Scott Shaw

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

For the cartoonist and animator, see Scott Shaw (artist).

Career

Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist.[2][3][4] He has written a number of books on the martial arts. [5][6][7] Shaw has written a number of books on Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophy.[8][9]

Shaw is an active actor and filmmaker.[10][11][12] Shaw practices a style of filmmaking where no screenplay is used to create a movie. He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking." [13][14][15]

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)
  • 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)
  • Bangkok: Beyond the Buddha (ISBN 978-1-877792-64-9)
  • Bus Rides (ISBN 1-877792-23-3)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • E.Q. (ISBN 1-877792-07-1)
  • 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)
  • Independent Filmmaking: Secrets of the Craft (ISBN 1-877792-49-7)
  • In the Foreboding Shadows of Holiness (ISBN 1-877792-17-9
  • 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)
  • Il Feluire Del Ki (ISBN 978-88-8093-172-0)
  • La Vita Secondo Lo Zen (ISBN 978-88-344-2920-4)
  • L. A. Tales from the Suburban Side of Hell (ISBN 1-877792-18-7)
  • Last Will & Testament According to the Divine Rites of the Drug Cocaine (ISBN 1-877792-00-4)
  • 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)
  • Lo zen e la vita (ISBN 978-88-344-1201-5)
  • 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)
  • No Kisses for the Sinner (ISBN 1-877792-12-8)
  • Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations (ISBN 1-59003-017-6)
  • Nirvána dióhéjban - 157 zen-meditáció (ISBN 978-963-9219-59-5)
  • One Word Meditations (ISBN 978-1-877792-82-3)
  • On the Hard Edge of Hollywood (ISBN 1-877792-38-1)
  • 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)
  • Sedona Realm of the Vortex (ISBN 978-1-877792-66-3)
  • Shama Baba (ISBN 1-877792-15-2)
  • Scribbles on the Restroom Wall (ISBN 1-877792-53-5)
  • 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 Basics (ISBN 0-8048-3484-9)
  • Taekwondo - Căn bản
  • 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 Roller Blade Seven: A Photographic Exploration (ISBN 978-1-877792-87-8)
  • The Tao of Self-Defense (ISBN 1-57863-190-4)
  • The Most Beautiful Woman in Shanghai (ISBN 1-877792-24-1)
  • The Passionate Kiss of Illusion (ISBN 1-877792-04-7)
  • There Is No Wind Through the Trees on a Treeless Beach (ISBN 1-877792-11-X)
  • The Screenplays (ISBN 1-877792-48-9)
  • 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)
  • 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-kapu a belső békességhez (ISBN 963-9219-55-X)
  • Zen Mind Life Thoughts (ISBN 978-1-877792-81-6)
  • Zen O'Clock: Time to Be (ISBN 1-57863-124-6)
  • Zero One (ISBN 1-877792-20-9)
  • Zen: Tales from the Journey (ISBN 1-877792-43-8)
  • ZenÓra Mesterek és harci művészetek (ISBN 963-9219-07-X)

Partial filmography
  • The Roller Blade Seven (1991) (also Producer)
  • Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell (1992) (also Producer/Director); martial art based vampire film directed by and starring Shaw.[16] released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers."[17]
  • The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) (also Producer)
  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993) (also Producer)
  • Samurai Johnny Frankenstein (1993) (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)
  • Guns of El Chupacabra (1997) (also Producer)
  • Undercover X (2001) (also Producer/Director)
  • Hitman City (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • The Rock n' Roll Cops (2003) (also Producer/Director)
  • Vampire Blvd. (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • Super Hero Central (2004) (also Producer/Director)
  • Interview: The Documentary (2005) (Producer/Director)
  • The Final Kiss (2005) (also Producer/Director)
  • 9mm Sunrise (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • Killer: Dead or Alive (2006) (also Producer/Director)
  • One Shot Sam (2006) (Director)
  • Vampire Noir (2007) (also Producer/Director)

References
  1. "Scott Shaw Biography". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  2. "Scott Shaw". Black Belt Magazine.
  3. "Scott Shaw's Martial Arts Biography". MartialInfo.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  4. "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". Publishers Weekly.
  7. "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. "Scott Shaw". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  9. "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  10. "Scott Shaw". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  11. "Scott Shaw". Filmow. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  12. Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN 9781580650434.
  13. "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". Kansai Time Out Magazine.
  14. "Scott Shaw: The reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made". BZ Film.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  15. Adams, Michael (2010). Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made. Harper Collins. pp. 301–302. ISBN 9780061806292.
  16. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  17. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
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