Fists, Kicks and Beats

Dedicated to martial arts movies, shorts, anime, games and any other related media. Plus any good hip-hop (new/old) that I'm feelin lately.

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Young warriors.

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Kid knows how to hold a pad

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Director Xu Haofeng (”The Sword Identity”) acclaimed martial arts drama “The Master” will see a North American release as “The Final Master.” The film has been praised for its realistic fight choreography. Expect news on a theatrical release soon: http://www.cityonfire.com/from-the-writer-of-the-grandmasters-comes-judge-archer/

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I’m not sure just how practical they are, but some of these Sambo take downs and subsequent body control are absolutely bonkers. The interesting this is that, in an actual competitive fight, they may prove to be somewhat problematic, but in a real life situation, quickly applying moves like these could be really beneficial, albeit a little risky.

You can’t see something like this and say martial arts isn’t body science. The technicality of these moves is incredible.

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straight outta tekken!

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Awesome Lift - 2014 Panamerican Championship - Me…: Damn!

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"The Great" BERNARD HOPKINS Drops Serious Boxing …:

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Can You Kick It?! Kicktionary 200+ Kicks for Film…:

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Looking forward to this. Sounds pretty nice judging by the sampler.

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Special ID (Flash Point/SPL):

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J-live telling it like it is!

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PHOTO: Marc-Andre Fluery's helmet will make him look like a Steeler (via http://teamstre.am/OyIeTj

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If you’ve seen “Sha Po Lang” (aka “Killzone”), you’ll know that there’s a pretty awesome fight between Wu Jing and Donnie Yen towards the end. Well, what makes the fight more interesting is that it was pretty much made up on the fly. There was very little pre-planned choreography involved at all.

Here’s a behind the scenes featurette (it’s pretty heft at 28 minutes long) showing how they went about filming the fight. It’s interesting to watch the two actors brainstorm about what moves to include and exactly what actions they need to take to get to the next part of the fight. The fact this is improvised is proof alone that Donnie Yen is truly a modern day choreography genius.