Tag Archives: martial arts

“Hanna”: A Violent Fairy Tale with Martial Arts

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dino-Ray

In a recent post on NYMag.com’s pop culture blog Vulture, they posed the question, “Are Martial Arts Ruining Movies?”; citing movies like The Green Hornet, last year’s primary source of Asian American casting controversy, The Last Airbender, and, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies | Tagged Hanna, interview, Jeff Imada, Joe Wright, martial arts, Saoirse Ronan | 2 Comments

Giveaway: Win a 5-disc Martial Arts DVD Prize Pack; in honor of Ong Bak 3’s premiere on VOD, XBOX, Playstation & Amazon.com

Posted on December 15, 2010 by jozjozjoz

Hey martial arts fans! Did you know that Ong Bak 3 premiered Friday December 3 on VOD, Amazon.com, Xbox Marketplace, Playstation Network? It also opens in theaters January 14, 2011. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Read on… Ong-Bak: Muay … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions | Tagged chocolate, DVD, giveaway, martial arts, Movies, Thai, Tony Jaa | 11 Comments

SuperBowl Ad features Doritos Samurai Throwing “Ninja Stars” and Swinging “Nunchucks”

Posted on February 8, 2010 by jozjozjoz

Here’s a SuperBowl commercial that annoyed me, courtesy of Doritos. In this ad, some guys in a gym take Doritos from samurai– and suffer the consequences!!!111!!1 OMGLOLWTFBBQ! This ad was popular enough that it ranked in the Top 20 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Observations, TV, WTF | Tagged ads, advertising, commercials, Doritos, karate, Karate Kid, kung fu, martial arts, Super Bowl, tae kwon do, television, trailer, user-generated | 5 Comments

American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Jeff

Some fans of the original Karate Kid movie are appalled by the remake starring Jaden Smith as the new Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his teacher. Some are very explicit about their displeasure to a having a black kid … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Music | Tagged african-americans, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jeff Yang, Karate Kid, LL Cool J, martial arts, Obugo Ongiri, RZA, Warrington Hudlin, Wu Tang Clan | 9 Comments

Original “Anime Hip-Hop Martial Arts Musical” to be Workshopped by East West Players Writers’ Gallery in L.A.

Posted on November 3, 2009 by jozjozjoz

You read that right– anime hip-hop martial arts musical! It’s all that and a bag of chips!* East West Players has gathered a creative team to develop a new musical that utilizes all three art forms and a 25 minute … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts | Tagged anime, East West Players, eastwestplayers, hip-hop, martial arts, musical, performance | 1 Comment

Giveaway: Win Ong-Bak and Chocolate DVDs, in honor of the release of Ong-Bak 2

Posted on September 25, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Thai: องค์บาก), also known in the United States as “Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior” was a Thai action film from 2003 that was considered the breakout film of Tony Jaa. Because of Ong-Bak, Jaa was hailed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Promotions | Tagged action, chocolate, DVD, giveaway, martial arts, Movies, Ong-Bak, Tony Jaa | 18 Comments

Chandni Chowk To China: Bollywood Meets Kung Fu!

Posted on January 6, 2009 by jozjozjoz

A business acquaintance of mine was kind enough to extend an invitation to a special screening of Chandni Chowk to China on the WB lot tomorrow, to be released in select markets on January 16. I can’t wait to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music | Tagged akshay kumar, bollywood, deepika padukone, Gordon Liu, kung fu, martial arts | Leave a comment