Ka-li (noun): 1) One of the manifestations and cult titles of the wife of Shiva and mother goddess Devi, especially in her malevolent role as a goddess of death and destruction, depicted as black, red-eyed, blood-stained, and wearing a necklace of skulls...
2) Eskrima, Arnis and Kali are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts," or Fma) that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons.
It also includes hand-to-hand combat, joint locks, grappling and weapon disarming techniques.
More and more, martial arts action sequences are becoming integral to genre filmmaking. From the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series (1997) and Blade (1998) to The Hulk (2003) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), we’re seeing more and more cinematic heroes who are kickin’ ass. One commonality in all of the aforementioned films are the action choreographers/stunt people: Ron Balicki and Diana Lee Inosanto.
2) Eskrima, Arnis and Kali are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts," or Fma) that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons.
It also includes hand-to-hand combat, joint locks, grappling and weapon disarming techniques.
More and more, martial arts action sequences are becoming integral to genre filmmaking. From the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series (1997) and Blade (1998) to The Hulk (2003) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), we’re seeing more and more cinematic heroes who are kickin’ ass. One commonality in all of the aforementioned films are the action choreographers/stunt people: Ron Balicki and Diana Lee Inosanto.
- 1/28/2014
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
Miranda July wants to send you emails from famous people. Sign up here and the writer and filmmaker will convey secret transmissions every week from July until November. It's part of an art exhibition called "We Think Alone," and it takes place in your inbox.
The performance artist is best known for writing, directing and starring in the 2005 film, "Me and You and Everyone We Know" as well as 2011's "The Future." But she's also famous for her crowd-sourced projects; in 2010, Sfmoma purchased her seven-year online artwork titled, "Learning To Love You More," in which July created assignments like "Make an encouraging banner" and "Make a field guide to your yard." Thousands of user-generated results rolled in.
A similar mission guides her latest project, "We Think Alone," where strangers become privy to the private emails of Lena Dunham, Catherine Opie, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kirsten Dunst, Sheila Heti, Etgar Keret, Kate and Laura Mulleavy,...
The performance artist is best known for writing, directing and starring in the 2005 film, "Me and You and Everyone We Know" as well as 2011's "The Future." But she's also famous for her crowd-sourced projects; in 2010, Sfmoma purchased her seven-year online artwork titled, "Learning To Love You More," in which July created assignments like "Make an encouraging banner" and "Make a field guide to your yard." Thousands of user-generated results rolled in.
A similar mission guides her latest project, "We Think Alone," where strangers become privy to the private emails of Lena Dunham, Catherine Opie, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kirsten Dunst, Sheila Heti, Etgar Keret, Kate and Laura Mulleavy,...
- 6/27/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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