Martial arts masters rate 76 fight scenes in movies and TV
Champion martial arts experts rate fight scenes in movies and television shows for realism.
Master Wong, who has over 35 years of experience practicing and teaching Wing Chun, rates Wing Chun techniques in "The Way of the Dragon," starring Bruce Lee, and "Sherlock." UFC fighter Uriah Hall analyzes mixed martial arts maneuvers in films such as "Warrior" and "John Wick: Chapter 2," starring Keanu Reeves. Eight-time Muay Thai world champion Miriam Nakamoto dissects Muay Thai scenes from "Ong-Bak," starring Tony Jaa, and "Furious 7."
Shifu Yanzi is a 34th-generation Shaolin kung fu warrior disciple. He comments on "The Matrix" and "Police Story," starring Jackie Chan. Nunchuck expert and world-champion martial artist Thekla Hutyrova discusses "Ip Man 4" and "Legend of the Fist," starring Donnie Yen. Shaolin kung fu expert Zak Song dissects spear and staff scenes in the films "Fearless," starring Jet Li, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," featuring Michelle Yeoh.
Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Capoeira practitioner and fight choreographer Amen Santo rates nine capoeira scenes in movies and TV shows for realism in "Black Panther," "The Batman" (2022), and "Blade." Boxing legend "Sugar" Shane Mosley, three-division world champion and Boxing Hall of Famer, rates every "Rocky" and "Creed" movie for realism.