Why did I choose to post my Top 5 Black Masters as special content for my blog today?
Because I want to share with you what I have learnt from five incredible people. With their work they teach me: respect, patience, passion, commitment and friendship.
I am not a black person and I am not a policeman. I did suffer from racism in the past, I am suffering from racism right now and I am sure that I will suffer from it in the future. My family does, my girlfriend does, my friends do… But racist people are not my enemy, ignorance is. The policemen are not my enemy, ignorance is. Black people are not my enemy, ignorance is.
Use your head, fight with it, make something for you, for your family, for your girlfriend and for your friends. Please do not be ignorant, because there are none so racist as ignorant people.
Here my Top 5 Black Masters
5) The Respect of Marrese Crump
Marrese Crump is an amazing martial artist from Florida. Born in 1982, he was introducing at the age of 7 to the martial art world. Marrese studied: Muay Thai, Capoeira, Boxing, Taekwondo and Escrima, creating a very unique and interesting fighting style. His very first big performance in a movie was in 2010’s Wrong Side of Town, fighting against the ex wrestler Dave Bautista. We will see him this year in the upcoming movie Jiu Jitsu with Nicolas Cage and his friend Tony Jaa. Here Marrese and Tony fighting in The Protector 2.
4) The Patience of Joey Ansah
Joey Ansah is a british actor, director and martial artist of mixed ethnicity. Joey is very well-known in the action movie environment thanks also to his duel against Matt Daemon in The Bourne Ultimatum. He participates in Green Street 3: Never Back Down with his fellow countryman Scott Adkins. The masterpiece below come from his series Street Fighter: Assassins Fist playing as Akuma.
3) The Passion of Wesley Snipes
Here is a man that do not need of introduction, Wesley Snipes is simple one of the old master alive. Immortal as his Blade, he tooks part in more than fifty films! Here in one of his most famous action scene:
2) The Commitment of Michael Jay White
Michael Jay White is just the star of the moment. Every good martial art movie of the last ten years has Michael Jay White’s name on the cast list. The Karate sensei of Connecticut simply do not want to stop and hopefully we will enjoy his performances for the next 10 years and more! Here just one of his thousand fights in the beautiful Never Back Down 3.
1) The Friendship of Lateef Crowder
Lateef Crowder is not only my favourite black master, but also one of my favorite martial artist of all time. His videos are responsible to approaching me to the Capoeira and to inspire me in the Aulas and in the Rodas. The Mestre of San Jose is the Capoeira emblem in the cinematic industry and most influent popularizer of this Brazilian martial art. Even if the most of the time he is working as stuntmen, in a few movie Lateef appear as cast member. Hoping to see him as protagonist one day… Here one of my best fighting scene in the world: Lateef Crowder VS Scott Adkins.
I believe in equal treatment for all human beings!