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Martial Arts & the Movie Industry – A mutual symbiosis
Posted: May 18, 2010 in Action Movie Projects, Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business TopicsTags: A Clique Productions, action movie, bruce lee, buster keaton, charlie chaplin, chuck norris, Cop Story, cythia rothrock, Donal O'Shea, jackie chan, Jason Woodard, jean claude van damme, jet li, Kevin O'Sullivan, Liam-og griffin, Lorna Brennan, power rangers, stunts, teenage mutant ninja turtles
Name me a mainstream martial art and I’ll give you an action movie star who represents that art. Kickboxing – Jean Claude Van Damme, Aikido – Stephen Segal, Karate – Chuck Norris, Tae-kwon-do – Mike Chatarantabut, Muay Thai – Tony Jaa & Kung Fu – Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Jet Li [...]
Cloak & Dagger, Smoke and mirrors – the deadly ‘secrets’ of martial arts
Posted: May 14, 2010 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business Topics, videoTags: chi, circus tricks, deadly, grandmaster, honesty, kiai master, martial art, master, MMA, mystery, respect, secret technique, shaolin monks
I’m not sure if any of you have seen a youtube video entitled the Kiai Master v’s MMA. Check it out if you haven’t. Here’s the story: there is a Martial Arts Master who developed a fighting system in which he used magical energy to subdue his opponents without ever touching them. He called [...]
Should Martial Arts Instructors be paid?
Posted: May 10, 2010 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business TopicsTags: club, Greed, Liam-og griffin, Making Money with Martial Arts,, MMA, qualified instructor,, sports academy
We’re at an interesting time in the evolution of combat sports. It used to be that a club would form around a person with a passion or interest in one fighting style. The club would evolve, pick up new members, grow in experience and professionalism and even travel abroad for seminars and tournaments. The majority [...]
Top 5 thoughts when running a gym
Posted: May 5, 2010 in In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business TopicsAs those of you who know me on a personal level will know, I’ve recently taken that plunge into the business premises world, opening a full time Martial Arts & Fitness Centre in Blackpool, Cork. It’s still early days, but I’m learning a lot more than I thought I would about things that I didn’t [...]
