We’ve been watching Around the World in 80 Days and there is a very brief mention of the Ten Tigers of Canton and either my google-fu is poo poo, or I am not worthy of finding this ancient chinese secret.
I would be interested in knowing more about this, it intrigues me.
A [place I do advanced search on for older stuff is guttenberg.org. It ussually produces some insight into 100 year old literature. Here are the results for you to narrow down if you like. You’ll have to type in the search term “tigers of canton” under advanced search to see the results.
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/results
I hope it helps.
Thanks for the linky. It doesn’t seem to help, but I’ve bookmarked it for future use.
What did you think of the movie, BTW? I like it, despite (or perhaps because of) its silliness.
I’ve probably watched the movie 10 times since it came into our house in a month.
I just love it.
It is paced nicely. Goofy and silly. But contains the important themes of honor, friendship and kung fu goodness at its’ heart. All movies really need more kung fu in them.
The only scene that is so freakin’ odd that it nearly stalls the movie is regarding the ships captain that they are taking back to England. The entire nipples thing was just so out of place. ( If you watch the deleted scenes, it becomes clear why it doesn’t make much sense, but they could have left it off entirely and I’d be happier.)
Heh. When he first lifts up his shirt and says a shark “got 'em both with one bite”, it isn’t immediately clear he’s talking about his nipples (the shot is quite tight on his head and shoulders)
I wish Hollywood would do more goofy fun twists on the Classics like this.
I’m also hoping that **China Guy ** will see this thread and pop in with sage advice or Jackie Chan’s home phone number. 
Sorry, I don’t have Jack’s number. I do have a story. probably about 20 years ago, in Tsim Sha Tsui (downtown Manhattan of Hong Kong back then), I remember seeing a hot customized Mitsubishi sports car driving by with the words Jackie Chan on the side, and I thought to myself “what kinda dickhead would drive around HK with”…and finally caught a good look at the driver and it *was * Jack and of course it was his customized Mitsubishi that was customized by the factory.
Wikipedia is blocked in China. Are you referring to this or this?
Most famous of the 10 dragons did the Hun Gar Kung Fu, which was a big influence in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo Karate.
Thanks for those links! I knew you’d come through for me, CG!