Kung Fu Drive-in Podcast

Stuntman, Fight Coordinator, Filmmaker NATHAN BARRIS joins me fresh off his work as stunt double for Sam Heughan in the Vin Diesel feature, BLOODSHOT! Nathan talks about his rise through the stunt game from his days as a parkour athlete and working on cool projects like INTO THE BADLANDS, BLACK SAILS, RESIDENT EVIL and more.  We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema & tv, past, present, and future!  NATHAN BARRIS'S YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathanbarris/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarris/   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Martial Artist, Stunt Performer, Filmmaker, and Founder of New York Combat Sambo STEPHEN KOEPFER joins me to talk about his discovery of the Soviet martial art of Sambo and how it led him into the world of stunts and film! Stephen has consulted on the John Wick films and also worked on Ray Donovan, The Blacklist, The Punisher, Devs and much more! Find out his perspective on getting into stunts and hear about some of his films like Concrete and Crashpads and Rewind.  NEW YORK COMBAT SAMBO: http://www.nycombatsambo.com/ BREAKFALL STUDIOS: http://breakfallstudios.com/ INSTAGRAM: @sambosteve @breakfallstunts We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!    SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Filmmaker, Fight Coordinator, Action Designer, EMMANUEL MANZANARES returns to the show to talk about his work as Co-Fight Coordinator on the upcoming film BLOODSHOT starring Vin Diesel! Emmanuel discusses working with an amazing stunt team to bring the Valiant Entertainment superhero to life, expressing himself through his indie film work, finding himself working in the Star Wars universe on the set of The Mandalorian and much much more! We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  LBP STUNTS CHICAGO'S WEBSITE: www.lbpstuntschicago.com   EMMANUEL'S SOCIALS: IG: www.instagram.com/emmanuelmanzanares/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/lbpstuntschicago   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

You wanna talk MORTAL KOMBAT? GET OVER HERE! Playing KUNG LAO himself, Actor, Stuntman, MAX HUANG joins me to talk about his journey from JACKIE CHAN STUNT TEAM MEMBER to Outworld Warrior. Find out what it takes to make it in the stunt world and how a little bit of help from a chance encounter on the red carpet changed his life!  MAX'S IG: @maxhuangofficial MAX'S FB: https://www.facebook.com/max.huang.165 SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   INTRO MUSIC:  URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Leisure-B/Live_In_Space/07_ninja Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike OUTRO MUSIC: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Huge thanks to The WU WOMAN, Svitlana Zavialova, for talking with me and sharing her important and deeply personal journey from Crimea to Shen-Fa. If you want to follow along, you can go to her website at http://www.svitlanazavialova.com/ or check out her instagram page at WU.WOMAN. She is also on Facebook and Twitter and I will post all those links in the show notes. If you’re in the NYC area, she will be holding a workshop on February 22nd in Brooklyn at the Mariel Schulman Theater. If you’re in Paris, she will be performing at the Martial Arts Festival with Ivan Iusco on March 21st, along with another workshop the next day. Then she’s back in NY on March 28th for another workshop. Again, she’s a fascinating voice in the martial arts milieu so if you have the chance, go check her out. SVITLANA'S WEBSITE: http://www.svitlanazavialova.com/ INSTAGRAM: @wu.woman FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000523587918 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/wu_woman   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.weareno

"...a Martial Artist before everything else that has fallen in love with the film industry." Martial artist, stuntman, fight coordinator, and now director, DAN RIZZUTO joins me to talk about his journey from martial arts to the MMA to the movie screen! Dan's worked in TV and film on projects like LUCIFER, WU ASSASSINS, and BOSS LEVEL. He takes his turn in the director's chair with TORN. We also talk about respect for stunt performers in the industry and Dan pulls no punches on shady deals he's had to endure. PLUS, should Dan ever be an ambassador to the aliens when they land here on earth? DAN'S WEBSITE: http://www.danrizzuto.com/ M1 ACTION DESIGN: https://www.m1actiondesign.com/ DAN'S IG: @dan_rizzuto   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   INTRO MUSIC:  URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Leisure-B/Live_In_Space/07_ninja Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike OUTRO MUSIC: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Champion martial artist, instructor, and now Publisher of the re-imagined ACTION MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE, MASTER JOSE TORRES joins me to talk about the evolution of martial arts training through the years and the new evolution of ACTION MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE! Plus we talk about special events in the works for Team Torres including a stint in the pages of a comic book!   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu and martial arts movies past, present, and future! GET YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: http://www.actionmamagazine.com/ IG: @actionmamagazine   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   INTRO MUSIC:  URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Leisure-B/Live_In_Space/07_ninja Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike OUTRO MUSIC: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Teacher, actor, champion martial artist, and kung fu film icon BENNY "THE JET" URQUIDEZ joins me to talk about going from a born fighter to a born teacher to a born kung fu film star and all the stops in between. Sensei Benny shares his philosophies on a warrior mentality and how it shaped the formation of Ukidokan Karate. Plus, he shares stories from the sets of Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever that (ahem) pull no punches!   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu and martial arts movies past, present, and future! SENSEI BENNY'S SITE: http://bennythejet.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/BennyTheJetUrquidez/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/realbennythejet/ SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   INTRO MUSIC:  URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Leisure-B/Live_In_Space/07_ninja Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike OUTRO MUSIC: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

