I still remember the UFC, where Don was doing commentary. And he said that if he gave his real opinion he’d be fighting both guys at the after party. A legend, honest man who speaks from the heart and cares about his stunt workers
It’s nice to hear Don give Van Damme some credit, I like the Dragon, always have and he’s a legit badass martial artist but anybody with eyeballs knows that in the late 80s, early 90s Jean Claude Van Damme was the king of Martial arts action cinema and he may not necessarily be the toughest man on the planet or have some spectacular fight history but he had some incredible qualities and changed thousands upon thousands of lives, the man is the greatest martial arts actor aside from Bruce Lee himself
I asked him on Facebook about a scene were he gets a football kicked in his face only because it made me laugh so hard and he responded letting me know that it was more than one take and it hurt lol brilliant dude is a living legend
i like the part where Don says wing chun works if you are in a phone booth and these days theres no longer a phone booth. nobody even knows what the hell that is. that was pretty funny lol. great video my friend.
Don Wilson has true Class. This guy should be in a future Expendables. As for his choreography, its very straightforward, you can see the punches kicks etc, and it comes of as powerful on screen. There is No wasted effort. I kinda like it that way. Funny that we got another Seagal story in this.
As much as I love Don as a person (great personality and speaker) and a fighter (he's the real deal),I dislike most of his movies. I appreciate the focus on realism, but without the visual theatre, he just made the same fight dozens of times. People like Van Damme are not better persons or fighters, but they understand better how the beauty of fighting translates to the white screen. Red Sun Rising was a rare gem by the way. Not dissing Don here, but I think with some changes he could have had much more success.
I have Starred in more "Hollywood" films than any other Asian-American Actor in History. I used to "Star" in and release up to 5 films in a year...all the same genre, all financially successful. Of course, I would have loved to have a career in "A-List" films but the Studios believe you have to speak with an accent if you look Asian!
@@dragondon Thanks for the reply. I may not love all your movies, but I'm a huge fan and admirer and have nothing but respect for the man, the person, the martial artist and the warrior in every aspect of life. Which include your fights against racism and stereotypes.
Wow bro, now Don!!. You can't count the hours of boredom his movie's saved me from. Great job. You deserve it and keep at it. Edit. Also Don looks fantastic for being 67. Unbelievable.
Don was important in the history of PM Entertainment, Ring Of Fire was one of their first attempts at the martial arts genre and it was quite a success. The first Cybertracker was also cool from PM and Don. Ring Of Fire was written over a weekend, they borrowed a stack of kickboxing movies on VHS, watched them all and combined those elements with Romeo and Juliet.
One of my inspirational legendary gentleman, got his movies, his fights, great role model to look up to, unlike other actors who are big headed and drug takers.
I wasnt a big fan of Don the Dragon Wilson's fight scenes, it wasnt flashy, but i definitley respect him as a true fighter, its cool to know he has respect for stuntmen with that in mind, I look at his films from a different perspective now.
I'll be honest as well I didn't really like the choreography in most of his films because I felt they were too slow, however there are some of his films which had good choreography, like Ring of Fire...but as a martial artist you can tell he had skill
Met Art Camacho when I met Don Wilson at that martial arts tournament. I tried to sell myself to them both for getting into movies, but alas, nothing came from it.
One thing I like to see is when the fight scenes get away from that metronomic cadence that most have. I know it makes it easier to block out and film, but nobody fights in a rhythm like that . The fight scene between Benny the Jet and John Cusack in Grosse Point Blank was one of the first I remember seeing that broke it up .
Don Wilson's fight scenes never impressived me. I always very much preferred Jackie Chan and Jean-Claude Van Damme. But as far as real fighting skill goes, there is no action star past or present that can hold a candle to this man.
Respect to Don "the dragon" Wilson. Changed my mind about his movies. I think maybe Viking Samurai should do reviews on a couple of 80s movies. Like top ten overall 80s action movies. Movies from Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Daniels, Don "The Dragon Wilson" etc.... Bro you left us on a cliffhanger!!! I was glued to the phone. Watch the interview twice. When's the next one dropping?
