Last Saturday, I erroneously typed that the event was to take place on Wednesday. It was a mistake this event is to take place this weekend on this coming Saturday. I apologize for the error and had re-edited that post.
This post is regarding more publicity for The Sensei to be screened at the Logan Theater @ 2646 N Milwaukee. You may purchase tickets in advance via the official website for the Flix of Fury Martial Arts film club. As stated Sensei is an anti-bullying film.
The screening will further include martial artist and Sensei star Diana Lee Inosanto who can be seen during a reception and a Q & A at the Logan. She was interviewed for the Chicago Now blog Six Brown Chicks. Inosanto talks about future projects, career in Hollywood, her uncle martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, and of course the bullying theme of Sensei.
UPDATED August 5, 2015: Inaccurately entered the wrong day for this event. It will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2015. Will post a reminder then. Apologize for the error.
[VIDEO] Two years ago I had posted about an event that took place at the now SMG Chatham (then Chatham 14 Theaters) @ 210 W 87th St which celebrated the life and career of the late Jim Kelly. Kelly was a martial artist turned actor who had been in such movies as Black Belt Jones & Enter the Dragon. BTW, I hope you find those movies both were very good and Jones was very fun in a 1970s sense even if it was a bit "campy".
There were a series of movies shown on that day two years ago, those were just two that I had the chance to view. After each film concluded there was a brief program that often included a martial arts demonstration. In addition a brief presentation where a martial artist talks about Jim Kelly's career and how martial arts were important to the Black community.
This leads me to promote this year's similarly themed event promoted by Flix of Fury. It will be held outside of our community at the Logan Theater - located at 2646 N Milwaukee Ave. The Sensei to put simply is a film about bullying a martial artist helps a young bullying victim.
To put this into perspective, over the years many of us have heard many unfortunate stories about young people teenaged comitting suicide because of bullying. It's really sad that a person who really hadn't started their lives have starting thinking their lives are over because peers decided to engage in imtimidating conducts towards another person for whatever reason. Even worse the classic physical intimidation has been replaced by usage of social networking whether YouTube, facebook, instagram, twitter, etc. This is why I hope you'd consider attending this event at the Logan.
That event at the Chatham two years ago and the coming event underscores why martial arts has a role in our communities. For example the speakers at the event honoring Jim Kelly spoke about how it wasn't about teaching a flashy style of fighting, but how martial arts was about life. It's about mentoring and insuring that the young people who were learning martial arts were also doing well in school. It essentially taught them to become better people and this is exactly what we need in our communities.
BTW, also expect a reminder post about this event anytime before next Wednesday' Saturday's event!
We posted about this event earlier this month that takes place tomorrow at our local cinema - Chatham 14 Theaters located @ 201 W. 87th Street. This event marks the 40th Anniversary of the martial arts film Enter the Dragon starring the last Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly. Jim Kelly died in June and this event celebrates his life & career as a martial artist and actor. This extravaganza is an all day event with martial arts demonstrations and screenings of other martial arts films.
August 17, Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W 87th Street, Chatham14.com
Admission for both adult programs $10.00
Kid's Program, $2.50 including free popcorn
To celebrate the iconic cinematic presence of the late Jim Kelly, the black martial arts movie star best known for his role opposite Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and whose character helped defined this period of martial arts action cinema, Chatham 14 Theaters,Black World Cinema, the Chicago Cinema Society, and South Side Projections are excited to present a daylong celebration of his life and films. The day culminates in a screening ofEnter Dragon, on the 40th anniversary of its release.
The film lineup includes films for martial arts fans of all ages. Feature films consist of The Karate Kid (2010, 140 min.) and two of Jim Kelly's films, Black Belt Jones (1974, 87 min.) and Enter the Dragon (1973, 98 min.). The celebration also includes a rare screening of the short film South Side Warriors (2002, 30 min.), about the martial arts tradition on Chicago's south side; it focuses on the late Hamza Gregory Jaco, father of the award-winning hip-hop artist, Lupe Fiasco (Wassalu Jaco).
Between the films, martial arts schools from the Chicago area will do demonstrations in the theater lobby, and local karate masters who knew Bruce Lee will attend the screenings and introduce the films.
An all-day pass costs $10, or individual tickets are available for $6 each. The morning screening of The Karate Kid is free for children under 15.
The full schedule is as follows:
11:45am: $Children's karate demonstration
12:00pm: The Karate Kid - $2.50 special admission for kids and free popcorn.
2:30pm: Martial arts demonstrations in the lobby
3:00pm: South Side Warriors screening and discussion with Gregory Jaco Family and martial artists portrayed in the film
Black Belt Jones screening and discussion with local martial artists(starts at 4:00pm)
6:00pm: Martial Arts Demonstration
6:30pm: Enter the Dragon screening and discussion
For more information, please contact Floyd Webb at Black World Cinema, 708-704-1482
Hat-tip to Sensei Kirk Haygood who is a representative of the United Schools of Survival - a martial arts school located at 811 E. 82nd Street - you can give them a call at 773.457.8899 to see about enrolling in a martial arts class.
