Introduction The World Cup has ended, and I am writing this review of Shaolin Soccer (2001) to ward off the symptoms of soccer withdrawal. Is a twenty-five-year-old movie worth the watch? Can it help fill the hole the World Cup has left behind? It is a big ask for a [Read More]
Introduction I make no excuses for my love of the Karate Kid movies and the spin off tv show Cobra Kia. I can watch them during any holiday, even Halloween, and found a connection my life. I acknowledge that Halloween may not be the first lens through which we view [Read More]
And so, it ends. In all honesty, there weren’t too many surprises in here for me. You see, over the last few years, I’ve had the privilege to speak with hundreds of martial artists. All over the world, all sorts of styles. Different ages, different backgrounds. Different goals and experiences. [Read More]
Voting for Enter the Dragon vs. Ip Man will close on Monday, June 17th at 6 pm EDT. The Final Round: There Can Be Only One! So here we are. You, the readers, have read and voted us to this point. This is the last hurrah. The end of the [Read More]
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]
Sifting Through The Remains From The Fallout Of The Elite Eight We had some really interesting matchups created from the winners of the Sweet Sixteen round of Martial Journal’s Martial Arts Movie March Madness. Now it’s time to cover the fallout of the matchups from the Elite Eight round. We [Read More]
Voting will close on 5/20/19 at 6 pm EDT. John Wick vs. Enter the Dragon In this review, we’ll look at two very different martial arts films: John Wick and Enter the Dragon. But there is one interesting plot similarity between the two… First, we have the modern take on [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]
Voting will close on May 8, 2019, at 6 pm EDT. Okay, round one has determined, by your poll results, the 8 greatest martial arts films of all time! In this showdown, we have two expected winners with the #7 seeded Jet Li’s Fearless vs the #2 seed The Karate [Read More]
Breaking Down the Aftermath of the Sweet Sixteen Matchups Now that voting has closed on all the Sweet Sixteen–round matchups, we will be moving forward to the Elite Eight. So, how did the voting go? Which movies won, and which didn’t make the cut? Read on to find out! #1 [Read More]
Seven Samurai vs. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Voting closes on 4/21/19 at 6 pm EDT. It’s An Art House Battle Royal! In terms of movie making, these might be the two most beautiful martial art movies ever made! We all know that martial arts movies are usually relegated to the [Read More]
Voting closes on 4/19/19 at 6 pm EDT. Two Opposites Face Off: Ip Man 2 vs. Ong Bak! If you look hard, you may find two movies that are even further apart that Ip Man 2 vs. Ong Bak(click on the links for full movie reviews). Yes, they both revolve [Read More]
Voting will be open until 4/17/19 at 6 pm EDT. Click on these links to read the full movie reviews of Fearless and Kickboxer. Fearless vs Kickboxer – In this matchup we have two of the most beloved martial arts movie actors of all time, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet [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]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1990) Vs. Bloodsport It’s possible that no two movies in the first round matchups of the Martial Arts Movie March Madness are as different from each other as these two are. They are a true matchup of opposites. On one hand, you have the light and witty [Read More]
Matchup: The Karate Kid vs. Rumble in the Bronx March movie madness continues! The field has been culled and now only the sweet sixteen remain. This article covers one of the more uneven matchups in the tournament. The powerhouse plot of the number 2 seed, The Karate Kid goes head [Read More]
We Have A 3-Way Tie! Wow. Those of you participating in the Martial Arts Movie March Madness event have been keeping us busy. We were blown away by the response we got in the poll. There has also been lots of behind the scenes conversation and chat as to how [Read More]
Time To Determine The Sweet Sixteen Last week, Jeremy Lesniak introduced our Martial Arts Movies March Madness plans to have you, the readers, determine what the best martial arts movie of all time is. To recap for you, we asked you to nominate your favorite martial arts movies of all [Read More]
Martial artists are notorious for disagreeing about things. But one subject that can keep us up late into the night is debating over a martial arts movie. Whether we argue about fight scenes, realism, impact on our culture, or any other number of details, it’s clear that martial art films [Read More]
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