Voting for Enter the Dragon vs. Seven Samurai will close on June 9th at 6 pm EDT. Enter the Dragon vs. Seven Samurai (votes needed) Well, we have made it down to the final four! In this semi-final match-up, I will provide a short (spoiler free) comparison of Enter the Dragon and Seven [Read More]
Voting will close on May 15th at 6 pm EDT. Seven Samurai vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) In this review, I will do a short comparison (spoiler free) of Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 epic film Seven Samurai against the more recent, but still (in my opinion) classic Teenage Mutant Ninja [Read More]
ENTER THE DRAGON V. GAME OF DEATH- WHO WILL PREVAIL? Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! In this corner, we have Bruce Lee, against, well, Bruce Lee (sort of). In this preview, we will examine Enter the Dragon vs. Game of Death. Click the links for in-depth reviews (spoiler free) of Enter the [Read More]
Kickboxer Review Information This review will not contain any spoilers. How to Watch: Youtube starting at $3.99, Amazon from $3.99, Blu-Ray/DVD Language: The film is in English, my DVD had subtitiles on offer. Directors: Mark DiSalle and David Worth directed the film. Writer: Mark DiSalle (story), Glenn A. Bruce (screenplay), [Read More]
Ip Man 2 Review Information This review will not contain any spoilers. Where to Watch: The film is available on Netflix (US). Runtime: 1hour 48 minutes Language: Mandarin, or dubbed in English or “European Spanish” (subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese.) Starring: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo [Read More]
Welcome to another book review! As an initial matter, I wanted to apologize for being away for so long. I was terribly busy at work and didn’t have time to sleep, let alone read. Rest assured, I am back, however, and even had time to read and review a new [Read More]
As I have mentioned before in other reviews, one of the (numerous) martial arts podcasts that I listen to is “Martial Arts and Life,” hosted by Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder. Because I enjoy listening to their podcast, I have also read a number of their books. I even reviewed one [Read More]
Sorry it’s been so long since I have been able to review something, but I jumped in with both feet on this book. As I’ve previously mentioned in my other reviews (all those eons ago), I generally feel that I can categorize martial arts books as instructional, biographical, or philosophical. [Read More]
I am a regular listener of the Martial Arts and Life podcast, and as such knew that the gentlemen who host the show, Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder have also written a number of books. Since I enjoy the podcast, I decided to explore the literary offerings of Mr. [Read More]
A Bridge Too Far: Book Reviews for Herding the Moo by Joe Smith and The True Believers by Louis Martin Martial Arts has always been a positive influence in my life. Has it led to me forgoing certain social opportunities in order to train? Of course, and in fact overall [Read More]
In my (albeit limited) experience, martial arts books can generally be grouped into one of three categories: (i) instructional; (ii) biographical; and (iii) philosophical. Instructional books are those whose main use is to teach the reader techniques of a certain art, and generally, contain a good number of pictures illustrating [Read More]
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