Biography:Scott Shaw

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Short description: American author


Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, and filmmaker.[1]

Career

Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist.[2][3][4]

He has written a number of articles and books on the martial arts and on Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophy. [5][6][7][8][9]

Shaw is an active actor and filmmaker.[10][11][12] In collaboration with American filmmaker Donald G. Jackson he created a style of filmmaking where no screenplay and scripts are used in the creation of a movie. [13] He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking."[14][15][16]

Works

Partial bibliography

  • About Peace (ISBN:1-59003-003-6)
  • Advanced Taekwondo (ISBN:0-8048-3640-X)
  • Alles op Zen tijd (ISBN:978-90-6271-924-2)
  • Arc Left from Istanbul: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-57-1)
  • Bangkok and the Nights of Drunken Stupor (ISBN:1-877792-06-3)
  • Bangkok: Beyond the Buddha (ISBN:978-1-877792-64-9)
  • Bus Rides (ISBN:1-877792-23-3)
  • Cairo Before the Aftermath: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-74-8)
  • Cambodian Refugees in Long Beach, California: The Definitive Study (ISBN:1-877792-02-0)
  • Čchi-kung pro začátečníky (ISBN:80-7306-176-7)
  • Chi Kung for Beginners: Master the Flow of Chi for Good Health, Stress Reductions & Increased Energy (ISBN:0-7387-0419-9)
  • E.Q. (ISBN:1-877792-07-1)
  • El Ki o la energia dinamica (ISBN:978-970-643-330-5)
  • El pequeño libro de la respiración: El Pranayama, de manera fácil (ISBN:978-84-96111-12-7)
  • Gods in Polyester: A Survivors' Account Of 70's Cinema Obscura'' (Contributor)
  • Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense (ISBN:978-1-877792-65-6)
  • Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense: Volume Two (ISBN:978-1-877792-72-4)
  • Hapkido: Essays on Self-Defense (ISBN:1-877792-42-X)
  • Hapkido: Korean Art of Self-Defense (ISBN:0-8048-2074-0)
  • Hong Kong Out of Focus (ISBN:978-1-877792-58-8)
  • Il Feluire Del Ki (ISBN:978-88-8093-172-0)
  • In the Foreboding Shadows of Holiness (ISBN:1-877792-17-9
  • Independent Filmmaking: Secrets of the Craft (ISBN:1-877792-49-7)
  • Israel in the Oblique (ISBN:978-1-877792-61-8)
  • Junk: The Back Streets of Bangkok (ISBN:1-877792-05-5)
  • Ki: Technici Eneggentice Coreene (ISBN:973-20-0206-9)
  • L. A. Tales from the Suburban Side of Hell (ISBN:1-877792-18-7)
  • La Vita Secondo Lo Zen (ISBN:978-88-344-2920-4)
  • Last Will & Testament According to the Divine Rites of the Drug Cocaine (ISBN:1-877792-00-4)
  • Lo zen e la vita (ISBN:978-88-344-1201-5)
  • Los Angeles Koreatown: An Urban Geographical View of the Factors That Lead to Its Inception & Its Current Urbanization (ISBN:1-877792-09-8)
  • Love Lived Too Long (ISBN:1-877792-21-7)
  • Marguerite Duras And Charles Bukowski: The Yin And Yang Of Modern Erotic Literature (ISBN:1-877792-45-4)
  • Mastering Health: The A to Z of Chi Kung (ISBN:81-7822-272-8)
  • Nirvána dióhéjban - 157 zen-meditáció (ISBN:978-963-9219-59-5)
  • Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations (ISBN:1-59003-017-6)
  • No Kisses for the Sinner (ISBN:1-877792-12-8)
  • On the Hard Edge of Hollywood (ISBN:1-877792-38-1)
  • One Word Meditations (ISBN:978-1-877792-82-3)
  • Pagan, Burma: Shadows of the Stupa (ISBN:1-877792-63-2)
  • Pránajáma dióhéjban (ISBN:978-963-9219-79-3)
  • Pranayama: A Respiracao Para Revitalizacao Energetica (ISBN:978-85-7701-167-4)
  • Rangoon and Mandalay: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-89-2)
  • Sake in a Glass, Sushi with Your Fingers: Fifteen Minutes in Tokyo (ISBN:1-877792-22-5)
  • Samurai Zen (ISBN:1-57863-104-1)
  • Sanskrit, the Language: Inception and Modern Day Ramifications (ISBN:1-877792-10-1)
  • Scream of the Buddha (ISBN:1-877792-55-1)
  • Scream: Southeast Asia & the Dream (ISBN:1-877792-01-2)
  • Scribbles on the Restroom Wall (ISBN:1-877792-53-5)
  • Sedona Realm of the Vortex (ISBN:978-1-877792-66-3)
  • Shama Baba (ISBN:1-877792-15-2)
  • Shanghai Whispers Shanghai Screams (ISBN:1-877792-26-8)
  • Shattered Thoughts (ISBN:1-877792-44-6)
  • Siam Tracy (ISBN:1-877792-25-X)
  • Simple Bliss: Nirvana Made Easy (ISBN:1-86204-850-9)
  • Singapore Off Center (ISBN:978-1-877792-60-1)
  • Skid Row 1983: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-62-5)
  • South Korea in a Blur (ISBN:978-1-877792-59-5)
  • Suicide Slowly (ISBN:1-877792-14-4)
  • Szamurai Zen (ISBN:978-1-57863-104-9)
  • Taekwondo - Căn bản
  • Taekwondo Basics (ISBN:0-8048-3484-9)
  • The Abstract Arsenal of Zen and the Psychology of Being: Further Zen Ramblings from the Internet (ISBN:978-1-877792-91-5)
  • The Chronicles: Zen Ramblings from the Internet (ISBN:978-1-877792-73-1)
  • The History of the Hmong
  • The Ki Process: Korean Secrets for Cultivating Dynamic Energy (ISBN:0-87728-879-8)
  • The Little Book of Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy (ISBN:1-57863-301-X)
  • The Little Book of Yoga Meditation (ISBN:978-1-877792-67-0)
  • The Most Beautiful Woman in Shanghai (ISBN:1-877792-24-1)
  • The Passionate Kiss of Illusion (ISBN:1-877792-04-7)
  • The Roller Blade Seven: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-87-8)
  • The Screenplays (ISBN:1-877792-48-9)
  • The Tao of Self-Defense (ISBN:1-57863-190-4)
  • The Voodoo Buddha (ISBN:1-877792-56-X)
  • The Warrior Is Silent: Martial Art and the Spiritual Path (ISBN:0-89281-668-6)
  • The Zen of Everything (ISBN:1-877792-40-3)
  • The Zen of Life, Lies, and Aberrant Reality (ISBN:978-1-877792-80-9)
  • There Is No Wind Through the Trees on a Treeless Beach (ISBN:1-877792-11-X)
  • TKO: Lost Nights in Tokyo (ISBN:1-877792-08-X)
  • Varanasi and Bodh Gaya: Shade of the Bodhi Tree: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN:978-1-877792-79-3)
  • War (ISBN:1-877792-17-9)
  • Wet Dreams and Placid Silence (ISBN:1-877792-19-5)
  • Wo' Ton of the Blue Vision (ISBN:1-877792-16-0)
  • Yoga the Inner Journey (ISBN:0-595-16549-4)
  • Zen and Modern Consciousness (ISBN:1-877792-52-7)
  • Zen Buddhism: The Pathway to Nirvana (ISBN:1-877792-36-5)
  • Zen Filmmaking (ISBN:1-877792-47-0)
  • Zen Filmmaking 2: Further Writings on the Cinematic Arts (ISBN:978-1-877792-88-5)
  • Zen in the Blink of an Eye (ISBN:1-877792-41-1)
  • Zen Mind Life Thoughts (ISBN:978-1-877792-81-6)
  • Zen O'Clock: Time to Be (ISBN:1-57863-124-6)
  • Zen-kapu a belső békességhez (ISBN:963-9219-55-X)
  • Zen: Tales from the Journey (ISBN:1-877792-43-8)
  • ZenÓra Mesterek és harci művészetek (ISBN:963-9219-07-X)
  • Zero One (ISBN:1-877792-20-9)

