Blue-Eyed Bruce Lee

Stunt choreographer Glen Levy,the man behind The Amazing Spider-Man,talks about his fascination with martial arts and teaching self-protection techniques to girls in India.

When he was four,a skinny Glen Levy,would peep through the keyhole of his room to watch a film playing on the television in the living room. His mother didnt want him to watch television because she thought it was violent. But he was fascinated by the action sequences. On TV,I saw this little man fighting with a group. It was Bruce Lee and I wanted to be like him, says Levy.

When Levy turned five,he invented his own blend of martial arts. The 34-year-old has since cemented his name in Hollywood as one of the most successful stunt choreographers with projects such as The Amazing Spider-Man and Spartacus,the television series,to his credit. He recently visited Malavali,a small village between Pune and Mumbai,where he taught children his style of martial arts at a workshop.

I want to teach young girls the art of self protection. I will also be counselling them on how to react to situations when they feel they are being attacked. I am also here as an example,for these children to see that if they believe in their dreams and work towards it,they can be anything they want to be. I told them my story. I grew up in a poor family,milked cows and worked on a farm,but I had a dream and achieved it through hard work, says Levy.

But he is on a double mission. Along with sharing hardcore self protection techniques,he will be talking to Bollywood stuntmen,action heroes and cameramen to enhance action sequences in their movies.

Levy,who is also a film producer,says he saw Ek Tha Tiger and realised that the quality of stunts in Bollywood is really good. I want to watch Rowdy Rathore for its action sequences. There are minute things,such as camera movements and techniques that will help improve shooting fight sequences, says Levy,who has also been in the Power Rangers series as red ranger and black ranger in various series including Mystic Force,Overdrive,Dino Thunder and Ninja Storm among others. He admits he is a big fan of super hero characters.

Levy is keen to venture into Bollywood too,but refuses to give out any information about the contracts he will be signing. For now,he is making arrangements to shoot the second series of Auckland Daze,a television serial that is a spoof on reality shows.

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