Hello, Viking Samurai. Don "The Dragon" Wilson was a beast, back in the day, heck, the man is still a beast, as far as I'm concerned. He has alot of experience, when it comes to fighting in general, real or movie fighting. Best Kickboxer to ever do it. TERRANCE OUT
Definitely check out his PM catalogue. Mandatory is Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel (you don't need to see the first one in order to catch up - they are almost two different pictures - unless you want to familiarize with the cast. Non stop fights and great atmosphere, check it out.
When I used control for the techniques I used for even training my students as they are beginning to learn the techniques and allowing them to be safe when they are beginning. Control use to be part of the training as you start. You only use full power to deliver for example when you do tamashiwara.
I always look at the gymnast looking stuff as impressive because it's a display of their muscle flexibility and strength, dexterity etc. While it's not used in real fights, the gymnast stuff shows how strong they would be with straightforward fighting moves.
Yo Viking. These O.G. guys are really opening up to you. Good Lord! Telling Industry secrets. Good Interview. Wow. so Wing-Chun is some movie B.S. - I learned something today!
Don is right about him and Chuck Norris being straight forward with the fight scenes. Chuck Norris is undefeated in Kickboxing then had a great movie career.
Actually, with all due respect to Chuck, he never fought in a kickboxing match at all, never fought full-contact even once, Chuck was a point fighting champion. He stopped competing (his last match was in 1970, against Al Dacascos, regardless of what his publicists may've said) before there even was full-contact karate in America.
Respect to DW...I have a feeling he never really hated/disliked VD as much as it seemed. I think he was trying to provoke VD into a kickboxing match via WWE/WWF style trash talking because he thought it would be a huge public draw...his biggest and highest paid fight to go against the most popular karate/kickboxing movie martial artist of the late 80s and 90s. He may actually low-key like/admire JCVD.
That is 100% correct: what separates Don "The Dragon" Wilson movies is that he has "street credz," (street credit,) since he was a real Kickboxer; and he kept his fight scenes real. This is why Jackie Chan's movie fights with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez were so good, because of Benny "The Jet." And this is why Mike Tyson's fights in movies are so popular, because it is Mike Tyson. When you know that that person can do what they are portraying in the movies in real life, it makes the movie much more interesting and exciting.
I used to watch The Dragon as much as possible when he fought professionally. Bad ass fighter man! It was only natural for a fan like myself to follow his movie career
I recommend everyone check out the highly underrated Bloodfist 4 (Bloodfist IV: Die Trying)... Sounds like it would be terrible but its the best in the series ... Good fights, some comedy, good story ... And I think the rapper 50 Cent stole the title for his own film... I always found Don "The Dragon" Wilson to be a good actor in a pretty crowded field. What a great era of action stars it was at the time.
The Dragon Wilson has movies that I think are excellent action films one is Black Belt and the other is Bloodfist 6 Ground Zero seriously if you have not seen it give yourself time and you will see that they are movies the Black Belt is kind of Final Fight and that of Bloodfist 6 Ground Zero or is like a Delta Force or a Under Siege hehehehe Blessings V Samurai ;)
Wilson still envies Jean-Claude Van Damme. The thing is that Don has never achieved such success as Van Damme has. And Wilson's movies are boring and got low income. Van Damme's techniqie is much better also.
A gentle champion who was very careful hitting guys during filming. Unlike Bruce Lee and Seagal who were complete bullies. In turn, both were choke by Lebelle
Can I ask who were the five Bruce Lee students who helped with the film The Bruce Lee Story? Also, just wondering, why was Jerry Poteet a dud according to Steven Lambert? Just found your channel and I really enjoy reminiscing about the old 80's and 90's action flicks. Not made like that anymore. Have a great Thanksgiving.
