Director Bobby Razak is coming out with a documentary film on the history of MMA. Where MMA comes from is a matter of how far back in time you want to look, because at different times, there have been examples of cross discipline matches, bare knuckle matches, and teachers mixing, refining, and advancing a given martial art. By the trailer, this documentary is about how people had been thinking about the idea since the sixties, and from then how it came together.

Just released is a new action movie, Ninja Assassin. While the story is somewhat fantasy based, it had tons of action and held together if you weren’t looking too closely at the details. The extremes of the Ninja way are certainly exaggerated for the dramatic effect. Lots of weapons scenes, lots of fights, and lots of action.  And did I mention the blood? Lead ninja protagonist Rain performs insane martial arts stunts throughout.