KWAI Chiang Caine (the character in "Kung Fu") is a shaolin monk, a Zen Buddhist. He only kicks some ass when he defends himself from a clear and present danger or adversary. He doesn't provoke the fight yet he knows how to fight with ease but calculated and sure. His martial arts is defensive as most Eastern or Chinese based martial arts as well as Japanese like jujutsu and aikido and the Filipino stick weapon, arnis.
Arnis is used by village guards (barangay tanod) in the Philippines as a weapon for peacekeeping. It is a hard stick like the Paiute cane or stick that I have. It can be deadly but its use is to demobilize a hostile person. Hence, Kwai Chiang Caine is not easily angered or stressed when he fights. Notice the way he uses the hands and feet, very evasive yet swift in its certainty. - Pasckie Pascua September 7, 2017
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