@@Garrett316 Jerry Poteet did have private lessons with Bruce, maybe not many but he did have a few. He got certified in JKD under Dan Inosanto. Jerry was teaching legitimate stuff from the Chinatown period. So how he can be a “dud” is beyond me.
I've always loved Dons movies as a kid, really great actor too. But we can't compare his fight scenes to Jackie Chan. Jackie's scenes are so fast and take a ton of coordination and practice
@@faceoff9117 Yes, "really". I was offered a Co-Starring role in a different foreign film with JCVD but I think he told the producer he wouldn't work with me.
I never really thought much of Don's fight scenes, I think he was a much better fighter in real life than he ever was in the movies. But as he points out here part of that must have had to do with the budget of the movies he was making & the subsequent lack of adequate time he & his stunt team would've had to film their fight scenes. I recall an interview with Jackie Chan in which he said there were other people working in the Hong Kong film industry who could've made fight scenes as good or better than his but they weren't given the time he had to plan & film fight scenes (Don says Jackie would sometimes have two weeks to shoot a fight scene, actually in movies such as Young Master & Drunken Master 2 Jackie was known for taking a month or more to film his bigger fight scenes).
Once again, Don if you're reading this, my good buddy Rusty the gray dragon wants to get back in touch with ya. He said you guys used to be close back in the day
has anyone watch Don Wilson movies recently, he is the CRinGe all the way. He is bad kicking and he struggles to lift his legs my god Vandame will beat🎉him up
Choreography is an art. Just because someone was once a PRO fighter doesnt mean he or she knows how to choreography a fight scene for film/entertainment. Most are not trained in cinematography. So most won't know how to sell a kick or punch....make it look as real as possible yet entertaining at the same time. I think DW's moves are just "correct" and gets the job done. Earning his his wins> But there isnt any way about him that would amke his kicks or punches look good on film. That's made for entertainment....not as a kickboxing documentary. There's a big difference IMHO in how kickboxing was portrayed in Chuck Norris' Force Of One in comparison. There was artistry to the choregraphy and camera work. Add at the time we knew who Norris and Wallace were. Which was one of the selling points. Add Wallace played a good "bad guy". Had the look and intensity when in the ring. Or when his character had to kill. Moves were very "real" yet entertaining at the same time. Camera work, sound FX, musica score..... Best kickboxing MA film IMHO. JCVD's Kickboxxer was too exaggerated and cheesy. But entertaining (give it that). Presentation style. Entertainment.
When I was a kid, I had the pleasure of meeting Don at a Taekwondo tournament I attended. Super nice guy but I honestly never liked his films or his fighting choreography. Even tho they were more realistic, I always liked JCVD fight scenes more! They were just alot more flashier and looked fancy. The truth is, its better for Hollywood and no one would really do those crazy type of moves like Scott Adkins could do in a real fight.
Viking Samurai, as true JCVD fans: from which movie is the following dialogue of Von Dammage, and with who does he have this dialogue? "Is that a threat" "No, it's a promise." **tip: someone who leads a church service**
I never "challenged" JCVD. I was asked if I would "fight him for $100,00" and I said, "Who wouldn't?" It would have been his first 12 Round Pro fight and I had held the WKA World Title for 10 years. Is that a "fair" fight? It would have been like Tyson fighting Stallone".
"there's very little connection between movie fighting and real fighting" - somebody tell that to MJW, because he seems to be under the impression that what he does in his movies makes him a credible fighter
Jon Jones is proof Bruce Lee was indeed effective, he wins alot of fights with the side kick at the knee and can turn any fight around with a finger in the eye.
He’s very tall so regardless of those techniques he’s got a lot of advantages anyway. Finger jabs aren’t legal in the UFC for a reason. He shouldn’t be doing it. It’s a great technique to stop someone dead in their tracks if you needed to if someone had a knife but in sport it has no place. Also, the low side kick to the knee can end a fight instantly on anyone but that’s such a damaging technique I feel like it’s the same with the finger jab. Maybe that doesn’t have a place in sport, the amount of surgery and time spent in recovery from a snapped knee joint is a seriously thing and that person might have problems walking again for the rest of their life.
