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Green Hornet’s 45th TV anniversary

My good friend and Blvd. Warriors interviewee Hector Martinez reminded me that yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the first airing of the original Green Hornet TV series, which starred legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and Van Williams. George W. Trendle created The Green Hornet television series, which premiered on U.S. television on ….

Deadliest Warrior Season 3 features first female warrior and fantasy matchup in series history

After two seasons of fervid debate, Spike TV’s multi-platform hit show, Deadliest Warrior, is back to put more speculation to rest, lining up more legends of war to go head-to-head in a fight to determine who will reign supreme. This revolutionary third season will create an even more comprehensive composite of these formidable combatants than ….

Random photo of Steve James

I snapped this photo while eating at a pizza parlor on Hollywood Blvd. in L.A. with my cousin Jerry. It’s a publicity photo from the 1986 movie Avenging Force, with Steve James and Michael Dudikoff. One of the guys behind the counter confirmed the signature is indeed Steve’s. He also mentioned that Steve was a ….

The story of Bruce Lee and I

Bruce Lee and I Also Known As: The Unicorn Palm, Fist of Unicorn, Qi lin zhang Director: Ti Tang Cast: Unicorn Chan, Wai-Man Chan, Ching Chen, Tina Chin-Fei, Alan Chui Chung San, Alexander Grand, Han Jae Ji, Wen Chung Ku, Yasuaki Kurata, Hoi Mang, Mars, Jackie Chan was an Extra, and Bruce Lee was an ….

What U.S. films were released with Enter the Dragon?

I’ve been thinking about what films came out the same year as the groundbreaking Bruce Lee martial arts epic Enter the Dragon. So I researched and found that U.S. film studios were already beginning to experiment with their release schedules and genres, long before the iconic revenge epic hits American shores. Their were numerous projects ….

New posters released for the MMA-themed film Warrior

Lionsgate has released the official posters for the film Warrior on the movie’s Facebook page. Hitting theaters September 9th, Warrior stars Tom Hardy (Inception) and Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom), and was directed by Gavin O’Connor (Miracle). Here is the synopsis for Warrior: Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of ….

Dynamic photos from Donnie Yen’s Legend of the Fist: The Legend of Chen Zhen

Well Go USA and Variance Films have released details of their upcoming release of Donnie Yen’s Legend of the Fist: The Legend of Chen Zhen, which will begin a limited release on April 22, 2011. Click HERE or on the poster below to view a batch of dynamic photos from Legend of the Fist, which ….

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth director to helm new online martial arts competition series

Entertainment company RedLever and director Kevin Tancharoen (Fame) today announced that they are teaming up to launch the first-ever original online martial arts competition series, titled The Chosen One. Tancharoen built his online credentials with the YouTube sensation Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, a video short which received more than seven million views its first week online. ….

Billy Chong

Billy Chong, whose real name is Willy Dhozen (Willy Dozan), was born February 10, 1957 in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. His 1981 film Kung Fu Executioner (also known as Shou zhi ao chu, Black Jim Conquers All, and Black Jim va tout casser), co-starring Carl Scott, took place on the mean streets of 1930s Shanghai, ….

Oso Tayari Casel

Oso Tayari Casel is the founder and director of the Tayari Casel Martial Arts Academy, an institution that researches, demonstrates and spreads the contribution that Africa and China have given to the international martial arts community, while simultaneously furthering the appreciation of contemporary and traditional African and Chinese culture. His studies include cultural and humanitarian ….

Grand Master Ron Van Clief

Grand Master Ron Van Clief has trained and taught Martial Arts well over 40 years. He has appeared internationally on television and radio demonstrating his art, as well as at many colleges and universities lecturing and presenting the Ron Van Clief 101 curriculum. He holds a black belt or the equivalent in Karate, Ju-Jitsu, Aiki-Jitsu, ….