The Art of Action - Olivier Gruner - Episode 40

In episode 40, Scott is joined by Olivier Gruner who has appeared in over 40 films and four television series and is best known for his martial art and science fiction action films. Gruner is regarded as an "action hero" due to his portrayal of Alex Raine in Nemesis (1992), Lt. Sean Lambert in the Interceptor Force franchise (2000–2002), and of Dirk Longstreet in The Circuit franchise (2001-2006). He also played Caution Templar in the film Mars (1997). His credits also include the urban action movie Angel Town (1989), Automatic (1994), Savate (1995), Mercenary (1996), Savage (1996), The White Pony (1999), Kumite (2000), Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007), Lost Warrior: Left Behind (2008), One Night (2010), and Beyond the Game (2016). As a martial artist, Gruner was a full-time kick boxer in France for 8 years from 1981 to 1988. He became France middleweight champion, then middleweight full-contact kickboxing world champion in 1985, and again middleweight kickboxing world champion in 1986. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Martial Arts Background 6:00 French Navy 9:10 Captured 12:26 Becoming Tough 15:34 Natural Ability 16:58 Breaking Into Hollywood 18:56 Angel Town 22:34 Getting Hit in Fight Scenes 27:43 Fame 32:27 Kickboxer 2 34:11 Approach to Diet 39:30 Nemesis 44:58 Savate 48:05 The Mercenary 49:34 The Circuit #ArtofAction #ScottAdkins #OlivierGruner Purchase my latest movie and help support independent filmmaking - thank you. https://amzn.to/3jiUa9N Watch all episodes of The Art of Action - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Learn to kick like Scott Adkins with his exclusive tutorial series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... All clips are used under *FAIR USE* Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. #martialarts #martialartfightscenes #actionmovies #actionstar #filmmaking