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Learning from a Kung Fu Mentor
18:54 - 27:59 (09:04)
A multi-platinum artist humbly asked a kung fu master to mentor him, and they spent time watching movies and having conversations about art and life. Kung fu informs the artist endlessly, as he learned about the discipline and hard work needed to master it.
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The speaker humbly asked Quincy Jones to mentor him, despite already being a successful artist himself.
18:54 - 22:21 (03:27)
Summary
The speaker humbly asked Quincy Jones to mentor him, despite already being a successful artist himself. They became close and had conversations about art and life, with the speaker in awe of Quincy's mastery of film and music.
ChapterLearning from a Kung Fu Mentor
Episode#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The director of Master of the Flying Guillotine is a Hong Ka expert with lineage tracing back to Shaolin Temple.
22:21 - 24:41 (02:20)
Summary
The director of Master of the Flying Guillotine is a Hong Ka expert with lineage tracing back to Shaolin Temple. The action director of the movie went on to direct 36 Chambers of Shaolin and utilize techniques he learned from this earlier film.
ChapterLearning from a Kung Fu Mentor
Episode#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the speaker talks about how kung fu informs him endlessly as it teaches him that he can not hurt anyone unless he has strong muscles and callous hands from hitting bricks.
24:41 - 27:59 (03:17)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker talks about how kung fu informs him endlessly as it teaches him that he can not hurt anyone unless he has strong muscles and callous hands from hitting bricks. Additionally, he talks about how kung fu movies go beyond just the techniques portrayed in the movies.