Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain


Timeshift, the black belt of the archive world, takes a look at the rise of martial arts in Britain. From the early days of bartitsu, through judo and karate to kung fu, Britain has had a long and illustrious involvement with the martial arts. Gold medals have been won, Sherlock Holmes's life has been saved and aftershave has been worn - all thanks to the martial arts.


Old School Lethwei Camp (Bando Kick Boxing)

This documentary met with Saw Thi Aung Former Champion at his lethwei training camp.

A short piece on Burmese kickboxers edited from footage shot for our film "They Call it Myanmar".

www.theycallitmyanmar.com

Shot clandestinely over a 2-year period by best-selling novelist and filmmaker, Robert H. Lieberman, this film provides a rare look at the second-most isolated country on the planet. It lifts the curtain to expose the everyday life in a country that has been held in the iron grip of a brutal military regime for 48 years.

This unique feature length documentary, culled from over 120 hours of striking images, is an impressionistic journey. Interviews and interactions with more than 100 people throughout Burma, including an interview with the recently released Aung San Suu Kyi, are interwoven with spectacular footage of this little seen nation and its people.

Though Burma has tumbled from one of the most prosperous and advanced countries in Southeast Asia to one of the world's poorest, "They Call It Myanmar" is a story of beauty, courage and hope.






 
Kung Fu Fitness is a combination of different Kung Fu style and Bando Kick boxing (Lethwei).

E- info@kungfufitness.co.uk

W- http://www.kungfufitness.co.uk/