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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Jan 30, 2005 11:34:25 GMT
he's gotta wipe his nose somewhere!!!! -------------------------------------------------------- Mine would be the coach from best of the best, or the guys who played alex and tommy, well cool!!!! ;D Respectively: Coach Couzo, played by James Earl Jones; Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee. As another note, the guy who played Tommy's opponent Dae Han was Simon Rhee, Phillip's real-life brother.
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Post by Gary on Jan 30, 2005 23:58:16 GMT
Hi all,
I guess with my background in JKD got to be Si-jo Bruce Lee or Guru Dan Inosanto as Kali is a great art.
Stay safe al.
Gary.
Or alternatively just go Matrix style & upload it all straight to your brain!!!!
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Post by Andy Jung Shin on Jan 31, 2005 8:54:27 GMT
Or alternatively just go Matrix style & upload it all straight to your brain!!!! Now there is a good idea! Instant knowledge!!!
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Post by Olivier Van-Overbeek on Jan 31, 2005 11:38:14 GMT
Now there is a good idea! Instant knowledge!!! might be so, he still can't fight! the moves morpheus uses in their little one on one are way better. then in the second movie, when he fights with the oracles protector, you can see they put a bit more work into that, the third movie, the fighting is simply crap.......... seems that that instants knowledge fades quite quickly! Oli
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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Jan 31, 2005 19:17:14 GMT
might be so, he still can't fight! the moves morpheus uses in their little one on one are way better. then in the second movie, when he fights with the oracles protector, you can see they put a bit more work into that, the third movie, the fighting is simply crap.......... seems that that instants knowledge fades quite quickly! Oli ...either that, or the Wachowskis spent far too much of the budget on overblown SFX, slow-motion and bullet-time, so Yuen Wo-Ping couldn't spend as much time on the combat scenes as he would've undoubtedly have liked to. Those two sequels were completely unnecessary, and just jade the mind-blowing impact that the original had when it was unleashed upon us in 1999. Still, the movie fully brought the superior Hong Kong style of martial combat into the mainstream, and for that alone it makes me happy.
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Post by Olivier Van-Overbeek on Jan 31, 2005 23:51:28 GMT
...either that, or the Wachowskis spent far too much of the budget on overblown SFX, slow-motion and bullet-time, so Yuen Wo-Ping couldn't spend as much time on the combat scenes as he would've undoubtedly have liked to. Those two sequels were completely unnecessary, and just jade the mind-blowing impact that the original had when it was unleashed upon us in 1999. Still, the movie fully brought the superior Hong Kong style of martial combat into the mainstream, and for that alone it makes me happy. we should find some eager film students, and make our own movie my friend, up for it?
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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Feb 1, 2005 19:05:59 GMT
Bit of an expensive idea, isn't it?
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Post by Olivier Van-Overbeek on Feb 2, 2005 10:17:39 GMT
Bit of an expensive idea, isn't it? well, i just got emailed by some film students at bournemouth uni, that would like me to choreograph their fighting scenes for their final project. possibly even have a small role as well. great way to get your name out there! ;D
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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Feb 2, 2005 23:13:08 GMT
One thing you have to remember in choreographing for film is that you have to make some changes. In Wing Chun, for instance, more movement is required to make the techniques look powerful; if you were to try and do Wing Chun for film the way you'd do it in real life it looks weak on film (classic Wing Chun films such as The Prodigal Son and Warriors Two, both of which feature Sammo Hung in prominent roles and were also directed by him. One of the extras on the Hong Kong Legends DVD release of The Prodigal Son compares real Wing Chun to Sammo's interpretation for film to make it look more powerful while at the same time being recognisably Wing Chun, and it looks absolutely fantastic).
A very visually dynamic style such as Tae Kwon Do, which is arguably more 'in your face' (excuse the pun, by the way), translates very well to the screen as its kicks in particular read very well on screen.
