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 [...]

Stunt Demo Outtake

Just wanted to give you a little snippet of the fun we had before John Kreng’s live stunt demo at the International MMA Expo in Los Angeles.

This is a shot of me eating a “punch” from my colleague Marika. She’s Black Belt magazine’s on-air broadcaster. Here we taped John and I showing her how to [...]

Staged Fights in MMA???

OK, not quite.  But, now that I have your attention …
MMA fights are quite real in terms of combat sports, as real as it gets in the cage. No WWE-inspired theatrics needed. But that’s not what this post is about.
I’m pumped to be attending the International MMA Expo in Los Angeles tomorrow. I’ve been invited [...]