Hello Everyone,

I normally don't post any Blogs or Bulletins, but this is worth posting. You must check out this class. If interested in attending and you are not a Member of Austin Fighting Stunts, mention my name to receive a discount. Hope to see you take advantage of this once in a lifetime experience.  see the end of this email for a short bio.

See you all there

Christian Ramirez  

Fighting Stunts Association Presents Richard Norton
Actor/Stuntman/Action Choreographer

Austin Welcomes Aussie Actor Richard Norton..Join us for an Action
Packed Friday night!
Friday, June 27th 7-9pm
Cost: $125(Discounts available to groups)
Location: FSA/Master Yi's Tukong Martial Arts
10435 Burnet Road
Austin,Texas 78758
www.FightingStunts.com
Call Janell Smith@512-507-9264 to reserve

IMDB Bio for Richard Norton
Mini Biography

A powerful screen presence, Richard Norton wins the applause of
international audiences with his engaging ability to play either the
hero or the heavy. Rare versatility and focused work ethic have
enabled him to build an expanding library of almost 100 film and
television titles. The disciplines that brought Norton success
originated in his hometown of Croydon, Australia, and his early
fascination with martial arts. By age 17 he was a karate black belt
working security for nightclubs and serving as chief instructor to 500
karate schools nationwide. He landed a job as bodyguard to The Rolling
Stones during the band's Australian tour and experienced his first
brush with the demands of global celebrity. Norton trained with Mick
Jagger in 4 a.m. workouts after concerts. His competency attracted a
dazzling roster of other rock star clientèle including James Taylor,
Abba, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Linda Ronstadt, who invited him
to California as her bodyguard. Before Aussies invaded Hollywood in
posses, Norton ventured there alone. A friendship with Chuck Norris
brought him work in motion pictures. Norris cast Norton as the lethal
Kyo, a masked ninja, in The Octagon (1980), and their grueling final
combat endures as a classic cinematic fight scene. Director Robert
Clouse chose Norton to be one of the ensemble heroes in Force: Five
(1981), an international hit, and the young martial artist's career in
movies took off. His reputation for stellar performances emerged
largely from high-energy Hong Kong films directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
and starring Jackie Chan in the mid-'80s. Muscular charisma made
Norton the perfect Anglo bad boy for Xia ri fu xing (1985) and Foo
gwai lit che (1986). Taking the hits of his screen adversaries in
those films earned Norton more Hong Kong work and, notably, Chan's
abiding respect. Richard calls Jackie "the maestro of martial arts
movies." Jackie has returned the compliment by recruiting Norton as
one of just two Western actors to perform in several of his Hong
Kong-based productions, including the comedic cult favorite Cheng shi
nu lie ren (1993) and the darker _Yatgo ho yan (1997)_, directed by
Hung. Hung encouraged Norton to play the "Guy" nemesis, a well-heeled
gangster, with eccentric edginess. Norton embraced the direction and
delivered one of the best co-starring performances in all of Chan's
films. The success of Norton's Hong Kong work made him an established
star in action films and a frequent cover subject for global martial
arts and movie magazines. His collaborations with Cynthia Rothrock
catapulted them to a level of fame that inspired a British magazine to
deem them the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of martial arts movies.
The recurring partners produced two Rage and Honor (1992) movies,
besides co-starring in China O'Brien (1990) and Lady Dragon (1992),
among other titles. They reunited for Redemption (2002) with 'Don 'The
Dragon' Wilson' . Norton nurtured his leading man status in crime
dramas, MIA pictures and futuristic adventures that often featured his
real-life training partners in supporting roles, such as Chuck
Jeffreys in Deathfight (1994) and Benny Urquidez in The Fighter
(1987). With standout performances in The Sword of Bushido (1989) and
Under the Gun (1995), Norton displayed his attraction to heroes with
dimensions, even flaws, that force them into action. His style of
action incorporates the humor essential to humanizing a hero. It is
the dark comedy in Mind Games (2003), directed by Adrian Carr, that
enables Norton to triumph in another well-textured role as a
suspicious Texan, demonstrating that he takes risks as an actor who
ventures beyond action genres. Richard Norton's credits behind the
camera have become as diverse as his screen roles. Apart from acting
and producing, he is a sought-after stunt/fight coordinator,
choreographing action in films such as _Nomad: The Two Worlds (2005)_,
produced by Milos Forman, and Devil's Pond (2003), with Tara Reid and
Kip Pardue. Despite a busy career, he continues to achieve black belts
in the martial arts, always a motivating force for Norton's
accomplishments.
IMDb Mini Biography By: William Gantt