In researching the origins of movement in animal kung fu styles, I found that the Bushmen of South Africa had a mantis dance which was supposed to help them in warfare. Chinese mantis systems might have started similarly as these totem dances which were for warfare when martial arts was more restricted to sword and [...]
New Trailer Drops for God of War Ragnarök – This Time with Atreus
onRelease date: Nov 9, 2022. It was awesome being involved in this trailer. Thanks team 👍
Full Exit
onI left social media completely. I'm still on YouTube and Telegram, but those are less social, more informational. Here are some initial thoughts after getting off social: I'm more focused. Before, when I had a task to do, I'd go to the computer, open up Facebook or LinkedIn, and then forget what the task was. [...]
Elon’s Broken Dark Ray
onThe current situation on Twitter, which I can only ascertain through the thick walls of my office ever since deactivating my account, indicates either that the savior of free speech has arrived, or the apocalypse is nigh. Whichever side of this discussion you fall on, you might agree that Musk has now grasped control of [...]
Kratos Returns
onhttps://youtu.be/TXukPnO9IdY After years of secrecy, I'm pleased to finally announce my involvement in God of War Ragnarök as the stuntman for Kratos as well as various other characters. Even more exciting, our action design studio SuperAlloy Interactive assisted with combat choreography and provided stunt coordination and stunt work for the game and key characters. Thank [...]
Prodigal Son (1981) – Beat Sheet & Review
onProdigal Son (1981) 敗家仔 Starring Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching Ying, Frankie Chan, Peter Chan Lung, Dick Wei, Chung Faat, James Tien Directed by Sammo Hung Produced by Raymond Chow Action by Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-Ying, and Billy Chan Wui-Ngai Beat Sheet Opening Image 0:00 Leung Jan (Yuen Biao) earns respect through [...]
Why I left social media
onWell, I didn't totally leave social media. I left Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. I'm still on LinkedIn and YouTube, and Telegram is quasi-social media, but these latter platforms don't have the problems plaguing the other ones. Since people have asked me why I'm leaving, here's a concise blog post explaining it. 1. Addictive If you're [...]
5 things this stuntman does “wrong” that are worth considering
onI'm a pretty careful stuntman, but often the injuries we withstand happen in the more mundane parts of life. I've taken various steps to change my lifestyle so that I don't get injured, both on and off set, and so here are 5 of those things that I do, which, according to expert opinion, are [...]
Mortal Kombat 2021 – Opening Fight Scene Breakdown
onI don't like to sugar-coated my reviews of action films, and I never have. I wrote action movie reviews back in 1998, and later on some people involved in those films saw the reviews and complained. As a stuntman, this probably lost me some jobs, but I've earned some jobs too, since smart directors and [...]