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R.I.P MASTER HOWARD JACKSON OUS!!!

At least, Chuck Norris isn't offended by them. He apreciate the jokes. He's a good person.

1.Steven Seagal: Aikido,kendo,karate, some wing chun. 2.Jet Li: Wu Shu (many chinese styles), Boxing. 3.Jean Claude Van Damme: Shotokan karate, Kickboxing.

Im a black belt in Karate and i just started to train in Jun Fan Gung Fu/JKD with another black belt and a brown belt.. I dont have too many problems adjusting my body to the fluidity of JKD.. but my other 2 partners do have problems.. To me, it depends on the individual

that one is going to be the last Jet li's Matial Arts movie. He says he is going to do more family oriented movies.

R.I.P. MR. MIYAGI

Hi...From what I read.. he was a southeast Asia shotokan karate champion in the early 70.s And now He's dedicated to the art of Tai Chi Chuan. I saw him doing Tai chi in a movie called Shootfighter or something. bye

Hwang jang Lee. He was the bad guy in many kung fu movies of the Golden Era. He worked with all big and small names. Worked with the top Studios (Shaw Brothers) to independent small budget Korean films. During that time, there was a lot of other korean TKD experts in Hong Kong movies, but what set Hwang jang lee apart was that he was also skilled with this hands, he could perform other kung fu styles (Eagle claw, manits, Buddha fist, etc..) and that he was very skilled in weapons, specially the long Staff. So to me, Hwang Jang Lee is the best.

Hi, im a Stage Actor/director, did some TV but mainly Stage, i've also coreograph some fights scenes. Have clear goals. what do you want to be? an actor, stuntmen, action director? Have something else to offer. There are many people who know martial arts and that are very good. have a Gimmick, a trademark, have a personal style. If you want to be an actor, then take it seriously, take acting lessons. It doesn't matter if you have the Best skill in martial arts, if you can't act then you better have a TON of carisma otherwise forget about it. Learn flashy techniques. High, spinning, flying kicks, gymnastic, capoeira, wushu. all the things your sensei say "wouldn't work in a real-fight" works in film fight. Watch a LOT of movies. Specially the ones coreographed by the masters Yuen woo ping, sammo hung, lau kar leung, etc.. Leave the Ego in the door. Not only worry for look good but also, and this is very important, make your co-star look good also. its a team work, you BOTH need to look good.

Thanks for the links.

Its just a feeling. lol

In the bottom of my heart i feel it was all staged and they all got agree to do that show in order to help Steven Segal's movie carreer.

Go to https://www.aimaa.com and look for the Hee Il Cho kicking videos. I have his kicking books and they are really, really good.

I don't remember very well. But it seems Segal stated on a interview that none could beat him or something. Well, some Black Belts didn't liked what he says and issue a challenge to him in the "Black Belt Magazine". I remember the group involved Benny Urquidez, Howard Jackson, Bob Wall and a brunch of other guys that used to be called "the dirty dozen".. because they were 12 of them. lol Now, i don't remember what Segal said about it , but nothing really happend, no actual physical confrontation.

Hi, I train Goju ryu as well.

I used to train with an instructor who mixed striking and grappling on the same class and was very good. The only thing I advice is that time to time try to specialize the class.. maybe one day do a Full kickboxing class then the next a just grappling so you can cover more in depth the striking in one class and the grappling in the other.

From what i've heard/read... you can expect from Hung ga good ol solid traditional kung Fu Training. Its a style rich in traditions and its one of the most respected Kung fu styles. Most of the info i got it from this site. http://www.hungkuen.net

what do Agents and Directors look? Well someone who can make Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Ben Affleck Look good.lol If you can make the main stars look like "the best fighters in the world" you'll have jobs.

I read somewhere, i dont remember, that she has a brown belt in TKD.

Hi, I saw that fight long time ago( i don't remember if the fight was complete or edited though) in one of Wallace Panther Instructional tapes, "bill Wallace super kicking techniques"... it has one additional fight. You can buy that tape on Century or any place that still sells Panther videos.

Hi. I'm glad you want to start training Karate. Good for you. When you look for a teacher, try to look for someone who really love The Art he/She is training. I've seen Masters who are in the business just for the money and have no respect for the Art itself, the legacy, the tradition, etc... Look a couple of classes and try to see yourself training in the dojo. Look for something in which you'll feel confortable. The Cost, depends a lot on where do you live, how the school is, etc... you must look for something that you like and also that fits in your budget. The First couple of clases are going to be about building proper stances, footwork, learn the basic commands, drills, and exercises. Since muscles aren't used to that kind of exercises, expect to be really sore on the morning, but that will go with time. Expect, lots of work, lots of sweat and lots of pain. But at the end, it will worth. Since you want to learn saijutsu, make sure your school also teach Kobudo. I recomend you to look for the Traditional Okinawan Dojos since those 99.9% of the time teach karate and Kobudo together. bye.

Yuen Woo Ping/Sammo Hung/Lau Kar Leung. Triple Draw. Can't choose just one of them.

I haven't seen yet, but, Sammo Hung's impresion on the movie "Enter the Fat Dragon" seems to be the best of all. People who have watch that movie says that its more a HONOR to Bruce lee's memory than a explotaition.

You should trust on your master's opinion. Now, by having the belt on your waist, you'll be forced to catch up with the other blue belts and go up on the level you feel you should be. Martial arts is more than "win" matches on the dojo. Is also hard work and dedication. Maybe that's what your master saw on you. You seem to have a good defense now work on your offensive game. see you.

There's a lot of stuff to learn. You have to study filmmaking 101. Learn about camara angles, editing, shooting, etc... You also need to see a TON of martial arts movies from everywhere ,hong kong, japan, korean, thai, american it doesnt matter, just watch it. You get a lot of ideas and also you'll learn what NOT to do from other people's mistakes. Which Martial Arts? well, actually you can use everything. Almost none use a single style for film fighting. Its a Mix of everything from Boxing, kickboxing, taekwondo, wushu, karate, wrestling, streetfighting, whatever that looks good on camara, USE IT. Learn from the greats. Look for articles of people like Yuen woo Ping, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Corey Yuen Kwai, Lau Kar Leung (Liu Chia Liang). See there films, study them, see the diferences between them. Now, some links: http://www.neo-modus.com/stuntpeople (it have, short-movies, reviews, forums, etc..you can also get in touch with other people who are already doing interesting stuff) http://www.kungfucinema.com (THE place to be for kung fu movies lovers) well, if i can find something else, i'll let you know. bye.