Category Archives: Martial Arts Titles

New & upcoming Blu-ray/DVD releases of martial arts films from around the world. You’ll find everything here from Steven Seagal’s latest straight-to-DVD flick to Donnie Yen’s latest Hong Kong blockbuster. Please click on the Amazon.com affiliate links to support this site.

Kickboxer | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2024 On December 3, 2024, Lionsgate is releasing a 3-Disc SteelBook for Kickboxer on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, which will also include the rarely-seen International version of film. Directed by Mark DiSalle (The Perfect Weapon) and David Worth (American Tigers), this 1989 cult martial arts hit further elevated the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme (Black Water), and was responsible of the sparking the kickboxing boom … Continue reading

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Eastern Condors | Blu-ray (Criterion)

Eastern Condors | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: December 12, 2024 On December 12, 2024, Criterion will be releasing the Blu-ray for Eastern Condors, a 1987 Golden Harvest actioner directed by, and starring, Sammo Hung (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In). Legendary actor-director Sammo Hung delivers a bazooka blast of pure adrenaline in this exemplar of Hong Kong action cinema at its most entertaining. Drawing inspiration from Hollywood war films like The Dirty Dozen, Eastern Condors … Continue reading

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Golden Harvest Vol. 1: Supernatural Shockers | Blu-ray (Shout!)

Golden Harvest Vol. 1: Supernatural Shockers | Blu-ray (Shout!)

RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2024 On November 12, 2024, Shout! Factory will be releasing the Blu-ray Collection for Golden Harvest Vol. 1: Supernatural Shockers, which will include 1991’s Sex and Zen, 1990’s Erotic Ghost Story, 1991’s Erotic Ghost Story II, 1992’s Erotic Ghost Story III, 1990’s Doctor Vampire and 1991’s Robotrix.  Read the official details: Scandalous. Sensual. Shocking. Prepare yourself for a collection of some of the most outrageous offerings … Continue reading

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The Stephen Chow Collection | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

The Stephen Chow Collection | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 26th, 2024 On November 26, 2024, Shout! Factory will be releasing the Blu-ray for The Stephen Chow Collection, which will include 1990’s Look Out, Officer!, 1992’s Justice, My Foot!, 1993’s The Mad Monk and 1995’s Out of the Dark. Read the official details: Celebrate the legendary career of Hong Kong master of mirth and mayhem Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle) with this four-film collection! Selected … Continue reading

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The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Collection | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: November 25, 2024 On November 25, 2024, 88 Films will be releasing The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Collection on 4K Ultra HD, which will include two Corey Yuen-directed martial arts classics: 1993’s The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk and The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk II. The films co-star Josephine Siao Fung Fung (Summer Snow), Michelle Reis (Bodyguards & Assassins), Vincent Chiu Man Chuk (Once Upon a Time in … Continue reading

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Kid from Kwangtung | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Kid From Kwangtung | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 28, 2024 On October 28, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Kid From Kwangtung, a 1982 Shaw Brothers kung fu comedy from director Hsu Hsia (Crystal Hunt, Thunder Run). From the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio, here’s something a bit funnier than their usual fare: after an evil martial arts master, played by the very great Hwang Jang-li (Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow), kills … Continue reading

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The Kung Fu Instructor | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: October 28, 2024 On October 28, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Kung Fu Instructor, a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Sun Chung (The Deadly Breaking Sword). In this bitterly divided town, there’s no middle ground; you’re either with one side or the other – cross the line and face dire consequences. One clan hires a kung fu master – … Continue reading

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Avenging Force | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

Avenging Force | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2024 On September 10, 2024, Kino Lorber will be re-releasing the Blu-ray for Avenging Force (aka Night Hunter), a 1986 Cannon Films’ actioner directed by Sam Firstenberg (Revenge of the Ninja) and starring Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja). Dudikoff portrays Matt Hunter  – a character previously portrayed by Chuck Norris in 1985’s Invasion U.S.A. – an ex-secret service agent trying to protect his best friend from a … Continue reading

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Black Belt Jones | Blu-ray (Warner Archives)

RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2024 On August 27, 2024, Warner Archives is releasing the Blu-ray for Black Belt Jones, a 1974 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse (Game of Death) A former International Karate Champion, Jim Kelly made a blazing screen debut with Bruce Lee in the martial-arts landmark Enter the Dragon. Now as Black Belt Jones, Kelly’s fiery fighting expertise rips the screen apart in his first solo … Continue reading

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Sudden Death | 4K Ultra HD (Kino Lorber)

RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2024 On August 27, 2024, Kino Lorber will be releasing a 4K UHD Blu-ray for Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Sudden Death, which will be presented with a Brand New HDR Dolby Vision Master! This 1995 actioner (fan-titled “Die Hard in a hockey arena”) is directed by Peter Hyams (Enemies Closer, Timecop) and also stars Powers Boothe (Rapid Fire) and Raymond J. Barry (Year of the Dragon). A former fireman (Van Damme) … Continue reading

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The Golden Lotus | Blu-ray (88 Films)

The Golden Lotus | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: September 9, 2024 On September 9, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray for The Golden Lotus, a 1974 Shaw Brothers film directed by Li Han-Hsiang (Hsi Shih Beauty of Beauties). Although most famous for their kung fu movies, Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio made more than just chop socky; taken from a (famously saucy) classic novel, Golden Lotus is an epic tale of a passionate – … Continue reading

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Delta Force | 4K Ultra HD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: August 13, 2024 On August 13, 2024, Shout! Factory is releasing a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for the 1986 Cannon Films classic, The Delta Force, starring Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco), Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen), Steve James (American Ninja) and an unrecognizable Robert Forster (Vigilante), who gives an Oscar-worthy performance as an Iranian hijacker! After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is … Continue reading

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The Bodyguard from Beijing | 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 26, 2024 On August 26, 2024, 88 Films is releasing the 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray for The Bodyguard from Beijing (aka The Defender), a 1994 thriller from the legendary Corey Yuen (Righting Wrongs) and martial arts superstar Jet Li (Danny the Dog, League of Gods). A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the … Continue reading

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The Machine Girl Chronicles | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

The Machine Girl: Jacked & Rise of the Machine Girls | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2029 On June 25, 2029, Media Blasters is releasing the Blu-ray for The Machine Girl: Chronicles, which includes 2008’s The Machine Girl: Jacked! and 2019’s Rise of the Machine Girls. In Noboru Iguchi’s The Machine Girl: Jacked!, a high school girl’s (Minase Yashiro) life is destroyed when her brother is killed. When her hand is cut off, she gets help from two mechanics, who fit her … Continue reading

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An Old Kung Fu Master | Blu-ray (Terror Vision)

RELEASE DATE: May 2024 Next month, Terror Vision is releasing the Blu-ray for 1981’s An Old Kung Fu Master. This kung fu classic is directed by Cheng-Liang Kwan (Showdown at the Equator) and stars Simon Yuen Siu-Tin (Drunken Master), Charles Heung (Deadly Kung Fu Factor) and Cecilia Wong (Stranger from Shaolin). Official details: From actor/director Cheng-Liang Kwan (The Eight Robbers) comes An Old Kung Fu Master! A drunken master takes … Continue reading

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