Sheba,

Thanks for being a fan of our work but honestly if the budgets don't start going up I'll probably end up in a wheelchair. It's not about having more money, it's about having more time. We will always be compared to the other martial arts films on the market and something like Fist Of Legend or Hero will have a 3 month shoot. Jackie Chan made Operation Condor over the course of 12 months and spent 3 months on the end fight for Drunken Master 2. I'm not sure how long they had for Ong Bak but I know that they spent over a week on the alley chase and when Tony Jaa got injured they let him rest till he was better. People will compare us to these other movies not really understanding ow fast we have had to move compared. If we could get just 10 weeks for a movie that would really make the difference.

1) If you've got a space to put a punch bag then I'd say of course you can. I spent my youth in my parents garage icking the hell out of one of those things and it really helped me.

2) It's called a kip up, there's no secret to doing it, just practice all the time. The power comes from your legs and make sure you arch your back and use your arms to push off the floor.

3) You should try and eat 6 balanced meals per day if you can.

that is really true scott, but i know no one on the planet who is better than you and isaac with his crew who did a MA movie as good as U2 in such a short time (4-5 weeks?) but everybody wants to move on.

and it´s really like that. my mates always compares movies without care about how much budget or filming time they had. i say do you know the MA movie U2 and they yes, it´s a good one but this MA movie is better because the fights are longer. i had a conversation lately and that made me going mad. he said U2 was great but why the hell the final fight was so short. in ong bak, the quest and the protector the final fights were much longer. the next time they should make a longer fight then the movie will be better.

the normal movie watchers don´t realize why things are like that or not but hey, the more DVD´s you are selling then the budgets and filming time should be higher in the future.

scott, 7 weeks shooting NINJA is quite a long time. did you and isaac feel comfortable with this filming time compared to U2? i guess isaac never shooted a movie in 7 weeks before if i don´t count TS where people declinded action scenes. van damme is known for slow shooting. 7 weeks but too less happens regarding kicking butt.

Hi,mr Adkins.How do you think,what's the most powerfull martial arts?I'm fan of Seagals aikido,Norris's karate style,your fighing is very good too.My friends,saw undisputed 2 and told that all fights are not real.What do you think about movie's fighting scenes with action actors such you,Van Damme,Dacascos,Seagal,Gruner?Thanks,Denis,Russia.

1 I have a punching bag aswell and many weigthts at home, they definately help you alot to build up a perfect body.

2 Like scott said "There is no secret about doing the kip up". but i think i can help you. you need to do alot of sit ups and stomach crunches so that your body becomes light and fast. Make sure you do alot of leg strength training and push ups helps alot when it comes to strengthing your arms. After that you'll learn to do the kip within 3 weeks to a month like i did. If you need more help about training Megtorlas then feel free to ask me. Or you can ask Scott who is way better

3 not really sure about meals, i eat 3 to 4 balanced meals per day and i think it should be enough.


Scott, did van damme have any of his MA choreographers like Peter Malota when you filmed the Shepherd??

Thanks Scott(it s very nice that talk with you and i think this is show that you are perfect people because when a person becoma a well-known,they can be change,i only wanna say,never mind ) and Stingray for your information.i try everyday for do it(kip up).i can do it when i lie down on a sofa but when i lie down on the floor,i can t lift the up my body :S

Punch bag ? can i do it myself or should i buy it ? i work in summer in my dad shop(about cars) and i kick everythings what i find like home so my mom and dad always anger me )

i eat 3 balanced meals per day and i eat really strong i change this to 4 i m 1.85 centrimetres and 69 kilos now i think i must eat more

thanks,thanks again

Scott,

1. do you know if Undisputed 2 or Ninja could be released in blue-ray format?

2. will there be any merchandise for Ninja like posters, t-shirts as i would be interested in buying some!

3. do u feel when ur on protein diet that your energy is very low? no suprise ur knackered after filming and training so hard!

scott, i know that you are only 3 years older than me and you are a huge fan of videogames. so i guess you had (just like i had) a sega mega drive console?

do you know the martial arts ninja cult games "SHADOW DANCER" and REVENGE OF SHINOBI"? the first one is with the white ninja and his dog. i loved that arcade game back in the late 80´s.

Hmm i think you should eat more my friend. I'm 185 cm aswell but i weigh 81 kilos. You should eat more but not give up the training or anything, train 4 days in a week, 2 days should be enough for your body to recover. 80 kilos is the perfect weight for 185cm if you wanna start building muscles. I have it pretty easy building muscles because i'm proportioned with my height and weight. Or at least gain up to 76 or 78.

If the kip up works on the sofa then you should do it everyday on the sofa untill you've mastered the jump completely with no faults. I practised on my bed for months before i could the real deal. Practise everyday on the sofa and you'll also get jumping skills. Then it shouldn't be a problem doing it. Remember to do push ups for the arms and sit ups every day because they strength your abs.

If you have anymore questions then feel free to ask me. I love answering question.

Also i strained my leg while doing splits yesterday because i didn't warm up at first But it'll go away in about 1 week or a few days.

Scott, do you have any thoughts about directing your own movies someday or do you just wanna stay as an actor??

hmm...thank you again for your answers.ok,let s go

i will do these things that you said.firstly,i start eat more and more today anyway i ate a lot of but now i will eat more and more.when i will be 80 kilos,it s okey

i will continue to practise on sofa or my bed but i can t lift the up my body :S Will it do or do i do something wrong ?

i go to school everyday,i only stay in my home at weekends.monday,wednesday and friday,i go to gym for kickbox training.other days,i do some activities and training for be more strong in my home.

i ask a question i think you didn t see it. you said about Punch bag.can i do it myself or should i buy it ?

thanks again and good nights-days...

Hi Scott,

Do you have, or think you will have, your own dojo to train others? Thanks for your time.

Hey scott! THX for all the detailed info!!!
Three more questions about your training...than I am done...I swear!

.)When you train martial arts...you train regular kickboxing classes, do you have some sort of sensei or trainer, or do you just train hollywood do with a sort of team?

.)what are your favourite weight exercises for the basic muscle groups....like thosse you jsut love to do..?

.) we know now about your tarining and your diet...but I just wanted to know how often and how long do you strech in an average trainingweek?...

Thx a lot mate, you are the best!!!

I can´t wait for the first pics from wolverine with you...and the fisrt scenes of ninja...also hope JJ posts soon the rehersal footage from TS (to see what you were up to) and that special vid of you!!!

THX for being such an inspiration!!!

We had 2 more weeks on Ninja than on Undisputed 2 but Ninja is a much more complicated film. Undisputed took place in a prison and that was pretty much it. There are many different locations for Ninja and it all takes time. I would say though that Ninja probably has 3 times the amount of action that U2 did so I think you guys will be very happy.

Pold,

I'm a big fan of mixing it up with MMA although doing Ninja did rekindle my interest in Japanese martial arts. If you're very good at any martial art, whatever the style then you stand to be in good shape for a fight, but personally my money will be on the mixed martial artist.

Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen are my favourite martial arts guys working right now.