Scott Shaw

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

Scott Shaw (born 23 September 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author, martial artist, musician, 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] [13] [14]} 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. ^[15] He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking." ^{[16] [17] [18]}

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. ^[19] released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers." ^[20]
• 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

1. "Scott Shaw Biography". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. "Scott Shaw". Black Belt Magazine . Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
3. "Scott Shaw Biography". Martial Info.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
4. "Scott Shaw Biography". IT eBooks. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
5. "Scott Shaw at Simon and Schuster". Simon & Schuster . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
6. "Scott Shaw No Butts About It". Publishers Weekly .
7. "Taekwondo Basics Scott Shaw". Tuttle Publishing . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
8. "Scott Shaw". Scribd . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
9. "Scott Shaw Biography". It eBooks. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
10. Riggs, Thomas (1999). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, ... Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 23). Gale Research. pp. 375–376. ISBN   9780787631598.
11. Riggs, Thomas (2011). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide Featuring Performers, Directors, Writers, Producers, Designers, Managers, ... Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 104). Gale Research. pp. 290–295. ISBN   9781414446165.
12. "Scott Shaw". AllMovie . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
13. "Scott Shaw". Filmow. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
14. Singer, Michael (2002). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing Company. p. 345. ISBN   9781580650434.
15. "Legacy of a B-movie Artist". Itawamba County Times. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
16. "Scott Shaw and the Art of Zen Filmmaking". Kansai Time Out Magazine. January 2008.
17. "Scott Shaw: Reason I created Zen Filmmaking was to help filmmakers actually get their films made". BZ Film. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
18. 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.
19. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
20. "Samurai Vampire Bikers From Hell". Movie Meter. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

External links

• Scott Shaw at IMDb
• Official website