Think that Don The Dragon Wilson could have, had a bigger career. However, they wanted a white superstar. I would have wished that he had put a few more muscles, like Philip Rhee, or a Garry Daniels, that would have been more on the big screen. And sad, all his kicks are for efficiency, not from visual perspective. They are all great however just on functionality. Bruce Lee once said there was a difference, the way I fight in a movie and in real life. I think Don wanted to re-shoot his kickboxing matches, a lot of realism, but in film it looks different, and not all looks great. All know that he is the real deal. Nonetheless, he has made some great martial arts films, despite the lower budget, that will stand the test of time. In a couple of his films where he has long hair, he reminds me a lot of Lou Diamond Philip. Nonetheless, he's a living legend in its own right. A John Saxon was even put to the side of a Bruce Lee for the white audience , and a David Carradine was even preferred to him, for what !? ah…..Kung Fu ! 🤭 What did he do with it - yoga for the frozen ones. Wherever they could have a Lockheed A12, but take a glider- Hollywood can be so wrong. Nobody is interested in this ….now ! ( Saxon and Carradine ) And Don The Dragon 🐉 Wilson is a living kickboxing legend, who doesn't have to hide behind anyone and is a super personable men and role model. (The best thing about it, he could beat up most of the "martial artists" Super Stars without breaking a sweat ! )
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I still remember the UFC, where Don was doing commentary. And he said that if he gave his real opinion he’d be fighting both guys at the after party. A legend, honest man who speaks from the heart and cares about his stunt workers
It’s nice to hear Don give Van Damme some credit, I like the Dragon, always have and he’s a legit badass martial artist but anybody with eyeballs knows that in the late 80s, early 90s Jean Claude Van Damme was the king of Martial arts action cinema and he may not necessarily be the toughest man on the planet or have some spectacular fight history but he had some incredible qualities and changed thousands upon thousands of lives, the man is the greatest martial arts actor aside from Bruce Lee himself
I asked him on Facebook about a scene were he gets a football kicked in his face only because it made me laugh so hard and he responded letting me know that it was more than one take and it hurt lol brilliant dude is a living legend
Don is a consummate professional and always total class. A true legend.
i like the part where Don says wing chun works if you are in a phone booth and these days theres no longer a phone booth. nobody even knows what the hell that is. that was pretty funny lol. great video my friend.
Don Wilson has true Class. This guy should be in a future Expendables. As for his choreography, its very straightforward, you can see the punches kicks etc, and it comes of as powerful on screen. There is No wasted effort. I kinda like it that way.
Funny that we got another Seagal story in this.
You can tell Don's fight scenes are a step above those that don't really fight.
The Dragon was definitely dropping gems with this interview. My biggest inspiration since the 90's💯
As much as I love Don as a person (great personality and speaker) and a fighter (he's the real deal),I dislike most of his movies.
I appreciate the focus on realism, but without the visual theatre, he just made the same fight dozens of times.
People like Van Damme are not better persons or fighters, but they understand better how the beauty of fighting translates to the white screen. Red Sun Rising was a rare gem by the way.
Not dissing Don here, but I think with some changes he could have had much more success.
I have Starred in more "Hollywood" films than any other Asian-American Actor in History. I used to "Star" in and release up to 5 films in a year...all the same genre, all financially successful. Of course, I would have loved to have a career in "A-List" films but the Studios believe you have to speak with an accent if you look Asian!
@@dragondon Thanks for the reply. I may not love all your movies, but I'm a huge fan and admirer and have nothing but respect for the man, the person, the martial artist and the warrior in every aspect of life. Which include your fights against racism and stereotypes.
