Jim Kelly was cool.
After becoming a world champion in Karate, Mr. Jim Kelly would go on to star in many action movies throughout the 1970s, where he would whoop the bad guys and charm the ladies, while showing off his impressive martial arts skills and rocking an iconic afro. He inspired African-Americans to take up martial arts, his image became iconic and his influence can still be seen today in pop culture. He also supported community causes. AND was a professional tennis player!
Jim Kelly was cool.
Now, I will admit that I have not actually seen a great deal of his movies. But I do have a t-shirt with his image displayed on the front, which I wear with pride. And the films that I have seen, I've enjoyed immensely. African-American badass karate expert that fights against the man? Count me in. Four times a week, in fact. Because this month, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing, I will be watching four Jim Kelly movies each week. And bLogging about it. Maybe. Because I haven't done any sort of movie reviews for quite some time, and I think it might be fun. Well, it will be for me. So it's time to throw on my Jim Kelly t-shirt, make a hot chocolate, and pay tribute to the coolest karate cat of the 70s.
Because Jim Kelly was cool.
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