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Scott Arkins, a British action actor who has starred in "The Ultimate Fighter", "Daredevil 2" and "Doctor Strange", has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for many works over the years, and many fans have praised his skills and kung fu. This time, he was able to cooperate with two idols, Zhen Zidan and Yuan Heping, and he took over the filming of the movie "Ip Man 4" without saying a word.
Scott Arkins played Baton Gertis in Ip Man 4
Joining the ranks of action actors, Scott says he is deeply influenced by his predecessors in action movies, especially Hong Kong action movies. Under the influence of his father and brother, Scott began to learn judo at the age of ten and taekwondo at the age of thirteen. During his adolescence, he often watched martial arts movies from all over the world in addition to practicing martial arts.
"When I was a teenager, I loved watching martial arts movies. From Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen in Hong Kong, to Stallone and Shange Winton in the United States, and even Jet Li in the United States, I am deeply inspired, and I appreciate that an actor can perform with his body, and I hope to join in. ”
In Ip Man 4, Donnie Yen fights Scott Arkins
Because of this childhood ambition, Scott concentrated on martial arts, in addition to continuing to learn taekwondo kicking techniques, so that he has a flexible and agile hand, but also learned kickboxing. Now working as an action actor, he has switched to MMA and trains twice a week.
"Martial arts has changed me a lot, it has led me in the right direction. Martial arts allows people to learn self-discipline, to have a confident and upright attitude to life, to learn humility and respect for others and teachers. These positive effects are especially important for young people. ”
"Ip Man 4" shooting tidbits, Scott and Zhen Zidan look at the shooting results
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Scott has also been involved in Hong Kong films before, but Ip Man 4 is his first kung fu film. He said that China has had kung fu movies for a long time, and he has watched Kung Fu movies in Hong Kong since he was a child, and today the "Ip Man" series of movies is undoubtedly the most influential kung fu movie brand in contemporary times, and he is very honored to participate in them.
He also said that when he actively studied taekwondo as a teenager, he remembered watching a fight scene from a Hong Kong film, in which Zhen Zidan's athletic skills and neat movements impressed him! And this work is directed by Yuan Heping. He did not expect to have the opportunity to perform with Zhen Zidan many years later and receive martial arts instruction from Yuan Heping, which was a dreamlike experience for him. He likes Hong Kong action movies very much, believing that Hong Kong action movies are the highest indicators of global action movies, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he will be happy to participate in the shooting of Hong Kong movies again.
Scott became famous and starred in the role of Yuri Boyka in the Ultimate Fighter series
Scott (left) starred in Hollywood's star-studded "Daredevil 2"
Participated in the movie "Wolf Warrior"
Scott, who played in the Marvel movie Doctor Strange
Scott (second from left) in Netflix's Triple Threat