Mr Zhang, 61, directed some of China's most successful modern martial arts films, including Hero and House of Flying Daggers.

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What better way for Sir Menzies Campbell to prove he can succeed where other Lib Dems have failed, than by getting rid of the fly using martial arts techniques of the type seen by the wise mentors in films such as the Karate Kid and Kung Fu...

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Lavin then called Keady his "personal Mr. Miyagi, " referring to the fictional martial-arts coach played by Pat Morita in the "Karate Kid" films.

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