By far this is the most touching interview of all the series. The last part of his speech when he describes his recovery from cancer did touch my heart. You are a truly real martial art master Mr Jeff Speakman!
@@AVarStunts Totally! You can tell Scott got a little choked up too. That's such a great outlook on life and he's right, that way of thinking is rare and should be the norm.
I still got your autograph Jeff. You visited my dojo in the 90s while you were promoting The Perfect Weapon. I was a student of Manny Reyes Senior. Im happy to see the art is still alive and evolving with you. 💪
I'm totally ashamed to have never heard of Mr. Speakman before today, and this was my favorite AOA video. Truly a remarkable human, the ending bit with him sharing his battle with cancer genuinely brought a tear to my eye. Great video, thank you!
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 Was??? He is one, he invented his own style. He's played alot of Martial Arts roles! Before he say crap like that do your research before you judge someone you dick!
That was very profound and inspirational. Especially near the end, I got emotional. I will be applying Speakman Sensei's philosophies to my practice. Thank you, Scott. Another great show!
Another incredible interview by Scott. I saw the perfect weapon when I was twelve and was amazed. I wondered why I didn't see Jeff Speakman in other movies, now I know. Thank you both and God bless you!
Indeed and it's a shame that Kenpõ like so many other good arts fell into the bad side of "politics and bickering" after the founder passed away, or even sometimes before the founder passed away: such as the split that resulted in the Tracy branch of American Kenpõ, or the various schools of Hapkidõ when it main base founder passed away; or even to a lesser degree when the four main branches of Kajūkenbõ started to evolve and have offshoots of sub methods, that tend to bicker more than work together, or even the various Ninjutsu organizations that tend to keep to themselves rather than working together.
I do Kyokushin karate and I share Mister Speakman's philosophy on martial arts and life in general. This was a GREAT interview, thank you so much for sharing Scott.
Loved the perfect weapon! Jeff brought a real hard fast bad ass style of martial arts films to the world. In a time of great martial arts films and up and coming stars he held his own so well.. friggen legend!!
I have not trained in many years but I when I did it was kenpo for 6 years. I loved seeing kenpo forms and techniques in Speakman movies. I am looking forward to seeing this interview.
@@pmartialartsx My kenpo school closed like 8 years ago. Traditional Martial arts was fading away everyone was doing jujitsu and MMA. My sensei started training some of us who wanted to in one of the garage of one of the black belts but that slowly faded away.
Learning that Jeff started martial arts in college gives me hope. Some of my favorite martial artists started as young children so I always thought it was too late for me.
Imagine the martial arts version of Speed had it come to fruition. Keanu Reeves was great in the role and it's still one of the best 90s' action movies without the inclusion of martial arts. But I'd love to know how Jeff Speakman's version would've turned out......
Scott was in a British series called doctors and mile high, at zero point did he use martial arts, Scott is a solid actor, always thought he should be Danny rand, iron fist
TO NE CLEAR I NEGLECTED TO SAY BUT HERE NOW OBSERVE THAT THE STORY AND LEGEND OF IP MAN ONLY ARRIVED ON THE BIG SCREEN LONG AFTER MR SPEAKMANS PERFECT WEAPON. THEREFORE YOU HAVE, UNWITTINGLY MISREPRESENTED EFFECTIVELY THAT MR. . SPEAKMANS WAS IN SOME WAY COPYING IP MAN'S VERSION OF FIGHTING IS SIMPLY INCORRECT. REGARDS JACK
Very Profound. I got into Kenpo after seeing the Perfect Weapon. I know that a Fighter like you would never give up to Cancer. It would be an honor to meet you and shake your hand and say thank you.
Mr Speakman is a hometown boy around where I live and doesn't demand any fan fair where he travels and I can say that was true at the height of his fame from first hand experience. Having said that I think he is a gentleman and a very humble person. Truly rare qualities in a human.
Only bad thing this series have he can't never interview Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee, but maybe he could interview Dan Inosanto and Taky Kimura as double feature about Bruce Lee. This series is best in youtube right now! Thanks a lot Scott all the episodes so far!! Just perfect....weapon! 💪😁
The Perfect Weapon was such a great martial arts film that I watched it countless times like many fans. Jeff hit a home run with it being his first film. What an amazing feat and success.
Full respect to Mr speakman what a genuine guy and a great martial artist. Scott did you ever get over to Las Vegas and meet him in person and do the brown belt and belt tests
Maybe he can interview Shannon Lee and Dan Inosanto. They can talk about both Bruce and Brandon. I think it should be a dedicated 2 hr video though, since Bruce Lee is such an influential and inspiring force as evident by many of the guests. There would be a lot to talk about when it comes to Bruce. And i'm interested to hear if Shannon has any insight into some of Brandon's films.
