“We came from the ground up, working inside out. Whatever our inspirations, that would go straight onto the film.” Brian Le
Self-made and self-taught, the story of Martial Club – a YouTube channel created in 2012 by Daniel Mah and the brothers Andy Le and Brian Le – is truly inspiring. As kids obsessed with kung fu movies, they would copy the moves, create their own short films and upload them to the internet, purely as a way of expressing their passion for the martial arts. As their filmmaking and on-screen talent progressed – Brian, Andy and Daniel are all incredible performers, combining their martial arts skills with tricking, breakdancing, gymnastics and more – as did their following, and pretty soon, Hollywood came calling. The last few years have been a whirlwind for the Le brothers, including work as fight choreographers on the multi award-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, which involved going toe-to-toe on-screen with the queen of kung fu cinema, Michelle Yeoh; then there was a TV commercial with Jackie Chan, work on the Marvel blockbuster, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, plus TV work in Into the Badlands (Brian doubled the actor Nick Frost) and The Brothers Sun (again with Michelle Yeoh). Their success is built on over a decades’ worth of hard work and dedication to the craft of martial arts filmmaking; they have quite literally put their blood, sweat, and tears into producing some of the most exciting kung fu action you will find on the internet. Their latest short film, Shaolin Avengers, is a love-letter to the genre they cherish and its their most ambitious project yet. It shows them at the top of their game – creative, comedic, and highly charged. With plans to turn it into a feature film, it seems the inspirational story of Martial Club is far from over. Follow Martial Club on YouTube and Instagram; follow Andy Le and Instagram, and Brian Le on Instagram.
Martial Club with Jackie Chan in 2017
From left: Brian Le, Michelle Yeoh and Andy Le during the filming of the ‘trophy scene’ in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Andy Le (fourth from right) and Brian Le (second from right) on stage at the 2023 SAG Awards
