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In my first movie as a director, I actually Where Can The Art Of Stunt
wanted to tell a story on each combat as the Fighting Be Learned?
performer grew more and more in his physical
abilities and turned emotionally mature. I have As far as I know, there are not schools for
choreographed and worked with Don Wilson Stuntfighting in particular, but there are rooms
more than with any other martial art master for training the stunts or acrobatics all across
and have also directed him in four films, it the country. Three years ago I used to teach
has made the work enjoyable for we are great stuntfighting while working on a project for
friends, too. One of my prime movies with Warner Bros. I worked on a two floor building,
Don Wilson was “Ring of Fire II”. This movie there was an office downstairs and upstairs
was a great amusement, it turn our homage there was the Dojo. I used to work daily and
to Bruce Lee. taught the lessons on stuntfighting at nights.
Many of my students have had great success
Working With Steaven Seagal in films like: GI Joe, Avengers, Iron Man, etc.
I was a great admirer of Steven Seagal before I still teach seminars on Stuntfighting when I a
not making a film, I taught one in Chiuhahua
I worked with him and it was an honor Mexico another in Tijuana México and some
and a pleasure to have had the chance to here in the United States. Those
seminars are mainly about
coordinate the action on Half Past specific aspects of fighting
Dead. He is a master in martial arts, an for movies. As I have directed
commercials, musical videos,
expert in Aikido and to work with him TV and feature films, I have a
different perspective from the
was undoubtedly a great experience. stuntfighting. I don’t do this as
a martial artist, but as someone
When we were to perform the action I
w h o sits at a theater
asked him in what direction he wanted and knows nothing
the opponent to enter and about martial arts.
been a master of Aikido,
Steven Seagal offered a
set of various techniques
until he spotted the
one that best fitted the
situation. I have learned a lot Most people think
from him. Steven Seagal is that the dramatic
a very intense and talented feeling, emotion
person which he proves on and narration
his movies. of a story with
kicks and
“...Steven Seagal punches is
Offered A Set Of
Various Techniques fighting, but
Until He Spotted The
One That Best fitted actually it is
the situation”.
not.
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