I am trying to find a kung fu movie possible in the 70's vintage period. This movies plot involves a young student of the Tiger style that has not mastered it due to his Masters murder. He then has to avenge his master but must combine Crane style to 'fill in the gaps'. One of the training apparatus is a wing chun dummy of sorts that has passages for marbles to fall through that he must catch as he works the dummy. Of course in the beginning he can't catch the marbles but when he is ready to avenge his masters death he can now catch them proving he is ready.

Thanks to poster Whippertang5, I now know that this is Executioners of Death (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/television/looking-title-kung-fu-martial-arts-movie-70s-80s-84072.html?=#post1656911).

No it's not. It is not executioners of death. I 'm trying to find the movie myself. At the end they have a fight scene with the shalin master at the top of a long set of stairs. The hero finds a book of acupuncture and he uses it to hit the masters one weak spot. And the master tumbles down the long flight of stairs.

It's executioners from shaolin. The master is pai mei

Same movie, different name:
Executioners from Shaolin (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)
Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076168/releaseinfo#akas

Same movie, different name:
Executioners from Shaolin (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)
Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
Hong Xi Guan (1977) - Release dates (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076168/releaseinfo#akas)


Thanks for the backup!

No problem :)