Robert Chapin Ready for Action
I recently had the great pleasure to see how a sword fight is choreographed
and put together, at G5, in Denver on March 17-19.
As the Sword Demo began Saturday evening, my eye was caught by a tall
( reported  to
be 6'5) blonde man, wearing an open billowing white shirt, black pants, and
black long boots, It was Robert Chapin or as everyone fondly calls him Bob.
I was instantly drawn in by both his skill
and humor, as he along with F. Braun McAsh demonstrated to all of us what
is involved in making all those spectacular sword fights that we see in
Highlander.
Although this was the first time Bob had worked with F. Braun, it was
hard to tell, they are both consummate professionals, but at the same time,
make it look so easy and they are quite funny to boot.
 (Warming up for a sword demo
at G5)
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that evening I had the pleasure of meeting him in the hotel lounge, and he
graciously posed for a picture with Candy and I.
When I arrived home I wrote to Bob thanking him for the photo op and asked
if he might be interested in doing an interview for our Newsletter, he delighted
me by replying yes!
(Bob posing with Candy & I at G5)
Robert Chapin has an extensive background in Sword/Action Choreography, as
well as being an actor. He tells us his "real" job for the past 5 years is
as a Computer Graphics artist for Feature Films such as Oscar winner "American
Beauty", "Armageddon" and "Con Air"... to mention a few.
He also teaches at Acting Action, a school for actors to train and
learn Film and Stage Combat, action choreography along with a lot of different
Martial Arts Forms.
Acting
Action--Film and Stage Combat Workshop
Without much further ado, I hope you all enjoy the interview as much as I
enjoyed putting it together.
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