You guys are both legends,. I’ve seen “the perfect weapon” a million times, I wished always that he continued on in the biz longer but he has had much success in his Kenpo studios around the world. I hope I get a chance to meet Jeff and yourself Scott at some point in my life. My teacher was Dave Macomber who is an astute student of Kenpo, tang soo do and Tae Kwon do. After seeing my Sensei do forms and weapons, I fell in love with the Martial Arts and it’s been my first love my whole life since! I hope I see you both being active for years to come!
Living legend The Perfect Weapon,growing up my number 1 movie🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and the man himself👊👊👊👊 my childhood,and the times now gone🙌 A real man with a big heart👏👏👏👏
Master Speakman elevated this interview well beyond just movie talk. This one went deep. He seems to me to have evolved so much during his life so far. He clearly exemplifies here the role of Martial Art as a path of self improvement as well as self defense.
i had no idea that jeff had had cancer gone throught that kind of treatment since his cancer had reached lvl 4 , that must have been REAL painful , god , i wish him the best of future to come , and the dedication he has to martial arts and the way he looks at other people he trains , something for other people to live up to . wish you the best Mr jeff speakman , regards from sweden .
As a martial arts fanboy for 40+ years, I had always wondered what happened to the film career of Jeff Speakman. I loved the principles of American Kenpo Karate as it made so much sense to me. It had similar thinking with Bruce Lee's JKD, and how to use body mechanics. Its like a physical chessboard of destruction taking into account the opponent's reaction and movements when executing a move that flows efficiently and continuously to the next until the opponent is knocked out. I did not realise about Mr Speakman's trials with cancer and his words truly were inspiring about the duty of the martial artist to help people. Thank you Scott for this episode. I have seen all so far and this one really touched me.
Although i grew up to be a musician, my passion for martial arts remained, Jeff is the man that inspired me to start my kenpo journey and yet even more so, now he has become an inspiration in Life...
Great interview Scott. What did you think? Great to see you're still with us Mr. Speakman. Hope you're getting stronger and stronger with each passing day.
Jeff Speakman arrived completely unexpected onto the martial arts movies scene. When I saw his Street Knight, I was like WOW!!! And what is that new karate style???
Wow, what a great interview !!!!! Scott, great job !!!!! Jeff Speakman seems like a really humble and genuine person. I have always been a fan of Jeff Speakman but after the interview, I have so much more respect for him.
Among all the videos ive been watching over these years on youtube this is the one ive learned most from. I wish Mr Speakman many more years to live in good health and a big thank you for you Mr Adkins for making this video👍👍
This interview was amazing. Very glad I watched it. Jeff Speakman is still one of my favorite actors of all time. Seems like such a great martial arts teacher. Kenpo looks fascinating.
I've been watching these from the start, and been highly impressed. But this one, and that last ten minutes...wow. That was hugely emotional. I really hope Scott gets the chance to meet Mr Speakman in person.
What an amazing human being. The epitome of what a true martial artist should be. The humility of the man is inspiring. Such a catastrophe his movie career came to such an abrupt ending. Respect!!🥋
Actually Van Damme is an accomplished Martial Artist....He's a third degree BB in Shotokan Karate and also has Muay Thai and kickboxing...he's more than just martial sport...Speakman wasn't bankable after the Perfect Weapon that was pretty much it for him. Regardless of his contractual disputes etc....if he was bankable another studio would've gobbled him up. Him and Seagal don't want to show JCV the respect that he shows them but his career is better than both of theirs combined.
I love Van Damme but there's a lot of industry insiders - Jeff, Seagal, Loren Avedon, Don Wilson - who question his martial arts background, I have to think they may be onto something. Either way, JCVD is the best of them all. A true legend.
Van Damme after Bloodsport went downhill due to the fact his acting sucked and he was doing the same martial art moves one punch knockouts and pose after hitting someone it got boring. He also started getting a big head and became an arrogant douche bag just ask his ex wife and other celebrities
@@alfredodelacruz1864 Hell no i mean some of the stuff you said is true but Van Damme was one of Hollywood's best action star in the 90s i think that Van Damme career went downhill in the early 00s.
Wow! What an incredible human being! I could listen to Mr. Speakman all day. It must be amazing to study Under his instruction. He seems to embody what a real martial artist is in the dojo and out. Extremely knowledgeable and down to earth. A man who wants to make a difference and loves his fellow man. Was Mr. Parker that kind of man also?
I am so happy to see Speakman still thriving. I was wondering why he never took over the screens after perfect weapon. That was a crime. He is still amazing.
Sifu Speakman had just released Perfect Weapon when I started the Martial Arts and was a driving factor in my motivation to be "good". I didn't have access to Kenpo but instead Korean Tang Soo Do. Thank you, Jeff for your input inot the martial arts film world. #respect
Its intersection that martial arts is resurrecting in the public eye with cobra kai and pod cast like these. Mma is awsome and not taking anything out of it but as the world could really use the universally shared and treasured compass of morality that student got from martial arts. Which ironically was one of the themes of the perfect weapon lol. Thank you Mr. Adkins for taking all of us on your journey, It helps rekindle many of our passion for the arts lost in the day to day of being adults and navigating through these unique times. We are a community irregardless of what style are system. Thank you.
