Matt Mullins
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Matthew "Matt" Mullins (born November 10, 1980) is a 5-time martial arts world champion. At the age of 16 in 1997 he had won his first WKA title in Dublin, Ireland, this would be his first of 5 championships in the next 3 years in his career. He is also an actor.
mini series Extreme Martial Arts
alongside Mike Chat
.
As of 2006, Matt Mullins holds a 4th degree Black belt
in the style Shōrei-ryū
and studies under martial arts instructor John Sharkey at Sharkey's Karate Studio in Naperville, Illinois
. While an underbelt, he met Mike Chaturantabut and together they created a martial arts style which later became known as Extreme Martial Arts
(XMA). Their style's growing popularity prompted the Discovery Channel to produce a documentary called XMA: Extreme Martial Arts. In this documentary, the producers covered the XMA style with modern technology such as motion-capture technology and 3-D imaging to show how a martial artist can use his body. As a side story, they focused on Matt Mullins' attempt to come back to the competition world of sport karate
.
Matt also holds seminars and martial arts camps. The most predominant ones are the Winter and Summer Camps at Sharkey's Karate in Illinois
. He also teaches an extreme martial arts class in California.
Matt Mullins is also the leader of Sideswipe, a martial arts based performance team which travel the country performing with their combination of martial arts moves, aerodynamics, and gymnastics. Sideswipe has appeared on such shows as The Jerry Lewis
Telethon, The Wayne Brady Show
, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show
, as well as sporting events, live action shows and karate tournaments.
Matt also has pursued an acting career. He has appeared in national commercials for Motorola
, America Online, Applebee's
, Nike
, Hanes
and Pepsi
as well as a lead actor in several films including Kung Fu Love Triangle, Bloodfist 2050
, and Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon
. He had a lead role portraying the character Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight on the in production TV show Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He also helped Mike Moh get the role of Hunt/Danny Cho/Kamen Rider Axe in the same show through their shared martial arts training.
Recently, he was a reporter for LX TV 1st Look television program introducing DJ Hapa, as well as Shinkendo
martial arts. He starred as Johnny Cage
in the Kevin Tancharoen
directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
. He reprised the role for the YouTube series based on Rebirth, Mortal Kombat: Legacy
. His home videos were used for a fictional documentary of Johnny Cage.
Biography
He was featured in the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
mini series Extreme Martial Arts
Extreme martial arts
Xtreme Martial Arts or XMA is a brand name owned by Michael Chaturantabut. Chaturantabut's XMA is a combination of elements from martial arts, acrobatics, and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship....
alongside Mike Chat
Mike Chat
Michael Chaturantabut is a Thai-American actor of Chinese descent best known for his role as Chad Lee, the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue. Chaturantabut was trained at Sharkey's Karate Studios located in Naperville and Momence, Illinois...
.
As of 2006, Matt Mullins holds a 4th degree Black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in the style Shōrei-ryū
Shorei-ryu
is a term which refers to the Naha-Te style of Okinawan karate. Shorei Ryu means "the style of inspiration". It is believed that the term Shorei is derived from the Shoreiji Temple in southern China. The teachings of this temple provided the basis for the Naha-Te style.The Shorei Ryu system was...
and studies under martial arts instructor John Sharkey at Sharkey's Karate Studio in Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...
. While an underbelt, he met Mike Chaturantabut and together they created a martial arts style which later became known as Extreme Martial Arts
Extreme martial arts
Xtreme Martial Arts or XMA is a brand name owned by Michael Chaturantabut. Chaturantabut's XMA is a combination of elements from martial arts, acrobatics, and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship....
(XMA). Their style's growing popularity prompted the Discovery Channel to produce a documentary called XMA: Extreme Martial Arts. In this documentary, the producers covered the XMA style with modern technology such as motion-capture technology and 3-D imaging to show how a martial artist can use his body. As a side story, they focused on Matt Mullins' attempt to come back to the competition world of sport karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
.
Matt also holds seminars and martial arts camps. The most predominant ones are the Winter and Summer Camps at Sharkey's Karate in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He also teaches an extreme martial arts class in California.
Matt Mullins is also the leader of Sideswipe, a martial arts based performance team which travel the country performing with their combination of martial arts moves, aerodynamics, and gymnastics. Sideswipe has appeared on such shows as The Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
Telethon, The Wayne Brady Show
The Wayne Brady Show
The Wayne Brady Show was a variety show hosted by Wayne Brady that originally ran from August 8, 2001 to March 11, 2002 on ABC. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled by ABC and reformatted into a daytime variety talk show for syndication...
, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
, as well as sporting events, live action shows and karate tournaments.
Matt also has pursued an acting career. He has appeared in national commercials for Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
, America Online, Applebee's
Applebee's
Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...
, Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
, Hanes
Hanes
Hanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the HanesBrands, Inc Corporation...
and Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
as well as a lead actor in several films including Kung Fu Love Triangle, Bloodfist 2050
Bloodfist 2050
Bloodfist 2050 is a 2005 action/adventure film directed by prolific B-movie director Cirio H. Santiago and starring Matt Mullins, Joe Sabatino, Glen Meadows and Beverly Lynne...
