At the same time, the U.S. TV show "Kung Fu," which started in 1972, raised the profile of martial arts, and, through the lead character Caine, built an image of the patient, wise man, who uses his ...

Although it’s common in English to refer to Chinese ... state in the 1970s – but in the meantime, martial arts had begun to take off overseas... Bruce Lee is the icon of kung fu cinema in ...