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 [...]

Trailer for Jackie Chan’s The Karate Kid Remake

Just caught the trailer for the Jackie Chan remake of The Karate Kid (AKA The Kung Fu Kid). After watching this clip though, maybe it should be called The Wushu Kid?
What do you think? After writing down my initial thoughts and now seeing some footage, I’m not sure what to think. Seeing Chan in a [...]

Stuntwomen’s Awards in Black Belt Magazine

My article about the recent Hollywood Stuntwomen’s Awards is featured in the February 2010 issue of Black Belt magazine and on the publication’s website.
Check out my story for a recap of all the excitement, from Jamie Lee Curtis receiving the Action Icon Award and Zoe Bell (Kill Bill) making an appearance, to actress/stuntwoman Natascha Hopkins [...]

Avatar: Amazing Set Pieces to Match the Mind-Blowing CGI

Avatar is everything I expected from a James Cameron big-budget action-packed sci-fi epic — and more.
I’m most pleased that he’s maintained his own directing style. Rather than adopt the most annoying trend of vomit-inducing handheld camerawork and seizure-sparking rapid-fire editing, Cameron sticks with what made him the most successful action-movie filmmaker on the planet: imaginative [...]

Q&A with Stuntman Extraordinaire Reuben Langdon

Check out the January 2010 issue of Black Belt magazine for my interview with Reuben Langdon, one of the most sought-after stuntmen and fight choreographers in movies, TV, and video games.
Reuben has worked with everyone from Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung to Sam Raimi and Hayden Christensen. He most recently worked on the epic James [...]

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