*Next interviews pls* 🔥🔥🔥 Lateef Crowder Iko Uwais Tim Man Gary Daniels Ray Park Jason Statham Van Damme Donnie Yen Jackie Chan Jet Li Ps: sorry people but I'm gonna spam this in every single future video of this series until it happens (or at least most of it). 😉
@@SamK-99 LOL. I'd love to see: Chris Casamassa Hakim Alston Ho Sung Pak Clayton Barber Mike Chat Keith Hirabayashi Cooke Francois Petit Robin Shou Jeff Wincott Bridgett Riley Sophia Crawford And most of the guys you mentioned. Long story short: lot of Mortal kombat and WMAC Masters
Interview was something else. I am a massive fan of Kenpo. Trained a little off it in my early 20's. I am also a massive fan of Jeff Speakman. But I was not expecting such a touching and inspiring interview to this level. Another great video Scott. I can not believe some of the people you have got to interview in this series. Keep up you amazing work and this amazing channel! I am now going to my private Kali lesson inspired!
Ummm Blood Sport was not his first-I mean Scott brings up: No Retreat No Surrender in other videos which was a hit film Also Van Damme is not just a kickboxer is he, He first did Karate Shōtōkan when he was 12, And then later did Kickboxing, + then other styles! So what is Jeff talking about
@@mikekaraoke Ah sorry for the confusion, I meant I left a HUGE comment in the global section, but I'll copy+paste it here so that you won't have to look for it: LATER EDIT: I've now finished the whole video. I'm really really really sorry for what he went through with his cancer and I'm super glad he made it out alive, hope none of us will ever be in his shoes, but especially because of such life altering events, I'd urge him to reconsider his view on the world with less emphasis on "me me me" and be more down-to-Earth, modest and grateful. Having this constant "me vs. them" attitude is no good, it's literally poisoning your soul, which poisons your mind, which then ends up poisoning your blood. And just so that I'm not a complete douche myself, I'll leave my initial post down below, not to back out of what I said, as it was my objective opinion based on all the things he stated. Yes, I was very aggressive in the way I said it, again, I'm sorry to hear him struggle with cancer and all, take my post with a grain of salt, but at least take away the essence out of my comment :) INITIAL POST: Dude.... at least Seagal doesn't give his interviews having his 26-Dan "uu-look-at-me-I'm-a-Grand-Master" belt around his neck, like wtf, I thought he'd be a genuine bloke, but his ego's over the moon. All that shit he gives to Van Damme out of thin air, Scott didn't even ask anything remotely close to that, yet he keeps using every opportunity to say Van Damme is limited, how he can't do anything and oh "wait till you see him"... like seriously? You can't even kick dude!!! When you do a back kick you spin like a ballerina and land the kick with the side of your ankle, just like every wanna-be tough action dude who gets a 3-week training before doing an action sequence. Eric Roberts in Best of The Best moved way better than you, Liam Neeson and Keanu Reeves would school your butt every day of the week. I remember watching your movies back in the 90s on Saturday nights and I remember I was always like "duuuhhh, another JCVD clone/wanna-be who can't fight and hopes his pretty face will compensate" and I was only a toddler starting out his martial arts classes and STILL I could see how off you were on screen. Had nothing against you and really liked you despite all that, cause I thought you were doing your best to make it in the industry and were aware of your shortcomings and you wanted to improve. But seeing this interview.. mmaaannnn.. seriously get a grip on yourself, and have a self-check if you're that big into psychology. You don't even have the foundation for executing the moves properly, nor the right bio-mechanics in any of your kicks, especially the "sophisticated ones". You literally move like everybody's athletic uncle who cracks some cool moves out of the closet on Thanksgiving's day after a few beers. Van Damme is a MASTER in terms of body movement and martial knowledge, you clearly know NOTHING about him and his life work. You even called him a kickboxer, like wtf?!?! I would've never left a comment like this, but I'm not even 1/4 in the video and my brain's already exploding. You were "everything that Van Damme wasn't in the martial arts industry", like REALLY?! Get the funk out of here... I think you have a LITTLE bit of a Seagal complex. But it seems you'll be schooling him too in no time. I meant ego-wise, but you probably thought I meant martial-arts wise. Oh no, wait, you're already 10x better than him also. He practiced that "limited" Aikido. But oooh boy, wait 'til they see Ken(m)po, that'll show'em!!!
@@SixStringOverdose I have finally had the time to read all of your message, Was a really good read! I mean some of what he said was not facts at all! So where you from?
30:52 "These moves are performed exactly as they are taught in kempo schools all across the world". Meanwhile -- Jeff breaking a guys neck in the background
And that ladies and gentleman that is Mr Jeff Speakman and the true spirit of Martial Arts. " And that is the essence I used to love when a kid about it!" Thanks Scott and may Jehovah god bless you all. Not the fighting!
