The Official Site for Martial Arts and Stunt Coordinator James Lew

James Lew:
Born: September 6, 1952 Los Angeles, California
Ht: 5'9" Wt: 165
Awarded Black Belt: 1972 Style: Kung Fu
Trained by: Doug Wong
Current Style: Kung Fu
Favorite Technique: Jump Hook Spin Kick

James has achieved international recognition as one of the foremost experts in the area of martial arts weapons. The darkly charismatic Lew has turned his 25 years of martial arts experience into a career in the film business. Lew appeared in several episodes of the original "Kung Fu" series and starred in the film "Little Man Ninja".
James is now a member of the prestigious Hollywood Stuntman Association, and is considered one of Hollywood's top martial arts
fight coordinators.

(James Lew featured in Martial Arts Masters trading cards).

The Art of Stretching and Kicking
By James Lew

Acknowledgements
I would like to give my special thanks for all the help, encouragement and advice offered by my martial arts colleagues and warm personal friends, Albert Leong and Sifu Douglas Wong.

Click here to read the introduktion of the book.
Click here to order the book from Unique Publications,
or call 1-800-332-3330 (toll free).

The Art of Stretching and Kicking - Videos © Unique Publicactions Inc., 1992
The art of Stretching and Kicking: "Improve your range of motion and increase your kicking power with these easy to do exercises!" It's plain as day. Those who don't know how to kick probably never learned the fundamentals. Well, there's no better person to teach you the basics than James Lew,a former national points champion and one of Hollywood's favorite martial arts choreographers. The pupular and respected author of the best seller THE ART OF STRETCHING AND KICKING, Lew shows you the secrets behind achieving speed, power, endurance and focus in your kicks. And he teaches in a way that actually makes training enjoyable as well as beneficial. If your goal is to kick like the masters, you've come to the right place. Running time: 58 minutes		Stretching and Kicking, Master Series 1: "An advanced step-by-step stretching and kicking system." One of Hollywood's favorite martial arts choreographer, former national points champion and author of the acclaimed book THE ART OF STRETCHING AND KICKING, James Lew will help you stretch your way to peak performance and show you the secrets behind achieving speed, power, endurance and focus in your kicks. Lew's Master Series will take you step-by-step through a series of exercises designed to improve power kicking movements and prime your body to handle ultimate stretching. Learn how to improve your range of motion and attain the elegant grace of a master kicker. Running time: 55 minutes

Inside Martial Arts, -Fall 93
"James Lew is one of the most readily recognizable faces on the martial arts scene. His motion Picture resume is several pages long. IF there is an action film or televison show , chances are James Lew was getting the stuffings kicked out of him or doing a little kicking of his own. One of Unique Publications' most popular cover performers, James is also one of the foremost experts om the world on stretching and kicking techniques.

While this may sound simplistic in scope, it is one of the most important and most neglected aspects of training. Through his articles, books , and videos, James Lew has probabley had more impact on the martial artist for the past 20 years than than just about any other trainer.
He was one of the first to use scientific stretching principles to acheive flexibitity, and his exposure has been worldwide. Even the most althletic people, with the exceptions of dancers and gymnasts, don't really understand proper stretching.
Most martial artist, who are suppose to be flexible, aren't nearly as flexible as the average dancer. The average martial arts stretching session takes place in a few minutes, and usually consists of a few splits and hurdler stretches. James Lew revolutionized that. His concepts are now being used in most training halls, and although he is (unfortunatly) not often credited, his signature is unmistakeable."

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or call 1-800-332-3330 (toll free).