Partial filmography

  • 9mm Sunrise (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • Guns of El Chupacabra (1997) (also Producer)
  • Hitman City (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • Interview: The Documentary (2005) (Producer/Director)
  • Killer: Dead or Alive (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • Max Hell Frog Warrior (1996) (also Producer/Director) (a.k.a. Hell Comes to Frogtown III, Toad Warrior and Max Hell Comes to Frogtown)
  • One Shot Sam (2006) (Director)
  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993) (also Producer)
  • Samurai Johnny Frankenstein (1993) (also Producer/Director)
  • Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell (1992) (also Producer/Director); martial art based vampire film directed by and starring Shaw.[17] released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers."[18]
  • Super Hero Central (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Final Kiss (2005) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) (also Producer)
  • The Rock n' Roll Cops (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Roller Blade Seven (1991) (also Producer)
  • Undercover X (2001) (also Producer/Director)
  • Vampire Blvd. (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • Vampire Noir (2007) (also Producer/Director)

References

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  2. "Scott Shaw". Archived on 2 January 2010. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.blackbeltmag.com/scott_shaw/archives/777. 
  3. "Scott Shaw Biography". Martial Info.com. http://www.martialinfo.com/martial-art-instructors/profile.asp?martial-arts-id=4354. Retrieved 2023-04-03. 
  4. "Scott Shaw Biography". IT eBooks. https://it-ebooks24.com/author/scott-shaw. Retrieved 2023-04-03. 
  5. "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Scott-Shaw/460359466. Retrieved 26 July 2016. 
  6. "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". https://archive.org/download/publishersweekly_201908/Publishers-Weekly.jpg. 
  7. "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". https://www.tuttlepublishing.com/korea/taekwondo-basics. Retrieved 12 April 2019. 
  8. "Scott Shaw". https://www.scribd.com/author/228254243/Scott-Shaw/. Retrieved 16 August 2019. 
  9. "Scott Shaw Biography". https://it-ebooks24.com/author/scott-shaw. Retrieved 26 July 2016. 
  10. "Scott Shaw". https://www.allmovie.com/artist/scott-shaw-p220846. Retrieved 16 August 2019. 
  11. "Scott Shaw". https://filmow.com/scott-shaw-a23678/. Retrieved 16 August 2019. 
  12. Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434. 
  13. "Legacy of a B-movie Artist". Itawamba County Times. https://www.djournal.com/itawamba/legacy-of-a-b-movie-artist/article_22b41f6a-b495-11ea-815d-4fe9a7669e79.html. Retrieved 2023-04-03. 
  14. "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". January 2008. https://archive.org/details/kansai_201908. 
  15. "Scott Shaw: The reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made". 20 September 2009. http://bzfilm.com/talks-interviews/scott-shaw-the-reason-i-created-zen-filmmaking-was-to-help-filmmakers-actually-get-their-films-made/. Retrieved 16 August 2019. 
  16. Adams, Michael (2010). Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made. HarperCollins. pp. 301–302. ISBN 9780061806292. 
  17. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b52d58b. Retrieved 27 July 2019. 
  18. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. https://www.moviemeter.nl/film/19364. Retrieved 27 July 2019. 

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