CAPTAIN ZORIKH returns to the podcast to catch us up on the state of the Armored Combat League and talks of a harrowing subway encounter that left the Captain in stitches ... literally.  CAPTAIN ZORIKH'S SITE: http://captainzorikh.com/ URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I chatted with filmmaker JAN LUCANUS who took me on a tour through his film series JUSTICE FOR HIRE! The idea is an Uber for heroes that calls upon the audience to unite in building a cinematic universe.  URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com JUSTICE FOR HIRE SITE: https://www.justiceforhire.com/ JFH IG: @justiceforhire   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I got to meet and chat with action film actor JOSE MANUEL at the screening of his film THE MAN FROM KATHMANDU  at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019! Jose talked with me about his love for action films, the origin of his kung fu inspired IG handle, and what's in store for 2020 and beyond!   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   JOSE'S IG: @thesilentflute_   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I sat down with lead actress, KATHERINE K NUNEZ and filmmaker, MARIA HERNANDEZ at the screening of their film, TRAPPED! Trapped is a tale of love, lust, betrayal and murder ... lots of murder. Hear more from the pair on the floor at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019! TRAPPED TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fhag_EJPE   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   KATHERINE'S IG: @katherineknmunez KATHERINE'S TWITTER: @katherineknunez   MARIA'S YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClk0is67b87jifNIz3aCIfA MARIA'S IG: @ny_rican_productions_   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I sat down with actor, filmmaker, martial artist FARID JAMAL KHAN at the screening of his film "RAPIST, RAPIST" which is described as an erotic, action thriller at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019! Farid promises to deliver a new kind of action star with his muay thai and kickboxing skills and he took home some awards to back up his case. URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   FARID'S FB: https://www.facebook.com/fjkaction   FARID'S IG: @fjk_action FARID'S TWITTER: @fjk_action   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I caught up with Director, Filmmaker, Martial Artist, ROBERT "Bobby" SAMUELS at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019 where he was screening his films "THE MAN FROM TIJUANA" and "FINAL CONTACT: EPISODE 3"! Bobby talked with me about his drive to keep making martial arts films and shares his take on what's coming out from Hollywood today. Plus a shoutout to his partners on the upcoming kung fu mob movie MADE IN CHINATOWN!   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   CATCH ROBERT'S FILMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWl6K0VPgvpY-esJrKDZH3g   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I got to meet and hang out with FATHER JUN himself from the Cinemax series WARRIOR, PERRY YUNG! Perry and I talked about his work on the Bruce Lee inspired series, Asian representation in media, and what lies in store for both Perry and Father Jun! So great to finally meet him at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019!   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   PERRY'S SITE: https://yungflutes.com/ PERRY'S IG: @perryyungofficial PERRY'S TWITTER: @yungflutes   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

I got to meet superfan and curator of all things "The Last Dragon", CRAIG "THE LAST GLOW" SUTTON! We caught up on everything leading up to the 35th Anniversary showing of "The Last Dragon" at the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO 2019!   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com   THE LAST DRAGON TRIBUTE SITE: https://www.thelastdragontribute.com CRAIG'S IG: @thalastglow CRAIG'S TWITTER: @thelastglow   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Actor, martial artist, Founder & Executive Producer of the URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE & EXPO, DEMETRIUS ANGELO joins me to talk about all the exciting events taking place this November at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo November 9, 2019 at the AMC Theaters in Times Square, NYC!   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu and martial arts movies past, present, and future!   URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE PASSES HERE: https://www.urbanactionshowcase.com/eventpasses.html   SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   INTRO MUSIC:  URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Leisure-B/Live_In_Space/07_ninja Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike OUTRO MUSIC: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Superfan and self-styled historian of the seminal 80s film classic, "The Last Dragon", CRAIG "The Last Glow" SUTTON joins me to talk about his devotion to the movie that taught us all the answer to the question, "Who's the Master!?" We discuss future projects related to the film, muse about the potential for a musical, and I test out Craig's fandom and see if he actually does have the glow! THE LAST DRAGON TRIBUTE SITE: https://www.thelastdragontribute.com CRAIG'S IG: @thalastglow CRAIG'S TWITTER: @thelastglow   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Actor, filmmaker, NOAH FLEDER and photographer, stylist, DARION KO of OSU FILMS joined me in the heart of Manhattan over some Korean food to talk KARATE GUARDS, martial arts, moviemaking, and the future of OSU Films.  TRACE: https://youtu.be/f8PG67S3_N4 KARATE GUARDS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1ClcY6RU0&t=1s NOAH'S FB PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/noahflederFilms/?ref=br_rs IG: @noah_fleder IG: @darion_ko   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP

Writer and Co-Executive producer, DAVE KALSTEIN, and actor, PATRICK FUGIT of the upcoming USA Network TV series TREADSTONE, join me to talk about their journey to mastery in both Hollywood and martial arts. Set in the worl dof Jason Bourne, TREADSTONE follows operatives as they are awoken for their specialized skills.  Dave and Patrick also talk about their passion for the Sayoc Kali system and howe it has shaped them as people and as professionals.   TREADSTONE PREMIERES ON USA OCTOBER 15th   FOR MROE INFO ON SAYOC KALI: www.sayoc.com   We discuss, debate and dissect kung fu movies and martial arts cinema past, present, and future!      SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com www.wearenotgoodpeople.com   YOUTUBE LINKS: http://youtu.be/5zeRoGFft2s  by Justin H @KingofKungFuAMP