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Shaolin: Wheel of Life (2000)
In early 2000 I was fortunate enough to see the “Shaolin Kung Fu Monks” show – 20 highly proficient practitioners of Kung Fu from the Shaolin temple in China in a 2-hour stage-show, that was touring Australia. I provided a review of that spectacular performance for Heroic Cinema.
When Mark offered me the opportunity to review Shaolin Wheel of Life — a commercial video/DVD from the same people, I jumped at the opportunity. What I found was definitely a mixed … (read more)
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