, and Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon
Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon
Adventures of Johnny Tao is a kung fu/ zombie movie, written and directed by former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Kenn Troum, under the name Kenn Scott....
. He had a lead role portraying the character Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight on the in production TV show Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He also helped Mike Moh get the role of Hunt/Danny Cho/Kamen Rider Axe in the same show through their shared martial arts training.
Recently, he was a reporter for LX TV 1st Look television program introducing DJ Hapa, as well as Shinkendo
Shinkendo
is a martial art that teaches the way of samurai swordsmanship. The meaning of the name Shinkendo can be interpreted multiple ways. Literally, "Shin" can be translated as 'real', "ken" as 'sword', and "do" as 'way', thus one English translation of the art's name is "Way of the Real Sword". ...
martial arts. He starred as Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage
Johnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise....
in the Kevin Tancharoen
Kevin Tancharoen
Kevin Harwick Tancharoen is an American dancer, choreographer, television producer and film director. On September 29, 2011 New Line/Warner Bros have announced that Kevin Tancharoen, will helm a big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat to be released sometime in 2013.-Life and career:Tancharoen was...
directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 action short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall who also choreographed Undisputed III: Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the short-film "actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros...
. He reprised the role for the YouTube series based on Rebirth, Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an American web series anthology that debuted on Machinima.com's YouTube channel on April 11, 2011. The show is an adaptation of the fictional universe of the Mortal Kombat video game franchise...
. His home videos were used for a fictional documentary of Johnny Cage.
Film
- El Gringo (2012) -
- Mortal Kombat: LegacyMortal Kombat: LegacyMortal Kombat: Legacy is an American web series anthology that debuted on Machinima.com's YouTube channel on April 11, 2011. The show is an adaptation of the fictional universe of the Mortal Kombat video game franchise...
(2011) – Johnny CageJohnny CageJohnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise.... - Mortal Kombat: RebirthMortal Kombat: RebirthMortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 action short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall who also choreographed Undisputed III: Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the short-film "actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros...
(2010) – Johnny CageJohnny CageJohnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise.... - Freshmyn (2010) – Zach Markey
- Blood and BoneBlood and BoneBlood and Bone is a 2009 American direct-to-DVD martial arts film directed by Ben Ramsey and written by Michael Andrews. The film stars Michael Jai White, Eamonn Walker and Julian Sands, and features martial artist Matt Mullins and MMA fighters Bob Sapp, Kimbo Slice, Maurice Smith, Gina Carano and...
(2009) – Pretty Boy Price - Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the DragonAdventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the DragonAdventures of Johnny Tao is a kung fu/ zombie movie, written and directed by former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Kenn Troum, under the name Kenn Scott....
(2007) – Eddie - Bloodfist 2050Bloodfist 2050Bloodfist 2050 is a 2005 action/adventure film directed by prolific B-movie director Cirio H. Santiago and starring Matt Mullins, Joe Sabatino, Glen Meadows and Beverly Lynne...
(2005) – Alex Danko - Wentworth (2005) – Waiter
Stunt work
- Ted BundyTed Bundy (film)Ted Bundy is a 2002 film by American film director and writer Matthew Bright. The film dramatizes the crimes of serial killer Ted Bundy. It stars Michael Reilly Burke in the title role, and Boti Bliss as Bundy's girlfriend, Lee .-Cast:*Michael Reilly Burke as Ted Bundy*Boti Bliss as Lee...
(2002) – as Michael Reilly BurkeMichael Reilly BurkeMichael Reilly Burke is an American actor. He played Rex Van De Kamp on the unaired pilot of Desperate Housewives. Steven Culp replaced him before the pilot aired. He also appeared in The WB series Charmed in the episode Heartbreak City...
's stunt double - No RulesNo Rules (film)No Rules is a 2005 action movie directed by Gerry Anderson. It follows a small-town man, haunted by his parents murder, who wants to become a mixed martial artist.-Cast:* David Dunn as Diamond* Randy Couture as Mason* Tom Sizemore as Kain Diamond...
(2005) – as brotherhood fighter - Severed (2009) – as fight choreographer
Video game
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) – Motion Capture: Nathan
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-EarthThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a PC real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is based on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, in turn based on J. R. R. Tolkien's original novel. The game uses short video clips from the movies and a number of the...
(2004) – Voice - Tao Feng: Fist of the LotusTao Feng: Fist of the LotusTao Feng: Fist of the Lotus is a video game for the Xbox, created after John Tobias, Joshua Tsui and David Michicich left the Mortal Kombat series with Midway. It was released in 2003. As of 2008 it holds a 69% on Gamerankings....
(2003) – Voice - Area 51 (1996) – Voice
Television
- Team UnicornTeam UnicornTeam Unicorn is a multi-media production team formed in Los Angeles, California in 2010. Its members are American actresses and singers Michele Boyd , Clare Grant , Milynn Sarley, and Rileah Vanderbilt . The group released their debut parody song "G33k & G4m3r Girls" a.k.a. the "Geek and Gamer...
(2011) - Beach Stud in Alien Beach Crashers - Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2011) - Julian in King's Crown
- Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (2008–2009) – Len / Kamen Rider Wing Knight
- America's Got TalentAmerica's Got TalentAmerica's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
(2007) – Himself – Performer