Martial Con

Martial Con is a convention, trade show and film festival centered on action filmmaking and martial arts. The event includes a fitness expo, trade show, awards presentation and body painting competition. The inaugural edition of Martial Con takes place in August in Long Beach, California.

The creators of the Long Beach Martial Arts Championships and the creators of the Action On Film International Film Festivals co-produce this event.

Martial Con features more than 80,000 square feet of space, comics, vendors, cosplay stages, 20 large format private big screen kiosks, 2 tricking stages, the Martial Con World Championships of Body Painting, along with an award show and dinner.

The 2016 first edition featured the following guests: Harry Lennix; Michael De Pasquale Jr.; Dr. Robert Goldman; Cynthia Rothrock; Vincenzo Trippetti; Dude Vader; James Schumacher; Stephanie van Rijn; Reginald McIver; Kim Coles; Rigan Machado; The Desciple; Mel Novak; Jessica Wolff; GrandMaster Michael Pick; Don The Dragon Wilson; Matt De Gennaro; and Master Rick Avery.

Game of Death villain Mel Novak and The Blacklist’s Harry Lennix to appear at first-ever Martial Con

Cult Cinema Icon Mel Novak, the quintessential action movie villain, will appear at the inaugural edition of Martial Con this August in Long Beach, California. Novak has battled many legendary Hollywood heroes and is best known as the iconic Stick the Assassin in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death. Novak also starred in Black Belt Jones ….