Trung Ly Trung Ly Trung Ly (born 1975) is a Vietnamese martial artist, fight choreographer and action director. He is known as the fight choreographer for Roger Corman's martial arts movie "Fist of the Dragon", the ABC TV series kung fu comedy "Maximum Choppage" and recently as an action director on Vietnamese police film "Tracer". Ly was born in 1975 in Saigon, Vietnam. Both his parents fled the country and migrated to Sydney, Australia. Trung Ly arrived in Australia in 1980 and grew up in the suburbs of Sydney. Trung Ly started learning martial arts in 1984, Vovinam and Shaolin Kung Fu
Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art is a book by Matthias Röhrig Assunção published by Routledge in 2005. The book is known for its insight into the far-reaching history of the Brazilian martial art known as Capoeira, and its complex cultural significance to Brazilian identity. It provides a series of in-depth debates on Capoeira, including what it actually is (a fight, sport, dance, or art), where its true origins lie (African, Afro-Brazilian, or Brazilian), and what it exemplifies (resistance, or acceptance). Additionally, it describes the evolution of Capoeira from its