“When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did JUDO so I went along because I felt like I was missing out. They eventually gave up and I continued, then moved into Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing and various other martial arts. I did lots of different things, but mostly things like Wushu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga and stuff like that.” YearsArtDifferentFeltStuffMissingBrotherDadTenMovedMy DadVariousDifferent ThingsMartial ArtsGave UpJudoMissing OutKickboxing Author:Scott Adkins
“They don't mind getting punched in the face and, more importantly, they don't mind punching other people in the face. I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.” PeopleMindDifferentActionEnjoyDifficultActingTrainProfessionFighterAction MovieChoreography Author:Scott Adkins
“The genre of '80s action movies, I think, changed really when The Matrix came out and Keanu Reeves was able to perform kung fu. Then you had Matt Damon in the Bourne films, doing a great job. So it's different now, they can train actors to do their own fights convincingly on screen, so those guys aren't needed anymore. But I think everything goes around in circles; people still do want to see the guys that can do stuff for real, that's why The Expendables is so popular. I think it will come back again.” PeopleThinkingDifferentRealActionFilmGuyFightingChangedTrainGreat JobAction MovieKung FuDamonBourne Author:Scott Adkins
