The legend that is Chuck Norris turns 74 today! For those that don't know, Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. It was whilst stationed in South Korea in 1958 with the US Air Force that he took an interest in Tang Soo Do (tangsudo), which led to the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ...
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Cynthia Rothrock turns....57 today, and she still looks incredibly young! She's distinguished herself as the queen of martial arts movies and starred in 45 martial arts/action movies over the past three decades. If that wasn't enough, she's also an incredible influence to many a rising female action star. You can ...
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Fans eagerly anticipating "Street Fighter Assassin's Fist", the long-awaited reboot of the "Street Fighter" series severely disappointing cinematic career, have just gotten something to whet their appetite's with! After releasing a Q&A on YouTube with Joey Ansah, who created the series alongside Christian Howard ...
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Happy Birthday Joe Lewis! If he was still with us today he'd be 70-years old, sadly he passed away on August 31st 2012. He was a champion kickboxer, point karate fighter, as well as an actor and trained privately with Bruce Lee. As a fighter Lewis gained fame for his fights in the 1960s and 1970s; he became the ...
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In November of last year, filmmaker Brandon Kahn released a short proof-of-concept video for his planned martial arts web series "Streets of Myth" on YouTube. Now, he's prepared to get the ball rolling on the series and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to solicit financing for the series pilot episode. The ...
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Donnie Yen in Special ID hits US theatres on March 7th! The film will also be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 13th. Synopsis: Yen takes on the role of Zilong Chen, an undercover police officer deep within the ranks of one of China’s most ruthless underworld gangs. The leader of the gang, Xiong (Collin Chou – JET ...
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Jackie Chan's Chinese Zodiac finally gets a home video release and it's coming to Blu-ray and DVD on March 25 courtesy of Universal. Also known as Armour of God III: CZ12, the action comedy, like the previous versions, is a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure, written, directed, produced, and action ...
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Accomplished stuntman Joey Ansah took to YouTube earlier this week to answer fan questions regarding the upcoming series "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist". The series, created by Ansah and Christian Howard, is the culmination of the duo's lifelong fandom of the "Street Fighter" series and the long and arduous process ...
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Martial artists of the ancient world were able to develop a level of comfort with a taking a life that many today would find horrifying. And yet, this stemmed more from the nature of combat at the time than from a personal blood lust. The Samurai of feudal Japan constantly readied themselves to defend their daimyo ...
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In the Blood with Gina Carano has scored a release date of April 4th in theatres, VOD (video on demand) and iTunes. The former MMA star is starting to build momentum at long last, and her latest film looks like it'll satisfy action fans everywhere! It also stars Danny Trejo and Luis Guzmán. Synopsis: Gina Carano ...
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Happy Birthday Mark Dacascos! Born on this day in Hawaii 1964, Mark turns 50 today! Between the ages of 7 and 18 he had won numerous karate and kung-fu championships. A talented martial artist, Mark is also an actor and television personality having competed in Dancing with the Stars and appearing as "The ...
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Born on this day in 1951, Corey Yuen is 63 today! If his name is not overly familiar to you, then his cohorts would be; Corey was born in Hong Kong and was one of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao's best friends during their time at the China Drama Academy Peking Opera School. He's mainly known as an action ...
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