I totally enjoyed this interview and have a lot of respect for these two Martial Artists! I always wondered what had happened to Jeff Speakman amazing journey of life! I have a deeper respect for their martial Arts Spirit that lacks in today’s martial arts training....except for traditional Martial arts schools! Thank You Both!
What a great interview! Wow! One of the best yet! I always wondered why Jeff Speakman only made a couple of movies, now I know why...this is definitely one of the best things on TH-cam. Thank you Mr Adkins 🙏
What a great episode. Glad to see Mr. Jeff Speakman is doing well post-film career with continuing to evolve Kenpo as well as himself. Can't wait to see more interviews Mr. Adkins. (crosses fingers, interviews with Ernie Reyes Sr. and Jr.)
Absolutely, Jeff!!! I agree with you 100%!!! Reminds me of one u' Bruce Lee's philosophical quotes. "Real living is living for other's" - Bruce Lee - God Bless You, Jeff 🤗
What a magnificent interview. If only they had a school near where I am I would sign up instantly and put all my effort into it. Sadly the only ones in the UK are in the south. We need some up north.
By far this is the most touching interview of all the series. The last part of his speech when he describes his recovery from cancer did touch my heart. You are a truly real martial art master Mr Jeff Speakman!
Well said
My dad was in Kenpo and he was so excited when The Perfect Weapon came out. We saw it in theaters and we still watch it to this day 👍🏽👍🏽
“I’m not crying, you’re crying”. That closing segment choked me up. Great story and advice.
Dude that was so genuine I really appreciate Jeff and Scott for that!
@@AVarStunts Totally! You can tell Scott got a little choked up too. That's such a great outlook on life and he's right, that way of thinking is rare and should be the norm.
That was a beautiful moment.
Same here! That got me teary!
i cried not ashamed of it
I still got your autograph Jeff. You visited my dojo in the 90s while you were promoting The Perfect Weapon. I was a student of Manny Reyes Senior. Im happy to see the art is still alive and evolving with you. 💪
Not even cancer has put down the perfect weapon, such respect to Mr. Speakman.
Chuck Norris level right there
I'm totally ashamed to have never heard of Mr. Speakman before today, and this was my favorite AOA video. Truly a remarkable human, the ending bit with him sharing his battle with cancer genuinely brought a tear to my eye. Great video, thank you!
He needs to do some villain interview with Bolo Yeung, Al Leong, James Lew, Matthias Hues, Carter Wong, Carey Hiroyuki Tagawa etc
th-cam.com/video/uWY0jPxSbLs/w-d-xo.html
Yes. Let's not forget about Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung.
Al Leong had a stroke and might not be able to give interviews these days.
Was Tagawa a legit martial artist? I know he played one obviously.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 Was??? He is one, he invented his own style. He's played alot of Martial Arts roles! Before he say crap like that do your research before you judge someone you dick!
Jeff Speakman and Scott Adkins are an embodiment of what is a true martial artist.
That was very profound and inspirational. Especially near the end, I got emotional. I will be applying Speakman Sensei's philosophies to my practice.
Thank you, Scott. Another great show!
I love to watch Scott. Scott's a champ in every sense.
Scott Adkins for perfect weapon 2!
I freaking agree maybe Jeff could come back as Scott's dad.
If you look closely in perfect weapon he goes around beating up asians around LA
@@broteinsheikh Where I come from it's called self-defense.
Another incredible interview by Scott. I saw the perfect weapon when I was twelve and was amazed. I wondered why I didn't see Jeff Speakman in other movies, now I know. Thank you both and God bless you!
Man I’m looking forward to this one.Jeff Speakman was a student of the late great Master Ed Parker Snr
Indeed and it's a shame that Kenpõ like so many other good arts fell into the bad side of "politics and bickering" after the founder passed away, or even sometimes before the founder passed away: such as the split that resulted in the Tracy branch of American Kenpõ, or the various schools of Hapkidõ when it main base founder passed away; or even to a lesser degree when the four main branches of Kajūkenbõ started to evolve and have offshoots of sub methods, that tend to bicker more than work together, or even the various Ninjutsu organizations that tend to keep to themselves rather than working together.
I do Kyokushin karate and I share Mister Speakman's philosophy on martial arts and life in general. This was a GREAT interview, thank you so much for sharing Scott.
Loved the perfect weapon!
Jeff brought a real hard fast bad ass style of martial arts films to the world.
In a time of great martial arts films and up and coming stars he held his own so well.. friggen legend!!
its still one of my favourite martial arts movies and still watch it 30yrs later.. great motivation to train..
I have not trained in many years but I when I did it was kenpo for 6 years. I loved seeing kenpo forms and techniques in Speakman movies. I am looking forward to seeing this interview.
Why the eff haven’t you trained in 6 years?
