The Art of Action Season 1, Episode 31: Keith Cooke

1

Marko Zaror

In the very first episode of The Art of Action, Scott chats with Marko Zaror about their end fight from Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010) among other things.

37 min

2

Kane Kosugi

Scott Adkins talks to his Ninja 2 co-star Kane Kosugi about training, his martial background and together they breakdown the final fight in Ninja 2.

50 min

3

Tony Jaa

Scott Adkins talks to Thai International martial arts phenomenon Tony Jaa about his martial arts background, how he got into movie making and Tony personally breaks down some of his most famous stunts.

54 min

4

Michael Jai White

Scott Adkins talks to veteren action star Michael Jai White about his martial arts background, the correct way to shoot and edit action scenes and amongst many other things, what it's like being deathly ill and still have to direct and star in an action movie.

48 min

5

Gareth Evans

Scott Adkins talks to one of the best action directors in the business Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 & 2). They discuss his love of Asian cinema, how he got into the business and his philosophy behind creating intense martial arts fight scenes and ballistic gunplay.

54 min

6

Loren Avedon

Scott Adkins talks to Loren Avedon from the late eighties martial arts action franchise No Retreat No Surrender & King of the Kickboxers.

53 min

7

Daniel Bernhardt

Scott Adkins talks to Daniel Bernhardt who shot to stardom as the new star of the Bloodsport franchise with roles in The Matrix Reloaded, Atomic Blonde & John Wick.

57 min

8

JJ Perry

Scott Adkins talks to JJ "Loco" Perry - an extremely well respected and longtime stunt man, martial artsist and now stunt co-ordinator, 2nd unit director and soon to be director. JJ discusses working on Bloodsport 3, Mortal Kombat: Conquests, The Rundown, Undisputed 2, The Tournament, Haywire, Oldboy, Mechanic: Ressurection, Ultraviolet, Fast & Furious, John Wick and many more projects.

60 min

9

Chad Stahelski

Scott Adkins talks to Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, longtime stuntman, stunt co-ordinator and 2nd Unit director and one of the founding members of Hollywood Fight Stunt Team 87eleven.

62 min

10

Mark Dacascos

Scott Adkins talks to the great Mark Dacascos who has been one of the leading martial arts action stars for the last 30 years. With starring roles in Only The Strong, Crying Freeman, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive, Cradle to the Grave & John Wick 3 to name just a few.

51 min

11

Richard Norton

Scott Adkins talks to Richard Norton who became one of the main western faces in all of our favourite 80's, 90's Hong Kong movies. A close friend of Chuck Norris and formidable martial artist himself. With extensive knowledge of Hong Kong action cinema and experience choreographing huge Hollywoord blockbusters its a pleasure to listen to Richard's battle stories. Special thank you to him for supplying never before scene footage from Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars and rehearshals and training footage with Chuck Norris. Enjoy!

59 min

12

Cynthia Rothrock

Scott Adkins talks to the Queen of Martial Arts movies Cynthia Rothrock - The Blonde Fury - The Lady Dragon! The female GOAT of martial arts movies and if you didn't know that then prepare to see why. Cynthia has inspired my around the world and its a pleasure to have her on The Art of Action.

69 min

13

Benny Urquidez

Scott Adkins talks to the Benny The Jet Urquidez who appeared in two of Jackie Chan's most fearsome and best fight scenes in Wheels On Meals & Dragons Forever. One of the best kickboxers to ever do it and fight choreographer for the awesome Road House with Patrick Swayze.

40 min

14

Dolph Lundgren

Scott Adkins talks to Dolph Lundgren who is without doubt one of the biggest action stars from the last 30 years. Topics discussed range from his traditional martial arts background, getting Rocky IV and reprising the role of Ivan Drago for Creed II and everything else in-between.

58 min

15

Jude Poyer

Scott Adkins and Gangs of London stunt co-ordinator Jude Poyer break down some of the most impressive Hong Kong stunts. Jude is an ex Hong Kong stuntmen who has a wealth of knowledge from his time in the East and is now a very successful stunt co-ordinator in his own right.

67 min

16

Phillip Rhee

Scott Adkins talks to Master Phillip Rhee about how his own life inspired the martial arts classic Best of the Best and all of its sequels.

58 min

17

Jeff Speakman

Scott Adkins talks to Kenpo Karate Master Jeff Speakman about his art, life and the making of The Perfect Weapon.

60 min

18

Steven Seagal

Scott Adkins talks to Steven Seagal about his meteoric rise to the top of the Hollywood A-List with his 5 film run Above The Law, Hard To Kill, Marked For Death, Out For Justice & Under Siege. He also discusses his martial arts background, training with UFC champions, Bruce Lee and the art of action filmmaking.

