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The Art of Action

2020-06-28 Action & Adventure 8.4

International action star Scott Adkins talks with some of the world's most renowned names in the action and martial arts film industry to discover what it takes to make good action movies and how to film fights.

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The Art of Action

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International action star Scott Adkins talks with some of the world's most renowned names in the action and martial arts film industry to discover what it takes to make good action movies and how to film fights.

  • First Aired
    2020-06-28
  • Last Aired
    2021-06-15
  • Creator
    Scott Adkins
  • Genre
    Action & Adventure, Talk, Documentary, Reality
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    36
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    YouTube
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  • Season 1
Marko Zaror

1. Marko Zaror

In the very first episode of The Art of Action, Scott chats with Marko Zaror about their end fight fro...More
In the very first episode of The Art of Action, Scott chats with Marko Zaror about their end fight from Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) among other things.Less
37mins 2020-06-28
Kane Kosugi

2. Kane Kosugi

Scott Adkins talks to his Ninja 2 co-star Kane Kosugi about training, his martial background and toget...More
Scott Adkins talks to his Ninja 2 co-star Kane Kosugi about training, his martial background and together they breakdown the final fight in Ninja 2.Less
50mins 2020-07-03
Tony Jaa

3. Tony Jaa

Scott Adkins talks to Thai International martial arts phenomenon Tony Jaa about his martial arts backg...More
Scott Adkins talks to Thai International martial arts phenomenon Tony Jaa about his martial arts background, how he got into movie making and Tony personally breaks down some of his most famous stunts.Less
54mins 2020-07-10
Michael Jai White

4. Michael Jai White

Scott Adkins talks to veteren action star Michael Jai White about his martial arts background, the cor...More
Scott Adkins talks to veteren action star Michael Jai White about his martial arts background, the correct way to shoot and edit action scenes and amongst many other things, what it's like being deathly ill and still have to direct and star in an action movie.Less
48mins 2020-07-14
Gareth Evans

5. Gareth Evans

Scott Adkins talks to one of the best action directors in the business Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 & 2). ...More
Scott Adkins talks to one of the best action directors in the business Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 & 2). They discuss his love of Asian cinema, how he got into the business and his philosophy behind creating intense martial arts fight scenes and ballistic gunplay.Less
54mins 2020-07-19
Loren Avedon

6. Loren Avedon

Scott Adkins talks to Loren Avedon from the late eighties martial arts action franchise No Retreat No ...More
Scott Adkins talks to Loren Avedon from the late eighties martial arts action franchise No Retreat No Surrender & King of the Kickboxers.Less
53mins 2020-07-25
Daniel Bernhardt

7. Daniel Bernhardt

Scott Adkins talks to Daniel Bernhardt who shot to stardom as the new star of the Bloodsport franchise...More
Scott Adkins talks to Daniel Bernhardt who shot to stardom as the new star of the Bloodsport franchise with roles in The Matrix Reloaded, Atomic Blonde & John Wick.Less
57mins 2020-07-31
JJ Perry

8. JJ Perry

Scott Adkins talks to JJ "Loco" Perry - an extremely well respected and longtime stunt man, martial ar...More
Scott Adkins talks to JJ "Loco" Perry - an extremely well respected and longtime stunt man, martial artsist and now stunt co-ordinator, 2nd unit director and soon to be director. JJ discusses working on Bloodsport 3, Mortal Kombat: Conquests, The Rundown, Undisputed 2, The Tournament, Haywire, Oldboy, Mechanic: Ressurection, Ultraviolet, Fast & Furious, John Wick and many more projects.Less
60mins 2020-08-06
Chad Stahelski

9. Chad Stahelski

Scott Adkins talks to Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, longtime stuntman, stunt co...More
Scott Adkins talks to Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, longtime stuntman, stunt co-ordinator and 2nd Unit director and one of the founding members of Hollywood Fight Stunt Team 87eleven.Less
62mins 2020-08-13
Mark Dacascos

10. Mark Dacascos

Scott Adkins talks to the great Mark Dacascos who has been one of the leading martial arts action star...More
Scott Adkins talks to the great Mark Dacascos who has been one of the leading martial arts action stars for the last 30 years. With starring roles in Only The Strong, Crying Freeman, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive, Cradle to the Grave & John Wick 3 to name just a few.Less
51mins 2020-08-18
Richard Norton

11. Richard Norton

Scott Adkins talks to Richard Norton who became one of the main western faces in all of our favourite ...More
Scott Adkins talks to Richard Norton who became one of the main western faces in all of our favourite 80's, 90's Hong Kong movies. A close friend of Chuck Norris and formidable martial artist himself. With extensive knowledge of Hong Kong action cinema and experience choreographing huge Hollywoord blockbusters its a pleasure to listen to Richard's battle stories. Special thank you to him for supplying never before scene footage from Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars and rehearshals and training footage with Chuck Norris. Enjoy!Less
59mins 2020-08-27
Cynthia Rothrock

