XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (TV 2003)

Director:

John Brenkus

Writers:

John Brenkus, Mickey Stern

Stars:

Jonathan Boyd, Michael Chaturantabut, Arnold Chon

Cast

Credited cast:
Jonathan Boyd	...	Himself (as Jon Boyd)
Michael Chaturantabut	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Arnold Chon	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Interviewee
Fumio Demura	...	Himself
Matt Emig	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Bren Foster	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Craig Henningsen	...	Craig
Mark Hicks	...	Himself - Martial Artist
James Lew	...	Himself
Matt Mullins	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Clinton Murphy	...	Himself
Johnny Nguyen	...	Himself - Martial Artist
Paul Pumphrey	...	Himself
Ming Qiu	...	Herself - Martial Artist (as Ming Liu)

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

SAM: Segredos das Artes Marciais

Company Credits

Production Co:

BASE Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Last Samurai (2003)

User Reviews

Ridiculously poor!

This production borders on the ridiculous. It is over-blown, full of itself and little more than product placement for the XMA brand. Its focus on point fighting as "extreme" is laughable; be prepared for hyperbole and exaggeration at the highest level about how "lethal" and "demanding" point fighting is. The program does nothing to inform the viewer about realistic fighting techniques such as Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, jujitsu, etc. There's no actual science here, just a thinly disguised commercial. A true dis-service to martial artists everywhere. The only redeeming factor is the somewhat interesting 3-d visuals sprinkled throughout. Buyer beware.