Lights, Camera.. Action!
0n Sunday 29th January, Russell Perks Martial Arts Academy opened its doors for Taekwondo schools of Excellence students, to audition in front of a camera crew for a new 4 part mini action series which will be hitting SKY TV in the summer of 2012!
The new TV project “The Gauntlet” will be a one of a kind series full of martial arts action.
Russell Perks Martial Arts academy was the chosen location for the auditions to take place; the academy boasts classes in Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts and fitness. Students from all classes were given the opportunity to perform in a 2 hour screen fighting workshop, where the casting was judged by each student’s performance.
Over 70 students participated in the casting, and within the next few weeks the lucky 7 students chosen will be announced and go on to film some awesome fight scene with movie actress, 13 times world champion, 3 times Guinness world record holder and close friend to owner Russell Perks; Zara Phythian. Zara has only recently promoted her new movie release “The Hike” which was premiered in Leicester Square, London.
Russell Perks said “this is a huge opportunity for me and my students, everyone put in an amazing performance and I can’t wait to see the final result”. Check out www.rpmaa.com for information on the TV release and information about joining our martial arts programmes!