Ho ho ho and happy holidays to all our listeners around the world. Welcome to the first part of our annual, end-of-year wrap-up podcast featuring the Life of Action author, Mike Fury. And, wow, what a year it has been for martial arts action movies! From manga to Marvel, Netflix to multiplex, low-budget indies to explosive Hong Kong thrillers, this year had it all. In Part One of our End of Year Show, we discuss the martial arts movie news which grabbed the headlines in 2021, and we pay our respects to the famous people we lost. We share some recorded messages from friends of the show, and - because it's the festive season - we also unwrap a few Christmas presents. It's a jolly old time! So settle in, sit back, and enjoy. In Part Two - landing Christmas Eve, 24 December - we will discuss our personal top five fight films of the year, enjoy a glass or two of advocaat, and read out some of your comments. We also look ahead to the big movies coming our way in 2022. Thank you Fu followers for all your support in 2021, and we wish you all a healthy, happy holiday season. Please reach out to the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast using the links below, or you can email, hello@kungfumovieguide.com. A huge thank you to the following people for contributing to this episode: Scott Adkins, Joey Ansah, Loren Avedon, Ricky Baker, Tran Quoc Bao, Sarah Chang, Soo Cole, Jesse V. Johnson, Mike Moh, Richard Norton, Cynthia Rothrock, Matt Routledge and JuJu Chan Szeto.LINKSDonate to the Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://paypal.me/kungfumovieguideMike Fury's website: https://www.mikefury.net/Buy Life of Action Vol. I-II: https://www.mikefury.net/shopMike Fury on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMikeFuryMike Fury on Instagram: http://instagram.com/themikefuryMike Fury on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeofactionbookFollow Kung Fu Movie Guide on Twitter: http://bit.ly/KFMGTwitterFollow Kung Fu Movie Guide on Instagram: http://bit.ly/KFMGInstagramFollow Kung Fu Movie Guide on Facebook: http://bit.ly/KFMGFacebookKung Fu Movie Guide Podcast on Spotify: http://bit.ly/KFMGPodKung Fu Movie Guide Podcast on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/KFMGPodApplePodcastsOur not-very-comprehensive list of fight-centric action movies released in 2021: https://bit.ly/EndOfYearShow2021PART TWO COMING SOON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.