3-D Martial Arts Movies???

Vodule editor Yong Kim has an excellent blog about making 3-D martial-arts movies and whether that’ll be a good or bad thing. Here’s an excerpt:
Hong Kong (where the martial arts film genre is taken seriously as an art form, and appreciated as such by the general public) is undoubtedly working on a 3-D [...]

Black Belt Reviews “The Sensei”

My colleague at Black Belt magazine, Raymond Horwitz, posted his review of The Sensei after we both got a chance to view the movie on the big screen at the movie’s recent DVD release party in Los Angeles. Raymond and I both share similar thoughts about the movie, so I thought I’d share a snippet [...]

Diana Lee Inosanto’s “The Sensei”

Last Sunday, I was invited to attend Diana Lee Inosanto’s DVD release party of her directorial debut, The Sensei.
For most martial artists, you’ll recognize the name. She is the daughter of martial arts legend Dan Inosanto and the “honorary niece” of one of the world’s biggest icons, Bruce Lee. But what you might not realize [...]

When Zombies Attack! — A Cartoon!

It’s about time. Check out this cool little ditty: a trailer for an CG-animation zombie movie.

It’s called A.D. and is directed by Ben Hibon, written by Haylar Garcia, and produced by Bernie Goldmann (300), Tarik Heitmann (The Sensei), and Renee Tab.

Looks pretty cool. I like the idea of taking the zombie genre into the digital [...]

Live Stunt-Fighting Demo at BlackBeltMag.com

Check out this live stunt-fighting demonstration that I helped facilitate at Black Belt Magazine’s website.
It was held at the recent International Mixed Martial Arts Expo in Los Angeles and features stunt coordinator John Kreng and his stunt crew explaining the differences between a realistic MMA-style self-defense situation versus an MMA-styled fight for the movies.
It features [...]