454: The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter [1984] Movie Discussion

It’s time to fight our way through the back catalogue of martial arts films from The Shaw Brothers Studio by taking on The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter. Our first challenge: try to workout what the title of the movie means. Result: We fail. But don’t worry, we meet all the other challenges this crazy film thrusts at us in our discussion involving: plentiful Wu-Tang Clan references, the benefits of numbering your offspring, pond slapping, coffin ballet, wishing there was a training montage and being overwhelmed by the amount of forced dentistry in the climax.