First big thanks to everybody who has been welcoming me to AnD!!
I'm still in production of my new movie "Ud Af Moeket". It's going well but keeping me pretty busy these days!
When I have some free time I try to catch up on new movie releases or tv shows that I've missed out on..
I recently found an episode of the Discovery show FIGHT QUEST. I had been meaning to watch a certain episode of this show as I knew they would feature the system of Wing Chun AND that my own Si-Suk would be featured in the episode!!
I've trained in martial arts since I was 7 years old. I started training Karate with my brother. Then moved to a self defense school where they taught a mix of Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and Aikido. Did that for a couple of years. But other activities soon took over in my early teens. Skateboarding was in and the martial arts took a backseat.. BUT only for a very short while..
I have as far back as I can remember been a fan of Bruce Lee.. Who hasn't;) And like most fans who studied Bruce Lee's martial arts career I knew that he had started training in the system of Wing Chun. I was therefore very excited when a peer of mine took me to an introduction class in this art! My instructor and "Si-Suk" at that time was Danish/Korean Wing Tsun master Jung Soo Park (Now Sifu Park). This was back in 1993 when i was 13 years old. Si-Suk Park was only 6 years older than me. He was very young but was already known as a very talented martial artist and instructor.
After my first class I was hooked!! I trained obsessively for the next several years. This was not a hobby but a life style to me. After a while Si-Suk Park made me his assistant instructor at one of his schools and through the years we became great friends and "brothers"!
I later moved to Japan and followed my passion becoming an actor. Sifu Park soon joined me in Asia and moved to Korea where he has established the first Wing Tsun Academy.
We still get together when we can meet at the right continent;) And he still finds time to "beat" me up on that occasion , when we are not busy watching Donnie Yen's "Kung Fu Master" tv-show;)
I should explain the different spelling of Wing Chun to Wing Tsun that I've made. Different lineages of the system has chosen various ways of spelling themselves. I was trained in the Leung Ting Wing Tsun system. Grandmaster Leung Ting is a student of Yip Man an is also featured in the episode of FIGHT QUEST.
Through the years I have also trained other martial art systems and met many talented instructors and fighters. But watching that Wing Chun episode really threw me back in time and I remembered why I fell in love with the art in the first place.
I would also like to credit my Si-Suk with showing me how hard training and stamina can make you achieve your goals. I certainly have learned from that and still apply that skill in my career as an actor and film-maker!
So following is the first part of the Wing Chun, Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun episode of FIGHT QUEST;)
Hope you'll enjoy and check out the other parts on youtube!
.. Without blogging!!?? Man I'm bad at updating this supposed blog. One of my New-Year resolutions is to try and keep this up to date. Just before the shift to 2009 I started official production on my new movie "Ud Af Moerket"( English translation "Through Darkness"). A gritty, raw action thriller. This is a passion project of mine as I wrote the script myself and co-direct it with my buddy "Mr. Tony Venganza" a.k.a Daniell Edwards. We will keep updates about the movie on our company blog-site: www.rebelrowproductions.tumblr.com This project is keeping me very busy.. But it has been great working with old and new friends on this. Shooting a feature in Denmark this time a year is a hell of a "mental work-out"!! It's dark, cold, sometimes snowy and let me repeat COLD AS HELL!! So keeping that positive vibe going is definitely a task! It does however give the movie a very raw cold look.. But man do I miss the weather in L.A!! Training is the same.. I have to do a Jedi mind trick on myself before hitting the gym.. Trust me it's very easy just to stay inside this time a year.. I'm trying to imagine I'm going to go train in the park in North Hollywood...But here it's more like being part of Rocky 4.. The one with Dolph where he trains in the snowy russian mountains!! I'm a bad advocate for the tourism of Denmark.. Some people actually love this time of year.. I can however recommend some Danish movies! One that impressed me a lot last year was "Walk With Peace Jamil" from director Omar Shargawi. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431842/ I'm also looking very much forward to the movie "Bronson" by danish director Nicholas Winding Refn.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172570/ Winding refn is the director of the danish crime trilogy "Pusher" which I think was major breakthrough in the scandinavian film industry. Well that was my Copenhagen news for now;) Anyone wish some updates on the cool danish weather feel free to contact me:)
I'm new to the community here. But was very impressed with many other artists profiles here and I'm now hoping to start my own blogging career here!! Looking forward to connect with everone here at Alive Not Dead!
David Sakurai is a Japanese/Danish actor born and raised in Denmark. He moved to Japan and received his theatrical training in Tokyo. Thus began his acting career in Japan, honing his skills in the indie film scene in Tokyo.
After relocating back to Denmark, David proved himself a strong, versatile actor having been cast in supporting roles in drama, comedy, and action.
However, still facing adversity in the Danish industry by being typecast for his “foreign” look, he undertook the heavy task by writing, acting, producing, and directing his own material. Having a desire to not only penetrate the Danish market and industry, David has set his sights on creating work with international appeal.
Ud Af Moerket (Through Darkness)is his first feature film creation that exemplifies this. He will be in front and behind the camera manning the script, cast, and crew as the lead actor and director.
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