44 min

19

Andy Cheng

Scott Adkins talks to Andy Cheng of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and much in demand fight choreographer and 2nd Unit director of movies such as The Rundown, US Seals II, Into The Badlands and the upcoming Marvel movie Shang Chi.

51 min

20

Vidyut Jammwal

Scott Adkins talks to Vidyut Jammwal about breaking into the Hindi movie industry and going on to become one of the biggest action stars in Bollywood. Vidyut is an expert in the ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu and is known for his outstanding physique and acrobatic fight sequences in the fan favourite franchise Commando.

55 min

21

Sam Hargrave

Scott is joined by stuntman extraordinaire Sam Hargrave known for stunt co-ordination on many of the biggest Marvel movies including Endgame & Infinity War plus Atomic Blonde and Wolf Warrior 2 (the biggest grossing Chinese movie of all time). Having gone on to direct Extraction - one of the biggest Netflix movies ever - he certanly knows about shooting action.

66 min

22

Gary Daniels

Scott is joined by fellow Brit and 90's action star phenomenon Gary Daniels. Fist of the North Star, Bloodmoon, Rage, Riot, Tekken, The Expendables are just a few of the mans movies. He discusses his life as a martial artist and an actor in Hollywood.

72 min

23

Alain Moussi

Scott is joined by Alain Moussi, star of the Kickboxer franchise reboot and his latest martial arts movie Jiu Jitsu.

64 min

24

Bobby Holland Hanton

Scott is joined by top Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton who has doubled the likes of James Bond, Captain America, Thor & Batman.

58 min

25

Joe Taslim

Scott is joined by The Raid: Redemption star Joe Taslim who talks about his career and action highlights.

53 min

26

Joey Ansah

Scott is joined by Joey Ansah from The Bourne Ultimatum, The Old Guard & Mission Impossible. He is also writer & director of Street Fighter: Assassins Fist & Ressurection.

65 min

27

Kurt McKinney

Scott is joined by the star of No Retreat No Surrender Kurt McKinney. Old school martial arts film beloved by many fans across the globe.

44 min

28

Iko Uwais

Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts actors in the world Iko Uwais. Srat of The Raid movies, Mile 22, Netflix Wu Assassins, Triple Threat and The Night Comes For Us.

47 min

29

John Hyams

Scott is joined by amazing film director John Hyams known for directing Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Black Summer and his newest film Alone.

65 min

30

Lateef Crowder

Scott is joined by one of the top martial arts stuntmen in the world and Capoiera Master Lateef Crowder.

53 min

31

Keith Cooke

Scott is joined by martial artist Keith Cooke best known as portraying Reptile from Mortal Kombat (1995) and Sub-Zero the sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). Cooke has trained in wushu, taekwondo and karate. His awards include being named Competitor of the Year by Black Belt magazine in 1985, and five grand champion titles at the U.S. World and U.S. Open Karate tournaments. He played a leading role in the 1995 science fiction/martial arts thriller Heatseeker, a follow-up to the 1988 Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton vehicle China O'Brien in which he also appeared. Cooke now runs his own martial arts studio.

51 min

32

Tiger Chen

Scott is joined by Wu Shu expert Tiger Chen who was an integral part of Yuen Wo Ping's stunt team and Keanu Reeves's martial arts trainer for The Matrix films. Tiger is the star of martial arts films such as Man of Tai Chi, Kung Fu Man & Triple Threat.

44 min

33

Johnny Trí Nguyễn

Scott is joined by Vietnamese-American actor and martial artist Johnny Trí Nguyễn. Johnny is a Vietnamese–American actor, action choreographer, martial artist and stuntman who is mainly known for appearing in The Protector with Tony Jaa and starring in the Vietnamese action films The Rebel in 2007 and The Clash in 2009.

69 min

34

Louis Mandylor

Scott is joined by his The Debt Collector co-star Louis Mandylor. Mandylor played Louis Malone in the first season of Martial Law alongside Sammo Hung and also appeared in the sitcom Friends, pretending to be Joey's twin in "The One With Unagi" and the hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. A life long martial arts practicioner and star of many action movies.

56 min

35

Heidi Moneymaker

Scott is joined by Hollywood stunt woman Heidi Moneymaker best known for doubling Scarlett Johanssen Marvel character Black Widow.

41 min

36

Lewis Tan

Scott is joined by upcoming action star of Mortal Kombat, Wu Assassins & Into The Badlands Lewis Tan.

69 min