Scott Shaw

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

Career Scott Shaw is an advanced martial artist.

He has written a number of articles and books on the martial arts and on Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophy.

Shaw is an active actor and filmmaker. 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. He titled this style of filmmaking, "Zen Filmmaking."

Works

Partial bibliography About Peace Advanced Taekwondo Alles op Zen tijd Arc Left from Istanbul: A Photographic Exploration Bangkok and the Nights of Drunken Stupor Bangkok: Beyond the Buddha Bus Rides Cairo Before the Aftermath: A Photographic Exploration Cambodian Refugees in Long Beach, California: The Definitive Study Čchi-kung pro začátečníky Chi Kung for Beginners: Master the Flow of Chi for Good Health, Stress Reductions & Increased Energy E.Q. El Ki o la energia dinamica El pequeño libro de la respiración: El Pranayama, de manera fácil Gods in Polyester: A Survivors' Account Of 70's Cinema Obscura (Contributor) Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense Hapkido Articles on Self-Defense: Volume Two Hapkido: Essays on Self-Defense Hapkido: Korean Art of Self-Defense Hong Kong Out of Focus Il Feluire Del Ki In the Foreboding Shadows of Holiness ( Independent Filmmaking: Secrets of the Craft Israel in the Oblique Junk: The Back Streets of Bangkok Ki: Technici Eneggentice Coreene L. A. Tales from the Suburban Side of Hell La Vita Secondo Lo Zen Last Will & Testament According to the Divine Rites of the Drug Cocaine Lo zen e la vita Los Angeles Koreatown: An Urban Geographical View of the Factors That Lead to Its Inception & Its Current Urbanization Love Lived Too Long Marguerite Duras And Charles Bukowski: The Yin And Yang Of Modern Erotic Literature Mastering Health: The A to Z of Chi Kung Nirvána dióhéjban - 157 zen-meditáció Nirvana in a Nutshell: 157 Zen Meditations No Kisses for the Sinner On the Hard Edge of Hollywood One Word Meditations Pagan, Burma: Shadows of the Stupa Pránajáma dióhéjban Pranayama: A Respiracao Para Revitalizacao Energetica Rangoon and Mandalay: A Photographic Exploration Sake in a Glass, Sushi with Your Fingers: Fifteen Minutes in Tokyo Samurai Zen Sanskrit, the Language: Inception and Modern Day Ramifications Scream of the Buddha Scream: Southeast Asia & the Dream Scribbles on the Restroom Wall Sedona Realm of the Vortex Shama Baba Shanghai Whispers Shanghai Screams Shattered Thoughts Siam Tracy Simple Bliss: Nirvana Made Easy Singapore Off Center Skid Row 1983: A Photographic Exploration South Korea in a Blur Suicide Slowly Szamurai Zen Taekwondo - Căn bản Taekwondo Basics The Abstract Arsenal of Zen and the Psychology of Being: Further Zen Ramblings from the Internet The Chronicles: Zen Ramblings from the Internet The History of the Hmong The Ki Process: Korean Secrets for Cultivating Dynamic Energy The Little Book of Yoga Breathing: Pranayama Made Easy The Little Book of Yoga Meditation The Most Beautiful Woman in Shanghai The Passionate Kiss of Illusion The Roller Blade Seven: A Photographic Exploration The Screenplays The Tao of Self-Defense The Voodoo Buddha The Warrior Is Silent: Martial Art and the Spiritual Path The Zen of Everything The Zen of Life, Lies, and Aberrant Reality There Is No Wind Through the Trees on a Treeless Beach TKO: Lost Nights in Tokyo Varanasi and Bodh Gaya: Shade of the Bodhi Tree: A Photographic Exploration War Wet Dreams and Placid Silence Wo' Ton of the Blue Vision Yoga the Inner Journey Zen and Modern Consciousness Zen Buddhism: The Pathway to Nirvana Zen Filmmaking Zen Filmmaking 2: Further Writings on the Cinematic Arts Zen in the Blink of an Eye Zen Mind Life Thoughts Zen O'Clock: Time to Be Zen-kapu a belső békességhez Zen: Tales from the Journey ZenÓra Mesterek és harci művészetek Zero One

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. released with the alternative titles, "Alexander Hell" and "Hellzone Rangers." 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)