The Death of Kung Fu....and Bill

**Zulu Warrior** · June-04-09, 09:20 AM

'Kung Fu' star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, according to his manager.

www.cnn.com

**rajdet** · June-04-09, 09:59 AM

RIP Grasshopper.
David Carradine and the show Kung Fu is partly the reason I train an hour and a half per day and take three classes per week, 30 years later.

**gibran** · June-04-09, 10:17 AM

RIP...yet another reason we start feeling older...I think his legacy inspired many of us to try Martial Arts ...always liked the humility in his persona in the series

**ejames01** · June-04-09, 11:26 AM

His telling of the Legend of Pai Mei in Kill Bill 2 was classic.

**exdetroiter** · June-04-09, 11:46 AM

He was found hanging by a rope, naked in the closet of his hotel room, but they say it was an accident. That doesn't make sense to me.

**Alley** · June-04-09, 12:12 PM

One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble...

[[no disrespect meant with that cheesy lyric!)

RIP. I always thought he was a good looking old guy. What strange circumstances, he did seem like a pretty intense person, if he did this himself. I never understand the 'naked' thing

**Pam** · June-04-09, 12:21 PM

Remember the singer from Inxs? Something I read on another board suggests that David may have died the same way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hutchence#Death

**Alley** · June-04-09, 12:27 PM

Autoerotic asphixiation gone wrong? That's about the last cause of death I would expect to hear for a 72 year old man.
Not that it couldn't be the case...you NEVER know what people like!

**ddaydetroit** · June-04-09, 01:23 PM

rajdet what style of Martial arts do you do ? and do follow MMA I am really excited to see Loyota Machida take the light weight division useing shotokan karate. Their are so many styles of martial arts and all ufc talks about is Mauy Tia and Brazilian ju jitsu

**Flanders** · June-04-09, 01:29 PM

Kung Fu was one of my favorite shows in the 70s, but the song "Kung Fu Fighting" was one of the most cheesiest in a decade known for more than it's fair share of cheesy songs. I liked the Kill Bill movies, but David did not have as big a role in Vol 1 as he did in Vol 2.

**rajdet** · June-04-09, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by ddaydetroit

rajdet what style of Martial arts do you do ? and do follow MMA I am really excited to see Loyota Machida take the light weight division useing shotokan karate. Their are so many styles of martial arts and all ufc talks about is Mauy Tia and Brazilian ju jitsu

Yang Style Tai Chi. I'm not really into the MMA thing other than flipping through the channels. I do believe the Detroit area has one of the better teachers [[ Han Hoong Wang ) in the country. http://www.michigantaichi.com/

LodgeDodger · June-04-09, 03:43 PM

Very sad news. Suicide--even sadder.

I've always considered him to be "hot".

**Pam** · June-04-09, 05:33 PM

I've always considered him to be "hot".

Was he ever in the "dudes we dig" thread? I don't remember.

ccbatson · June-04-09, 06:31 PM

Looks like foul play is possible

**jcole** · June-04-09, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

Looks like foul play is possible

Where did you read this?

ccbatson · June-04-09, 06:58 PM

Right there...I wrote it, then I read it.

**jcole** · June-04-09, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

Right there...I wrote it, then I read it.

OK, let's try again. What leads you to that conclusion?

ccbatson · June-04-09, 07:06 PM

Thailand, naked, hung.. How hard is it to set that up?

**jcole** · June-04-09, 07:13 PM

There hasn't been any talk of foul play according to news reports. It's as possible that it was auto-erotic asphyxiation as it was a murder. Thailand could also indicate opiate intoxication. Carradine was a recovering narcotic addict.

ccbatson · June-04-09, 07:20 PM

Taking a leaf out of Gannon's book is all

LodgeDodger · June-04-09, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Pam

Was he ever in the "dudes we dig" thread? I don't remember.

IIRC, yes.

LodgeDodger · June-04-09, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by ccbatson

Taking a leaf out of Gannon's book is all

Leave Gannon out of this. You made an unsubstantiated comment--explain it or admit you were just speculating.

**Jimaz** · June-04-09, 09:41 PM

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One Night in Bangkok [[CHESS) Murray Head

In the opening shot they have the chessboard rotated 90Â° wrong.

**reddog289** · June-05-09, 12:08 AM

And to think we were talking about that show last week at work.I remember him more lately on Wild West Tech.As a kid him and that show{Kung Fu} gave me the creeps.

**Trumpeteer** · June-05-09, 09:52 AM

News reports now state that he was found naked in his hotel room closet by the housekeeper, hanging by the neck from a rope which was also wrapped around "Big Al and the Boys".