@@pmartialartsx My kenpo school closed like 8 years ago. Traditional Martial arts was fading away everyone was doing jujitsu and MMA. My sensei started training some of us who wanted to in one of the garage of one of the black belts but that slowly faded away.
Learning that Jeff started martial arts in college gives me hope. Some of my favorite martial artists started as young children so I always thought it was too late for me.
This is my favourite interview you have done Scott, A truly inspiring man....
Mr Speakman an amazing Great warrior inside and outside the screen. Scott Many thanks for this! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻😎👍🏻
Imagine the martial arts version of Speed had it come to fruition. Keanu Reeves was great in the role and it's still one of the best 90s' action movies without the inclusion of martial arts. But I'd love to know how Jeff Speakman's version would've turned out......
Scott was in a British series called doctors and mile high, at zero point did he use martial arts, Scott is a solid actor, always thought he should be Danny rand, iron fist
I was thinking the same thing after seeing this interview.
Now that’s an interesting thought! Marvel kindly take note! 👊
Barry Mason Scott would have been great as Danny Rand.
@@bazmayo Why would you put something so awesome as this in my head. That would have been amazing.
This interview series ist just the best... and Jeff Speakman, what a guy! Thanks for doing this Mr. Adkins.
Mr Speakman is a very learned and wise man and basically the perfect weapon was his version of Ip Man in the kenpo world
Think you should have Keith Cooke at some point
Yep that is a true martial artist right there.
IN ACTUAL FACT SIR, THE PERFECT WEAPON WAS ALREADY RELEASED BEFORE THE STORY AND LEGEND MADE ITS WAY ONTO THE BIG SCREEN. L
TO NE CLEAR I NEGLECTED TO SAY BUT HERE NOW OBSERVE THAT THE STORY AND LEGEND OF IP MAN ONLY ARRIVED ON THE BIG SCREEN LONG AFTER MR SPEAKMANS PERFECT WEAPON. THEREFORE YOU HAVE, UNWITTINGLY MISREPRESENTED EFFECTIVELY THAT MR. . SPEAKMANS WAS IN SOME WAY COPYING IP MAN'S VERSION OF FIGHTING IS SIMPLY INCORRECT. REGARDS JACK
@@bazmayo Definitely!
What a beautiful human being Jeff Speakman is. Truly one in a million. This segment really pulled on the heart strings.
Can’t wait..... for.... THE PERFECT WEAPON!
Same here .... “I got the Power”.... 🥋🥋🥋
Jeff SCOTT los Mejor
He's a warrior. I didn't know about he's been fighting cancer. The Perfect Warrior!
God bless Jeff Speakmen. Very ❤ full! Video just helped a lot of people!
He is amazing. Thank you for the inspiration, Jeff Speakman.
What fool would try to take the voicebox of a man called Jeff SPEAKMAN? Thanks for another fantastic interview!
Very strong interview!! Jeff Speakman is the real martial artist!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very Profound. I got into Kenpo after seeing the Perfect Weapon. I know that a Fighter like you would never give up to Cancer. It would be an honor to meet you and shake your hand and say thank you.
Mr. Speakman...my most deep respect.
I just watched the perfect weapon because of this interview so thank you. WOW, Mr Speakman was/is the real deal. Insane skills.
Mr Speakman is a hometown boy around where I live and doesn't demand any fan fair where he travels and I can say that was true at the height of his fame from first hand experience. Having said that I think he is a gentleman and a very humble person. Truly rare qualities in a human.
Only bad thing this series have he can't never interview Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee, but maybe he could interview Dan Inosanto and Taky Kimura as double feature about Bruce Lee. This series is best in youtube right now! Thanks a lot Scott all the episodes so far!! Just perfect....weapon! 💪😁
& He can never interview Jim Kelly.
Or John Saxon.
Mr. Speakman! My man! Remembering the 80’s in WLA. Beautiful talk.
I am so happy..... Jeff Speakman one of my heroes...
Ya this was one of my favourite movies growing up
Very soulful interview by two great gentleman. Much respect to Mr. Speakman for showing what the true meaning of martial arts is.
What an incredible testimony at the end. Jeff Speakman truly is a Martial arts master Sensei.
Thank you for this touching moment
The Perfect Weapon was such a great martial arts film that I watched it countless times like many fans. Jeff hit a home run with it being his first film. What an amazing feat and success.
Yep. That n Enter the Dragon my faves.
Brilliant interview.
A true martial artist and wonderful human being. 👍
It was amazing... Thank you for that message Master Speakman! Thank you Mr. Adkins for what you do, the world became a better place! Oss!
Where is Gary Daniels?????
Maybe Kenshiro is fighting some warlords, I love for him to show up on Scott's show over Seagal.
Episode 22.
This is the best interview by far from a legend mr speakman.. the wordings so meaningful to me..❤
I took one of his seminars because I was obsessed with the perfect weapon. He’s the real deal.
