This week in my column at DAILY GRINDHOUSE I take a look at yet another VHS-only martial arts oddity, it’s called EQUAL IMPACT. Hats off if any of you have heard of it. This one stars one-and-done tae kwon do practicing twin brothers Joe and Jay Gates, plus Robert Z’Dar and Joe Estevez. And as I was watching it I was surprised to realize it was filmed in Seattle.
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Equal Impact
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013Tags: filmed in Seattle, Joe Estevez, Jon Steven Ward, Robert Z'Dar
Posted in Action, Martial Arts, Reviews | 4 Comments »
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