But both Huang and his younger brother were well versed in the martial arts and literature. They drew on this background to create chivalric tales of good versus evil. Their exciting action sequences and martial arts moves created an immediate stir among audiences in central and southern Taiwan, and were the origin of the chivalric glove-puppet play.
和弟弟同是練家子的黃海岱，以深厚的文學底子，取材章回小說，改編成江湖正邪對立的「劍俠戲」，兩人默契十足的精彩開打動作與武術設計，立刻轟動中南部，並且帶起了劍俠戲的風潮。