The upcoming reboot of Jean-Claude Van Damme's cult classic "Kickboxer" is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated martial arts films coming in 2015. Right on the heels of the announcement that Van Damme would be joining the film in the role of the wise Muay Thai mentor Xian Chow, news has dropped that the ...
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Fans hoping to seeing martial arts sensations Scott Adkins and Tony Jaa join the upcoming reboot of the 80's cult classic "Kickboxer", which has just begun production, were ultimately saddened by the news that both action stars will not be appearing in the film. However, that bad news was almost immediately followed ...
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A jumping helicopter kick is a maneuver that requires tremendous skill and dedication to pull off, as anyone who can execute the technique will tell you. The same applies to an even greater degree to performing a full chair-to-chair split. It was through Bloodsport that countless people around the world first saw such ...
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The Shanghai International Film Festival is set to get a whole lot better next year with the permanent addition of the Jackie Chan International Action Film Week. The event is said to include showings of action films from across the globe, forums on the making of action movies, and an online public voting system to ...
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If you were a child of the late eighties or early nineties, you're most likely intimately familiar with the fighting games. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is often credited as the progenitor of the fighting game genre. The game’s combination of colorful artwork, a diverse and distinct character roster, and its ...
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Happy Birthday to Dennis Alexio who turns 55 today! To most he played Jean-Claude Van Damme's older brother in the classic fight film, Kickboxer, but did you know he was also a professional athlete with a string of successes under his belt? Born and raised in Vacaville, California, growing up he was a standout ...
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Jean-Claude did it, Channing Tatum did it, and now it's time for the legendary Chuck Norris to do it too, to spoof Jean-Claude's splits ad for Volvo Trucks, except Chuck outdoes everyone by reciting from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and all thanks to some clever CGI from the guys at Delov Digital. Warm wishes from all of ...
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Kickboxer DVD cover Beware! This review contains spoilers! Hang on to your seats folks, because The Muscles From Brussels goes full-on Thai in this 1989 martial arts adventure, with the Belgian actor studying the fundamentals of Muay Thai, the national sport of Thailand. In its time, Kickboxer surveyed unchartered ...
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Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme has done a little work for Volvo trucks where he gets to perform one of his famous splits. Since it was published two days ago (14th November) it has racked up over 13 million views! http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10 Take a look at the behind the scenes, it's very ...
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by guest contributor Volcan Kacar DVD cover Some know him as the ‘Muscles from Brussels’ and others know him simply as Jean-Claude Van Damme. Once a kickboxing champion, now a big time action hero performing his own signature heavyweight 360 helicopter kicks! But have you ever wondered how the Van Damme ...
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