The Leg Fighters - Intro
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The Leg Fighters (1980)
Also known as INVINCIBLE KUNG FU LEGS this movie is a low budget kung fu comedy dedicated to superkicker extraordinaire, Dorian Tan Tao-liang. Superkickers were often trained in Korean taekwondo and brought in as the final bosses in Jackie Chan’s movies, but this flick is sheer, unbridled bootsploitation madness from start to finish.
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