Dojo

Watching this film for the first time captured my attention on key details about the story and with the character Shane Lucas that makes it so interesting. Visualizing his enemies before it actually happened is what made it so good! Especially how there is a message being sent here about overcoming your fears, staying focused on the task at hand, and not letting your past control you, that you have a choice in the present moment to take control of your life. The way the cinematography was shot with the superb acting done with Jon Paul, Christofer Aguero, and the rest of the cast made this short film a masterpiece.

Difficult to write what makes this short film remarkable. The martial art scenes, no doubts. Like the traces of story , as a smart crafted drawing. The flash backs , in same measure . Not the last, the nice performances.

A man before a martial arts competition in dojo of his father. Five guys entering inn and remembering the bitter consequences of leave of Yakuza against the status of favorit of leader. So, the fights . The tensioned moment, when all seems lost, especially the life of Shane Lucas. And the turn of situation.

Not great, not remarkable, easy to define it as simplistic. But correct in high measure , some touching, some motivational. And it is enough, I suppose, not only for action films fans.

In this short file Dojo Jon Paul a retired Nationally and International judo competitor with excellent tactical and technical ability in Judo and Self Defense demonstrate and applies throughout the film outstanding Judo and self defense moves and techniques that leaves you breathtaking.

As Judo Teacher for many years I was very impressed by the way the short film director was able to captured step by step all of the moves of the judo and self defense techniques in such a way that makes you feel as if you were next to the action in the dojo.

I highly recommend all Martial Art students to see.

I've seen Dojo many times and I consider it a little masterpiece! It is a project realized in a professional way, with an amazing cinematography. In our Wild Filmmaker Festival circuit we have awarded Dojo several times because it's a perfect example of an indie action movie. I hope to see a feature version of Dojo!

It is not easy to produce an action movie, we all know that important budgets are needed, but a team of artists with the right idea and the right skills can realize any enterprise. I am convinced that Dojo is the first great step of a fantastic journey.

From me also 11 stars!!!!

Michele Diomà WILD FILMMAKER.

Dojo is a powerful gem of martial arts cinema! If you know about story and film and what it takes to make a good one, you'll enjoy this film! It's as perfect as a martial arts film can be! Jon Paul's performance as the lead actor is excellent and so is martial arts choreography which is as real as it gets! The actors are real martial artists doing what they do best and then some! Because the acting is spot on, natural and believable. The story takes precedence which is something that really made me happy! Character, theme and plot are synchronized! This story is very well written!

The film's cinematography superb! The film in general is very engaging from start to finish and I enjoyed every single minute of it! Dojo is an absolute stunning masterpiece of martial arts cinema! I highly recommend it to everyone! Especially to martial artist and martial arts enthusiasts!

The production and quality of film is next level and I am happy to find out that this short film has won so many awards worldwide. It definitely deserves it! This is the new talent that should be paid attention to!

-A. M. Blanco, Author, Novelist, & Screenwriter.