‘Warrior’ Scores a Hit With Critics and Audiences

Now that MMA fans have a movie dedicated entirely to their sport, how does it fare? Will it rise to the challenge, becoming a truly great sport film against which all MMA movies are hereafter judged? Or will it suck? Well, according to the scientists at Rotten Tomatoes (and the critics they measure), ‘Warrior’ doesn’t suck. For those of you too lazy to read the Tomatometer yourselves, I’ll spoil it for you: Right now it’s getting an 84%. So...

Ever Wanted a USB Memory Stick Shaped Like a Shuriken?

Instructables participant ‘eyefail’ has been kind enough to make up an instructable for creating your very own shuriken-shaped USB stick. The best part? It’s pretty darn cheap. The downside? It’s made from foam so if you threw this at someone whilst nestled in a shadow, the only thing you’ll succeed in killing is your 4 gigs of J-pop music and Hentai.

Bruce Lee’s Auction: Update

The Bruce Lee auction I told you about last week went down on Saturday. Appraisers had estimated that the collection would fetch around $100K in it’s entirety. This should just go to show you that those fancy-pants auction people don’t always know what they’re talking about, because the collection ended up selling for more than $200K, so take that! For those of you that are curious, the highest selling item was actually NOT the hand-written letter everyone had been...

Trailer For a New Jackie Chan Movie That Won’t Suck

Watching this really does get me revved up for some classic kung-fu action. Now let’s just hope nobody drops the ball on this. The only reason I’ll be giving this a shot is because Brett Ratner promised to stay the hell away from it. That’s what I heard at least.

Own a Piece of Martial Arts History This Weekend

There’s going to be an auction this Saturday for over a dozen pieces of Bruce Lee memorabilia. The lots range from custom clothing to a hand-written let from Bruce Lee to his best friend. If I had the money, I’d be trying to get something here, that’s for sure. Source: CNN

Miesha Tate Won A Fight Or Some Such Thing

Ok, so this was basically just an excuse to post the picture you see above all these words. For those of you too good to make kissy faces at your computer screens there’s this stuff from the article: “This past Saturday, Miesha ‘Takedown’ Tate pulled off an impressive fourth round submission victory over Dutch champ, Marloes Coenen to claim the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title.” There’s something strangely intriguing about a girl that could overpower me and leave me crying...

Expendables 2 Casting Rumors

For those of you looking to keep informed on the details of the ‘Expendables’ sequel scheduled for release Summer of next year, we have some new rumors floating about. It should come as no surprise at all that the rumors focus on the (potential) addition of new cast members, who include Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta, and Chuck Norris. Van Damme should have been a no-brainer for the first ‘Expendables’, as well as Chuck Norris. I don’t know why...

Mortal Kombat the Sitcom Kills with (Canned) Laughter

So this video just hit YouTube a little while ago and it’s pretty entertaining. The jokes are appropriately cringe-worthy and the animation is great. Maybe we’ll see a second episode?

Screen Junkies List Top 10 Ninja Movies

If you’ve been feeling neglected as a ninja movie fan, never fear. Our friends over at Screen Junkies have been kind enough to compile a list of the Top 10 Ninja Movies for your perusal. This one’s got some pretty darn good selections on it and bonus points from me for counting ‘Batman Begins’ as a ninja movie. Unconvential? Perhaps. Necessary? Completely.

Epic New Trailer For Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’

Whether you love kung fu movies, are a fan of director Wong Kar Wai, or just love watching people fight it out hyper-stylistically in the rain, you’ll be glad you took two minutes to watch this trailer. Be warned though: No release date has been set.

Police On the Hunt For a Ninja

According to news sources in El Paso, police are officially on the lookout for a ‘ninja with a Samurai sword’ who was seen wandering suspiciously around a Texas neighborhood in Sunland Park. Highlight of the article: - “…her husband chased after the ninja and found the man here trying to hide behind a small tree in their neighbor’s yard.” When I read that, I’m picturing some Chris Farley-sized guy trying to hide behind some newly planted, 4-foot tall sapling....

Mystery Solving Martial Artist Returns In New Sherlock Holmes Trailer

Ok. So this may not be a straight kung fu movie, but you have to admit: Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes has some pretty stylish martial arts moves. I liked the first movie. It helped me get the taste of Revolver out of my mouth.

Jean Claude Van Damme Signs On For New Martial Arts Movie

The good folks at Contactmusic.com have found a tid-bit of news concerning everyone’s favorite aging martial artist. In an attempt to keep the likes of Deathrace 2 and Cabin Fever 3 company on the shelves of Blockbusters everywhere, Jean Claude Van Damme (JCVD to his peeps) is set to star in the upcoming ‘Six Bullets’. You know how every kung fu movie fan knows that Bruce Lee had to have his film slowed down just so that audiences would...

Other Ninja Weapons

While we don’t always like to admit it, at times, ninjas do have to rely on weapons other than just their ninja stars. Shurikens are typically on limited supply after all, right? Unless you’re a ninja that weighs themselves down with twenty pounds of sharpened throwing stars before a mission, but then you’re just being a terrible ninja. So what other kinds of lethal weaponry does a ninja keep at their disposal? Read on to find out. The Facts...

Creating a Throwing Star Target

So you’ve got your hands on some great throwing stars that are just begging to be thrown, but there’s just one small problem: you don’t have anything to throw them at! All is not lost my friend. There are a variety of options available to young, aspiring ninjas who are looking to put together their own gallery for throwing practice. Read on to learn some of the basic do’s and don’ts of throwing stars, as well as how you...

How to Throw a Shuriken

Ready to figure out how to properly throw your ninja stars? The technique can be a little tough at first, but it doesn’t take long to get used to. The good thing about throwing stars is that they are really easy to use compared to other sharp things you might like to throw. Actually, it is kind of hard to not stick your star to your target, or the wall, if you missed. With that being said, you probably...

Types of Throwing Stars

For most people, a throwing star is just a jagged piece of metal that is cut in a ‘star’ shape and hurled with brutal accuracy by shadow warriors of the night. Well, they may have that last part right, but real shuriken aficionados know there is much more to it than just that. From the number of points, to their size, and even shape, ninja stars come in an almost endless combination of styles. In fact, the only real...

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