New York-based Rick Sordelet seems to be the most prolific fight director in America right now. The certification of Fight Director is a lot easier to attain in the U.S. than in Canada, so most of those certified aren’t really worth a damn. Rick is the opposite end of that spectrum: he has an excellent [...]

Update: Due to scheduling conflicts, the first day of class is July 13. The course will be 3 weeks, 2 hours per day: 5pm to 7pm. Since the time is reduced, the price is reduced to $250. Are Your Stage Combat Skills Rusty? How long has it been since you took a stage combat class? [...]

My mentor, Daniel Levinson, has spent the last few months choreographing the stage combat for Julius Caesar at the Stratford Festival. He is also the associate fight director for Macbeth. The Stratford Festival website recently ran an article about Daniel and his work. It’s a brief look at the ideas that a fight master can [...]

The sad news is that David Carradine was found dead in a hotel room yesterday. There is an ongoing investigation and there will be an autopsy, but there is already wild speculation around the web. Here is a good article that both details his life and the circumstances of his death: Actor David Carradine Murdered [...]

Last Friday, I had the honour of meeting sword master F. Braun McAsh. His claim to fame is the Highlander TV series. And that is how he is introduced by everyone. Highlander TV SwordMaster His pledge to the producers was that he would provide an original move or way of using a weapon in every [...]

Why reading a book on a new martial art or stage combat will do very little for you: This image is from an article called Learn Anything on Litemind.com Why People Put Down Book Smarts Learning from a book is often frustrating precisely because it is limited. You know that you can’t fully learn a [...]

This is a fight scene from the movie Serenity, as the fight director designed it. The stunt woman’s name is Bridget Riley. Chad Stahelski was the stunt coordinator. The Value of a Fight Director One thing you notice about this clip that is different from demo reels of most stunt teams is this: editing. A [...]