Eric Oram

Eric Anthony Oram (born October 13, 1968) is an American Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner and fight choreographer who introduced a new way of filming fight scenes in the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in which the actors fought with real strikes and attacks, which were then featured in slow motion at 500 frames per second in the final movie. for Batman Begins, as a way to beat his drug addictions. He wrote a moving letter to judge and California Governor Jerry Brown in support of Downey's pardon. kung fu. In 1980 his father Richard sent him to train under William Cheung, the grandmaster of the Traditional Wing Chun lineage, who is a disciple of Ip Man. He started teaching at the age of 16, and over the last 25 years he taught Wing Chun to law enforcement, professional athletes, celebrities, and the general public. He has been a fight choreographer and stuntman for major Hollywood movies for Warner Bros. Pictures and Marvel Studios.

Oram has written numerous articles, and has been featured in, Wing Chun Illustrated, American Health and Fitness, Black Belt Magazine, Inside Kung Fu Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair. alongside student Robert Downey Jr., whom he has been training since 2003. Oram has been instrumental in helping Downey overcome his drug addictions Oram has stated in multiple interviews that the most dedicated student he has ever trained is Downey.

Oram also trained Christian Bale in preparation for the Batman Begins trilogy,

Oram was featured in a video from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Stunt Schooled series, which went over a sequence that Holmes used in the film. A fan was chosen to learn the Wing Chun moves which Holmes used to take down assailants in a reenactment. in the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, released in 2014 The game received multiple awards and nominations.

Captain America: Civil War Oram coordinated the combat scenes between Iron Man and Captain America in the movie Captain America: Civil War, in which Iron Man and Captain America enter into a conflict philosophically and physically. The fighting strategy Oram adopted for Iron Man was of "minimum force" necessary to win the fight. His goal was to make it look like Iron Man was not trying to kill or be overcome with anger, which would lead to a lack of control. The movie was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Filmography Year Title Role Type 1999-2000 Kiss Toledo GoodbyeActorTV show 2009Sherlock HolmesFight consultantMovie