>>18065085 (OP)
China was just starting to open up after Nixon, so Chinese Kung-Fu was seen as the hip new, exotic thing, while Japanese karate, judo and aikido were already a bit "old"/well known by this point.
Japanese martial arts are 10000% legit. Chinese """martial arts"""" are 100000% illegit.
Ironically, many Japanese styles trace their roots back to China, or were developed to defend and defeat Chinese tactics, but the Nips took it seriously and make multiple amazingly effective systems, while the Chinese just spiraled down the path of Wu-Wu bullshit, never to recover again.
It's amazing how there can be +1 billion Chinks and Jeets and ZERO decent wrestlers, boxers, mma, or any other sort of fight sport. They're about the same size as Mexicans, but have zero SOVL or warrior spirit, like Central and South Americans.
(Perrera just got dat belt back ;) )