Also, assume you were asked to punch or kick someone in a shot. Your 'foe' would have to react properly to your strike to sell the technique for the audience. Even the best techniques will look weak if the 'foe' doesn't react to them convincingly enough.
And, of course, depending on whether or not the intended film is set in a contemporary setting, there's the problem of juxtaposing martial arts with guns... ;D
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Post by Olivier Van-Overbeek on Feb 2, 2005 23:51:05 GMT
One thing you have to remember in choreographing for film is that you have to make some changes. In Wing Chun, for instance, more movement is required to make the techniques look powerful; if you were to try and do Wing Chun for film the way you'd do it in real life it looks weak on film (classic Wing Chun films such as The Prodigal Son and Warriors Two, both of which feature Sammo Hung in prominent roles and were also directed by him. One of the extras on the Hong Kong Legends DVD release of The Prodigal Son compares real Wing Chun to Sammo's interpretation for film to make it look more powerful while at the same time being recognisably Wing Chun, and it looks absolutely fantastic). A very visually dynamic style such as Tae Kwon Do, which is arguably more 'in your face' (excuse the pun, by the way), translates very well to the screen as its kicks in particular read very well on screen. Also, assume you were asked to punch or kick someone in a shot. Your 'foe' would have to react properly to your strike to sell the technique for the audience. Even the best techniques will look weak if the 'foe' doesn't react to them convincingly enough. And, of course, depending on whether or not the intended film is set in a contemporary setting, there's the problem of juxtaposing martial arts with guns... ;D i've also noticed that in movies hitting the dead gate, aka a zone that is already blocked, is done quite often, it makes the defender look more skilled. and the attacker can attack faster as non of his attacks 'pack any punch' i'm happy to hit people and make it hurt, on the chest for example... ;D in all fairness, i have a bit of studying to do, and it will be an amazing experience. if you have any advice or material i should look at, with some comments please mail me antz, sifu@wcasap.com it would be helpfull. another way of making wing chun look powerfull is by doing the opposite, making it very light, and hit very fast very often, like bruce lee did sometimes
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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Feb 3, 2005 21:39:01 GMT
another way of making wing chun look powerfull is by doing the opposite, making it very light, and hit very fast very often, like bruce lee did sometimes Light? On film? That's often not recommended because it lacks visual power. Not all audience members will be martial artists, so if they can't see the power the technique won't sell. It worked for Bruce because he knew how to punch quick and it still look powerful; so many others have failed to deliver in this way -- and I don't just mean people like Bruce Le, Bruce Li, Bruce Liang or any of those other Bruce-alikes that followed in the wake of the Little Dragon's passing. Knowing how to edit fight scenes will also take a bit of practice, as it's often the editing that really makes or breaks a fight scene, even if it's just plain fisticuffs without kicks and throws of the martial scene.
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Post by Alex Catterall on Feb 5, 2005 13:59:31 GMT
Linford Christie - I'd NEVER loose in a fight. lol.
Or if we're being serious umm, prolly Karl Tanswell. Good coach and very, very funny.
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Post by Tim White on Feb 6, 2005 23:21:25 GMT
Linford Christie - I'd NEVER loose in a fight. lol. Or if we're being serious umm, prolly Karl Tanswell. Good coach and very, very funny. Alex, Are these guys really teaching now. Tim
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Post by Alex Catterall on Feb 8, 2005 21:49:53 GMT
Well yeah. Linford Christie is an Olympic Sprinter hence "I'd never lose a fight". They'd never catch me.
Karl.T - yeah, my old instructor. Long story.
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Post by daixinyi on Feb 18, 2005 14:34:17 GMT
seagal is the real deal, my old partner trains with seagal at seagals house. his footwork is very good, as is his aikido,(but he does run like a girl) hes an arrogant dude. hes more into playing guitar these days, hes in a band, etc. my dream guys would be yip man, sunlutang,dailongbang,mas oyama, uyin suwanda
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