This is the final Lei Tai (full contact fighting) match in the Men’s Infinite Weight division at the 1986 World Kuo Shu Championship tournament. Master Joe Dunphy - who has been with us for over 40 years - was a US team member to the 1986 World Kuoshu tournament. He had a total of four matches in his weight division at the tournament, and this is the footage from his final match. The only protective gear permitted was mouthpiece, groin cup and thin cotton gloves.
Master Dunphy was the only American at the 1986 World tournament to medal in Lei Tai. He also took third place in two-person empty hand form, together with his partner Shi Fu Pat Hancock. They were the only Americans to medal in forms at that tournament.