Category Archives: OLD SKOOL

Vintage Savate

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Steven

This may not be the most impressive fight footage, but remember it was taken in 1934 and homeboy manged to pull of a spinning heal kick (although it didn’t land). Savate, or French Boxing, was developed in the late 1700’s … Continue reading →

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Know your OGs – Buster Keaton

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Steven

N Yesterday I posted on my Facebook page that I was shocked to hear that a few teens I had spoken to had absolutely no idea who Bruce Lee was. It got me thinking about all our great OGs that … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Steven

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Happy Birthday Chuck Norris!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Steven

A serious O.G., Chuck Norris turns 70 today. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Norris a handful of times at tournaments and even got to play a co-starring part on Walker Texas Ranger way back when. As anyone who … Continue reading →

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Tricking at the Oscars!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Steven

It’s pretty amazing to see how far martial arts has come in just the past decade. We’re all familiar with the evolution of MMA by now, but you may not be aware of the evolution of “tricking“, which is basically … Continue reading →

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Vintage Ninja Turtles

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Steven

Here’s a rare rehearsal picture from TMNT 2. We got fitted at Jim Henson’s famed Creature Shop in London and had a few weeks to practice on our own with some parts they lent us, but this was really our … Continue reading →

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In memory of Joe Hyams

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Steven

Joe Hyams, June 6, 1923 – November 8, 2008 If you follow this blog, you may know that I consider Zen in the Martial Arts, by Joe Hyams, to be one of the defining books in my childhood that encouraged … Continue reading →

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Mortal Kombat – Bad Hair Day

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Steven

The first Mortal Kombat film in Thailand remains one of my favorite location shoots. Met amazing lifelong friends and ate countless plates of great Pad Thai in 1994. For this scene, I remember having a bad hair day with the … Continue reading →

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Know your OGs – Ark Wong

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Steven

Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong (January 11, 1900 – January 11, 1987) I had the great pleasure of meeting Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong as a grade schooler when my father was doing research on an article he was writing on the … Continue reading →