12. Cynthia Rothrock

Scott Adkins talks to the Queen of Martial Arts movies Cynthia Rothrock - The Blonde Fury - The Lady D...More
Scott Adkins talks to the Queen of Martial Arts movies Cynthia Rothrock - The Blonde Fury - The Lady Dragon! The female GOAT of martial arts movies and if you didn't know that then prepare to see why. Cynthia has inspired my around the world and its a pleasure to have her on The Art of Action.Less
69mins 2020-09-01
Benny Urquidez

13. Benny Urquidez

Scott Adkins talks to the Benny The Jet Urquidez who appeared in two of Jackie Chan's most fearsome an...More
Scott Adkins talks to the Benny The Jet Urquidez who appeared in two of Jackie Chan's most fearsome and best fight scenes in Wheels On Meals & Dragons Forever. One of the best kickboxers to ever do it and fight choreographer for the awesome Road House with Patrick Swayze.Less
40mins 2020-09-04
Dolph Lundgren

14. Dolph Lundgren

Scott Adkins talks to Dolph Lundgren who is without doubt one of the biggest action stars from the las...More
Scott Adkins talks to Dolph Lundgren who is without doubt one of the biggest action stars from the last 30 years. Topics discussed range from his traditional martial arts background, getting Rocky IV and reprising the role of Ivan Drago for Creed II and everything else in-between.Less
58mins 2020-09-08
Jude Poyer

15. Jude Poyer

Scott Adkins and Gangs of London stunt co-ordinator Jude Poyer break down some of the most impressive ...More
Scott Adkins and Gangs of London stunt co-ordinator Jude Poyer break down some of the most impressive Hong Kong stunts. Jude is an ex Hong Kong stuntmen who has a wealth of knowledge from his time in the East and is now a very successful stunt co-ordinator in his own right.Less
67mins 2020-09-15
Phillip Rhee

16. Phillip Rhee

Scott Adkins talks to Master Phillip Rhee about how his own life inspired the martial arts classic Bes...More
Scott Adkins talks to Master Phillip Rhee about how his own life inspired the martial arts classic Best of the Best and all of its sequels.Less
58mins 2020-09-22
Jeff Speakman

17. Jeff Speakman

Scott Adkins talks to Kenpo Karate Master Jeff Speakman about his art, life and the making of The Perf...More
Scott Adkins talks to Kenpo Karate Master Jeff Speakman about his art, life and the making of The Perfect Weapon.Less
60mins 2020-09-29
Steven Seagal

18. Steven Seagal

Scott Adkins talks to Steven Seagal about his meteoric rise to the top of the Hollywood A-List with hi...More
Scott Adkins talks to Steven Seagal about his meteoric rise to the top of the Hollywood A-List with his 5 film run Above The Law, Hard To Kill, Marked For Death, Out For Justice & Under Siege. He also discusses his martial arts background, training with UFC champions, Bruce Lee and the art of action filmmaking.Less
44mins 2020-10-06
Andy Cheng

19. Andy Cheng

Scott Adkins talks to Andy Cheng of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and much in demand fight choreographer ...More
Scott Adkins talks to Andy Cheng of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and much in demand fight choreographer and 2nd Unit director of movies such as The Rundown, US Seals II, Into The Badlands and the upcoming Marvel movie Shang Chi.Less
51mins 2020-10-08
Vidyut Jammwal

20. Vidyut Jammwal

Scott Adkins talks to Vidyut Jammwal about breaking into the Hindi movie industry and going on to beco...More
Scott Adkins talks to Vidyut Jammwal about breaking into the Hindi movie industry and going on to become one of the biggest action stars in Bollywood. Vidyut is an expert in the ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu and is known for his outstanding physique and acrobatic fight sequences in the fan favourite franchise Commando.Less
55mins 2020-10-15
Sam Hargrave

21. Sam Hargrave

Scott is joined by stuntman extraordinaire Sam Hargrave known for stunt co-ordination on many of the b...More
Scott is joined by stuntman extraordinaire Sam Hargrave known for stunt co-ordination on many of the biggest Marvel movies including Endgame & Infinity War plus Atomic Blonde and Wolf Warrior 2 (the biggest grossing Chinese movie of all time). Having gone on to direct Extraction - one of the biggest Netflix movies ever - he certanly knows about shooting action.Less
66mins 2020-10-22
Gary Daniels

22. Gary Daniels

Scott is joined by fellow Brit and 90's action star phenomenon Gary Daniels. Fist of the North Star, B...More
Scott is joined by fellow Brit and 90's action star phenomenon Gary Daniels. Fist of the North Star, Bloodmoon, Rage, Riot, Tekken, The Expendables are just a few of the mans movies. He discusses his life as a martial artist and an actor in Hollywood.Less
72mins 2020-10-29
Alain Moussi

23. Alain Moussi

Scott is joined by Alain Moussi, star of the Kickboxer franchise reboot and his latest martial arts mo...More
Scott is joined by Alain Moussi, star of the Kickboxer franchise reboot and his latest martial arts movie Jiu Jitsu.Less
64mins 2021-01-12
Bobby Holland Hanton