Full respect to Mr speakman what a genuine guy and a great martial artist. Scott did you ever get over to Las Vegas and meet him in person and do the brown belt and belt tests
I wish that Bruce Lee was here today so Scott Adkins can interview him that would be Scott's dream.
Maybe he can interview Shannon Lee and Dan Inosanto. They can talk about both Bruce and Brandon. I think it should be a dedicated 2 hr video though, since Bruce Lee is such an influential and inspiring force as evident by many of the guests. There would be a lot to talk about when it comes to Bruce. And i'm interested to hear if Shannon has any insight into some of Brandon's films.
@@jayquanvo5134 Shannon Lee yes.
@Edwin Acevedo Maybe Scott should interview Linda and Shannon Lee.
Scott interview Robert Wall.
Scott should also interview James Tien.
Thank u Scott for making my day. I'm so happy that u brought Jeff speakman in art of action and I thank u for what u doing and keep up the good work.
Scott is a real gem , and looks , sees the good on people no messing with politics, who hates who just love for fellow martial artists 🙏
One of the most touching episode yet!
im encouraged to help build up my community. thank you mr speakman.
I studied in Kenpo directly because of Jeff Speakman and The Perfect Weapon. My sensei was Steve White, taught by Master Ed Parker. 🙂
You guys are both legends,. I’ve seen “the perfect weapon” a million times, I wished always that he continued on in the biz longer but he has had much success in his Kenpo studios around the world. I hope I get a chance to meet Jeff and yourself Scott at some point in my life. My teacher was Dave Macomber who is an astute student of Kenpo, tang soo do and Tae Kwon do. After seeing my Sensei do forms and weapons, I fell in love with the Martial Arts and it’s been my first love my whole life since! I hope I see you both being active for years to come!
The perfect weapon was great movie .Jeff Speakman is great man .
Love his movies and his way of seeing life...
What a Gentleman ... What A Martial Artist ... What a Great Guy ... Much Respect For Mr Jeff Speakman 🌼🌹❤
Living legend The Perfect Weapon,growing up my number 1 movie🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and the man himself👊👊👊👊 my childhood,and the times now gone🙌
A real man with a big heart👏👏👏👏
This Channel really impresses me the most every time !! Superb quality interviews!!
Master Speakman elevated this interview well beyond just movie talk. This one went deep. He seems to me to have evolved so much during his life so far. He clearly exemplifies here the role of Martial Art as a path of self improvement as well as self defense.
Wonderful interview Scott. Mr. Speakman has a great soul. Life lessons learned here.
i had no idea that jeff had had cancer gone throught that kind of treatment since his cancer had reached lvl 4 , that must have been REAL painful , god , i wish him the best of future to come , and the dedication he has to martial arts and the way he looks at other people he trains , something for other people to live up to . wish you the best Mr jeff speakman , regards from sweden .
As a martial arts fanboy for 40+ years, I had always wondered what happened to the film career of Jeff Speakman. I loved the principles of American Kenpo Karate as it made so much sense to me. It had similar thinking with Bruce Lee's JKD, and how to use body mechanics. Its like a physical chessboard of destruction taking into account the opponent's reaction and movements when executing a move that flows efficiently and continuously to the next until the opponent is knocked out. I did not realise about Mr Speakman's trials with cancer and his words truly were inspiring about the duty of the martial artist to help people. Thank you Scott for this episode. I have seen all so far and this one really touched me.
Although i grew up to be a musician, my passion for martial arts remained, Jeff is the man that inspired me to start my kenpo journey and yet even more so, now he has become an inspiration in Life...
Great interview Scott. What did you think? Great to see you're still with us Mr. Speakman. Hope you're getting stronger and stronger with each passing day.
Met him at lvac and this man is a legend ... speakman speaks the truth
Jeff Speakman arrived completely unexpected onto the martial arts movies scene. When I saw his Street Knight, I was like WOW!!! And what is that new karate style???
Wow, what a great interview !!!!!
Scott, great job !!!!! Jeff Speakman seems like a really humble and genuine person. I have always been a fan of Jeff Speakman but after the interview, I have so much more respect for him.
Among all the videos ive been watching over these years on youtube this is the one ive learned most from. I wish Mr Speakman many more years to live in good health and a big thank you for you Mr Adkins for making this video👍👍
At 50:55 I started to choke up. I know about cancer. Excellent interview with Mr Speakman.
Thank you so much Scott for speaking these guys. I have watched several of these interviews & it is so cool to hear from them all.
This interview was amazing. Very glad I watched it. Jeff Speakman is still one of my favorite actors of all time. Seems like such a great martial arts teacher. Kenpo looks fascinating.
I've been watching these from the start, and been highly impressed.
But this one, and that last ten minutes...wow. That was hugely emotional.
I really hope Scott gets the chance to meet Mr Speakman in person.
What an amazing human being.
