Awesome Martial Arts

An impressive takedown by Trevor Logan as he dispenses of fellow stuntman Daniel Locicero using gymnastics and the power of his legs, courtesy of a move choreographed by stunt coordinator Arnold Chon. One more time here.

A toddler tries all sorts of tricks to break a wooden plank. Redditor GoldenLlama says this was taken at Peak Taekwondo back in 2011; the boy is his brother and the master is their uncle. Charlie Chaplin would be proud.

(PG-13) The latest martial arts action film from LBP Stunts Chicago gets going right away, as a man finds himself at the mercy of his captors, and must do what he can to escape and then take revenge on the men who did him wrong.

Perhaps in an attempt to lure in fans of Michonne and Daryl, AMC’s new series features a hero with both a katana and a motorcycle. The story follows a warrior and a young boy on an action-packed journey through a land ruled by feudal barons.

An indie PC/Mac fighting game styled after classic Kung Fu films, with 14 playable characters inspired by famous martial artists, from Bruce Lee to Chuck Norris to JCVD. Each has over 100 unique moves to play out on 15 levels.

Corridor Digital is back at it again, this time creating a fun top-down action flick that has two suitors duking it out over the object of their affection in a fight that reminds us of the old video game Karateka. BTS footage here.

The music video for Gener8ion and M.I.A.’s song The New International Sound Part 2 is made of clips from Dragon Girls, a documentary about three kids who enrolled in Shaolin Tagou, “the biggest fighting school for kids in China.”

(Gore) Bones, muscles and metafictional walls break as the comic book version of Deadpool goes up against his ugly super-powered hybrid self from X-Men Origins: Wolverine in this short fight scene by YouTuber ismahawk.

YouTuber Bruce Ryu shows off more of his son Ryusei’s nunchuck and acting skills. Watch as the kickass kid imitates his idol Bruce Lee’s moves and lines from a fight scene in Game of Death.

Similar to Taichi Saotome’s epic sword fight, Auditore Dubai used projection mapping, 3D animation and precise choreography to make a man fight his shadow. A presentation from the Hamdan International Photography Award.

Two men demonstrate the combat skills (and balls) required to wield the Urumi, a deadly Indian weapon which combines properties of a sword and a whip. It’s easier to conceal than a sword, but can reach opponents at a longer distance.

This feisty 3-year old is a Taekwondo white belt at the Leeds Taekwondo Centre. Watch as she enthusiastically recites her school’s creed. Leeds Taekwondo – it’s like preschool, but with chops and kicks.

The latest short film form LBP Stunts Chicago is a bloody good demonstration of their martial arts and fight choreography skills, as a single kung fu disciple must fight his way up the ladder of challenging opponents.

We’d never trust a four-year-old with a set of nunchucks, but this kid seems to know what he’s doing. Watch as he does his best impression of Bruce Lee as he mimics his moves on the TV behind him – without breaking the screen.

This short video might just be the most satisfying thing you watch all day – as a Ingun “Kick-Gun” Yoo pulls off a pair of crazy flying kicks, each aimed at a punching bag arcade game. Check out more of Kick-Gun’s impressive legwork here.

Amazing footage from the 2009 World Wushu Championships, in which two women perform a choreographed routine, coming dangerously close to stabbing and beating the crap out of each other, without actually doing that.

There are plenty of fight scenes done by male stunt performers, but this reel of stuntwoman Mickey Facchinello dishing out beatdowns as well as she takes them will have you covering your junk in fear by the time it’s over. More here.

We’ve studied Krav Maga, the Israeli army self-defense system, and you might too after viewing the chronicle of advanced techniques shown in this 11 minute film. Also, really happy we never had to experience that bayonet stab exercise.

(NSFW: Language) After teaching us how to break necks and smash groins, Master Ken karate chops our brains with a brilliant way to practice open palm strikes. Or not. We call it patty cake-fu.

The other day, we learned about 200 different martial arts kicks. Now, Master Ken is here to show us 100 ways to painfully crush the groins of our our opponents. Our crotches hurt just from watching this.

Stuntman and actor Eric Jacobus demonstrates over 200 kicks for use in action flicks. Granted, most of them are variations of five or six general types, but this is still fun to watch. The song is Nightstop’s Drive-by Stalking.

YouTuber tsuruhimeja shares videos of real life karate kids. One of them is 7-year-old black belt Mahiro. Here she performs the Kanku Dai, an advanced kata that consists of offensive and defensive moves against eight opponents.

You’ve seen Bruce Lee in the octagon. Now check out real world fighters Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo square off in this sample round. They still have the dead eyes of video game characters, but otherwise it all looks good.