24. Bobby Holland Hanton

Scott is joined by top Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton who has doubled the likes of James Bond...More
Scott is joined by top Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton who has doubled the likes of James Bond, Captain America, Thor & Batman.Less
58mins 2021-01-19
Joe Taslim

25. Joe Taslim

Scott is joined by The Raid: Redemption star Joe Taslim who talks about his career and action highligh...More
Scott is joined by The Raid: Redemption star Joe Taslim who talks about his career and action highlights.Less
53mins 2021-01-26
Joey Ansah

26. Joey Ansah

Scott is joined by Joey Ansah from The Bourne Ultimatum, The Old Guard & Mission Impossible. He is als...More
Scott is joined by Joey Ansah from The Bourne Ultimatum, The Old Guard & Mission Impossible. He is also writer & director of Street Fighter: Assassins Fist & Ressurection.Less
65mins 2021-02-02
Kurt McKinney

27. Kurt McKinney

Scott is joined by the star of No Retreat No Surrender Kurt McKinney. Old school martial arts film bel...More
Scott is joined by the star of No Retreat No Surrender Kurt McKinney. Old school martial arts film beloved by many fans across the globe.Less
44mins 2021-02-09
Iko Uwais

28. Iko Uwais

Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts actors in the world Iko Uwais. Srat of The Raid movies,...More
Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts actors in the world Iko Uwais. Srat of The Raid movies, Mile 22, Netflix Wu Assassins, Triple Threat and The Night Comes For Us.Less
47mins 2021-02-16
John Hyams

29. John Hyams

Scott is joined by amazing film director John Hyams known for directing Universal Soldier: Regeneratio...More
Scott is joined by amazing film director John Hyams known for directing Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Black Summer and his newest film Alone.Less
65mins 2021-02-23
Lateef Crowder

30. Lateef Crowder

Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts stuntmen in the world and Capoiera Master Lateef Crowde...More
Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts stuntmen in the world and Capoiera Master Lateef Crowder.Less
53mins 2021-05-04
Keith Cooke

31. Keith Cooke

Scott is joined by martial artist Keith Cooke best known as portraying Reptile from Mortal Kombat (199...More
Scott is joined by martial artist Keith Cooke best known as portraying Reptile from Mortal Kombat (1995) and Sub-Zero the sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). Cooke has trained in wushu, taekwondo and karate. His awards include being named Competitor of the Year by Black Belt magazine in 1985, and five grand champion titles at the U.S. World and U.S. Open Karate tournaments. He played a leading role in the 1995 science fiction/martial arts thriller Heatseeker, a follow-up to the 1988 Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton vehicle China O'Brien in which he also appeared. Cooke now runs his own martial arts studio.Less
51mins 2021-05-11
Tiger Chen

32. Tiger Chen

Scott is joined by Wu Shu expert Tiger Chen who was an integral part of Yuen Wo Ping's stunt team and ...More
Scott is joined by Wu Shu expert Tiger Chen who was an integral part of Yuen Wo Ping's stunt team and Keanu Reeves's martial arts trainer for The Matrix films. Tiger is the star of martial arts films such as Man of Tai Chi, Kung Fu Man & Triple Threat.Less
44mins 2021-05-18
Johnny Trí Nguyễn

33. Johnny Trí Nguyễn

Scott is joined by Vietnamese-American actor and martial artist Johnny Trí Nguyễn. Johnny is a Vietnam...More
Scott is joined by Vietnamese-American actor and martial artist Johnny Trí Nguyễn. Johnny is a Vietnamese–American actor, action choreographer, martial artist and stuntman who is mainly known for appearing in The Protector with Tony Jaa and starring in the Vietnamese action films The Rebel in 2007 and The Clash in 2009.Less
69mins 2021-05-25
Louis Mandylor

34. Louis Mandylor

Scott is joined by his The Debt Collector co-star Louis Mandylor. Mandylor played Louis Malone in the ...More
Scott is joined by his The Debt Collector co-star Louis Mandylor. Mandylor played Louis Malone in the first season of Martial Law alongside Sammo Hung and also appeared in the sitcom Friends, pretending to be Joey's twin in "The One With Unagi" and the hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. A life long martial arts practicioner and star of many action movies.Less
56mins 2021-05-31
Heidi Moneymaker

35. Heidi Moneymaker

Scott is joined by Hollywood stunt woman Heidi Moneymaker best known for doubling Scarlett Johanssen M...More
Scott is joined by Hollywood stunt woman Heidi Moneymaker best known for doubling Scarlett Johanssen Marvel character Black Widow.Less
41mins 2021-06-08
Lewis Tan

36. Lewis Tan

Scott is joined by upcoming action star of Mortal Kombat, Wu Assassins & Into The Badlands Lewis Tan.
Scott is joined by upcoming action star of Mortal Kombat, Wu Assassins & Into The Badlands Lewis Tan.Less
69mins 2021-06-15

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