Dojo Podcast: John Kreng (part 2)

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Hello fellow Fu-fanatics, welcome to another edition of the Dojo Podcast. This edition was a very entertaining and informative journey into the world of fight choreography with veteran fight choreographer, actor, stand up comedian, and stuntman John Kreng. A holder of black belts in Tang Soo Do and Daito Ryu Jujitsu as well experience in other diverse art as Wing Chun, Siu Lum ( Shaolin), American Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Hung Gar, Kickboxing, Shotokan, Okinawan Kenpo, Kali, and several others. John is also a film historian, has done mo-cap(motion capture) work in the video game industry, and has worked with some very famous names like Jet Li, Tsui Hark, Yuen Cheung-Yen, David Carradine, and Roger Corman. John has wriiten an excellent book Fight Choreography: The Art of Non Verbal Dialogue, which provides excellent information on this often neglected form of movie storytelling (at least in the West).

John’s website(click on picture)

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John’s Action Film Historian Showreel

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John Kreng and Melissa Tracey- Fight Design for Filmmakers (follow link)

http://moviola.com/webinars/fight-design-for-filmmakers-i/

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Keith Vitali ( a mentor to John and an amazing martial artist)

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Eddie Guerrero(study the charisma and martial acting)

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Grandmaster Steve Muhammed

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Tadashi Yamashita

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John Kreng’s recommended fight scenes

The Ninth Configuration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDYaS6Lpvk

Grave of the Vampire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU6IE01ZEbU

Bucktown

Darker than Amber

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Battle B Boy ( John Kreng choreographed movie-really fun and creative)

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