are the fighters who fight in Chinese films real or it is just a photography or videography?

Question

chinese actors fight like birds and fly in air. can someone be so efficient by practicing chinese or japanese arts of warfare like kung fu karate or martial arts?

Answer 1

It's of course movies and lots of tricks and rob and other stuff will be used to make Martial Arts movies. Some of the actors have basic knowledge of MA, and some are realy good and practical. It's really easy to see the debt of their capability for the trained eyes.

Answer 2

Come back to reality my friend. A lot of these movies are just fantasy. Like American movies that show Hercules, Sinbad or Jason and the Argonauts. Yes some exceptions are made for quickness and balance, but flight and invisibility is just state of mind. For example : someone who can hide in shadows well and be virtually silent, may be thought to be invisible - a person may be agile and strong to jump from one building to another may appear to fly. But all in all most are just actors with a martial art or dance background using smoke and mirrors.

Now there are exceptions, such as Bruce Lee who's blinding speed caused film makers to lose the action. He needed to slow down his techniques for the camera to record them.

In more extreme situations, you have people like Chris Angel who are just so in touch with their body and surroundings that they are able to use mind over matter.

And if you really want to get into it, there are legends of old such as Jesus. Sorry but it's true, try to believe these stories taking place now. It's like shaking hands with a Grey in your front yard.

Looking that more and more people are able to use more of their brain than in the past it is feasible to believe that these extreme attributes can at some point be achieved. But for now there is only Hollywood flash and Character pizazz.

Answer 3

Well, though they are heavily stylized and somewhat simplistic on screen, I can tell you that Jet Li and Jackie Chan both demonstrate real kung fu on screen. Is it as effective as shown on screen? I'd say "no" with some of the more "out there" stuff, but a great deal of what Jet Li did in Fearless and Fist of Legend is real.

Answer 4

No, in real life if someone allowed themselves to be surrounded by multiple attackers, they would be dead, because in movies the success of the fighters is often a result of their enemies being too dumb to realize that they should attack all at once instead of taking turns attacking the fighter. The filmmakers want the heroes to look invincible, so they exaggerate their abilities and make their enemies look like pushovers.

Answer 5

Some real and some with wires.

Or if your talking about the move Kung Fu Hustle then computer animation pretty much.

Answer 6

on the off chance you are very young, I will be nice.

No, they are not real.

the "flying" is done with wires.

the martial arts and fighting in ALL movies (not just martial arts movies) is fake.

In real fighting you want to CONCEAL what you are doing as the goal is to be able to strike your opponent. Your movements are sublte and deceptive to be able to hurt your opponent.

In stage/film combat you want to be able to REVEAL your movements and make them obvious so the crowd can see what is going on and so you don't accidently injure your opponent. Safety of your opponent is primary concern so you don't hurt them.

Answer 7

Most are actors whom studied in the Chinese Opera
Some are authentic

Answer 8

only very little of that is actually possible, the rest is wire work and judicious editing techniques.

Answer 9

the flying stuff isn't real, but the action sequences are. most prefer to do their own stunts...

Answer 10

I guess you've never heard of gravity.