In this episode, I chat with Jon Xue Zhang about playing Blood Boots in The Brothers Sun and working with his hero, Michelle Yeoh. We also discuss his book, Martial Arts: The Way of Life, and how martial arts has shaped his philosophy. Jon shares stories from his time as a stunt double for Don Lee in Eternals, meeting Keanu Reeves on 47 Ronin, and even being a paranormal investigator.

Instagram: @jonxuezhang
Represented by IAG Talent
Personal web site: www.xue-zhang.com
The Martial Heart: https://amzn.eu/d/2OEHMXs

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Coming up
1:23 - Intro
2:46 - Martial Arts as a child
4:44 - The Martial Heart book
28:09 - Fight Like a Girl
34:14 - Think like an attacker
35:45 - Exercise control
37:11 - Best Martial Art
41:17 - Working Security
45:24 - Knife fight
48:59 - Getting into film industry
58:27 - Stay busy
1:05:24 - Keanu Reeves
1:08:20 - Cyberpunk 2077
1:12:06 - ETERNALS, Don Lee, Angelina Jolie
1:15:53 - Being productive
1:19:01 - The Brothers Sun
1:22:18 - Justin Chien
1:23:18 - Michelle Yeoh
1:25:29 - Cast & crew
1:27:22 - Acting vs Stunts
1:32:03 - Watching yourself on screen
1:33:52 - Message to actors
1:35:51 - Rejection
1:38:20 - Working behind camera
1:39:33 - Respect
1:41:11 - The Brothers Sun cancellation
1:44:07 - Counselling
1:46:36 - Paranormal investigator
1:58:55 - What's in the pipeline
2:00:12 - Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen
2:03:09 - BLITZ
2:06:09 - One Cool Thing
2:09:11 - The End

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