We had a great time at The Martial Arts Expo (TMAX) in Coventry at the weekend; it was full-on with lots of quality demonstrations and lots of well-known figures in the martial-arts and combat world, and to be surrounded by it was fantastic! From the dynamic Edmunds Sistas with their exciting performances, to MMA ...
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Ready to strike (karate stance) Master Shai Hai from Israel, is a 4th dan martial artist specialising in the discipline of Uechi Ryu karate. In this exclusive interview from Japan, Raj at Kung-fu Kingdom was pleasantly surprised at the breadth and depth of Shai's knowledge and the candour with which he shared an ...
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Flash Point Beware! This review contains spoilers! Hong Kong’s dynamic duo of action directing superstar Donnie Yen and director Wilson Yip score with another hard-hitting action thriller of epic proportions in 2007's Flash Point. Little can prepare you for the hardcore thrills of watching Yen take on The ...
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Beware! This review contains spoilers. Martial arts cinema has long needed a character like Yuri Boyka – not simply another action hero adept with his fists and feet, but a man with both the mindset and personal code of honour of a modern warrior, singularly focussed on his goal to prove himself, “The Most Complete ...
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Beware! This review contains spoilers! Two of Hong Kong cinema's greatest action luminaries, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, star in this 1981 classic period kung-fu flick, The Prodigal Son. Also known as Pull No Punches, or by its strangely sitcom-esque Cantonese title, Son Ruining the Family, this Hong Kong kung-fu ...
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There's an intangible aura of passion and excitement that permeates any well-made film of any genre, one that, in essence, tells the viewer what the mood of its maker was. To put it simply, it shows whether the people making the film were having a blast or just getting through a chore. "Warrioress", thankfully, is ...
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Movie review of the martial arts action thriller Kill Zone starring Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung, and directed by Wilson Yip.
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Movie review of The Grandmaster directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Tony Chiu Wai Leung as Ip Man.
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In this documentary, we look at one of the world's oldest and most dangerous martial arts: kalaripayattu. Closely linked to Hinduism, Kalari means: battlefield/gym and Puttara means: platform/stage. This may translate loosely into something like "Fight Club"! Americans, Doug Anderson, Iraqi war vet and bodyguard from ...
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In the action-movie industry Brahim Achabbakhe is making a real name for himself as a credible and reliable performer. Having worked with the likes of Yuen Woo-Ping, Tony Jaa's mentor, Panna Rittikrai, Jean-Claude Van-Damme, Gary Daniels, Keanu Reeves and more, he brings an extraordinary passion, talent and creativity ...
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We're proud to present an interview with Dutch martial artist Ron Smoorenburg. He has worked with some of the best martial artists and on screen fighters in the world from Jackie Chan to Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen and many more! He is a 4th dan fighter himself with well over a decade of action-movie and stunt-acting ...
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We're proud to present a 3-part interview with renowned action Asian cinema expert and writer, Bey Logan! Bey’s lifelong passion, knowledge and continued fascination with everything related to action movies and the kung-fu genre in particular, is impressive and has brought him worldwide acclaim. He has worked ...
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