Clan of the White Lotus
Clan of the White Lotus
洪文定三破白蓮教
Overview
"Following the death of Pai Mei, his equally formidable brother, Priest White Lotus, vows revenge on the Shaolin disciples who killed him. Hung Wen-Ting, the hero of the previous film, is repeatedly humiliated by White Lotus's untouchable, gravity-defying techniques, forcing him to learn embroidery and acupuncture to discover a new way to fight."
Iconic Tracked Scenes
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Priest White Lotus effortlessly evades Hung's brutal strikes by making his body completely weightless, gliding backward like a ghost.
"weightless kung fu""gliding away from strikes" - ▶
Hung Wen-Ting learns 'soft' techniques by practicing traditionally female domestic tasks like embroidery and gently catching drifting feathers.
"embroidery training""catching feathers" - ▶
The grueling, tactical final battle where Hung finally manages to ground White Lotus and uses acupuncture techniques against his pressure points.
"acupuncture final fight""defeating white lotus"
Why It's Remembered
- ★White Lotus demonstrating his 'weightless' technique by balancing on a falling piece of paper.
- ★Hung Wen-Ting's bizarre training substituting martial arts with female tasks like embroidery to learn softness.
- ★The brutal, acupuncture-driven final fight.
Cultural Context
- ◈Directed by Lo Lieh, who reprises his role as the white-haired villain (playing Pai Mei's brother).
- ◈An unofficial sequel to 'Executioners from Shaolin', notable for its incredibly strange and specific training methods.
- ◈Gordon Liu perfectly portrays the immense frustration of fighting an opponent who simply glides away from every strike.
About the Action Elements
Clan of the White Lotus is widely celebrated among martial arts cinema fans for sequences involving weightless, evasion, gliding, untouchable, priest white lotus. One of the most memorable sequences features Gordon Liu naturally executing weightless kung fu, where the choreography and unique set pieces become the unexpected highlight of the film.