The epitome of what a true martial artist should be. The humility of the man is inspiring. Such a catastrophe his movie career came to such an abrupt ending. Respect!!🥋
Bloody hell, I weren't expecting to be crying at the end of this video. Another fantastic interview Scott pal.
Actually Van Damme is an accomplished Martial Artist....He's a third degree BB in Shotokan Karate and also has Muay Thai and kickboxing...he's more than just martial sport...Speakman wasn't bankable after the Perfect Weapon that was pretty much it for him. Regardless of his contractual disputes etc....if he was bankable another studio would've gobbled him up. Him and Seagal don't want to show JCV the respect that he shows them but his career is better than both of theirs combined.
I love Van Damme but there's a lot of industry insiders - Jeff, Seagal, Loren Avedon, Don Wilson - who question his martial arts background, I have to think they may be onto something.
Either way, JCVD is the best of them all. A true legend.
@@theflyingninja1 Seagal is an arrogant douche bag
Van Damme after Bloodsport went downhill due to the fact his acting sucked and he was doing the same martial art moves one punch knockouts and pose after hitting someone it got boring. He also started getting a big head and became an arrogant douche bag just ask his ex wife and other celebrities
@@alfredodelacruz1864 Hell no i mean some of the stuff you said is true but Van Damme was one of Hollywood's best action star in the 90s i think that Van Damme career went downhill in the early 00s.
For Van Damme it is too much of evrything after 2000....
Wow! What an incredible human being! I could listen to Mr. Speakman all day. It must be amazing to study Under his instruction. He seems to embody what a real martial artist is in the dojo and out. Extremely knowledgeable and down to earth. A man who wants to make a difference and loves his fellow man. Was Mr. Parker that kind of man also?
I am so happy to see Speakman still thriving. I was wondering why he never took over the screens after perfect weapon. That was a crime. He is still amazing.
Next interview Sasha Mitchell
Sasha would be great on here
Mr Speakman you are a warrior.
Sifu Speakman had just released Perfect Weapon when I started the Martial Arts and was a driving factor in my motivation to be "good". I didn't have access to Kenpo but instead Korean Tang Soo Do. Thank you, Jeff for your input inot the martial arts film world. #respect
shed a tear. well said.
I started Kenpo bc of Jeff. Straight to a Ed Parker Black belt. But I was young and we became “Shootfighters”.
Its intersection that martial arts is resurrecting in the public eye with cobra kai and pod cast like these. Mma is awsome and not taking anything out of it but as the world could really use the universally shared and treasured compass of morality that student got from martial arts. Which ironically was one of the themes of the perfect weapon lol. Thank you Mr. Adkins for taking all of us on your journey, It helps rekindle many of our passion for the arts lost in the day to day of being adults and navigating through these unique times. We are a community irregardless of what style are system. Thank you.
it was one of three films that inspired me into my martial art life. Great film(s)!
*Next interviews pls* 🔥🔥🔥
Lateef Crowder
Iko Uwais
Tim Man
Gary Daniels
Ray Park
Jason Statham
Van Damme
Donnie Yen
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Ps: sorry people but I'm gonna spam this in every single future video of this series until it happens (or at least most of it). 😉
I agree with you. I'd love to see Jin Zhang, Michelle Yeoh and Johnny Nguyen.
Wu jing, Max Zheng, Andy Lau, Zhang Zihyi, Sasha Mitchell, Billy Banks, Kurt Mckinney.
Your list is too short!!!
@@TimsFoyleHeadgear feel free to give more suggestions.
@@SamK-99 LOL. I'd love to see:
Chris Casamassa
Hakim Alston
Ho Sung Pak
Clayton Barber
Mike Chat
Keith Hirabayashi Cooke
Francois Petit
Robin Shou
Jeff Wincott
Bridgett Riley
Sophia Crawford
And most of the guys you mentioned.
Long story short: lot of Mortal kombat and WMAC Masters
What a fantastic interview! Love what Jeff had to say about MMA at the end! Thanks for this!
Interview was something else. I am a massive fan of Kenpo. Trained a little off it in my early 20's. I am also a massive fan of Jeff Speakman. But I was not expecting such a touching and inspiring interview to this level. Another great video Scott. I can not believe some of the people you have got to interview in this series. Keep up you amazing work and this amazing channel! I am now going to my private Kali lesson inspired!
That was the most moving interview I have ever scene.
Ummm Blood Sport was not his first-I mean Scott brings up: No Retreat No Surrender in other videos which was a hit film
Also Van Damme is not just a kickboxer is he, He first did Karate Shōtōkan when he was 12, And then later did Kickboxing, + then other styles!
So what is Jeff talking about
he has the sour grapes syndrome, look up my comment above in this section, it's a HUGE one with lots of details...
@@SixStringOverdose Yea exactly, As his story doesn't add up and not true!