Wow bro, now Don!!. You can't count the hours of boredom his movie's saved me from. Great job. You deserve it and keep at it.
Edit. Also Don looks fantastic for being 67. Unbelievable.
Don was important in the history of PM Entertainment, Ring Of Fire was one of their first attempts at the martial arts genre and it was quite a success. The first Cybertracker was also cool from PM and Don. Ring Of Fire was written over a weekend, they borrowed a stack of kickboxing movies on VHS, watched them all and combined those elements with Romeo and Juliet.
Don "the Dragon" Wilson was so underrated! That dude was legit. Great movies!
One of my inspirational legendary gentleman, got his movies, his fights, great role model to look up to, unlike other actors who are big headed and drug takers.
Dons best film is Blackbelt. Great fight scene with Matthias Hues.
Wilson is the best to ever do it and what a class act
I wasnt a big fan of Don the Dragon Wilson's fight scenes, it wasnt flashy, but i definitley respect him as a true fighter, its cool to know he has respect for stuntmen with that in mind, I look at his films from a different perspective now.
I'll be honest as well I didn't really like the choreography in most of his films because I felt they were too slow, however there are some of his films which had good choreography, like Ring of Fire...but as a martial artist you can tell he had skill
Met Art Camacho when I met Don Wilson at that martial arts tournament. I tried to sell myself to them both for getting into movies, but alas, nothing came from it.
Man Legend remember his movies!
One thing I like to see is when the fight scenes get away from that metronomic cadence that most have. I know it makes it easier to block out and film, but nobody fights in a rhythm like that . The fight scene between Benny the Jet and John Cusack in Grosse Point Blank was one of the first I remember seeing that broke it up .
Don Wilson's fight scenes never impressived me. I always very much preferred Jackie Chan and Jean-Claude Van Damme. But as far as real fighting skill goes, there is no action star past or present that can hold a candle to this man.
One of my idols , andy hug, benny urquidez, but don for me is on top.
Greeting from Puerto Rico 💪🇵🇷
Love and respect Don " the Dragon" Wilson and Chuck Norris because they are pure and honest.🙏 OSU 🥋
Don’s hairstylist from Bloodfist 3 should have won an Oscar. Epic hair do.
I hope that Don talking about Van Damme continues, hes making some interesting points there! Nice video, very candid.
Respect to Don "the dragon" Wilson. Changed my mind about his movies. I think maybe Viking Samurai should do reviews on a couple of 80s movies. Like top ten overall 80s action movies. Movies from Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Daniels, Don "The Dragon Wilson" etc.... Bro you left us on a cliffhanger!!! I was glued to the phone. Watch the interview twice. When's the next one dropping?
Not sure when next ones dropping yet, but there's a ton more Don videos coming!
Hello, Viking Samurai. Don "The Dragon" Wilson was a beast, back in the day, heck, the man is still a beast, as far as I'm concerned. He has alot of experience, when it comes to fighting in general, real or movie fighting. Best Kickboxer to ever do it.
TERRANCE OUT
Don and Art Camacho were a great team when it came to choreographing fights.
Definitely check out his PM catalogue. Mandatory is Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel (you don't need to see the first one in order to catch up - they are almost two different pictures - unless you want to familiarize with the cast. Non stop fights and great atmosphere, check it out.
You’re getting some great names for interviews. Really badass and you’re closing in to 50k subs! Keep it up!
When I used control for the techniques I used for even training my students as they are beginning to learn the techniques and allowing them to be safe when they are beginning. Control use to be part of the training as you start. You only use full power to deliver for example when you do tamashiwara.
Hey VikingSamurai it'd be so dope if you could get Billy Blanks on your podcast
I always look at the gymnast looking stuff as impressive because it's a display of their muscle flexibility and strength, dexterity etc. While it's not used in real fights, the gymnast stuff shows how strong they would be with straightforward fighting moves.
Bloodfist 4 and 5 are really underrated. Those are really good action movies. Gene LeBall the legend is in Bloodfist 4.
