It's actually funny how much of a westaboo show that was One of the most racially dicey moments in the Wachowskis's remake is Pops Racer beating the shit out of a ninja because he's a champion Greco-Roman wrestler from his college days But this is extremely true to the cartoon
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There are sources about how the fanciful idea of the "wuxia" is based on a real thing, that there was a tradition of close-quarters combat training developed by people working security for merchant caravans traveling through lawless regions of southern China in the Qing Dynasty
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But yeah all of that history is drenched in layers of bullshit Historically significant bullshit, sure, but still bullshit The "boxing" the Boxer Rebellion built their ideology around was, I mean, a real thing they learned but it didn't work as advertised
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To me the most amusing BS in this area is the Bujinkan stuff, which I would see people trash and call out online all the time.
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ahahah jinx
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