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Interesting sites that highlight the use of martial arts in movies and television programs.

Swashbuckling 101: Ithaca Stunt Group Studies Stage Fighting (Cornell Daily Sun)
by Eve Waters
“[Maestro Christopher] Barbeau passed on some understanding of the symbolism of combat and the elements of music and dance. When combined with historical swordplay, martial arts and fencing, the understanding enables his students to create an entertaining fight scene revelatory of the characters’essential natures.” (Originally Published: 11/5/2007; Last DCTKD update: 11/5/2007)
Masters of stage combat (Statesman Journal)
Pair are only in Oregon to be certified as stage fight teachers
by Ron Cowan
Interesting article about two practitioners of stage fighting, Ted deChatelet, co-artistic director of Salem Repertory Theatre, and Jonathan Cole, who teaches directing and theater history at Salem’s Willamette University. “Be it with fists, feet, broadsword, rapier or just a long, hard stick, they are masters of stage combat who do business as Revenge Arts.” (Originally Published: 8/19/2007; Last DCTKD update: 9/27/2007)
Lights, no cameras, plenty of action (South Bend Tribune)
New World takes on action/comedy films with original stage play
by Jeremy D. Bonfiglio
Fight choreography on the stage: “Michelle Milne was trying to navigate a fight scene when the suggestion came in. As Milne’s character, Daisy Chainsaw, kung fu hustled her way through a host of bad guys, was it possible to do it as a Rockette-style kick line?” (Originally Published: 4/20/2007; Last DCTKD update: 4/20/2007)
University Theatre fight director teaches real-world applications of stage conflict (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
by Barbara Wolff
“[The] link to psychology played a central role in drawing [Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama and Director of the University Theatre Tony] Simotes into fight choreography. Although a good deal of research already has been done about the effects of violent programming on audiences, far fewer studies have investigated the repercussions on actors of staging violence. During the past year, the Graduate School awarded Simotes funding to record some initial impressions. In so doing he collaborated with scholars in theater, psychology and physiology.” (Originally Published: 1/17/2007; Last DCTKD update: 2/5/2007)