Awesome video
Don is a legend
Anyone for a Bloodfist reboot? Judging by his amount of energy in these interviews, he could still easily pull it off.
Great Episode, Don Wilson is great. I met him and Got his autograph.
Yo Viking. These O.G. guys are really opening up to you. Good Lord! Telling Industry secrets. Good Interview. Wow. so Wing-Chun is some movie B.S. - I learned something today!
The guy is. A legend his fight record is fabulous the sentinel was his best movie
Don is right about him and Chuck Norris being straight forward with the fight scenes. Chuck Norris is undefeated in Kickboxing then had a great movie career.
Actually, with all due respect to Chuck, he never fought in a kickboxing match at all, never fought full-contact even once, Chuck was a point fighting champion. He stopped competing (his last match was in 1970, against Al Dacascos, regardless of what his publicists may've said) before there even was full-contact karate in America.
Respect to DW...I have a feeling he never really hated/disliked VD as much as it seemed. I think he was trying to provoke VD into a kickboxing match via WWE/WWF style trash talking because he thought it would be a huge public draw...his biggest and highest paid fight to go against the most popular karate/kickboxing movie martial artist of the late 80s and 90s. He may actually low-key like/admire JCVD.
Yes, I like his films and when someone is successful in Hollywood Martial Arts Movies, we all benefit!
That is 100% correct: what separates Don "The Dragon" Wilson movies is that he has "street credz," (street credit,) since he was a real Kickboxer; and he kept his fight scenes real. This is why Jackie Chan's movie fights with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez were so good, because of Benny "The Jet." And this is why Mike Tyson's fights in movies are so popular, because it is Mike Tyson. When you know that that person can do what they are portraying in the movies in real life, it makes the movie much more interesting and exciting.
I used to watch The Dragon as much as possible when he fought professionally. Bad ass fighter man! It was only natural for a fan like myself to follow his movie career
Love it...can you do with van damme too. Interview
He did a voice over for a movie called new York ninja
I recommend everyone check out the highly underrated Bloodfist 4 (Bloodfist IV: Die Trying)... Sounds like it would be terrible but its the best in the series ... Good fights, some comedy, good story ... And I think the rapper 50 Cent stole the title for his own film... I always found Don "The Dragon" Wilson to be a good actor in a pretty crowded field. What a great era of action stars it was at the time.
I agree, it's a fun movie and getting to see Don and Gary Daniels duke it out is well worth the price of admission!
@@MatrixCobretti And the short-lived career of Cat Sassoon (she passed away young)
@@retter2critical Indeed, she was quite good in her role. It's a shame how she ended.
Legend
Don is still The Dragon in every way.
The Dragon Wilson has movies that I think are excellent action films one is Black Belt and the other is Bloodfist 6 Ground Zero seriously if you have not seen it give yourself time and you will see that they are movies the Black Belt is kind of Final Fight and that of Bloodfist 6 Ground Zero or is like a Delta Force or a Under Siege hehehehe Blessings V Samurai ;)
Wilson still envies Jean-Claude Van Damme. The thing is that Don has never achieved such success as Van Damme has. And Wilson's movies are boring and got low income. Van Damme's techniqie is much better also.
A gentle champion who was very careful hitting guys during filming. Unlike Bruce Lee and Seagal who were complete bullies. In turn, both were choke by Lebelle
Lebel has said that was lies he never choked them at all ask Steven Lambert said Lebel never even got the hold on him
Can I ask who were the five Bruce Lee students who helped with the film The Bruce Lee Story? Also, just wondering, why was Jerry Poteet a dud according to Steven Lambert? Just found your channel and I really enjoy reminiscing about the old 80's and 90's action flicks. Not made like that anymore. Have a great Thanksgiving.
I wouldn’t take everything lambert said as the truth.
@@axelstone3131 Why?
