұрын

My first KF movie was “Snake in the eagle’s shadow”, it made me piss my parents till they take me to a class. I’m happy to see it showed here :D

@noiseworks 9 ай бұрын

Mad Monkey is an AWESOME film :D

@savagecoconut1735 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Guy reminded me of a sifu I used to know. Used to do those fore arm exercises to black and blue.

@yatsufusazankhan3082 2 ай бұрын

Bruce Lee introduced Taekwondo as Kung fu. And during 70s there were some famous Korean actors casting in Hong Kong cinema due to Bruce's popularity. I wish you make a video on that part of history.

@SuperKendoman 10 ай бұрын

30:23 好犀利! Mark still got it in him 😎

@randallpetroelje3913 10 ай бұрын

When I was a kid growing up, they used to have a TV show called kung fu theater. It led me to study tanglang Chuan (praying mantis). There was one other teacher that did teach Húng gar kung fu. I never study with him, but I went on to also other martial arts, but I have the upmost respect for the traditional Chinese martial arts.

@wushuquestofficial 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Will for this great interview! Wish we had done this one together haha 😂 When I left China and was choosing between settling down in Hong Kong or Taiwan, my plan was actually to train Hung Gar under Sifu Mark Houghton if I had chosen HK. So I'm very happy I can't get a bit of his knowledge from you!

@MonkeyStealsPeach 10 ай бұрын

Oh man, it would have been so cool if you had joined us for this series!

@jindan3816 9 ай бұрын

Great interview, thank you for sharing. I'll follow this series and am looking forward to more. Constructive criticism, during the first part when the three of you sit at the table we ca only see the left arm of your friend, the frame doesn't look balanced. And when talking to elders, at least in traditional chinese culture like martial arts culture, you shouldn't sit cross legged and your hand at the hip, looking sideways to the senior generation. But you're not chinese, so i guess it doesn't matter lol. Anyway, great content, keep it up.

@jl1876 10 ай бұрын

his arms and hands are like sledgehammers from training hung gar

@rajsaund 9 ай бұрын

Mark was my Sifu for the short stint he had in Birmingham, above Majestic Snooker Club. Never looked back, carried on Hung Gar

@jagaajargal2013 9 ай бұрын

Mark Houghton 🌟🌟🌟🥋

@passingcloud01 9 ай бұрын

shaolin vs manchu was the one that lit up a fire in me to learn kung fu

@TXJUSA 10 ай бұрын

Very good interview.

@gozer87 10 ай бұрын

There was an old UHF channel that alternated kung fu and kaiju movies when I was kid. I think my first kung fu movie was The Kid With The Golden Arm.

@weshayter7903 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic! 👍👍👍

@lvmhikersvlog1108 4 ай бұрын

Wow I love yo meet you kung fu master

@hemispace641 10 ай бұрын

What's up with this dude's hands? Hung Gar Iron Palm/Fist training? Those meat-hooks look like they could hurt someone by accident...

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, he trains his right hand. We talked a little about it, but it didn't make this shorter cut of our interview.

@PetLinkHK 10 ай бұрын

there's a video on his daughter Charlene's channel of him showing how he conditions his hands everyday on a rock. Brutal!

@inthespirit 10 ай бұрын

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@flykyrt81 10 ай бұрын

This. This is what he did to his hands. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oa-nept5mMy-kmg.htmlsi=q8KtEKJw08lStCS1

@urielpolak9949 9 ай бұрын

I watched david caradine in kungfu as a kid. What did i know. Yet i said” i am gonne learn kungfu” well 50 years later and many many wushu “masters” on; I can say i know a little and have some semblance of gung

@nandiswaracheung3010 10 ай бұрын

His right hand and arm man!!

@Bakmeipai 9 ай бұрын

I understand your words 💯

@thetruemorg 8 ай бұрын

@19:21 very few people could say that they would have no regrets of walking away from drunken Master 2...

@LaoZi2023 9 ай бұрын

Mark's been training Iron Palm with his right hand. There's some evidence of it on the the left hand, but it is less pronounced. Some styles favor doing iron palm on one hand.

@blockmasterscott 10 ай бұрын

Man, I remember watching him costar with Jeffry Falcon in the 80s and 90s. I felt sorry for those two, always losing the fights because they were the bad guys! 😂😂😂

@KungFit 10 ай бұрын

Haha, yeah. Can't have the white guys winning!

@rockzilla-666- 10 ай бұрын

Yess i,am areat hongkong movie Fan

@mikehunt9884 10 ай бұрын

now we're talking! HK kung fu!

@qualitylife8195 10 ай бұрын

Movie that inspired me was ip man. I started wing chun then 🙏❤️

@chrisl442 9 ай бұрын

26:18 "... I got no face". Exactly right! Although using the word "face" here may sound a bit odd to some viewers, the concept of face is most important in China. Understanding the concept of face is essential when interacting with Chinese individuals or conducting business in China. It involves being sensitive to social cues, respecting hierarchy and status, and showing consideration for the feelings and reputation of others.

@cheahchunkit5046 6 ай бұрын

at 22.20 , that statemnt from Sifu Mark is really spot on , from way back Kwan Tak Hin as Wong fei hung , to Sek Kin to so many others great martial artist actors were great martial artist themselves to begin with . Nowadays is CGIs & etc ... lost it

@mikemantis41 7 ай бұрын

Snake in the Eagles Shadow was directed by Yuen Woo Ping.

@MonkeyStealsPeach 7 ай бұрын

Yea was a slip of the tongue…. I realised after lol

@waterfu7793 10 ай бұрын

Respect man

@frankmartinez4856 10 ай бұрын

First Kung Fu movie was the "Duel" w/ Ti Lung, David Chiang! 1975 started Hung Gar, & Choy Lee Fut (Hong Kong style) 😳

@ytb460 10 ай бұрын

This was fantastic. All your videos are excellent. Have you done any on Yiquan/dachengquan? As allegedly the unbeaten superior style it might be useful.

@robertsutherland6162 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting that some of the few concepts he shows are quite similar to my early Ninjutsu knowledge, perhaps indicating that idea one led to or influenced in some way the Japanese method.

@Simson616 8 ай бұрын

I never thought about my motivation. Initially I wanted to continue what I started with karate some ten years ealier. But it sort of overwrote my perspective on martial arts. While at first the axis mechanics of CLF had me confused, it's not the immobility of the upper body in Karate that confuses me.