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Fight Jam Feb 2012: Bring a Knife to a Sword fight!

By Gabe | Published: February 17, 2012

Imagine: A duel-happy gentleman (or lady) corners you in a dark alley and shoves a smallsword in your face. You check your hip. Curses! You’ve only got a knife! What do you do (besides cry uncontrollably)? How can you turn this to your advantage? How can he (or she) take the advantage back? Does anybody [...]

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Free Skate at Forteza!

By Gabe | Published: February 16, 2012

We’ve acquired an amazing opportunity at the new Forteza Fitness space to gather like-minded performers dedicated to developing their stage combat skills. (So let the gathering begin.) It begins tonight! We are, shall we say, super excited about it. We’ll run it as a fairly freeform workout, with a group warmup, some group activities, and [...]

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Weekly Free Skate is… NOT back.

By admin | Published: January 16, 2012

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Due to sudden loss of space, we had to cancel our workout tonight. Watch this space for updates for future dates and new locations! Fight Jam is known for our free monthly classes, but we’re also a community of fighters that loves to get together with other fighters to work out, [...]

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Fight Jam at Winter Wonderland!

By admin | Published: January 7, 2012

This weekend, most of us at Fight Jam can be found at the Winter Wonderland Workshop—the largest regional stage combat workshop in the country, presented by our friends at M.A.C.E.—helping in various capacities to make it happen. If you’re reading this because you met us there and/or ate our cookies, welcome! If not, you really [...]

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Fight Night is Tonight! (12/8/11)

By Gabe | Published: December 8, 2011

In this corner, five Chicago theatre groups ready to fight. And in the other corner, the world. Fight Jam Scrappers Zev and Gabriel, along with Sandra Howard, are super excited to be participating in a one-night-only stage combat extravaganza tonight (Thursday, December 8th) presented by Nothing Special Productions: Fight Night! The show also includes the [...]

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Fight Jam at Fight Night!

By Gabe | Published: November 17, 2011

Fight Jam Chicago is participating in Fight Night on December 8th, and we’re very excited to be a part of the show. Tickets are on sale now for $10 online ($12 at the door). From the show’s facebook page: DUELING DRAMATISTS DUKE IT OUT NOTHING SPECIAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS FIGHT NIGHT 11/08/2011 CHICAGO – In this [...]

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Octoberfist: A Stage Combat Gala

By Gabe | Published: September 27, 2011

October 17th, 2011 7 pm-midnight Stage773 1225 W. Belmont South Theater Presented by: Gravity and Momentum, LLC & M.A.C.E. An event celebrating what makes the Chicago stage fighting community second to none! For actors, stage managers, costumers, directors, producers, theater companies, and more! Attire: “Audition Best” a.ka. Business Casual Tickets: $10/person$40 per group of 5$40 [...]

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Martial Arts/Movie Monday: The Dark Knight Rises Footage

By Dwight | Published: August 1, 2011

One of next year’s most anticipated movies is definitely “The Dark Knight Rises,” the announced final film in the modern Batman film trilogy. The films have as many detractors as supporters, but I think it’s undeniable that a real effort has been made to try and make this particular comic book series harder, grittier and [...]

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Martial Arts/Movie Monday: ‘Yo Soy Un Hombre Loco’ with LBP Stunts Chicago

By Dwight | Published: July 18, 2011

A bit of a lazy post today, but seemed like a good chance to highlight the work of some local boys (and girls). The independent stunt team LBP Stunts Chicago recently released a short film entitled YO SOY UN HOMBRE LOCO (I AM A CRAZY MAN) online via their Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvxNOxalPGU). The film was [...]

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Martial Arts/Movie Monday: “The Legend of the Fist”

By Dwight | Published: July 11, 2011

Good Day, All! Making my first return after being away traveling in South Korea. While I was there I caught a few previews for the 2010 Hong Kong film “The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen,” a film die-hard martial arts film fans are definitely looking forward to. “Legend” stars Donnie Yen, [...]

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