Elvis Aaron Presley achieved plenty during his short lifetime. He was a music icon, an actor, and a military man. Other than these accomplishments, however, did you know that The King of Rock and Roll was also a renowned martial arts practitioner? Presley’s fondness for Karate began during his days in the Army. He was…
This pint-sized warrior Rika Ishige was given the nickname “The Smiling Assassin” by her adoring fans due to the positive outlook and vibrancy beaming from this 28 year old fighter. The 28-year-old has had a meteoric rise to stardom in the MMA world, this summer securing her second consecutive finish against Indonesian Nita Dea with…
This pint-sized warrior Rika Ishige was given the nickname “The Smiling Assassin” by her adoring fans due to the positive outlook and vibrancy beaming from this 28 year old fighter. The 28-year-old has had a meteoric rise to stardom in the MMA world, this summer securing her second consecutive finish against Indonesian Nita Dea with…
Ip Man 4 is hitting our screens in the not too distant future, and people are going crazy. Not only will we see the legendary Donnie Yen bust some moves fighting his new rivals, but we will also be blessed by the hunk and martial art genius of British actor Scott Adkins. In a recent…
Universal Soldier. Street Fighter. Bloodsport. Kickboxer. These and a multitude of Hollywood martial arts movies from the 80s and 90s had one thing in common – Jean-Claude Van Damme , “The Muscles from Brussels”. A celebrated martial artist whose skills formed a major part of his screen presence, Van Damme was a staple of many…
Jet Li is not the only actor who is almost unrecognizable now. Chow Yun Fat showed up at the Hong Kong Coliseum and had peoples jaws drop over how gaunt he looked. Immediately people assumed that there were some major health issues that he was keeping tight-lipped about. chow yun fat weight loss Thankfully this appears…
An Enter the Dragon remake might look good on paper for film studios, but is this a disaster waiting to happen? This Icon movie was the first martial arts production to be created by a major studio, Warner Bros. This is exactly the same studio that is now responsible for the remake that is sure…
Every Aikido fan the world over should have heard of Sensei Hikitshuchi. If you don’t, then you’re probably not a real fan – but fear not, we can help you out as this article is all about him and by the end you’ll be awarded certification of true fandom from us here at Martial Tribes.…
Hollywood has churned out some amazing action films, but through the wire work, CGI, fast-paced editing, and special effects, it’s hard to know which actors are just going through the motions and which actually have some skills to back it up. Here’s a list of six Hollywood actors you definitely shouldn’t get into a fight…
Do the fight scenes in Black Panther have any basis in real-world African martial arts? Is it completely based on any martial arts in real life? No. Is there a correlation? Yes. Most of the fight choreography is “movie-fu” – a combination of camera-friendly techniques drawn from a wide range of mostly Asian styles such…