Was Everybody Really Kung Fu Fighting?

If you listened to the song, then yes.

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A strange occurrance

There was a strange cultural phenomenon that occurred in 1974.

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, apparently.

According to the mega-hit of the year, the popular martial art was in its heyday. Kung Fu was cool, thanks to a slew of martial arts movies popularized by martial artist extraordinaire, Bruce Lee. Enter the Dragon - the 1973 film that catapulted Lee to superstardom, sadly released posthumously six days after his death - just added to the martial arts zeitgeist of the day. The infusion of Eastern methods of combat intrigued audiences to the point of obsession and added some much-needed excitement to the lives of North Americans everywhere.

All at once, it seemed that the Eastern aesthetic, martial arts in particular, was everywhere. From shoppin…