A Tornado Kick ends 2011…and here cometh 2012!
30 Dec 2011 5 Comments
Hey all!
2011 was a kickass year, and what a year it was. We saw new films from Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen, Johnny Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Scott Adkins, Iko Uwais, Michael Jai White, and a host of more, with the promise that 2012 could be a landmark year, as we prepare to see Jackie Chan in his last full on martial arts film, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris return to an A-list film for the first time in years, Jeeja Yanin is about to unleash Chocolate 2, and Tony Jaa should have a film out next year, in the form of the Protector 2, also starring Ms. Yanin. We also have exciting new voices in martial arts films coming soon, such as James Lee and Jason Ninh Cao, Steven Soderbergh and…Keanu Reeves?!
So where does that leave Kiai-Kick?
Excited, that’s where it leaves me. This past year has been a whirlwind of goodness for this website. I’ve met quite a few famous people within the martial arts film community and created contacts with many more. More importantly you, the readers, have shown me that this site, dedicated to martial arts cinema, is worth the hard work put into it, and there are a lot of you out there, so I’m excited to let you know that 2012 promises more reviews from me, among other things like:
The Kiai-Kick Roundtable Podcast: That’s right, I’ll be hosting a podcast every 2 months or so to discuss things in and around the martial arts film community, and I’ll have various guests, some from other well known websites…
Interviews: This will be a first for me, so hopefully I won’t screw it up too much!
Tributes: You may have seen my tribute to Al Leong here, and I plan to do more, but they will be more in depth and will have original artwork done for them!
Contests: Yes, there will be many more of these coming in the future!
Kiai-Kick Mailbag: I get lots of folks typing questions into the search engine, and I think this would be a better way to answer questions concerning martial arts films. Just lob your questions here, and I’ll choose a few and answer them once a week. By the way, just to answer one question I see a lot: I have no Mika Hijii nude pics. Just sayin’. Sorry, ya’ll!
There’s a bit more, including a redesign of the website itself coming down the pike (unless you love this design. Let me know.) and who knows? Maybe reports from a set or two…
Thanks to all of you for making this website such a success!
Onward to 2012!
Michael S Moore
Jan 02, 2012 @ 02:26:26
Happy New Year Michael and thanks for all of the news and reviews. Have you put this blog on the Heroic Sisterhood page yet? You should because the people there will be interested in what you have planned for next year.
Jan 02, 2012 @ 23:49:49
The 2012 plans sound great, Michael! I’m looking forward to that podcast. I may not comment a lot, but I always keep up on your blogs and am a big fan of the work you do here. Happy New Year!
Jan 02, 2012 @ 23:51:16
Oh and I like this design, but a new look might be good too. Are you unhappy with the look now?
Jan 03, 2012 @ 12:31:53
I still like the look, but I always get a bit bored with any one look after a while, and I’m always wondering about how to make the site more accessible and reader-friendly. Thanks for the response, Will!
Jan 04, 2012 @ 08:02:01
Happy New Year Mike