Also I'm looking at the above section and all I can see is my last comment
@@mikekaraoke Ah sorry for the confusion, I meant I left a HUGE comment in the global section, but I'll copy+paste it here so that you won't have to look for it:
LATER EDIT: I've now finished the whole video. I'm really really really sorry for what he went through with his cancer and I'm super glad he made it out alive, hope none of us will ever be in his shoes, but especially because of such life altering events, I'd urge him to reconsider his view on the world with less emphasis on "me me me" and be more down-to-Earth, modest and grateful. Having this constant "me vs. them" attitude is no good, it's literally poisoning your soul, which poisons your mind, which then ends up poisoning your blood. And just so that I'm not a complete douche myself, I'll leave my initial post down below, not to back out of what I said, as it was my objective opinion based on all the things he stated. Yes, I was very aggressive in the way I said it, again, I'm sorry to hear him struggle with cancer and all, take my post with a grain of salt, but at least take away the essence out of my comment :)
INITIAL POST: Dude.... at least Seagal doesn't give his interviews having his 26-Dan "uu-look-at-me-I'm-a-Grand-Master" belt around his neck, like wtf, I thought he'd be a genuine bloke, but his ego's over the moon. All that shit he gives to Van Damme out of thin air, Scott didn't even ask anything remotely close to that, yet he keeps using every opportunity to say Van Damme is limited, how he can't do anything and oh "wait till you see him"... like seriously? You can't even kick dude!!! When you do a back kick you spin like a ballerina and land the kick with the side of your ankle, just like every wanna-be tough action dude who gets a 3-week training before doing an action sequence. Eric Roberts in Best of The Best moved way better than you, Liam Neeson and Keanu Reeves would school your butt every day of the week. I remember watching your movies back in the 90s on Saturday nights and I remember I was always like "duuuhhh, another JCVD clone/wanna-be who can't fight and hopes his pretty face will compensate" and I was only a toddler starting out his martial arts classes and STILL I could see how off you were on screen. Had nothing against you and really liked you despite all that, cause I thought you were doing your best to make it in the industry and were aware of your shortcomings and you wanted to improve. But seeing this interview.. mmaaannnn.. seriously get a grip on yourself, and have a self-check if you're that big into psychology. You don't even have the foundation for executing the moves properly, nor the right bio-mechanics in any of your kicks, especially the "sophisticated ones". You literally move like everybody's athletic uncle who cracks some cool moves out of the closet on Thanksgiving's day after a few beers. Van Damme is a MASTER in terms of body movement and martial knowledge, you clearly know NOTHING about him and his life work. You even called him a kickboxer, like wtf?!?! I would've never left a comment like this, but I'm not even 1/4 in the video and my brain's already exploding. You were "everything that Van Damme wasn't in the martial arts industry", like REALLY?! Get the funk out of here... I think you have a LITTLE bit of a Seagal complex. But it seems you'll be schooling him too in no time. I meant ego-wise, but you probably thought I meant martial-arts wise. Oh no, wait, you're already 10x better than him also. He practiced that "limited" Aikido. But oooh boy, wait 'til they see Ken(m)po, that'll show'em!!!
@@SixStringOverdose I have finally had the time to read all of your message, Was a really good read!
I mean some of what he said was not facts at all!
So where you from?
Last 10 minutes are very inspiring, thank you.
30:52 "These moves are performed exactly as they are taught in kempo schools all across the world". Meanwhile -- Jeff breaking a guys neck in the background
Kenpo
And that ladies and gentleman that is Mr Jeff Speakman and the true spirit of Martial Arts. " And that is the essence I used to love when a kid about it!" Thanks Scott and may Jehovah god bless you all. Not the fighting!
I totally enjoyed this interview and have a lot of respect for these two Martial Artists! I always wondered what had happened to Jeff Speakman amazing journey of life! I have a deeper respect for their martial Arts Spirit that lacks in today’s martial arts training....except for traditional Martial arts schools! Thank You Both!
What a great interview! Wow! One of the best yet! I always wondered why Jeff Speakman only made a couple of movies, now I know why...this is definitely one of the best things on TH-cam. Thank you Mr Adkins 🙏
What a great episode. Glad to see Mr. Jeff Speakman is doing well post-film career with continuing to evolve Kenpo as well as himself.
Can't wait to see more interviews Mr. Adkins. (crosses fingers, interviews with Ernie Reyes Sr. and Jr.)
Nice interview.....uhm, am I the only one who now wants to see an MMA vs Kenpo 5.0 fight after what Speakman says in this interview?
A really great message at the end, nice to see Speakman healthy again, good man.
Absolutely, Jeff!!! I agree with you 100%!!! Reminds me of one u' Bruce Lee's philosophical quotes. "Real living is living for other's" - Bruce Lee - God Bless You, Jeff 🤗
What a magnificent interview. If only they had a school near where I am I would sign up instantly and put all my effort into it. Sadly the only ones in the UK are in the south. We need some up north.
Man, I LOVED Jeff Speakman. The best action star no one knows about.