Oh no it'sThe Five Elements!!

[Perk]

I was watching Mystery of Chess Boxing last night and almost everytime someone fought the Ghostface Killer they would exclaim "Five elements!" and then proceed to join the not so living.  Apparently Five Elements is a very deadly form of Kung Fu.  So the point of this post is to ask what was the greatest style  of Kung Fu you have seen in a martial arts movie.  It can be deadly or just plain goofy and anywhere between the spectrum.

[Andrew]

I have always liked "Five Deadly Venoms" for the idea of ultimate styles.

"You're the toad!"

Eagle's Claw, Crane Style, and Monkey Fist seem to come up pretty often in kung fu movies.

Also worth a mention, Dragonball and DragonballZ are nothing more than this done to the Nth power - and extending the boundary over and over.

[Neville]

In one of those ancient action comedies starring Bud Spencer, "Even Angels Eat Beans" (1973), we are told about an undeadly yet extremely painful technique called "The lotus flowers attack". I could elaborate about it, but it is better explained as they do in the movie. Ah, it would fall on the goofy cathegory.

[Gerry]

...is Milla Jovovich...ROOAAARRRR!!!!!!

[Scott0]

Invincible Armour (Iron Armor) is awesome. Through breathing tactics, one can control the blood flow to extremities, and withstand any form of punishment you can dish out. Only problem is there is one spot on the body that does not become invulnerable, and is the only place you can be hurt. Normally it is the eyes, but with years of practice (as I have seen in a movie, so it has to be true) one can change that place to another spot on the body.

Tai Chi is a very effective and practical method of kung fu, applicable to actual situation in life. The use of a "soft" method of fighting to counter someone's "hard" attack. Absorb, and deflect, or transfer the other person's attack to the side and away from you. Spike from Cowboy Bebop (AMAZING SHOW!!) uses a form of tai chi in fighting, and he explains it pretty well in episode "Waltz For Venus."

Scottie