Anthony is also an experienced and accomplished instuctor. He has taught Acting Action Classes at the world-famous Inosanto Academy in Los Angeles, CA, Fencing, Stage Combat and Character Movement at UCLA's Theater Arts Department (1974 to1993), and has taught Master Classes at Los Angeles City College (L.A., CA) York University (Toronto, Canada), and the Atlanta School of Stage Combat (Atlanta, GA), Radford College in Radford, VA, Rockford College in Rockford, IL, as well as private fencing and martial arts studios in Massachussets, Virginia, and New Jersey .
He has also taught beginning and intermediate sword classes at numerous conventions, and produced the Sword Spectacular Weekend - teaching and presenting educational swordplay demonstrations. Anthony's teaching skills have been acclaimed by many, including professional performers and sword enthusiasts. (See Accolades)
Anthony's skills as a bullwhip expert have been called upon by Hollywood stars, stunt coordinators and directors again and again to help create some of the most exciting whip action on film, including the stellar whip-cracking performance by Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns. He has used the whip himself to give greater dimension to his performances in film and television.
In 1999, Anthony, along with director/fight choreographer Ed Douglas, created Palpable Hit Productions, producing quality instructional videos on combat for stage and screen and historical swordplay. Two of these videos - Rapier for the Stage & Screen and Broadsword for the Stage and Screen feature theatrical combat techniques, and two - La Verdadera Destreza and La Scherma Italiana feature historical combative martial arts. All are now available in DVD format. Most are also available in VHS (either NTSC or PAL) - please contact us for availability.
For more information on class content, please read the Acting Action Syllabus.
If your group is interested in hosting a Master Class or weekend workshop in Acting Action, please contact us by dropping an email to Mary for details. We will be glad to discuss opportunities for Anthony to teach your class or group. Specialties, including bullwhip techniques are also available, but are not included in the standard class contents.
Please visit again to find out about other future Acting Action Workshops in 2004.
Got a role that requires additional action skills? Are you creating a character that needs weapons or movement training? Anthony is available for private lessons in stage combat, swordplay, bladed weapons combat, whipcracking, knife- and tomahawk-throwing as his professional schedule permits. Anthony's 27 years of acting and teaching experience can help give your performance more "impact."
Have a theatrical or film project with action? Contracts on a per-project basis are also available. Send an email to Anthony and let us know what your project needs are. He'll be glad to discuss the details with you.
Is your organization or special event interested in a live swordplay or whipcracking performance or personal appearance? Renaissance Faires, Sci-Fi Conventions, Rodeo and Wild West Shows are Anthony's forte. If you are interested in booking Anthony, send an email to Mary with details of your event and the type of performance in which you are interested.
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In addition, Anthony has performed live-action demonstrations for charity events and Wild West Shows, including the Single Action Shooting Society's annual "End of Trail" convention in Norco, California. His performances include multiple whip-cracking, working whips on horseback, accuracy demonstrations and a synchronized whip-cracking routine performed with his partner, Mary Gallien. The skills demonstrated in this video are all taught in Anthony's instructional videos on bullwhip cracking, which are listed below.
