Martial Arts

Martial Arts

bwcTV wants to build an archive of interesting films on one of the lesser explored sports sub-cultures in America, martial arts. We're coming the streets for films like documentaries like Southside Warrior and we want new compelling features as well.

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Martial Arts
  • Fist fighter (AKA Valley of the double dragon)

    This clip is the finale of Valley of the Double Dragon, a film I saw back in 1975, at East London Dalston Rio Cinema during the midnight all-night Kung Fu marathon. Dozens would arrive there before midnight and watch Kung-fu films until 5:00 am and get night buses or wait around for the undergro...

  • Treasure of the Ninja (1987)

    William Lee wrote, produced, directed and starred in this film, which concerns a secret agent guiding an adventurous female professor on a search for the Treasure of the Ninja.
    Director: William Lee
    Writer: William Lee

    Stars: John H. Howenstine, Ajay Kumar, William Lee

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  • Besouro

    Besouro Mangangá was a heroic, legendary and mythical practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. He is remembered as a hero who fought against oppression and persecution and over time, his name became a symbol of bravery, loyalty, and freedom.

  • South Side Warriors

    The South Side of Chicago is notorious as one of the largest areas of urban poverty in America. Yet in the shadow of the massive housing projects, a vibrant martial arts tradition has been flourishing since the 1950s. Featuring the late Sensei Jaco, the father of Wasalu Jaco aka Lupe Fiasco, Sout...

  • The Eyes of a Black Martial Artist

    The Eyes of a Black Martial Artist
    This short film featuring Sensei Deacon Hardy, of New Haven Connecticut, was produced and directed by Dianne Sweat. Sensei Deacon grew up in the 1970's as an urban kid so dedicated to the martial arts, that he eventually attained black belts in Shotokan,Karate...