Episode 27-The Way of the Dragon

Episode 27-The Way of the Dragon

From The Punching Up Movie Podcast by punchingupmoviepodcast

July 17, 2025 · 1h 2m · Episode 27

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The episode critiques Bruce Lee's film The Way of the Dragon, exploring its themes and legacy while questioning its cinematic quality.

Episode 27-The Way of the Dragon In 1972 martial arts legend Bruce Lee wrote and directed The Way of the Dragon. On the surface, a simple tale of a Hong Kong kung fu prodigy sent to Rome to protect his uncle’s restaurant from gangsters, culminating in an epic fight to the death in the Roman Colosseum with seven-time world karate champion Chuck Norris. The Way of the Dragon is regarded as one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time. But The Way of the Dragon is so much more than this. Bruce Lee was also disseminating his own unique martial arts philosophy into the fabric of an action film, making The Way of the Dragon a martial arts manifesto revered by Lee fans as the Master’s most profound and personal work. Really? Punching Up’s Adam calls bullshit. So do not look at all this heavenly glory, or you’ll miss the fact that The Way of the Dragon is maybe a really shitty movie. Fighting talk? You betchya! So, for one episode only the Punching Up Podcast becomes The One Inch Punching Up Podcast as Adam and Damian indulge in the art of podcasting without podcasting and take on the King of Kung Fu. Kiyaaaaaaa!!! Support Us on Patreon: Punching Up Patreon Get in touch :O) by…

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Hosts: Adam, Damian

Topics covered

  • martial arts
  • Bruce Lee
  • film analysis
  • action movies
  • cinema history

Keywords

  • The Way of the Dragon
  • Bruce Lee
  • Chuck Norris
  • martial arts philosophy
  • film critique

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