The Pod Of Five Rings is about one thing and one thing only: "The art of ass kickery". We aren't just talking about low level back alley brawls either. We are talking about martial arts under the bright lights of Hollywood. In this podcast two lifelong martial arts artists and cinephiles (Joe Cebula and Rob Rowland) talk shit about their favorite martial arts films, fight scenes, and life lessons learned throughout.
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The Pod Of Five Rings is about one thing and one thing only: "The art of ass kickery". We aren't just talking about low level back alley brawls either. We are talking about martial arts under the bright lights of Hollywood. In this podcast two lifelong martial arts artists and cinephiles (Joe Cebula and Rob Rowland) talk shit about their favorite martial arts films, fight scenes, and life lessons learned throughout.
“Ever since I was a boy, all I knew was how to fight. Fight, fight, fight. And when I got tired, I would fight some more.” So goes the life of former CIA operative and Vietnam vet Black Dynamite. After uncovering a plot to fill the local orphanages full of heroin, Black Dynamite (@officialmichaeljaiwhite) declares war on all drug dealers, an action that takes him all the way from the fiendish Dr. Wu and his kung fu treachery all the way up to President Richard Nixon.
Playing expertly on the tropes of the “blaxploitation” genre from the 1970s, ‘Black Dynamite’ is the rare film that is simultaneously a love letter to and a criticism of the genre it parodies. What at first seems like typical b-movie shlock quickly becomes a hilarious mix of avant garde performances, over the top plots, and Michael Jai White’s signature martial arts style at its best.
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Black Dynamite (2009) Director: Scott Sanders
The Pod of Five Rings
The Pod Of Five Rings is about one thing and one thing only: "The art of ass kickery". We aren't just talking about low level back alley brawls either. We are talking about martial arts under the bright lights of Hollywood. In this podcast two lifelong martial arts artists and cinephiles (Joe Cebula and Rob Rowland) talk shit about their favorite martial arts films, fight scenes, and life lessons learned throughout.
