"These Fists Break Bricks is a total blast! Impeccably researched, it's perfect for both the Tarantino-level fanatic or a newbie who has only seen Enter the Dragon." – Larry Karaszewski, screenwriter (Ed Wood, Dolemite Is My Name)

"These Fists Break Bricks is that rare combination of a fun read combined with true scholarship, complemented by an amazing collection of images..." – C. Courtney Joyner, screenwriter (Class of 1999, From a Whisper to a Scream)

"These Fists Break Bricks is a bone-crushing blast!" – Steven Puchalski, Shock Cinema Magazine

"This is no schlock-by-numbers quickie film book. Hendrix and Poggiali are twin ninjas of celluloid..." – Donald Guarisco, Schlockmania!

"Chris Poggiali and Grady Hendrix really have a special thing in These Fists Break Bricks, and I can't wait to suggest it to others." – Book Squad Goals

"This intelligent, witty, respectful virtual encyclopedia is as fun as the subject it covers. Marvelously designed and written by two experts, it is the book all kung fu movie fans have been waiting for." — Danny Peary, author and film critic (Cult Movies 1-3, Cult Movie Stars)

"A fascinating and amazingly complete tome..." — Larry Hama, writer/artist (G.I. Joe, Wolverine)

"...funny, fascinating, and encyclopedic..." — The Playlist

"...a fascinating overview of martial arts movies..." — SlashFilm

As featured in Entertainment Weekly, Polygon, and Collider

Gift Guide Mentions: The New York Times, Rizzoli Bookstore, GeekDad, The Playlist, and SlashFilm

"Full of great illos and facts about the producers, directors, stars, distributors, theaters, and the endless retitles and rip-offs. This book is excellent." –Michael J. Weldon, author/editor (The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, Psychotronic Video)


"This book oughta be called KungFuPedia — you can just look at the pictures and increase your martial-arts movie knowledge by a thousand percent. If you don't own it, you deserve to be whopped on the right side of your face by Billy Jack's right foot." –Joe Bob Briggs