@@Garrett316 Jerry Poteet did have private lessons with Bruce, maybe not many but he did have a few. He got certified in JKD under Dan Inosanto. Jerry was teaching legitimate stuff from the Chinatown period. So how he can be a “dud” is beyond me.
AWESOME!!!!!! Great Guy:)
Great interview just one question why so short seems like he had a ton more things to say
More videos in the future on other topics.
Good stuff! You should try and get Gary Daniels on the podcast.
I've always loved Dons movies as a kid, really great actor too. But we can't compare his fight scenes to Jackie Chan. Jackie's scenes are so fast and take a ton of coordination and practice
Don Wilson never had really petty techniques on film. But they looked realistic. The way you'd throw them if you wanted them to hurt somebody.
Get Matthias Hues on your program. The greatest martial arts villain of all time.
I watched alot of Don 's movies. Not alot of good ones, but his fights were legit looking. Oh and Van damme"s ass is admirable LOL
By the way, Wilson was offered the role in "Kickboxer" with Van Damme, but he refused. I am interested why?
I was never "offered" a role in "Kickboxer".
@@dragondon о, really? Don't lie.
@@faceoff9117 Yes, "really". I was offered a Co-Starring role in a different foreign film with JCVD but I think he told the producer he wouldn't work with me.
@@dragondon you are real Don Wilson or it's a joke?
I never really thought much of Don's fight scenes, I think he was a much better fighter in real life than he ever was in the movies. But as he points out here part of that must have had to do with the budget of the movies he was making & the subsequent lack of adequate time he & his stunt team would've had to film their fight scenes. I recall an interview with Jackie Chan in which he said there were other people working in the Hong Kong film industry who could've made fight scenes as good or better than his but they weren't given the time he had to plan & film fight scenes (Don says Jackie would sometimes have two weeks to shoot a fight scene, actually in movies such as Young Master & Drunken Master 2 Jackie was known for taking a month or more to film his bigger fight scenes).
Once again, Don if you're reading this, my good buddy Rusty the gray dragon wants to get back in touch with ya. He said you guys used to be close back in the day
has anyone watch Don Wilson movies recently, he is the CRinGe all the way. He is bad kicking and he struggles to lift his legs my god Vandame will beat🎉him up
Choreography is an art. Just because someone was once a PRO fighter doesnt mean he or she knows how to choreography a fight scene for film/entertainment. Most are not trained in cinematography. So most won't know how to sell a kick or punch....make it look as real as possible yet entertaining at the same time.
I think DW's moves are just "correct" and gets the job done. Earning his his wins> But there isnt any way about him that would amke his kicks or punches look good on film. That's made for entertainment....not as a kickboxing documentary.
There's a big difference IMHO in how kickboxing was portrayed in Chuck Norris' Force Of One in comparison. There was artistry to the choregraphy and camera work. Add at the time we knew who Norris and Wallace were. Which was one of the selling points. Add Wallace played a good "bad guy". Had the look and intensity when in the ring. Or when his character had to kill. Moves were very "real" yet entertaining at the same time. Camera work, sound FX, musica score.....
Best kickboxing MA film IMHO. JCVD's Kickboxxer was too exaggerated and cheesy. But entertaining (give it that). Presentation style. Entertainment.
When I was a kid, I had the pleasure of meeting Don at a Taekwondo tournament I attended. Super nice guy but I honestly never liked his films or his fighting choreography. Even tho they were more realistic, I always liked JCVD fight scenes more! They were just alot more flashier and looked fancy. The truth is, its better for Hollywood and no one would really do those crazy type of moves like Scott Adkins could do in a real fight.
...Van Damme had more star potential going on back in his hey day!
Legend has is Helen Keller was blind and deaf because she lost a fight to Frank Dux.
I think Brandon Lee is the king of fight choreography and a legit martial artist and fighter not just a actor
Oh Don...Was he faster than JCVD?
Love Don the Dragon, but hated his movies. No shade, just sayin'. He's as good a fight choreographer as Dux is a martial artist.
Viking Samurai, as true JCVD fans: from which movie is the following dialogue of Von Dammage, and with who does he have this dialogue? "Is that a threat" "No, it's a promise." **tip: someone who leads a church service**
Don just explained why his fights don't look good. Nice guy though.
Do you think Don Wilson challenged JCVD back in the day? If so, why you think JCVD didn't take him up on the offer?
I never "challenged" JCVD. I was asked if I would "fight him for $100,00" and I said, "Who wouldn't?" It would have been his first 12 Round Pro fight and I had held the WKA World Title for 10 years. Is that a "fair" fight? It would have been like Tyson fighting Stallone".
"there's very little connection between movie fighting and real fighting" - somebody tell that to MJW, because he seems to be under the impression that what he does in his movies makes him a credible fighter
Jon Jones is proof Bruce Lee was indeed effective, he wins alot of fights with the side kick at the knee and can turn any fight around with a finger in the eye.
He’s very tall so regardless of those techniques he’s got a lot of advantages anyway. Finger jabs aren’t legal in the UFC for a reason. He shouldn’t be doing it. It’s a great technique to stop someone dead in their tracks if you needed to if someone had a knife but in sport it has no place. Also, the low side kick to the knee can end a fight instantly on anyone but that’s such a damaging technique I feel like it’s the same with the finger jab. Maybe that doesn’t have a place in sport, the amount of surgery and time spent in recovery from a snapped knee joint is a seriously thing and that person might have problems walking again for the rest of their life.
Think that Don The Dragon Wilson could have, had a bigger career.
However, they wanted a white superstar.
I would have wished that he had put a few more muscles, like Philip Rhee, or a Garry Daniels, that would have been more on the big screen.
And sad, all his kicks are for efficiency, not from visual perspective.
They are all great however just on functionality.
Bruce Lee once said there was a difference, the way I fight in a movie and in real life.
I think Don wanted to re-shoot his kickboxing matches, a lot of realism, but in film it looks different, and not all looks great.
All know that he is the real deal.
Nonetheless, he has made some great martial arts films, despite the lower budget, that will stand the test of time.
In a couple of his films where he has long hair, he reminds me a lot of Lou Diamond Philip.
Nonetheless, he's a living legend in its own right.
A John Saxon was even put to the side of a Bruce Lee for the white audience , and a David Carradine was even preferred to him, for what !?
ah…..Kung Fu ! 🤭
What did he do with it - yoga for the frozen ones.
Wherever they could have a Lockheed A12, but take a glider- Hollywood can be so wrong.
Nobody is interested in this ….now !
( Saxon and Carradine )
And Don The Dragon 🐉 Wilson is a living kickboxing legend, who doesn't have to hide behind anyone and is a super personable men and role model.
(The best thing about it, he could beat up most of the "martial artists" Super Stars without breaking a sweat ! )
what his new projects?did u ask him?
Listen, I respect Don Wilson, but his movie stuff was terrible.
I respect Don because he can fight but as for choreography... No.... No... Seriously with respect, yawn.
Should've asked him why didn't he do what it takes to get a physique like Van Damme instead of criticizing him so much??
To me, Capoeira is the only martial art that justifies the flips and acrobatics.
Exactly
Don the dragon Wilson and Sho Kosugi is brothers.
No!
Jet li and Bruce lee are also brothers!
I watched a few of his movies, no disrespect to him, but i lost interest in Don "the dragon" Wilson's movies real quick. To me its just boring
ALL OF DONS MOVIES I'VE SEEN THE FIGHT SCENES WERE WEAK
Nope Yen Woo Ping is. That's why they hired him for the matrix
You can't be serious have you seen those blood fist movies the first two have the worst fights scenes ever film. Those films are really bad ..
I saw his(Don the dragon Wilson) movies and he is too slow.So JCVD and Scott Adkins or Jackie Chan would shut him down.I don't like Wilson.