Kick'em In The Ghoulies

Loren Started training at a reasonably young age  (Unlike myself finally getting my arse in to gear when 29).

Anyway he was 11 years old living in England and at that time Bruce Lee mania was everywhere , he saw one of Bruce's films and was hooked, but it was not until the summer of 1980 and  back in the States and finishing High School that he walked in to a Dojang ( Korean for Dojo)  and signed up .

He was actually training like every day. But was also lucky ( or at least I would say is mighty lucky ) he got to train with Masters  Phillip and Simon Rhee and Bill ''Superfoot'' Wallace who use to frequent the Dojang  as well as other top instructors of  including the Dojangs Chief Instructor Jun Chong.

What better grounding for your Taekwondo then to be taught by two of the finest exponents of it.

So film wise Loren got to star in some of the classics , of course 'No Retreat No Surrender 2 ' was the film that got him in the limelight within the martial arts scene.

Taking the lead role and having the likes of Max Thayer and Cynthia Rothrock alongside assured the film would get the showings and I know within the UK it was one of the big martial arts films of the late 80's.

But it wasn't Loren Avedon's first foray into Martial arts films. Grandmaster Jun Chong apart from being a Taekwondo Instructor also made films , he had his own production company . Grandmaster Chong would get his students to appear in the films for authenticity and who doesn't  want to be in a Martial arts film , especially in the 80's .

In 1985 Grandmaster Chong made a film called L A Streetfighters aka Ninja Turf.  It starred Grandmaster Chong along with his students Philip and Simon  Rhee , James Lew , Loren Avedon and the Legendary Bill Wallace.

I actually still have the original UK VHS release of of it to.

But after No Retreat'No Surrender 2  it did not stop there Loren had signed a 3 Picture deal with Seasonal and he followed this with Blood Brothers , aka No Retreat No Surrender 3 , in this film he got to star with Keith Vitali a well known and respected Champion Fighter and one many will know from Jackie Chan's Wheels On Meals.

Blood Brothers again was a massive video release and one that had cemented Loren's Action Star status.

The third film was King of the Kickboxers in this film Loren plays Jake a man who's past catches up with him when he finds out that the man that killed his brother in front of him ten years earlier is making Snuff movies in Thailand.

The film starred Billy Blanks as the main villain and also starred Keith Cooke from the China O'Brien films.

Basically King of the Kickboxers is very much like Jean Claude Van Damme's Kickboxer , but once you view King of the Kickboxers ,  Kickboxer will seem pale in comparison as it just doesn't stand up in the action stakes. 

Of course Loren has not only made 3 films he has starred in around 18 features.

 Films like Silent Force and Circuit with Oliver Gruner he made after his time with Seasonal  .

There are quite a few films out there but not all readly available , especailly in the UK.

Silent Force I managed to track down but  films like The Last Spy , Droid Gunner and Virtual combat still evade me.

Loren also starred in Tiger Claws 3 which he also Action choreographed and was the 2nd unit director for .

Now that's a film that goes for a pretty penny when it comes up for sale , I don't think many pressings where made of these on DVD as I have seen them go for £50.00 at times. 

On top of that Loren also writes films as well .

Another rarity is Manhatten Chase (2000)  which also see's him together with Cynthia Rothrock again.

Loren has had his stint in TV as well , not just the commercials as a child. 

Loren has starred in quite a few American TV series Buffy , Martial Law , Thunder in Paradise with Hulk Hogan , Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii.